Roger Schneiter

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Roger Schneiter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Schneiter has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Biochemistry and 38 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Roger Schneiter's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (37 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (25 papers). Roger Schneiter is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (37 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (25 papers). Roger Schneiter collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Austria. Roger Schneiter's co-authors include Matthias P. Wymann, Vineet Choudhary, Günther Daum, Tomomi Kuwana, Nicolas Jacquier, Sepp D. Kohlwein, Douglas R. Green, Donald D. Newmeyer, Guy Perkins and Mark H. Ellisman and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roger Schneiter

113 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Bid, Bax, and Lipids Cooperate to Form Supramolecular Ope... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2008 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Bid, Bax, and Lipids Cooperate to Form Supramolecular Openings in the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane
    2002 1.2k citations Roger Schneiter et al. profile →
  2. Lipid signalling in disease
    2008 1.0k citations Matthias P. Wymann, Roger Schneiter Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roger Schneiter Switzerland 44 5.9k 1.8k 1.7k 874 620 116 7.8k
William Dowhan United States 67 11.2k 1.9× 1.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 650 0.7× 594 1.0× 166 13.9k
Christer S. Ejsing Denmark 43 6.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 319 0.4× 598 1.0× 99 8.1k
Günther Daum Austria 54 8.2k 1.4× 3.2k 1.8× 2.0k 1.2× 821 0.9× 755 1.2× 123 10.1k
Rik K. Wierenga Finland 48 6.7k 1.1× 927 0.5× 787 0.5× 417 0.5× 649 1.0× 158 8.8k
Sepp D. Kohlwein Austria 59 8.9k 1.5× 3.8k 2.1× 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 944 1.5× 158 11.9k
Akio Kihara Japan 55 7.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.9× 684 0.8× 1.9k 3.1× 168 10.6k
Stephen L. Sturley United States 40 3.4k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 475 0.5× 519 0.8× 82 5.4k
Richard A. Rachubinski Canada 61 8.9k 1.5× 802 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 385 0.4× 795 1.3× 185 10.1k
William A. Prinz United States 53 8.1k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 5.4k 3.2× 645 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 99 11.3k
H. Alex Brown United States 51 6.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 260 0.3× 826 1.3× 98 9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Roger Schneiter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger Schneiter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Schneiter

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All Works

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Han, Zhu & Roger Schneiter. (2024). Dual functionality of pathogenesis-related proteins: defensive role in plants versus immunosuppressive role in pathogens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1368467–1368467. 12 indexed citations
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Han, Zhu, et al.. (2024). Alpha-1-B glycoprotein (A1BG) inhibits sterol-binding and export by CRISP2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(12). 107910–107910. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Xinyu, et al.. (2024). Seasonal Changes in Salicylic and Jasmonic Acid Levels in Poplar with Differing Stress Responses. Forests. 15(11). 1896–1896. 3 indexed citations
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Stříbný, Jiří & Roger Schneiter. (2023). Binding of perilipin 3 to membranes containing diacylglycerol is mediated by conserved residues within its PAT domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(12). 105384–105384. 7 indexed citations
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Schneiter, Roger, et al.. (2023). Measuring the Interaction of Sterols and Steroids with Proteins by Microscale Thermophoresis. Methods in molecular biology. 2704. 173–181. 2 indexed citations
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Zoni, Valeria, Rasha Khaddaj, Ivan Lukmantara, et al.. (2021). Seipin accumulates and traps diacylglycerols and triglycerides in its ring-like structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 73 indexed citations
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Khaddaj, Rasha, Muriel Mari, Stéphanie Cottier, Fulvio Reggiori, & Roger Schneiter. (2021). The surface of lipid droplets constitutes a barrier for endoplasmic reticulum-resident integral membrane proteins. Journal of Cell Science. 135(5). 18 indexed citations
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Molenaar, Martijn R., Kamlesh Yadav, Alexandre Toulmay, et al.. (2021). Retinyl esters form lipid droplets independently of triacylglycerol and seipin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(10). 26 indexed citations
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Choudhary, Vineet, et al.. (2020). Seipin and Nem1 establish discrete ER subdomains to initiate yeast lipid droplet biogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(7). 72 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhipu, Rabih Darwiche, Elissa Hudspeth, et al.. (2017). Crystal Structure of MpPR-1i, a SCP/TAPS protein from Moniliophthora perniciosa, the fungus that causes Witches’ Broom Disease of Cacao. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7818–7818. 10 indexed citations
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Gamir, Jordi, Rabih Darwiche, Pieter van ’t Hof, et al.. (2016). The sterol‐binding activity of PATHOGENESIS‐RELATED PROTEIN 1 reveals the mode of action of an antimicrobial protein. The Plant Journal. 89(3). 502–509. 154 indexed citations
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Schneiter, Roger & Antonio Di Pietro. (2013). The CAP protein superfamily: function in sterol export and fungal virulence. BioMolecular Concepts. 4(5). 519–525. 63 indexed citations
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Wymann, Matthias P. & Roger Schneiter. (2008). Lipid signalling in disease. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 9(2). 162–176. 1027 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toulmay, Alexandre & Roger Schneiter. (2006). A two‐step method for the introduction of single or multiple defined point mutations into the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast. 23(11). 825–831. 41 indexed citations
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Zellnig, Günther, et al.. (2005). A Genomewide Screen Reveals a Role of Mitochondria in Anaerobic Uptake of Sterols in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(1). 90–103. 71 indexed citations
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Birner‐Gruenberger, Ruth, Ruth Nebauer, Roger Schneiter, & Günther Daum. (2003). Synthetic Lethal Interaction of the Mitochondrial Phosphatidylethanolamine Biosynthetic Machinery with the Prohibitin Complex ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(2). 370–383. 81 indexed citations
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Zenzmaier, Christoph, et al.. (2002). A Specific Structural Requirement for Ergosterol in Long-chain Fatty Acid Synthesis Mutants Important for Maintaining Raft Domains in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(12). 4414–4428. 109 indexed citations
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Schneiter, Roger, et al.. (1996). A Yeast Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase Mutant Links Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Synthesis to the Structure and Function of the Nuclear Membrane-Pore Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(12). 7161–7172. 166 indexed citations

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