Beat Ernst

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
210 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Beat Ernst is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Beat Ernst has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Organic Chemistry and 30 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Beat Ernst's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (87 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (65 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers). Beat Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (87 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (65 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (30 papers). Beat Ernst collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Beat Ernst's co-authors include John L. Magnani, Oliver Schwardt, D. BELLUS, Gerald W. Hart, Pierre Sînaÿ, Said Rabbani, Brian Cutting, Martin Smieško, Hartmuth C. Kolb and Christoph P. Sager and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Beat Ernst

208 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. From carbohydrate leads to glycomimetic drugs
    2009 681 citations Beat Ernst, John L. Magnani profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Beat Ernst 4.4k 3.5k 745 632 478 210 7.1k
Jan Kihlberg 6.0k 1.3× 3.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.8× 366 0.8× 210 8.8k
Norbert Sewald 5.1k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 815 1.1× 479 0.8× 126 0.3× 483 9.8k
Anna Bernardi 3.1k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 788 1.1× 508 0.8× 205 0.4× 184 5.2k
Monica M. Palcic 6.3k 1.4× 3.5k 1.0× 916 1.2× 496 0.8× 171 0.4× 257 9.0k
F. Javier Cañada 6.6k 1.5× 3.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 565 0.9× 116 0.2× 233 9.3k
Ole Hindsgaul 8.0k 1.8× 5.2k 1.5× 1.8k 2.4× 1.0k 1.6× 145 0.3× 283 10.4k
E.A. Merritt 8.3k 1.9× 1.1k 0.3× 983 1.3× 587 0.9× 758 1.6× 96 12.1k
Irina Massova 5.0k 1.1× 976 0.3× 393 0.5× 546 0.9× 122 0.3× 34 7.8k
Bernd Meyer 3.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 498 0.7× 655 1.0× 58 0.1× 83 5.3k
Ursula Pieper 7.3k 1.6× 1.1k 0.3× 649 0.9× 477 0.8× 115 0.2× 81 10.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Beat Ernst

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Fields of papers citing papers by Beat Ernst

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beat Ernst

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Beat Ernst. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Beat Ernst 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 Beat Ernst. Beat Ernst 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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Smieško, Martin, Roman P. Jakob, Tobias Mühlethaler, et al.. (2024). Analogues of the pan-selectin antagonist rivipansel (GMI-1070). European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 272. 116455–116455. 4 indexed citations
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Varga, Norbert, Martin Smieško, Xiaohua Jiang, et al.. (2024). Strengthening an Intramolecular Non‐Classical Hydrogen Bond to Get in Shape for Binding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(42). e202406024–e202406024. 4 indexed citations
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Gao, Chao, Kathrin Stavenhagen, Tanya R. McKitrick, et al.. (2021). Differential recognition of oligomannose isomers by glycan-binding proteins involved in innate and adaptive immunity. Science Advances. 7(24). 21 indexed citations
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Cramer, Jonathan, Xiaohua Jiang, Timothy Sharpe, et al.. (2021). Poly‐ l‐ lysine Glycoconjugates Inhibit DC‐SIGN‐mediated Attachment of Pandemic Viruses. ChemMedChem. 16(15). 2345–2353. 16 indexed citations
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Cramer, Jonathan, Francesca Vasile, Beat Ernst, et al.. (2021). Prediction and Validation of a Druggable Site on Virulence Factor of Drug Resistant Burkholderia cenocepacia **. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(40). 10341–10348. 8 indexed citations
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Tomašič, Tihomir, Said Rabbani, Roman P. Jakob, et al.. (2020). Does targeting Arg98 of FimH lead to high affinity antagonists?. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 211. 113093–113093. 10 indexed citations
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Hänggi, Pascal, Fan Yang, Delphine Demeestere, et al.. (2017). Selective in vivo removal of pathogenic anti-MAG autoantibodies, an antigen-specific treatment option for anti-MAG neuropathy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(18). E3689–E3698. 35 indexed citations
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Sauer, Maximilian M., Roman P. Jakob, Sefer Baday, et al.. (2016). Catch-bond mechanism of the bacterial adhesin FimH. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10738–10738. 170 indexed citations
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Boess, Franziska, et al.. (2016). Biomarkers of Flutamide-Bioactivation and Oxidative Stress In Vitro and In Vivo. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 44(4). 560–569. 6 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Mirjam, Olivier Jacques, Matthias Wittwer, et al.. (2013). Chemical Development of Intracellular Protein Heterodimerizers. Chemistry & Biology. 20(4). 549–557. 49 indexed citations
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Schwardt, Oliver, Sørge Kelm, & Beat Ernst. (2013). SIGLEC-4 (MAG) Antagonists: From the Natural Carbohydrate Epitope to Glycomimetics. Topics in current chemistry. 367. 151–200. 11 indexed citations
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Scharenberg, Meike, Daniela Abgottspon, Xiaohua Jiang, et al.. (2011). A Flow Cytometry-Based Assay for Screening FimH Antagonists. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 9(5). 455–464. 18 indexed citations
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Chang, Jungshan, John T. Patton, Arun K. Sarkar, et al.. (2010). GMI-1070, a novel pan-selectin antagonist, reverses acute vascular occlusions in sickle cell mice. Blood. 116(10). 1779–1786. 181 indexed citations
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Cutting, Brian, et al.. (2007). Sensitivity enhancement in saturation transfer difference (STD) experiments through optimized excitation schemes. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 45(9). 720–724. 25 indexed citations
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Vedani, Angelo, et al.. (2006). Simulating α/β Selectivity at the Human Thyroid Hormone Receptor: Consensus Scoring Using Multidimensional QSAR. ChemMedChem. 2(1). 78–87. 27 indexed citations
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Ernst, Beat, Gerald W. Hart, & Pierre Sînaÿ. (2000). Enzymatic synthesis of glycosides and carbohydrate-receptor interaction. Wiley-VCH eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ernst, Beat, Gerald W. Hart, & Pierre Sînaÿ. (2000). Biosynthesis and degradation of glycoconjugates. Wiley-VCH eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ernst, Beat, Gerald W. Hart, & Pierre Sînaÿ. (2000). Lectins and saccharide biology. Wiley-VCH eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ernst, Beat, et al.. (1994). Facile Preparation of 1,6-Anhydrohexoses using Solvent Effects and a Catalytic Amount of a Lewis Acid.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 48(3). 228–233. 27 indexed citations
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Schaffner, W., et al.. (1993). Les plantes médicinales et leurs propriétés. 2 indexed citations

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