Detlef D. Leipe

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Detlef D. Leipe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Detlef D. Leipe has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Detlef D. Leipe's work include Protist diversity and phylogeny (10 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). Detlef D. Leipe is often cited by papers focused on Protist diversity and phylogeny (10 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). Detlef D. Leipe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Detlef D. Leipe's co-authors include L. Aravind, Eugene V. Koonin, Yuri I. Wolf, Lakshminarayan M. Iyer, Mitchell L. Sogin, John P. Sullivan, Seán Turner, Sivakumar Kannan, Stacy Ciufo and Kathleen O’Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Molecular Biology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Detlef D. Leipe

27 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

NCBI Taxonomy: a com... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2020 2002 2003 250 500 750 1000
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. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools
    2020 1.2k citations Conrad L. Schoch, Stacy Ciufo et al. Database profile →
  2. Classification and evolution of P-loop GTPases and related ATPases
    2002 901 citations Detlef D. Leipe, Yuri I. Wolf et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. Evolutionary history and higher order classification of AAA+ ATPases
    2003 626 citations Lakshminarayan M. Iyer, Detlef D. Leipe et al. Journal of Structural Biology profile →

Peers

Detlef D. Leipe
Darren A. Natale United States
Penny Coggill United Kingdom
Dmitri M. Krylov United States
Sergei Mekhedov United States
Sona Vasudevan United States
Christian Gautier France
Da-Fei Feng United States
Noreen R. Gonzales United States
Jack A. M. Leunissen Netherlands
Renata C. Geer United States
Darren A. Natale United States
Detlef D. Leipe
Citations per year, relative to Detlef D. Leipe Detlef D. Leipe (= 1×) peers Darren A. Natale

Countries citing papers authored by Detlef D. Leipe

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Detlef D. Leipe'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 Detlef D. Leipe with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Detlef D. Leipe more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Detlef D. Leipe

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Detlef D. Leipe. 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 Detlef D. Leipe. The network helps show where Detlef D. Leipe may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Detlef D. Leipe

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Schoch, Conrad L., Stacy Ciufo, Carol L. Hotton, et al.. (2020). NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database. 2020. 1179 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Garg, Akhil, Detlef D. Leipe, & Peter Uetz. (2019). The disconnect between DNA and species names: lessons from reptile species in the NCBI taxonomy database. Zootaxa. 4706(3). zootaxa.4706.3.1–zootaxa.4706.3.1. 8 indexed citations
3.
Aravind, L., Lakshminarayan M. Iyer, Detlef D. Leipe, & Eugene V. Koonin. (2004). A novel family of P-loop NTPases with an unusual phyletic distribution and transmembrane segments inserted within the NTPase domain. Genome biology. 5(5). R30–R30. 53 indexed citations
4.
5.
Bào, Yīmíng, Scott Federhen, Detlef D. Leipe, et al.. (2004). GUEST COMMENTARY National Center for Biotechnology Information Viral Genomes Project. 1 indexed citations
6.
Iyer, Lakshminarayan M., Detlef D. Leipe, Eugene V. Koonin, & L. Aravind. (2003). Evolutionary history and higher order classification of AAA+ ATPases. Journal of Structural Biology. 146(1-2). 11–31. 626 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Leipe, Detlef D., Eugene V. Koonin, & L. Aravind. (2003). Evolution and Classification of P-loop Kinases and Related Proteins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 333(4). 781–815. 239 indexed citations
8.
Simpson, Alastair G. B., Andrew J. Roger, Jeffrey D. Silberman, et al.. (2002). Evolutionary History of “Early-Diverging” Eukaryotes: The Excavate Taxon Carpediemonas is a Close Relative of Giardia1. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19(10). 1782–1791. 74 indexed citations
9.
Leipe, Detlef D., Yuri I. Wolf, Eugene V. Koonin, & L. Aravind. (2002). Classification and evolution of P-loop GTPases and related ATPases. Journal of Molecular Biology. 317(1). 41–72. 901 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Brinkman, Fiona S. L. & Detlef D. Leipe. (2001). Phylogenetic Analysis. Methods of biochemical analysis. 43. 323–358. 27 indexed citations
11.
Leipe, Detlef D., L. Aravind, & Eugene V. Koonin. (1999). Did DNA replication evolve twice independently?. Nucleic Acids Research. 27(17). 3389–3401. 269 indexed citations
12.
Hershkovitz, Mark & Detlef D. Leipe. (1998). Phylogenetic Analysis. Methods of biochemical analysis. 39. 189–230. 13 indexed citations
13.
Leipe, Detlef D. & David Landsman. (1997). Histone deacetylases, acetoin utilization proteins and acetylpolyamine amidohydrolases are members of an ancient protein superfamily. Nucleic Acids Research. 25(18). 3693–3697. 123 indexed citations
14.
Leipe, Detlef D.. (1996). Biodiversity, genomes, and DNA sequence databases. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 6(6). 686–691. 8 indexed citations
15.
Schlegel, Martin, et al.. (1996). Insights into the Evolution of Nuclear Dualism in the Ciliates Revealed by Phylogenetic Analysis of rRNA Sequences. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 43(3). 225–230. 85 indexed citations
16.
17.
Hinkle, Gregory, Detlef D. Leipe, Thomas A. Nerad, & Mitchell L. Sogin. (1994). The unusually long small subunit ribosomal RNA ofPhreatamoeba balamuthi. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(3). 465–469. 59 indexed citations
18.
Leipe, Detlef D., Patricia O. Wainright, John H. Gunderson, et al.. (1994). The stramenopiles from a molecular perspective: 16S-like rRNA sequences from Labyrinthuloides minuta and Cafeteria roenbergensis. Phycologia. 33(5). 369–377. 144 indexed citations
19.
Leipe, Detlef D., Detlef Bernhard, Martin Schlegel, & Mitchell L. Sogin. (1994). Evolution of 16S-like ribosomal RNA genes in the ciliophoran taxa litostomatea and phyllopharyngea. European Journal of Protistology. 30(3). 354–361. 48 indexed citations
20.
Leipe, Detlef D., John H. Gunderson, Thomas A. Nerad, & Mitchell L. Sogin. (1993). Small subunit ribosomal RNA+ of Hexamita inflata and the quest for the first branch in the eukaryotic tree. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 59(1). 41–48. 203 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

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Darren A. Natale Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Penny Coggill Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dmitri M. Krylov Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sergei Mekhedov Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sona Vasudevan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christian Gautier Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Da-Fei Feng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Noreen R. Gonzales Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jack A. M. Leunissen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Renata C. Geer
Rankless by CCL
2026