Elke Dittmann

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Elke Dittmann is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elke Dittmann has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 49 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 41 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Elke Dittmann's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (61 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (49 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (31 papers). Elke Dittmann is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (61 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (49 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (31 papers). Elke Dittmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Elke Dittmann's co-authors include Thomas Börner, Brett A. Neilan, Marcel Erhard, Holger Jenke‐Kodama, Hans von Döhren, Jan‐Christoph Kehr, Jutta Fastner, Christian Hertweck, Claudia Wiegand and David P. Fewer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Elke Dittmann

117 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806: an integrated peptide–polyketide synthetase system

2000 809 citations Daniel Tillett, Elke Dittmann et al. Chemistry & Biology profile →
The Cyanobacterial Hepatotoxin Microcystin Binds to Proteins and Increases the Fitness of Microcystis under Oxidative Stress Conditions

2011 359 citations Jan‐Christoph Kehr, Keishi Ishida et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elke Dittmann

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mixing and Matching of Hybrid Megasynthases is a Hub for the Evolution of Metabolic Diversity in Cyanobacteria 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Keishi Ishida, Qi Sun, (unknown), Christian Hertweck, Elke Dittmann, Masahiro Murakami, Martin Baunach	1
2	Competition and interdependence define interactions of Nostoc sp. and Agrobacterium sp. under inorganic carbon limitation 2025 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·(unknown), David A. Russo, (unknown), Otto Baumann, Julie A. Z. Zedler, Anton Liaimer, Elke Dittmann	3
3	Halogenation-Guided Chemical Screening Uncovers Cyanobacterin Analogues from the Cyanobacterium Tolypothrix sp. PCC9009 2025 ·Journal of Natural Products ·(unknown), Arthur Guljamow, (unknown), Peter Schmieder, Heike Enke, Elke Dittmann, Martin Baunach, Timo H. J. Niedermeyer	0
4	Impact of temperature on the temporal dynamics of microcystin in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806 2023 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Arthur Guljamow, Elke Dittmann	3
5	Tailoring Enzyme Stringency Masks the Multispecificity of a Lyngbyatoxin (Indolactam Alkaloid) Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase 2021 ·ChemBioChem ·(unknown), Sarah E. Ongley, Jan‐Christoph Kehr, Russell Pickford, Elke Dittmann, Brett A. Neilan	9
6	Salt Shock Responses of Microcystis Revealed through Physiological, Transcript, and Metabolomic Analyses 2020 ·Toxins ·(unknown), Damien Réveillon, (unknown), Amandine Caruana, Enora Briand, Arthur Guljamow, Elke Dittmann, Zouher Amzil, Myriam Bormans	19
7	Unique Biosynthetic Pathway in Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterial Genus Microcystis Jointly Assembles Cytotoxic Aeruginoguanidines and Microguanidines 2018 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·(unknown), Keishi Ishida, Enora Briand, (unknown), (unknown), Arthur Guljamow, Thibault Scalvenzi, Nathalie Sassoon, Christian Hertweck, Elke Dittmann, Muriel Gugger	26
8	The genetics, biosynthesis and regulation of toxic specialized metabolites of cyanobacteria 2016 ·Harmful Algae ·Leanne A. Pearson, Elke Dittmann, Rabia Mazmouz, Sarah E. Ongley, Paul M. D’Agostino, Brett A. Neilan	99
9	Cyanobacteria as a Source of Natural Products 2012 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Martin Welker, Elke Dittmann, Hans von Döhren	24
10	Leader Peptide and a Membrane Protein Scaffold Guide the Biosynthesis of the Tricyclic Peptide Microviridin 2011 ·Chemistry & Biology ·(unknown), Keishi Ishida, A. Makower, Nadine Ziemert, Christian Hertweck, Elke Dittmann	44
11	Towards clarification of the biological role of microcystins, a family of cyanobacterial toxins 2007 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Daniella Schatz, Yael Keren, Assaf Vardi, Assaf Sukenik, Shmuel Carmeli, Thomas Börner, Elke Dittmann, Aaron Kaplan	193
12	Non‐Colinear Polyketide Biosynthesis in the Aureothin and Neoaureothin Pathways: An Evolutionary Perspective 2007 ·ChemBioChem ·(unknown), Holger Jenke‐Kodama, Jing He, Elke Dittmann, Christian Hertweck	64
13	Evolutionary mechanisms underlying secondary metabolite diversity 2007 ·Birkhäuser Basel eBooks ·Holger Jenke‐Kodama, Rolf Müller, Elke Dittmann	45
14	Bacterial type III polyketide synthases: phylogenetic analysis and potential for the production of novel secondary metabolites by heterologous expression in pseudomonads 2006 ·Archives of Microbiology ·Frank Groß, (unknown), Olena Perlova, Nikolaos Gaitatzis, Holger Jenke‐Kodama, Klaus Gerth, (unknown), Elke Dittmann, Rolf Müller	80
15	Variation between strains of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa isolated from a Portuguese river 2005 ·Journal of Applied Microbiology ·Martin L. Saker, Jutta Fastner, Elke Dittmann, Gunna Christiansen, Vı́tor Vasconcelos	68
16	Cyanobacterial toxins – occurrence, biosynthesis and impact on human affairs 2005 ·Molecular Nutrition & Food Research ·Elke Dittmann, Claudia Wiegand	331
17	Genetic contributions to the risk assessment of microcystin in the environment 2004 ·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology ·Elke Dittmann, Thomas Börner	87
18	Molecular biology of peptide and polyketide biosynthesis in cyanobacteria 2001 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Elke Dittmann, Brett A. Neilan, (unknown)	74
19	Altered expression of two light-dependent genes in a microcystin-lacking mutant of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 2001 ·Microbiology ·Elke Dittmann, Thomas Börner, (unknown), Melanie Kaebernick, Marcel Erhard, Brett A. Neilan, Christian Scheler	105
20	Structural organization of microcystin biosynthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806: an integrated peptide–polyketide synthetase system breakdown → 2000 ·Chemistry & Biology ·Daniel Tillett, Elke Dittmann, Marcel Erhard, Hans von Döhren, Thomas Börner, Brett A. Neilan	809

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