Ernst Bamberg

21.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
172 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Ernst Bamberg is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernst Bamberg has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 65 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ernst Bamberg's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (125 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (41 papers). Ernst Bamberg is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (125 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (41 papers). Ernst Bamberg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Ernst Bamberg's co-authors include Georg Nagel, Edward S. Boyden, Karl Deisseroth, Feng Zhang, Peter Hegemann, Suneel Kateriya, Christian Bamann, Doris Ollig, Dieter Oesterhelt and Jörg Tittor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ernst Bamberg

170 papers receiving 15.8k 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.

Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity

2005 3.4k citations Edward S. Boyden, Feng Zhang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane channel

2003 1.9k citations Georg Nagel, Suneel Kateriya et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Channelrhodopsin-1: A Light-Gated Proton Channel in Green Algae

2002 814 citations Georg Nagel, Doris Ollig et al. Science profile →
Light Activation of Channelrhodopsin-2 in Excitable Cells of Caenorhabditis elegans Triggers Rapid Behavioral Responses

2005 715 citations Georg Nagel, Ernst Bamberg et al. profile →

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Channelrhodopsin variants for high-rate optogenetic neurostimulation at low light intensities 2025 ·EMBO Molecular Medicine ·(unknown), Aida Garrido‐Charles, (unknown), (unknown), Alexey Alekseev, Martina Bleyer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Antoine Huet, Ernst Bamberg, Kathrin Kusch, Bettina Wolf, Tobias Moser, Thomas Mager	0
2	Hijacking of internal calcium dynamics by intracellularly residing viral rhodopsins 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Anne‐Amandine Chassot, (unknown), Nadine Thézé, Dmitrii Zabelskii, Alexey Alekseev, Ernst Bamberg, Valentin Gordeliy, Guillaume Sandoz, Michel Vivaudou	9
3	Intracellular microbial rhodopsin-based optogenetics to control metabolism and cell signaling 2024 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nikolay S. Ilyinsky, Semen V. Nesterov, (unknown), Andrey Bogorodskiy, (unknown), (unknown), A.V. Vlasov, A. I. Kuklin, Valentin Borshchevskiy, Ernst Bamberg, Vladimir N. Uversky, Valentin Gordeliy	8
4	Functional characterization of xanthorhodopsin in Salinivibrio socompensis, a novel halophile isolated from modern stromatolites 2023 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·(unknown), Christian Bamann, (unknown), Phillip G. Wood, Ernst Bamberg, Marı́a Eugenia Farı́as, Wolfgang Gärtner, Virginia Helena Albarracín	0
5	Structural insights into light-driven anion pumping in cyanobacteria 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Roman Astashkin, Kirill Kovalev, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alexey Alekseev, Taras Balandin, Dmitrii Zabelskii, Ivan Gushchin, Antoine Royant, (unknown), Gleb Bourenkov, Eugene V. Koonin, Martin Engelhard, Ernst Bamberg, Valentin Gordeliy	12
6	High-resolution structural insights into the heliorhodopsin family 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kirill Kovalev, (unknown), Roman Astashkin, Alexey Alekseev, Ivan Gushchin, José M. Haro-Moreno, Igor Chizhov, (unknown), Mahir D. Mamedov, Andrey Rogachev, Taras Balandin, Valentin Borshchevskiy, А. Н. Попов, Gleb Bourenkov, Ernst Bamberg, Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera, Georg Büldt, Valentin Gordeliy	58
7	Structure and mechanisms of sodium-pumping KR2 rhodopsin 2019 ·Science Advances ·Kirill Kovalev, Vitaly Polovinkin, Ivan Gushchin, Alexey Alekseev, Vitaly Shevchenko, Valentin Borshchevskiy, Roman Astashkin, Taras Balandin, (unknown), (unknown), А. Н. Попов, Vladimir Chupin, Georg Büldt, Ernst Bamberg, Valentin Gordeliy	63
8	On-demand optogenetic activation of human stem-cell-derived neurons 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Anka Swiersy, (unknown), Christian Bamann, Ernst Bamberg, Volker Busskamp	23
9	Structural insights into ion conduction by channelrhodopsin 2 2017 ·Science ·(unknown), Kirill Kovalev, Vitaly Polovinkin, Valentin Borshchevskiy, Christian Bamann, Roman Astashkin, Egor Marin, А. Н. Попов, Taras Balandin, Dieter Willbold, Georg Büldt, Ernst Bamberg, Valentin Gordeliy	127
10	Functional Maturation of Human Stem Cell-Derived Neurons in Long-Term Cultures 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Rebecca S. Lam, (unknown), Phillip G. Wood, Volker Busskamp, Ernst Bamberg	56
11	Functional Green-Tuned Proteorhodopsin from Modern Stromatolites 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Virginia Helena Albarracín, (unknown), Christian Bamann, Phillip G. Wood, Ernst Bamberg, Marı́a Eugenia Farı́as, Wolfgang Gärtner	16
12	Crystal structure of a light-driven sodium pump 2015 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Ivan Gushchin, Vitaly Shevchenko, Vitaly Polovinkin, Kirill Kovalev, Alexey Alekseev, Ekaterina Round, Valentin Borshchevskiy, Taras Balandin, А. Н. Попов, Thomas Gensch, Christoph Fahlke, Christian Bamann, Dieter Willbold, Georg Büldt, Ernst Bamberg, Valentin Gordeliy	125
13	Optogenetic stimulation of the auditory pathway 2014 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Victor H. Hernandez, Anna Gehrt, Kirsten Reuter, Zhizi Jing, Marcus Jeschke, (unknown), Gerhard Hoch, Matthias Bartels, Gerhard Vogt, Carolyn Garnham, Hiromu Yawo, Yugo Fukazawa, George J Augustine, Ernst Bamberg, Sebastian Kügler, Tim Salditt, Livia de Hoz, Nicola Strenzke, Tobias Moser	131
14	Proteorhodopsin 2013 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Christian Bamann, Ernst Bamberg, Josef Wachtveitl, Clemens Glaubitz	87
15	Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity breakdown → 2005 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Edward S. Boyden, Feng Zhang, Ernst Bamberg, Georg Nagel, Karl Deisseroth	3417
16	Channelrhodopsin-1: A Light-Gated Proton Channel in Green Algae breakdown → 2002 ·Science ·Georg Nagel, Doris Ollig, Markus Fuhrmann, Suneel Kateriya, Anna Maria Musti, Ernst Bamberg, Peter Hegemann	814
17	Proteorhodopsin is a Light-driven Proton Pump with Variable Vectoriality 2002 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Thomas Friedrich, Sven Geibel, (unknown), Igor Chizhov, Kenichi Ataka, Joachim Heberle, Martin Engelhard, Ernst Bamberg	200
18	Force Measurements on Myelin Basic Protein Adsorbed to Mica and Lipid Bilayer Surfaces Done with the Atomic Force Microscope 1999 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Ernst Bamberg	75
19	Voltage Dependence of Proton Pumping by Bacteriorhodopsin Is Regulated by the Voltage-Sensitive Ratio of M1 to M2 1998 ·Biophysical Journal ·Georg Nagel, (unknown), Bettina Möckel, Georg Büldt, Ernst Bamberg	76
20	Function of Halorhodopsin as a Light-Driven H<sup>+</sup>Pump 1994 ·Kidney & Blood Pressure Research ·Ernst Bamberg, Dieter Oesterhelt, Jörg Tittor	2

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