Markus Braun

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Markus Braun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Braun has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Physiology and 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Markus Braun's work include Spaceflight effects on biology (22 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (21 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (13 papers). Markus Braun is often cited by papers focused on Spaceflight effects on biology (22 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (21 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (13 papers). Markus Braun collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and United States. Markus Braun's co-authors include David A. Groneberg, Doris Klingelhöfer, Dörthe Brüggmann, Andreas Sievers, Ruth Hemmersbach, Jens Hauslage, František Baluška, Daniela Grimm, Brigitte Buchen and Dieter Volkmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Markus Braun

124 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ground-Based Facilities for Simulation of Microgravity: O... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2022 100 200 300
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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. Ground-Based Facilities for Simulation of Microgravity: Organism-Specific Recommendations for Their Use, and Recommended Terminology
    2012 362 citations Raúl Herranz, Ralf Anken et al. Astrobiology profile →
  2. Neonicotinoids: A critical assessment of the global research landscape of the most extensively used insecticide
    2022 95 citations Doris Klingelhöfer, Markus Braun 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
Markus Braun Germany 34 1.1k 989 944 329 294 137 3.3k
Peter Richter Germany 27 651 0.6× 557 0.6× 289 0.3× 284 0.9× 168 0.6× 104 2.6k
Petra Rettberg Germany 38 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 264 0.3× 702 2.1× 266 0.9× 169 4.0k
Ling Wang China 32 208 0.2× 1.4k 1.4× 276 0.3× 115 0.3× 18 0.1× 129 3.6k
Frank R. de Gruijl Netherlands 49 345 0.3× 2.8k 2.8× 333 0.4× 94 0.3× 36 0.1× 163 8.6k
Tomoko Nakanishi Japan 38 443 0.4× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 1.1× 94 0.3× 9 0.0× 286 5.6k
Michael Lee United States 30 578 0.5× 1.7k 1.8× 1.6k 1.7× 121 0.4× 16 0.1× 113 4.4k
Deming Zhao China 36 463 0.4× 1.9k 1.9× 96 0.1× 22 0.1× 165 0.6× 296 5.1k
Dawei Liu China 22 148 0.1× 559 0.6× 253 0.3× 63 0.2× 69 0.2× 100 1.9k
Ravindra Kumar India 41 649 0.6× 2.9k 3.0× 661 0.7× 16 0.0× 40 0.1× 237 7.0k
Brian Diffey United Kingdom 49 466 0.4× 622 0.6× 266 0.3× 114 0.3× 58 0.2× 202 8.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Braun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Braun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Markus Braun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Markus Braun 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 Markus Braun. Markus Braun 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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Unseld, Matthias, Ricarda Graf, Markus Braun, et al.. (2025). Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) trajectories predict survival in trifluridine/tipiracil‐treated metastatic colorectal cancer patients. Molecular Oncology. 19(7). 2120–2132. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, Aleksandar Bijelic, M. Moser, et al.. (2025). Computational enzyme design by catalytic motif scaffolding. Nature. 649(8095). 237–245. 1 indexed citations
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Ekstrand, Jan, Martin Hägglund, Markus Waldén, et al.. (2025). Higher level of communication between the medical staff and the performance staff is associated with a lower hamstring injury burden: a substudy on 14 teams from the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 11(1). e002182–e002182. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, et al.. (2024). Click, Compute, Create: A Review of Web‐based Tools for Enzyme Engineering. ChemBioChem. 25(20). e202400092–e202400092. 3 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, et al.. (2024). Comparison Between Smoked Tobacco and Medical Cannabis Cigarettes Concerning Particulate Matter. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 9(6). 1492–1499.
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Brüggmann, Dörthe, et al.. (2023). Impact of different ventilation conditions on tobacco smoke-associated particulate matter emissions in a car cabin using the TAPaC platform. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8216–8216. 1 indexed citations
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Klingelhöfer, Doris, Markus Braun, Isabelle Kramer, et al.. (2023). A virus becomes a global concern: research activities on West-Nile virus. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 12(2). 2256424–2256424. 14 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, et al.. (2023). Die Feinstaubbelastung Radfahrender im innerstädtischen Straßenverkehr. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 73(3). 136–146.
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Klingelhöfer, Doris, Markus Braun, Dörthe Brüggmann, & David A. Groneberg. (2022). Ticks in medical and parasitological research: Globally emerging risks require appropriate scientific awareness and action. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 50. 102468–102468. 3 indexed citations
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Wise, Petra M., Paolo Neviani, Stefan Riwaldt, et al.. (2021). Changes in Exosomal miRNA Composition in Thyroid Cancer Cells after Prolonged Exposure to Real Microgravity in Space. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(23). 12841–12841. 12 indexed citations
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Wise, Petra M., Paolo Neviani, Stefan Riwaldt, et al.. (2021). Changes in Exosome Release in Thyroid Cancer Cells after Prolonged Exposure to Real Microgravity in Space. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 2132–2132. 16 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, et al.. (2019). Particulate Matter Emissions of Four Different Cigarette Types of One Popular Brand: Influence of Tobacco Strength and Additives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(2). 263–263. 40 indexed citations
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Braun, Markus, et al.. (2019). Mergers & acquisitions at the intersection of digital and global interaction. Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 2 indexed citations
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Schöffel, Norman, Markus Braun, M. H. K. Bendels, Dörthe Brüggmann, & David A. Groneberg. (2018). Die humane Hantavirus-Infektion. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 68(2). 94–97. 10 indexed citations
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Herranz, Raúl, Ralf Anken, Johannes Boonstra, et al.. (2012). Ground-Based Facilities for Simulation of Microgravity: Organism-Specific Recommendations for Their Use, and Recommended Terminology. Astrobiology. 13(1). 1–17. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braun, Markus & Christopher Limbach. (2006). Rhizoids and protonemata of characean algae: model cells for research on polarized growth and plant gravity sensing. PROTOPLASMA. 229(2-4). 133–142. 44 indexed citations
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Baluška, František, J. Salaj, Jaideep Mathur, et al.. (2000). Root Hair Formation: F-Actin-Dependent Tip Growth Is Initiated by Local Assembly of Profilin-Supported F-Actin Meshworks Accumulated within Expansin-Enriched Bulges. Developmental Biology. 227(2). 618–632. 265 indexed citations

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