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Wolfgang R. Hess

Wolfgang R. Hess

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
71
Citations
20529
World Ranking
2183
National Ranking
159

Wolfgang R. Hess publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang R. Hess sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 226 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Wolfgang R. Hess D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang R. Hess sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wolfgang R. Hess is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary focus of their work lies in molecular biology, with significant contributions to ecology, renewable energy, sustainability, plant science, and oceanography.

Research topics prominently covered in their studies include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Wolfgang R. Hess has published numerous papers in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New Phytologist
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • RNA Biology
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "mRNA localization, reaction centre biogenesis and thylakoid membrane targeting in cyanobacteria," 2020, published in Nature Plants
  • "Discovery of a small protein factor involved in the coordinated degradation of phycobilisomes in cyanobacteria," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Integrative analysis of the salt stress response in cyanobacteria," 2021, published in Biology Direct
  • "AtpΘ is an inhibitor of F0F1 ATP synthase to arrest ATP hydrolysis during low-energy conditions in cyanobacteria," 2021, published in Current Biology
  • "The transcriptional regulator RbcR controls ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803," 2022, published in New Phytologist

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hess include Martin Hagemann, Claudia Steglich, Viktoria Reimann, Annegret Wilde, and Rolf Backofen. These collaborations span a wide array of research topics and reflect active engagement within their scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Prochlorococcus, a Marine Photosynthetic Prokaryote of Global Significance

    F. Partensky;W. R. Hess;D. Vaulot

  • Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation

    Gabrielle Rocap;Frank W. Larimer;Frank W. Larimer;Jane Lamerdin;Stephanie Malfatti

  • Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of the plant growth-promoting bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42.

    Xiao Hua Chen;Alexandra Koumoutsi;Romy Scholz;Andreas Eisenreich

  • Ecological Genomics of Marine Picocyanobacteria

    David J. Scanlan;Martin Ostrowski;Sophie Mazard;Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne

  • Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

    Alexis Dufresne;Marcel Salanoubat;Frédéric Partensky;François Artiguenave

  • cis-Antisense RNA, Another Level of Gene Regulation in Bacteria

    Jens Georg;Wolfgang R. Hess

  • An experimentally anchored map of transcriptional start sites in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

    Jan Mitschke;Jens Georg;Ingeborg Scholz;Cynthia M. Sharma

  • CopraRNA and IntaRNA: predicting small RNA targets, networks and interaction domains

    Patrick R. Wright;Jens Georg;Martin Mann;Dragos Alexandru Sorescu

  • Genome-wide expression dynamics of a marine virus and host reveal features of co-evolution

    Debbie Lindell;Jacob D. Jaffe;Maureen L. Coleman;Matthias E. Futschik

  • Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria.

    Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne;Martin Ostrowski;David J Scanlan;Laurence Garczarek

  • Organellar RNA polymerases of higher plants.

    Wolfgang R. Hess;Thomas Börner

  • Dynamics of transcriptional start site selection during nitrogen stress-induced cell differentiation in Anabaena sp. PCC7120.

    Jan Mitschke;Agustín Vioque;Fabian Haas;Wolfgang R. Hess

  • An internal antisense RNA regulates expression of the photosynthesis gene isiA.

    Ulf Dühring;Ilka M. Axmann;Wolfgang R. Hess;Annegret Wilde

  • Comparative genomics boosts target prediction for bacterial small RNAs

    Patrick R. Wright;Andreas S. Richter;Kai Papenfort;Kai Papenfort;Martin Mann

  • Chloroplast rps15 and the rpoB/C1/C2 gene cluster are strongly transcribed in ribosome-deficient plastids : evidence for a functioning non-chloroplast-encoded RNA polymerase

    W.R. Hess;A. Prombona;B. Fieder;A.R. Subramanian

  • Comparative Analysis of the Primary Transcriptome of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

    Matthias Kopf;Stephan Klähn;Ingeborg Scholz;Jasper K.F. Matthiessen

  • Evidence for a major role of antisense RNAs in cyanobacterial gene regulation.

    Jens Georg;Björn Voß;Ingeborg Scholz;Jan Mitschke

  • Prochlorococcus marinus Chisholm et al. 1992 subsp. pastoris subsp. nov. strain PCC 9511, the first axenic chlorophyll a2/b2-containing cyanobacterium (Oxyphotobacteria).

    Rosmarie Rippka;Thérèse Coursin;Wolfgang Hess;Christiane Lichtle

  • Coexistence of phycoerythrin and a chlorophyll a/b antenna in a marine prokaryote

    W. R. Hess;F. Partensky;G. W. M. Van Der Staay;J. M. Garcia-Fernandez

  • The photosynthetic apparatus of Prochlorococcus: Insights through comparative genomics.

    Wolfgang R. Hess;Gabrielle Rocap;Claire S. Ting;Frank Larimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Hagemann
Martin Hagemann University of Rostock
Thomas Börner
Thomas Börner Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Frédéric Partensky
Frédéric Partensky Sorbonne University
Rolf Backofen
Rolf Backofen University of Freiburg
Ilana Berman-Frank
Ilana Berman-Frank University of Haifa
David J. Scanlan
David J. Scanlan University of Warwick
Sophie Bonnet
Sophie Bonnet Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
Richard Reinhardt
Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society
Joachim Kopka
Joachim Kopka Max Planck Society
Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg

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