J. Bernard Heymann

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

J. Bernard Heymann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Bernard Heymann has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Structural Biology and 22 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in J. Bernard Heymann's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (22 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers). J. Bernard Heymann is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (22 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers). J. Bernard Heymann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. J. Bernard Heymann's co-authors include Alasdair C. Steven, David M. Belnap, Andreas Engel, Peter Agre, Thomas Walz, Yoshinori Fujiyoshi, Teruhisa Hirai, Kazuyoshi Murata, Dennis C. Winkler and Giovanni Cardone and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. Bernard Heymann

96 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Structural determinants of water permeation through aquaporin-1

2000 1.4k citations Kazuyoshi Murata, Teruhisa Hirai et al. profile →
The three-dimensional structure of aquaporin-1

1997 359 citations Thomas Walz, Teruhisa Hirai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Bernard Heymann United States	41	4.2k	1.1k	995	949	824	99	7.1k
Peijun Zhang United States	50	3.8k 0.9×	930 0.8×	434 0.4×	720 0.8×	689 0.8×	193	7.9k
Henning Stahlberg Switzerland	56	7.5k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	515 0.5×	681 0.7×	696 0.8×	220	12.3k
Clinton S. Potter United States	50	5.8k 1.4×	2.8k 2.4×	843 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	332 0.4×	133	9.7k
John L. Rubinstein Canada	45	8.7k 2.1×	1.7k 1.5×	729 0.7×	756 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	138	12.7k
Jean Lepault France	37	3.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	883 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	471 0.6×	86	7.8k
Z. Hong Zhou United States	55	4.9k 1.2×	980 0.9×	1.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.4×	439 0.5×	214	9.9k
Wim J. H. Hagen Germany	35	5.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	669 0.7×	839 0.9×	199 0.2×	57	8.5k
Abraham J. Koster Netherlands	66	5.7k 1.4×	2.5k 2.2×	878 0.9×	441 0.5×	855 1.0×	184	13.3k
Jürgen M. Plitzko Germany	62	7.2k 1.7×	3.4k 3.0×	671 0.7×	536 0.6×	779 0.9×	162	11.2k
Elena V. Orlova United Kingdom	48	6.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	393 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	299 0.4×	151	9.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Bernard Heymann

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heymann, J. Bernard. (2022). Bsoft: Image Processing for Structural Biology. BIO-PROTOCOL. 12(8). e4393–e4393. 4 indexed citations

Ramírez-Aportela, Erney, David Maluenda, Pablo Conesa, et al.. (2021). FSC-Q: a CryoEM map-to-atomic model quality validation based on the local Fourier shell correlation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 42–42. 25 indexed citations

Marabini, R., Steven J. Ludtke, Wah Chiu, et al.. (2016). The Electron Microscopy eXchange (EMX) initiative. Journal of Structural Biology. 194(2). 156–163. 10 indexed citations

Dearborn, Altaira D., Joseph S. Wall, Naiqian Cheng, et al.. (2015). α-Synuclein Amyloid Fibrils with Two Entwined, Asymmetrically Associated Protofibrils. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(5). 2310–2318. 46 indexed citations

Heymann, J. Bernard. (2014). The Phantom in the Noise and Validation of 3D EM Reconstructions. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 20(S3). 792–793. 2 indexed citations

McHugh, Colleen A., Juan Fontana, Daniel Němeček, et al.. (2014). A virus capsid‐like nanocompartment that stores iron and protects bacteria from oxidative stress. The EMBO Journal. 33(17). 1896–1911. 141 indexed citations

Heymann, J. Bernard, J.D. Bartho, Daria Rybakova, et al.. (2013). Three-dimensional Structure of the Toxin-delivery Particle Antifeeding Prophage of Serratia entomophila. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(35). 25276–25284. 50 indexed citations

Němeček, Daniel, Evžen Bouřa, Weimin Wu, et al.. (2013). Subunit Folds and Maturation Pathway of a dsRNA Virus Capsid. Structure. 21(8). 1374–1383. 43 indexed citations

Cardone, Giovanni, J. Bernard Heymann, & Alasdair C. Steven. (2013). One number does not fit all: Mapping local variations in resolution in cryo-EM reconstructions. Journal of Structural Biology. 184(2). 226–236. 267 indexed citations

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Němeček, Daniel, Naiqian Cheng, Jian Qiao, et al.. (2011). Stepwise Expansion of the Bacteriophage ϕ6 Procapsid: Possible Packaging Intermediates. Journal of Molecular Biology. 414(2). 260–271. 28 indexed citations

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Heymann, J. Bernard, Giovanni Cardone, Dennis C. Winkler, & Alasdair C. Steven. (2007). Computational resources for cryo-electron tomography in Bsoft. Journal of Structural Biology. 161(3). 232–242. 123 indexed citations

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Butan, Carmen, Dennis C. Winkler, J. Bernard Heymann, Rebecca Craven, & Alasdair C. Steven. (2007). RSV Capsid Polymorphism Correlates with Polymerization Efficiency and Envelope Glycoprotein Content: Implications that Nucleation Controls Morphogenesis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 376(4). 1168–1181. 53 indexed citations

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Harris, Audray K., Giovanni Cardone, Dennis C. Winkler, et al.. (2006). Influenza virus pleiomorphy characterized by cryoelectron tomography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(50). 19123–19127. 396 indexed citations

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Steven, Alasdair C., J. Bernard Heymann, Naiqian Cheng, Benes L. Trus, & James F. Conway. (2005). Virus maturation: dynamics and mechanism of a stabilizing structural transition that leads to infectivity. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 15(2). 227–236. 143 indexed citations

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Heymann, J. Bernard, Naiqian Cheng, William W. Newcomb, et al.. (2003). Dynamics of herpes simplex virus capsid maturation visualized by time-lapse cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 10(5). 334–341. 140 indexed citations

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Murata, Kazuyoshi, Kaoru Mitsuoka, Teruhisa Hirai, et al.. (2001). Molecular basis of water selectivity on aquaporin-1. Kidney International. 60(2). 399–399. 1 indexed citations

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Müller, Daniel J., J. Bernard Heymann, Filipp Oesterhelt, et al.. (2000). Atomic force microscopy of native purple membrane. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1460(1). 27–38. 105 indexed citations

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Engel, Andreas, et al.. (1999). Visualizing 3D Data Obtained from Microscopy on the Internet. Journal of Structural Biology. 125(2-3). 123–132. 13 indexed citations

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Zakharov, Stanisłav D., et al.. (1996). Membrane binding of the colicin E1 channel: activity requires an electrostatic interaction of intermediate magnitude. Biophysical Journal. 70(6). 2774–2783. 36 indexed citations

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Huang, D., R. Michael Everly, R. Holland Cheng, et al.. (1994). Characterization of the Chloroplast Cytochrome b6f Complex as a Structural and Functional Dimer. Biochemistry. 33(14). 4401–4409. 95 indexed citations

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