Stefan Westermann

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Stefan Westermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Westermann has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Stefan Westermann's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (38 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers). Stefan Westermann is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (38 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (21 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers). Stefan Westermann collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Stefan Westermann's co-authors include Klaus Weber, Georjana Barnes, David G. Drubin, Fabienne Lampert, Eva Nogales, Hongwei Wang, Karl Mechtler, Alexander Schleiffer, Agustin Avila-Sakar and Gabriele Litos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Westermann

44 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Post-translational modifications regulate microtubule function

2003 571 citations Stefan Westermann, Klaus Weber Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Westermann Austria	26	2.7k	2.4k	849	158	112	44	3.2k
Ryoma Ohi United States	30	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	462 0.5×	240 1.5×	143 1.3×	62	3.1k
Andrew D. McAinsh United Kingdom	36	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	935 1.1×	185 1.2×	147 1.3×	67	3.4k
Melissa K. Gardner United States	28	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	465 0.5×	80 0.5×	92 0.8×	53	2.4k
Douglas R. Kellogg United States	34	3.4k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	600 0.7×	289 1.8×	267 2.4×	65	3.9k
Francis C. Luca United States	26	3.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	601 0.7×	571 3.6×	119 1.1×	40	3.5k
Gregory C. Rogers United States	29	3.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.3×	788 0.9×	293 1.9×	359 3.2×	65	4.0k
Martin Srayko Canada	21	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	265 0.3×	96 0.6×	125 1.1×	34	2.0k
Kenneth E. Sawin United Kingdom	32	3.5k 1.3×	3.5k 1.5×	615 0.7×	186 1.2×	151 1.3×	58	4.3k
Nasser M. Rusan United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	385 0.5×	307 1.9×	342 3.1×	56	2.4k
M. Andrew Hoyt United States	40	5.3k 2.0×	4.6k 1.9×	1.2k 1.4×	340 2.2×	210 1.9×	50	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Westermann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Westermann

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Westermann, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Kinetochores get a grip!. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(1). 1 indexed citations

Beuck, Christine, Joel Mieres‐Pérez, Felix C. Niemeyer, et al.. (2023). Multivalent Molecular Tweezers Disrupt the Essential NDC80 Interaction with Microtubules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(28). 15251–15264. 1 indexed citations

Pant, Pradeep, Karl Mechtler, Mihkel Örd, et al.. (2021). Cdc4 phospho-degrons allow differential regulation of Ame1CENP-U protein stability across the cell cycle. eLife. 10. 5 indexed citations

Bayer, Peter, et al.. (2020). Auto‐inhibition of Mif2/CENP‐C ensures centromere‐dependent kinetochore assembly in budding yeast. The EMBO Journal. 39(14). e102938–e102938. 13 indexed citations

Howes, Stuart C., Elisabeth A. Geyer, Benjamin LaFrance, et al.. (2017). Structural and functional differences between porcine brain and budding yeast microtubules. Cell Cycle. 17(3). 278–287. 20 indexed citations

Schmitzberger, F., et al.. (2017). Molecular basis for inner kinetochore configuration through RWD domain–peptide interactions. The EMBO Journal. 36(23). 3458–3482. 23 indexed citations

Weissmann, Florian, Georg Petzold, Ryan T. VanderLinden, et al.. (2016). biGBac enables rapid gene assembly for the expression of large multisubunit protein complexes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(19). E2564–9. 223 indexed citations

Molodtsov, Maxim I., et al.. (2016). A Force-Induced Directional Switch of a Molecular Motor Enables Parallel Microtubule Bundle Formation. Cell. 167(2). 539–552.e14. 41 indexed citations

Malvezzi, Francesca, Zuzana Demianová, Tomasz Zimniak, et al.. (2016). CCAN Assembly Configures Composite Binding Interfaces to Promote Cross-Linking of Ndc80 Complexes at the Kinetochore. Current Biology. 26(17). 2370–2378. 45 indexed citations

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Malvezzi, Francesca & Stefan Westermann. (2014). “Uno, nessuno e centomila”: the different faces of the budding yeast kinetochore. Chromosoma. 123(5). 447–457. 5 indexed citations

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Malvezzi, Francesca, Gabriele Litos, Alexander Schleiffer, et al.. (2013). A structural basis for kinetochore recruitment of the Ndc80 complex via two distinct centromere receptors. The EMBO Journal. 32(3). 409–423. 115 indexed citations

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Zimniak, Tomasz, Fabienne Lampert, Susanne Opravil, et al.. (2012). Spatiotemporal Regulation of Ipl1/Aurora Activity by Direct Cdk1 Phosphorylation. Current Biology. 22(9). 787–793. 26 indexed citations

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Schleiffer, Alexander, Michael Maier, Gabriele Litos, et al.. (2012). CENP-T proteins are conserved centromere receptors of the Ndc80 complex. Nature Cell Biology. 14(6). 604–613. 142 indexed citations

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Lampert, Fabienne & Stefan Westermann. (2011). A blueprint for kinetochores — new insights into the molecular mechanics of cell division. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 12(7). 407–412. 43 indexed citations

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Grishchuk, Ekaterina L., Vladimir A. Volkov, Artem K. Efremov, et al.. (2008). Different assemblies of the DAM1 complex follow shortening microtubules by distinct mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(19). 6918–6923. 78 indexed citations

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Westermann, Stefan, Hongwei Wang, Agustin Avila-Sakar, et al.. (2006). The Dam1 kinetochore ring complex moves processively on depolymerizing microtubule ends. Nature. 440(7083). 565–569. 222 indexed citations

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Westermann, Stefan, Agustin Avila-Sakar, Hongwei Wang, et al.. (2005). Formation of a Dynamic Kinetochore- Microtubule Interface through Assembly of the Dam1 Ring Complex. Molecular Cell. 17(2). 277–290. 244 indexed citations

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Westermann, Stefan, Uwe Plessmann, & Klaus Weber. (1999). Synthetic peptides identify the minimal substrate requirements of tubulin polyglutamylase in side chain elongation. FEBS Letters. 459(1). 90–94. 4 indexed citations

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Dörk, Thilo, et al.. (1997). A frequent polymorphism of the gene mutated in ataxia telangiectasia. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 11(1). 71–73. 6 indexed citations

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Schneider, André, et al.. (1997). Posttranslational modifications of α‐ and β‐tubulin in Giardia lamblia, an ancient eukaryote. FEBS Letters. 419(1). 87–91. 51 indexed citations

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