Ralf Heilker

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ralf Heilker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Heilker has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Biophysics and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ralf Heilker's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers) and Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Ralf Heilker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (9 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers) and Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Ralf Heilker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Ralf Heilker's co-authors include Hideaki Tada, Toru Nakano, Tasuku Honjo, Kei Tashiro, Michael W. Wolff, Martin Spiess, G. Ulrich Nienhaus, Jörg Wiedenmann, Martin J. Valler and Karin Nienhaus and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Heilker

46 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Signal Sequence Trap: a Cloning Strategy for Secreted Proteins and Type I Membrane Proteins

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralf Heilker Germany	23	1.2k	525	464	361	318	47	2.1k
Karl‐Johan Leuchowius Sweden	11	2.3k 1.9×	363 0.7×	394 0.8×	117 0.3×	293 0.9×	15	3.2k
Amy N. Abell United States	24	1.7k 1.4×	448 0.9×	379 0.8×	112 0.3×	225 0.7×	34	3.0k
Jérémie Rossy Australia	24	897 0.8×	600 1.1×	235 0.5×	519 1.4×	84 0.3×	40	2.0k
Malin Jarvius Sweden	20	2.6k 2.2×	392 0.7×	606 1.3×	122 0.3×	338 1.1×	38	3.7k
Andreas Girod Germany	18	1.6k 1.4×	547 1.0×	163 0.4×	327 0.9×	173 0.5×	23	2.6k
Etsuko Kiyokawa Japan	31	2.3k 2.0×	550 1.0×	287 0.6×	192 0.5×	304 1.0×	71	3.4k
Kiyoko Fukami Japan	12	2.2k 1.9×	248 0.5×	380 0.8×	325 0.9×	272 0.9×	14	3.3k
Zachary C. Dobbin United States	15	1.3k 1.1×	175 0.3×	475 1.0×	127 0.4×	160 0.5×	18	2.2k
Brian A. Pollok United States	22	2.6k 2.2×	818 1.6×	617 1.3×	210 0.6×	322 1.0×	41	4.0k
Marie K. Schwinn United States	15	2.1k 1.8×	182 0.3×	320 0.7×	102 0.3×	235 0.7×	22	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Heilker

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King, Jim, et al.. (2024). Recapitulation of NOD/RIPK2 signaling in iPSC-derived macrophages. SLAS DISCOVERY. 29(7). 100185–100185.

Kasmi, Karim C. El, et al.. (2023). Application of human iPSC-derived macrophages in a miniaturized high-content-imaging-based efferocytosis assay. SLAS DISCOVERY. 28(4). 149–162. 4 indexed citations

Schruf, Eva, et al.. (2019). Differentiation of hiPS Cells into Definitive Endoderm for High-Throughput Screening. Methods in molecular biology. 1994. 101–115. 1 indexed citations

Stahl, Heiko, et al.. (2016). Upscaling of hiPS Cell–Derived Neurons for High-Throughput Screening. SLAS DISCOVERY. 22(3). 274–286. 9 indexed citations

Wolff, Michael W., et al.. (2014). Phenotypic Analysis of Chemokine-Driven Actin Reorganization in Primary Human Neutrophils. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 12(2). 120–128. 4 indexed citations

Wolff, Michael W., Kay Tetzlaff, Michael C. Nivens, et al.. (2010). In vivo inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor autophosphorylation prevents receptor internalization. Experimental Cell Research. 317(1). 42–50. 2 indexed citations

East, Stephen P., Christian Eickmeier, Adam Flegg, et al.. (2010). An orally bioavailable positive allosteric modulator of the mGlu4 receptor with efficacy in an animal model of motor dysfunction. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(16). 4901–4905. 36 indexed citations

Wolff, Michael W., Jörg Wiedenmann, Barbara Moepps, et al.. (2009). CXCR2 Inverse Agonism Detected by Arrestin Redistribution. SLAS DISCOVERY. 14(9). 1076–1091. 3 indexed citations

Woodruff, Prescott G., Michael W. Wolff, Jens M. Hohlfeld, et al.. (2009). Safety and Efficacy of an Inhaled Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor (BIBW 2948 BS) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(5). 438–445. 63 indexed citations

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Oswald, Franz, Karin Nienhaus, Karen Deuschle, et al.. (2009). mRuby, a Bright Monomeric Red Fluorescent Protein for Labeling of Subcellular Structures. PLoS ONE. 4(2). e4391–e4391. 173 indexed citations

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Heilker, Ralf, et al.. (2009). G-protein-coupled receptor-focused drug discovery using a target class platform approach. Drug Discovery Today. 14(5-6). 231–240. 117 indexed citations

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Nienhaus, Karin, Franz Oswald, Michael W. Wolff, et al.. (2008). Optimized and Far-Red-Emitting Variants of Fluorescent Protein eqFP611. Chemistry & Biology. 15(3). 224–233. 60 indexed citations

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Wolff, Michael W., et al.. (2008). Cell-Based Assays in Practice: Cell Markers from Autofluorescent Proteins of the GFP-Family. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 11(8). 602–609. 7 indexed citations

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Wolff, Michael W., Joerg Wiedenmann, G. Ulrich Nienhaus, Martin J. Valler, & Ralf Heilker. (2006). Novel fluorescent proteins for high-content screening. Drug Discovery Today. 11(23-24). 1054–1060. 34 indexed citations

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Haasen, Dorothea, Michael W. Wolff, Martin J. Valler, & Ralf Heilker. (2005). Comparison of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Desensitization-Related β- Arrestin Redistribution Using Confocal and Non-Confocal Imaging. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 9(1). 37–47. 17 indexed citations

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Nienhaus, G. Ulrich, Karin Nienhaus, Sergey Ivanchenko, et al.. (2005). Photoconvertible Fluorescent Protein EosFP: Biophysical Properties and Cell Biology Applications. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 82(2). 351–358. 104 indexed citations

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Schenk, Andreas D., et al.. (2003). Confocal optics microscopy for biochemical and cellular high-throughput screening. Drug Discovery Today. 8(23). 1085–1093. 73 indexed citations

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Sorg, Gabriele, et al.. (2002). Automated High Throughput Screening for Serine Kinase Inhibitors Using a LEADSeeker™ Scintillation Proximity Assay in the 1536-Well Format. 7(1). 11–19. 4 indexed citations

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Heilker, Ralf, Martin Spiess, & Pascal Crottet. (1999). Recognition of sorting signals by clathrin adaptors. BioEssays. 21(7). 558–567. 118 indexed citations

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Heilker, Ralf, et al.. (1999). All three IκB isoforms and most Rel family members are stably associated with the IκB kinase 1/2 complex. European Journal of Biochemistry. 259(1-2). 253–261. 41 indexed citations

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