Heinz Schwarz

25.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
248 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Heinz Schwarz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heinz Schwarz has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Cell Biology and 56 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Heinz Schwarz's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (32 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (27 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (25 papers). Heinz Schwarz is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (32 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (27 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (25 papers). Heinz Schwarz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Heinz Schwarz's co-authors include Jürgen Berger, Gerd Jürgens, Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard, Miguel A. de Pedro, Hartmut Beug, Remko Offringa, Michael Sauer, Thorsten Hamann, Dolf Weijers and Anne Vieten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Heinz Schwarz

243 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

Efflux-dependent auxin gr... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2003 2007 1996 2001 2011 400 800 1.2k
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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. Efflux-dependent auxin gradients establish the apical–basal axis of Arabidopsis
    2003 1.5k citations Heinz Schwarz, Gerd Jürgens et al. profile →
  2. A Comprehensive Model for the Cellular Uptake of Cationic Cell‐penetrating Peptides
    2007 644 citations Heinz Schwarz et al. profile →
  3. TGF-beta1 and Ha-Ras collaborate in modulating the phenotypic plasticity and invasiveness of epithelial tumor cells.
    1996 566 citations Heinz Schwarz et al. profile →
  4. CD95 Signaling via Ceramide-rich Membrane Rafts
    2001 531 citations Heinz Schwarz, Jürgen Berger et al. profile →
  5. Metabolic priming by a secreted fungal effector
    2011 423 citations York‐Dieter Stierhof, Heinz Schwarz 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
Heinz Schwarz Germany 76 12.6k 3.9k 3.5k 3.4k 1.9k 248 20.5k
Ronald A. Laskey United Kingdom 64 21.6k 1.7× 4.1k 1.0× 4.8k 1.4× 2.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 119 29.6k
Andrei N. Lupas Germany 68 17.8k 1.4× 3.7k 0.9× 4.3k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 201 24.1k
Marilyn Kozak United States 38 16.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.4× 3.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 49 22.8k
Matthias Wilm Germany 73 26.1k 2.1× 5.4k 1.4× 2.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 124 36.5k
Hugh R.B. Pelham United Kingdom 80 20.7k 1.6× 10.4k 2.6× 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 133 26.7k
Ronald H.A. Plasterk Netherlands 90 23.7k 1.9× 1.8k 0.5× 4.4k 1.3× 5.3k 1.6× 833 0.4× 193 31.6k
Vladimı́r Beneš Germany 65 18.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.4× 4.1k 1.2× 3.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 268 30.7k
Patrick H. O’Farrell United States 66 25.0k 2.0× 7.2k 1.8× 4.7k 1.4× 3.9k 1.2× 883 0.5× 140 34.2k
Alasdair C. Steven United States 87 11.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 4.8k 2.5× 327 22.1k
Elizabeth A. Craig United States 80 22.0k 1.7× 4.3k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 751 0.4× 232 24.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heinz Schwarz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wurm, Christian A., Heinz Schwarz, Daniel C. Jans, et al.. (2019). Correlative STED super-resolution light and electron microscopy on resin sections. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(37). 374003–374003. 5 indexed citations
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Krüger, Anne, Otto Baumann, Heinz Schwarz, et al.. (2011). Characterization of NE81, the first lamin-like nucleoskeleton protein in a unicellular organism. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(2). 360–370. 70 indexed citations
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Pabst, Martin, et al.. (2011). The Alg5 ortholog Wollknäuel is essential for correct epidermal differentiation during Drosophila late embryogenesis. Glycobiology. 21(6). 743–756. 10 indexed citations
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Libusová, Lenka, Marc P. Stemmler, Andreas Hierholzer, Heinz Schwarz, & Rolf Kemler. (2010). N-cadherin can structurally substitute for E-cadherin during intestinal development but leads to polyp formation. Development. 137(14). 2297–2305. 33 indexed citations
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Apel, Anja, Ingrid Herr, Heinz Schwarz, H. Peter Rodemann, & Andreas Mayer. (2008). Blocked Autophagy Sensitizes Resistant Carcinoma Cells to Radiation Therapy. Cancer Research. 68(5). 1485–1494. 442 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Heinz, et al.. (2008). Purification, cDNA cloning and functional expression of NADPH‐cytochrome P450 reductase from Centaurium erythraea cell cultures. Plant Biology. 11(3). 300–306. 12 indexed citations
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Großhans, Jörg, Christian Wenzl, Hans‐Martin Herz, et al.. (2005). RhoGEF2 and the formin Dia control the formation of the furrow canal by directed actin assembly during Drosophila cellularisation. Development. 132(5). 1009–1020. 106 indexed citations
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Alberti, Siegfried, Oliver Kretz, Ulrike Philippar, et al.. (2005). Neuronal migration in the murine rostral migratory stream requires serum response factor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(17). 6148–6153. 117 indexed citations
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Helms, Sigrun, et al.. (2005). Hormonal regulation of mummy is needed for apical extracellular matrix formation and epithelial morphogenesis in Drosophila. Development. 133(2). 331–341. 65 indexed citations
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Schönthaler, Helia B., Johanna M. Lampert, Johannes von Lintig, et al.. (2005). A mutation in the silver gene leads to defects in melanosome biogenesis and alterations in the visual system in the zebrafish mutant fading vision. Developmental Biology. 284(2). 421–436. 90 indexed citations
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Moussian, Bernard, Heinz Schwarz, Sławomir Bartoszewski, & Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard. (2005). Involvement of chitin in exoskeleton morphogenesis inDrosophila melanogaster. Journal of Morphology. 264(1). 117–130. 171 indexed citations
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Grünfelder, Christoph G., Markus Engstler, Frank Weise, et al.. (2003). Endocytosis of a Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Protein via Clathrin-coated Vesicles, Sorting by Default in Endosomes, and Exocytosis via RAB11-positive Carriers. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(5). 2029–2040. 103 indexed citations
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Idakieva, Krassimira, et al.. (2002). Rapana thomasiana hemocyanin (RtH): dissociation and reassociation behavior of two isoforms, RtH1 and RtH2. Micron. 33(1). 7–14. 19 indexed citations
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Pedro, Miguel A. de, William D. Donachie, Joachim‐Volker Höltje, & Heinz Schwarz. (2001). Constitutive Septal Murein Synthesis in Escherichia coli with Impaired Activity of the Morphogenetic Proteins RodA and Penicillin-Binding Protein 2. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(14). 4115–4126. 90 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Heinz, Wolfgang Jagla, Antje Wiede, & Werner Hoffmann. (2001). Ultrastructural co-localization of TFF3-peptide and oxytocin in the neural lobe of the porcine pituitary. Cell and Tissue Research. 305(3). 411–416. 15 indexed citations
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Schratt, Gerhard, Birgit Weinhold, Ante S. Lundberg, et al.. (2001). Serum Response Factor Is Required for Immediate-Early Gene Activation yet Is Dispensable for Proliferation of Embryonic Stem Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(8). 2933–2943. 123 indexed citations
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Waizenegger, Irene C., Wolfgang Lukowitz, Farhah F. Assaad, et al.. (2000). The Arabidopsis KNOLLE and KEULE genes interact to promote vesicle fusion during cytokinesis. Current Biology. 10(21). 1371–1374. 125 indexed citations
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Stierhof, York‐Dieter, Bruno M. Humbel, René Hermann, Max T. Otten, & Heinz Schwarz. (1992). Direct Visualization and Silver Enhancement of Ultra-Small Antibody-Bound Gold Particles on Immunolabeled Ultrathin Resin Sections. Scanning microscopy. 6(4). 1009–1022. 23 indexed citations
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Heller, Knut J. & Heinz Schwarz. (1985). Irreversible binding to the receptor of bacteriophages T5 and BF23 does not occur with the tip of the tail. Journal of Bacteriology. 162(2). 621–625. 31 indexed citations

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