Birgit E. Alber

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Birgit E. Alber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit E. Alber has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Birgit E. Alber's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Birgit E. Alber is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers). Birgit E. Alber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. Birgit E. Alber's co-authors include Georg Fuchs, James G. Ferry, Tobias J. Erb, Ivan A. Berg, Daniel Kockelkorn, Michael Müller, Michael Hügler, Volker Brecht, Jan Zarzycki and Caroline Kisker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Birgit E. Alber

27 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Autotrophic carbon fixation in archaea

2010 525 citations Ivan A. Berg, Daniel Kockelkorn et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit E. Alber Germany	22	1.9k	434	421	264	263	27	2.5k
Ulrich Ermler Germany	31	2.3k 1.2×	364 0.8×	662 1.6×	192 0.7×	641 2.4×	74	3.6k
Kerry S. Smith United States	17	1.7k 0.9×	226 0.5×	199 0.5×	186 0.7×	228 0.9×	31	2.4k
Andrew D. Lawrence United Kingdom	25	1.7k 0.9×	782 1.8×	279 0.7×	145 0.5×	569 2.2×	50	3.0k
Brigitte Gontero France	34	2.3k 1.2×	360 0.8×	457 1.1×	108 0.4×	606 2.3×	114	3.5k
Joseph A. Krzycki United States	40	3.3k 1.7×	549 1.3×	341 0.8×	298 1.1×	434 1.7×	67	4.4k
Franck Chauvat France	36	2.1k 1.1×	670 1.5×	887 2.1×	333 1.3×	1.4k 5.3×	78	3.7k
Nicholas J. Watmough United Kingdom	36	2.2k 1.1×	546 1.3×	288 0.7×	140 0.5×	343 1.3×	90	4.1k
Hiroya Yurimoto Japan	34	2.5k 1.3×	440 1.0×	181 0.4×	776 2.9×	113 0.4×	121	3.5k
Peter Schönheit Germany	32	2.0k 1.0×	488 1.1×	973 2.3×	349 1.3×	255 1.0×	89	2.9k
Ortwin Meyer Germany	38	2.3k 1.2×	590 1.4×	385 0.9×	179 0.7×	1.8k 6.9×	78	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Birgit E. Alber

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Birgit E. Alber's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Birgit E. Alber with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Birgit E. Alber more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Birgit E. Alber

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Birgit E. Alber. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Birgit E. Alber. The network helps show where Birgit E. Alber may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit E. Alber

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Baron, Martín, et al.. (2018). Barriers to 3-Hydroxypropionate-Dependent Growth of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by Distinct Disruptions of the Ethylmalonyl Coenzyme A Pathway. Journal of Bacteriology. 201(4). 4 indexed citations

Carter, Michael S. & Birgit E. Alber. (2015). Transcriptional Regulation by the Short-Chain Fatty Acyl Coenzyme A Regulator (ScfR) PccR Controls Propionyl Coenzyme A Assimilation by Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Journal of Bacteriology. 197(19). 3048–3056. 20 indexed citations

Asao, Marie & Birgit E. Alber. (2013). Acrylyl-Coenzyme A Reductase, an Enzyme Involved in the Assimilation of 3-Hydroxypropionate by Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(20). 4716–4725. 17 indexed citations

Schneider, Kathrin, Marie Asao, Michael S. Carter, & Birgit E. Alber. (2011). Rhodobacter sphaeroides Uses a Reductive Route via Propionyl Coenzyme A To Assimilate 3-Hydroxypropionate. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(2). 225–232. 23 indexed citations

Alber, Birgit E.. (2010). Biotechnological potential of the ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89(1). 17–25. 65 indexed citations

Berg, Ivan A., Daniel Kockelkorn, W. Hugo Ramos‐Vera, et al.. (2010). Autotrophic carbon fixation in archaea. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8(6). 447–460. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

Tabita, F. Robert, et al.. (2010). Acetate-dependent photoheterotrophic growth and the differential requirement for the Calvin–Benson–Bassham reductive pentose phosphate cycle in Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Archives of Microbiology. 193(2). 151–154. 40 indexed citations

Teufel, Robin, Johannes W. Kung, Daniel Kockelkorn, Birgit E. Alber, & Georg Fuchs. (2009). 3-Hydroxypropionyl-Coenzyme A Dehydratase and Acryloyl-Coenzyme A Reductase, Enzymes of the Autotrophic 3-Hydroxypropionate/4-Hydroxybutyrate Cycle in the Sulfolobales. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(14). 4572–4581. 54 indexed citations

Erb, Tobias J., Georg Fuchs, & Birgit E. Alber. (2009). (2S)‐Methylsuccinyl‐CoA dehydrogenase closes the ethylmalonyl‐CoA pathway for acetyl‐CoA assimilation. Molecular Microbiology. 73(6). 992–1008. 67 indexed citations

10.

Erb, Tobias J., János Rétey, Georg Fuchs, & Birgit E. Alber. (2008). Ethylmalonyl-CoA Mutase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides Defines a New Subclade of Coenzyme B12-dependent Acyl-CoA Mutases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(47). 32283–32293. 83 indexed citations

11.

Erb, Tobias J., Ivan A. Berg, Volker Brecht, et al.. (2007). Synthesis of C ₅ -dicarboxylic acids from C ₂ -units involving crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase: The ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(25). 10631–10636. 317 indexed citations

12.

Alber, Birgit E., et al.. (2007). Properties of R -Citramalyl-Coenzyme A Lyase and Its Role in the Autotrophic 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle of Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(7). 2906–2914. 10 indexed citations

13.

Zarzycki, Jan, et al.. (2007). Mesaconyl-Coenzyme A Hydratase, a New Enzyme of Two Central Carbon Metabolic Pathways in Bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(4). 1366–1374. 33 indexed citations

14.

Alber, Birgit E., Johannes W. Kung, & Georg Fuchs. (2007). 3-Hydroxypropionyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase from Metallosphaera sedula , an Enzyme Involved in Autotrophic CO ₂ Fixation. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(4). 1383–1389. 39 indexed citations

15.

Alber, Birgit E., et al.. (2006). Study of an alternate glyoxylate cycle for acetate assimilation by Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Molecular Microbiology. 61(2). 297–309. 92 indexed citations

16.

Alber, Birgit E., et al.. (2006). Malonyl-Coenzyme A Reductase in the Modified 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle for Autotrophic Carbon Fixation in Archaeal Metallosphaera and Sulfolobus spp. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(24). 8551–8559. 71 indexed citations

17.

Alber, Birgit E., et al.. (2006). Properties of Succinyl-Coenzyme A: l -Malate Coenzyme A Transferase and Its Role in the Autotrophic 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle of Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(7). 2646–2655. 17 indexed citations

18.

Alber, Birgit E., et al.. (2006). Properties of Succinyl-Coenzyme A:d-Citramalate Coenzyme A Transferase and Its Role in the Autotrophic 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle ofChloroflexus aurantiacus. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(18). 6460–6468. 24 indexed citations

19.

Alber, Birgit E. & Georg Fuchs. (2002). Propionyl-Coenzyme A Synthase from Chloroflexus aurantiacus, a Key Enzyme of the 3-Hydroxypropionate Cycle for Autotrophic CO2 Fixation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(14). 12137–12143. 99 indexed citations

20.

Iverson, T.M., Birgit E. Alber, Caroline Kisker, James G. Ferry, & Douglas C. Rees. (2000). A Closer Look at the Active Site of γ-Class Carbonic Anhydrases: High-Resolution Crystallographic Studies of the Carbonic Anhydrase from Methanosarcina thermophila^,. Biochemistry. 39(31). 9222–9231. 141 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact