Kim Kusk Mortensen

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kim Kusk Mortensen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Kusk Mortensen has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kim Kusk Mortensen's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Kim Kusk Mortensen is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Kim Kusk Mortensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, France and United States. Kim Kusk Mortensen's co-authors include Hans Peter Sørensen, Hans Uffe Sperling‐Petersen, Brian Søgaard Laursen, Kjeld Ingvorsen, Peter L. Wejse, Jakob Hedegaard, Tor Ingebrigtsen, Bertil Romner, S. Steffensen and Niels Nørskov‐Lauritsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kim Kusk Mortensen

42 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Advanced genetic strategies for recombinant protein expression in Escherichia coli

2004 688 citations Hans Peter Sørensen, Kim Kusk Mortensen profile →
Soluble expression of recombinant proteins in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli

2005 633 citations Hans Peter Sørensen, Kim Kusk Mortensen profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kim Kusk Mortensen Denmark	21	2.1k	676	376	331	248	42	2.7k
Hans Peter Sørensen Denmark	16	1.8k 0.8×	524 0.8×	297 0.8×	231 0.7×	247 1.0×	26	2.3k
Germán L. Rosano Argentina	12	1.9k 0.9×	448 0.7×	364 1.0×	272 0.8×	287 1.2×	24	2.4k
Gabriel A. Monteiro Portugal	28	2.0k 0.9×	813 1.2×	312 0.8×	576 1.7×	242 1.0×	116	2.9k
Anna Arı́s Spain	27	1.2k 0.6×	500 0.7×	241 0.6×	222 0.7×	142 0.6×	119	2.4k
Hiroshi Kadokura Japan	30	1.9k 0.9×	532 0.8×	216 0.6×	151 0.5×	110 0.4×	59	3.1k
Luis Ángel Fernández Spain	36	2.0k 0.9×	793 1.2×	325 0.9×	775 2.3×	661 2.7×	96	3.4k
Nick Geukens Belgium	24	903 0.4×	473 0.7×	214 0.6×	251 0.8×	176 0.7×	86	1.9k
Roland Freudl Germany	36	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 2.6×	438 1.2×	1.0k 3.2×	173 0.7×	80	3.3k
Shinji Iijima Japan	27	1.8k 0.9×	730 1.1×	317 0.8×	128 0.4×	173 0.7×	171	2.6k
Tomas Moks Sweden	22	2.1k 1.0×	426 0.6×	208 0.6×	325 1.0×	1.0k 4.1×	30	2.7k

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Oliveira, Cristiano L. P., et al.. (2011). Structure and dimerization of translation initiation factor aIF5B in solution. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 416(1-2). 140–145. 2 indexed citations

Oliveira, Cristiano L. P., et al.. (2011). Structural Transitions of Translation Initiation Factor IF2 upon GDPNP and GDP Binding in Solution. Biochemistry. 50(45). 9779–9787. 9 indexed citations

Oliveira, Cristiano L. P., et al.. (2008). Solution Structure of C-Terminal Escherichia coli Translation Initiation Factor IF2 by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. Biochemistry. 47(20). 5590–5598. 8 indexed citations

Blouse, Grant E., et al.. (2008). A Novel Mode of Intervention with Serine Protease Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(7). 4647–4657. 31 indexed citations

Sperling‐Petersen, Hans Uffe, et al.. (2007). Production and epitope characterization of mAbs specific for translation factor IF1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 364(1). 72–78. 2 indexed citations

Sørensen, Hans Peter, et al.. (2005). Secreted β-galactosidase from a Flavobacterium sp. isolated from a low-temperature environment. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 70(5). 548–557. 11 indexed citations

Sperling‐Petersen, Hans Uffe, et al.. (2005). Generation of monoclonal antibodies for the assessment of protein purification by recombinant ribosomal coupling. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 37(4). 212–217. 3 indexed citations

Sørensen, Hans Peter, et al.. (2004). Soluble expression of aggregating proteins by covalent coupling to the ribosome. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 319(3). 715–719. 18 indexed citations

Sørensen, Hans Peter, Hans Uffe Sperling‐Petersen, & Kim Kusk Mortensen. (2003). A favorable solubility partner for the recombinant expression of streptavidin. Protein Expression and Purification. 32(2). 252–259. 56 indexed citations

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Laursen, Brian Søgaard, Igor Siwanowicz, Guilhem Larigauderie, et al.. (2003). Characterization of Mutations in the GTP-binding Domain of IF2 Resulting in Cold-sensitive Growth of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 326(2). 543–551. 15 indexed citations

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Sørensen, Hans Peter, Hans Uffe Sperling‐Petersen, & Kim Kusk Mortensen. (2003). Production of recombinant thermostable proteins expressed in Escherichia coli: completion of protein synthesis is the bottleneck. Journal of Chromatography B. 786(1-2). 207–214. 43 indexed citations

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Laursen, Brian Søgaard, Kim Kusk Mortensen, Hans Uffe Sperling‐Petersen, & David W. Hoffman. (2003). A Conserved Structural Motif at the N Terminus of Bacterial Translation Initiation Factor IF2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(18). 16320–16328. 31 indexed citations

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Laursen, Brian Søgaard, et al.. (2003). The N‐terminal domain (IF2N) of bacterial translation initiation factor IF2 is connected to the conserved C‐terminal domains by a flexible linker. Protein Science. 13(1). 230–239. 21 indexed citations

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Wejse, Peter L., Kjeld Ingvorsen, & Kim Kusk Mortensen. (2003). Xylanase production by a novel halophilic bacterium increased 20-fold by response surface methodology. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 32(6). 721–727. 53 indexed citations

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Laursen, Brian Søgaard, et al.. (2002). Structural requirements of the mRNA for intracistronic translation initiation of the enterobacterial infB gene. Genes to Cells. 7(9). 901–910. 19 indexed citations

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Sørensen, Hans Peter, et al.. (2000). Macromolecular Mimicry in Translation Initiation: A Model for the Initiation Factor IF2 on the Ribosome. IUBMB Life. 50(6). 347–354. 14 indexed citations

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Dyrskjøt, Lars, et al.. (1999). Immunochemical Determination of Cellular Content of Translation Release Factor RF4 in Escherichia coli. IUBMB Life. 48(3). 283–286. 8 indexed citations

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Dyrskjøt, Lars, et al.. (1999). Characterization of the domains of E. coli initiation factor IF2 responsible for recognition of the ribosome. FEBS Letters. 455(1-2). 130–134. 49 indexed citations

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Hubert, Michel, et al.. (1992). Tandem translation of Bacillus subtilis initiation factor IF2 in E. coli Over‐expression of infB_B.su in E. coli and purification of α‐ and β‐forms of IF2_B.su. FEBS Letters. 312(2-3). 132–138. 11 indexed citations

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Jensen, Michael Rugaard, Robbert H. Cool, Kim Kusk Mortensen, Brian F.C. Clark, & Andrea Parmeggiani. (1989). Structure‐function relationships of elongation factor Tu. European Journal of Biochemistry. 182(2). 247–255. 38 indexed citations

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