Astrid Wirtz

908 total citations
33 papers, 703 citations indexed

About

Astrid Wirtz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Astrid Wirtz has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 703 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Astrid Wirtz's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (14 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers). Astrid Wirtz is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (14 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers). Astrid Wirtz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Italy. Astrid Wirtz's co-authors include Andreas Burkovski, Tim Müller, Karl‐Erich Jaeger, Thomas Drepper, Gabriele Beckers, Ulrich Krauß, Martina Pohl, Anita Loeschcke, Michael Bott and Frank Rosenau and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Astrid Wirtz

32 papers receiving 696 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Astrid Wirtz Germany 14 444 156 143 75 74 33 703
Yongzhen Xia China 20 775 1.7× 154 1.0× 100 0.7× 205 2.7× 28 0.4× 60 1.4k
Colin W. Jones United Kingdom 23 702 1.6× 127 0.8× 120 0.8× 134 1.8× 86 1.2× 44 1.1k
Mami Matsuda Japan 20 674 1.5× 173 1.1× 79 0.6× 28 0.4× 15 0.2× 40 965
Julian N. Rosenberg United States 17 633 1.4× 449 2.9× 45 0.3× 42 0.6× 21 0.3× 27 1.9k
Anita Loeschcke Germany 22 821 1.8× 249 1.6× 122 0.9× 273 3.6× 51 0.7× 40 1.3k
Xiaoming Tan China 24 1.3k 2.9× 280 1.8× 147 1.0× 43 0.6× 19 0.3× 64 1.7k
Katia Duquesne France 15 371 0.8× 215 1.4× 22 0.2× 86 1.1× 40 0.5× 28 800
Dale B. Karr United States 13 310 0.7× 69 0.4× 293 2.0× 135 1.8× 38 0.5× 27 741
Jia Feng China 18 557 1.3× 124 0.8× 316 2.2× 18 0.2× 24 0.3× 41 1.3k
Nigel J. Mouncey United States 15 538 1.2× 42 0.3× 59 0.4× 38 0.5× 17 0.2× 24 729

Countries citing papers authored by Astrid Wirtz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Astrid Wirtz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Astrid Wirtz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Astrid Wirtz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Astrid Wirtz 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 Astrid Wirtz. Astrid Wirtz 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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Jensen, Kenneth, Tino Polen, Astrid Wirtz, et al.. (2025). Upcycling of polyamides through chemical hydrolysis and engineered Pseudomonas putida. Nature Microbiology. 10(3). 667–680. 13 indexed citations
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Mack, Christina, Astrid Wirtz, Michael Bott, et al.. (2025). ALE reveals a surprising link between [Fe-S] cluster formation, tryptophan biosynthesis and the potential regulatory protein TrpP in Corynebacterium glutamicum. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 214–214. 1 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Astrid, et al.. (2024). Selective production of the itaconic acid-derived compounds 2-hydroxyparaconic and itatartaric acid. Metabolic Engineering Communications. 19. e00252–e00252.
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Wirtz, Astrid, et al.. (2024). Establishing an itaconic acid production process with Ustilago species on the low-cost substrate starch. FEMS Yeast Research. 24. 1 indexed citations
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Berger, Daniel, Christina Mack, Astrid Wirtz, et al.. (2023). Discovery of novel amino acid production traits by evolution of synthetic co-cultures. Microbial Cell Factories. 22(1). 71–71. 9 indexed citations
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Sharma, Vikas, et al.. (2021). Genome Sequence of the Bacteriophage CL31 and Interaction with the Host Strain Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032. Viruses. 13(3). 495–495. 3 indexed citations
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Hilgers, Fabienne, Astrid Wirtz, Beatrix Santiago‐Schübel, et al.. (2021). Production of C20, C30 and C40 terpenes in the engineered phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus. Journal of Biotechnology. 338. 20–30. 9 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Astrid, et al.. (2021). Biosensor-based isolation of amino acid-producing Vibrio natriegens strains. Metabolic Engineering Communications. 13. e00187–e00187. 14 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Astrid, et al.. (2020). Novel plasmid-free Gluconobacter oxydans strains for production of the natural sweetener 5-ketofructose. Microbial Cell Factories. 19(1). 54–54. 14 indexed citations
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Diener, Martin, et al.. (2015). Purification and simultaneous immobilization of Arabidopsis thaliana hydroxynitrile lyase using a family 2 carbohydrate‐binding module. Biotechnology Journal. 10(5). 811–819. 16 indexed citations
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Endres, Stephan, Joachim Granzin, Andreas Stadler, et al.. (2015). Structure and function of a short LOV protein from the marine phototrophic bacterium Dinoroseobacter shibae. BMC Microbiology. 15(1). 30–30. 32 indexed citations
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Loeschcke, Anita, Annette Markert, Susanne Wilhelm, et al.. (2012). TREX: A Universal Tool for the Transfer and Expression of Biosynthetic Pathways in Bacteria. ACS Synthetic Biology. 2(1). 22–33. 60 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Astrid, Diana Hofmann, Beatrix Santiago‐Schübel, et al.. (2010). Factors influencing the operational stability of NADPH-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase and an NADH-dependent variant thereof in gas/solid reactors. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic. 67(3-4). 271–283. 15 indexed citations
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Krauß, Ulrich, Vera Svensson, Astrid Wirtz, Esther Knieps‐Grünhagen, & Karl‐Erich Jaeger. (2010). Cofactor Trapping, a New Method To Produce Flavin Mononucleotide. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(3). 1097–1100. 10 indexed citations
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Müller, Tim, Sebastian Buchinger, Lars Nolden, et al.. (2006). Mutation-induced metabolite pool alterations in Corynebacterium glutamicum: Towards the identification of nitrogen control signals. Journal of Biotechnology. 126(4). 440–453. 18 indexed citations
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Müller, Tim, et al.. (2006). Ammonium Toxicity in Bacteria. Current Microbiology. 52(5). 400–406. 185 indexed citations
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Beckers, Gabriele, et al.. (2005). Vanillate Metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Current Microbiology. 51(1). 59–65. 84 indexed citations
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Rodewald, A., Astrid Wirtz, Jan Murken, et al.. (1980). A (1;21) balanced translocation in a male with mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 27(4). 267–267. 2 indexed citations

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