Olaf Kruse

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Olaf Kruse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Olaf Kruse has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 91 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Olaf Kruse's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (91 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (72 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (17 papers). Olaf Kruse is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (91 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (72 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (17 papers). Olaf Kruse collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United Kingdom. Olaf Kruse's co-authors include Jan H. Mussgnug, Ben Hankamer, Clemens Posten, Skye R. Thomas‐Hall, Peer M. Schenk, Evan Stephens, Ute C. Marx, Kyle J. Lauersen, Виктор Классен and Jens Rupprecht and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Olaf Kruse

136 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Second Generation Biofuels: High-Efficiency Microalgae fo... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Second Generation Biofuels: High-Efficiency Microalgae for Biodiesel Production
    2008 1.7k citations Evan Stephens, Jan H. Mussgnug 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
Olaf Kruse Germany 49 6.4k 4.6k 1.9k 674 649 141 9.2k
Ben Hankamer Australia 48 5.0k 0.8× 3.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 660 1.0× 549 0.8× 118 8.5k
Maria L. Ghirardi United States 42 9.0k 1.4× 5.1k 1.1× 2.0k 1.1× 509 0.8× 594 0.9× 94 11.8k
Matthew C. Posewitz United States 44 8.5k 1.3× 5.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 418 0.6× 817 1.3× 106 11.2k
Sang Jun Sim South Korea 58 4.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.9× 2.9k 1.5× 487 0.7× 514 0.8× 264 9.5k
Peter Lindblad Sweden 48 5.4k 0.8× 4.6k 1.0× 810 0.4× 741 1.1× 482 0.7× 216 8.5k
Jan H. Mussgnug Germany 29 3.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 226 0.3× 408 0.6× 36 4.9k
María J. Barbosa Netherlands 43 6.9k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 300 0.4× 1.2k 1.9× 134 8.2k
Qiang Hu China 52 9.5k 1.5× 4.7k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 436 0.6× 1.7k 2.6× 177 12.0k
Clemens Posten Germany 38 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 2.0k 1.1× 379 0.6× 763 1.2× 145 6.4k
Gilles Peltier France 61 4.9k 0.8× 7.9k 1.7× 813 0.4× 3.1k 4.6× 355 0.5× 137 10.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Olaf Kruse

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olaf Kruse

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olaf Kruse

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olaf Kruse. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olaf Kruse based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Olaf Kruse. Olaf Kruse is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Einhaus, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Genome editing of epigenetic transgene silencing in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Trends in biotechnology. 43(8). 1961–1981. 2 indexed citations
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Hübner, Wolfgang, et al.. (2025). Transcriptional gene fusions via targeted integration at safe harbors for high transgene expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. New Phytologist. 247(6). 2665–2677. 1 indexed citations
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Lauersen, Kyle J., et al.. (2024). Bicistronic expression of nuclear transgenes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Journal. 118(5). 1400–1412. 6 indexed citations
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Einhaus, Alexander, Thomas Baier, & Olaf Kruse. (2023). Molecular design of microalgae as sustainable cell factories. Trends in biotechnology. 42(6). 728–738. 23 indexed citations
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Baier, Thomas, et al.. (2021). A novel, robust and mating-competent Chlamydomonas reinhardtii strain with an enhanced transgene expression capacity for algal biotechnology. Biotechnology Reports. 31. e00644–e00644. 13 indexed citations
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Einhaus, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Rational Promoter Engineering Enables Robust Terpene Production in Microalgae. ACS Synthetic Biology. 10(4). 847–856. 58 indexed citations
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Blifernez-Klassen, Olga, Hanna Berger, Виктор Классен, et al.. (2021). A gene regulatory network for antenna size control in carbon dioxide-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells. The Plant Cell. 33(4). 1303–1318. 6 indexed citations
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Baier, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Introns mediate post-transcriptional enhancement of nuclear gene expression in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS Genetics. 16(7). e1008944–e1008944. 64 indexed citations
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Wichmann, Julian, Kyle J. Lauersen, & Olaf Kruse. (2019). Green algal hydrocarbon metabolism is an exceptional source of sustainable chemicals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 61. 28–37. 29 indexed citations
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Blifernez-Klassen, Olga, Виктор Классен, Robin Wördenweber, et al.. (2018). Metabolic survey of Botryococcus braunii: Impact of the physiological state on product formation. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0198976–e0198976. 35 indexed citations
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Kruse, Olaf, et al.. (2018). Entrapment and growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in biocompatible silica hydrogels. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 173. 233–241. 18 indexed citations
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Wördenweber, Robin, Sebastian Rokitta, Frank Kirschhöfer, et al.. (2017). Phosphorus and nitrogen starvation reveal life‐cycle specific responses in the metabolome of Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta). Limnology and Oceanography. 63(1). 203–226. 20 indexed citations
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Wolf, Juliane, Evan Stephens, Jennifer Yarnold, et al.. (2016). Multifactorial comparison of photobioreactor geometries in parallel microalgae cultivations. Algal Research. 15. 187–201. 48 indexed citations

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