Andreas Schirmer

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Andreas Schirmer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Schirmer has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Andreas Schirmer's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Andreas Schirmer is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Andreas Schirmer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and South Korea. Andreas Schirmer's co-authors include Stephen B. del Cardayré, Mathew A. Rude, Dieter Jendrossek, Xuezhi Li, Zhihao Hu, Hans G. Schlegel, Jay D. Keasling, Yisheng Kang, Gregory Bokinsky and Eric J. Steen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Schirmer

28 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial production of fatty-acid-derived fuels and chem... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2010 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Microbial production of fatty-acid-derived fuels and chemicals from plant biomass
    2010 1.0k citations Eric J. Steen, Yisheng Kang et al. Nature profile →
  2. Microbial Biosynthesis of Alkanes
    2010 774 citations Andreas Schirmer, Mathew A. Rude et al. Science 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 Schirmer Germany 20 2.7k 1.2k 638 540 483 29 3.8k
Brian F. Pfleger United States 41 4.2k 1.6× 2.0k 1.6× 473 0.7× 284 0.5× 345 0.7× 110 5.9k
Pablo I. Nikel Denmark 50 5.7k 2.1× 1.8k 1.4× 844 1.3× 201 0.4× 851 1.8× 168 7.6k
Zhiwen Wang China 37 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 184 0.3× 118 0.2× 161 0.3× 172 4.5k
Mats Sandgren Sweden 39 2.8k 1.0× 3.4k 2.8× 686 1.1× 110 0.2× 209 0.4× 108 5.3k
Tomohiro Imura Japan 42 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 543 0.9× 102 0.2× 2.3k 4.7× 136 4.7k
Ahmad Homaei Iran 39 2.2k 0.8× 692 0.6× 303 0.5× 101 0.2× 183 0.4× 93 3.9k
Sathyanarayana N. Gummadi India 28 1.3k 0.5× 806 0.7× 108 0.2× 353 0.7× 280 0.6× 159 3.1k
Taek Soon Lee United States 43 5.2k 1.9× 2.1k 1.7× 150 0.2× 1.0k 1.9× 78 0.2× 95 6.6k
Tae Seok Moon United States 30 3.3k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 158 0.2× 172 0.3× 232 0.5× 98 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Andreas Schirmer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andreas Schirmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andreas Schirmer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andreas Schirmer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andreas Schirmer 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 Andreas Schirmer. Andreas Schirmer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Farcet, Maria R., et al.. (2019). Measles virus neutralizing antibodies in immunoglobulin lots produced from plasma collected in Europe or the United States. Vaccine. 37(24). 3151–3153. 5 indexed citations
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Farcet, Maria R., Jens Modrof, Andreas Schirmer, et al.. (2018). Continued use of poliovirus after eradication: hyper‐attenuated strains as a safe alternative for release testing of human immunoglobulins. Transfusion. 58(S3). 3084–3089. 5 indexed citations
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Schirmer, Andreas, et al.. (2010). Microbial Biosynthesis of Alkanes. Science. 329(5991). 559–562. 774 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steen, Eric J., Yisheng Kang, Gregory Bokinsky, et al.. (2010). Microbial production of fatty-acid-derived fuels and chemicals from plant biomass. Nature. 463(7280). 559–562. 1040 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rude, Mathew A. & Andreas Schirmer. (2009). New microbial fuels: a biotech perspective. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 12(3). 274–281. 239 indexed citations
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Schrader, Joachim, et al.. (2007). BP Goal Achievement in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension. Clinical Drug Investigation. 27(11). 783–796. 6 indexed citations
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Fieseler, Lars, Ute Hentschel, Lubomir Grozdanov, et al.. (2007). Widespread Occurrence and Genomic Context of Unusually Small Polyketide Synthase Genes in Microbial Consortia Associated with Marine Sponges. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(7). 2144–2155. 64 indexed citations
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Mitrović, Veselin, H. H. Klein, J. Kreuzer, et al.. (2005). Influence of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with documented atherosclerosis. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 94(5). 336–342. 26 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhihao, N. Viswanathan, Andreas Schirmer, et al.. (2003). Cloning and characterization of a gene cluster for geldanamycin production inStreptomyces hygroscopicusNRRL 3602. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 218(2). 223–230. 135 indexed citations
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Carreras, Christopher W., Andreas Schirmer, Ziyang Zhong, & Daniel V. Santi. (2003). Filter binding assay for the geldanamycin–heat shock protein 90 interaction. Analytical Biochemistry. 317(1). 40–46. 26 indexed citations
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Revill, W. Peter, Jan Voda, Loleta Chung, et al.. (2002). Genetically Engineered Analogs of Ascomycin for Nerve Regeneration. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 302(3). 1278–1285. 41 indexed citations
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Schirmer, Andreas & R. Schmidt. (2000). Widersprüche. J.B. Metzler eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Schirmer, Andreas & R. Schmidt. (2000). Widersprüche : zur frühen Nietzsche-Rezeption. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Schirmer, Andreas, et al.. (1999). Entdecken und Verraten : zu Leben und Werk Friedrich Nietzsches. 2 indexed citations
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Schirmer, Andreas & Roberto Kolter. (1998). Computational analysis of bacterial sulfatases and their modifying enzymes. Chemistry & Biology. 5(8). R181–R186. 32 indexed citations
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Mergaert, Joris, Andreas Schirmer, Lysiane Hauben, et al.. (1996). Isolation and Identification of Poly(3-Hydroxyvalerate)-Degrading Strains of Pseudomonas lemoignei. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46(3). 769–773. 31 indexed citations
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Jendrossek, Dieter, Andreas Schirmer, & Hans G. Schlegel. (1996). Biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 46(5-6). 451–463. 318 indexed citations
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Stenbæk, Eva I. & Andreas Schirmer. (1994). Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 2 antibodies in pig sera by an inhibition enzyme immuno assay (EIA). Veterinary Microbiology. 39(3-4). 231–244. 7 indexed citations

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