Bernd Bufe

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Bernd Bufe is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Bufe has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 21 papers in Sensory Systems and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bernd Bufe's work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (22 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (20 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (12 papers). Bernd Bufe is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (22 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (20 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (12 papers). Bernd Bufe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Bernd Bufe's co-authors include Wolfgang Meyerhof, Christina Kühn, Maik Behrens, Anne Brockhoff, Marcel Winnig, Jay P. Slack, Giovanni Appendino, Thomas Hofmann, Frank Zufall and Paul Breslin 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

Bernd Bufe

34 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Molecular Receptive Ranges of Human TAS2R Bitter Taste Receptors

2009 883 citations Wolfgang Meyerhof, Christina Kühn et al. Chemical Senses profile →
The Molecular Basis of Individual Differences in Phenylthiocarbamide and Propylthiouracil Bitterness Perception

2005 550 citations Bernd Bufe, Paul Breslin et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bernd Bufe Germany	23	3.1k	2.7k	1.8k	921	507	37	3.9k
Liquan Huang China	31	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	860 0.9×	483 1.0×	102	3.9k
Takumi Misaka Japan	35	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	885 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	349 0.7×	133	3.8k
Maik Behrens Germany	46	5.5k 1.8×	4.1k 1.6×	3.2k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	425 0.8×	120	6.6k
Elliot Adler United States	9	3.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	892 1.0×	563 1.1×	9	4.3k
Sami Damak United States	24	2.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	689 0.7×	327 0.6×	34	3.5k
Sue C. Kinnamon United States	43	4.8k 1.6×	4.2k 1.6×	2.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 2.4×	96	5.9k
Jean‐Pierre Montmayeur France	21	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	739 0.4×	790 0.9×	554 1.1×	45	2.7k
Noriatsu Shigemura Japan	29	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	520 0.6×	320 0.6×	74	3.3k
Keiko Yasumatsu Japan	28	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	463 0.5×	392 0.8×	52	3.4k
Steven D. Munger United States	28	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	729 0.4×	477 0.5×	972 1.9×	52	2.9k

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Le, Ngoc Lieu, et al.. (2025). Graphene‐Enhanced Plasmonic Interfaces: A General Strategy for Highly Sensitive Detection of Biomolecular Interactions. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(31). e01723–e01723.

Kersten, Christian, et al.. (2025). Peptide-based biosensor for real-time monitoring of protease biomarker activity using multi-parametric surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 286. 117586–117586. 5 indexed citations

Kersten, Christian, et al.. (2023). Protease detection in the biosensor era: A review. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 244. 115788–115788. 13 indexed citations

Lu, Qi, et al.. (2022). Amyloid beta and its naturally occurring N-terminal variants are potent activators of human and mouse formyl peptide receptor 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(12). 102642–102642. 10 indexed citations

Blüm, Thomas, Martina Pyrski, Bernd Bufe, et al.. (2019). Trpc5 deficiency causes hypoprolactinemia and altered function of oscillatory dopamine neurons in the arcuate nucleus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(30). 15236–15243. 29 indexed citations

Bufe, Bernd, Andreas Schmid, Martina Pyrski, et al.. (2019). Bacterial MgrB peptide activates chemoreceptor Fpr3 in mouse accessory olfactory system and drives avoidance behaviour. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4889–4889. 33 indexed citations

Kasper, Stephanie, et al.. (2017). Organization and Plasticity of Sodium Channel Expression in the Mouse Olfactory and Vomeronasal Epithelia. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 11. 28–28. 7 indexed citations

Jung, Martin, et al.. (2016). Strain-specific Loss of Formyl Peptide Receptor 3 in the Murine Vomeronasal and Immune Systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(18). 9762–9775. 26 indexed citations

Bufe, Bernd, et al.. (2012). Formyl Peptide Receptors from Immune and Vomeronasal System Exhibit Distinct Agonist Properties. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(40). 33644–33655. 41 indexed citations

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Kühn, Christina, et al.. (2010). Oligomerization of TAS2R Bitter Taste Receptors. Chemical Senses. 35(5). 395–406. 68 indexed citations

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Winnig, Marcel, Bernd Bufe, Nicole A. Kratochwil, Jay P. Slack, & Wolfgang Meyerhof. (2007). The binding site for neohesperidin dihydrochalcone at the human sweet taste receptor. BMC Structural Biology. 7(1). 66–66. 120 indexed citations

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Galindo‐Cuspinera, Verónica, Marcel Winnig, Bernd Bufe, Wolfgang Meyerhof, & Paul Breslin. (2006). A TAS1R receptor-based explanation of sweet ‘water-taste’. Nature. 441(7091). 354–357. 105 indexed citations

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Wooding, Stephen, Bernd Bufe, Christina Grassi, et al.. (2006). Independent evolution of bitter-taste sensitivity in humans and chimpanzees. Nature. 440(7086). 930–934. 104 indexed citations

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Bufe, Bernd, Paul Breslin, Christina Kühn, et al.. (2005). The Molecular Basis of Individual Differences in Phenylthiocarbamide and Propylthiouracil Bitterness Perception. Current Biology. 15(4). 322–327. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soranzo, Nicole, Bernd Bufe, Pardis C. Sabeti, et al.. (2005). Positive Selection on a High-Sensitivity Allele of the Human Bitter-Taste Receptor TAS2R16. Current Biology. 15(14). 1257–1265. 161 indexed citations

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Lang, Manja, Bernd Bufe, Silvia De Pol, et al.. (2005). Structural properties of orexins for activation of their receptors. Journal of Peptide Science. 12(4). 258–266. 22 indexed citations

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Winnig, Marcel, Bernd Bufe, & Wolfgang Meyerhof. (2005). Valine 738 and lysine 735 in the fifth transmembrane domain of rTas1r3 mediate insensitivity towards lactisole of the rat sweet taste receptor. BMC Neuroscience. 6(1). 22–22. 87 indexed citations

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Kühn, Christina, Bernd Bufe, Marcel Winnig, et al.. (2004). Bitter Taste Receptors for Saccharin and Acesulfame K. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(45). 10260–10265. 287 indexed citations

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Bufe, Bernd, Thomas Hofmann, Dietmar Krautwurst, Jan-Dirk Raguse, & Wolfgang Meyerhof. (2002). The human TAS2R16 receptor mediates bitter taste in response to β-glucopyranosides. Nature Genetics. 32(3). 397–401. 351 indexed citations

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Stevens, David R., Reinhard Seifert, Bernd Bufe, et al.. (2001). Hyperpolarization-activated channels HCN1 and HCN4 mediate responses to sour stimuli. Nature. 413(6856). 631–635. 184 indexed citations

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