Rupert Timpl

59.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
526 papers, 49.4k citations indexed

About

Rupert Timpl is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rupert Timpl has authored 526 papers receiving a total of 49.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 330 papers in Immunology and Allergy, 180 papers in Molecular Biology and 145 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Rupert Timpl's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (329 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (99 papers) and Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (87 papers). Rupert Timpl is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (329 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (99 papers) and Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (87 papers). Rupert Timpl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Rupert Timpl's co-authors include Takako Sasaki, Monique Aumailley, Heinz Furthmayr, George R. Martin, Karlheinz Mann, H. Rohde, Mon‐Li Chu, Georg Wick, Mats Paulsson and Peter Ekblom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rupert Timpl

523 papers receiving 46.7k citations

Hit Papers

Laminin–a glycoprotein from basement membranes. 1971 2026 1989 2007 1979 1989 1987 1981 1994 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. Laminin–a glycoprotein from basement membranes.
    1979 2.0k citations Rupert Timpl et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  2. Structure and biological activity of basement membrane proteins
    1989 828 citations Rupert Timpl European Journal of Biochemistry profile →
  3. Laminin and Other Basement Membrane Components
    1987 784 citations Rupert Timpl et al. PubMed profile →
  4. A Network Model for the Organization of Type IV Collagen Molecules in Basement Membranes
    1981 734 citations Rupert Timpl, Hanna Wiedemann et al. European Journal of Biochemistry profile →
  5. A new nomenclature for the laminins
    1994 644 citations Rainer Deutzmann, Peter Ekblom et al. Matrix Biology profile →
  6. Shapes, domain organizations and flexibility of laminin and fibronectin, two multifunctional proteins of the extracellular matrix
    1981 556 citations Jürgen Engel, Rupert Timpl et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  7. The heparin-binding domain of laminin is responsible for its effects on neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival.
    1984 552 citations Rupert Timpl et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  8. Macromolecular organization of basement membranes
    1996 538 citations Rupert Timpl profile →
  9. The J1 glycoprotein—a novel nervous system cell adhesion molecule of the L2/HNK-1 family
    1985 535 citations Rupert Timpl et al. profile →
  10. Perlecan Maintains the Integrity of Cartilage and Some Basement Membranes
    1999 524 citations Mercedes Costell, Erika Gustafsson et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  11. Characterization of collagen peptides by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis
    1971 494 citations Rupert Timpl et al. profile →
  12. Distribution of basement membrane proteins in normal and fibrotic human liver: collagen type IV, laminin, and fibronectin.
    1980 345 citations Rupert Timpl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rupert Timpl Germany 124 22.7k 20.4k 14.4k 8.3k 7.2k 526 49.4k
Richard O. Hynes United States 132 31.3k 1.4× 33.4k 1.6× 18.6k 1.3× 11.4k 1.4× 4.6k 0.6× 365 73.6k
George R. Martin United States 92 10.6k 0.5× 12.9k 0.6× 7.4k 0.5× 4.7k 0.6× 4.2k 0.6× 249 34.1k
Hynda K. Kleinman United States 102 11.0k 0.5× 16.4k 0.8× 8.3k 0.6× 5.6k 0.7× 2.8k 0.4× 349 38.2k
Erkki Ruoslahti United States 152 31.7k 1.4× 43.8k 2.2× 18.7k 1.3× 13.2k 1.6× 5.5k 0.8× 466 91.3k
David A. Cheresh United States 109 18.3k 0.8× 28.3k 1.4× 7.6k 0.5× 10.6k 1.3× 4.5k 0.6× 245 48.7k
Renato V. Iozzo United States 110 6.4k 0.3× 19.5k 1.0× 19.6k 1.4× 6.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 415 37.7k
Martin A. Schwartz United States 107 12.4k 0.5× 22.6k 1.1× 19.2k 1.3× 4.0k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 409 46.8k
Karl Tryggvason Sweden 96 9.8k 0.4× 15.1k 0.7× 4.9k 0.3× 6.8k 0.8× 4.5k 0.6× 384 34.3k
Carl‐Henrik Heldin Sweden 132 5.1k 0.2× 41.7k 2.0× 6.7k 0.5× 8.9k 1.1× 4.7k 0.7× 494 62.7k
Reinhard Fässler Germany 109 12.9k 0.6× 16.5k 0.8× 13.0k 0.9× 3.3k 0.4× 3.1k 0.4× 334 35.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giudici, Camilla, Nicolas Raynal, Hanna Wiedemann, et al.. (2008). Mapping of SPARC/BM-40/Osteonectin-binding Sites on Fibrillar Collagens. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(28). 19551–19560. 77 indexed citations
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Kvist, Alexander, Anna E. Johnson, Matthias Mörgelin, et al.. (2006). Chondroitin Sulfate Perlecan Enhances Collagen Fibril Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(44). 33127–33139. 86 indexed citations
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Tiedemann, Kerstin, Takako Sasaki, Erika Gustafsson, et al.. (2005). Microfibrils at Basement Membrane Zones Interact with Perlecan via Fibrillin-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(12). 11404–11412. 86 indexed citations
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Olsson, Anna‐Karin, Irja Johansson, Helena Åkerud, et al.. (2004). The Minimal Active Domain of Endostatin Is a Heparin-Binding Motif that Mediates Inhibition of Tumor Vascularization. Cancer Research. 64(24). 9012–9017. 47 indexed citations
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Salmivirta, Kátriina, Jan F. Talts, Magnus Olsson, et al.. (2002). Binding of Mouse Nidogen-2 to Basement Membrane Components and Cells and Its Expression in Embryonic and Adult Tissues Suggest Complementary Functions of the Two Nidogens. Experimental Cell Research. 279(2). 188–201. 91 indexed citations
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Costell, Mercedes, Erika Gustafsson, Attila Aszódi, et al.. (1999). Perlecan Maintains the Integrity of Cartilage and Some Basement Membranes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 147(5). 1109–1122. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sasaki, Takako, Helena Elding Larsson, Johan Kreuger, et al.. (1999). Structural basis and potential role of heparin/heparan sulfate binding to the angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin. The EMBO Journal. 18(22). 6240–6248. 183 indexed citations
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Loveland, Kate L., et al.. (1998). Developmental Changes in the Basement Membrane of the Normal and Hypothyroid Postnatal Rat Testis: Segmental Localization of Fibulin-2 and Fibronectin1. Biology of Reproduction. 58(5). 1123–1130. 29 indexed citations
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d’Ortho, Marie‐Pia, Horst Will, Susan J. Atkinson, et al.. (1997). Membrane‐Type Matrix Metalloproteinases 1 and 2 Exhibit Broad‐Spectrum Proteolytic Capacities Comparable to Many Matrix Metalloproteinases. European Journal of Biochemistry. 250(3). 751–757. 375 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Takako, et al.. (1996). Structural and cell-adhesive properties of three recombinant fragments derived from perlecan domain II. Matrix Biology. 15(5). 349–357. 32 indexed citations
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Pfaff, Martin, Dieter P. Reinhardt, Lynn Y. Sakai, & Rupert Timpl. (1996). Cell adhesion and integrin binding to recombinant human fibrillin‐1. FEBS Letters. 384(3). 247–250. 136 indexed citations
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Tillet, Emmanuelle, Hanna Wiedemann, Ralph Golbik, et al.. (1994). Recombinant expression and structural and binding properties of α1(VI) and α2(VI) chains of human collagen type VI. European Journal of Biochemistry. 221(1). 177–187. 102 indexed citations
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Reinhardt, Dieter P., Karlheinz Mann, Roswitha Nischt, et al.. (1993). Mapping of nidogen binding sites for collagen type IV, heparan sulfate proteoglycan, and zinc. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(15). 10881–10887. 95 indexed citations
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Battaglia, Cristina, Monique Aumailley, Kristine Mann, Ulríke Mayer, & Rupert Timpl. (1993). Structural basis of beta 1 integrin-mediated cell adhesion to a large heparan sulfate proteoglycan from basement membranes.. PubMed. 61(1). 92–9. 41 indexed citations
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Aumailley, Monique, et al.. (1990). Identification of the Arg‐Gly‐Asp sequence in laminin A chain as a latent cell‐binding site being exposed in fragment P1. FEBS Letters. 262(1). 82–86. 115 indexed citations
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Hickok, Noreen J., David R. Olsen, Michael Fazio, et al.. (1989). Human Nidogen: Complete Amino Acid Sequence and Structural Domains Deduced from cDNAs, and Evidence for Polymorphism of the Gene. DNA. 8(8). 581–594. 43 indexed citations
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Paulsson, Mats, Peter D. Yurchenco, George C. Ruben, Jürgen Engel, & Rupert Timpl. (1987). Structure of low density heparan sulfate proteoglycan isolated from a mouse tumor basement membrane. Journal of Molecular Biology. 197(2). 297–313. 131 indexed citations
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Kuehn, Klaus, et al.. (1982). New trends in basement membrane research : 10th Workshop Conference Hoechst, Eibsee, May 11-14, 1981. Raven Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
19.
Timpl, Rupert. (1970). 127. Immunbiologische Grundlagen des Gewebeersatzes: Die antigenen Eigenschaften des Kollagens. Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. 327(1). 1083–1089. 3 indexed citations
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Timpl, Rupert, et al.. (1964). Immunogenicity and Specificity of Collagen. The Journal of Immunology. 93(4). 656–667. 21 indexed citations

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