K. Maskos

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

K. Maskos is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Maskos has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Oncology and 24 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in K. Maskos's work include Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (25 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (23 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (10 papers). K. Maskos is often cited by papers focused on Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (25 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (23 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (10 papers). K. Maskos collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. K. Maskos's co-authors include Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber, Hideaki Nagase, Rudi Glockshuber, Gleb Bourenkov, H.D. Bartunik, F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth, C. Fernandez-Catalan, Michael Betz and Keith Brew 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

K. Maskos

58 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanism of inhibition of the human matrix metalloprotei... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Mechanism of inhibition of the human matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-1 by TIMP-1
    1997 501 citations K. Maskos, Robert Huber 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
K. Maskos Germany 38 2.1k 1.6k 1.5k 471 417 59 4.0k
Shijie Sheng United States 40 3.7k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 2.9k 1.9× 280 0.6× 195 0.5× 85 6.0k
Joseph G. Bieth France 39 2.2k 1.0× 947 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 781 1.7× 483 1.2× 148 5.2k
Bernard Sordat Switzerland 37 2.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 474 1.0× 349 0.8× 111 5.7k
Werner Machleidt Germany 40 2.6k 1.3× 604 0.4× 882 0.6× 336 0.7× 366 0.9× 107 4.7k
Brigita Lenar≷cic̆ Slovenia 31 1.5k 0.7× 670 0.4× 824 0.5× 93 0.2× 324 0.8× 70 2.8k
John E. Fothergill United Kingdom 29 1.7k 0.8× 854 0.5× 894 0.6× 378 0.8× 152 0.4× 68 3.8k
Axel Ullrich Germany 27 3.7k 1.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 169 0.4× 172 0.4× 55 6.1k
Kazunori Hanada Japan 26 1.8k 0.9× 683 0.4× 700 0.5× 125 0.3× 308 0.7× 71 3.4k
M A Brown United States 13 1.3k 0.6× 618 0.4× 582 0.4× 243 0.5× 205 0.5× 16 2.5k
Filip Lardon Belgium 45 2.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.7× 1.2k 0.8× 268 0.6× 202 0.5× 170 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Maskos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Maskos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Maskos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Maskos based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. Maskos. K. Maskos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Methot, Joey L., Matthew J. Mitcheltree, Andrew J. Musacchio, et al.. (2025). The Discovery of Bridged Benzoazepine Amides as Selective Allosteric Modulators of RIPK1. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(5). 811–818.
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Koehler, Michael F. T., Philippe Bergeron, Elizabeth M. Blackwood, et al.. (2016). Development of a Potent, Specific CDK8 Kinase Inhibitor Which Phenocopies CDK8/19 Knockout Cells. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 7(3). 223–228. 65 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Iván, et al.. (2015). Production of aggregation prone human interferon gamma and its mutant in highly soluble and biologically active form by SUMO fusion technology. Protein Expression and Purification. 117. 26–34. 16 indexed citations
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Grädler, Ulrich, Paul Czodrowski, Markus Klein, et al.. (2014). Structure-based optimization of non-peptidic Cathepsin D inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(17). 4141–4150. 21 indexed citations
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Blasche, Sonja, Mario Mörtl, H. Steuber, et al.. (2013). The E. coli Effector Protein NleF Is a Caspase Inhibitor. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58937–e58937. 78 indexed citations
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Bayés, Àlex, M. Comellas-Bigler, K. Maskos, et al.. (2005). Structural basis of the resistance of an insect carboxypeptidase to plant protease inhibitors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(46). 16602–16607. 51 indexed citations
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Comellas-Bigler, M., et al.. (2005). Crystal Structure of the E.coli Dipeptidyl Carboxypeptidase Dcp: Further Indication of a Ligand-dependant Hinge Movement Mechanism. Journal of Molecular Biology. 349(1). 99–112. 32 indexed citations
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Comellas-Bigler, M., K. Maskos, Robert Huber, et al.. (2004). 1.2 Å Crystal Structure of the Serine Carboxyl Proteinase Pro-Kumamolisin. Structure. 12(7). 1313–1323. 52 indexed citations
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Braun, Marianne, Nor Eddine Sounni, Agnès Noël, et al.. (2003). Crystal Structure of the Catalytic Domain of MMP-16/MT3-MMP: Characterization of MT-MMP Specific Features. Journal of Molecular Biology. 336(1). 213–225. 37 indexed citations
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Lee, Meng‐Huee, Vandana Verma, K. Maskos, et al.. (2002). The C‐terminal domains of TACE weaken the inhibitory action of N‐TIMP‐3. FEBS Letters. 520(1-3). 102–106. 29 indexed citations
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Estébanez‐Perpiñá, Eva, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, Didier Belorgey, et al.. (2002). Caspase activator human granzyme B, crystal structure and implications in apoptosis. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 58(s1). c280–c280. 1 indexed citations
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Maskos, K., Martina Huber‐Wunderlich, & Rudi Glockshuber. (2002). DsbA and DsbC-catalyzed Oxidative Folding of Proteins with Complex Disulfide Bridge Patterns In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of Molecular Biology. 325(3). 495–513. 58 indexed citations
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Kocourek, Andreas, Marianne Braun, Harald Tschesche, et al.. (2001). Substrate specificity determinants of human macrophage elastase (MMP-12) based on the 1.1 Å crystal structure 1 1Edited by I. Wilson. Journal of Molecular Biology. 312(4). 731–742. 88 indexed citations
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Bode, Wolfram, C. Fernandez-Catalan, Hideaki Nagase, & K. Maskos. (1999). Endoproteinase‐protein inhibitor interactions. Apmis. 107(1-6). 3–10. 34 indexed citations
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Tuuttila, Ari, Ekaterina Morgunova, Ulrich Bergmann, et al.. (1998). Three-dimensional structure of human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 at 2.1 Å resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(4). 1133–1140. 77 indexed citations
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Strobl, Stefan, Ronald Wiltscheck, K. Maskos, et al.. (1995). Determination of the Three-Dimensional Structure of the Bifunctional .alpha.-Amylase/Trypsin Inhibitor from Ragi Seeds by NMR Spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 34(26). 8281–8293. 72 indexed citations
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Wunderlich, Martina, et al.. (1995). Efficient Catalysis of Disulfide Formation During Protein Folding with a Single Active-site Cysteine. Journal of Molecular Biology. 247(1). 28–33. 67 indexed citations
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Maskos, K.. (1974). Studies on electron spin resonance of Cu2+ complexes with nucleosides.. PubMed. 21(3). 255–61. 5 indexed citations

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