Robert Finking

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Finking is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Finking has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert Finking's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (3 papers). Robert Finking is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (3 papers). Robert Finking collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United Kingdom. Robert Finking's co-authors include Mohamed A. Marahiel, Dirk Schwarzer, Henning D. Mootz, Mohammad Reza Mofid, Dirk Konz, Lars‐Oliver Essen, Ulrich Koert, Antje Schäfer, Max Schobert and Dieter Jahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry and Annual Review of Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Finking

11 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Biosynthesis of Nonribosomal Peptides

2004 648 citations Robert Finking, Mohamed A. Marahiel Annual Review of Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Finking Germany	10	1.2k	930	275	249	231	11	1.7k
Rainer Zocher Germany	28	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	459 1.7×	139 0.6×	239 1.0×	60	2.0k
Torsten Schwecke Germany	17	986 0.8×	966 1.0×	368 1.3×	243 1.0×	288 1.2×	21	1.6k
C. Gary Marshall United States	17	1.0k 0.9×	799 0.9×	117 0.4×	170 0.7×	248 1.1×	28	1.5k
Shinya Kodani Japan	20	972 0.8×	982 1.1×	202 0.7×	332 1.3×	205 0.9×	73	1.5k
Ralph H. Lambalot United States	11	1.1k 0.9×	748 0.8×	133 0.5×	180 0.7×	268 1.2×	11	1.4k
Brian A.M. Rudd United Kingdom	25	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	297 1.1×	493 2.0×	396 1.7×	36	2.2k
Sonia I. Maffioli Italy	23	1.1k 1.0×	809 0.9×	92 0.3×	253 1.0×	361 1.6×	54	1.7k
Sylvie Lautru France	18	1.1k 1.0×	922 1.0×	175 0.6×	225 0.9×	308 1.3×	29	1.5k
Stephen K. Wrigley United Kingdom	18	927 0.8×	844 0.9×	116 0.4×	306 1.2×	274 1.2×	42	1.5k
Amy M. Gehring United States	21	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	307 1.1×	386 1.6×	484 2.1×	23	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Finking

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Finking

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Mekenyan, Ovanes, et al.. (2007). Identifying the Structural Requirements for Chromosomal Aberration by Incorporating Molecular Flexibility and Metabolic Activation of Chemicals. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 20(12). 1927–1941. 31 indexed citations

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Finking, Robert, et al.. (2005). Inhibition of the D‐alanine:D‐alanyl carrier protein ligase from Bacillus subtilis increases the bacterium's susceptibility to antibiotics that target the cell wall. FEBS Journal. 272(12). 2993–3003. 88 indexed citations

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Finking, Robert, Mohammad Reza Mofid, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2004). Mutational Analysis of Peptidyl Carrier Protein and Acyl Carrier Protein Synthase Unveils Residues Involved in Protein−Protein Recognition. Biochemistry. 43(28). 8946–8956. 29 indexed citations

4.

Finking, Robert & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2004). Biosynthesis of Nonribosomal Peptides. Annual Review of Microbiology. 58(1). 453–488. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mofid, Mohammad Reza, Robert Finking, Lars‐Oliver Essen, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2004). Structure-Based Mutational Analysis of the 4‘-Phosphopantetheinyl Transferases Sfp from Bacillus subtilis: Carrier Protein Recognition and Reaction Mechanism^,. Biochemistry. 43(14). 4128–4136. 59 indexed citations

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Finking, Robert, et al.. (2003). Aminoacyl Adenylate Substrate Analogues for the Inhibition of Adenylation Domains of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases. ChemBioChem. 4(9). 903–906. 61 indexed citations

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Schwarzer, Dirk, Robert Finking, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2003). Nonribosomal peptides: from genes to products. Natural Product Reports. 20(3). 275–275. 448 indexed citations

8.

Schwarzer, Dirk, Robert Finking, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2003). Nonribosomal Peptides: From Genes to Products. ChemInform. 34(38). 1 indexed citations

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Finking, Robert, Dirk Konz, Max Schobert, et al.. (2002). Characterization of a New Type of Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase for Fatty Acid and Siderophore Synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(52). 50293–50302. 82 indexed citations

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Mofid, Mohammad Reza, Robert Finking, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2002). Recognition of Hybrid Peptidyl Carrier Proteins/Acyl Carrier Proteins in Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Modules by the 4′-Phophopantetheinyl Transferases AcpS and Sfp. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(19). 17023–17031. 74 indexed citations

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Mootz, Henning D., Robert Finking, & Mohamed A. Marahiel. (2001). 4′-Phosphopantetheine Transfer in Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(40). 37289–37298. 154 indexed citations

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