Markus Aebi

24.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
218 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Markus Aebi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Aebi has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Organic Chemistry and 49 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Markus Aebi's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (112 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (56 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (42 papers). Markus Aebi is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (112 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (56 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (42 papers). Markus Aebi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Markus Aebi's co-authors include Ari Helenius, Patricie Burda, Flavio Schwarz, Stephan te Heesen, Claude A. Jakob, Charles Weissmann, Horst Hornig, Markus Künzler, Michael Wacker and Kaspar P. Locher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Markus Aebi

214 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Roles of N-Linked Glycans in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

2004 1.6k citations Markus Aebi et al. profile →
N-Linked Glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni and Its Functional Transfer into E. coli

2002 602 citations Michael Wacker, Dennis Linton et al. Science profile →
Mechanisms and principles of N-linked protein glycosylation

2011 545 citations Markus Aebi et al. profile →
N-linked protein glycosylation in the ER

2013 539 citations Markus Aebi profile →
The dolichol pathway of N-linked glycosylation

1999 516 citations Patricie Burda, Markus Aebi profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Markus Aebi Switzerland	71	14.0k	3.7k	3.5k	3.1k	1.8k	218	18.1k
Phillips W. Robbins United States	72	10.4k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	189	14.5k
Matthew Bogyo United States	80	12.0k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	585 0.3×	300	21.5k
Ari Helenius Switzerland	48	10.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	5.5k 1.8×	785 0.4×	65	16.8k
Stuart M. Haslam United Kingdom	60	7.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	652 0.4×	201	11.3k
G. Bunkóczi United Kingdom	21	15.4k 1.1×	901 0.2×	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	28	21.3k
Johannis P. Kamerling Netherlands	62	7.9k 0.6×	4.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	878 0.3×	2.4k 1.3×	320	13.5k
Kay‐Hooi Khoo Taiwan	55	6.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	695 0.4×	244	10.7k
Laurence H. Pearl United Kingdom	76	18.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	769 0.4×	217	21.3k
Steven B. Levery United States	56	7.8k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	914 0.5×	163	11.2k
Roland Schauer Germany	54	8.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	360 0.2×	237	11.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Aebi

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Lin, Chia‐Wei, et al.. (2025). Comparison of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin products with surprising differences in protein content. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 6824–6824.

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Wild, Rebekka, Rossitza N. Irobalieva, Julia Kowal, et al.. (2021). Functional analysis of Ost3p and Ost6p containing yeast oligosaccharyltransferases. Glycobiology. 31(12). 1604–1615. 4 indexed citations

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Weiß, Richard, Christoph Giese, Chia‐Wei Lin, et al.. (2021). Glycan–protein interactions determine kinetics of N -glycan remodeling. RSC Chemical Biology. 2(3). 917–931. 19 indexed citations

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Weiss, Gregor L., Maximilian M. Sauer, Chia‐Wei Lin, et al.. (2020). Architecture and function of human uromodulin filaments in urinary tract infections. Science. 369(6506). 1005–1010. 84 indexed citations

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Scibona, Ernesto, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic reconstruction of glycoprotein secretion through monitoring of intracellular N-glycan processing. Science Advances. 5(11). eaax8930–eaax8930. 36 indexed citations

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Tytgat, Hanne L. P., Chia‐Wei Lin, Mikail D. Levasseur, et al.. (2019). Cytoplasmic glycoengineering enables biosynthesis of nanoscale glycoprotein assemblies. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5403–5403. 36 indexed citations

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Wild, Rebekka, et al.. (2018). Structure of the yeast oligosaccharyltransferase complex gives insight into eukaryotic N-glycosylation. Science. 359(6375). 545–550. 145 indexed citations

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Kombrink, Anja, Annageldi Tayyrov, Andreas Essig, et al.. (2018). Induction of antibacterial proteins and peptides in the coprophilous mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea in response to bacteria. The ISME Journal. 13(3). 588–602. 63 indexed citations

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Losfeld, Marie‐Estelle, Ernesto Scibona, Chia‐Wei Lin, et al.. (2017). Influence of protein/glycan interaction on site‐specific glycan heterogeneity. The FASEB Journal. 31(10). 4623–4635. 27 indexed citations

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Lin, Chia‐Wei, et al.. (2015). Glycosylation profiles determine extravasation and disease-targeting properties of armed antibodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(7). 2000–2005. 28 indexed citations

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Schubert, Mario, Silvia Bleuler‐Martinez, Alex Butschi, et al.. (2012). Plasticity of the β-Trefoil Protein Fold in the Recognition and Control of Invertebrate Predators and Parasites by a Fungal Defence System. PLoS Pathogens. 8(5). e1002706–e1002706. 65 indexed citations

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Hirsch, Christian, et al.. (2009). Htm1 protein generates the N-glycan signal for glycoprotein degradation in the endoplasmic reticulum. The Journal of Cell Biology. 184(1). 159–172. 188 indexed citations

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Helenius, Jonne, Davis Ng, Cristina L. Marolda, et al.. (2008). Does Rft1 flip an N-glycan lipid precursor?. Nature. 454(7204). 1 indexed citations

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Helenius, Jonne, Davis Ng, Cristina L. Marolda, et al.. (2008). Does Rft1 flip an N-glycan lipid precursor?: Reply. Nature. 454(7204). 1 indexed citations

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Feldman, Mario F., Michael Wacker, Paul G. Hitchen, et al.. (2005). Engineering N-linked protein glycosylation with diverse O antigen lipopolysaccharide structures in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(8). 3016–3021. 343 indexed citations

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Bodmer, Daniel, et al.. (2005). The 3.4-kDa Ost4 protein is required for the assembly of two distinct oligosaccharyltransferase complexes in yeast. Glycobiology. 15(12). 1396–1406. 51 indexed citations

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Frank, Christian, Wafaa Eyaid, Eric G. Berger, et al.. (2004). Identification and Functional Analysis of a Defect in the Human ALG9 Gene: Definition of Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type IL. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 75(1). 146–150. 70 indexed citations

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Wacker, Michael, Dennis Linton, Paul G. Hitchen, et al.. (2002). N-Linked Glycosylation in Campylobacter jejuni and Its Functional Transfer into E. coli. Science. 298(5599). 1790–1793. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schenk, Barbara, Timo Imbach, Christian Frank, et al.. (2001). MPDU1 mutations underlie a novel human congenital disorder of glycosylation, designated type If. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(11). 1687–1695. 33 indexed citations

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Schenk, Barbara, Timo Imbach, Christian Frank, et al.. (2001). MPDU1 mutations underlie a novel human congenital disorder of glycosylation, designated type If. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(11). 1687–1695. 104 indexed citations

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