Michael Hellwig

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Hellwig is a scholar working on Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Hellwig has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Clinical Biochemistry, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Hellwig's work include Advanced Glycation End Products research (51 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (21 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (18 papers). Michael Hellwig is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Glycation End Products research (51 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (21 papers) and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (18 papers). Michael Hellwig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Japan and Egypt. Michael Hellwig's co-authors include Thomas Henle, Julia Degen, Stefanie Geißler, Matthias Brandsch, Monika Pischetsrieder, Sabrina Gensberger‐Reigl, Stefan Vieths, Sabine E. Kulling, Maria Vogel and Doreen Richter and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael Hellwig

82 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Baking, Ageing, Diabetes: A Short History of the Maillard... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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. Baking, Ageing, Diabetes: A Short History of the Maillard Reaction
    2014 374 citations Michael Hellwig, Thomas Henle Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Hellwig Germany 30 1.6k 780 698 607 605 87 2.9k
Helmut F. Erbersdobler Germany 32 1.2k 0.8× 781 1.0× 503 0.7× 623 1.0× 693 1.1× 102 3.2k
Hirotomo Ochi Japan 20 248 0.2× 958 1.2× 498 0.7× 408 0.7× 131 0.2× 34 2.5k
Juanying Ou China 21 222 0.1× 512 0.7× 461 0.7× 147 0.2× 256 0.4× 44 1.9k
Yeong Lae Ha South Korea 25 164 0.1× 1.0k 1.3× 382 0.5× 312 0.5× 256 0.4× 59 4.0k
Hyun Young Kim South Korea 28 117 0.1× 787 1.0× 486 0.7× 200 0.3× 389 0.6× 152 2.5k
J. M Storkson United States 23 155 0.1× 1.2k 1.5× 327 0.5× 934 1.5× 310 0.5× 35 5.0k
Dragana Stanić-Vučinić Serbia 23 138 0.1× 600 0.8× 799 1.1× 185 0.3× 44 0.1× 58 1.8k
Joshua A. Bomser United States 26 90 0.1× 928 1.2× 397 0.6× 224 0.4× 126 0.2× 50 2.6k
Joseph A. Scimeca United States 19 87 0.1× 670 0.9× 433 0.6× 461 0.8× 177 0.3× 31 3.1k
Kimikazu Iwami Japan 21 87 0.1× 694 0.9× 484 0.7× 174 0.3× 94 0.2× 105 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Hellwig

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All Works

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Hellwig, Michael, et al.. (2025). Sex-specific differences of advanced glycation end products in diabetes. Nutrition and Diabetes. 15(1). 27–27.
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Sitzmann, Werner, et al.. (2025). Chitin Analysis in Insect‐Based Feed Ingredients and Mixed Feed: Development of a Cost‐Effective and Practical Method. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 109(3). 854–866. 3 indexed citations
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Anugulruengkitt, Suvaporn, Keswadee Lapphra, Kriengsak Limkittikul, et al.. (2025). Immunogenicity and safety of the live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003) co-administered with recombinant 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine. Vaccine. 62. 127558–127558.
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Schulte, Leon N., et al.. (2025). Release of protein-bound adducts of cysteine residues with caffeic acid by a modified enzymatic hydrolysis method using Pronase E. Food Chemistry. 476. 143379–143379. 1 indexed citations
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Ali, Mostafa, Carolin Schmidt, Anke Förster, et al.. (2024). Improvement of protein extraction from sunflower oil cake using ascorbic acid and N-acetylcysteine: Effects on chemical, structural, and functional properties. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization. 18(8). 7198–7212. 2 indexed citations
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Cartus, Alexander T., Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Sabine Guth, et al.. (2023). Acetaldehyde as a Food Flavoring Substance: Aspects of Risk Assessment. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 67(23). e2200661–e2200661. 6 indexed citations
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Henle, Thomas, Michael Hellwig, Carlo Bicchi, et al.. (2023). Extending the breadth of saliva metabolome fingerprinting by smart template strategies and effective pattern realignment on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatographic data. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 415(13). 2493–2509. 8 indexed citations
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Lassak, Jürgen, et al.. (2023). Non-canonical food sources: bacterial metabolism of Maillard reaction products and its regulation. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 76. 102393–102393. 3 indexed citations
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Poojary, Mahesha M., Michael Hellwig, Thomas Henle, & Marianne N. Lund. (2022). Covalent bonding between polyphenols and proteins: Synthesis of caffeic acid-cysteine and chlorogenic acid-cysteine adducts and their quantification in dairy beverages. Food Chemistry. 403. 134406–134406. 36 indexed citations
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Ali, Mostafa, Harshadrai M. Rawel, & Michael Hellwig. (2022). Limited enzymatic hydrolysis of green coffee protein as a technique for preparing new functional food components. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 60(2). 609–620. 5 indexed citations
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Cepas, Vanesa, Juan C. Mayo, Michael Hellwig, et al.. (2021). In Vitro Evaluation of the Toxicological Profile and Oxidative Stress of Relevant Diet‐Related Advanced Glycation End Products and Related 1,2‐Dicarbonyls. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 9912240–9912240. 16 indexed citations
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Hellwig, Michael, Pravin Kumar Ankush Jagtap, Ralf Heermann, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional regulation of the N ε ‐fructoselysine metabolism in Escherichia coli by global and substrate‐specific cues. Molecular Microbiology. 115(2). 175–190. 12 indexed citations
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Mastrocola, Raffaella, Debora Collotta, Marie Le Berre, et al.. (2020). Effects of Exogenous Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products on the Cross-Talk Mechanisms Linking Microbiota to Metabolic Inflammation. Nutrients. 12(9). 2497–2497. 56 indexed citations
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Nzekoue, Franks Kamgang, Thomas Henle, Giovanni Caprioli, Gianni Sagratini, & Michael Hellwig. (2020). Food Protein Sterylation: Chemical Reactions between Reactive Amino Acids and Sterol Oxidation Products under Food Processing Conditions. Foods. 9(12). 1882–1882. 9 indexed citations
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Hellwig, Michael, et al.. (2019). Quantitation of free glycation compounds in saliva. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0220208–e0220208. 15 indexed citations
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Hellwig, Michael, Sabrina Gensberger‐Reigl, Thomas Henle, & Monika Pischetsrieder. (2017). Food-derived 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and their role in diseases. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 49. 1–8. 106 indexed citations
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Hellwig, Michael & Thomas Henle. (2014). Baking, Ageing, Diabetes: A Short History of the Maillard Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(39). 10316–10329. 374 indexed citations breakdown →
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Erin, Edward M., Angela Zacharasiewicz, Grant C. Nicholson, et al.. (2008). Rapid Effect of Inhaled Ciclesonide in Asthma. CHEST Journal. 134(4). 740–745. 31 indexed citations

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