Albert Schmitz

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Albert Schmitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Schmitz has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Albert Schmitz's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers). Albert Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (4 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers). Albert Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Albert Schmitz's co-authors include David J. Galas, Ponzy Lu, Jeffrey H Miller, Don Ganem, Christine Coulondre, Jeffrey H Miller, Ursula Schmeissner, Hans Sommer, Murielle Hofer and Paolo Paganetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Albert Schmitz

20 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

DNAase footprinting a simple method for the detection of protein-DNA binding specificity

1978 1.9k citations David J. Galas, Albert Schmitz Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Genetic studies of the lac repressor

1977 449 citations Jeffrey H Miller, Don Ganem et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Albert Schmitz Switzerland	16	2.5k	1.1k	329	215	197	21	3.1k
Hans‐Joachim Fritz Germany	27	2.8k 1.1×	948 0.9×	404 1.2×	234 1.1×	122 0.6×	62	3.3k
Arnold Revzin United States	22	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	349 1.1×	199 0.9×	143 0.7×	34	3.3k
Umadas Maitra United States	38	3.4k 1.3×	781 0.7×	526 1.6×	158 0.7×	231 1.2×	102	3.7k
Achilles Dugaiczyk United States	31	2.5k 1.0×	739 0.7×	211 0.6×	316 1.5×	278 1.4×	59	3.3k
G. Buttin France	26	1.7k 0.7×	707 0.6×	175 0.5×	191 0.9×	205 1.0×	50	2.2k
Jack S. Benner United States	35	4.1k 1.6×	808 0.7×	502 1.5×	212 1.0×	344 1.7×	56	4.7k
Rachel B. Kapust United States	11	2.1k 0.8×	486 0.4×	275 0.8×	144 0.7×	307 1.6×	12	2.8k
Sergey Korolev United States	26	2.5k 1.0×	767 0.7×	169 0.5×	205 1.0×	209 1.1×	58	3.0k
T.H. Tahirov United States	31	3.2k 1.3×	952 0.9×	372 1.1×	216 1.0×	401 2.0×	115	4.0k
David E. Pettijohn United States	32	3.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	844 2.6×	253 1.2×	261 1.3×	61	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Albert Schmitz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Albert Schmitz

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ullman, Brett R., Teresa Aja, Ning Chen, et al.. (2005). Structure–activity relationships within a series of caspase inhibitors. Part 2: Heterocyclic warheads. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(15). 3632–3636. 12 indexed citations

Weihofen, Andreas, Marius K. Lemberg, Elena Friedmann, et al.. (2003). Targeting Presenilin-type Aspartic Protease Signal Peptide Peptidase with γ-Secretase Inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(19). 16528–16533. 109 indexed citations

Ullman, Brett R., Teresa Aja, Thomas L. Deckwerth, et al.. (2003). Structure–Activity relationships within a series of caspase inhibitors: effect of leaving group modifications. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(20). 3623–3626. 14 indexed citations

Vogel, Peter, Herman van der Putten, Erik Popp, et al.. (2003). Improved Resuscitation after Cardiac Arrest in Rats Expressing the Baculovirus Caspase Inhibitor Protein p35 in Central Neurons. Anesthesiology. 99(1). 112–121. 27 indexed citations

Karanewsky, Donald S., Robert J. Ternansky, Ning Chen, et al.. (2002). Acyl dipeptides as reversible caspase inhibitors. Part 2: further optimization. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(20). 2973–2975. 9 indexed citations

Deckwerth, Thomas L., Lisa M. Adams, Christoph Wießner, et al.. (2001). Long‐term protection of brain tissue from cerebral ischemia by peripherally administered peptidomimetic caspase inhibitors. Drug Development Research. 52(4). 579–586. 15 indexed citations

Krebs, Joseph, Robert C. Armstrong, Anu Srinivasan, et al.. (1999). Activation of Membrane-associated Procaspase-3 Is Regulated by Bcl-2. The Journal of Cell Biology. 144(5). 915–926. 56 indexed citations

Heider, Andrea, et al.. (1997). Hypersensitivity reactions to parenteral lipid solutions. Supportive Care in Cancer. 5(6). 504–505. 22 indexed citations

Towbin, Harry, et al.. (1996). Neoepitope Immunoassay: An Assay for Human Interleukin 1β Based on an Antibody Induced Conformational Change. Journal of Immunoassay. 17(4). 353–369. 3 indexed citations

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Henrion, Jean, L. Colin, Albert Schmitz, Michaël Schapira, & Francis Heller. (1993). Ischemic Hepatitis in Cirrhosis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 16(1). 35–39. 26 indexed citations

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Schlunegger, Michael P., Nico Cerletti, David Cox, et al.. (1992). Crystallization and preliminary X‐ray analysis of recombinant human transforming growth factor β2. FEBS Letters. 303(1). 91–93. 19 indexed citations

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Marco, Stefania Di, F. Märki, Hans Hofstetter, et al.. (1992). Purification, Analysis, and Enzymatic Activity of Recombinant Human Synovial Fluid Phospholipase A2 and N-Terminal Variants. The Journal of Biochemistry. 112(3). 350–354. 21 indexed citations

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Oostrum, Jan van, John P. Priestle, Markus G. Grütter, & Albert Schmitz. (1991). The structure of murine interleukin-1 β at 2.8 Å resolution. Journal of Structural Biology. 107(2). 189–195. 24 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Albert & David J. Galas. (1980). Sequence-specific interactions of the tight-binding I12-X86 lac repressor with non-operator DNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 8(3). 487–506. 27 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Albert & David J. Galas. (1979). The interaction of RNA polymerase and lac repressor with the lac control region. Nucleic Acids Research. 6(1). 111–137. 262 indexed citations

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Miller, Jeffrey H, Christine Coulondre, Murielle Hofer, et al.. (1979). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 131(2). 191–222. 118 indexed citations

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Sommer, Hans, Albert Schmitz, Ursula Schmeissner, Jeffrey H Miller, & H. G. Wittmann. (1978). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 123(3). 454–456. 15 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Albert, Christine Coulondre, & Jeffrey H Miller. (1978). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 123(3). 431–454. 47 indexed citations

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Galas, David J. & Albert Schmitz. (1978). DNAase footprinting a simple method for the detection of protein-DNA binding specificity. Nucleic Acids Research. 5(9). 3157–3170. 1851 indexed citations breakdown →

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Miller, Jeffrey H, Don Ganem, Ponzy Lu, & Albert Schmitz. (1977). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 109(2). 275–298. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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