Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (10 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (6 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (5 papers). Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (10 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (6 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (5 papers). Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and Austria. Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté's co-authors include Klaus Willecke, Jost Ludwig, Otto Traub, C. Elfgang, Reiner Eckert, Dieter F. Hülser, Guido Hasenbrink, Richard Klein, A. Butterweck and Maik Kschischo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Cell Biology and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté

30 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Specific permeability and selective formation of gap junc... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2010 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. Specific permeability and selective formation of gap junction channels in connexin-transfected HeLa cells.
    1995 707 citations Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Otto Traub et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  2. grofit: Fitting Biological Growth Curves withR
    2010 396 citations Guido Hasenbrink, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté 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
Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté Germany 17 1.7k 288 202 136 110 31 2.2k
Takashi Yagi Japan 25 968 0.6× 342 1.2× 155 0.8× 130 1.0× 71 0.6× 100 2.1k
Richard J. Edwards United Kingdom 31 1.6k 0.9× 269 0.9× 262 1.3× 92 0.7× 158 1.4× 92 2.6k
Christof Lenz Germany 29 2.1k 1.3× 171 0.6× 305 1.5× 222 1.6× 144 1.3× 98 2.9k
Ernesto Picardi Italy 34 3.2k 1.9× 313 1.1× 309 1.5× 137 1.0× 142 1.3× 106 3.8k
Robert D. Barber United States 17 1.0k 0.6× 293 1.0× 81 0.4× 210 1.5× 40 0.4× 32 1.7k
Amber L. Mosley United States 26 2.2k 1.3× 275 1.0× 176 0.9× 119 0.9× 55 0.5× 88 2.9k
Ronghua Li China 32 2.1k 1.3× 273 0.9× 342 1.7× 170 1.3× 36 0.3× 164 3.4k
Gabriel Mazzucchelli Belgium 29 1.2k 0.7× 280 1.0× 269 1.3× 81 0.6× 19 0.2× 97 2.7k
John Davey United Kingdom 34 2.3k 1.3× 238 0.8× 374 1.9× 166 1.2× 42 0.4× 104 3.5k
Tao Tang China 30 1.3k 0.8× 139 0.5× 439 2.2× 75 0.6× 27 0.2× 141 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gerber, Susanne, Martina Fröhlich, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, et al.. (2016). A Thermodynamic Model of Monovalent Cation Homeostasis in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Computational Biology. 12(1). e1004703–e1004703. 19 indexed citations
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Plášek, Jaromı́r, Dana Gášková, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Jost Ludwig, & M. Höfer. (2012). Monitoring of real changes of plasma membrane potential by diS-C3(3) fluorescence in yeast cell suspensions. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 44(5). 559–569. 12 indexed citations
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Zaikin, Alexey, Matthew Burnell, Aleksandra Gentry‐Maharaj, et al.. (2011). Association of serum sex steroid receptor bioactivity and sex steroid hormones with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Endocrine Related Cancer. 19(2). 137–147. 33 indexed citations
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Koláčná, Lucie, et al.. (2008). Functional expression of the voltage-gated neuronal mammalian potassium channel rat ether à go-go1 in yeast. FEMS Yeast Research. 8(3). 405–413. 10 indexed citations
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Hasenbrink, Guido, L. Wildt, Jost Ludwig, et al.. (2006). Estrogenic effects of natural and synthetic compounds including tibolone assessed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing the human estrogen α and β receptors. The FASEB Journal. 20(9). 1552–1554. 26 indexed citations
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Ludwig, Jost, et al.. (2006). Use of PMA1 as a Housekeeping Biomarker for Assessment of Toxicant-Induced Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(2). 1515–1522. 12 indexed citations
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Ludwig, Jost, et al.. (2006). Computational recognition of potassium channel sequences. Bioinformatics. 22(13). 1562–1568. 8 indexed citations
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Koláčná, Lucie, Olga Zimmermannová, Guido Hasenbrink, et al.. (2005). New phenotypes of functional expression of the mKir2.1 channel in potassium efflux‐deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Yeast. 22(16). 1315–1323. 13 indexed citations
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Gellert, Georg, et al.. (2005). The toxic potential of an industrial effluent determined with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based assay. Water Research. 39(14). 3211–3218. 21 indexed citations
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Gellert, Georg, et al.. (2004). Phenotypic yeast growth analysis for chronic toxicity testing. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 59(2). 142–150. 36 indexed citations
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Wildt, L., et al.. (2004). In vitro bioactivity of 17α-estradiol. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 92(5). 455–463. 16 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, et al.. (2003). A yeast-based method for the detection of cyto and genotoxicity. Toxicology in Vitro. 17(5-6). 709–716. 32 indexed citations
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Bertl, Adam, José Ramos, Jost Ludwig, et al.. (2003). Characterization of potassium transport in wild‐type and isogenic yeast strains carrying all combinations of trk1, trk2 and tok1 null mutations. Molecular Microbiology. 47(3). 767–780. 88 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, et al.. (1997). Properties and Heterologous Expression of the Glucose TransporterGHT1 fromSchizosaccharomyces pombe. Yeast. 13(3). 215–224. 15 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, et al.. (1997). Characterization of glucose transport inSchizosaccharomyces pombe. Folia Microbiologica. 42(3). 225–227. 1 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Heinz, Feliksas F. Bukauskas, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, et al.. (1996). Incompatibility of connexin 40 and 43 Hemichannels in gap junctions between mammalian cells is determined by intracellular domains.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 7(12). 1995–2006. 82 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, John D. Reid, Monika Heyer, & M. Höfer. (1996). Functional characterization ofSchizosaccharomyces pombe genes cloned in potassium transport defective yeast strains. Folia Microbiologica. 41(1). 105–106. 1 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, John D. Reid, Monika Heyer, & M. Höfer. (1996). The SpTRK Gene Encodes a Potassium-specific Transport Protein TKH p in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 152(2). 169–181. 34 indexed citations
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Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Hella, et al.. (1996). Schizosaccharomyces pombe geneGHT1 is highly homologous to other prokaryotic, yeast and higher eukaryotic genes coding for monosaccharide transporters. Folia Microbiologica. 41(1). 109–114. 4 indexed citations
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Hennemann, Hanjo, Hella Lichtenberg‐Fraté, Stefan Jungbluth, et al.. (1992). Molecular cloning and functional expression of mouse connexin40, a second gap junction gene preferentially expressed in lung. The Journal of Cell Biology. 117(6). 1299–1310. 139 indexed citations

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