Rita Bernhardt

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
292 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Rita Bernhardt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Bernhardt has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Molecular Biology, 152 papers in Pharmacology and 124 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Rita Bernhardt's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (147 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (118 papers) and Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (71 papers). Rita Bernhardt is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (147 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (118 papers) and Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (71 papers). Rita Bernhardt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. Rita Bernhardt's co-authors include Frank Hannemann, Kerstin Maria Ewen, Abd Elmoneim O. Elkhalifa, Vlada B. Urlacher, Burkhard Schiffler, G. C. McGonigal, D. J. Thomson, Josef Zapp, Michael Lisurek and Matthias Bureik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rita Bernhardt

286 papers receiving 10.4k 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.

Cytochromes P450 as versatile biocatalysts

2006 686 citations Rita Bernhardt Journal of Biotechnology profile →
Cytochrome P450 systems—biological variations of electron transport chains

2006 618 citations Frank Hannemann, Kerstin Maria Ewen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Rita Bernhardt	5.9k	4.3k	2.6k	966	923	292	10.5k
Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano	9.1k 1.5×	4.3k 1.0×	575 0.2×	3.6k 3.7×	1.2k 1.3×	325	16.9k
T.L. Poulos	13.0k 2.2×	6.2k 1.4×	636 0.2×	5.4k 5.6×	1.3k 1.4×	338	25.1k
Ronald W. Estabrook	5.0k 0.8×	5.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	312 0.3×	602 0.7×	135	10.7k
Michael R. Waterman	10.4k 1.8×	7.9k 1.8×	5.5k 2.1×	706 0.7×	2.0k 2.2×	347	22.7k
John B. Schenkman	3.9k 0.7×	5.1k 1.2×	888 0.3×	234 0.2×	502 0.5×	188	9.7k
Ryo Sato	6.9k 1.2×	11.8k 2.7×	1.6k 0.6×	339 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	125	17.3k
Tsuneo Omura	11.1k 1.9×	13.3k 3.1×	2.9k 1.1×	462 0.5×	1.6k 1.7×	176	23.7k
Alan Brash	6.0k 1.0×	1000 0.2×	486 0.2×	631 0.7×	3.8k 4.1×	229	14.7k
Andrew W. Munro	5.6k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	198 0.1×	1.9k 2.0×	819 0.9×	219	9.3k
W. W. Cleland	9.6k 1.6×	488 0.1×	680 0.3×	468 0.5×	370 0.4×	107	13.8k

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Pirhadi, Somayeh, et al.. (2025). How evolution shaped the structure of steroidogenic cytochrome P450 11A. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 274. 113105–113105.

Petkova‐Kirova, Polina, et al.. (2024). SNPs in cytochromes P450 catalyzing cholesterol degradation in brain are associated with Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1477009–1477009.

Rozeboom, H.J., Hein J. Wijma, Reinhard Kappl, et al.. (2023). Regio‐ and stereoselective steroid hydroxylation by CYP109A2 from Bacillus megaterium explored by X‐ray crystallography and computational modeling. FEBS Journal. 290(20). 5016–5035. 5 indexed citations

Petkova‐Kirova, Polina, et al.. (2023). SNPs in cytochrome P450 genes decide on the fate of individuals with genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1244516–1244516. 4 indexed citations

Hutter, Michael C., et al.. (2021). Resurrection and characterization of ancestral CYP11A1 enzymes. FEBS Journal. 288(22). 6510–6527. 17 indexed citations

Lebouvier, Nicolas, Fabrice Pagniez, Da Shi, et al.. (2020). Synthesis, Optimization, Antifungal Activity, Selectivity, and CYP51 Binding of New 2-Aryl-3-azolyl-1-indolyl-propan-2-ols. Pharmaceuticals. 13(8). 186–186. 14 indexed citations

Zapp, Josef, et al.. (2016). Characterization of cytochrome P450 CYP109E1 from Bacillus megaterium as a novel vitamin D3 hydroxylase. Journal of Biotechnology. 243. 38–47. 23 indexed citations

Zapp, Josef, et al.. (2016). Structural basis of steroid binding and oxidation by the cytochrome P450 CYP109E1 from Bacillus megaterium. FEBS Journal. 283(22). 4128–4148. 50 indexed citations

Neunzig, Jens, et al.. (2015). 2β- and 16β-hydroxylase activity of CYP11A1 and direct stimulatory effect of estrogens on pregnenolone formation. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 150. 1–10. 22 indexed citations

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Schuster, Inge & Rita Bernhardt. (2011). Interactions of natural polyamines with mammalian proteins. BioMolecular Concepts. 2(1-2). 79–94. 27 indexed citations

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Khatri, Yogan, Frank Hannemann, Kerstin Maria Ewen, et al.. (2010). The CYPome of Sorangium cellulosum So ce56 and Identification of CYP109D1 as a New Fatty Acid Hydroxylase. Chemistry & Biology. 17(12). 1295–1305. 46 indexed citations

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Wörner, Martin, Nathanaël Delmotte, Kyung Hoon Hwang, et al.. (2009). Shotgun proteomic analysis of the microsomal fraction of eukaryotic cells using a two‐dimensional reversed‐phase×ion‐pair reversed‐phase HPLC setup. Journal of Separation Science. 32(8). 1165–1174. 5 indexed citations

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Wörner, Martin, et al.. (2009). Cloning and heterologous expression in Escherichia coli of the fission yeast vip1 gene, showing differential expression after aldosterone treatment. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 12(10-11). 1127–1139.

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Napoli, Eleonora, Dexter Morin, Rita Bernhardt, Alan R. Buckpitt, & Gino Cortopassi. (2007). Hemin rescues adrenodoxin, heme a and cytochrome oxidase activity in frataxin-deficient oligodendroglioma cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1772(7). 773–780. 36 indexed citations

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Diesel, Britta, Matthias Bureik, Rita Bernhardt, et al.. (2005). Vitamin D3 Metabolism in Human Glioblastoma Multiforme: Functionality of CYP27B1 Splice Variants, Metabolism of Calcidiol, and Effect of Calcitriol. Clinical Cancer Research. 11(15). 5370–5380. 70 indexed citations

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Štrauch, Branislav, Tomáš Zelinka, Mathias Hampf, Rita Bernhardt, & J Widimský. (2003). Prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism in moderate to severe hypertension in the Central Europe region. Journal of Human Hypertension. 17(5). 349–352. 173 indexed citations

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Ganten, Detlev & Rita Bernhardt. (1998). Handbuch der molekularen Medizin. Springer eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Bernhardt, Rita, et al.. (1996). Engineering a Mineralocorticoid- to a Glucocorticoid-synthesizing Cytochrome P450. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(14). 8028–8033. 43 indexed citations

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Iametti, Stefania, et al.. (1996). Reversible, Non‐Denaturing Metal Substitution in Bovine Adrenodoxin and Spinach Ferredoxin and the Different Reactivities of [2Fe‐2S]‐Cluster‐Containing Proteins. European Journal of Biochemistry. 239(3). 818–826. 16 indexed citations

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Jänig, G.-R., et al.. (1984). Chemical modification of cytochrome P-450 LM2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 787(1). 8–18. 16 indexed citations

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