Peter Orth

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Orth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Orth has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Peter Orth's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (6 papers). Peter Orth is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers) and Click Chemistry and Applications (6 papers). Peter Orth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Peter Orth's co-authors include Wolfram Saenger, Athina Zouni, Jan Kern, Petra Fromme, H. T. Witt, Norbert Krauß, Winfried Hinrichs, Wolfgang Hillen, Dirk Schnappinger and David Fedida and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Peter Orth

54 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal structure of photosystem II from Synechococcus el... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 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. Crystal structure of photosystem II from Synechococcus elongatus at 3.8 Å resolution
    2001 1.5k citations Athina Zouni, Jan Kern 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
Peter Orth Germany 28 2.5k 539 524 518 424 55 3.9k
Hideo Ago Japan 25 2.0k 0.8× 389 0.7× 316 0.6× 668 1.3× 288 0.7× 56 3.1k
J.M. Guss Australia 42 4.6k 1.8× 396 0.7× 383 0.7× 1.0k 2.0× 1.1k 2.5× 154 6.9k
Emilia Chiancone Italy 45 3.8k 1.5× 178 0.3× 342 0.7× 709 1.4× 248 0.6× 222 7.2k
Hiroshi Aoyama Japan 29 4.2k 1.6× 928 1.7× 342 0.7× 544 1.1× 537 1.3× 106 5.8k
Matthew M. Benning United States 28 2.8k 1.1× 157 0.3× 317 0.6× 775 1.5× 405 1.0× 45 4.6k
Nei‐Li Chan United States 41 4.1k 1.6× 461 0.9× 423 0.8× 563 1.1× 548 1.3× 127 5.6k
William M. Westler United States 41 3.4k 1.4× 217 0.4× 249 0.5× 865 1.7× 358 0.8× 146 5.6k
Ryosuke Nakashima Japan 17 4.1k 1.6× 849 1.6× 301 0.6× 610 1.2× 632 1.5× 45 6.3k
Sam‐Yong Park Japan 42 3.5k 1.4× 283 0.5× 113 0.2× 539 1.0× 399 0.9× 151 5.8k
Genji Kurisu Japan 36 3.5k 1.4× 469 0.9× 262 0.5× 602 1.2× 545 1.3× 152 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Orth

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Orth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Orth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Orth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Orth 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 Peter Orth. Peter Orth is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Zhixiang, Harshil Dhruv, Xuqing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Development of PVTX-405 as a potent and highly selective molecular glue degrader of IKZF2 for cancer immunotherapy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4095–4095. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Lin, Liyue Huang, Wei Jiang, et al.. (2025). Discovery of SMD-3236: A Potent, Highly Selective and Efficacious SMARCA2 Degrader for the Treatment of SMARC4-Deficient Human Cancers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(2). 1155–1178. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Wen‐Lian, Jinsong Hao, Hongwu Wang, et al.. (2021). Design and discovery of C2-fluoroalkyl iminothiazine dioxides as BACE inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 56. 128463–128463. 3 indexed citations
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Caldwell, John P., Robert Mazzola, James Durkin, et al.. (2014). Discovery of potent iminoheterocycle BACE1 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(23). 5455–5459. 15 indexed citations
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Ganguly, Ashit K., Chih‐Hung Wang, Eun‐Hee Kang, et al.. (2014). Structural optimization of cyclic sulfonamide based novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors to picomolar affinities guided by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Tetrahedron. 70(18). 2894–2904. 33 indexed citations
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Cheng, Cliff C., Gerald W. Shipps, Zhiwei Yang, et al.. (2009). Discovery and optimization of antibacterial AccC inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(23). 6507–6514. 40 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhuyan, Peter Orth, Brian J. Lavey, et al.. (2008). Discovery of novel spirocyclopropyl hydroxamate and carboxylate compounds as TACE inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(1). 54–57. 24 indexed citations
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Ingram, Richard, Peter Orth, Corey L. Strickland, et al.. (2006). Stabilization of the autoproteolysis of TNF-alpha converting enzyme (TACE) results in a novel crystal form suitable for structure-based drug design studies. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 19(4). 155–161. 24 indexed citations
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Niu, Xiaoda, Shelby P. Umland, Richard Ingram, et al.. (2006). IK682, a tight binding inhibitor of TACE. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 451(1). 43–50. 46 indexed citations
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Fedida, David, et al.. (2006). The Role of Late INa and Antiarrhythmic Drugs in EAD Formation and Termination in Purkinje Fibers. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 17(s1). S71–S78. 43 indexed citations
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Zouni, Athina, Jan Kern, Petra Fromme, et al.. (2001). Crystal structure of Photosystem II and aspects of its function. Science Access. 3(1). 2 indexed citations
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Zouni, Athina, Jan Kern, Bernhard Loll, et al.. (2001). Biochemical characterization and crystal structure of water oxidizing Photosystem II from Synechococcus elongatus. Science Access. 3(1). 17 indexed citations
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Anokhina, Maria, Tsezi A. Egorov, Brigitte Wittmann‐Liebold, et al.. (2000). A direct photo‐activated affinity modification of tetracycline transcription repressor protein TetR(D) with tetracycline. FEBS Letters. 477(3). 263–267. 3 indexed citations
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Orth, Peter, et al.. (1999). Decamer-like conformation of a nona-peptide bound to HLA-B∗3501 due to non-standard positioning of the C Terminus 1 1Edited by R. Huber. Journal of Molecular Biology. 285(2). 645–653. 47 indexed citations
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Orth, Peter, et al.. (1999). Proteolytic cleavage of Gram-positive β recombinase is required for crystallization. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 12(5). 371–373. 5 indexed citations
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Krafft, Christoph, Winfried Hinrichs, Peter Orth, Wolfram Saenger, & Heinz Welfle. (1998). Interaction of Tet Repressor with Operator DNA and with Tetracycline Studied by Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy. Biophysical Journal. 74(1). 63–71. 42 indexed citations
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Orth, Peter, et al.. (1998). Conformational changes of the Tet repressor induced by tetracycline trapping. Journal of Molecular Biology. 279(2). 439–447. 104 indexed citations
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Engelhardt, Heinz & Peter Orth. (1987). Alkoxy Silanes for the Preparation of Silica Based Stationary Phases with Bonded Polar Functional Groups. Journal of Liquid Chromatography. 10(8-9). 1999–2022. 76 indexed citations
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Schügerl, K. & Peter Orth. (1972). Parameter‐Ermittlung für Festbettreaktoren mit instationären Meßtechniken. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 44(6). 361–366. 3 indexed citations
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Orth, Peter, et al.. (1959). [Studies on the new analgesic dextromoramid in animal experiments].. PubMed. 8(1). 11–4. 1 indexed citations

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