Alan Merk

3.0k total citations
20 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alan Merk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Merk has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Structural Biology and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alan Merk's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers). Alan Merk is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers). Alan Merk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Alan Merk's co-authors include Sriram Subramaniam, Alberto Bartesaghi, Soojay Banerjee, Jacqueline L.S. Milne, Doreen Matthies, Prashant Rao, V. Falconieri, Lesley A. Earl, Xiongwu Wu and Mario J. Borgnia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alan Merk

19 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Merk United States 16 1.4k 632 356 279 171 20 2.1k
Neil Voss United States 16 1.9k 1.3× 319 0.5× 292 0.8× 199 0.7× 124 0.7× 24 2.7k
Yong Zi Tan United States 18 1.2k 0.9× 623 1.0× 199 0.6× 320 1.1× 82 0.5× 49 1.9k
Francisco J. Asturias United States 37 3.6k 2.6× 310 0.5× 420 1.2× 153 0.5× 284 1.7× 68 4.9k
Lesley A. Earl United States 15 950 0.7× 387 0.6× 213 0.6× 169 0.6× 33 0.2× 18 1.5k
Edward T. Eng United States 26 1.2k 0.9× 503 0.8× 171 0.5× 290 1.0× 105 0.6× 54 2.4k
Roberto Melero Spain 22 1.2k 0.9× 340 0.5× 176 0.5× 209 0.7× 200 1.2× 47 1.6k
Grigore Pintilie United States 24 1.7k 1.2× 470 0.7× 405 1.1× 135 0.5× 122 0.7× 57 2.3k
Ashwin Chari Germany 28 2.3k 1.6× 403 0.6× 319 0.9× 165 0.6× 102 0.6× 44 2.9k
Jan Kosiński Germany 31 2.6k 1.8× 299 0.5× 371 1.0× 85 0.3× 310 1.8× 56 3.2k
Ray Yu‐Ruei Wang United States 10 1.9k 1.4× 199 0.3× 464 1.3× 71 0.3× 259 1.5× 10 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heymann, J. Bernard, Alan Merk, & Jana Ognjenović. (2023). Accounting for the Ewald Spheres in CryoEM Reconstructions and Their Relationship to 3D Fourier Transforms of Focal Series. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 1030–1031.
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Young, Lucy C., Sae‐Won Han, Alan Merk, et al.. (2023). Destabilizing NF1 variants act in a dominant negative manner through neurofibromin dimerization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(5). e2208960120–e2208960120. 13 indexed citations
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Schureck, Marc A., Alan Merk, P. Srinivasan, et al.. (2021). Malaria parasites use a soluble RhopH complex for erythrocyte invasion and an integral form for nutrient uptake. eLife. 10. 32 indexed citations
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Merk, Alan, et al.. (2020). 1.8 Å resolution structure of β-galactosidase with a 200 kV CRYO ARM electron microscope. IUCrJ. 7(4). 639–643. 21 indexed citations
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Kondo, Yasushi, Jana Ognjenović, Saikat Banerjee, et al.. (2019). Cryo-EM structure of a dimeric B-Raf:14-3-3 complex reveals asymmetry in the active sites of B-Raf kinases. Science. 366(6461). 109–115. 118 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xing, Ryan Clarke, Anupama K. Puppala, et al.. (2019). Cryo-EM structures reveal coordinated domain motions that govern DNA cleavage by Cas9. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(8). 679–685. 110 indexed citations
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Bartesaghi, Alberto, Hui Yang, V. Falconieri, et al.. (2017). Cryo-EM Structures Reveal Mechanism and Inhibition of DNA Targeting by a CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex. Cell. 171(2). 414–426.e12. 135 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Soojay, Alberto Bartesaghi, Alan Merk, et al.. (2016). 2.3 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of human p97 and mechanism of allosteric inhibition. Science. 351(6275). 871–875. 269 indexed citations
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Meyerson, Joel R., Sagar Chittori, Alan Merk, et al.. (2016). Structural basis of kainate subtype glutamate receptor desensitization. Nature. 537(7621). 567–571. 76 indexed citations
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Matthies, Doreen, Olivier Dalmas, Mario J. Borgnia, et al.. (2016). Cryo-EM Structures of the Magnesium Channel CorA Reveal Symmetry Break upon Gating. Cell. 164(4). 747–756. 94 indexed citations
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Merk, Alan, Alberto Bartesaghi, Soojay Banerjee, et al.. (2016). Breaking Cryo-EM Resolution Barriers to Facilitate Drug Discovery. Cell. 165(7). 1698–1707. 349 indexed citations
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Frank, Gabriel A., Suneet Shukla, Prashant Rao, et al.. (2016). Cryo-EM Analysis of the Conformational Landscape of Human P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) During its Catalytic Cycle. Molecular Pharmacology. 90(1). 35–41. 68 indexed citations
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Borgnia, Mario J., Soojay Banerjee, Alan Merk, et al.. (2016). Using Cryo-EM to Map Small Ligands on Dynamic Metabolic Enzymes: Studies with Glutamate Dehydrogenase. Molecular Pharmacology. 89(6). 645–651. 34 indexed citations
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Matthies, Doreen, Alberto Bartesaghi, Alan Merk, Soojay Banerjee, & Sriram Subramaniam. (2015). Residue Specific Radiation Damage of Protein Structures using High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 108(2). 190a–190a. 2 indexed citations
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Bartesaghi, Alberto, Alan Merk, Soojay Banerjee, et al.. (2015). 2.2 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of β-galactosidase in complex with a cell-permeant inhibitor. Science. 348(6239). 1147–1151. 340 indexed citations
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Bartesaghi, Alberto, Doreen Matthies, Soojay Banerjee, Alan Merk, & Sriram Subramaniam. (2014). Structure of β-galactosidase at 3.2-Å resolution obtained by cryo-electron microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(32). 11709–11714. 160 indexed citations
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Merk, Alan & Sriram Subramaniam. (2013). HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein structure. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 23(2). 268–276. 64 indexed citations
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Bartesaghi, Alberto, Alan Merk, Mario J. Borgnia, Jacqueline L.S. Milne, & Sriram Subramaniam. (2013). Prefusion structure of trimeric HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein determined by cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 20(12). 1352–1357. 138 indexed citations
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Weck, A.L. de, Werner Aberer, M. Blanca, et al.. (2009). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity syndrome. A multicenter study. I. Clinical findings and in vitro diagnosis.. PubMed. 19(5). 355–69. 39 indexed citations
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Merk, Alan, et al.. (1984). Anti-ulcer and secretion-inhibitory properties of the tricyclic derivative doxepin in rats and dogs.. PubMed. 34(4). 468–73. 6 indexed citations

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