Alexey G. Murzin

26.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
103 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Alexey G. Murzin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexey G. Murzin has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alexey G. Murzin's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (34 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (32 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers). Alexey G. Murzin is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (34 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (32 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers). Alexey G. Murzin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. Alexey G. Murzin's co-authors include C. Chothia, Tim Hubbard, Steven E. Brenner, Sjors H. W. Scheres, Michel Goedert, Benjamin Falcon, Bernardino Ghetti, Holly J. Garringer, R. Anthony Crowther and Wenjuan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexey G. Murzin

102 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit Papers

SCOP: A structural classification of proteins database fo... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1995 2017 1993 1997 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. SCOP: A structural classification of proteins database for the investigation of sequences and structures
    1995 5.1k citations Alexey G. Murzin, Steven E. Brenner et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  2. Cryo-EM structures of tau filaments from Alzheimer’s disease
    2017 1.4k citations Benjamin Falcon, Alexey G. Murzin et al. Nature profile →
  3. OB(oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide binding)-fold: common structural and functional solution for non-homologous sequences.
    1993 795 citations Alexey G. Murzin profile →
  4. SCOP: a Structural Classification of Proteins database
    1997 762 citations Tim Hubbard, Alexey G. Murzin et al. profile →
  5. Structures of filaments from Pick’s disease reveal a novel tau protein fold
    2018 587 citations Benjamin Falcon, Wenjuan Zhang et al. Nature profile →
  6. A protein catalytic framework with an N-terminal nucleophile is capable of self-activation
    1995 515 citations Alexey G. Murzin et al. Nature profile →
  7. Structure of the HP1 chromodomain bound to histone H3 methylated at lysine 9
    2002 512 citations Peter R. Nielsen, Daniel Nietlispach et al. Nature profile →
  8. Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy
    2020 510 citations Manuel Schweighauser, Yue‐De Yang et al. Nature profile →
  9. Novel tau filament fold in chronic traumatic encephalopathy encloses hydrophobic molecules
    2019 492 citations Benjamin Falcon, Jasenko Zivanov et al. Nature profile →
  10. Novel tau filament fold in corticobasal degeneration
    2020 377 citations Wenjuan Zhang, Airi Tarutani et al. Nature profile →
  11. Heparin-induced tau filaments are polymorphic and differ from those in Alzheimer’s and Pick’s diseases
    2019 353 citations Wenjuan Zhang, Benjamin Falcon et al. profile →
  12. Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-β 42 filaments from human brains
    2022 310 citations Diana Arseni, Wenjuan Zhang et al. profile →
  13. Structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brains with Lewy pathology
    2022 262 citations Yue‐De Yang, Manuel Schweighauser et al. Nature profile →
  14. Structure of pathological TDP-43 filaments from ALS with FTLD
    2021 180 citations Diana Arseni, Masato Hasegawa et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexey G. Murzin United Kingdom 51 14.7k 4.0k 3.9k 1.4k 1.3k 103 18.6k
Sjors H. W. Scheres United Kingdom 72 19.8k 1.3× 2.9k 0.7× 5.3k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.7× 143 29.4k
Joost Schymkowitz Belgium 58 10.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 885 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 188 14.3k
Fabrizio Chiti Italy 57 16.5k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 11.4k 2.9× 2.1k 1.5× 732 0.6× 183 22.1k
Nikolay V. Dokholyan United States 66 10.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 709 0.6× 370 14.7k
Frédéric Rousseau Belgium 54 8.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 3.1k 0.8× 758 0.5× 687 0.5× 197 11.6k
Roland Riek Switzerland 73 17.2k 1.2× 3.3k 0.8× 8.1k 2.1× 2.8k 2.0× 759 0.6× 285 25.1k
Fred E. Cohen United States 85 22.7k 1.5× 3.4k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 634 0.5× 943 0.8× 181 26.2k
Markus Zweckstetter Germany 78 12.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 6.0k 1.5× 4.0k 2.9× 624 0.5× 293 19.9k
Annalisa Pastore United Kingdom 65 10.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 2.1k 0.5× 906 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 333 14.4k
Rohit V. Pappu United States 76 19.9k 1.4× 3.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.3× 646 0.5× 869 0.7× 209 23.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schweighauser, Manuel, Yue‐De Yang, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2025). Distinct tau filament folds in human MAPT mutants P301L and P301T. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(8). 1470–1478. 4 indexed citations
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Arseni, Diana, Takashi Nonaka, Max Jacobsen, et al.. (2024). Heteromeric amyloid filaments of ANXA11 and TDP-43 in FTLD-TDP type C. Nature. 634(8034). 662–668. 38 indexed citations
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Ghetti, Bernardino, Manuel Schweighauser, Max Jacobsen, et al.. (2024). TMEM106B amyloid filaments in the Biondi bodies of ependymal cells. Acta Neuropathologica. 148(1). 60–60. 2 indexed citations
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Qi, Chao, Bert M. Verheijen, Yasumasa Kokubo, et al.. (2023). Tau filaments from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex adopt the CTE fold. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(51). e2306767120–e2306767120. 22 indexed citations
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Tetter, Stephan, Diana Arseni, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2023). TAF15 amyloid filaments in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Nature. 625(7994). 345–351. 23 indexed citations
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Arseni, Diana, Alexey G. Murzin, Sew‐Yeu Peak‐Chew, et al.. (2023). TDP-43 forms amyloid filaments with a distinct fold in type A FTLD-TDP. Nature. 620(7975). 898–903. 72 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Holly J. Garringer, Yue‐De Yang, et al.. (2023). New SNCA mutation and structures of α-synuclein filaments from juvenile-onset synucleinopathy. Acta Neuropathologica. 145(5). 561–572. 48 indexed citations
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Lövestam, Sofia, David Li, Jane L. Wagstaff, et al.. (2023). Disease-specific tau filaments assemble via polymorphic intermediates. Nature. 625(7993). 119–125. 83 indexed citations
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Yang, Yue‐De, Alexey G. Murzin, Benjamin Falcon, et al.. (2021). Cryo-EM structures of tau filaments from Alzheimer’s disease with PET ligand APN-1607. Acta Neuropathologica. 141(5). 697–708. 127 indexed citations
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Arseni, Diana, Masato Hasegawa, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2021). Structure of pathological TDP-43 filaments from ALS with FTLD. Nature. 601(7891). 139–143. 180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hervás, Rubén, Michael Rau, Wenjuan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Cryo-EM structure of a neuronal functional amyloid implicated in memory persistence in Drosophila. Science. 367(6483). 1230–1234. 133 indexed citations
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Crawford, Ian, Jennifer J. Thiaville, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2020). An Unusual Route for p -Aminobenzoate Biosynthesis in Chlamydia trachomatis Involves a Probable Self-Sacrificing Diiron Oxygenase. Journal of Bacteriology. 202(20). 6 indexed citations
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Schweighauser, Manuel, Yue‐De Yang, Airi Tarutani, et al.. (2020). Structures of α-synuclein filaments from multiple system atrophy. Nature. 585(7825). 464–469. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falcon, Benjamin, Jasenko Zivanov, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2019). Novel tau filament fold in chronic traumatic encephalopathy encloses hydrophobic molecules. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Andreeva, Antonina & Alexey G. Murzin. (2006). Evolution of protein fold in the presence of functional constraints. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 16(3). 399–408. 89 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Peter R., Daniel Nietlispach, Alessia Buscaino, et al.. (2005). Structure of the Chromo Barrel Domain from the MOF Acetyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(37). 32326–32331. 44 indexed citations
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Trantı́rek, Lukáš, Yuji Nagata, Alexey G. Murzin, et al.. (2001). Reaction Mechanism and Stereochemistry of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane Dehydrochlorinase LinA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(11). 7734–7740. 56 indexed citations
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Murzin, Alexey G., Steven E. Brenner, Tim Hubbard, & C. Chothia. (1996). Understanding protein structure. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 266. 3 indexed citations
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Murzin, Alexey G.. (1993). Sweet-tasting Protein Monellin is Related to the Cystatin Family of Thiol Proteinase Inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Biology. 230(2). 689–694. 72 indexed citations
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Murzin, Alexey G., et al.. (1992). Structural principles for the propeller assembly of β‐sheets: The preference for seven‐fold symmetry. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 14(2). 191–201. 127 indexed citations

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