Rie Nygaard

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Rie Nygaard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rie Nygaard has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rie Nygaard's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Rie Nygaard is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers). Rie Nygaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Rie Nygaard's co-authors include Thue W. Schwartz, Thomas M. Frimurer, Birgitte Holst, Mette M. Rosenkilde, Tong Sun Kobilka, R. Scott Prosser, Michael P. Bokoch, Foon Sun Thian, Brian K. Kobilka and Luciano Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rie Nygaard

29 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.

The Dynamic Process of β2-Adrenergic Receptor Activation

2013 646 citations Rie Nygaard, Yaozhong Zou et al. Cell profile →
Ligand-specific regulation of the extracellular surface of a G-protein-coupled receptor

2010 380 citations Michael P. Bokoch, Yaozhong Zou et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rie Nygaard Denmark	17	1.8k	1.0k	281	222	175	30	2.1k
Guillaume Lebon United Kingdom	16	2.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	420 1.5×	164 0.7×	259 1.5×	25	2.9k
Hongli Hu China	18	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	302 1.1×	239 1.1×	168 1.0×	36	2.6k
Matthieu Masureel United States	18	2.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	387 1.4×	374 1.7×	222 1.3×	22	3.1k
Beata Jastrzębska United States	33	2.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	235 0.8×	171 0.8×	103 0.6×	83	3.2k
R. Moukhametzianov United Kingdom	8	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	394 1.4×	171 0.8×	268 1.5×	8	2.5k
Venkata R. P. Ratnala United States	7	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	368 1.3×	162 0.7×	220 1.3×	9	2.0k
Mark T. Griffith United States	11	3.3k 1.8×	1.6k 1.5×	500 1.8×	209 0.9×	359 2.1×	11	3.8k
C. Roth United States	8	3.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	369 1.3×	236 1.1×	274 1.6×	9	3.4k
Aaron A. Thompson United States	16	2.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.7×	425 1.5×	180 0.8×	314 1.8×	23	3.3k
Stefan Mordalski Poland	15	1.5k 0.8×	779 0.8×	271 1.0×	174 0.8×	380 2.2×	29	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rie Nygaard

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Herrera, Carmen M., Satchal K. Erramilli, Brian Kloss, et al.. (2025). BPS2025 - Mechanistic insights into lipid A modification by the phosphoethanolamine transferase MCR-1. Biophysical Journal. 124(3). 532a–532a.

Morgan, Ryan T., et al.. (2025). Structural insights into polyisoprenyl-binding glycosyltransferases. Structure. 33(4). 639–651. 3 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Carmen M. Herrera, Satchal K. Erramilli, et al.. (2024). Structural basis of MCR-1-mediated polymyxin resistance. Biophysical Journal. 123(3). 155a–155a. 1 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Meagan Belcher Dufrisne, Khuram U. Ashraf, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of peptidoglycan synthesis by E. coli RodA-PBP2 complex. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5151–5151. 17 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Jia Yu, Jonathan Kim, et al.. (2020). Structural Basis of WLS/Evi-Mediated Wnt Transport and Secretion. Cell. 184(1). 194–206.e14. 58 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Jonathan Kim, & Filippo Mancia. (2020). Cryo-electron microscopy analysis of small membrane proteins. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 64. 26–33. 53 indexed citations

Jensen, Jacob K., Rie Nygaard, René B. Svensson, et al.. (2018). Biomechanical properties of the patellar tendon in children with heritable connective tissue disorders. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 118(7). 1301–1307. 2 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Scott Maynard, Peter Schjerling, et al.. (2016). Acquired Localized Cutis Laxa due to Increased Elastin Turnover. Case Reports in Dermatology. 8(1). 42–51. 4 indexed citations

Nygaard, Rie, Joseph A. H. Romaniuk, David M. Rice, & Lynette Cegelski. (2015). Spectral Snapshots of Bacterial Cell-Wall Composition and the Influence of Antibiotics by Whole-Cell NMR. Biophysical Journal. 108(6). 1380–1389. 34 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Rie, Yaozhong Zou, Ron O. Dror, et al.. (2013). The Dynamic Process of β2-Adrenergic Receptor Activation. Cell. 152(3). 532–542. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Groenen, Marleen, et al.. (2012). The Arginine of the DRY Motif in Transmembrane Segment III Functions as a Balancing Micro-switch in the Activation of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(38). 31973–31982. 32 indexed citations

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Bokoch, Michael P., Rie Nygaard, Yaozhong Zou, et al.. (2010). Conformational Changes in GPCR Surface and Core Probed by [13C]-Methyl NMR Spectroscopy. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 418a–418a. 1 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Rie, et al.. (2010). Conserved Water-mediated Hydrogen Bond Network between TM-I, -II, -VI, and -VII in 7TM Receptor Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(25). 19625–19636. 47 indexed citations

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Bokoch, Michael P., Yaozhong Zou, Søren G. F. Rasmussen, et al.. (2010). Ligand-specific regulation of the extracellular surface of a G-protein-coupled receptor. Nature. 463(7277). 108–112. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nygaard, Rie, Thomas M. Frimurer, Birgitte Holst, Mette M. Rosenkilde, & Thue W. Schwartz. (2009). Ligand binding and micro-switches in 7TM receptor structures. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 30(5). 249–259. 288 indexed citations

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Holst, Birgitte, Rie Nygaard, Anders Bach, et al.. (2009). A Conserved Aromatic Lock for the Tryptophan Rotameric Switch in TM-VI of Seven-transmembrane Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(6). 3973–3985. 121 indexed citations

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Holst, Birgitte, Jacek Mokrosiński, Manja Lang, et al.. (2007). Identification of an Efficacy Switch Region in the Ghrelin Receptor Responsible for Interchange between Agonism and Inverse Agonism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(21). 15799–15811. 67 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Rie, Stefanie Thiele, Alison Elder, et al.. (2007). Molecular Interaction of a Potent Nonpeptide Agonist with the Chemokine Receptor CCR8. Molecular Pharmacology. 72(2). 327–340. 42 indexed citations

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Rosenkilde, Mette M., Michael Brun Andersen, Rie Nygaard, Thomas M. Frimurer, & Thue W. Schwartz. (2006). Activation of the CXCR3 Chemokine Receptor through Anchoring of a Small Molecule Chelator Ligand between TM-III, -IV, and -VI. Molecular Pharmacology. 71(3). 930–941. 38 indexed citations

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Nygaard, Rie, et al.. (2006). The PP-Fold Solution Structure of Human Polypeptide YY and Human PYY3-36 As Determined by NMR^,. Biochemistry. 45(27). 8350–8357. 42 indexed citations

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