Andreas Brech

29.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
118 papers, 19.9k citations indexed

About

Andreas Brech is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Brech has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 19.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Cell Biology, 69 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Brech's work include Cellular transport and secretion (51 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (36 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (16 papers). Andreas Brech is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (51 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (36 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (16 papers). Andreas Brech collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Germany. Andreas Brech's co-authors include Harald Stenmark, Terje Johansen, Trond Lamark, Geir Bjørkøy, Aud Øvervatn, Heidi Outzen, Serhiy Pankiv, Jack‐Ansgar Bruun, Anne Simonsen and Maria Perander and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Brech

117 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degra... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2007 2005 2009 1998 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degradation of Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates by Autophagy
    2007 3.7k citations Serhiy Pankiv, Trond Lamark et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  2. p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death
    2005 2.7k citations Geir Bjørkøy, Trond Lamark et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. Chapter 12 Monitoring Autophagic Degradation of p62/SQSTM1
    2009 958 citations Geir Bjørkøy, Trond Lamark et al. profile →
  4. EEA1 links PI(3)K function to Rab5 regulation of endosome fusion
    1998 925 citations Anne Simonsen, Andreas Brech et al. profile →
  5. Multivesicular Endosome Biogenesis in the Absence of ESCRTs
    2009 577 citations Catherine S. Wegner, Harald Stenmark et al. profile →
  6. Promoting basal levels of autophagy in the nervous system enhances longevity and oxidant resistance in adult Drosophila
    2008 556 citations Anne Simonsen, Andreas Brech et al. Autophagy profile →
  7. Functional multivesicular bodies are required for autophagic clearance of protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative disease
    2007 506 citations Camilla Raiborg, Lene Malerød et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  8. FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end–directed vesicle transport
    2010 500 citations Serhiy Pankiv, Andreas Brech et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  9. Microenvironmental autophagy promotes tumour growth
    2017 363 citations Sebastian W. Schultz, Kay Oliver Schink et al. profile →
  10. Wetting regulates autophagy of phase-separated compartments and the cytosol
    2021 173 citations Sebastian W. Schultz, Harald Stenmark et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas Brech Norway 57 10.7k 10.3k 6.5k 2.4k 2.0k 118 19.9k
Trond Lamark Norway 49 10.4k 1.0× 13.9k 1.4× 4.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 67 20.2k
Sharon A. Tooze United Kingdom 67 8.2k 0.8× 9.9k 1.0× 7.1k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 175 17.2k
Eeva‐Liisa Eskelinen Finland 56 7.0k 0.7× 9.4k 0.9× 4.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 113 15.7k
Terje Johansen Norway 76 16.1k 1.5× 18.4k 1.8× 6.8k 1.1× 2.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.3× 169 30.2k
Patrice Codogno France 78 12.7k 1.2× 15.7k 1.5× 4.8k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 251 25.0k
Akitsugu Yamamoto Japan 76 14.1k 1.3× 15.2k 1.5× 7.9k 1.2× 3.6k 1.5× 3.0k 1.5× 210 29.5k
Fulvio Reggiori Netherlands 70 8.4k 0.8× 9.2k 0.9× 6.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 189 17.4k
Jayanta Debnath United States 58 9.3k 0.9× 7.5k 0.7× 3.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 106 17.1k
Tohru Natsume Japan 58 11.3k 1.1× 5.1k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 894 0.4× 198 16.3k
Ivan Đikić Germany 100 26.9k 2.5× 14.5k 1.4× 8.9k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 292 40.8k

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All Works

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Lerche, Martina, Mathilde Mathieu, Hellyeh Hamidi, et al.. (2025). Regulation of cell dynamics by rapid integrin transport through the biosynthetic pathway. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(2).
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Pankiv, Serhiy, et al.. (2024). BEACH domain proteins function as cargo-sorting adaptors in secretory and endocytic pathways. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(12). 5 indexed citations
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Sandoz, Patrick A., Sarah Thunberg, Elina Erikson, et al.. (2023). Modulation of lytic molecules restrain serial killing in γδ T lymphocytes. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6035–6035. 10 indexed citations
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Pust, Sascha, Andreas Brech, Catherine S. Wegner, Harald Stenmark, & Kaisa Haglund. (2023). Vesicle-mediated transport of ALIX and ESCRT-III to the intercellular bridge during cytokinesis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(8). 235–235. 7 indexed citations
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Hessvik, Nina P., Krizia Sagini, Marta Rodríguez, et al.. (2023). siRNA screening reveals that SNAP29 contributes to exosome release. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(7). 177–177. 10 indexed citations
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Radulovic, Maja, Eva M. Wenzel, Alf Håkon Lystad, et al.. (2022). Cholesterol transfer via endoplasmic reticulum contacts mediates lysosome damage repair. The EMBO Journal. 41(24). e112677–e112677. 89 indexed citations
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Larsen, Kenneth Bowitz, Zambarlal Bhujabal, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2022). TRIM27 is an autophagy substrate facilitating mitochondria clustering and mitophagy via phosphorylated TBK1. FEBS Journal. 290(4). 1096–1116. 11 indexed citations
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Juzenas, Petras, Andreas Brech, Trond Warloe, et al.. (2022). Photodynamic Effects with 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Cytokines and Exosomes in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. Biomedicines. 10(2). 232–232. 4 indexed citations
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Tan, Kia Wee, Viola Nähse, Coen Campsteijn, et al.. (2021). JIP4 is recruited by the phosphoinositide-binding protein Phafin2 to promote recycling tubules on macropinosomes. Journal of Cell Science. 134(14). 9 indexed citations
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Ravussin, Anthony, Andreas Brech, Sharon A. Tooze, & Harald Stenmark. (2021). The phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate-binding protein SNX4 controls ATG9A recycling and autophagy. Journal of Cell Science. 134(3). 31 indexed citations
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Liese, Susanne, Eva M. Wenzel, Ingrid Kjos, et al.. (2020). Protein crowding mediates membrane remodeling in upstream ESCRT-induced formation of intraluminal vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 28614–28624. 23 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhen, Michael J. Munson, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2019). ESCRT-mediated phagophore sealing during mitophagy. Autophagy. 16(5). 826–841. 136 indexed citations
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Mejlvang, Jakob, Hallvard Lauritz Olsvik, Steingrim Svenning, et al.. (2018). Starvation induces rapid degradation of selective autophagy receptors by endosomal microautophagy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(10). 3640–3655. 207 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Eva M., Sebastian W. Schultz, Kay Oliver Schink, et al.. (2018). Concerted ESCRT and clathrin recruitment waves define the timing and morphology of intraluminal vesicle formation. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2932–2932. 94 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Nina Marie, Eva M. Wenzel, Sebastian W. Schultz, et al.. (2015). Structure, Dynamics, and Functionality of Tankyrase Inhibitor-Induced Degradasomes. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(11). 1487–1501. 36 indexed citations
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Wu, Xi, Andreas Brech, Caihong Fang, et al.. (2013). The use of femto-second lasers to trigger powerful explosions of gold nanorods to destroy cancer cells. Biomaterials. 34(26). 6157–6162. 20 indexed citations
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Shahnazari, Shahab, et al.. (2009). The Adaptor Protein p62/SQSTM1 Targets Invading Bacteria to the Autophagy Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 183(9). 5909–5916. 450 indexed citations
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Pankiv, Serhiy, Trond Lamark, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2007). p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degradation of Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates by Autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(33). 24131–24145. 3704 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bjørkøy, Geir, Trond Lamark, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2005). p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(4). 603–614. 2693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brech, Andreas, et al.. (1998). Endocytosed ricin and asialoorosomucoid follow different intracellular pathways in hepatocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1373(1). 195–208. 13 indexed citations

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