Sandro Ghisla

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Sandro Ghisla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandro Ghisla has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 60 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Sandro Ghisla's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (65 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (48 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (25 papers). Sandro Ghisla is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (65 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (48 papers) and bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (25 papers). Sandro Ghisla collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Sandro Ghisla's co-authors include Vincent Massey, Colin Thorpe, Loredano Pollegioni, Stephen G. Mayhew, Peter Beyer, Peter Hemmerich, Mirella S. Pilone, Peter Macheroux, Jean‐Marc Lhoste and Salim Al‐Babili and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Sandro Ghisla

204 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Path from β-Carotene to Car... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2012 1989 200 400 600
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. The Path from β-Carotene to Carlactone, a Strigolactone-Like Plant Hormone
    2012 693 citations Adrian Alder, Muhammad Jamil et al. Science profile →
  2. Mechanisms of flavoprotein‐catalyzed reactions
    1989 472 citations Sandro Ghisla, Vincent Massey European Journal of Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandro Ghisla Germany 52 5.3k 1.9k 1.5k 1.1k 1.1k 205 8.2k
David P. Ballou United States 57 6.0k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 632 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 658 0.6× 202 10.3k
E. Racker United States 60 9.0k 1.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 701 0.6× 862 0.8× 168 12.1k
Youssef Hatefi United States 57 9.3k 1.8× 957 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 661 0.6× 417 0.4× 190 11.6k
Tadhg P. Begley United States 59 7.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.8× 869 0.8× 246 11.1k
Paul C. Engel United Kingdom 36 3.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 994 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 532 0.5× 219 5.2k
Paul A. Srere United States 57 6.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.7× 484 0.4× 192 9.8k
Frank M. Raushel United States 58 7.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 786 0.5× 2.9k 2.6× 2.4k 2.2× 343 13.1k
Salih J. Wakil United States 64 9.4k 1.8× 2.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 420 0.4× 177 13.9k
Andrea Mattevi Italy 69 10.0k 1.9× 2.4k 1.3× 728 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 236 15.4k
Robert H. Abeles United States 57 6.3k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 856 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 438 0.4× 191 9.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandro Ghisla

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandro Ghisla

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burin, Sandra Mara, Sandro Ghisla, Amanda Tomie Ouchida, et al.. (2016). CR-LAAO antileukemic effect against Bcr-Abl + cells is mediated by apoptosis and hydrogen peroxide. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 86. 309–320. 26 indexed citations
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Alder, Adrian, Muhammad Jamil, Mattia Marzorati, et al.. (2012). The Path from β-Carotene to Carlactone, a Strigolactone-Like Plant Hormone. Science. 335(6074). 1348–1351. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaub, Patrick, Qiuju Yu, Pierre Poussin‐Courmontagne, et al.. (2012). On the Structure and Function of the Phytoene Desaturase CRTI from Pantoea ananatis, a Membrane-Peripheral and FAD-Dependent Oxidase/Isomerase. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e39550–e39550. 76 indexed citations
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Macheroux, Peter, et al.. (2006). Molecular cloning, expression and purification of l-amino acid oxidase from the Malayan pit viper Calloselasma rhodostoma. Protein Expression and Purification. 52(1). 89–95. 25 indexed citations
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Mohsen, Al‐Walid, et al.. (2004). Thermal unfolding of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase and iso(3)valeryl-CoA dehydrogenase: study of the effect of genetic defects on enzyme stability. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1690(1). 22–32. 15 indexed citations
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Pollegioni, Loredano, Christopher M. Harris, Gianluca Molla, Mirella S. Pilone, & Sandro Ghisla. (2001). Identification and role of ionizing functional groups at the active center of Rhodotorula gracilisD‐amino acid oxidase. FEBS Letters. 507(3). 323–326. 14 indexed citations
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Hübner, Gerhard, Kai Tittmann, Holger Neef, et al.. (1998). Activation of thiamin diphosphate in enzymes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1385(2). 221–228. 45 indexed citations
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Gadda, Giovanni, et al.. (1997). Characterization of Cholesterol Oxidase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus and Brevibacterium sterolicum. European Journal of Biochemistry. 250(2). 369–376. 67 indexed citations
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Köster, Sandra, Günter Stier, Ralf Ficner, et al.. (1996). Three Histidines in Pterin -4a -carbinolamine Dehydratase are the Important Residues for Substrate Binding and Catalysis. Pteridines. 7(3). 98–100. 1 indexed citations
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Bross, Peter, Thomas G. Jensen, Brage Storstein Andresen, et al.. (1995). Effects of Two Mutations Detected in Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (MCAD)-deficient Patients on Folding, Oligomer Assembly, and Stability of MCAD Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(17). 10284–10290. 75 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro, et al.. (1995). Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies on the Reactions of 2‐Aminobenzoyl‐CoA Monooxygenase/Reductase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 230(2). 686–697. 7 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro, et al.. (1990). Chemistry and biology of pteridines, 1989 : pteridines and folic acid derivatives : proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Pteridines and Folic Acid Derivatives, Chemical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects, Zurich, Switzerland, September 3-8, 1989. De Gruyter eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro, Thomas Küster, W. Leimbacher, et al.. (1990). 1H‐NMR and mass spectrometric studies of tetrahydropterins. European Journal of Biochemistry. 187(3). 651–656. 5 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro & Vincent Massey. (1989). Mechanisms of flavoprotein‐catalyzed reactions. European Journal of Biochemistry. 181(1). 1–17. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ghisla, Sandro. (1982). Dehydrogenation Mechanism in Flavoprotein Catalysis. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 133–142. 7 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro. (1980). [51] Fluorescence and optical characteristics of reduced flavins and flavoproteins. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 66. 360–373. 44 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro, et al.. (1980). Suicide Substrates as Irreversible Inhibitors of Flavoenzymes. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 43–60. 3 indexed citations
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Ghisla, Sandro, William C. Kenney, W.‐R. KNAPPE, William S. McIntire, & Thomas P. Singer. (1980). Chemical synthesis and some properties of 6-substituted flavins. Biochemistry. 19(12). 2537–2544. 34 indexed citations

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