Max L. Birnstiel

19.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
177 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Max L. Birnstiel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Max L. Birnstiel has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Max L. Birnstiel's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (75 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (44 papers). Max L. Birnstiel is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (75 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (44 papers). Max L. Birnstiel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and United States. Max L. Birnstiel's co-authors include Matthew Cotten, Ernst Wagner, Meinrad Busslinger, Katharina Strub, Hamilton O. Smith, Rudolf Grosschedl, Christopher C. Hentschel, Hans Hofstetter, Kurt Zatloukal and I. F. Purdom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Max L. Birnstiel

174 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

Transcription termination and 3′ processing: the end is i... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1985 1976 1990 1992 1981 400 800 1.2k
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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. Transcription termination and 3′ processing: the end is in site!
    1985 1.4k citations Max L. Birnstiel, Meinrad Busslinger et al. profile →
  2. A simple method for DNA restriction site mapping
    1976 958 citations Max L. Birnstiel et al. profile →
  3. Transferrin-polycation conjugates as carriers for DNA uptake into cells.
    1990 527 citations Ernst Wagner, Matthew Cotten et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Influenza virus hemagglutinin HA-2 N-terminal fusogenic peptides augment gene transfer by transferrin-polylysine-DNA complexes: toward a synthetic virus-like gene-transfer vehicle.
    1992 515 citations Ernst Wagner, Kurt Zatloukal et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. The organization and expression of histone gene families
    1981 457 citations Max L. Birnstiel et al. profile →
  6. RNA-DNA Hybrids at the Cytological Level
    1969 399 citations Max L. Birnstiel, K. W. Jones et al. Nature profile →
  7. Genes and spacers of cloned sea urchin histone DNA analyzed by sequencing
    1978 209 citations John L. Telford, Max L. Birnstiel 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
Max L. Birnstiel Switzerland 68 14.0k 4.2k 1.9k 1.3k 975 177 16.7k
W Gilbert United States 36 11.3k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 55 15.3k
Carl O. Pabo United States 61 19.4k 1.4× 5.1k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 89 22.1k
Herbert L. Heyneker United States 27 8.1k 0.6× 4.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 776 0.6× 2.1k 2.2× 35 11.9k
M Kozak United States 31 9.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 575 0.6× 35 12.8k
John W.B. Hershey United States 72 16.3k 1.2× 2.2k 0.5× 949 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 867 0.9× 215 18.6k
Francis Galibert France 57 8.1k 0.6× 3.9k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 966 1.0× 259 14.1k
Alan H. Rosenberg United States 18 7.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 816 0.4× 567 0.4× 1.7k 1.8× 19 9.5k
Igor B. Rogozin United States 60 10.0k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 221 13.0k
G.G. Brownlee United Kingdom 48 8.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 809 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 104 12.2k
Jeffrey K. Pullen United States 11 6.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 696 0.7× 14 10.4k

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All Works

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Stingl, Georg, E.‐B. Bröcker, Roland Mertelsmann, et al.. (1997). Phase I study to the immunotherapy of metastatic malignant melanoma by a cancer vaccine consisting of autologous cancer cells transfected with the human IL-2 gene. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 75(4). 297–299. 11 indexed citations
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Schweighoffer, Tamás, Wolfgang Schmidt, Michael Buschle, & Max L. Birnstiel. (1996). Depletion of naive T cells of the peripheral lymph nodes abrogates systemic antitumor protection conferred by IL-2 secreting cancer vaccines.. PubMed. 3(9). 819–24. 11 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Wolfgang, Peter Steinlein, Michael Buschle, et al.. (1996). Transloading of tumor cells with foreign major histocompatibility complex class I peptide ligand: a novel general strategy for the generation of potent cancer vaccines.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(18). 9759–9763. 19 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Wolfgang, Tamás Schweighoffer, Gerd Maass, et al.. (1995). Cancer vaccines: the interleukin 2 dosage effect.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(10). 4711–4714. 103 indexed citations
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Phillips, Stephen C. & Max L. Birnstiel. (1992). Analysis of a gene cluster coding for the Xenopus laevis U7 snRNA. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1131(1). 95–98. 15 indexed citations
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Curiel, David T., Santosh Kumar Agarwal, Maria Unni Rømer, et al.. (1992). Gene Transfer to Respiratory Epithelial Cells via the Receptor-mediated Endocytosis Pathway. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 6(3). 247–252. 55 indexed citations
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Phillips, Stephen C., et al.. (1992). Amphibian oocytes and sphere organelles: are the U snRNA genes amplified?. Chromosoma. 101(9). 549–556. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Ingrid & Max L. Birnstiel. (1990). Cell cycle-dependent regulation of histone precursor mRNA processing by modulation of U7 snRNA accessibility. Nature. 346(6285). 665–668. 30 indexed citations
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Vitelli, Luigi, Iris Kemler, Béatrice Lauber, Max L. Birnstiel, & Meinrad Busslinger. (1988). Developmental regulation of micro-injected histone genes in sea urchin embryos. Developmental Biology. 127(1). 54–63. 48 indexed citations
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Krämer, A., et al.. (1987). Heat-labile regulatory factor is required for 3' processing of histone precursor mRNAs.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(24). 8937–8940. 84 indexed citations
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Stunnenberg, Hendrik G. & Max L. Birnstiel. (1982). Bioassay for components regulating eukaryotic gene expression: a chromosomal factor involved in the generation of histone mRNA 3' termini.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(20). 6201–6204. 49 indexed citations
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Busslinger, Meinrad, Sandro Rusconi, & Max L. Birnstiel. (1982). An unusual evolutionary behaviour of a sea urchin histone gene cluster. The EMBO Journal. 1(1). 27–33. 60 indexed citations
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Destrée, Olivier, et al.. (1980). Histone genes from Xenopus laevis: molecular cloning and initial characterization. Gene. 10(3). 185–193. 31 indexed citations
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Telford, John L., A. Kressmann, Raymond A. Koski, et al.. (1979). Delimitation of a promoter for RNA polymerase III by means of a functional test.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(6). 2590–2594. 60 indexed citations
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Kressmann, A., et al.. (1979). Expression of sea urchin histone genes in the oocyte of Xenopus laevis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 135(3). 709–732. 140 indexed citations
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Pardue, Mary Lou, Donald D. Brown, & Max L. Birnstiel. (1973). Location of the genes for 5S ribosomal RNA in Xenopus laevis. Chromosoma. 42(2). 191–203. 178 indexed citations
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Loening, Ulrich E., K. W. Jones, & Max L. Birnstiel. (1969). Properties of the ribosomal RNA precursor in Xenopus laevis; Comparison to the precursor in mammals and in plants. Journal of Molecular Biology. 45(2). 353–366. 135 indexed citations
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Birnstiel, Max L., Margaret I.H. Chipchase, & James Bonner. (1961). Incorporation of leucine-H3 into subnuclear components of isolated pea nuclei. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 6(3). 161–166. 23 indexed citations
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Frey‐Wyssling, A., et al.. (1959). �ber die Oxydation von Chlorogens�ure und DOPA w�hrend der Tabaktrocknung. Die Naturwissenschaften. 46(21). 602–602. 6 indexed citations

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