Achilleas S. Frangakis

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Achilleas S. Frangakis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Achilleas S. Frangakis has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Structural Biology and 15 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Achilleas S. Frangakis's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (14 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers). Achilleas S. Frangakis is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (14 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers). Achilleas S. Frangakis collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Achilleas S. Frangakis's co-authors include Wolfgang Baumeister, R. Hegerl, Daniela Nicastro, Margot P. Scheffer, Mikhail Eltsov, Anja Seybert, Daniel Castaño‐Díez, Ashraf Al‐Amoudi, I.T. Weber and Ohad Medalia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Achilleas S. Frangakis

78 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Atheroprotective communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells through miRNAs

2012 1.1k citations Margot P. Scheffer, Achilleas S. Frangakis et al. profile →
Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography

2002 623 citations Ohad Medalia, I.T. Weber et al. Science profile →
Analysis of cryo-electron microscopy images does not support the existence of 30-nm chromatin fibers in mitotic chromosomes in situ

2008 298 citations Mikhail Eltsov, Kirsty MacLellan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Achilleas S. Frangakis Germany	38	3.9k	1.8k	768	708	596	81	6.0k
Martin Beck Germany	55	8.8k 2.3×	1.4k 0.8×	482 0.6×	228 0.3×	1.4k 2.4×	136	11.6k
Henning Stahlberg Switzerland	56	7.5k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	526 0.7×	230 0.3×	920 1.5×	220	12.3k
Clinton S. Potter United States	50	5.8k 1.5×	2.8k 1.6×	1.6k 2.0×	163 0.2×	763 1.3×	133	9.7k
Xueming Li China	38	4.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	593 0.8×	95 0.1×	711 1.2×	100	7.0k
Carlos Óscar S. Sorzano Spain	42	3.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.9×	95 0.1×	390 0.7×	250	7.8k
Holger Stark Germany	68	12.5k 3.2×	1.6k 0.9×	651 0.8×	280 0.4×	1.6k 2.7×	152	14.9k
Peijun Zhang United States	50	3.8k 1.0×	930 0.5×	457 0.6×	114 0.2×	472 0.8×	193	7.9k
Alasdair W. McDowall United States	32	3.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	886 1.2×	77 0.1×	718 1.2×	55	7.0k
Mikel Valle Spain	39	4.4k 1.1×	746 0.4×	376 0.5×	347 0.5×	237 0.4×	69	5.5k
Zhe Chen United States	42	3.6k 0.9×	586 0.3×	292 0.4×	230 0.3×	895 1.5×	123	6.0k

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Bhattacharya, Abhishek, et al.. (2025). In situ structure of a gap junction–stomatin complex. Science Advances. 11(45). eaea8596–eaea8596.

Meier‐Credo, Jakob, et al.. (2025). How does Mycoplasma pneumoniae scavenge lipids from its host membranes?. Science Advances. 11(40). eady4746–eady4746.

Jiménez-Castellanos, Juan-Carlos, Laurye Van Maele, Elizabeth Pradel, et al.. (2023). Pyridylpiperazine efflux pump inhibitor boosts in vivo antibiotic efficacy against K. pneumoniae. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 16(1). 93–111. 12 indexed citations

Meier‐Credo, Jakob, Josep Julve, Noemí Rotllán, et al.. (2023). Essential protein P116 extracts cholesterol and other indispensable lipids for Mycoplasmas. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(3). 321–329. 8 indexed citations

Dötsch, Volker, et al.. (2023). In vitro characterization of the phage lysis protein MS2-L. PubMed. 2(4). 28–28. 3 indexed citations

Ermel, Utz H., et al.. (2022). ArtiaX : An electron tomography toolbox for the interactive handling of s ub‐tomograms in UCSF ChimeraX. Protein Science. 31(12). e4472–e4472. 63 indexed citations

Ermel, Utz H., Nina Morgner, Achilleas S. Frangakis, et al.. (2022). Biochemical Characterization of Cell-free Synthesized Human β1 Adrenergic Receptor Cotranslationally Inserted into Nanodiscs. Journal of Molecular Biology. 434(16). 167687–167687. 5 indexed citations

Scheffer, Margot P., Mercè Ratera, Miriam S. Weber, et al.. (2020). Structure and mechanism of the Nap adhesion complex from the human pathogen Mycoplasma genitalium. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2877–2877. 23 indexed citations

Mao, Jiafei, Julian Reitz, Sridhar Sreeramulu, et al.. (2020). Cysteine oxidation and disulfide formation in the ribosomal exit tunnel. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5569–5569. 34 indexed citations

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Porrati, Fabrizio, Sven Barth, Roland Sachser, et al.. (2019). Crystalline Niobium Carbide Superconducting Nanowires Prepared by Focused Ion Beam Direct Writing. ACS Nano. 13(6). 6287–6296. 41 indexed citations

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Hofbauer, Harald F., Michael Gecht, Sabine Fischer, et al.. (2018). The molecular recognition of phosphatidic acid by an amphipathic helix in Opi1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(9). 3109–3126. 52 indexed citations

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Keramisanou, Dimitra, et al.. (2014). CENP-A Arrays Are More Condensed than Canonical Arrays at Low Ionic Strength. Biophysical Journal. 106(4). 875–882. 13 indexed citations

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Nishino, Yoshinori, Mikhail Eltsov, Yasumasa Joti, et al.. (2012). Human mitotic chromosomes consist predominantly of irregularly folded nucleosome fibres without a 30‐nm chromatin structure. The EMBO Journal. 31(7). 1644–1653. 239 indexed citations

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Saibil, Helen R., Anja Seybert, Anja Habermann, et al.. (2012). Heritable yeast prions have a highly organized three-dimensional architecture with interfiber structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(37). 14906–14911. 37 indexed citations

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Trépout, Sylvain, Jean‐Christophe Taveau, Houssain Benabdelhak, et al.. (2010). Structure of reconstituted bacterial membrane efflux pump by cryo-electron tomography. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(10). 1953–1960. 32 indexed citations

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Eltsov, Mikhail, Kirsty MacLellan, Kazuhiro Maeshima, Achilleas S. Frangakis, & Jacques Dubochet. (2008). Analysis of cryo-electron microscopy images does not support the existence of 30-nm chromatin fibers in mitotic chromosomes in situ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(50). 19732–19737. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

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Förster, Friedrich, Sabine Pruggnaller, Anja Seybert, & Achilleas S. Frangakis. (2007). Classification of cryo-electron sub-tomograms using constrained correlation. Journal of Structural Biology. 161(3). 276–286. 136 indexed citations

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Frangakis, Achilleas S., et al.. (2005). Cryo-Electron Tomography Reveals the Cytoskeletal Structure of Spiroplasma melliferum. Science. 307(5708). 436–438. 172 indexed citations

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Medalia, Ohad, I.T. Weber, Achilleas S. Frangakis, et al.. (2002). Macromolecular Architecture in Eukaryotic Cells Visualized by Cryoelectron Tomography. Science. 298(5596). 1209–1213. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Böhm, Jochen, Olivier Lambert, Achilleas S. Frangakis, et al.. (2001). FhuA-mediated phage genome transfer into liposomes. Current Biology. 11(15). 1168–1175. 89 indexed citations

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