Günter Mayer

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
215 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Günter Mayer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Günter Mayer has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Günter Mayer's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (113 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (60 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (52 papers). Günter Mayer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (113 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (60 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (52 papers). Günter Mayer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Günter Mayer's co-authors include Alexander Heckel, Michael Famulok, Jörg S. Hartig, Falk Rohrbach, Clara Brieke, Alexander Gottschalk, Michael Blind, Franziska Pfeiffer, Jens Müller and Fabian Tölle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Günter Mayer

209 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Biologically Active Molecules with a “Light Switch” 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2012 2007 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Biologically Active Molecules with a “Light Switch”
    2006 977 citations Günter Mayer, Alexander Heckel Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Light‐Controlled Tools
    2012 840 citations Günter Mayer, Alexander Heckel et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Functional Aptamers and Aptazymes in Biotechnology, Diagnostics, and Therapy
    2007 760 citations Michael Famulok, Günter Mayer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Günter Mayer Germany 48 7.4k 2.6k 2.6k 1.3k 1.1k 215 10.8k
Amy E. Palmer United States 46 7.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 908 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 841 0.8× 110 12.7k
Fuyuhiko Tamanoi United States 68 9.1k 1.2× 3.4k 1.3× 3.1k 1.2× 380 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 215 16.4k
Kai Johnsson Switzerland 65 10.6k 1.4× 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 3.9k 3.5× 177 16.9k
Rumiana Dimova Germany 57 6.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 3.2k 1.2× 649 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 204 10.4k
Xiang Zhou China 55 7.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 290 0.2× 1.3k 1.1× 371 10.9k
Alan S. Waggoner United States 54 6.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 127 11.0k
Xiaohong Fang China 58 7.8k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 4.1k 1.6× 288 0.2× 812 0.7× 236 12.5k
Hiroyuki Noji Japan 54 9.9k 1.3× 956 0.4× 2.5k 1.0× 623 0.5× 530 0.5× 236 13.4k
Stephen P. A. Fodor United States 37 10.3k 1.4× 560 0.2× 2.1k 0.8× 745 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 53 13.4k
Igor K. Lednev United States 62 4.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 508 0.4× 567 0.5× 243 11.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Günter Mayer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Günter Mayer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Otte, David M., et al.. (2024). An RNA Motif That Enables Optozyme Control and Light‐Dependent Gene Expression in Bacteria and Mammalian Cells. Advanced Science. 11(12). e2304519–e2304519. 4 indexed citations
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Civit, Laia, Benedikt Asbach, David Peterhoff, et al.. (2024). A Multi-Faceted Binding Assessment of Aptamers Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4642–4642. 3 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter, et al.. (2024). Modular Approach for Rapid Identification of RNA-Based Sensors. ACS Sensors. 9(2). 753–758. 3 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter, et al.. (2022). Dependence of click-SELEX performance on the nature and average number of modified nucleotides. RSC Chemical Biology. 3(3). 288–294. 10 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter, et al.. (2022). Implementation of Emulsion PCR for Amplification of Click-Modified DNA During SELEX. Methods in molecular biology. 2570. 39–44.
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Müller, Patricia, et al.. (2021). Controlling Coagulation in Blood with Red Light. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(41). 22441–22446. 11 indexed citations
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Ramoji, Anuradha, et al.. (2020). 3-Step flow focusing enables multidirectional imaging of bioparticles for imaging flow cytometry. Lab on a Chip. 20(9). 1676–1686. 15 indexed citations
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Moniot, S., Ankana Kakoti, Clemens Steegborn, et al.. (2019). A blue light receptor that mediates RNA binding and translational regulation. Nature Chemical Biology. 15(11). 1085–1092. 74 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Franziska, Michael Blank, Kristian Händler, et al.. (2018). Systematic evaluation of error rates and causes in short samples in next-generation sequencing. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10950–10950. 202 indexed citations
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Rühl, Heiko, et al.. (2016). In Vitro Evaluation of Aptamer-Based Reversible Inhibition of Anticoagulant Activated Protein C as a Novel Supportive Hemostatic Approach. Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. 26(6). 355–362. 16 indexed citations
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Tölle, Fabian, Julian Wilke, Jesper Wengel, & Günter Mayer. (2014). By-Product Formation in Repetitive PCR Amplification of DNA Libraries during SELEX. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114693–e114693. 75 indexed citations
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Vinkenborg, Jan L., Günter Mayer, & Michael Famulok. (2012). Aptamer‐Based Affinity Labeling of Proteins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(36). 9176–9180. 76 indexed citations
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Dochow, Sebastian, Christoph Krafft, Ute Neugebauer, et al.. (2011). Tumour cell identification by means of Raman spectroscopy in combination with optical traps and microfluidic environments. Lab on a Chip. 11(8). 1484–1484. 158 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter. (2009). Nucleic Acid and Peptide Aptamers. Methods in molecular biology. 535. v–vi. 20 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter. (2009). Nucleic acid and peptide aptamers : methods and protocols. Humana Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter, et al.. (2008). Construction of DNA Architectures with RNA Hairpins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(5). 971–973. 26 indexed citations
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Tan, Linda Wei Lin, Günter Mayer, Sandra Reuter, et al.. (2007). Alternative small-molecule target sites aptamer displacement identifies that escape viral resistance. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter. (1997). Hanns Eisler der Zeitgenosse : Positionen, Perspektiven : Materialien zu den Eisler-Festen, 1994-95. 1 indexed citations
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Mayer, Günter. (1987). Die jüdische Frau in der hellenistisch-römischen Antike. W. Kohlhammer eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Quoix, E., et al.. (1978). [Hereditary antithrombin III deficiency causing recurrent thrombo-embolic problems (author's transl)].. PubMed. 7(12). 999–1002. 2 indexed citations

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