Mark Ultsch

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Mark Ultsch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Ultsch has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Mark Ultsch's work include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (18 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (13 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (11 papers). Mark Ultsch is often cited by papers focused on Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (18 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (13 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (11 papers). Mark Ultsch collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Mark Ultsch's co-authors include Abraham M. de Vos, Anthony A. Kossiakoff, James A. Wells, Michael G. Mulkerrin, Charles Eigenbrot, Robert F. Kelley, Brian C. Cunningham, Christian Wiesmann, Karl R. Clauser and W.S. Somers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark Ultsch

60 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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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.

Human Growth Hormone and Extracellular Domain of Its Receptor: Crystal Structure of the Complex

1992 1.9k citations Abraham M. de Vos, Mark Ultsch et al. profile →
Dimerization of the Extracellular Domain of the Human Growth Hormone Receptor by a Single Hormone Molecule

1991 730 citations Brian C. Cunningham, Mark Ultsch et al. profile →
Convergent Solutions to Binding at a Protein-Protein Interface

2000 580 citations Mark Ultsch, James A. Wells et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Ultsch United States	37	4.9k	2.1k	2.0k	1.6k	1.4k	62	8.7k
Abraham M. de Vos United States	48	6.8k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	65	10.9k
Stevan R. Hubbard United States	52	9.6k 1.9×	1.4k 0.7×	921 0.5×	2.5k 1.6×	690 0.5×	89	14.4k
Germaine Fuh United States	45	5.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	889 0.6×	62	7.5k
Ivan Gout United Kingdom	52	9.7k 2.0×	2.3k 1.1×	978 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	306 0.2×	157	12.8k
Tim Clackson United States	44	6.3k 1.3×	906 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	386 0.3×	103	9.5k
G Carpenter United States	35	7.1k 1.4×	917 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	3.0k 1.9×	845 0.6×	58	10.8k
Graham Carpenter United States	60	7.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	3.8k 2.5×	503 0.4×	120	11.7k
Bruce J. Mayer United States	54	9.9k 2.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	164 0.1×	112	13.6k
Ermanno Gherardi United Kingdom	42	6.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	961 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	292 0.2×	108	11.6k
Carlos Garcı́a-Echeverrı́a Switzerland	48	6.7k 1.4×	552 0.3×	572 0.3×	2.9k 1.8×	668 0.5×	130	9.1k

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Lello, Paola Di, Ben Davis, Zoe Daniels, et al.. (2026). Targeting PTPN22 at Nonorthosteric Binding Sites─A Fragment Approach. ACS Omega. 11(2). 3465–3480.

Miranda, Rafael de Souza, Shannon T. Smith, Mark Ultsch, et al.. (2025). Discovery and characterization of potent macrocycle inhibitors of ubiquitin-specific protease-7. Structure. 33(4). 705–717.e4.

Ultsch, Mark, Wenyan Li, Charles Eigenbrot, et al.. (2019). Identification of a Helical Segment within the Intrinsically Disordered Region of the PCSK9 Prodomain. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(5). 885–903. 9 indexed citations

Safina, Brian S., Richard L. Elliott, Andrew K. Forrest, et al.. (2017). Design of Selective Benzoxazepin PI3Kδ Inhibitors Through Control of Dihedral Angles. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 8(9). 936–940. 22 indexed citations

Ultsch, Mark, Bing Li, Till Maurer, et al.. (2016). Structure of Crenezumab Complex with Aβ Shows Loss of β-Hairpin. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39374–39374. 90 indexed citations

Wu, Ping, Cameron L. Noland, Mark Ultsch, et al.. (2015). Developments in the Implementation of Acoustic Droplet Ejection for Protein Crystallography. SLAS TECHNOLOGY. 21(1). 97–106. 14 indexed citations

Pantua, Homer, Jingyu Diao, Mark Ultsch, et al.. (2013). Glycan Shifting on Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) E2 Glycoprotein Is a Mechanism for Escape from Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. Journal of Molecular Biology. 425(11). 1899–1914. 97 indexed citations

Fisher, Robert D., Mark Ultsch, Andreas Lingel, et al.. (2010). Structure of the Complex between HER2 and an Antibody Paratope Formed by Side Chains from Tryptophan and Serine. Journal of Molecular Biology. 402(1). 217–229. 43 indexed citations

Eigenbrot, Charles, Mark Ultsch, Anatoly Dubnovitsky, Lars Abrahmsén, & Torleif Härd. (2010). Structural basis for high-affinity HER2 receptor binding by an engineered protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(34). 15039–15044. 170 indexed citations

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Olivero, Alan G., Charles Eigenbrot, Richard Goldsmith, et al.. (2005). A Selective, Slow Binding Inhibitor of Factor VIIa Binds to a Nonstandard Active Site Conformation and Attenuates Thrombus Formation in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(10). 9160–9169. 36 indexed citations

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Zhou, Honglin, Ingrid E. Wertz, Karen O’Rourke, et al.. (2003). Bcl10 activates the NF-κB pathway through ubiquitination of NEMO. Nature. 427(6970). 167–171. 436 indexed citations

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Idusogie, Esohe, Pin Yee Wong, Leonard G. Presta, et al.. (2001). Engineered Antibodies with Increased Activity to Recruit Complement. The Journal of Immunology. 166(4). 2571–2575. 220 indexed citations

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Dennis, Mark S., Charles Eigenbrot, Nicholas J. Skelton, et al.. (2000). Peptide exosite inhibitors of factor VIIa as anticoagulants. Nature. 404(6777). 465–470. 164 indexed citations

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Wiesmann, Christian, Mark Ultsch, S Bass, & Abraham M. de Vos. (1999). Crystal structure of NGF in complex with the ligand-binding domain of the TrkA receptor. Nature. 401(6749). 2 indexed citations

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Ultsch, Mark, Nathalie A. Lokker, Paul J. Godowski, & Abraham M. de Vos. (1998). Crystal structure of the NK1 fragment of human hepatocyte growth factor at 2.0 å resolution. Structure. 6(11). 1383–1393. 50 indexed citations

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Muller, Yves A., Mark Ultsch, Robert F. Kelley, & Abraham M. de Vos. (1994). Structure of the Extracellular Domain of Human Tissue Factor: Location of the Factor VIIa Binding Site. Biochemistry. 33(36). 10864–10870. 122 indexed citations

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Wells, James A., Brian C. Cunningham, Germaine Fuh, et al.. (1993). The Molecular Basis for Growth Hormone–Receptor Interactions. PubMed. 48. 253–275. 88 indexed citations

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Ultsch, Mark & Abraham M. de Vos. (1993). Crystals of Human Growth Hormone-Receptor Complexes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 231(4). 1133–1136. 34 indexed citations

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Vos, Abraham M. de, Mark Ultsch, Robert F. Kelley, et al.. (1992). Crystal structure of the kringle 2 domain of tissue plasminogen activator at 2.4-.ANG. resolution. Biochemistry. 31(1). 270–279. 80 indexed citations

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Kossiakoff, Anthony A., Mark Ultsch, Steven R. White, & Charles Eigenbrot. (1991). Neutron structure of subtilisin BPN': effects of chemical environment on hydrogen-bonding geometries and the pattern of hydrogen-deuterium exchange in secondary structure elements. Biochemistry. 30(5). 1211–1221. 16 indexed citations

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