Helmut Schwab

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Helmut Schwab is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Schwab has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Biotechnology and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Helmut Schwab's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (56 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (32 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (28 papers). Helmut Schwab is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (56 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (32 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (28 papers). Helmut Schwab collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Netherlands. Helmut Schwab's co-authors include Harald Pichler, Mudassar Ahmad, Melanie Hirz, Karl Gruber, Kerstin Steiner, Herfried Griengl, Doris Ribitsch, Christoph Kratky, Georg M. Guebitz and Enrique Herrero Acero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Schwab

151 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Protein expression in Pichia pastoris: recent achievement... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. Protein expression in Pichia pastoris: recent achievements and perspectives for heterologous protein production
    2014 715 citations Harald Pichler, Helmut Schwab et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Schwab Austria 41 4.4k 1.1k 1.0k 990 961 153 6.9k
Tzu‐Ping Ko Taiwan 46 4.4k 1.0× 513 0.5× 481 0.5× 676 0.7× 702 0.7× 217 7.3k
Erick Vandamme Belgium 42 3.4k 0.8× 443 0.4× 517 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 962 1.0× 149 6.4k
Rainer Kalscheuer Germany 37 3.4k 0.8× 540 0.5× 636 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 419 0.4× 115 5.5k
Rey‐Ting Guo China 38 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 993 1.0× 971 1.0× 703 0.7× 178 5.1k
Cuiqing Ma China 50 4.7k 1.1× 779 0.7× 339 0.3× 3.0k 3.1× 408 0.4× 203 7.3k
Svein Valla Norway 43 2.7k 0.6× 224 0.2× 439 0.4× 583 0.6× 922 1.0× 114 4.9k
Pablo I. Nikel Denmark 50 5.7k 1.3× 851 0.8× 844 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 559 0.6× 168 7.6k
Pieter de Waard Netherlands 42 2.5k 0.6× 500 0.5× 892 0.9× 743 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 92 5.0k
Hideaki Yukawa Japan 49 7.0k 1.6× 431 0.4× 256 0.3× 3.9k 4.0× 585 0.6× 203 8.7k
Andreas Schäfer Germany 29 2.4k 0.6× 250 0.2× 331 0.3× 822 0.8× 954 1.0× 80 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Schwab

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heidinger, Petra, et al.. (2025). Performance of a pilot scale pressurized deep-jet gas bioreactor for SCP production with Cupriavidus necator H16. Journal of Biotechnology. 408. 1–14.
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Emmerstorfer‐Augustin, Anita, Tamara Wriessnegger, Erich Leitner, et al.. (2015). Over‐expression of ICE2 stabilizes cytochrome P450 reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris. Biotechnology Journal. 10(4). 623–635. 36 indexed citations
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Łyskowski, Andrzej, Christian Gruber, Georg Steinkellner, et al.. (2014). Crystal structure of an (R)-selective ω-transaminase from Aspergillus terreus (R)-selective ω-transaminase from Aspergillus terre. PLoS ONE. 9. 1–9. 15 indexed citations
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Schwab, Helmut, et al.. (2014). Versatile and stable vectors for efficient gene expression in Ralstonia eutropha H16. Journal of Biotechnology. 186. 74–82. 39 indexed citations
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Wriessnegger, Tamara, Peter Augustín, Matthias Engleder, et al.. (2014). Production of the sesquiterpenoid (+)-nootkatone by metabolic engineering of Pichia pastoris. Metabolic Engineering. 24. 18–29. 151 indexed citations
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Hajnal, Ivan, Andrzej Łyskowski, Ulf Hanefeld, et al.. (2013). Biochemical and structural characterization of a novel bacterial manganese‐dependent hydroxynitrile lyase. FEBS Journal. 280(22). 5815–5828. 38 indexed citations
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Ribitsch, Doris, W. Karl, Peter Remler, et al.. (2008). Heterologous expression and characterization of Choline Oxidase from the soil bacterium Arthrobacter nicotianae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 81(5). 875–886. 18 indexed citations
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Bielen, Ana, Helena Ćetković, Paul F. Long, et al.. (2008). The SGNH-hydrolase of Streptomyces coelicolor has (aryl)esterase and a true lipase activity. Biochimie. 91(3). 390–400. 40 indexed citations
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Reisinger, Christoph, Alexander Kern, Kateryna Fesko, & Helmut Schwab. (2007). An efficient plasmid vector for expression cloning of large numbers of PCR fragments in Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 77(1). 241–244. 15 indexed citations
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Šantek, Mirela Ivančić, Christoph Zenzmaier, Ruud Luiten, et al.. (2007). Alternative pig liver esterase (APLE) – Cloning, identification and functional expression in Pichia pastoris of a versatile new biocatalyst. Journal of Biotechnology. 133(3). 301–310. 23 indexed citations
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Gruber, Karl, et al.. (2004). Reaction Mechanism of Hydroxynitrile Lyases of the α/β-Hydrolase Superfamily. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(19). 20501–20510. 63 indexed citations
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Weis, Robert, Ruud Luiten, Wolfgang Skranc, et al.. (2004). Reliable high-throughput screening with by limiting yeast cell death phenomena. FEMS Yeast Research. 5(2). 179–189. 142 indexed citations
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Petersen, Evamaria I., et al.. (2001). A novel esterase from Burkholderia gladioli which shows high deacetylation activity on cephalosporins is related to β-lactamases and dd-peptidases. Journal of Biotechnology. 89(1). 11–25. 85 indexed citations
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Wagner, Ulrich, et al.. (1997). Crystallization and preliminary x-ray diffraction studies of the Pseudomonas marginata esterase EstB. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 53. 596–598. 5 indexed citations
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Wagner, Ulrike, et al.. (1997). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of thePseudomonas marginataesterase EstB. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 53(5). 596–598. 3 indexed citations
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Wagner, U.G., Meinhard Hasslacher, Herfried Griengl, Helmut Schwab, & Christoph Kratky. (1996). Mechanism of cyanogenesis: the crystal structure of hydroxynitrile lyase from Hevea brasiliensis. Structure. 4(7). 811–822. 78 indexed citations
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Hasslacher, Meinhard, Michael Schall, Marianne Hayn, et al.. (1996). Molecular Cloning of the Full-length cDNA of (S)-Hydroxynitrile Lyase from Hevea brasiliensis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(10). 5884–5891. 93 indexed citations

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