Mathias Schmelcher

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Mathias Schmelcher is a scholar working on Ecology, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mathias Schmelcher has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Food Science and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mathias Schmelcher's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (8 papers). Mathias Schmelcher is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (8 papers). Mathias Schmelcher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Spain. Mathias Schmelcher's co-authors include Martin J. Loessner, David M. Donovan, Daniel Nelson, Jochen Klumpp, Vincent S. Tchang, Fritz Eichenseher, Shengli Dong, David G. Pritchard, Anne M. Powell and Mary J. Camp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mathias Schmelcher

43 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Bacteriophage Endolysins as Novel Antimicrobials 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 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. Bacteriophage Endolysins as Novel Antimicrobials
    2012 593 citations Mathias Schmelcher, David M. Donovan 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
Mathias Schmelcher Switzerland 29 2.3k 1.5k 727 671 478 43 3.2k
Jochen Klumpp Switzerland 37 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 612 0.8× 833 1.2× 341 0.7× 89 3.6k
Yves Briers Belgium 41 3.8k 1.6× 2.5k 1.7× 1.3k 1.8× 618 0.9× 770 1.6× 104 4.9k
Diana Gutiérrez Spain 30 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 797 1.1× 444 0.7× 189 0.4× 58 2.5k
Hugo Oliveira Portugal 25 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 821 1.1× 351 0.5× 303 0.6× 53 2.7k
Raymond Schuch United States 32 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 801 1.1× 384 0.6× 816 1.7× 72 3.6k
Jason J. Gill United States 28 1.9k 0.8× 978 0.7× 746 1.0× 384 0.6× 202 0.4× 107 2.7k
Ніна Чанішвілі Georgia 25 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 890 1.2× 328 0.5× 254 0.5× 61 2.9k
Denise M. Tremblay Canada 29 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 417 0.6× 376 0.6× 253 0.5× 83 2.2k
Roman Pantůček Czechia 29 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 518 0.7× 249 0.4× 179 0.4× 112 2.5k
Pieter‐Jan Ceyssens Belgium 33 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 793 1.1× 364 0.5× 435 0.9× 79 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mathias Schmelcher

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All Works

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Saenz-de-Juano, Mara D., et al.. (2025). Mastitis-related Staphylococcus aureus-derived extracellular vesicles induce a pro-inflammatory response in bovine monocyte-derived macrophages. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 6059–6059. 2 indexed citations
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Massani, Mariana Blanco, Susanne Meile, Mathias Schmelcher, et al.. (2024). Enzyme-responsive nanoparticles: enhancing the ability of endolysins to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(37). 9199–9205. 4 indexed citations
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Huemer, Markus, et al.. (2024). MEndoB, a chimeric lysin featuring a novel domain architecture and superior activity for the treatment of staphylococcal infections. mBio. 15(2). e0254023–e0254023. 3 indexed citations
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Keller, Anja, Markus Huemer, Srikanth Mairpady Shambat, et al.. (2023). Systemic application of bone-targeting peptidoglycan hydrolases as a novel treatment approach for staphylococcal bone infection. mBio. 14(5). e0183023–e0183023. 1 indexed citations
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Brand, Michael, Fritz Eichenseher, Mathias Schmelcher, et al.. (2022). A novel surface functionalization platform to prime extracellular vesicles for targeted therapy and diagnostic imaging. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 47. 102607–102607. 12 indexed citations
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Loessner, Martin J., et al.. (2020). Deimmunization of protein therapeutics – Recent advances in experimental and computational epitope prediction and deletion. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 315–329. 45 indexed citations
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Ah, Ueli von, et al.. (2018). Tracing back multidrug-resistant bacteria in fresh herb production: from chive to source through the irrigation water chain. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 94(11). 22 indexed citations
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Keller, Nadia, et al.. (2018). Improved Biodistribution and Extended Serum Half-Life of a Bacteriophage Endolysin by Albumin Binding Domain Fusion. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2927–2927. 38 indexed citations
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Kashani, Hamed Haddad, Mathias Schmelcher, Hamed Sabzalipoor, Elahe Seyed Hosseini, & Rezvan Moniri. (2017). Recombinant Endolysins as Potential Therapeutics against Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Current Status of Research and Novel Delivery Strategies. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 31(1). 178 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, et al.. (2017). Dynamics of culturable mesophilic bacterial communities of three fresh herbs and their production environment. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 123(4). 916–932. 13 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias & Martin J. Loessner. (2015). Bacteriophage endolysins: applications for food safety. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 37. 76–87. 153 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, et al.. (2015). Synergistic streptococcal phage λSA2 and B30 endolysins kill streptococci in cow milk and in a mouse model of mastitis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 99(20). 8475–8486. 87 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias & Martin J. Loessner. (2014). Use of Bacteriophage Cell Wall-Binding Proteins for Rapid Diagnostics of Listeria. Methods in molecular biology. 1157. 141–156. 13 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, Anne M. Powell, Stephen C. Becker, Mary J. Camp, & David M. Donovan. (2012). Chimeric Phage Lysins Act Synergistically with Lysostaphin To Kill Mastitis-Causing Staphylococcus aureus in Murine Mammary Glands. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(7). 2297–2305. 138 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, et al.. (2012). Staphylococcus haemolyticus prophage ΦSH2 endolysin relies on cysteine, histidine-dependent amidohydrolases/peptidases activity for lysis ‘from without’. Journal of Biotechnology. 162(2-3). 289–298. 28 indexed citations
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Nelson, Daniel, Mathias Schmelcher, Lorena Rodríguez‐Rubio, et al.. (2012). Endolysins as Antimicrobials. Advances in virus research. 83. 299–365. 302 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, Vincent S. Tchang, & Martin J. Loessner. (2011). Domain shuffling and module engineering of Listeria phage endolysins for enhanced lytic activity and binding affinity. Microbial Biotechnology. 4(5). 651–662. 103 indexed citations
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Schmelcher, Mathias, Tanja Shabarova, Marcel R. Eugster, et al.. (2010). Rapid Multiplex Detection and Differentiation of Listeria Cells by Use of Fluorescent Phage Endolysin Cell Wall Binding Domains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(17). 5745–5756. 137 indexed citations
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Klumpp, Jochen, Mathias Schmelcher, Yannick Born, et al.. (2009). Comparative Genome Analysis ofListeriaBacteriophages Reveals Extensive Mosaicism, Programmed Translational Frameshifting, and a Novel Prophage Insertion Site. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(23). 7206–7215. 109 indexed citations
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Korndörfer, Ingo P., et al.. (2006). The Crystal Structure of the Bacteriophage PSA Endolysin Reveals a Unique Fold Responsible for Specific Recognition of Listeria Cell Walls. Journal of Molecular Biology. 364(4). 678–689. 95 indexed citations

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