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Wolfram Zillig

Wolfram Zillig

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
84
Citations
18044
World Ranking
885
National Ranking
71

Wolfram Zillig publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfram Zillig sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 220 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Wolfram Zillig D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Wolfram Zillig was affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany during their scientific career. Their work was recognized with the membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), signifying a notable connection to molecular biology research communities.

Their academic contributions did not have publicly listed recent papers, frequent co-authors, or dominant publication venues indicated in the available data. Similarly, there were no records of book publications or detailed information on their main fields, subfields, or specific research topics.

Despite limited detail on specific publications and research themes, Wolfram Zillig's association with the Max Planck Society positioned them within one of Germany's premier research institutions, typically involved in multidisciplinary scientific inquiry. Their EMBO membership further implies engagement with molecular biology disciplines, reflecting the scientific networks and standards of this organization.

Wolfram Zillig is deceased. The lack of detailed bibliographic data in the available records limits a more comprehensive overview of their career output and specific scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • The Sulfolobus-“Caldariella” group: Taxonomy on the basis of the structure of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases

    Wolfram Zillig;Karl O. Stetter;Simon Wunderl;Wolfgang Schulz

  • Reconstitution of bacterial DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase from isolated subunits as a tool for the elucidation of the role of the subunits in transcription

    Alfred Heil;Wolfram Zillig

  • Transcription in archaea: similarity to that in eucarya

    Doris Langer;Johannes Hain;Pierre Thuriaux;Wolfram Zillig

  • Picrophilus gen. nov., fam. nov.: a novel aerobic, heterotrophic, thermoacidophilic genus and family comprising archaea capable of growth around pH 0.

    C Schleper;G Puehler;I Holz;A Gambacorta

  • Initiation of DNA-Dependent RNA Synthesis and the Effect of Heparin on RNA Polymerase

    G. Walter;W. Zillig;P. Palm;E. Fuchs

  • Archaebacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerases testify to the evolution of the eukaryotic nuclear genome

    Gabriela Puhler;Henrik Leffers;Felix Gropp;Peter Palm

  • Hyperthermus butylicus, a hyperthermophilic sulfur-reducing archaebacterium that ferments peptides.

    W Zillig;I Holz;D Janekovic;H P Klenk

  • The Archaebacterium Thermococcus celer Represents, a Novel Genus within the Thermophilic Branch of the Archaebacteria.

    W. Zillig;I. Holz;D. Janekovic;W. Schäfer

  • Chemolithoautotrophic metabolism of anaerobic extremely thermophilic archaebacteria

    F. Fischer;W. Zillig;K. O. Stetter;G. Schreiber

  • The particle SSV1 from the extremely thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus is a virus: demonstration of infectivity and of transfection with viral DNA.

    Christa Schleper;Klaus Kubo;Wolfram Zillig

  • Influence of salts on RNA synthesis by DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase from Escherichia coli.

    E. Fuchs;R. L. Millette;W. Zillig;G. Walter

  • Screening for Sulfolobales, their plasmids and their viruses in Icelandic solfataras

    Wolfram Zillig;Arnulf Kletzin;Christa Schleper;Ingelore Holz

  • Thermoproteales: A novel type of extremely thermoacidophilic anaerobic archaebacteria isolated from Icelandic solfataras

    W. Zillig;K.O. Stetter;W. Schäfer;D. Janekovic

  • Methanothermus fervidus, sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic methanogen isolated from an Icelandic hot spring

    Karl O. Stetter;Michael Thomm;Josef Winter;Gertrud Wildgruber

  • Electron Tomography of Ice-Embedded Prokaryotic Cells

    Rudo Grimm;Hapreet Singh;Reinhard Rachel;Dieter Typke

  • Pyrococcus woesei, sp. nov., an ultra-thermophilic marine archaebacterium, representing a novel order, Thermococcales

    Wolfram Zillig;Ingelore Holz;Hans-Peter Klenk;Jonathan Trent

  • A rifampicin resistent rna-polymerase from E. coli altered in the β-subunit

    D. Rabussay;W. Zillig

  • A new method of large scale preparation of highly purified DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase from E. coli.

    Wolfram Zillig;Kasper Zechel;Hans-Jürgen Halbwachs

  • SAV 1, a temperate u.v.-inducible DNA virus-like particle from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus acidocaldarius isolate B12

    Andrea Martin;Siobhán Yeats;Davorin Janekovic;Wolf-Dieter Reiter

  • The Archaebacterium Thermofilum pendens Represents, a Novel Genus of the Thermophilic, Anaerobic Sulfur Respiring Thermoproteales

    W. Zillig;A. Gierl;G. Schreiber;S. Wunderl

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Peter Klenk
Hans-Peter Klenk Newcastle University
Karl O. Stetter
Karl O. Stetter University of Regensburg
Christa Schleper
Christa Schleper University of Vienna
David Prangishvili
David Prangishvili Institut Pasteur
Roger A. Garrett
Roger A. Garrett University of Copenhagen
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Wolf-Dieter Reiter
Wolf-Dieter Reiter University of Connecticut
Qunxin She
Qunxin She Shandong University
Friedrich Lottspeich
Friedrich Lottspeich Max Planck Society
Manfred Schweiger
Manfred Schweiger Freie Universität Berlin

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