Dirk Schüler

13.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
189 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Dirk Schüler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Schüler has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Physiology and 70 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Dirk Schüler's work include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (152 papers), Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (103 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (69 papers). Dirk Schüler is often cited by papers focused on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (152 papers), Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (103 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (69 papers). Dirk Schüler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Dirk Schüler's co-authors include Damien Faivre, René Uebe, Udo Heyen, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Claus Lang, André Scheffel, Christian Jogler, Michael Kube, Richard Reinhardt and Emanuel Katzmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Schüler

185 papers receiving 10.1k citations

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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.

Magnetotactic Bacteria and Magnetosomes

2008 657 citations Damien Faivre, Dirk Schüler profile →
Magnetosome biogenesis in magnetotactic bacteria

2016 385 citations René Uebe, Dirk Schüler Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Two‐Protein Chemoreceptor Complex Regulates Oxygen Thresholds in Bacterial Magneto‐Aerotaxis 2025 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Raz Zarivach, (unknown), Yonatan Chemla, Felix Popp, (unknown), (unknown), Lital Alfonta, Michaël M. Meijler, Dirk Schüler, Damien Faivre, Daniel Pfeiffer	1
2	Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria 2025 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Dirk Schüler, (unknown), Daniel Pfeiffer, René Uebe	0
3	Assessing Cytotoxicity, Endotoxicity, and Blood Compatibility of Nanoscale Iron Oxide Magnetosomes for Biomedical Applications 2024 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Frank Mickoleit, (unknown), Bernhard Friedrich, (unknown), (unknown), Christina Janko, Stefan Lyer, Christoph Alexiou, Dirk Schüler, Rainer Tietze	6
4	Silent gene clusters encode magnetic organelle biosynthesis in a non-magnetotactic phototrophic bacterium 2022 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mihály Pósfai, Caroline Monteil, Stéphanie Fouteau, René Uebe, Dirk Schüler	11
5	A Magnetosome-Based Platform for Flow Biocatalysis 2022 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Frank Mickoleit, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christof M. Niemeyer, Kersten S. Rabe, Dirk Schüler	19
6	The Complex Transcriptional Landscape of Magnetosome Gene Clusters in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense 2021 ·mSystems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tobias Busche, Jörn Kalinowski, René Uebe, Dirk Schüler	9
7	Biocompatibility, uptake and subcellular localization of bacterial magnetosomes in mammalian cells 2021 ·Nanoscale Advances ·Frank Mickoleit, Cornelia Jörke, Stefan Geimer, (unknown), Jörg P. Müller, (unknown), Christine Gräfe, Dirk Schüler, Joachim H. Clement	14
8	Single‐step transfer of biosynthetic operons endows a non‐magnetotactic Magnetospirillum strain from wetland with magnetosome biosynthesis 2020 ·Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), René Uebe, Dirk Schüler	18
9	Spatiotemporal Organization of Chemotaxis Pathways in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense 2020 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Daniel Pfeiffer, (unknown), (unknown), Felix Popp, Dirk Schüler	4
10	A bacterial cytolinker couples positioning of magnetic organelles to cell shape control 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel Pfeiffer, Mauricio Toro‐Nahuelpan, (unknown), Frank D. Müller, Marc Bramkamp, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Dirk Schüler	15
11	A Compass To Boost Navigation: Cell Biology of Bacterial Magnetotaxis 2020 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Frank D. Müller, Dirk Schüler, Daniel Pfeiffer	27
12	Quantifying the Benefit of a Dedicated “Magnetoskeleton” in Bacterial Magnetotaxis by Live-Cell Motility Tracking and Soft Agar Swimming Assay 2019 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Daniel Pfeiffer, Dirk Schüler	10
13	SEAP activity measurement in reporter cell-based assays using BCIP / NBT as substrate 2019 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Valérie Jérôme, Ruth Freitag, Dirk Schüler, Frank Mickoleit	5
14	Genetic and Ultrastructural Analysis Reveals the Key Players and Initial Steps of Bacterial Magnetosome Membrane Biogenesis 2016 ·PLoS Genetics ·Oliver Raschdorf, (unknown), Isabel Kolinko, René Uebe, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Dirk Schüler	56
15	The Terminal Oxidase cbb ₃ Functions in Redox Control of Magnetite Biomineralization in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense 2014 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Yingjie Li, Oliver Raschdorf, (unknown), Dirk Schüler	22
16	The oxygen sensor MgFnr controls magnetite biomineralization by regulation of denitrification in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense 2014 ·BMC Microbiology ·Yingjie Li, Monique Sabaty, Sarah Borg, (unknown), David Pignol, Dirk Schüler	27
17	Magnetosome chains are recruited to cellular division sites and split by asymmetric septation 2011 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Emanuel Katzmann, Frank D. Müller, Claus Lang, Maxim Messerer, Michael Winklhofer, Jürgen M. Plitzko, Dirk Schüler	80
18	Biosynthesis of magnetite in magnetosomes and the role of ferritin in M. gryphiswaldense 2007 ·American Journal of Hematology ·Damien Faivre, (unknown), Dirk Schüler, Berthold F. Matzanke	2
19	Intracellular Magnetite Biomineralization in Bacteria Proceeds by a Distinct Pathway Involving Membrane‐Bound Ferritin and an Iron(II) Species 2007 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Damien Faivre, Lars H. Böttger, Berthold F. Matzanke, Dirk Schüler	115
20	Semisynthetic Biogenic Magnetosome Nanoparticles for the Detection of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 2006 ·Small ·(unknown), (unknown), Claus Lang, Dirk Schüler, Christof M. Niemeyer	52

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