Dirk Kessler

2.2k total citations
17 papers, 357 citations indexed

About

Dirk Kessler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Kessler has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 357 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dirk Kessler's work include Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (5 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (5 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers). Dirk Kessler is often cited by papers focused on Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (5 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (5 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers). Dirk Kessler collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Dirk Kessler's co-authors include Darryl B. McConnell, Daniel Gerlach, Norbert Kraut, János Rétey, Georg E. Schulz, Lorenz Herdeis, B. Wolkerstorfer, Moriz Mayer, Leonhard Geist and Harald Engelhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Kessler

16 papers receiving 348 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Kessler Austria 10 267 78 51 44 41 17 357
Clémentine Féau United States 9 235 0.9× 54 0.7× 38 0.7× 77 1.8× 43 1.0× 13 469
Rita Perego Italy 8 231 0.9× 78 1.0× 35 0.7× 43 1.0× 36 0.9× 9 342
Craig D. Wagner United States 10 373 1.4× 63 0.8× 29 0.6× 73 1.7× 19 0.5× 13 453
Phillip A. Schwartz United States 10 336 1.3× 91 1.2× 43 0.8× 167 3.8× 47 1.1× 11 480
Yu-Hsi Lin United States 9 199 0.7× 65 0.8× 53 1.0× 55 1.3× 14 0.3× 12 383
H.W. Hoeffken Germany 7 254 1.0× 51 0.7× 60 1.2× 62 1.4× 56 1.4× 8 361
Shendong Yuan United States 11 253 0.9× 88 1.1× 44 0.9× 176 4.0× 37 0.9× 20 524
Su-Jun Deng United States 6 186 0.7× 30 0.4× 50 1.0× 47 1.1× 48 1.2× 7 399
Zixiang Huang China 11 243 0.9× 82 1.1× 66 1.3× 99 2.3× 10 0.2× 20 409
Camran V. Parast United States 7 266 1.0× 86 1.1× 57 1.1× 61 1.4× 18 0.4× 7 397

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Kessler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Kessler

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All Works

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Fischer, Gerhard W., N. Connor Payne, Daniel Peter, et al.. (2025). Enzyme-Activated Sugar-Coated Bifunctional Degraders. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(38). 34672–34680. 1 indexed citations
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Żak, Krzysztof M., Alex G. Waterson, Leonhard Geist, et al.. (2025). Discovery of Small Molecules that Bind to Son of Sevenless 2 (SOS2). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(3). 2680–2693. 1 indexed citations
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Kimani, Serah, Aiping Dong, Hong Zheng, et al.. (2024). A ligand discovery toolbox for the WWE domain family of human E3 ligases. Communications Biology. 7(1). 901–901. 1 indexed citations
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Gerstberger, Thomas, Helmut Berger, Frank Büttner, et al.. (2024). Chasing Red Herrings: Palladium Metal Salt Impurities Feigning KRAS Activity in Biochemical Assays. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(14). 11701–11711. 4 indexed citations
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Kessler, Dirk, Daniel Gerlach, Norbert Kraut, & Darryl B. McConnell. (2021). Targeting Son of Sevenless 1: The pacemaker of KRAS. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 62. 109–118. 67 indexed citations
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Herdeis, Lorenz, Daniel Gerlach, Darryl B. McConnell, & Dirk Kessler. (2021). Stopping the beating heart of cancer: KRAS reviewed. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 71. 136–147. 38 indexed citations
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Platzer, Gerald, Moriz Mayer, Sven Brüschweiler, et al.. (2020). Titelbild: PI by NMR: Probing CH–π Interactions in Protein–Ligand Complexes by NMR Spectroscopy (Angew. Chem. 35/2020). Angewandte Chemie. 132(35). 14805–14805. 1 indexed citations
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Platzer, Gerald, Moriz Mayer, Sven Brüschweiler, et al.. (2020). PI by NMR: Probing CH–π Interactions in Protein–Ligand Complexes by NMR Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie. 132(35). 14971–14978. 13 indexed citations
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Platzer, Gerald, Moriz Mayer, Sven Brüschweiler, et al.. (2020). PI by NMR: Probing CH–π Interactions in Protein–Ligand Complexes by NMR Spectroscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(35). 14861–14868. 57 indexed citations
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Kessler, Dirk, Andreas Bergner, Jark Böttcher, et al.. (2020). Drugging All RAS Isoforms With One Pocket. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 12(21). 1911–1923. 46 indexed citations
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Beveridge, Rebecca, Dirk Kessler, Klaus Rumpel, et al.. (2020). Native Mass Spectrometry Can Effectively Predict PROTAC Efficacy. ACS Central Science. 6(7). 1223–1230. 43 indexed citations
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Bergner, Andreas, Xiaoling Cockcroft, Gerhard W. Fischer, et al.. (2019). KRAS Binders Hidden in Nature. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(52). 12037–12041. 16 indexed citations
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Geist, Leonhard, Moriz Mayer, Xiaoling Cockcroft, et al.. (2017). Direct NMR Probing of Hydration Shells of Protein Ligand Interfaces and Its Application to Drug Design. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(21). 8708–8715. 23 indexed citations
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Sanderson, Michael P., Joshua F. Apgar, Pilar Garin‐Chesa, et al.. (2015). BI 885578, a Novel IGF1R/INSR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor with Pharmacokinetic Properties That Dissociate Antitumor Efficacy and Perturbation of Glucose Homeostasis. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(12). 2762–2772. 16 indexed citations
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Kessler, Dirk, János Rétey, & Georg E. Schulz. (2004). Structure and Action of Urocanase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 342(1). 183–194. 29 indexed citations
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Link, K. H., Dirk Kessler, & Kornelia Aigner. (1986). Dose response of mitoxantrone in cell lines and human solid tumor biopsies with first results in regional chemotherapy. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 111(S1). S93–S93. 1 indexed citations

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