Rainer Schmidt

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Rainer Schmidt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Schmidt has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Rainer Schmidt's work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (13 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (5 papers). Rainer Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Skin and Cellular Biology Research (13 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (5 papers). Rainer Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Rainer Schmidt's co-authors include Gerry Melino, Eleonora Candi, Roy H. Steinberg, Uwe Reichert, E. Hecker, Dominique Bernard, Harald zur Hausen, Michel Simon, Guy Serre and Kenneth T. Brown 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

Rainer Schmidt

56 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The cornified envelope: a model of cell death in the skin

2005 1.3k citations Eleonora Candi, Rainer Schmidt et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
Tumor initiators and promoters in the induction of Epstein—Barr virus

1979 210 citations Harald zur Hausen, Rainer Schmidt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Schmidt Germany	28	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	471	464	56	4.3k
Michel Simon France	44	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	232 0.5×	1.1k 2.3×	142	5.9k
Hajime Iizuka Japan	38	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	986 0.9×	134 0.3×	1.5k 3.2×	211	5.0k
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen Netherlands	40	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	800 0.7×	184 0.4×	1.4k 3.1×	101	4.9k
Céline Deraison France	25	1.2k 0.7×	758 0.6×	619 0.6×	169 0.4×	338 0.7×	61	3.2k
Mark V. Dahl United States	36	551 0.3×	2.1k 1.8×	569 0.5×	174 0.4×	576 1.2×	124	4.5k
Miri Seiberg United States	27	914 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	242 0.5×	209 0.5×	46	2.8k
Richard G. Ham United States	26	2.3k 1.3×	408 0.3×	843 0.8×	91 0.2×	348 0.8×	52	4.5k
Raymond E. Boissy United States	46	1.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	4.3k 4.0×	316 0.7×	1.0k 2.2×	125	6.2k
Marek Haftek France	35	821 0.5×	1.7k 1.5×	911 0.9×	69 0.1×	563 1.2×	154	4.0k
P.E.J. van Erp Netherlands	37	990 0.6×	2.1k 1.8×	812 0.8×	122 0.3×	1.9k 4.0×	214	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Schmidt

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

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Prusty, Bhupesh K., et al.. (2008). Transcription of HERV-E and HERV-E-related sequences in malignant and non-malignant human haematopoietic cells. Virology. 382(1). 37–45. 19 indexed citations

Méhul, Bruno, et al.. (2006). Influence of calcium on the proteolytic degradation of the calmodulin‐like skin protein (calmodulin‐like protein 5) in psoriatic epidermis. Experimental Dermatology. 15(6). 469–477. 13 indexed citations

Candi, Eleonora, Rainer Schmidt, & Gerry Melino. (2005). The cornified envelope: a model of cell death in the skin. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 6(4). 328–340. 1323 indexed citations breakdown →

Caubet, Cécile, Nathalie Jonca, Maria Brattsand, et al.. (2004). Degradation of Corneodesmosome Proteins by Two Serine Proteases of the Kallikrein Family, SCTE/KLK5/hK5 and SCCE/KLK7/hK7. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122(5). 1235–1244. 392 indexed citations

Chunglok, Warangkana, Wanida Ittarat, Pascal Tomakidi, et al.. (2004). Human gingival mucosal keratinocytes exhibiting anchorage-independent growth express increased inducible nitric oxide synthase: regulation by MAP kinases. Nitric Oxide. 11(3). 237–246. 10 indexed citations

Chamulitrat, Waleé, Wolfgang Stremmel, Tsukasa Kawahara, et al.. (2004). A Constitutive NADPH Oxidase-Like System Containing gp91phox Homologs in Human Keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122(4). 1000–1009. 75 indexed citations

Chamulitrat, Waleé, Rainer Schmidt, Pascal Tomakidi, et al.. (2003). Association of gp91phox homolog Nox1 with anchorage-independent growth and MAP kinase-activation of transformed human keratinocytes. Oncogene. 22(38). 6045–6053. 92 indexed citations

Chamulitrat, Waleé, Rainer Schmidt, Warangkana Chunglok, Annette Kohl, & Pascal Tomakidi. (2003). Epithelium and fibroblast-like phenotypes derived from HPV16 E6/E7-immortalized human gingival keratinocytes following chronic ethanol treatment. European Journal of Cell Biology. 82(6). 313–322. 35 indexed citations

Duval, Christine, et al.. (2003). The use of reconstructed human skin to evaluate UV‐induced modifications and sunscreen efficacy. Experimental Dermatology. 12(s2). 64–70. 50 indexed citations

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Méhul, Bruno, et al.. (2003). Carbohydrate expression and modification during keratinocyte differentiation in normal human and reconstructed epidermis. Experimental Dermatology. 12(5). 537–545. 10 indexed citations

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Duval, Christine, et al.. (2002). Keratinocytes Control the Pheo/Eumelanin Ratio in Cultured Normal Human Melanocytes. Pigment Cell Research. 15(6). 440–446. 43 indexed citations

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Simon, Michel, Nathalie Jonca, Marina Guerrin, et al.. (2001). Refined Characterization of Corneodesmosin Proteolysis during Terminal Differentiation of Human Epidermis and Its Relationship to Desquamation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(23). 20292–20299. 131 indexed citations

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Duval, Christine, M Régnier, & Rainer Schmidt. (2001). Distinct Melanogenic Response of Human Melanocytes in Mono‐culture, in Co‐Culture with Keratinocytes and in Reconstructed Epidermis, to UV Exposure. Pigment Cell Research. 14(5). 348–355. 78 indexed citations

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Méhul, Bruno, et al.. (2000). Identification and Cloning of a New Calmodulin-like Protein from Human Epidermis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(17). 12841–12847. 60 indexed citations

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Lieth, Claus‐W. von der, et al.. (1996). Structure/Activity Relationships of Polyfunctional Diterpenes of the Tigliane Type. European Journal of Biochemistry. 242(2). 417–427. 45 indexed citations

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Selbitschka, Werner, et al.. (1995). Construction and characterization of aRhizobium leguminosarumbiovarviciaestrain designed to assess horizontal gene transfer in the environment. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 128(3). 255–263. 10 indexed citations

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Griffin, Roger J., et al.. (1991). Uptake, cytotoxicity and metabolism of m-azidopyrimethamine and related lipophilic antifolates in SV-K14 human keratinocytes in vivo. Biochemical Pharmacology. 42. S39–S46. 4 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Rainer, et al.. (1989). Sodium butyrate selectively antagonizes the inhibitory effect of retinoids on cornified envelope formation in cultured human keratinocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 140(2). 281–287. 30 indexed citations

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Michel, Serge, et al.. (1989). Retinoic acid controls expression of epidermal transglutaminase at the pre‐translational level. FEBS Letters. 258(1). 35–38. 24 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Rainer & Ronald J. Poole. (1980). Isolation of Protoplasts and Vacuoles from Storage Tissue of Red Beet. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 66(1). 25–28. 17 indexed citations

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