Thomas E. Ellenberger

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Ellenberger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Ellenberger has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Ellenberger's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (4 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (3 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (3 papers). Thomas E. Ellenberger is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (4 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (3 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (3 papers). Thomas E. Ellenberger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Czechia. Thomas E. Ellenberger's co-authors include Kevin Struhl, Stephen C. Harrison, Christopher J. Brandl, Stephen M. Beverley, Lumír Krejčí, Jana Villemain, Stephen Van Komen, Hannah L. Klein, Patrick Sung and Ying Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Ellenberger

11 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2003 250 500 750
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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. The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer of uninterrupted α Helices: Crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex
    1992 814 citations Thomas E. Ellenberger, Christopher J. Brandl et al. Cell profile →
  2. DNA helicase Srs2 disrupts the Rad51 presynaptic filament
    2003 506 citations Lumír Krejčí, Stephen Van Komen et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Ellenberger United States 10 1.8k 290 248 232 212 11 2.1k
J. Cavarelli France 27 2.3k 1.3× 117 0.4× 181 0.7× 98 0.4× 300 1.4× 62 2.9k
Suman Kumar Dhar India 22 1.8k 1.0× 130 0.4× 221 0.9× 277 1.2× 290 1.4× 67 2.5k
Hartmut Voss Germany 22 1.2k 0.7× 198 0.7× 114 0.5× 111 0.5× 315 1.5× 53 1.7k
Nathalie Méthot Canada 28 2.4k 1.3× 114 0.4× 217 0.9× 110 0.5× 506 2.4× 32 3.2k
Achim Dickmanns Germany 33 2.4k 1.4× 205 0.7× 183 0.7× 60 0.3× 375 1.8× 70 3.1k
Joël H. Shaper United States 27 1.7k 1.0× 114 0.4× 86 0.3× 193 0.8× 417 2.0× 54 2.3k
Irene M. Ota United States 19 2.3k 1.3× 403 1.4× 274 1.1× 185 0.8× 195 0.9× 23 2.6k
Christophe Romier France 37 3.6k 2.1× 461 1.6× 170 0.7× 135 0.6× 323 1.5× 90 4.2k
G. Buttin France 26 1.7k 1.0× 191 0.7× 148 0.6× 48 0.2× 707 3.3× 50 2.2k
Berthold Rutz Germany 7 3.5k 2.0× 263 0.9× 255 1.0× 57 0.2× 251 1.2× 16 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas E. Ellenberger

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All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Etzion, Yoram, et al.. (2009). An Unbiased Chemical Biology Screen Identifies Agents That Modulate Uptake of Oxidized LDL by Macrophages. Circulation Research. 105(2). 148–157. 11 indexed citations
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Krejčí, Lumír, Margaret Macris, Ying Li, et al.. (2004). Role of ATP Hydrolysis in the Antirecombinase Function of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Srs2 Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(22). 23193–23199. 61 indexed citations
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Krejčí, Lumír, Stephen Van Komen, Ying Li, et al.. (2003). DNA helicase Srs2 disrupts the Rad51 presynaptic filament. Nature. 423(6937). 305–309. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ellenberger, Thomas E., Christopher J. Brandl, Kevin Struhl, & Stephen C. Harrison. (1992). The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer of uninterrupted α Helices: Crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex. Cell. 71(7). 1223–1237. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiss, Michael A., et al.. (1990). Folding transition in the DMA-binding domain of GCN4 on specific binding to DNA. Nature. 347(6293). 575–578. 336 indexed citations
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Ellenberger, Thomas E. & Stephen M. Beverley. (1989). Multiple Drug Resistance and Conservative Amplification of the H Region in Leishmania major. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(25). 15094–15103. 100 indexed citations
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Ellenberger, Thomas E., J E Wright, A. Rosowsky, & Stephen M. Beverley. (1989). Wild-type and Drug-resistant Leishmania major Hydrolyze Methotrexate to N-10-Methyl-4-deoxy-4-aminopteroate without Accumulation of Methotrexate Polyglutamates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(27). 15960–15966. 31 indexed citations
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King, Steven C., Thomas E. Ellenberger, & Stanley M. Goldin. (1988). Biochemical and immunological evidence for a calcium pump in chromaffin granules. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 155(2). 656–663. 3 indexed citations
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Ellenberger, Thomas E. & Stephen M. Beverley. (1987). Reductions in methotrexate and folate influx in methotrexate-resistant lines of Leishmania major are independent of R or H region amplification.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(28). 13501–13506. 70 indexed citations
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Kappen, Lizzy S., Thomas E. Ellenberger, & I. Goldberg. (1987). Mechanism and base specificity of DNA breakage in intact cells by neocarzinostatin. Biochemistry. 26(2). 384–390. 41 indexed citations
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Beverley, Stephen M., Thomas E. Ellenberger, & John S. Cordingley. (1986). Primary structure of the gene encoding the bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase of Leishmania major.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(8). 2584–2588. 148 indexed citations

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