Christoph Eicken

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Christoph Eicken is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Eicken has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christoph Eicken's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (7 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (5 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (3 papers). Christoph Eicken is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (7 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (5 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (3 papers). Christoph Eicken collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Christoph Eicken's co-authors include Bernt Krebs, James C. Sacchettini, Thomas Klabunde, Carsten Gerdemann, Melissa J. Contos, Onpan Cheung, Faridoddin Mirshahi, Hae‐Ki Min, Prem Puri and James W. Maher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Accounts of Chemical Research and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Eicken

16 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal structure of a plant catechol oxidase containing ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2008 200 400 600
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. Crystal structure of a plant catechol oxidase containing a dicopper center
    1998 746 citations Thomas Klabunde, Christoph Eicken et al. Nature Structural Biology profile →
  2. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with altered hepatic MicroRNA expression
    2008 557 citations Onpan Cheung, Prem Puri et al. Hepatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Eicken Germany 16 1.0k 780 719 487 435 16 2.8k
V. Calderone Italy 31 1.5k 1.5× 153 0.2× 627 0.9× 165 0.3× 454 1.0× 86 2.7k
Kenji Maeda Japan 30 1.4k 1.4× 382 0.5× 401 0.6× 89 0.2× 123 0.3× 113 3.1k
Haimei Chen China 29 3.1k 3.1× 325 0.4× 1.5k 2.0× 363 0.7× 121 0.3× 89 5.3k
J.B. Bonanno United States 37 2.5k 2.5× 573 0.7× 419 0.6× 87 0.2× 69 0.2× 81 4.5k
Ricardo Pérez‐Tomás Spain 38 2.1k 2.1× 145 0.2× 778 1.1× 108 0.2× 309 0.7× 104 5.0k
Bernard Lambert France 26 1.1k 1.1× 160 0.2× 168 0.2× 315 0.6× 376 0.9× 90 2.5k
Anjali A. Karande India 33 995 1.0× 262 0.3× 859 1.2× 112 0.2× 39 0.1× 112 2.9k
Adam Opolski Poland 29 762 0.8× 175 0.2× 543 0.8× 59 0.1× 101 0.2× 117 2.5k
Danica Galonić Fujimori United States 25 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.5× 338 0.5× 130 0.3× 109 0.3× 52 2.8k
Hsiu‐Ju Chiu United States 20 1.2k 1.2× 350 0.4× 263 0.4× 98 0.2× 32 0.1× 37 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Eicken

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Eicken

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lukiw, Walter J., Prerna Dua, Aileen I. Pogue, Christoph Eicken, & James M. Hill. (2011). Upregulation of Micro RNA-146a (miRNA-146a), A Marker for Inflammatory Neurodegeneration, in Sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (sCJD) and Gerstmann–Straussler–Scheinker (GSS) Syndrome. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 74(22-24). 1460–1468. 85 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaochuan, Qi Zhu, Christoph Eicken, et al.. (2011). MicroRNA Profiling Using µParaflo Microfluidic Array Technology. Methods in molecular biology. 822. 153–182. 16 indexed citations
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Cheung, Onpan, Prem Puri, Christoph Eicken, et al.. (2008). Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with altered hepatic MicroRNA expression. Hepatology. 48(6). 1810–1820. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eicken, Christoph, Mario A. Pennella, Xiaohua Chen, et al.. (2003). A Metal–Ligand-mediated Intersubunit Allosteric Switch in Related SmtB/ArsR Zinc Sensor Proteins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 333(4). 683–695. 108 indexed citations
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Eicken, Christoph, Vivek Sharma, Thomas Klabunde, et al.. (2002). Crystal Structure of Lyme Disease Variable Surface Antigen VlsE of Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(24). 21691–21696. 112 indexed citations
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Gerdemann, Carsten, Christoph Eicken, Hans-Joachim Galla, & Bernt Krebs. (2002). Comparative modeling of the latent form of a plant catechol oxidase using a molluskan hemocyanin structure. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 89(1-2). 155–158. 48 indexed citations
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Gerdemann, Carsten, Christoph Eicken, & Bernt Krebs. (2002). The Crystal Structure of Catechol Oxidase:  New Insight into the Function of Type-3 Copper Proteins. Accounts of Chemical Research. 35(3). 183–191. 497 indexed citations
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Eicken, Christoph, Vivek Sharma, Thomas Klabunde, et al.. (2001). Crystal Structure of Lyme Disease Antigen Outer Surface Protein C from Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(13). 10010–10015. 79 indexed citations
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Gerdemann, Carsten, Christoph Eicken, Helmut E. Meyer, et al.. (2001). Isozymes of Ipomoea batatas catechol oxidase differ in catalase-like activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1548(1). 94–105. 25 indexed citations
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Eicken, Christoph, et al.. (1999). The active site of purple acid phosphatase from sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas). European Journal of Biochemistry. 260(3). 709–716. 84 indexed citations
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Eicken, Christoph, et al.. (1999). Cloning and comparative protein modeling of two purple acid phosphatase isozymes from sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1434(1). 202–209. 23 indexed citations
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Eicken, Christoph, Bernt Krebs, & James C. Sacchettini. (1999). Catechol oxidase — structure and activity. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 9(6). 677–683. 211 indexed citations
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Battistuzzi, Gianantonio, Marco Borsari, J. A. Cowan, et al.. (1999). Redox Chemistry and Acid−Base Equilibria of Mitochondrial Plant Cytochromes c. Biochemistry. 38(17). 5553–5562. 38 indexed citations
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Klabunde, Thomas, Christoph Eicken, James C. Sacchettini, & Bernt Krebs. (1998). Crystal structure of a plant catechol oxidase containing a dicopper center. Nature Structural Biology. 5(12). 1084–1090. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eicken, Christoph, F. Zippel, Klaudia Büldt‐Karentzopoulos, & Bernt Krebs. (1998). Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of catechol oxidase from sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) containing a type‐3 dicopper center1. FEBS Letters. 436(2). 293–299. 146 indexed citations

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