G Biesecker

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

G Biesecker is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, G Biesecker has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in G Biesecker's work include Complement system in diseases (14 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (7 papers). G Biesecker is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (14 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (7 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (7 papers). G Biesecker collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. G Biesecker's co-authors include Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard, David Koffler, Eckhard R. Podack, Alan J. Wonacott, Andrew G. Engel, David A. Brake, Christine Debouck, John E. Walker, J. Ieuan Harris and J. C. Thierry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

G Biesecker

29 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Sequence and structure of D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus

1977 265 citations G Biesecker, J. Ieuan Harris et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G Biesecker United States	20	834	712	245	229	221	29	1.8k
József Dobó Hungary	31	1.7k 2.0×	511 0.7×	855 3.5×	94 0.4×	137 0.6×	78	2.6k
Gábor Pál Hungary	25	761 0.9×	736 1.0×	308 1.3×	52 0.2×	193 0.9×	62	1.9k
Philippe Frachet France	23	763 0.9×	476 0.7×	303 1.2×	153 0.7×	120 0.5×	38	1.5k
Jean Méry France	22	302 0.4×	1.9k 2.7×	54 0.2×	94 0.4×	173 0.8×	51	2.7k
C Rugarli Italy	23	2.1k 2.6×	1.1k 1.6×	116 0.5×	177 0.8×	160 0.7×	92	3.1k
Jonathan P. Hannan United Kingdom	19	879 1.1×	326 0.5×	282 1.2×	192 0.8×	211 1.0×	44	1.4k
Søren E. Degn Denmark	22	1.5k 1.8×	346 0.5×	322 1.3×	169 0.7×	188 0.9×	55	2.0k
Αποστολία Τζέκου United States	16	826 1.0×	454 0.6×	227 0.9×	103 0.4×	123 0.6×	25	1.5k
Michael F. Concino United States	15	781 0.9×	500 0.7×	191 0.8×	111 0.5×	195 0.9×	21	1.5k
Annette G. Hansen Denmark	23	1.2k 1.4×	426 0.6×	329 1.3×	67 0.3×	153 0.7×	63	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G Biesecker

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Biesecker, G, et al.. (1999). Derivation of RNA aptamer inhibitors of human complement C5. Immunopharmacology. 42(1-3). 219–230. 114 indexed citations

Biesecker, G, P J Lachmann, & Richard A. Henderson. (1993). Structure of complement poly-C9 determined in projection by cryo-electron microscopy and single particle analysis. Molecular Immunology. 30(15). 1369–1382. 10 indexed citations

Camussi, Giovanni, G Biesecker, P. R. B. Caldwell, et al.. (1993). Role of the Membrane Attack Complex of Complement in Lung Injury Mediated by Antibodies to Endothelium. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 102(3). 216–223. 8 indexed citations

Inoue, Keiichi, et al.. (1993). Role of Late Complement Components in Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 66(1). 1–10. 11 indexed citations

Biesecker, G. (1990). The complement SC5b-9 complex mediates cell adhesion through a vitronectin receptor.. The Journal of Immunology. 145(1). 209–214. 46 indexed citations

Brake, David A., Christine Debouck, & G Biesecker. (1990). Identification of an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) cell adhesion site in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transactivation protein, tat.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 111(3). 1275–1281. 163 indexed citations

Brentjens, Jan R., Seiichi Matsuo, Atsushi Fukatsu, et al.. (1989). Immunologic studies in two patients with antitubular basement membrane nephritis. The American Journal of Medicine. 86(5). 603–608. 16 indexed citations

Biesecker, G, Janet Wagner, & Tony E. Hugli. (1989). The release of C5a in complement-activated serum does not require C6.. The Journal of Immunology. 143(4). 1228–1232. 2 indexed citations

Biesecker, G & David Koffler. (1988). Resistance to experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis in genetically inbred rats. Association with decreased amounts of in situ acetylcholine receptor-antibody complexes.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(10). 3406–3410. 26 indexed citations

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Koffler, David, G Biesecker, B Noble, Giuseppe A. Andres, & A Martínez-Hernández. (1983). Localization of the membrane attack complex (MAC) in experimental immune complex glomerulonephritis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 157(6). 1885–1905. 38 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G & David Koffler. (1983). Immunology of myasthenia gravis. Human Pathology. 14(5). 419–423. 7 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G & David Koffler. (1982). Immunopathology of the membrane attack complex in systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 25(7). 876–879. 5 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G, Claude Gérard, & Tony E. Hugli. (1982). An amphiphilic structure of the ninth component of human complement. Evidence from analysis of fragments produced by alpha-thrombin.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 257(5). 2584–2590. 39 indexed citations

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Engel, Andrew G. & G Biesecker. (1982). Complement activation in muscle fiber necrosis: Demonstration of the membrane attack complex of complement in necrotic fibers. Annals of Neurology. 12(3). 289–296. 120 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G, S Katz, & David Koffler. (1981). Renal localization of the membrane attack complex in systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 154(6). 1779–1794. 145 indexed citations

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Podack, Eckhard R., A F Esser, G Biesecker, & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1980). Membrane attack complex of complement: a structural analysis of its assembly.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 151(2). 301–313. 63 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G, et al.. (1979). C5b-9 dimer: isolation from complement lysed cells and ultrastructural identification with complement-dependent membrane lesions.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 149(2). 448–458. 86 indexed citations

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Podack, Eckhard R., G Biesecker, & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1979). Membrane attack complex of complement: generation of high-affinity phospholipid binding sites by fusion of five hydrophilic plasma proteins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(2). 897–901. 97 indexed citations

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Podack, Eckhard R., G Biesecker, William P. Kolb, & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1978). The C5b-6 complex: reaction with C7, C8, C9.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 121(2). 484–90. 44 indexed citations

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Biesecker, G, J. Ieuan Harris, J. C. Thierry, John E. Walker, & Alan J. Wonacott. (1977). Sequence and structure of D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothermophilus. Nature. 266(5600). 328–333. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

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