Dirk Görlich

25.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
120 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

Dirk Görlich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Görlich has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Dirk Görlich's work include Nuclear Structure and Function (78 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (72 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers). Dirk Görlich is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Structure and Function (78 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (72 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (21 papers). Dirk Görlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Dirk Görlich's co-authors include Ulrike Kutay, Enno Hartmann, Steffen Frey, F. Ralf Bischoff, Iain W. Mattaj, Markus T. Bohnsack, Katharina Ribbeck, Siegfried Prehn, Kevin Czaplinski and Tom A. Rapoport and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Görlich

118 papers receiving 19.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transport Between the Cell Nucleus and the Cytoplasm 1993 2026 2004 2015 1999 2004 1996 1994 2001 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Transport Between the Cell Nucleus and the Cytoplasm
    1999 1.7k citations Dirk Görlich et al. profile →
  2. Exportin 5 is a RanGTP-dependent dsRNA-binding protein that mediates nuclear export of pre-miRNAs
    2004 1.1k citations Markus T. Bohnsack, Kevin Czaplinski et al. RNA profile →
  3. Nucleocytoplasmic Transport
    1996 982 citations Dirk Görlich, Iain W. Mattaj Science profile →
  4. Isolation of a protein that is essential for the first step of nuclear protein import
    1994 612 citations Dirk Görlich Cell profile →
  5. Kinetic analysis of translocation through nuclear pore complexes
    2001 597 citations Katharina Ribbeck, Dirk Görlich The EMBO Journal profile →
  6. Identification of different roles for RanGDP and RanGTP in nuclear protein import.
    1996 564 citations Dirk Görlich, F. Ralf Bischoff et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  7. Protein translocation into proteoliposomes reconstituted from purified components of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane
    1993 538 citations Dirk Görlich Cell profile →
  8. Export of Importin α from the Nucleus Is Mediated by a Specific Nuclear Transport Factor
    1997 519 citations F. Ralf Bischoff, Susanne Kostka et al. Cell profile →
  9. FG-Rich Repeats of Nuclear Pore Proteins Form a Three-Dimensional Meshwork with Hydrogel-Like Properties
    2006 517 citations Steffen Frey, Ralf P. Richter et al. Science profile →
  10. HIV-1 capsids enter the FG phase of nuclear pores like a transport receptor
    2024 49 citations Liran Fu, Shiya Cheng et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Görlich Germany 67 17.6k 2.7k 1.9k 1.2k 933 120 19.7k
Ulrike Kutay Switzerland 56 13.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 591 0.6× 108 14.7k
Iain W. Mattaj Germany 86 21.7k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 661 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 194 23.7k
Henning Urlaub Germany 83 20.3k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 2.4k 2.0× 1.6k 1.7× 445 24.9k
Larry Gerace United States 70 16.3k 0.9× 4.1k 1.5× 1.7k 0.9× 292 0.2× 910 1.0× 133 18.1k
Rainer Frank Germany 58 8.7k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 441 0.4× 1.9k 2.0× 164 13.8k
John W.B. Hershey United States 72 16.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 1.2× 636 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 215 18.6k
Alfred Nordheim Germany 74 13.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.4× 1.8k 1.9× 204 17.7k
James R. Feramisco United States 66 12.2k 0.7× 3.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.9× 136 17.0k
Felix Wieland Germany 68 14.4k 0.8× 7.5k 2.8× 734 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 1.5k 1.6× 168 18.2k
Mark S. Mooseker United States 75 9.9k 0.6× 7.0k 2.6× 1.4k 0.7× 361 0.3× 768 0.8× 150 17.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chan, Eunice HoYee, et al.. (2025). Muscle growth by sarcomere divisions. Science Advances. 11(28). eadw9445–eadw9445. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Liran, et al.. (2025). Nuclear pore passage of the HIV capsid is driven by its unusual surface amino acid composition. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(12). 2476–2491.
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Fu, Liran, et al.. (2024). HIV-1 capsids enter the FG phase of nuclear pores like a transport receptor. Nature. 626(8000). 843–851. 49 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ng, Sheung Chun, et al.. (2023). Barrier properties of Nup98 FG phases ruled by FG motif identity and inter-FG spacer length. Nature Communications. 14(1). 747–747. 28 indexed citations
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Chan, Eunice HoYee, Bianka Mußil, Nuno Miguel Luis, et al.. (2023). A nanobody toolbox to investigate localisation and dynamics of Drosophila titins and other key sarcomeric proteins. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations
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Schueder, Florian, Pierre Mangeol, Eunice HoYee Chan, et al.. (2022). Nanobodies combined with DNA-PAINT super-resolution reveal a staggered titin nanoarchitecture in flight muscles. eLife. 12. 17 indexed citations
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Calvo, Enrique, Trevor Huyton, Liran Fu, et al.. (2022). Mechanical control of nuclear import by Importin-7 is regulated by its dominant cargo YAP. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1174–1174. 48 indexed citations
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Dickmanns, Antje, Maren Sitte, Raimond Lugert, et al.. (2021). The folate antagonist methotrexate diminishes replication of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and enhances the antiviral efficacy of remdesivir in cell culture models. Virus Research. 302. 198469–198469. 32 indexed citations
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Güttler, Thomas, Antje Dickmanns, Jürgen Schünemann, et al.. (2021). Neutralization of SARS‐CoV‐2 by highly potent, hyperthermostable, and mutation‐tolerant nanobodies. The EMBO Journal. 40(19). e107985–e107985. 66 indexed citations
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Ananth, Adithya N., Ankur Mishra, Steffen Frey, et al.. (2018). Spatial structure of disordered proteins dictates conductance and selectivity in nuclear pore complex mimics. eLife. 7. 37 indexed citations
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Labokha, Aksana, et al.. (2013). The Supramolecular Assembly of Intrinsically Disordered Nucleoporin Domains is Tuned by Inter-Chain Interactions. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 120a–120a. 3 indexed citations
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Güttler, Thomas & Dirk Görlich. (2011). Ran‐dependent nuclear export mediators: a structural perspective. The EMBO Journal. 30(17). 3457–3474. 159 indexed citations
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Frey, Steffen, Ralf P. Richter, & Dirk Görlich. (2006). FG-Rich Repeats of Nuclear Pore Proteins Form a Three-Dimensional Meshwork with Hydrogel-Like Properties. Science. 314(5800). 815–817. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bohnsack, Markus T., Kevin Czaplinski, & Dirk Görlich. (2004). Exportin 5 is a RanGTP-dependent dsRNA-binding protein that mediates nuclear export of pre-miRNAs. RNA. 10(2). 185–191. 1062 indexed citations breakdown →
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Görlich, Dirk, Michael J. Seewald, & Katharina Ribbeck. (2003). Characterization of Ran-driven cargo transport and the RanGTPase system by kinetic measurements and computer simulation. The EMBO Journal. 22(5). 1088–1100. 187 indexed citations
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Köhler, Matthias, Dirk Görlich, Enno Hartmann, & Jacqueline Franke. (2001). Adenoviral E1A Protein Nuclear Import Is Preferentially Mediated by Importin α3 in Vitro. Virology. 289(2). 186–191. 35 indexed citations
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Bannister, Andrew J., Eric A. Miska, Dirk Görlich, & Tony Kouzarides. (2000). Acetylation of importin-α nuclear import factors by CBP/p300. Current Biology. 10(8). 467–470. 152 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Wolfgang, H Zimmermann, Dirk Görlich, et al.. (1997). Ran-Binding Protein 5 (RanBP5) Is Related to the Nuclear Transport Factor Importin-β but Interacts Differently with RanBP1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(9). 5087–5096. 79 indexed citations
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Görlich, Dirk, Regine Kraft, Susanne Kostka, et al.. (1996). Importin Provides a Link between Nuclear Protein Import and U snRNA Export. Cell. 87(1). 21–32. 167 indexed citations
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Görlich, Dirk, Teymuras V. Kurzchalia, Martin Wiedmann, & Tom A. Rapoport. (1991). Chapter 11 Probing the Molecular Environment of Translocating Polypeptide Chains by Cross-Linking. Methods in cell biology. 34. 241–262. 30 indexed citations

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