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Wolfgang Steglich publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 681 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Wolfgang Steglich D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

Overview

Wolfgang Steglich is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with key subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of specialized topics, such as:

  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Wolfgang Steglich has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Wiebke Thiele
  • Rita Froede
  • Michael Müller
  • Florian Schelter
  • Angie Kirchner

Their work has been published in venues such as ChemBioChem and Chemistry - A European Journal.

Recent papers authored by Wolfgang Steglich include:

  • Enzymatic Formation of Rufoschweinitzin, a Binaphthalene from the Basidiomycete Cortinarius rufoolivaceus, 2020, ChemBioChem
  • 5-Hydroxymethyl-, 5-Formyl- and 5-Carboxydeoxycytidines as Oxidative Lesions and Epigenetic Marks, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal

Wolfgang Steglich received recognition in 1991 as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, noted specifically for contributions in Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Simple Method for the Esterification of Carboxylic Acids

    Bernhard Neises;Wolfgang Steglich

  • 4-Dialkylaminopyridines as Highly Active Acylation Catalysts. [New synthetic method (25)]

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich;Helmut Vorbrüggen

  • 4‐Dialkylaminopyridine als hochwirksame Acylierungskatalysatoren

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich;Helmut Vorbrüggen

  • Einfaches Verfahren zur Veresterung von Carbonsäuren

    Bernhard Neises;Wolfgang Steglich

  • N,N‐Dimethyl‐4‐pyridinamine, a Very Effective Acylation Catalyst

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  • Strobilurins: Evolution of a New Class of Active Substances

    Hubert Sauter;Wolfgang Steglich;Timm Anke

  • The DMAP-catalyzed acetylation of alcohols- : A mechanistic study (DMAP = 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine)

    Shangjie Xu;Inginar Held;Bernhard Kempf;Herbert Mayr

  • Pigments of fungi (Macromycetes).

    Gill M;Steglich W

  • 4‐Dimethylamino‐pyridin, ein hochwirksamer Acylierungskatalysator

    W. Steglich;G. Höfle

  • Vibralactone: A lipase inhibitor with an unusual fused beta-lactone produced by cultures of the basidiomycete Boreostereum vibrans

    Dong-Ze Liu;Fei Wang;Tou-Gen Liao;Jian-Guo Tang

  • 4-Dialkylaminopyridines as Acylation Catalysts; III1. Acylation of Sterically Hindered Alcohols

    Gerhard Höfle;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Synthesis of arcyriarubin b and related bisindolylmaleimides

    Michael Brenner;Hans Rexhausen;Bert Steffan;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Slime moulds ( Myxomycetes ) as a source of new biologically active metabolites

    Wolfgang Steglich

  • Indole Pigments from the Fruiting Bodies of the Slime Mold Arcyria denudata

    Wolfgang Steglich;Bert Steffan;Lothar Kopanski;Gerd Eckhardt

  • Biomimetic Synthesis of Lamellarin G. Trimethyl Ether

    Alexander Heim;Andreas Terpin;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Enhancing the Catalytic Activity of 4‐(Dialkylamino)pyridines by Conformational Fixation

    Markus R. Heinrich;Heike Sabine Klisa;Herbert Mayr;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Synthesis of diastereo- and enantiomerically pure α-amino-γ-oxo acid esters by reaction of acyliminoacetates with enamines derived from 6-membered ketones

    Reiner Kober;Kyriakos Papadopoulos;Wolfgang Miltz;Dieter Enders

  • Knipholone: a unique anthraquinone derivative from Kniphofia foliosa

    Ermias Dagne;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Über eine einfache darstellung von acyl-oxazolinonen-(5) aus 5-acyloxy-oxazolen II. Mitteilung über hypernucleophile acylierungskatalysatoren

    W. Steglich;G. Höfle

  • Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Lamellarin L by Coupling of Two Different Arylpyruvic Acid Units

    Christian Peschko;Christian Winklhofer;Wolfgang Steglich

  • Antibiotics from basidiomycetes. XXXVII. New inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis from cultures of Xerula melanotricha Dörfelt.

    Dorothée Kuhnt;Timm Anke;Helmut Besl;Monika Bross

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Polborn
Kurt Polborn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gerhard Höfle
Gerhard Höfle Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Wolfgang Beck
Wolfgang Beck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Olov Sterner
Olov Sterner Lund University
Michael Spiteller
Michael Spiteller TU Dortmund University
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
Michael Müller
Michael Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ji-Kai Liu
Ji-Kai Liu South Central University for Nationalities
Thomas Schrader
Thomas Schrader University of Duisburg-Essen
Franz Oberwinkler
Franz Oberwinkler University of Tübingen

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