Dirk Weuster‐Botz

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
272 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Dirk Weuster‐Botz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Weuster‐Botz has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Dirk Weuster‐Botz's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (117 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (61 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (54 papers). Dirk Weuster‐Botz is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (117 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (61 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (54 papers). Dirk Weuster‐Botz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Dirk Weuster‐Botz's co-authors include Fritz E. Kühn, Benjamin Kick, Hendrik Dietz, Robert Puskeiler, Florian Praetorius, Ezequiel Franco‐Lara, Christian Wandrey, Klaus Kaufmann, D. Hekmat and Ralf Takors and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Weuster‐Botz

259 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Biotechnological mass production of DNA origami 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Biotechnological mass production of DNA origami
    2017 402 citations Maximilian N. Honemann, Dirk Weuster‐Botz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Weuster‐Botz Germany 45 5.2k 3.0k 922 700 581 272 7.8k
Eun Yeol Lee South Korea 47 3.5k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 888 1.0× 449 0.6× 516 0.9× 255 6.9k
Ho Nam Chang South Korea 56 5.5k 1.1× 4.4k 1.5× 674 0.7× 729 1.0× 667 1.1× 302 10.4k
Murray Moo‐Young Canada 56 5.7k 1.1× 6.2k 2.1× 873 0.9× 650 0.9× 873 1.5× 307 12.4k
Zhongming Wang China 51 2.0k 0.4× 3.4k 1.2× 3.7k 4.0× 737 1.1× 978 1.7× 244 8.4k
Rajni Hatti‐Kaul Sweden 52 4.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 346 0.4× 771 1.1× 468 0.8× 194 8.5k
Chulhwan Park South Korea 42 2.7k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 727 0.8× 869 1.2× 334 0.6× 298 7.6k
Brian H. Davison United States 40 4.2k 0.8× 10.5k 3.5× 541 0.6× 905 1.3× 1.3k 2.2× 174 13.9k
He Huang China 48 5.0k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 747 1.1× 338 0.6× 212 7.3k
Pingkai Ouyang China 40 3.0k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 450 0.5× 661 0.9× 623 1.1× 198 5.4k
Adrie J. J. Straathof Netherlands 34 3.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 207 0.2× 559 0.8× 632 1.1× 155 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Weuster‐Botz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Weuster‐Botz

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All Works

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Simmel, Friedrich C., et al.. (2025). Immobilization and Monitoring of Clostridium carboxidivorans and Clostridium kluyveri in Synthetic Biofilms. Microorganisms. 13(2). 387–387. 2 indexed citations
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Benz, J. Philipp, et al.. (2024). d-Xylitol Production from Sugar Beet Press Pulp Hydrolysate with Engineered Aspergillus niger. Microorganisms. 12(12). 2489–2489.
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Patricia, Patricia, et al.. (2024). Cell Disruption and Hydrolysis of Microchloropsis salina Biomass as a Feedstock for Fermentation. Applied Sciences. 14(21). 9667–9667. 2 indexed citations
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Weuster‐Botz, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Formate and Syngas Conversion Boosts Growth and Product Formation by Clostridium ragsdalei. Molecules. 29(11). 2661–2661. 3 indexed citations
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Honemann, Maximilian N., et al.. (2022). Phage‐free production of artificial ssDNA with Escherichia coli. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 119(10). 2878–2889. 6 indexed citations
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Weuster‐Botz, Dirk, et al.. (2022). Continuous sulfide supply enhanced autotrophic production of alcohols with Clostridium ragsdalei. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 9(1). 15–15. 21 indexed citations
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Weuster‐Botz, Dirk, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Syngas-Fermenting Clostridia in Stirred-Tank Bioreactors and the Effects of Varying Syngas Impurities. Microorganisms. 10(4). 681–681. 16 indexed citations
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Hermann, Johannes C., Daniel Bischoff, Robert Janowski, et al.. (2021). Controlling Protein Crystallization by Free Energy Guided Design of Interactions at Crystal Contacts. Crystals. 11(6). 588–588. 7 indexed citations
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Harth, Simon, et al.. (2021). D-Galacturonic acid reduction by S. cerevisiae for L-galactonate production from extracted sugar beet press pulp hydrolysate. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105(14-15). 5795–5807. 6 indexed citations
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Hermann, Johannes C., et al.. (2019). Rational Crystal Contact Engineering of Lactobacillus brevis Alcohol Dehydrogenase To Promote Technical Protein Crystallization. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(4). 2380–2387. 12 indexed citations
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Hermann, Johannes C., et al.. (2018). Neutron and X-ray crystal structures ofLactobacillus brevisalcohol dehydrogenase reveal new insights into hydrogen-bonding pathways. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications. 74(12). 754–764. 7 indexed citations
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Karan, Ram, S. Bäder, Annika Frank, et al.. (2017). Identification and Experimental Characterization of an Extremophilic Brine Pool Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Single Amplified Genomes. ACS Chemical Biology. 13(1). 161–170. 21 indexed citations
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Hekmat, D., et al.. (2017). Continuous Crystallization of Proteins in a Stirred Classified Product Removal Tank with a Tubular Reactor in Bypass. Crystal Growth & Design. 17(8). 4162–4169. 36 indexed citations
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Weuster‐Botz, Dirk. (2006). Mikro‐Bioverfahrenstechnik. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 78(3). 256–260. 1 indexed citations
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Puskeiler, Robert & Dirk Weuster‐Botz. (2004). Development of Parallel‐Operated mL‐Bioreactors as a Tool for Bioprocess Design. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 76(9). 1338–1338. 1 indexed citations
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Puskeiler, Robert & Dirk Weuster‐Botz. (2004). Rührkesselreaktoren im mL‐Maßstab: Kultivierung von Escherichia coli. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 76(12). 1865–1869. 1 indexed citations

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