Kurt Morgenstern

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kurt Morgenstern is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hepatology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Morgenstern has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Hepatology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kurt Morgenstern's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (4 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (4 papers). Kurt Morgenstern is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (4 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (4 papers). Kurt Morgenstern collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and India. Kurt Morgenstern's co-authors include Mark A. Murcko, Chao Lin, Paul R. Caron, Joseph L. Kim, James A. Landro, John A. Thomson, Scott L. Harbeson, Huilin Zhao, Paul Rose and Charles M. Rice and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Morgenstern

19 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Structure of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease D... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1998 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. Crystal Structure of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Domain Complexed with a Synthetic NS4A Cofactor Peptide
    1996 554 citations Kurt Morgenstern, Chao Lin et al. Cell profile →
  2. Hepatitis C virus NS3 RNA helicase domain with a bound oligonucleotide: the crystal structure provides insights into the mode of unwinding
    1998 518 citations Joseph L. Kim, Kurt Morgenstern et al. Structure profile →

Peers

Kurt Morgenstern
William Markland United States
Peter A. Wells United States
Paul Targett‐Adams United Kingdom
Seng‐Lai Tan United States
Alfred M. Engel Germany
Yusuke Miyanari Japan
Kirk A. Staschke United States
Mirko Brunetti Italy
Margarita Zayas Germany
Robert Hamatake United States
William Markland United States
Kurt Morgenstern
Citations per year, relative to Kurt Morgenstern Kurt Morgenstern (= 1×) peers William Markland

Countries citing papers authored by Kurt Morgenstern

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kurt Morgenstern

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Morgenstern

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kurt Morgenstern. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kurt Morgenstern 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 Kurt Morgenstern. Kurt Morgenstern is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Arvedson, Tara, Lynn Tran, Sandra L. Ross, et al.. (2012). Fetal Hemoglobin Expression Is Differentially Affected by Inhibition of the Proposed Dred Complex Constituents, LSD1 and DNMT1. Blood. 120(21). 3263–3263. 1 indexed citations
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Plant, Matthew, et al.. (2011). Screening for lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitors using a label-free high-throughput mass spectrometry assay. Analytical Biochemistry. 419(2). 217–227. 30 indexed citations
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Huang, Xin, Michael J. Begley, Kurt Morgenstern, et al.. (2003). Crystal Structure of an Inactive Akt2 Kinase Domain. Structure. 11(1). 21–30. 114 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaotian, Joseph L. Kim, John Newcomb, et al.. (1999). Structural analysis of the lymphocyte-specific kinase Lck in complex with non-selective and Src family selective kinase inhibitors. Structure. 7(6). 651–661. 205 indexed citations
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Kim, Joseph L., et al.. (1998). Hepatitis C virus NS3 RNA helicase domain with a bound oligonucleotide: the crystal structure provides insights into the mode of unwinding. Structure. 6(1). 89–100. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morgenstern, Kurt, James A. Landro, Kathy Hsiao, et al.. (1997). Polynucleotide modulation of the protease, nucleoside triphosphatase, and helicase activities of a hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A complex isolated from transfected COS cells. Journal of Virology. 71(5). 3767–3775. 72 indexed citations
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Riewald, Matthias, Kurt Morgenstern, & Raymond R. Schleef. (1996). Identification and Characterization of the Cytoplasmic Antiproteinase (CAP) in Human Platelets. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(12). 7160–7167. 7 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Kurt, Chao Lin, Ted Fox, et al.. (1996). Crystal Structure of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Domain Complexed with a Synthetic NS4A Cofactor Peptide. Cell. 87(2). 343–355. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sprecher, Cindy A., Kurt Morgenstern, Shannon Mathewes, et al.. (1995). Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Partial Characterization of Two Novel Members of the Ovalbumin Family of Serine Proteinase Inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(50). 29854–29861. 71 indexed citations
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Moore, Pete, Olivia Hanson‐Painton, Kurt Morgenstern, & Paula Grammas. (1995). Regulation of protein kinase C activity in cerebral microvessels. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology. 26(3). 259–268. 2 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Kurt, Cindy A. Sprecher, Donald C. Foster, et al.. (1994). Complementary DNA Cloning and Kinetic Characterization of a Novel Intracellular Serine Proteinase Inhibitor: Mechanism of Action with Trypsin and Factor Xa as Model Proteinases. Biochemistry. 33(11). 3432–3441. 26 indexed citations
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Hanson‐Painton, Olivia, et al.. (1993). Protein kinase C in rat cerebral microvessels. Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology. 20(3). 245–261. 8 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Kurt, et al.. (1993). Isolation and characterization of an intracellular serine proteinase inhibitor from a monkey kidney epithelial cell line.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(29). 21560–21568. 31 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Kurt, et al.. (1992). Density‐dependent regulation of cell surface γ‐glutamyl transpeptidase in cultured glial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 150(1). 104–115. 12 indexed citations
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Morgenstern, Kurt, et al.. (1991). Cell surface γ-glutamyl transpeptidase in live cultures. Analytical Biochemistry. 192(1). 165–172. 6 indexed citations
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Singh, Reenee, H. H. Geiger, Carsten Diener, & Kurt Morgenstern. (1984). Effect of Number of Parents and Synthetic Generation on the Performance of Self‐Incompatible and Self‐Fertile Rye Populations1. Crop Science. 24(2). 306–309. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Heiko C., H. H. Geiger, & Kurt Morgenstern. (1982). Performance and Phenotypic Stability of Different Hybrid Types in Winter Rye1. Crop Science. 22(2). 340–344. 13 indexed citations
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Geiger, H. H. & Kurt Morgenstern. (1975). Angewandt-genetische Studien zur cytoplasmatischen Pollensterilität bei Winterroggen. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 46(6). 269–276. 32 indexed citations

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