Michael G. Lorenz

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Lorenz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Lorenz has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Ecology and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Lorenz's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers). Michael G. Lorenz is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers). Michael G. Lorenz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United States. Michael G. Lorenz's co-authors include Wilfried Wackernagel, Kenneth C. Holmes, Ronald A. Milligan, Ivan Rayment, Hazel M. Holden, Christopher B. Yohn, Michael Whittaker, David Popp, Gerd Romanowski and Wolfgang E. Krumbein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Lorenz

72 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction

1993 1.4k citations Ivan Rayment, Hazel M. Holden et al. Science profile →
Bacterial gene transfer by natural genetic transformation in the environment

1994 968 citations Michael G. Lorenz, Wilfried Wackernagel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael G. Lorenz Germany	35	3.8k	1.9k	1.6k	989	863	73	6.7k
Jun Liu United States	49	4.5k 1.2×	562 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	762 0.9×	229	9.3k
J.H.D. Cate United States	62	14.7k 3.9×	826 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	285 0.3×	154	17.0k
Harry F. Noller United States	86	26.4k 7.0×	1.5k 0.8×	4.5k 2.8×	6.0k 6.1×	380 0.4×	220	29.6k
David Martin United States	34	6.8k 1.8×	202 0.1×	817 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	823 1.0×	79	11.3k
Rongguang Zhang China	47	5.6k 1.5×	476 0.3×	491 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	162	10.6k
Jack D. Griffith United States	73	14.6k 3.9×	242 0.1×	1.6k 1.0×	3.1k 3.1×	1.0k 1.2×	265	17.7k
Celeste J. Brown United States	46	10.1k 2.7×	120 0.1×	913 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	93	13.3k
Piet A. J. de Boer Netherlands	53	7.8k 2.0×	524 0.3×	2.5k 1.6×	5.8k 5.8×	781 0.9×	103	10.4k
Georg Krohne Germany	58	6.1k 1.6×	151 0.1×	696 0.4×	769 0.8×	1.7k 2.0×	153	9.7k
Takuya Ueda Japan	56	9.2k 2.4×	235 0.1×	957 0.6×	1.7k 1.7×	309 0.4×	372	12.3k

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Lorenz, Michael G., et al.. (2016). Fungal-Grade Reagents and Materials for Molecular Analysis. Methods in molecular biology. 1508. 141–150. 4 indexed citations

Vollmer, Benjamin, Michael G. Lorenz, Daniel Moreno-Andrés, et al.. (2015). Nup153 Recruits the Nup107-160 Complex to the Inner Nuclear Membrane for Interphasic Nuclear Pore Complex Assembly. Developmental Cell. 33(6). 717–728. 105 indexed citations

Zeev‐Ben‐Mordehai, Tzviya, Marion Weberruß, Michael G. Lorenz, et al.. (2015). Crystal Structure of the Herpesvirus Nuclear Egress Complex Provides Insights into Inner Nuclear Membrane Remodeling. Cell Reports. 13(12). 2645–2652. 68 indexed citations

Bwanga, Freddie, et al.. (2015). Higher blood volumes improve the sensitivity of direct PCR diagnosis of blood stream tuberculosis among HIV-positive patients: an observation study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15(1). 48–48. 12 indexed citations

Lorenz, Michael G., Benjamin Vollmer, Joseph D. Unsay, et al.. (2015). A Single Herpesvirus Protein Can Mediate Vesicle Formation in the Nuclear Envelope. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(11). 6962–6974. 59 indexed citations

Lorenz, Michael G., Helge Mühl, & Claudia Disqué. (2014). Bacterial and Fungal DNA Extraction from Blood Samples: Manual Protocols. Methods in molecular biology. 1237. 109–119. 4 indexed citations

Li, Zhenwei, Danilo Roccatano, Michael G. Lorenz, & Ulrich Schwaneberg. (2012). Directed Evolution of Subtilisin E into a Highly Active and Guanidinium Chloride‐ and Sodium Dodecylsulfate‐Tolerant Protease. ChemBioChem. 13(5). 691–699. 20 indexed citations

Poole, K. J. V., Michael G. Lorenz, Gwyndaf Evans, et al.. (2006). A comparison of muscle thin filament models obtained from electron microscopy reconstructions and low-angle X-ray fibre diagrams from non-overlap muscle. Journal of Structural Biology. 155(2). 273–284. 144 indexed citations

Sikorski, Johannes, Ramon Rosselló‐Móra, & Michael G. Lorenz. (1999). Analysis of Genotypic Diversity and Relationships Among Pseudomonas stutzeri strains by PCR-Based Genomic Fingerprinting and Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 22(3). 393–402. 35 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Michael G., et al.. (1998). Structural studies of histidine‐containing phosphocarrier protein from Enterococcus faecalis. European Journal of Biochemistry. 252(1). 51–58. 8 indexed citations

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Poole, K. J. V., Kenneth C. Holmes, G. C. Evans, et al.. (1995). Control of the Actomyosin Interaction.. Biophysical Journal. 68. 8 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Michael G., David Popp, K. J. V. Poole, G. Rosenbaum, & Kenneth C. Holmes. (1995). An Atomic Model of the Unregulated Thin Filament Obtained by X-Ray Fiber Diffraction on Oriented Actin-Tropomyosin Gels.. Biophysical Journal. 68.

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Tirion, Monique M., Daniel ben‐Avraham, Michael G. Lorenz, & Kenneth C. Holmes. (1995). Normal modes as refinement parameters for the F-actin model. Biophysical Journal. 68(1). 5–12. 136 indexed citations

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Ruppel, Kathleen M., Michael G. Lorenz, & James A. Spudich. (1995). Myosin structure/function: a combined mutagenesis-crystallography approach. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 5(2). 181–186. 4 indexed citations

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Naber, Nariman, Michael G. Lorenz, & Roger Cooke. (1994). The Orientation of Spin-probes Attached to Cys374 on Actin in Oriented Gels. Journal of Molecular Biology. 236(3). 703–709. 11 indexed citations

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Rayment, Ivan, Hazel M. Holden, Michael Whittaker, et al.. (1993). Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle contraction. Science. 261(5117). 58–65. 1429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Romanowski, Gerd, Michael G. Lorenz, & Wilfried Wackernagel. (1993). Plasmid DNA in a groundwater aquifer microcosm ‐adsorption, DNAase resistance and natural genetic transformation of Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Ecology. 2(3). 171–181. 56 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Michael G., et al.. (1991). Release of transforming plasmid and chromosomal DNA from two cultured soil bacteria. Archives of Microbiology. 156(4). 319–326. 91 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Michael G. & Wilfried Wackernagel. (1990). Natural genetic transformation of Pseudomonas stutzeri by sand-adsorbed DNA. Archives of Microbiology. 154(4). 380–385. 67 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Michael G., et al.. (1988). Highly Efficient Genetic Transformation of Bacillus subtilis Attached to Sand Grains. Microbiology. 134(1). 107–112. 95 indexed citations

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