Bert van den Berg

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Bert van den Berg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert van den Berg has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Genetics and 18 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bert van den Berg's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (42 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers). Bert van den Berg is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (42 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (18 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers). Bert van den Berg collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Bert van den Berg's co-authors include Tom A. Rapoport, William Clemons, Dimki R. Patel, Enno Hartmann, Ian Collinson, Yorgo Modis, Stephen C. Harrison, Arnaud Baslé, Andrew R. Osborne and Mathias Winterhalter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bert van den Berg

82 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

X-ray structure of a protein-conducting channel

2003 961 citations Bert van den Berg, William Clemons et al. Nature profile →
Porins and small-molecule translocation across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria

2019 281 citations Julia Vergalli, Igor Bodrenko et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert van den Berg

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structure of a distinct β-barrel assembly machinery complex in the Bacteroidota 2025 ·Nature Microbiology ·Augustinas Silale, Mariusz Madej, (unknown), Andrew M. Frey, Ailsa Hart, Arnaud Baslé, Carsten Scavenius, Jan J. Enghild, Matthias Trost, Robert P. Hirt, Bert van den Berg	1
2	BtuB TonB-dependent transporters and BtuG surface lipoproteins form stable complexes for vitamin B12 uptake in gut Bacteroides 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Javier Abellón‐Ruiz, Kalyanashis Jana, Augustinas Silale, Andrew M. Frey, Arnaud Baslé, Matthias Trost, Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, Bert van den Berg	11
3	Outer membrane utilisomes mediate glycan uptake in gut Bacteroidetes 2023 ·Nature ·Joshua B. White, Augustinas Silale, (unknown), Tiaan Heunis, (unknown), Hong Zheng, Akshada Gajbhiye, S.J. Firbank, Arnaud Baslé, Matthias Trost, David N. Bolam, Bert van den Berg, Neil A. Ranson	26
4	Dual function of OmpM as outer membrane tether and nutrient uptake channel in diderm Firmicutes 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Augustinas Silale, (unknown), Jerzy Witwinowski, Robert E. Smith, (unknown), Satya Prathyusha Bhamidimarri, Arnaud Baslé, Syma Khalid, Christophe Beloin, Simonetta Gribaldo, Bert van den Berg	6
5	Insights into SusCD-mediated glycan import by a prominent gut symbiont 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Declan A. Gray, Joshua B. White, Abraham O. Oluwole, Parthasarathi Rath, (unknown), Artur Mazur, Michael Zahn, Arnaud Baslé, Carl Morland, (unknown), Alan Cartmell, Carol V. Robinson, Sebastian Hiller, Neil A. Ranson, David N. Bolam, Bert van den Berg	50
6	NAG‐thiazoline is a potent inhibitor of the Vibrio campbellii GH20 β‐N‐Acetylglucosaminidase 2020 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown), Keith A. Stubbs, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David M. Bulmer, Bert van den Berg, Wipa Suginta	5
7	Porins and small-molecule translocation across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Julia Vergalli, Igor Bodrenko, Muriel Masi, L. Moynié, Silvia Acosta‐Gutiérrez, James H. Naismith, Anne Davin‐Regli, Matteo Ceccarelli, Bert van den Berg, Mathias Winterhalter, Jean‐Marie Pagès	281
8	Getting Drugs through Small Pores: Exploiting the Porins Pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2018 ·ACS Infectious Diseases ·Susruta Samanta, Igor Bodrenko, Silvia Acosta‐Gutiérrez, (unknown), (unknown), Ishan Ghai, Christian Schleberger, Dirk Bumann, Richard Wagner, Mathias Winterhalter, Bert van den Berg, Matteo Ceccarelli	32
9	Getting Drugs into Gram-Negative Bacteria: Rational Rules for Permeation through General Porins 2018 ·ACS Infectious Diseases ·Silvia Acosta‐Gutiérrez, (unknown), (unknown), Muriel Masi, Jiajun Wang, Igor Bodrenko, Michael Zahn, Mathias Winterhalter, Robert A. Stavenger, Jean‐Marie Pagès, James H. Naismith, Bert van den Berg, Malcolm G. P. Page, Matteo Ceccarelli	116
10	Structural basis for chitin acquisition by marine Vibrio species 2018 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Michael Zahn, (unknown), Karunakar R. Pothula, Albert Schulte, Arnaud Baslé, Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, Wipa Suginta, Bert van den Berg	44
11	Crystal structure of a COG4313 outer membrane channel 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Bert van den Berg, Satya Prathyusha Bhamidimarri, Mathias Winterhalter	13
12	Structural basis for membrane recruitment and allosteric activation of cytohesin family Arf GTPase exchange factors 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Bert van den Berg, David G. Lambright	36
13	Bacterial cleanup: lateral diffusion of hydrophobic molecules through protein channel walls 2010 ·BioMolecular Concepts ·Bert van den Berg	4
14	Crystal Structure of the Outer Membrane Protein OpdK from Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2008 ·Structure ·Shyamasri Biswas, Mohammad M. Mohammad, Liviu Movileanu, Bert van den Berg	37
15	Crystal Structure of the Monomeric Porin OmpG 2006 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Bert van den Berg	89
16	Crystal Structure of the Long-Chain Fatty Acid Transporter FadL 2004 ·Science ·Bert van den Berg, Paul N. Black, William Clemons, Tom A. Rapoport	178
17	Crystal structure of the bacterial nucleoside transporter Tsx 2004 ·The EMBO Journal ·Jiqing Ye, Bert van den Berg	84
18	X-ray structure of a protein-conducting channel breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Bert van den Berg, William Clemons, Ian Collinson, Yorgo Modis, Enno Hartmann, Stephen C. Harrison, Tom A. Rapoport	961
19	The oxidative refolding of hen lysozyme and its catalysis by protein disulfide isomerase 1999 ·The EMBO Journal ·Bert van den Berg	105
20	Native-like secondary structure in a peptide from the α-domain of hen lysozyme 1996 ·PubMed ·Jenny J. Yang, Bert van den Berg, Maureen Pitkeathly, Lorna J. Smith, Kimberly A. Bolin, Timothy A. Keiderling, Christina Redfield, Christopher M. Dobson, Sheena E. Radford	15

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