Ralf Ficner

9.1k total citations
169 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ralf Ficner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Ficner has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ralf Ficner's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (56 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (46 papers). Ralf Ficner is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (56 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (46 papers). Ralf Ficner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Ralf Ficner's co-authors include Achim Dickmanns, Piotr Neumann, Thomas Monecke, Henning Urlaub, Klaus Reuter, Reinhard Lührmann, Robert Huber, Holger Stark, Reinhard Lührmann and Dietrich Suck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Ficner

167 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Ficner Germany 48 5.6k 668 587 458 458 169 6.9k
Dirk W. Heinz Germany 42 3.6k 0.6× 972 1.5× 556 0.9× 522 1.1× 295 0.6× 101 5.3k
Carola Hunte Germany 41 5.6k 1.0× 444 0.7× 432 0.7× 465 1.0× 387 0.8× 94 6.8k
Se Won Suh South Korea 40 4.2k 0.7× 906 1.4× 496 0.8× 287 0.6× 650 1.4× 196 5.7k
Timm Maier Switzerland 41 4.0k 0.7× 538 0.8× 645 1.1× 491 1.1× 303 0.7× 99 5.7k
Charles R. Kissinger United States 21 4.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 548 0.9× 435 0.9× 279 0.6× 31 5.5k
Marco Tonelli United States 37 4.2k 0.7× 657 1.0× 282 0.5× 395 0.9× 334 0.7× 143 5.9k
ChulHee Kang United States 44 6.0k 1.1× 995 1.5× 540 0.9× 545 1.2× 1.0k 2.3× 126 7.8k
Marat Mustyakimov United States 19 4.0k 0.7× 1.7k 2.6× 536 0.9× 390 0.9× 299 0.7× 34 5.6k
Pavol Skubák Netherlands 9 5.3k 0.9× 2.0k 3.1× 746 1.3× 561 1.2× 489 1.1× 18 7.4k
Di Xia United States 40 4.0k 0.7× 600 0.9× 831 1.4× 804 1.8× 393 0.9× 154 6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Ficner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Doran, Peter, et al.. (2025). Molecular basis for the interactions of eIF2β with eIF5, eIF2B, and 5MP1 and their regulation by CK2. RNA. 31(10). rna.080652.125–rna.080652.125.
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Neumann, Piotr, Lukas Sušac, Stefano Da Vela, et al.. (2024). Structural and functional insights into tRNA recognition by human tRNA guanine transglycosylase. Structure. 32(3). 316–327.e5. 8 indexed citations
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Ficner, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Conformational dynamics of the RNA binding channel regulates loading and translocation of the DEAH-box helicase Prp43. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(12). 6430–6442. 5 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Kerstin, Oliver Valerius, Rebekka Harting, et al.. (2023). Fungal COP9 signalosome assembly requires connection of two trimeric intermediates for integration of intrinsic deneddylase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(35). e2305049120–e2305049120. 2 indexed citations
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Neumann, Piotr, Markus Gößringer, Aleksandar Chernev, et al.. (2023). The previously uncharacterized RnpM (YlxR) protein modulates the activity of ribonuclease P in Bacillus subtilis in vitro. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(3). 1404–1419. 3 indexed citations
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Neumann, Piotr, et al.. (2023). Structure and function of spliceosomal DEAH-box ATPases. Biological Chemistry. 404(8-9). 851–866. 5 indexed citations
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Neumann, Piotr, et al.. (2023). Crystal structure of Prp16 in complex with ADP. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications. 79(8). 200–207. 1 indexed citations
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Welp, Luisa M., et al.. (2021). Structural and functional insights into human tRNA guanine transglycosylase. RNA Biology. 18(sup1). 382–396. 15 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Andreas, Filippo Favretto, Romina Hofele, et al.. (2020). Structural analysis of the intrinsically disordered splicing factor Spp2 and its binding to the DEAH-box ATPase Prp2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(6). 2948–2956. 29 indexed citations
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Neumann, Piotr, Luisa M. Welp, Hans‐Dieter Gerber, et al.. (2018). Structural insights into the stimulation of S. pombe Dnmt2 catalytic efficiency by the tRNA nucleoside queuosine. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8880–8880. 24 indexed citations
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Kilisch, Markus, Piotr Neumann, Oleksandr Lytovchenko, et al.. (2015). A presequence-binding groove in Tom70 supports import of Mdl1 into mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1853(8). 1850–1859. 30 indexed citations
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Neumann, Piotr, Daniela Vullo, Skander Elleuche, et al.. (2014). Crystal structures of two tetrameric β‐carbonic anhydrases from the filamentous ascomycete Sordaria macrospora. FEBS Journal. 281(7). 1759–1772. 35 indexed citations
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Dölker, Nicole, Clément Blanchet, David Haselbach, et al.. (2013). Structural Determinants and Mechanism of Mammalian CRM1 Allostery. Structure. 21(8). 1350–1360. 17 indexed citations
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Neumann, P., et al.. (2010). Crystal structure of a homodimeric 4-thiouridine synthetase-RNA complex. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 66(a1). s22–s22. 1 indexed citations
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Warkocki, Zbigniew, Jana Schmitzová, Holger Stark, et al.. (2009). Reconstitution of both steps of Saccharomyces cerevisiae splicing with purified spliceosomal components. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 16(12). 1237–1243. 139 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Stefan, Laura R. Saunders, Alfredo Velena, et al.. (2007). Phenylalanine-containing hydroxamic acids as selective inhibitors of class IIb histone deacetylases (HDACs). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 16(4). 2011–2033. 59 indexed citations
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Wohlwend, Daniel, et al.. (2007). Structural Basis for RanGTP Independent Entry of Spliceosomal U snRNPs into the Nucleus. Journal of Molecular Biology. 374(4). 1129–1138. 28 indexed citations
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Dickmanns, Achim, et al.. (2006). Structure of the novel α-amylase AmyC fromThermotoga maritima. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 62(3). 262–270. 37 indexed citations
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Köster, Sandra, Günter Stier, Ralf Ficner, et al.. (1996). Three Histidines in Pterin -4a -carbinolamine Dehydratase are the Important Residues for Substrate Binding and Catalysis. Pteridines. 7(3). 98–100. 1 indexed citations
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Ficner, Ralf, et al.. (1992). Isolation, crystallization, crystal structure analysis and refinement of B-phycoerythrin from the red alga Porphyridium sordidum at 2·2 Å resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 228(3). 935–950. 117 indexed citations

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