Publications & Science Communication

Science Communication

Ralf has published

  • 4 books, incl. one with Nobel laureate Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard for Oxford University Press
  • 12 scientific book chapters
  • 50 scientific articles, reviews and comments, including in Nature, Nature Protocols, Development, Journal of Neuroscience, EMBO Reports and Current Biology, and as a member of the Tübingen 2000 Screen Consortium, a further 8 publications in leading journals, such as Nature, Current Biology and Developmental Cell.
  • Over 50 interdisciplinary and popular scientific articles, incl. in leading magazines, such as Scientific American, American Scientist, The Scientist, La Recherche (major popular science magazine in France), Spektrum der Wissenschaft and bild der wissenschaft.

 His popular scientific articles were translated into over 20 different languages.

 He currently has an H-index of 33. For a list of his scholarly publications, please click here ( ).

In addition, he has

  • Given over 50 popular scientific lectures in Germany, Austria, Italy and Romania on various topics, including science and art, the history of science, science communication and modern developments in the biomedical sciences
  • Participated in numerous podium discussions on topics such as cloning, genetic engineering and human embryonic stem cells