Ben de Kruijff

33.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
378 papers, 28.0k citations indexed

About

Ben de Kruijff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben de Kruijff has authored 378 papers receiving a total of 28.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 341 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Genetics and 44 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Ben de Kruijff's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (258 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (78 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers). Ben de Kruijff is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (258 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (78 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (52 papers). Ben de Kruijff collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Hungary. Ben de Kruijff's co-authors include Pieter R. Cullis, Eefjan Breukink, J. Antoinette Killian, R.A. Demel, Arie J. Verkleij, J. de Gier, L.L.M. Van Deenen, Anton I.P.M. de Kroon, Vladimir Chupin and Oscar P. Kuipers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ben de Kruijff

377 papers receiving 26.7k 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.

Lipid polymorphism and the functional roles of lipids in biological membranes

1979 1.5k citations Ben de Kruijff et al. profile →
Use of the Cell Wall Precursor Lipid II by a Pore-Forming Peptide Antibiotic

1999 638 citations Eefjan Breukink, I. Wiedemann et al. profile →
Specific Binding of Nisin to the Peptidoglycan Precursor Lipid II Combines Pore Formation and Inhibition of Cell Wall Biosynthesis for Potent Antibiotic Activity

2001 614 citations Eefjan Breukink, Ben de Kruijff et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Lipid II as a target for antibiotics

2006 553 citations Eefjan Breukink, Ben de Kruijff profile →
Polyene antibiotic-sterol interactions in membranes of Acholeplasma laidlawii cells and lecithin liposomes. III. Molecular structure of the polyene antibiotic-cholesterol complexes

1974 529 citations Ben de Kruijff, R.A. Demel Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →
The polymorphic phase behaviour of phosphatidylethanolamines of natural and synthetic origin. A 31P NMR study

1978 367 citations Ben de Kruijff et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben de Kruijff

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Self-Reproduction of Fatty Acid Vesicles: A Combined Experimental and Simulation Study 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·Albert J. Markvoort, N. Pfleger, Rutger W.H.M. Staffhorst, P.A.J. Hilbers, Rutger A. van Santen, J. Antoinette Killian, Ben de Kruijff	46
2	High Cytotoxicity of Cisplatin Nanocapsules in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells Depends on Uptake by Caveolae-Mediated Endocytosis 2009 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Irene H.L. Hamelers, Rutger W.H.M. Staffhorst, Jarno Voortman, Ben de Kruijff, J. Reedijk, Paul M.P. van Bergen en Henegouwen, Anton I.P.M. de Kroon	42
3	Phospholipid flip-flop in biogenic membranes: what is needed to connect opposite sides 2002 ·Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Matthijs Kol, Ben de Kruijff, Anton I.P.M. de Kroon	39
4	Cooperative activity of phospholipid‐N‐methyltransferases localized in different membranes 2002 ·FEBS Letters ·Marjolein J. F. W. Janssen, (unknown), Ben de Kruijff, Anton I.P.M. de Kroon	12
5	Specific interaction of the lantibiotic nisin with lipid II leads to highly efficient pore formation 2001 ·Biophysical Journal ·Eefjan Breukink, Boyan B. Bonev, I. Wiedemann, Hans‐Georg SAHL, Alan G. Watts, Ben de Kruijff	5
6	Fructans insert between the headgroups of phospholipids 2001 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·(unknown), Vladimir Chupin, R.A. Demel, Sjef Smeekens, Ben de Kruijff	130
7	Biophysical Characterization of the Influence of Salt on Tetrameric SecB 2001 ·Biophysical Journal ·Carien Dekker, Bogos Agianian, Martin H. Weik, Giuseppe Zaccaı̈, Jan Kroon, Piet Gros, Ben de Kruijff	2
8	The specificity of monoglyceride–protein interactions and mechanism of the protein induced L β to coagel phase transition 2001 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·(unknown), Vladimir Chupin, J. Antoinette Killian, (unknown), Ben de Kruijff	11
9	Components required for membrane assembly of newly synthesized K⁺ channel KcsA 2001 ·FEBS Letters ·Annemieke van Dalen, Martin van der Laan, Arnold J. M. Driessen, J. Antoinette Killian, Ben de Kruijff	21
10	Lipid organization and dynamics of the monostearoylglycerol–water system. A 2H NMR study 2001 ·Chemistry and Physics of Lipids ·Vladimir Chupin, (unknown), J. Antoinette Killian, R.A. Demel, Ben de Kruijff	29
11	Blistering of Langmuir-Blodgett Bilayers Containing Anionic Phospholipids as Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy 1999 ·Biophysical Journal ·Hilde A. Rinia, R.A. Demel, Jan P. J. M. van der Eerden, Ben de Kruijff	60
12	Different Membrane Anchoring Positions of Tryptophan and Lysine in Synthetic Transmembrane α-Helical Peptides 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Maurits R.R. de Planque, John A. W. Kruijtzer, Rob M. J. Liskamp, Derek Marsh, Denise V. Greathouse, Roger E. Koeppe, Ben de Kruijff, J. Antoinette Killian	288
13	Fructans interact strongly with model membranes 1998 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·R.A. Demel, Ellen Dorrepaal, Michel Ebskamp, Sjef Smeekens, Ben de Kruijff	75
14	Characterization of the novel resonance energy transfer couple coumarin-BODIPY and its possible applications 1995 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Rob C. A. Keller, John R. Silvius, Ben de Kruijff	2
15	Effects of temperature variation and phenethyl alcohol addition on acyl chain order and lipid organization in Escherichia coli derived membrane systems. A 2H- and 31P-NMR study 1992 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·J. Antoinette Killian, (unknown), (unknown), Sven Morein, Ben de Kruijff	49
16	Characterization of the interaction of doxorubicin with (poly)phosphoinositides in model systems Evidence for specific interaction with phosphatidylinositol‐monophosphate and ‐diphosphate 1991 ·FEBS Letters ·Frits A. de Wolf, R.A. Demel, (unknown), (unknown), Ben de Kruijff	21
17	Specificity of the interaction of amino- and carboxy-terminal fragments of the mitochondrial precursor protein apocytochrome c with negatively charged phospholipids. A spin-label electron spin resonance study 1989 ·Biochemistry ·W. Jordi, Ben de Kruijff, Derek Marsh	24
18	Melittin induces HII phase formation in cardiolipin model membranes 1987 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·A. M. Batenburg, (unknown), Arie J. Verkleij, Ben de Kruijff	63
19	Conformational analysis of gramicidin-gramicidin interactions at the air/water interface suggests that gramicidin aggregates into tube-like structures similar as found in the gramicidin-induced hexagonal HII phase 1987 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·(unknown), J. Antoinette Killian, Ben de Kruijff, Jean Marie Ruysschaert	47
20	The Effect of an Integral Membrane Protein on Lipid Polymorphism in the Cardiolipin‐Ca²⁺ System 1983 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Theodore F. Taraschi, Ben de Kruijff, Arie J. Verkleij	21

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