Max L. Birnstiel

19.9k citations

177 papers · 16.7k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 68

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
Genetics top 0.2%
Plant Science top 1%
Immunology top 2%
Ecology top 2%

Co-authors: Matthew Cotten Ernst Wagner Meinrad Busslinger Katharina Strub Hamilton O. Smith Rudolf Grosschedl Christopher C. Hentschel Hans Hofstetter
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (75 papers)RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers)RNA modifications and cancer (44 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Genetics Immunology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: Switzerland Austria United States

In The Last Decade

Max L. Birnstiel

174 papers receiving 15.2k citations

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5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Transcription termination and 3′ processing: the end is in site!

1985 1.4k citations Max L. Birnstiel, Meinrad Busslinger et al. Cell profile →
A simple method for DNA restriction site mapping

1976 958 citations Max L. Birnstiel et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Transferrin-polycation conjugates as carriers for DNA uptake into cells.

1990 527 citations Ernst Wagner, Matthew Cotten et al. profile →
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, Christian Plank et al. profile →
The organization and expression of histone gene families

1981 457 citations Max L. Birnstiel et al. Cell profile →
RNA-DNA Hybrids at the Cytological Level

1969 399 citations Max L. Birnstiel et al. Nature profile →
Genes and spacers of cloned sea urchin histone DNA analyzed by sequencing

1978 209 citations W. Schaffner, Max L. Birnstiel et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The dawn of gene isolation 2002 ·Gene ·Max L. Birnstiel	1
2	The Five Cleavage-Stage (CS) Histones of the Sea Urchin Are Encoded by a Maternally Expressed Family of Replacement Histone Genes: Functional Equivalence of the CS H1 and Frog H1M (B4) Proteins 1997 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),Giulio Superti‐Furga,(unknown),Max L. Birnstiel,Meinrad Busslinger	40
3	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 1997 ·Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Georg Stingl,E.‐B. Bröcker,Roland Mertelsmann,K. Wolff,S. Schreiber,Eckhart Kämpgen,Achim Schneeberger,Jiri Trcka,U. Brennscheidt,Hendrik Veelken,Max L. Birnstiel,Kurt Zatloukal,Gerd Maass,Ernst Wagner,Michael Buschle,(unknown),Harald Weber,Thor Voigt	11
4	Depletion of naive T cells of the peripheral lymph nodes abrogates systemic antitumor protection conferred by IL-2 secreting cancer vaccines. 1996 ·PubMed ·Tamás Schweighoffer,Wolfgang Schmidt,Michael Buschle,Max L. Birnstiel	11
5	Carbohydrate receptor-mediated gene transfer to human T leukaemic cells 1994 ·Glycobiology ·Martin Thurnher,Ernst Wagner,Henrik Clausen,Karl Mechtler,Sandro Rusconi,(unknown),Max L. Birnstiel,Eric G. Berger,Matthew Cotten	28
6	Analysis of a gene cluster coding for the Xenopus laevis U7 snRNA 1992 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Stephen C. Phillips,Max L. Birnstiel	15
7	Gene Transfer to Respiratory Epithelial Cells via the Receptor-mediated Endocytosis Pathway 1992 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·David T. Curiel,Santosh Kumar Agarwal,Maria Unni Rømer,Ernst Wagner,Matthew Cotten,Max L. Birnstiel,Richard C. Boucher	55
8	High-Efficiency Gene Transfer Mediated by Adenovirus Coupled to DNA–Polylysine Complexes 1992 ·Human Gene Therapy ·David T. Curiel,Ernst Wagner,Matthew Cotten,Max L. Birnstiel,Santosh Kumar Agarwal,(unknown),Steve Loechel,Ping-chuan Hu	183
9	Transferrinfection: A Highly Efficient Way to Express Gene Constructs in Eukaryotic Cells 1992 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Kurt Zatloukal,Ernst Wagner,Matthew Cotten,Stephen C. Phillips,Christian Plank,Peter Steinlein,David T. Curiel,Max L. Birnstiel	52
10	Histone H4 mRNA levels are down-regulated by 3′ RNA processing during terminal differentiation of myoblasts 1992 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Dawn E. Larson,Ingrid Hoffmann,Peter Zahradka,Max L. Birnstiel,B.H. Sells	4
11	Amphibian oocytes and sphere organelles: are the U snRNA genes amplified? 1992 ·Chromosoma ·Stephen C. Phillips,Matthew Cotten,(unknown),G. Schaffner,Max L. Birnstiel	2
12	2'-O-methyl, 2'-O-ethyl oligoribonucleotides and phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides as inhibitors of the in vitro U7 snRNP-dependent mRNA processing event 1991 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Matthew Cotten,Berndt Oberhauser,(unknown),Armin Holzner,(unknown),Christian R. Noe,G. Schaffner,Ernst Wagner,Max L. Birnstiel	47
13	Cell cycle-dependent regulation of histone precursor mRNA processing by modulation of U7 snRNA accessibility 1990 ·Nature ·Ingrid Hoffmann,Max L. Birnstiel	30
14	Functional Analysis of the Sea Urchin U7 Small Nuclear RNA 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Gregory M. Gilmartin,Fred Schaufele,G. Schaffner,Max L. Birnstiel	8
15	Developmental regulation of micro-injected histone genes in sea urchin embryos 1988 ·Developmental Biology ·Luigi Vitelli,Iris Kemler,Béatrice Lauber,Max L. Birnstiel,Meinrad Busslinger	48
16	The inability of thePsammechinus miliarisH3 RNA to be processed in theXenopusoocyte is associated with sequences distinct from these highly conserved amongst sea urchin histone RNAs 1987 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Fred Schaufele,Max L. Birnstiel	5
17	Nucleosome arrangement on tRNA genes of Xenopus laevis 1981 ·Cell ·Philip N. Bryan,Hans Hofstetter,Max L. Birnstiel	39
18	Aspects of the regulation of histone genes 1978 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Max L. Birnstiel,A. Kressmann,W. Schaffner,Rudolf Portmann,Meinrad Busslinger	1
19	Biochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of ribonucleoprotein particles isolated from rat-liver cell nucleoli 1969 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis ·K. Shankar Narayan,Max L. Birnstiel	33
20	Gene Amplification in the Oocyte Nucleus of Mutant and Wild-type Xenopus laevis 1968 ·Nature ·(unknown),H. C. Macgregor,Max L. Birnstiel	114

About Max L. Birnstiel

Max L. Birnstiel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biotechnology, having authored 177 papers that have together received 16.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (75 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (44 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (14.0k citations), Genetics (4.2k citations) and Immunology (1.3k citations). Max L. Birnstiel has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and United States. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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