For the fifth time in a row, Privatdozent Dr Markus Göker from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH in Braunschweig, Germany, is on the list of the world's most cited researchers in the field of microbiology. This makes bioinformatician Markus Göker one of the nine researchers in Germany whose publications are most frequently cited as references by other researchers. He is the only scientist from Braunschweig listed in the field of microbiology. His scientific publications were cited 2,234 times in the last year.
Markus Göker is responsible for the databases LPSN and TYGS
As a bioinformatician, Göker heads the Phylogenomics group at the DSMZ and is an expert for the taxonomic databases LPSN [List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature] and TYGS [Type (Strain) Genome Server]. Both databases are part of the DSMZ Digital Diversity platform. The fact that Markus Göker was awarded in the field of microbiology shows the importance of bioinformatics in this field within the life sciences. It also underlines the role of the DSMZ as an interdisciplinary research infrastructure facility.
List of Highly Cited Researchers
Clarivate™, the information and technology company, publishes an annual list of the world's most highly cited researchers based on the Web of Science publication database. This year's list includes 7,125 people worldwide, including 336 researchers in Germany. The criteria used to compile the list and a complete list of all researchers can be found on the company's website: https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/.
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