Hans‐Curt Flemming

33.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
114 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Curt Flemming is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Curt Flemming has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 21 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Curt Flemming's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (44 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (26 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Hans‐Curt Flemming is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (44 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (26 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Hans‐Curt Flemming collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Singapore. Hans‐Curt Flemming's co-authors include Jost Wingender, Thomas R. Neu, Ulrich Szewzyk, Staffan Kjelleberg, Stuart A. Rice, Peter D. Steinberg, Stefan Wuertz, Daniel J. Wozniak, Jürgen Schmitt and Thomas Griebe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Curt Flemming

111 papers receiving 23.7k citations

Hit Papers

The biofilm matrix 1998 2026 2007 2016 2010 2016 2007 2019 2002 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. The biofilm matrix
    2010 7.3k citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Jost Wingender Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  2. Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life
    2016 4.1k citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Jost Wingender et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  3. The EPS Matrix: The “House of Biofilm Cells”
    2007 1.3k citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Thomas R. Neu et al. profile →
  4. Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms
    2019 1.1k citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Stefan Wuertz Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  5. Biofouling in water systems – cases, causes and countermeasures
    2002 691 citations Hans‐Curt Flemming profile →
  6. Relevance of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) - Part I: Structural and ecological aspects
    2001 632 citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Jost Wingender profile →
  7. Microbial extracellular polymeric substances : characterization, structure, and function
    1999 579 citations Jost Wingender, Thomas R. Neu et al. profile →
  8. FTIR-spectroscopy in microbial and material analysis
    1998 523 citations Hans‐Curt Flemming et al. profile →
  9. The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space
    2022 498 citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Eric D. van Hullebusch et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  10. Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in the environment, technology and medicine
    2024 99 citations Hans‐Curt Flemming, Eric D. van Hullebusch et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans‐Curt Flemming Germany 53 10.8k 4.2k 4.1k 3.5k 3.4k 114 24.3k
Jost Wingender Germany 40 8.8k 0.8× 2.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 74 17.7k
Staffan Kjelleberg Australia 107 20.3k 1.9× 3.1k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 10.9k 3.2× 395 39.0k
Terry J. Beveridge Canada 82 7.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 3.5k 1.0× 225 21.9k
J. W. Costerton Canada 73 14.8k 1.4× 2.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 3.5k 1.0× 237 28.6k
Nico Boon Belgium 108 8.4k 0.8× 5.1k 1.2× 10.8k 2.7× 3.3k 0.9× 6.9k 2.0× 679 41.1k
Paul Stoodley United States 78 16.0k 1.5× 4.5k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 800 0.2× 3.2k 0.9× 262 29.5k
Philip S. Stewart United States 79 22.6k 2.1× 4.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.5× 840 0.2× 3.7k 1.1× 222 37.6k
Michel Dubois Belgium 11 11.9k 1.1× 5.9k 1.4× 3.5k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 15 45.4k
Zbigniew Lewandowski United States 48 5.3k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 159 12.8k
Søren Molin Denmark 103 25.7k 2.4× 3.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 574 0.2× 7.3k 2.2× 345 37.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans‐Curt Flemming

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hans‐Curt Flemming. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hans‐Curt Flemming based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hans‐Curt Flemming. Hans‐Curt Flemming is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, et al.. (2025). How Effective Are Cleaners With “Effective Microorganisms”?. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 28(6). 1283–1295.
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Brenda J. Little, et al.. (2024). Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in the environment, technology and medicine. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 23(2). 87–105. 99 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lucassen, Ralf, et al.. (2023). High resolution ITS amplicon melting analysis as a tool to analyse microbial communities of household biofilms in ex-situ models. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 212. 106806–106806. 3 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Thomas R. Neu, et al.. (2022). The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 21(2). 70–86. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, et al.. (2022). A Comprehensive View of Microbial Communities in the Laundering Cycle Suggests a Preventive Effect of Soil Bacteria on Malodour Formation. Microorganisms. 10(7). 1465–1465. 8 indexed citations
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Benninghoff, Jens, Xiaoxiao Zhou, Andreas Albersmeier, et al.. (2021). Exposure to 1-Butanol Exemplifies the Response of the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius to Solvent Stress. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(11). 11 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, et al.. (2020). Nitrifying niche differentiation in biofilms from full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system. Water Research. 176. 115738–115738. 34 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, Jost Wingender, Ulrich Szewzyk, et al.. (2016). Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 14(9). 563–575. 4054 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bloomfield, Sally F., Martin Exner, Hans‐Curt Flemming, et al.. (2015). Lesser-known or hidden reservoirs of infection and implications for adequate prevention strategies: Where to look and what to look for. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. Doc04–Doc04. 28 indexed citations
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Wingender, Jost & Hans‐Curt Flemming. (2011). Biofilms in drinking water and their role as reservoir for pathogens. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 214(6). 417–423. 429 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt & Jost Wingender. (2010). The biofilm matrix. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8(9). 623–633. 7340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt, et al.. (2010). Integration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Legionella pneumophila in drinking water biofilms grown on domestic plumbing materials. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 213(3). 190–197. 148 indexed citations
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Tielen, Petra, Martin Strathmann, Karl‐Erich Jaeger, Hans‐Curt Flemming, & Jost Wingender. (2005). Alginate acetylation influences initial surface colonization by mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiological Research. 160(2). 165–176. 79 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt & Jost Wingender. (2002). Was Biofilme zusammenhält: Proteine, Polysaccharide ... Chemie in unserer Zeit. 36(1). 30–42. 28 indexed citations
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Wingender, Jost, et al.. (2001). Capability of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa to survive in chlorinated water. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 204(2-3). 139–142. 60 indexed citations
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Franke, H., et al.. (2000). Characterization of biofilms with a fiber optic spectrometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4087. 1027–1027. 1 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt. (1995). Biofouling und Biokorrosion — die Folgen unerwünschter Biofilme. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 67(11). 1425–1430. 10 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt. (1995). Biofouling bei Membranprozessen. 13 indexed citations
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Flemming, Hans‐Curt & G. Schaule. (1994). Mikrobielle Werkstoffzerstörung – Biofilm und Biofouling: Biofouling. Materials and Corrosion. 45(1). 29–39. 15 indexed citations

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