Markus Wyss

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Markus Wyss is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Wyss has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Markus Wyss's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (15 papers), Phytase and its Applications (14 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). Markus Wyss is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (15 papers), Phytase and its Applications (14 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). Markus Wyss collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands. Markus Wyss's co-authors include Rima Kaddurah‐Daouk, Theo Wallimann, Hans M. Eppenberger, Klaas Nicolay, Dieter Brdiczka, Martin Lehmann, Luis Pasamontes, Adolphus P. G. M. van Loon, Roland Brugger and Jan Smeıtınk and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Markus Wyss

66 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Creatine and Creatinine Metabolism

2000 2.2k citations Markus Wyss et al. profile →
Intracellular compartmentation, structure and function of creatine kinase isoenzymes in tissues with high and fluctuating energy demands: the ‘phosphocreatine circuit’ for cellular energy homeostasis

1992 1.6k citations Theo Wallimann, Markus Wyss et al. Biochemical Journal profile →
Yarrowia lipolytica: Safety assessment of an oleaginous yeast with a great industrial potential

2013 371 citations Markus Wyss et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Markus Wyss Switzerland	38	5.0k	2.4k	1.4k	1.4k	653	66	9.0k
Tetsuro Ishii Japan	63	13.8k 2.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	954 0.7×	718 1.1×	152	19.8k
Yi Sun United States	67	11.2k 2.2×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	805 0.6×	346 0.5×	287	18.5k
Uwe Schlattner France	55	6.9k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	367 0.3×	808 1.2×	153	10.1k
Aldo Milzani Italy	53	5.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.7×	740 0.5×	324 0.5×	132	12.4k
Junji Yodoi Japan	69	11.9k 2.4×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	369 0.3×	457 0.7×	271	19.2k
Thomas G. Cotter Ireland	64	11.8k 2.3×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	652 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	244	18.4k
Yoshinori Nozawa Japan	64	10.6k 2.1×	2.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.0k 1.6×	588	17.3k
Gwyn W. Gould United Kingdom	65	8.5k 1.7×	3.5k 1.5×	2.2k 1.6×	790 0.6×	736 1.1×	285	15.2k
Bertrand Friguet France	61	8.2k 1.6×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	318 0.2×	449 0.7×	171	12.2k
Martha Vaughan United States	66	7.0k 1.4×	4.0k 1.7×	2.5k 1.8×	2.3k 1.7×	724 1.1×	295	14.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Fleischmann, Tobias, Carsten Hjort, Sirpa Kärenlampi, et al.. (2023). Safety aspects of microorganisms deliberately released into the environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100061–100061. 13 indexed citations

Commichau, Fabian M., Werner Bretzel, Daniel R. Reuß, et al.. (2015). Engineering Bacillus subtilis for the conversion of the antimetabolite 4-hydroxy-l-threonine to pyridoxine. Metabolic Engineering. 29. 196–207. 36 indexed citations

Commichau, Fabian M., Werner Bretzel, Bastien Chevreux, et al.. (2014). Overexpression of a non-native deoxyxylulose-dependent vitamin B6 pathway in Bacillus subtilis for the production of pyridoxine. Metabolic Engineering. 25. 38–49. 50 indexed citations

Lehmann, Martin, Simone Degen, Hans‐Peter Hohmann, et al.. (2009). Biosynthesis of riboflavin. FEBS Journal. 276(15). 4119–4129. 38 indexed citations

Wyss, Markus, Olivier Braissant, Ivo Pischel, et al.. (2007). Creatine and Creatine Kinase in Health and Disease – A Bright Future Ahead?. PubMed. 46. 309–334. 39 indexed citations

Gellerich, Frank N., et al.. (2005). Elevated creatine kinase activity in primary hepatocellular carcinoma. BMC Gastroenterology. 5(1). 9–9. 34 indexed citations

Zamboni, Nicola, Eliane Fischer, Andrea Muffler, et al.. (2004). Transient expression and flux changes during a shift from high to low riboflavin production in continuous cultures of Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 89(2). 219–232. 27 indexed citations

Lehmann, Martin, Anke Middendorf, Dominik Studer, et al.. (2002). The consensus concept for thermostability engineering of proteins: further proof of concept. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 15(5). 403–411. 199 indexed citations

Wyss, Markus & Andreas Schulze. (2002). Health implications of creatine: can oral creatine supplementation protect against neurological and atherosclerotic disease?. Neuroscience. 112(2). 243–260. 166 indexed citations

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Wyss, Adrian, Gabriele Wirtz, Wolf‐D. Woggon, et al.. (2001). Expression pattern and localization of β,β-carotene 15,15′-dioxygenase in different tissues. Biochemical Journal. 354(3). 521–521. 86 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Martin & Markus Wyss. (2001). Engineering proteins for thermostability: the use of sequence alignments versus rational design and directed evolution. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 12(4). 371–375. 230 indexed citations

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Tomschy, Andrea, Michel Tessier, Markus Wyss, et al.. (2000). Optimization of the catalytic properties of Aspergillus fumigatus phytase based on the three‐dimensional structure. Protein Science. 9(7). 1304–1311. 37 indexed citations

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Wyss, Annika, Gabriele Wirtz, Roland Brugger, et al.. (2000). Cloning and Expression of β,β-Carotene 15,15′-Dioxygenase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 271(2). 334–336. 163 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Martin, Dirk Kostrewa, Markus Wyss, et al.. (2000). From DNA sequence to improved functionality: using protein sequence comparisons to rapidly design a thermostable consensus phytase. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 13(1). 49–57. 150 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Martin, Luis Pasamontes, Søren F. Lassen, & Markus Wyss. (2000). The consensus concept for thermostability engineering of proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1543(2). 408–415. 212 indexed citations

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Tomschy, Andrea, Markus Wyss, Dirk Kostrewa, et al.. (2000). Active site residue 297 of Aspergillus niger phytase critically affects the catalytic properties. FEBS Letters. 472(2-3). 169–172. 29 indexed citations

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Kostrewa, Dirk, Markus Wyss, A. D’Arcy, & Adolphus P. G. M. van Loon. (1999). Crystal structure of Aspergillus niger pH 2.5 acid phosphatase at 2.4 Å resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 288(5). 965–974. 78 indexed citations

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Wyss, Markus & Theo Wallimann. (1994). Creatine metabolism and the consequences of creatine depletion in muscle. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 133-134(1). 51–66. 86 indexed citations

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Wyss, Markus, Jan Smeıtınk, Ron A. Wevers, & Theo Wallimann. (1992). Mitochondrial creatine kinase: a key enzyme of aerobic energy metabolism. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1102(2). 119–166. 368 indexed citations

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Hossle, Johann Peter, Jörg Schlegel, Markus Wyss, et al.. (1988). Distinct tissue specific mitochondrial creatine kinases from chicken brain and striated muscle with a conserved CK framework. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 151(1). 408–416. 74 indexed citations

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