Robert Huber

81.9k total citations · 29 hit papers
600 papers, 66.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Huber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Huber has authored 600 papers receiving a total of 66.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 473 papers in Molecular Biology, 170 papers in Materials Chemistry and 106 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert Huber's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (168 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (89 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (75 papers). Robert Huber is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (168 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (89 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (75 papers). Robert Huber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Huber's co-authors include Wolfram Bode, Richard A. Engh, J. Deisenhofer, M. Groll, O. Epp, Hartmut Michel, Albrecht Messerschmidt, Kunio Miki, H.D. Bartunik and Matthias Bochtler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Huber

598 papers receiving 64.5k citations

Hit Papers

Accurate bond and angle parameters for X-ray protein stru... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1991 1985 1997 1984 1995 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Accurate bond and angle parameters for X-ray protein structure refinement
    1991 2.2k citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  2. Structure of the protein subunits in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3Å resolution
    1985 2.2k citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  3. Structure of 20S proteasome from yeast at 2.4Å resolution
    1997 1.9k citations M. Groll, Matthias Bochtler et al. profile →
  4. X-ray structure analysis of a membrane protein complex
    1984 1.4k citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  5. Crystal Structure of the 20 S Proteasome from the Archaeon T. acidophilum at 3.4 Å Resolution
    1995 1.3k citations Wolfgang Baumeister, Robert Huber et al. Science profile →
  6. Natural protein proteinase inhibitors and their interaction with proteinases
    1992 931 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber profile →
  7. The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus
    1998 919 citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  8. Implications of the three-dimensional structure of .alpha.1-antitrypsin for structure and function of serpins
    1989 796 citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  9. The refined 1.9 A crystal structure of human alpha-thrombin: interaction with D-Phe-Pro-Arg chloromethylketone and significance of the Tyr-Pro-Pro-Trp insertion segment.
    1989 794 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. profile →
  10. Human α1-proteinase inhibitor
    1984 681 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  11. The Structure of a Complex of Recombinant Hirudin and Human α-Thrombin
    1990 618 citations A. Tulinsky, Wolfram Bode et al. Science profile →
  12. The 3.2-Å crystal structure of the human IgG1 Fc fragment–FcγRIII complex
    2000 579 citations Robert Huber, Uwe Jacob et al. profile →
  13. Structural basis of the activation and action of trypsin
    1978 557 citations Robert Huber, Wolfram Bode profile →
  14. Structural Analysis of Human IgG-Fc Glycoforms Reveals a Correlation Between Glycosylation and Structural Integrity
    2003 530 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  15. The refined 2.15 A X-ray crystal structure of human liver cathepsin B: the structural basis for its specificity.
    1991 522 citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  16. The 2.0 A X-ray crystal structure of chicken egg white cystatin and its possible mode of interaction with cysteine proteinases.
    1988 510 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. profile →
  17. Mechanism of inhibition of the human matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-1 by TIMP-1
    1997 501 citations Robert Huber, Wolfram Bode et al. profile →
  18. Structure of the complex formed by bovine trypsin and bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
    1974 481 citations Robert Huber, Wolfram Bode et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  19. Crystallographic refinement and atomic models of two different forms of citrate synthase at 2·7 and 1·7 Å resolution
    1982 446 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  20. Structure of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
    1984 412 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  21. Crystallographic refinement and atomic models of the intact immunoglobulin molecule Kol and its antigen-binding fragment at 3.0 Å and 1.9 Å resolution
    1980 392 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  22. Structure of the complex formed by bovine trypsin and bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
    1973 376 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  23. Crystallographic structure studies of an IgG molecule and an Fc fragment
    1976 345 citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  24. X-ray crystallographic structure of the light-harvesting biliprotein C-phycocyanin from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus and its resemblance to globin structures
    1985 281 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  25. The transition of bovine trypsinogen to a trypsin-like state upon strong ligand binding
    1978 263 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  26. Structural homology of reaction centers from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides and Rhodopseudomonas viridis as determined by x-ray diffraction.
    1986 229 citations Robert Huber et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  27. Molecular structure of a dimer composed of the variable portions of the Bence-Jones protein REI refined at 2.0-Å resolution
    1975 226 citations Robert Huber et al. profile →
  28. Crystal structure of bovine trypsinogen at 1·8 Å resolution
    1977 214 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  29. Structure of porcine pancreatic phospholipase A2 at 2·6resolution and comparison with bovine phospholipase A2
    1983 210 citations Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Huber Germany 135 46.8k 11.3k 9.2k 6.8k 6.3k 600 66.7k
Randy J. Read United Kingdom 69 62.2k 1.3× 19.0k 1.7× 6.9k 0.7× 7.9k 1.2× 2.7k 0.4× 197 86.9k
Paul D. Adams United States 78 62.3k 1.3× 17.9k 1.6× 6.2k 0.7× 6.8k 1.0× 1.8k 0.3× 360 86.3k
Ralf W. Grosse‐Kunstleve United States 37 48.2k 1.0× 14.8k 1.3× 5.4k 0.6× 5.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.2× 65 67.1k
Janet M. Thornton United Kingdom 117 70.9k 1.5× 20.5k 1.8× 4.5k 0.5× 5.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.2× 488 92.5k
Ruedi Aebersold Switzerland 160 86.7k 1.9× 3.4k 0.3× 9.0k 1.0× 9.8k 1.4× 5.6k 0.9× 783 117.7k
Kevin Cowtan United Kingdom 30 44.2k 0.9× 12.7k 1.1× 5.1k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 63 62.9k
Paul Emsley United Kingdom 23 44.0k 0.9× 12.1k 1.1× 5.5k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 45 61.8k
Airlie J. McCoy United Kingdom 43 43.0k 0.9× 12.2k 1.1× 4.9k 0.5× 6.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.2× 96 60.1k
Jane S. Richardson United States 57 43.5k 0.9× 12.8k 1.1× 4.4k 0.5× 4.5k 0.7× 840 0.1× 130 59.8k
Kurt Wüthrich Switzerland 130 65.0k 1.4× 16.3k 1.4× 3.7k 0.4× 6.9k 1.0× 962 0.2× 653 83.0k

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All Works

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Kari, Vijayalakshmi, Melanie Spitzner, Christof Lenz, et al.. (2022). Dipeptidyl peptidase 9 triggers BRCA2 degradation and promotes DNA damage repair. EMBO Reports. 23(10). e54136–e54136. 20 indexed citations
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García‐Pardo, Javier, Peter J. Lyons, Francesc Avilés, et al.. (2018). Crystal structure and mechanism of human carboxypeptidase O: Insights into its specific activity for acidic residues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(17). E3932–E3939. 16 indexed citations
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Gražulis, S., E. Manakova, Manfred Roessle, et al.. (2005). Structure of the metal-independent restriction enzyme BfiI reveals fusion of a specific DNA-binding domain with a nonspecific nuclease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(44). 15797–15802. 81 indexed citations
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Breithaupt, Constanze, Anna Schubart, Hilke Zander, et al.. (2003). Structural insights into the antigenicity of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(16). 9446–9451. 105 indexed citations
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Svetlitchnyi, Vitali, Holger Dobbek, Wolfram Meyer‐Klaucke, et al.. (2003). A functional Ni-Ni-[4Fe-4S] cluster in the monomeric acetyl-CoA synthase from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(2). 446–451. 203 indexed citations
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Fischer, Markus, Kristina Kemter, Richard Feicht, et al.. (2003). Riboflavin synthase of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Protein dynamics revealed by 19F NMR protein perturbation experiments. BMC Biochemistry. 4(1). 18–18. 16 indexed citations
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Macieira, Sofia, Berta M. Martins, & Robert Huber. (2003). Oxygen-dependent coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase fromEscherichia coli: one-step purification and biochemical characterisation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 226(1). 31–37. 3 indexed citations
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Raaijmakers, H.C.A., Sofia Macieira, João M.L. Dias, et al.. (2002). Gene Sequence and the 1.8 Å Crystal Structure of the Tungsten-Containing Formate Dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas. Structure. 10(9). 1261–1272. 139 indexed citations
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Dobbek, Holger, Lothar Gremer, R. Kiefersauer, Robert Huber, & Ortwin Meyer. (2002). Catalysis at a dinuclear [CuSMo(O)OH] cluster in a CO dehydrogenase resolved at 1.1-Å resolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(25). 15971–15976. 308 indexed citations
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Gerhardt, S., Ilka Haase, Stefan Steinbacher, et al.. (2002). The Structural Basis of Riboflavin Binding to Schizosaccharomyces pombe 6,7-Dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine Synthase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 318(5). 1317–1329. 61 indexed citations
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Cha, Hyunju, Erhard Kopetzki, Robert Huber, Martin Lanzendörfer, & Hans Brandstetter. (2002). Structural Basis of the Adaptive Molecular Recognition by MMP9. Journal of Molecular Biology. 320(5). 1065–1079. 109 indexed citations
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Kairies, Norman, Hans‐Georg Beisel, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, et al.. (2001). The 2.0-Å crystal structure of tachylectin 5A provides evidence for the common origin of the innate immunity and the blood coagulation systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(24). 13519–13524. 121 indexed citations
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Dobbek, Holger, Vitali Svetlitchnyi, Lothar Gremer, Robert Huber, & Ortwin Meyer. (2001). Crystal Structure of a Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase Reveals a [Ni-4Fe-5S] Cluster. Science. 293(5533). 1281–1285. 423 indexed citations
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Bracher, Andreas, Markus Fischer, Wolfgang Eisenreich, et al.. (1999). Histidine 179 Mutants of GTP Cyclohydrolase I Catalyze the Formation of 2-Amino-5-formylamino-6-ribofuranosylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone Triphosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(24). 16727–16735. 35 indexed citations
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Dick, Tobias P., Alexander K. Nussbaum, Martin Deeg, et al.. (1998). Contribution of Proteasomal β-Subunits to the Cleavage of Peptide Substrates Analyzed with Yeast Mutants. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(40). 25637–25646. 209 indexed citations
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Laber, Bernd, Tim Clausen, Robert Huber, et al.. (1996). Cloning, purification, and crystallization of Escherichia coli cystathionine β‐lyase. FEBS Letters. 379(1). 94–96. 12 indexed citations
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Romero, Antonio, Herbert Nar, Robert Huber, et al.. (1994). Crystal structure analysis and refinement at 2·15Å resolution of amicyanin, a type I blue copper protein, from Thiobacillus versutus. Journal of Molecular Biology. 236(4). 1196–1211. 59 indexed citations
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Bürger, Alexander, Dieter Voges, Pascal Demange, et al.. (1994). Structural and Electrophysiological Analysis of Annexin V Mutants. Journal of Molecular Biology. 237(4). 479–499. 46 indexed citations
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Voges, Dieter, Robert Berendes, Alexander Bürger, et al.. (1994). Three-dimensional Structure of Membrane-bound Annexin V. Journal of Molecular Biology. 238(2). 199–213. 150 indexed citations
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Padmanabhan, K., A. Tulinsky, Chang H. Park, et al.. (1993). Structure of Human Des(1-45) Factor Xa at 2·2 Å Resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 232(3). 947–966. 350 indexed citations

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