| The biofilm matrix HC Flemming, J Wingender Nature reviews. Microbiology 8 (9), 623, 2010 | 11252 | 2010 |
| Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life HC Flemming, J Wingender, U Szewzyk, P Steinberg, SA Rice, ... Nature Reviews Microbiology 14 (9), 563-575, 2016 | 5433 | 2016 |
| The EPS matrix: the “house of biofilm cells” HC Flemming, TR Neu, DJ Wozniak Journal of bacteriology 189 (22), 7945-7947, 2007 | 2251 | 2007 |
| What are bacterial extracellular polymeric substances J Wingender Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Characterization, Structure …, 1999 | 1860 | 1999 |
| Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms HC Flemming, S Wuertz Nature Reviews Microbiology 17 (4), 247-260, 2019 | 1462 | 2019 |
| Biofouling in water systems–cases, causes and countermeasures HC Flemming Applied microbiology and biotechnology 59 (6), 629-640, 2002 | 1194 | 2002 |
| Relevance of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs)-Part I: Structural and ecological aspects HC Flemming, J Wingender Water science and technology 43 (6), 1-8, 2001 | 1185 | 2001 |
| FTIR-spectroscopy in microbial and material analysis J Schmitt, HC Flemming International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 41 (1), 1-11, 1998 | 835 | 1998 |
| Biofouling—the Achilles heel of membrane processes HC Flemming, G Schaule, T Griebe, J Schmitt, A Tamachkiarowa Desalination 113 (2-3), 215-225, 1997 | 765 | 1997 |
| Biofilms in drinking water and their role as reservoir for pathogens J Wingender, HC Flemming International journal of hygiene and environmental health 214 (6), 417-423, 2011 | 738 | 2011 |
| Reverse osmosis membrane biofouling HC Flemming Experimental thermal and fluid science 14 (4), 382-391, 1997 | 556 | 1997 |
| The role of intermolecular interactions: studies on model systems for bacterial biofilms C Mayer, R Moritz, C Kirschner, W Borchard, R Maibaum, J Wingender, ... International journal of biological macromolecules 26 (1), 3-16, 1999 | 518 | 1999 |
| The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space HC Flemming, ED van Hullebusch, TR Neu, PH Nielsen, T Seviour, ... Nature Reviews Microbiology 21 (2), 70-86, 2023 | 436 | 2023 |
| Application of fluorescently labelled lectins for the visualization and biochemical characterization of polysaccharides in biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa M Strathmann, J Wingender, HC Flemming Journal of Microbiological Methods 50 (3), 237-248, 2002 | 378 | 2002 |
| EPS—then and now HC Flemming Microorganisms 4 (4), 41, 2016 | 368 | 2016 |
| Sorption sites in biofilms HC Flemming Water Science and Technology 32 (8), 27, 1995 | 364 | 1995 |
| Relevance of biofilms for the biodeterioration of surfaces of polymeric materials HC Flemming Polymer degradation and stability 59 (1-3), 309-315, 1998 | 363 | 1998 |
| Contamination potential of biofilms in water distribution systems HC Flemming, SL Percival, JT Walker Water science and technology: water supply 2 (1), 271-280, 2002 | 348 | 2002 |
| Extracellular polymeric substances of biofilms: suffering from an identity crisis T Seviour, N Derlon, MS Dueholm, HC Flemming, E Girbal-Neuhauser, ... Water research 151, 1-7, 2019 | 338 | 2019 |
| Physico-chemical properties of biofilms HC Flemming, J Wingender, T Griebe, C Mayer Biofilms: recent advances in their study and control. Amsterdam: Harwood …, 2000 | 313* | 2000 |