Alexander Stein

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander Stein is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Stein has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cell Biology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Alexander Stein's work include Cellular transport and secretion (19 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Alexander Stein is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (19 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (6 papers). Alexander Stein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Alexander Stein's co-authors include Reinhard Jahn, Dirk Fasshauer, Ajaybabu V. Pobbati, Dietmar Riedel, M.C. Wahl, Gert Weber, Anand Radhakrishnan, Tom A. Rapoport, Pedro Carvalho and Lukas K. Tamm and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Stein

23 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Cryo-EM structure of the protein-conducting ERAD channel Hrd1 in complex with Hrd3

2017 143 citations Stefan Schoebel, Wei Mi et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Stein Germany	21	2.0k	1.8k	453	245	225	23	2.4k
Marijn G. J. Ford United States	12	2.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	253 0.6×	375 1.5×	112 0.5×	21	2.7k
Jan Schmoranzer Germany	24	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	348 0.8×	254 1.0×	94 0.4×	44	2.9k
Jan R.T. van Weering Netherlands	28	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	376 0.8×	378 1.5×	203 0.9×	56	2.4k
Ulf Matti Germany	28	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	561 1.2×	207 0.8×	244 1.1×	39	2.5k
Jeffrey E. Gerst Israel	39	3.1k 1.6×	1.9k 1.1×	237 0.5×	235 1.0×	113 0.5×	72	3.8k
Ying Lai United States	25	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	565 1.2×	387 1.6×	270 1.2×	46	2.6k
Fubito Nakatsu Japan	25	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	295 0.7×	282 1.2×	209 0.9×	34	2.5k
David Tareste France	17	1.4k 0.7×	891 0.5×	194 0.4×	149 0.6×	143 0.6×	26	1.7k
Beverly Wendland United States	41	4.0k 2.0×	3.4k 1.9×	864 1.9×	491 2.0×	193 0.9×	69	5.2k
Adele Gibson United Kingdom	18	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	283 0.6×	551 2.2×	145 0.6×	21	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Stein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Stein

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Leidner, Florian, Ashok K. Rout, Claudia Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Determinants of chemoselectivity in ubiquitination by the J2 family of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes. The EMBO Journal. 43(24). 6705–6739. 3 indexed citations

Denkert, Niels, et al.. (2020). Hrd1 forms the retrotranslocation pore regulated by auto-ubiquitination and binding of misfolded proteins. Nature Cell Biology. 22(3). 274–281. 63 indexed citations

Foresti, Ombretta, et al.. (2019). Quality Control of Protein Complex Assembly by a Transmembrane Recognition Factor. Molecular Cell. 77(1). 108–119.e9. 57 indexed citations

Schoebel, Stefan, Wei Mi, Alexander Stein, et al.. (2017). Cryo-EM structure of the protein-conducting ERAD channel Hrd1 in complex with Hrd3. Nature. 548(7667). 352–355. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

Stein, Alexander, Annamaria Ruggiano, Pedro Carvalho, & Tom A. Rapoport. (2014). Key Steps in ERAD of Luminal ER Proteins Reconstituted with Purified Components. Cell. 158(6). 1375–1388. 147 indexed citations

Li, Huiming, et al.. (2012). Balanced interactions of calcineurin with AKAP79 regulate Ca2+–calcineurin–NFAT signaling. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 19(3). 337–345. 121 indexed citations

Wiederhold, Katrin, Tobias H. Kloepper, Alexander M. Walter, et al.. (2010). A Coiled Coil Trigger Site Is Essential for Rapid Binding of Synaptobrevin to the SNARE Acceptor Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(28). 21549–21559. 21 indexed citations

Ellena, Jeffrey F., Binyong Liang, Alexander Stein, et al.. (2009). Dynamic structure of lipid-bound synaptobrevin suggests a nucleation-propagation mechanism for trans-SNARE complex formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(48). 20306–20311. 95 indexed citations

Radhakrishnan, Anand, Alexander Stein, Reinhard Jahn, & Dirk Fasshauer. (2009). The Ca2+ Affinity of Synaptotagmin 1 Is Markedly Increased by a Specific Interaction of Its C2B Domain with Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(38). 25749–25760. 107 indexed citations

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Stein, Alexander, Gert Weber, M.C. Wahl, & Reinhard Jahn. (2009). Helical extension of the neuronal SNARE complex into the membrane. Nature. 460(7254). 525–528. 335 indexed citations

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Domańska, Marta K., Volker Kiessling, Alexander Stein, Dirk Fasshauer, & Lukas K. Tamm. (2009). Single Vesicle Millisecond Fusion Kinetics Reveals Number of SNARE Complexes Optimal for Fast SNARE-mediated Membrane Fusion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(46). 32158–32166. 142 indexed citations

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Stein, Alexander, et al.. (2009). Discrimination between docking and fusion of liposomes reconstituted with neuronal SNARE-proteins using FCS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(44). 18575–18580. 63 indexed citations

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Holt, Matthew G., Dietmar Riedel, Alexander Stein, Christina G. Schuette, & Reinhard Jahn. (2008). Synaptic Vesicles Are Constitutively Active Fusion Machines that Function Independently of Ca2+. Current Biology. 18(10). 715–722. 53 indexed citations

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Chua, John Jia En, Alexander Stein, Ulrike Winter, et al.. (2007). A Novel Site of Action for α-SNAP in the SNARE Conformational Cycle Controlling Membrane Fusion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(3). 776–784. 37 indexed citations

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Siddiqui, Tabrez J., et al.. (2007). Determinants of Synaptobrevin Regulation in Membranes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(6). 2037–2046. 45 indexed citations

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Stein, Alexander, Anand Radhakrishnan, Dietmar Riedel, Dirk Fasshauer, & Reinhard Jahn. (2007). Synaptotagmin activates membrane fusion through a Ca2+-dependent trans interaction with phospholipids. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 14(10). 904–911. 131 indexed citations

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Pobbati, Ajaybabu V., Alexander Stein, & Dirk Fasshauer. (2006). N- to C-Terminal SNARE Complex Assembly Promotes Rapid Membrane Fusion. Science. 313(5787). 673–676. 290 indexed citations

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Sakaba, Takeshi, Alexander Stein, Reinhard Jahn, & Erwin Neher. (2005). Distinct Kinetic Changes in Neurotransmitter Release After SNARE Protein Cleavage. Science. 309(5733). 491–494. 104 indexed citations

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Sakaba, Takeshi, Alexander Stein, & Erwin Neher. (2005). Distinct kinetic changes in neurotransmitter release after SNARE protein cleavage. e-Neuroforum. 11(4). 128–129. 1 indexed citations

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Beug, Hartmut, F Katz, Alexander Stein, & Günther Gerisch. (1973). Quantitation of Membrane Sites in Aggregating Dictyostelium Cells by Use of Tritiated Univalent Antibody. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 70(11). 3150–3154. 51 indexed citations

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