Günter Pfeifer

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Günter Pfeifer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Günter Pfeifer has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Günter Pfeifer's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (14 papers) and Cleft Lip and Palate Research (11 papers). Günter Pfeifer is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (14 papers) and Cleft Lip and Palate Research (11 papers). Günter Pfeifer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Günter Pfeifer's co-authors include Wolfgang Baumeister, Florian Beck, F. Ulrich Hartl, Friedrich Förster, Victor A. Fried, A. Schweitzer, Inge Wefes, David M. Rubin, Olivier Coux and Michael H. Glickman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Günter Pfeifer

73 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

A Subcomplex of the Proteasome Regulatory Particle Requir... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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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.

  1. A Subcomplex of the Proteasome Regulatory Particle Required for Ubiquitin-Conjugate Degradation and Related to the COP9-Signalosome and eIF3
    1998 725 citations Michael H. Glickman, David M. Rubin et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Günter Pfeifer
Frank G. Whitby United States
Shigeru Noguchi Japan
Junya Kobayashi Japan
Martin L. Phillips United States
Andrew P. Hinck United States
Pavel Hozák Czechia
David A. Greenhalgh United States
Dik C. van Gent Netherlands
Elias Coutavas United States
G Blobel United States
Frank G. Whitby United States
Günter Pfeifer
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Countries citing papers authored by Günter Pfeifer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Günter Pfeifer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Günter Pfeifer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zinzula, Luca, Florian Beck, Sven Klumpe, et al.. (2021). Cryo-EM structure of the cetacean morbillivirus nucleoprotein-RNA complex. Journal of Structural Biology. 213(3). 107750–107750. 12 indexed citations
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Zinzula, Luca, J. Basquin, Stefan Bohn, et al.. (2020). High-resolution structure and biophysical characterization of the nucleocapsid phosphoprotein dimerization domain from the Covid-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 538. 54–62. 86 indexed citations
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Eisele, Markus R., Till Rudack, A. Schweitzer, et al.. (2018). Expanded Coverage of the 26S Proteasome Conformational Landscape Reveals Mechanisms of Peptidase Gating. Cell Reports. 24(5). 1301–1315.e5. 89 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Günter, et al.. (2009). Freestanding Houses.
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Schneider, Matthias, et al.. (2003). Analysis of complications in fractures of the mandibular angle—a study with finite element computation and evaluation of data of 277 patients. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 31(5). 290–295. 53 indexed citations
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Haas, Bernd, Dean J. Naylor, Günter Pfeifer, et al.. (2003). Coexistence of Group I and Group II Chaperonins in the Archaeon Methanosarcina mazei. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(35). 33256–33267. 52 indexed citations
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Glickman, Michael H., David M. Rubin, Hongyong Fu, et al.. (1999). Functional analysis of the proteasome regulatory particle. Molecular Biology Reports. 26(1-2). 21–28. 87 indexed citations
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Peters, Jürgen, Andrei N. Lupas, Zdenka Cejka, et al.. (1999). Novel molecular architecture of the multimeric archaeal PEP-synthase homologue (MAPS) from Staphylothermus marinus 1 1Edited by P. E. Wright. Journal of Molecular Biology. 290(1). 347–361. 10 indexed citations
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Nagy, István, Andrei N. Lupas, Günter Pfeifer, et al.. (1998). Characterization of ARC, a divergent member of the AAA ATPase family from Rhodococcus erythropolis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 277(1). 13–25. 90 indexed citations
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Glickman, Michael H., David M. Rubin, Olivier Coux, et al.. (1998). A Subcomplex of the Proteasome Regulatory Particle Required for Ubiquitin-Conjugate Degradation and Related to the COP9-Signalosome and eIF3. Cell. 94(5). 615–623. 725 indexed citations breakdown →
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Waldmann, Thomas A., Elmar Nimmesgern, Michael Nitsch, et al.. (1995). The Thermosome of Thermoplasma acidophilum and Its Relationship to the Eukaryotic Chaperonin TRiC. European Journal of Biochemistry. 227(3). 848–856. 67 indexed citations
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Zahn, Ralph, J. Robin Harris, Günter Pfeifer, Andreas Plückthun, & Wolfgang Baumeister. (1993). Two-dimensional Crystals of the Molecular Chaperone GroEL Reveal Structural Plasticity. Journal of Molecular Biology. 229(3). 579–584. 26 indexed citations
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Hegerl, R., Günter Pfeifer, Gabriela Pühler, Burkhardt Dahlmann, & W. Baumeister. (1991). The three‐dimensional structure of proteasomes from Thermoplasma acidophilum as determined by electron microscopy using random conical tilting. FEBS Letters. 283(1). 117–121. 85 indexed citations
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Siegert, R., et al.. (1990). [Mucosa-saving conservative maxillary sinus surgery with periostium-based facial bone coverage].. PubMed. 13(4). 275–7. 1 indexed citations
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Zwickl, Peter, Günter Pfeifer, Friedrich Lottspeich, et al.. (1990). Electron microscopy and image analysis reveal common principles of organization in two large protein complexes: groEL-Type proteins and proteasomes. Journal of Structural Biology. 103(3). 197–203. 42 indexed citations
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Esch, Jan Schulte Am, et al.. (1980). Haemodynamic changes in patients with severe head injury. Acta Neurochirurgica. 54(3-4). 243–250. 24 indexed citations
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Mangold, Ulrich, W. Lierse, & Günter Pfeifer. (1980). [The arteries of the forehead as the basis of nasal reconstruction with forehead flaps].. PubMed. 107(1). 18–25. 25 indexed citations
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Esch, Jan Schulte Am, et al.. (1978). The influence of intravenous anaesthetic agents on primarily increased intracranial pressure. Acta Neurochirurgica. 45(1-2). 15–25. 21 indexed citations
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Esch, Jan Schulte Am, et al.. (1977). [Disturbances of the clotting mechanism in severe cerebro-cranial injuries (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 12(6). 471–7.
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Pfeifer, Günter, et al.. (1969). Verteilungsstudien zur Placentapassage von131J-Streptokinase unter der Geburt. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 207(4). 550–558. 8 indexed citations

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