Nermina Malanović

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
26 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Nermina Malanović is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nermina Malanović has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Microbiology and 7 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nermina Malanović's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (20 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Nermina Malanović is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (20 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (10 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers). Nermina Malanović collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Netherlands and Italy. Nermina Malanović's co-authors include Karl Lohner, Robert A. Cordfunke, Jan W. Drijfhout, Anna de Breij, Peter H. Nibbering, Oksana Tehlivets, Paulus H. S. Kwakman, Martijn Riool, Sebastian A. J. Zaat and Leonie de Boer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Advanced Functional Materials and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Nermina Malanović

26 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gram-positive bacterial cell envelopes: The impact on the... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 2016 100 200 300 400
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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. Gram-positive bacterial cell envelopes: The impact on the activity of antimicrobial peptides
    2015 440 citations Nermina Malanović, Karl Lohner Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →
  2. The antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 combats drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms
    2018 426 citations Anna de Breij, Martijn Riool et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
  3. Antimicrobial Peptides Targeting Gram-Positive Bacteria
    2016 318 citations Nermina Malanović, Karl Lohner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nermina Malanović Austria 18 1.1k 1.0k 293 232 174 26 1.8k
Bruno Casciaro Italy 25 922 0.9× 972 1.0× 193 0.7× 217 0.9× 128 0.7× 66 1.6k
Zvi Hayouka Israel 29 1.2k 1.1× 594 0.6× 541 1.8× 175 0.8× 83 0.5× 84 2.3k
Peng Tan China 16 847 0.8× 884 0.9× 340 1.2× 102 0.4× 66 0.4× 21 1.5k
Paramita Sarkar India 18 786 0.7× 442 0.4× 274 0.9× 117 0.5× 273 1.6× 33 1.5k
Xin Zhu China 20 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 231 0.8× 217 0.9× 67 0.4× 51 1.9k
Raja Biswas India 21 1.0k 0.9× 376 0.4× 111 0.4× 229 1.0× 221 1.3× 31 1.9k
D. Nedra Karunaratne Sri Lanka 20 787 0.7× 440 0.4× 169 0.6× 410 1.8× 107 0.6× 64 1.8k
William F. Porto Brazil 26 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 197 0.7× 152 0.7× 83 0.5× 67 2.0k
Xiaoxing Luo China 25 1.2k 1.1× 403 0.4× 259 0.9× 101 0.4× 350 2.0× 69 2.1k
Kasturi Mukhopadhyay India 20 693 0.6× 381 0.4× 229 0.8× 261 1.1× 421 2.4× 44 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nermina Malanović

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All Works

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Hodžić, Aden, Raj Kumar, María Andrea Mroginski, et al.. (2025). SAAP‐148 Oligomerizes into a Hexamer Forming a Hydrophobic Inner Core. ChemBioChem. 26(12). e202500112–e202500112. 1 indexed citations
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Jennings, James, et al.. (2023). Structure–Activity Relationships of Cationic Lipidoids against Escherichia coli. Antibiotics. 12(8). 1300–1300. 2 indexed citations
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Bull, Tim J., Tulika Munshi, Paula M. López‐Pérez, et al.. (2023). Specific Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Enhance the Recovery of Low-Load Quiescent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Routine Diagnostics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(24). 17555–17555. 2 indexed citations
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Jennings, James, et al.. (2023). Combinatorial Screening of Cationic Lipidoids Reveals How Molecular Conformation Affects Membrane-Targeting Antimicrobial Activity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(34). 40178–40190. 7 indexed citations
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Hess, Michael W., László Galgóczy, Csaba Papp, et al.. (2022). The Membrane Activity of the Amphibian Temporin B Peptide Analog TB_KKG6K Sheds Light on the Mechanism That Kills Candida albicans. mSphere. 7(5). e0029022–e0029022. 9 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina, et al.. (2022). Disruption of the Cytoplasmic Membrane Structure and Barrier Function Underlies the Potent Antiseptic Activity of Octenidine in Gram-Positive Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(10). e0018022–e0018022. 20 indexed citations
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Marx, Lisa, et al.. (2021). Bridging the Antimicrobial Activity of Two Lactoferricin Derivatives in E. coli and Lipid-Only Membranes. Frontiers in Medical Technology. 3. 625975–625975. 17 indexed citations
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Loffredo, Maria Rosa, Sara Bobone, Nermina Malanović, et al.. (2020). Binding of an antimicrobial peptide to bacterial cells: Interaction with different species, strains and cellular components. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(8). 183291–183291. 69 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina, Lisa Marx, Sylvie E. Blondelle, Georg Pabst, & Enrico F. Semeraro. (2020). Experimental concepts for linking the biological activities of antimicrobial peptides to their molecular modes of action. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(8). 183275–183275. 28 indexed citations
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Riool, Martijn, Anna de Breij, Paulus H. S. Kwakman, et al.. (2020). Thrombocidin-1-derived antimicrobial peptide TC19 combats superficial multi-drug resistant bacterial wound infections. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(8). 183282–183282. 25 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina, et al.. (2020). Octenidine: Novel insights into the detailed killing mechanism of Gram-negative bacteria at a cellular and molecular level. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 56(5). 106146–106146. 54 indexed citations
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Huber, Anna, László Galgóczy, Györgyi Váradi, et al.. (2020). Two small, cysteine-rich and cationic antifungal proteins from Penicillium chrysogenum: A comparative study of PAF and PAFB. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(8). 183246–183246. 33 indexed citations
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Huber, Anna, Gregor Oemer, Nermina Malanović, et al.. (2019). Membrane Sphingolipids Regulate the Fitness and Antifungal Protein Susceptibility of Neurospora crassa. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 605–605. 25 indexed citations
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Breij, Anna de, Martijn Riool, Robert A. Cordfunke, et al.. (2018). The antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 combats drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms. Science Translational Medicine. 10(423). 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Radulovic, Maja, Sabine Steiner, Nermina Malanović, et al.. (2018). Homocysteine regulates fatty acid and lipid metabolism in yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(15). 5544–5555. 23 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina & Karl Lohner. (2015). Gram-positive bacterial cell envelopes: The impact on the activity of antimicrobial peptides. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1858(5). 936–946. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malanović, Nermina, Regina Leber, Maria Schmuck, et al.. (2015). Phospholipid-driven differences determine the action of the synthetic antimicrobial peptide OP-145 on Gram-positive bacterial and mammalian membrane model systems. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1848(10). 2437–2447. 65 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina, Jan W. Drijfhout, Manfred Kriechbaum, et al.. (2014). Point Mutation in the Hydrophobic Region Drives Selectivity and Activity of OP-145, a Derivative of Human Cathelicidin LL-37. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 442a–442a. 1 indexed citations
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Tehlivets, Oksana, et al.. (2012). S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase and methylation disorders: Yeast as a model system. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1832(1). 204–215. 107 indexed citations
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Malanović, Nermina, et al.. (2008). S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine Hydrolase, Key Enzyme of Methylation Metabolism, Regulates Phosphatidylcholine Synthesis and Triacylglycerol Homeostasis in Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(35). 23989–23999. 57 indexed citations

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