Robert Ernst

4.3k total citations
78 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Ernst is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Ernst has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert Ernst's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (20 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers). Robert Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (20 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (20 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers). Robert Ernst collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Ernst's co-authors include Christer S. Ejsing, Bruno Antonny, Stephanie Ballweg, Joseph Arditti, Lutz Schmitt, Gerhard Hummer, Roberto Covino, Amnon Gonenne, Ilya Levental and Karl Kuchler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert Ernst

73 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Ernst Germany	29	1.9k	771	369	352	342	78	3.0k
U.I. Flügge Germany	16	3.0k 1.6×	566 0.7×	844 2.3×	224 0.6×	197 0.6×	17	4.3k
Peter Model United States	49	5.8k 3.1×	487 0.6×	378 1.0×	212 0.6×	199 0.6×	98	7.5k
D.A.R. Sanders Canada	29	5.4k 2.9×	1.5k 1.9×	582 1.6×	306 0.9×	251 0.7×	89	7.1k
Jerry L. Hedrick United States	41	3.1k 1.7×	811 1.1×	422 1.1×	348 1.0×	80 0.2×	115	6.5k
Anton I.P.M. de Kroon Netherlands	34	2.9k 1.6×	589 0.8×	148 0.4×	542 1.5×	150 0.4×	92	3.8k
Yasuhiro Anraku Japan	39	4.1k 2.2×	945 1.2×	609 1.7×	310 0.9×	172 0.5×	136	4.9k
Richard A. Zakour United States	10	4.0k 2.1×	500 0.6×	572 1.6×	200 0.6×	264 0.8×	11	5.4k
Emma Jean Bowman United States	31	4.0k 2.1×	583 0.8×	563 1.5×	123 0.3×	376 1.1×	48	5.3k
Jean‐Pierre Le Caër France	34	2.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	336 0.9×	100 0.3×	133 0.4×	73	3.5k
Yanhui Xu China	39	4.1k 2.2×	719 0.9×	302 0.8×	145 0.4×	358 1.0×	104	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Ernst

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Ernst

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Smalley, Nicole E., et al.. (2026). Magnesium depletion by Candida albicans unleashes two unusual modes of colistin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with different fitness costs. PLoS Biology. 24(3). e3003673–e3003673.

Heunis, Tiaan, Errin Johnson, Markus Räschle, et al.. (2025). Pex30-dependent membrane contact sites maintain ER lipid homeostasis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(7). 1 indexed citations

Renne, Mike F., et al.. (2025). Reversible tuning of membrane sterol levels by cyclodextrin in a dialysis setting. Biophysical Journal. 124(9). 1433–1445.

Reinhard, John F., Christian Klose, Per Haberkant, et al.. (2024). MemPrep, a new technology for isolating organellar membranes provides fingerprints of lipid bilayer stress. The EMBO Journal. 43(8). 1653–1685. 12 indexed citations

Ernst, Robert, et al.. (2022). A lipid hydrolase and a ubiquitin ligase play hide‐and‐seek in the ER membrane. The EMBO Journal. 41(19). e112384–e112384. 1 indexed citations

Castro, Inês Gomes, Michael Davey, Emma J. Fenech, et al.. (2022). Systematic analysis of membrane contact sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae uncovers modulators of cellular lipid distribution. eLife. 11. 31 indexed citations

Reinhard, John F., et al.. (2021). Cysteine cross-linking in native membranes establishes the transmembrane architecture of Ire1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(8). 12 indexed citations

Ballweg, Stephanie, Erdinç Sezgin, Milka Doktorova, et al.. (2020). Regulation of lipid saturation without sensing membrane fluidity. Nature Communications. 11(1). 756–756. 126 indexed citations

Reinhard, John F., et al.. (2020). A Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Lipid Compositions During Acute Proteotoxic ER Stress Reveals Specificity in the Production of Asymmetric Lipids. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 756–756. 24 indexed citations

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Gecht, Michael, et al.. (2020). Mechanistic Dissection of Sphingolipid Binding to the ER Stress Transducer ATF6 - Insights into the Coordination of Sphingolipid and Protein Production. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 243a–243a. 2 indexed citations

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Hofbauer, Harald F., Michael Gecht, Sabine Fischer, et al.. (2018). The molecular recognition of phosphatidic acid by an amphipathic helix in Opi1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(9). 3109–3126. 52 indexed citations

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Covino, Roberto, Gerhard Hummer, & Robert Ernst. (2018). Integrated Functions of Membrane Property Sensors and a Hidden Side of the Unfolded Protein Response. Molecular Cell. 71(3). 458–467. 46 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nir, Michal Breker, Anush Bakunts, et al.. (2017). Iron affects Ire1 clustering propensity and the amplitude of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling. Journal of Cell Science. 130(19). 3222–3233. 35 indexed citations

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Ernst, Robert, Christer S. Ejsing, & Bruno Antonny. (2016). Homeoviscous Adaptation and the Regulation of Membrane Lipids. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(24). 4776–4791. 332 indexed citations

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Mehla, Jitender, et al.. (2014). Evidence for a Molecular Diode-based Mechanism in a Multispecific ATP-binding cassette (ABC) Exporter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(38). 26597–26606. 14 indexed citations

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Jumpertz, Thorsten, et al.. (2010). High-throughput evaluation of the critical micelle concentration of detergents. Analytical Biochemistry. 408(1). 64–70. 40 indexed citations

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Ernst, Robert, et al.. (2009). Multidrug efflux pumps: Substrate selection in ATP‐binding cassette multidrug efflux pumps – first come, first served?. FEBS Journal. 277(3). 540–549. 99 indexed citations

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Benabdelhak, Houssain, Stephan Kiontke, Robert Ernst, et al.. (2003). A Specific Interaction Between the NBD of the ABC-transporter HlyB and a C-Terminal Fragment of its Transport Substrate Haemolysin A. Journal of Molecular Biology. 327(5). 1169–1179. 70 indexed citations

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Arditti, Joseph, et al.. (1995). Chlorophyll formation in flowers and fruits ofPhalaenopsis (Orchidaceae) species and hybrids following pollination. American Journal of Botany. 82(9). 1089–1094. 7 indexed citations

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Ernst, Robert. (1974). use of activated charcoal in asymbiotic seedling culture of Paphiopedilum. 14 indexed citations

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