Francis Bitsch

2.4k total citations
31 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Francis Bitsch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Bitsch has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Francis Bitsch's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (4 papers). Francis Bitsch is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (4 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (4 papers). Francis Bitsch collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Francis Bitsch's co-authors include Brigitte Fournier, Joerg Kallen, Jean-Marc Schlaeppi, Martin Geiser, André Strauss, Sabine Geisse, Éric Ezan, Jean Pierre Sauvage, Abdel Kader Khémiss and Alain Van Dorsselaer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francis Bitsch

31 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis Bitsch Switzerland 21 1.2k 341 323 285 282 31 1.9k
Michael E. Hodsdon United States 27 1.6k 1.3× 380 1.1× 330 1.0× 191 0.7× 92 0.3× 59 2.4k
Jane M. Withka United States 25 1.6k 1.4× 156 0.5× 206 0.6× 145 0.5× 183 0.6× 32 2.4k
V. Kinzel Germany 31 2.6k 2.2× 433 1.3× 188 0.6× 190 0.7× 180 0.6× 126 3.5k
Alexander L. Breeze United Kingdom 27 1.8k 1.6× 228 0.7× 266 0.8× 197 0.7× 119 0.4× 48 2.2k
Peter J. Belshaw United States 22 2.0k 1.7× 360 1.1× 474 1.5× 112 0.4× 230 0.8× 38 2.6k
Matthew Biancalana United States 14 1.4k 1.2× 167 0.5× 191 0.6× 144 0.5× 156 0.6× 21 2.8k
Lora Swenson United States 20 2.1k 1.8× 364 1.1× 252 0.8× 108 0.4× 90 0.3× 29 2.9k
Paul Taylor Canada 28 1.6k 1.4× 233 0.7× 169 0.5× 110 0.4× 329 1.2× 67 2.2k
Lise R. Hoth United States 16 1.5k 1.2× 171 0.5× 287 0.9× 181 0.6× 98 0.3× 24 2.2k
Jiřı́ Jiráček Czechia 27 1.7k 1.4× 400 1.2× 574 1.8× 107 0.4× 200 0.7× 109 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis Bitsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Bitsch

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

All Works

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Gurzeler, Lukas‐Adrian, Isabel Schmidt, Christian N. Parker, et al.. (2023). Drug-induced eRF1 degradation promotes readthrough and reveals a new branch of ribosome quality control. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113056–113056. 9 indexed citations
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Bitsch, Francis, et al.. (2021). Solving Complex Biologics Truncation Problems by Top-Down Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 32(8). 1928–1935. 5 indexed citations
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Fairhurst, Robin A., Thomas Knoepfel, Catherine Leblanc, et al.. (2017). Approaches to selective fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 inhibition through targeting the ATP-pocket middle-hinge region. MedChemComm. 8(8). 1604–1613. 31 indexed citations
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Karuna, Ratna, Isabelle Christen, Andreas W. Sailer, Francis Bitsch, & Juan Zhang. (2015). Detection of dihydroxycholesterols in human plasma using HPLC–ESI-MS/MS. Steroids. 99(Pt B). 131–138. 21 indexed citations
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Jahnke, Wolfgang, Jean‐Michel Rondeau, Simona Cotesta, et al.. (2010). Allosteric non-bisphosphonate FPPS inhibitors identified by fragment-based discovery. Nature Chemical Biology. 6(9). 660–666. 106 indexed citations
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Rondeau, Jean‐Michel, Francis Bitsch, Martin Geiser, et al.. (2006). Structural Basis for the Exceptional in vivo Efficacy of Bisphosphonate Drugs. ChemMedChem. 1(2). 267–273. 187 indexed citations
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Strauss, André, Francis Bitsch, Gabriele Fendrich, et al.. (2005). Efficient uniform isotope labeling of Abl kinase expressed in Baculovirus-infected insect cells. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 31(4). 343–349. 42 indexed citations
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Kallen, Joerg, Jean-Marc Schlaeppi, Francis Bitsch, et al.. (2004). Evidence for Ligand-independent Transcriptional Activation of the Human Estrogen-related Receptor α (ERRα). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(47). 49330–49337. 180 indexed citations
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Kallen, Joerg, Jean-Marc Schlaeppi, Francis Bitsch, et al.. (2002). X-Ray Structure of the hRORα LBD at 1.63 Å. Structure. 10(12). 1697–1707. 236 indexed citations
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Charpiot, Brigitte, Francis Bitsch, Karl‐Heinz Buchheit, et al.. (2001). Disease activated drugs: a new concept for the treatment of asthma. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 9(7). 1793–1805. 5 indexed citations
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Hexham, J. Mark, Patrick Graff, Yan Wang, et al.. (2001). Optimization of the anti‐(human CD3) immunotoxin DT389–scFv(UCHT1) N‐terminal sequence to yield a homogeneous protein. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 34(3). 183–187. 1 indexed citations
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Kuhnt, Michaela, et al.. (1998). Microbial Conversion Products of Leptomycin B. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64(2). 714–720. 17 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenwen, et al.. (1994). New Bioactive Taxoids from Cell Cultures of Taxus baccata. Journal of Natural Products. 57(1). 116–122. 44 indexed citations
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Bitsch, Francis, Cedric Shackleton, Wenwen Ma, Gary Park, & Matthew Nieder. (1993). Taxoid side‐chain structure determination by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 7(10). 891–894. 9 indexed citations
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Witkowska, H. Ewa, Francis Bitsch, & C. H. L. Shackleton. (1993). Expediting Rare Variant Hemoglobin Characterization by Combined HPLC/Electrospray Mass Spectrometry. Hemoglobin. 17(3). 227–242. 43 indexed citations
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Schindler, Patrick, Francis Bitsch, Klaus Klarskov, et al.. (1991). Cuttlefish sperm protamines. European Journal of Biochemistry. 195(3). 621–629. 12 indexed citations
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Lepage, Pierre, Francis Bitsch, Dominique Roecklin, et al.. (1991). Determination of disulfide bridges in natural and recombinant insect defensin A. European Journal of Biochemistry. 196(3). 735–742. 26 indexed citations
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Dorsselaer, Alain Van, et al.. (1989). Mass spectrometry analyses of recombinant hirudins (7 kDa). Biochemistry. 28(7). 2949–2956. 23 indexed citations

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