Albert Weixlbaumer

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Albert Weixlbaumer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Weixlbaumer has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Albert Weixlbaumer's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (19 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Albert Weixlbaumer is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (19 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Albert Weixlbaumer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Albert Weixlbaumer's co-authors include V. Ramakrishnan, Ann C. Kelley, M. Selmer, C.M. Dunham, Sabine Petry, F.V. Murphy, John R. Weir, R.M. Voorhees, Yong‐Gui Gao and David Loakes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Albert Weixlbaumer

19 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Structure of the 70 S Ribosome Complexed with mRNA and tRNA

2006 1.0k citations M. Selmer, C.M. Dunham et al. Science profile →
The Structure of the Ribosome with Elongation Factor G Trapped in the Posttranslocational State

2009 395 citations Yong‐Gui Gao, M. Selmer et al. Science profile →
Insights into substrate stabilization from snapshots of the peptidyl transferase center of the intact 70S ribosome

2009 292 citations R.M. Voorhees, Albert Weixlbaumer et al. Nature Structural & 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 Weixlbaumer United Kingdom	17	2.8k	804	267	170	152	20	2.9k
M. Selmer Sweden	21	2.3k 0.8×	593 0.7×	205 0.8×	145 0.9×	218 1.4×	42	2.6k
B.S. Schuwirth United States	6	1.6k 0.6×	524 0.7×	180 0.7×	107 0.6×	115 0.8×	6	1.8k
Hans‐Joachim Wieden Canada	23	1.9k 0.7×	668 0.8×	279 1.0×	90 0.5×	118 0.8×	63	2.2k
Kurt Fredrick United States	35	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	456 1.7×	143 0.8×	112 0.7×	72	3.0k
Heike Bartels Germany	17	2.6k 0.9×	777 1.0×	182 0.7×	134 0.8×	330 2.2×	21	2.8k
Joerg Harms Germany	19	2.3k 0.8×	712 0.9×	203 0.8×	102 0.6×	202 1.3×	24	2.6k
Frank Peske Germany	30	2.5k 0.9×	704 0.9×	321 1.2×	298 1.8×	83 0.5×	43	2.6k
M.A. Borovinskaya United States	4	1.5k 0.6×	452 0.6×	175 0.7×	113 0.7×	88 0.6×	5	1.7k
Scott Bailey United States	28	2.0k 0.7×	539 0.7×	201 0.8×	132 0.8×	108 0.7×	39	2.4k
Ann C. Kelley United Kingdom	24	4.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	355 1.3×	272 1.6×	238 1.6×	25	4.3k

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Takács, Mária, et al.. (2025). DNA topoisomerase I acts as supercoiling sensor for bacterial transcription elongation. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 33(1). 134–144.

Webster, Michael, Adrien Chauvier, Andrea Graziadei, et al.. (2024). Molecular basis of mRNA delivery to the bacterial ribosome. Science. 386(6725). eado8476–eado8476. 10 indexed citations

Dumas, Philippe, Mária Takács, Arnaud Vanden Broeck, et al.. (2022). Transcription factors modulate RNA polymerase conformational equilibrium. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1546–1546. 28 indexed citations

Dey, Sanjay Kumar, et al.. (2022). Structural insights into RNA-mediated transcription regulation in bacteria. Molecular Cell. 82(20). 3885–3900.e10. 17 indexed citations

Weixlbaumer, Albert, et al.. (2021). Coupling of Transcription and Translation in Archaea: Cues From the Bacterial World. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 661827–661827. 21 indexed citations

Webster, Michael & Albert Weixlbaumer. (2021). Macromolecular assemblies supporting transcription-translation coupling. Transcription. 12(4). 103–125. 13 indexed citations

Webster, Michael, et al.. (2020). Structural basis of transcription-translation coupling and collision in bacteria. Science. 369(6509). 1355–1359. 85 indexed citations

Takács, Mária, et al.. (2019). Structural Basis of Transcription: RNA Polymerase Backtracking and Its Reactivation. Molecular Cell. 75(2). 298–309.e4. 76 indexed citations

Myasnikov, Alexander G., James Chen, Corinne Crucifix, et al.. (2018). Structural Basis for NusA Stabilized Transcriptional Pausing. Molecular Cell. 69(5). 816–827.e4. 121 indexed citations

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Weixlbaumer, Albert, Katherine Leon, Robert Landick, & Seth A. Darst. (2013). Structural Basis of Transcriptional Pausing in Bacteria. Cell. 152(3). 431–441. 116 indexed citations

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Selmer, M., Yong‐Gui Gao, Albert Weixlbaumer, & V. Ramakrishnan. (2012). Ribosome engineering to promote new crystal forms. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 68(5). 578–583. 24 indexed citations

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Voorhees, R.M., Albert Weixlbaumer, David Loakes, Ann C. Kelley, & V. Ramakrishnan. (2009). Insights into substrate stabilization from snapshots of the peptidyl transferase center of the intact 70S ribosome. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 16(5). 528–533. 292 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Yong‐Gui, M. Selmer, C.M. Dunham, et al.. (2009). The Structure of the Ribosome with Elongation Factor G Trapped in the Posttranslocational State. Science. 326(5953). 694–699. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weixlbaumer, Albert, Hong Jin, Cajetan Neubauer, et al.. (2008). Insights into Translational Termination from the Structure of RF2 Bound to the Ribosome. Science. 322(5903). 953–956. 226 indexed citations

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Petry, Sabine, Albert Weixlbaumer, & V. Ramakrishnan. (2008). The termination of translation. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 18(1). 70–77. 46 indexed citations

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Kurata, Shinya, Albert Weixlbaumer, Takashi Ohtsuki, et al.. (2008). Modified Uridines with C5-methylene Substituents at the First Position of the tRNA Anticodon Stabilize U·G Wobble Pairing during Decoding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(27). 18801–18811. 121 indexed citations

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Weixlbaumer, Albert, Sabine Petry, C.M. Dunham, et al.. (2007). Crystal structure of the ribosome recycling factor bound to the ribosome. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 14(8). 733–737. 69 indexed citations

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Weixlbaumer, Albert, F.V. Murphy, Agnieszka Dziergowska, et al.. (2007). Mechanism for expanding the decoding capacity of transfer RNAs by modification of uridines. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 14(6). 498–502. 151 indexed citations

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Selmer, M., C.M. Dunham, F.V. Murphy, et al.. (2006). Structure of the 70 S Ribosome Complexed with mRNA and tRNA. Science. 313(5795). 1935–1942. 1036 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weixlbaumer, Albert. (2004). Determination of thermodynamic parameters for HIV DIS type loop-loop kissing complexes. Nucleic Acids Research. 32(17). 5126–5133. 46 indexed citations

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