Henner Brinkmann

17.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
99 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Henner Brinkmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Henner Brinkmann has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Ecology and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Henner Brinkmann's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (48 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (32 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (29 papers). Henner Brinkmann is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (48 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (32 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (29 papers). Henner Brinkmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and France. Henner Brinkmann's co-authors include Hervé Philippe, Frédéric Delsuc, Nicolas Lartillot, Daniel Chourrout, Axel Meyer, Denis Baurain, B. Franz Lang, Naiara Rodríguez‐Ezpeleta, Simone Hoegg and Hervé Philippe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Henner Brinkmann

98 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2005 2011 2006 2007 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. Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates
    2006 1.2k citations Frédéric Delsuc, Henner Brinkmann et al. Nature profile →
  2. Phylogenomics and the reconstruction of the tree of life
    2005 864 citations Frédéric Delsuc, Henner Brinkmann et al. profile →
  3. Resolving Difficult Phylogenetic Questions: Why More Sequences Are Not Enough
    2011 795 citations Hervé Philippe, Henner Brinkmann et al. profile →
  4. Phylogenomics: the beginning of incongruence?
    2006 511 citations Henner Brinkmann, Frédéric Delsuc et al. Trends in Genetics profile →
  5. Suppression of long-branch attraction artefacts in the animal phylogeny using a site-heterogeneous model
    2007 503 citations Henner Brinkmann, Hervé Philippe et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Henner Brinkmann Germany 53 8.2k 2.8k 2.7k 2.0k 1.7k 99 12.0k
Frédéric Delsuc France 46 6.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 108 11.0k
Rafael Zardoya Spain 58 6.4k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 147 12.5k
José Castresana Spain 36 8.5k 1.0× 4.7k 1.7× 3.1k 1.1× 3.5k 1.7× 2.9k 1.7× 89 16.6k
Nicolas Lartillot France 37 5.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 84 8.8k
Manolo Gouy France 52 10.5k 1.3× 3.2k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.7× 100 16.1k
Nicolas Galtier France 49 6.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 5.7k 2.1× 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 114 11.9k
Norihiro Okada Japan 66 8.2k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 3.4k 1.3× 4.1k 2.0× 1.6k 0.9× 272 13.0k
Xuhua Xia Canada 41 4.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 164 10.1k
Eviatar Nevo Israel 59 3.9k 0.5× 3.6k 1.3× 4.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.1× 3.2k 1.9× 350 13.1k
Mark A. Miller United States 29 4.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.6× 4.2k 2.5× 73 12.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henner Brinkmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tomasch, Jürgen, John Vollmers, Lars Wöhlbrand, et al.. (2025). Structural and regulatory determinants of flagellar motility in Rhodobacterales —the archetypal flagellum of Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395. mSystems. 10(8). e0041925–e0041925.
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Petersen, Jörn, Henner Brinkmann, Gerhard Wanner, et al.. (2023). Thiorhodovibrio frisius and Trv. litoralis spp. nov., Two Novel Members from a Clade of Fastidious Purple Sulfur Bacteria That Exhibit Unique Red-Shifted Light-Harvesting Capabilities. Microorganisms. 11(10). 2394–2394. 5 indexed citations
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Anslan, Sten, Loïs Rancilhac, Henner Brinkmann, et al.. (2021). Diversity and substrate-specificity of green algae and other micro-eukaryotes colonizing amphibian clutches in Germany, revealed by DNA metabarcoding. Die Naturwissenschaften. 108(4). 29–29. 10 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Henner, Markus Göker, Michal Koblížek, Irene Wagner‐Döbler, & Jörn Petersen. (2018). Horizontal operon transfer, plasmids, and the evolution of photosynthesis in Rhodobacteraceae. The ISME Journal. 12(8). 1994–2010. 64 indexed citations
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Michael, Victoria, et al.. (2017). Distribution and Evolution of Peroxisomes in Alveolates (Apicomplexa, Dinoflagellates, Ciliates). Genome Biology and Evolution. 10(1). 1–13. 17 indexed citations
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Wodniok, Sabina, Henner Brinkmann, Gernot Glöckner, et al.. (2011). Origin of land plants: Do conjugating green algae hold the key?. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1). 104–104. 238 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jörn, Henner Brinkmann, & Silke Pradella. (2009). Diversity and evolution of repABC type plasmids in Rhodobacterales. Environmental Microbiology. 11(10). 2627–2638. 52 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Henner & Hervé Philippe. (2008). Animal phylogeny and large-scale sequencing: progress and pitfalls. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 46(3). 274–286. 37 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Henner & Hervé Philippe. (2008). The Diversity Of Eukaryotes And The Root Of The Eukaryotic Tree. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 607. 20–37. 28 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Ezpeleta, Naiara, Henner Brinkmann, Gertraud Burger, et al.. (2007). Toward Resolving the Eukaryotic Tree: The Phylogenetic Positions of Jakobids and Cercozoans. Current Biology. 17(16). 1420–1425. 143 indexed citations
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Steinke, Dirk, Simone Hoegg, Henner Brinkmann, & Axel Meyer. (2006). Three rounds (1R/2R/3R) of genome duplications and the evolution of the glycolytic pathway in vertebrates. BMC Biology. 4(1). 16–16. 93 indexed citations
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Delsuc, Frédéric, Henner Brinkmann, Daniel Chourrout, & Hervé Philippe. (2006). Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates. Nature. 439(7079). 965–968. 1246 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brinkmann, Henner, et al.. (2006). Phylogenomics: the beginning of incongruence?. Trends in Genetics. 22(4). 225–231. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hoegg, Simone, Henner Brinkmann, John S. Taylor, & Axel Meyer. (2004). Phylogenetic Timing of the Fish-Specific Genome Duplication Correlates with the Diversification of Teleost Fish. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 59(2). 190–203. 481 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Henner, et al.. (2003). Origin, Evolution, and Metabolic Role of a Novel Glycolytic GAPDH Enzyme Recruited by Land Plant Plastids. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57(1). 16–26. 93 indexed citations
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Bapteste, Éric, Henner Brinkmann, Jennifer A. Lee, et al.. (2002). The analysis of 100 genes supports the grouping of three highly divergent amoebae: Dictyostelium , Entamoeba , and Mastigamoeba. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(3). 1414–1419. 306 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Günter, Henner Brinkmann, Christina Witt, et al.. (2001). Identification and Biochemical Characterization ofArabidopsis thaliana Sulfite Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(50). 46989–46994. 151 indexed citations
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Schledzewski, Kai, Henner Brinkmann, & Ralf R. Mendel. (1999). Phylogenetic Analysis of Components of the Eukaryotic Vesicle Transport System Reveals a Common Origin of Adaptor Protein Complexes 1, 2, and 3 and the F Subcomplex of the Coatomer COPI. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 48(6). 770–778. 101 indexed citations
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Brunner, Nina, Henner Brinkmann, Bettina Siebers, & Reinhard Hensel. (1998). NAD+-dependent Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase from Thermoproteus tenax. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(11). 6149–6156. 81 indexed citations
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Kersanach, Ralf, Henner Brinkmann, Marie-Françoise Liaud, et al.. (1994). Five identical intron positions in ancient duplicated genes of eubacterial origin. Nature. 367(6461). 387–389. 93 indexed citations

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