Alexander Zipperer

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Zipperer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Zipperer has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander Zipperer's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (4 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (3 papers). Alexander Zipperer is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (4 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (3 papers). Alexander Zipperer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and France. Alexander Zipperer's co-authors include Bernhard Krismer, Andreas Peschel, Christopher Weidenmaier, Daniela Janek, Martin C. Konnerth, Stephanie Grond, Anne Berscheid, Nadine A. Schilling, Heike Brötz‐Oesterhelt and Hubert Kalbacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Zipperer

8 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization

2016 653 citations Alexander Zipperer, Martin C. Konnerth et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Alexander Zipperer

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Daniela Janek Germany

Anne Berscheid Germany

Marc Burian Germany

Nadine A. Schilling Germany

Christoph Slavetinsky Germany

Martin C. Konnerth Germany

Matthias Marschal Germany

Matthias Willmann Germany

Mojtaba Memariani Iran

Hamed Memariani Iran

Daniela Janek Germany

Alexander Zipperer

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Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Zipperer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Zipperer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Zipperer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander Zipperer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander Zipperer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander Zipperer. Alexander Zipperer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Schulze, Laura, Thales Kronenberger, Khaled A. Selim, et al.. (2025). The human microbiome-derived antimicrobial lugdunin self-regulates its biosynthesis by a feed-forward mechanism. mBio. 16(4). e0357124–e0357124.

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Zipperer, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Cytotoxicity Assays as Predictors of the Safety and Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents. Methods in molecular biology. 2601. 153–167. 3 indexed citations

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Zipperer, Alexander, Martin C. Konnerth, Simon Heilbronner, et al.. (2020). Secretion of and Self-Resistance to the Novel Fibupeptide Antimicrobial Lugdunin by Distinct ABC Transporters in Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 65(1). 15 indexed citations

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Schilling, Nadine A., Anne Berscheid, Martin C. Konnerth, et al.. (2019). Synthetic Lugdunin Analogues Reveal Essential Structural Motifs for Antimicrobial Action and Proton Translocation Capability. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(27). 9234–9238. 61 indexed citations

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Schilling, Nadine A., Anne Berscheid, Martin C. Konnerth, et al.. (2019). Synthetische Analoga zeigen die essentiellen Strukturmotive von Lugdunin und seinen Protonentransport. Angewandte Chemie. 131(27). 9333–9338. 3 indexed citations

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Krismer, Bernhard, Christopher Weidenmaier, Alexander Zipperer, & Andreas Peschel. (2017). The commensal lifestyle of Staphylococcus aureus and its interactions with the nasal microbiota. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 15(11). 675–687. 249 indexed citations

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Zipperer, Alexander & Dorothee Kretschmer. (2016). Cytotoxicity Assays as Predictors of the Safety and Efficacy of Antimicrobial Agents. Methods in molecular biology. 1520. 107–118. 4 indexed citations

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Janek, Daniela, Alexander Zipperer, Andreas Kulik, Bernhard Krismer, & Andreas Peschel. (2016). High Frequency and Diversity of Antimicrobial Activities Produced by Nasal Staphylococcus Strains against Bacterial Competitors. PLoS Pathogens. 12(8). e1005812–e1005812. 109 indexed citations

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Zipperer, Alexander, Martin C. Konnerth, Anne Berscheid, et al.. (2016). Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization. Nature. 535(7613). 511–516. 653 indexed citations breakdown →

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