# Dieter Oesterhelt

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/dieter-oesterhelt/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 35,507 |
| Field | Photoreceptor and optogenetics research |
| h-index | 95 |
| i10-index | 403 |
| Last Known Institution | Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5077404586 |
| Works | 597 |

## Researcher topics

- [Photoreceptor and optogenetics research](https://scholariq.org/topics/photoreceptor-and-optogenetics-research/)
- [Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/photosynthetic-processes-and-mechanisms/)
- [Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroscience-and-neuropharmacology-research/)
- [Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/mass-spectrometry-techniques-and-applications/)
- [bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bioluminescence-and-chemiluminescence-research/)

## Researcher university

- [Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry](https://scholariq.org/institutions/max-planck-institute-of-biochemistry/)

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