Thomas Pfeuffer

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Pfeuffer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pfeuffer has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Organic Chemistry and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pfeuffer's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (15 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers). Thomas Pfeuffer is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (23 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (15 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers). Thomas Pfeuffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Israel. Thomas Pfeuffer's co-authors include Dan Cassel, Ernst Helmreich, Stefan Mollner, Tomer Avidor‐Reiss, Igal Nevo, Zvi Vogel, Rivka Levy, Virginia A. Boundy, Joseba Pineda and John Krupinski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pfeuffer

70 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanism of cholera toxin action: Covalent modification ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 200 400 600
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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. Mechanism of cholera toxin action: Covalent modification of the guanyl nucleotide-binding protein of the adenylate cyclase system
    1978 709 citations Thomas Pfeuffer 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
Thomas Pfeuffer Germany 33 2.9k 1.2k 646 562 261 70 4.0k
Tsutomu Higashijima Japan 32 3.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 643 1.0× 265 0.5× 316 1.2× 69 4.8k
K M Ferguson United States 21 3.2k 1.1× 599 0.5× 799 1.2× 331 0.6× 197 0.8× 22 3.8k
Tae H. Ji United States 43 3.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 544 0.8× 418 0.7× 453 1.7× 130 5.9k
Carmen Dessauer United States 41 4.5k 1.6× 1.7k 1.4× 540 0.8× 685 1.2× 198 0.8× 104 5.8k
Jean‐Pierre Henry France 34 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 418 0.7× 136 0.5× 109 4.0k
Ernst Helmreich Germany 41 2.8k 1.0× 714 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 586 1.0× 216 0.8× 104 4.5k
Yuliang Ma United States 36 3.8k 1.3× 679 0.5× 817 1.3× 711 1.3× 328 1.3× 58 5.3k
Thomas Vorherr Switzerland 33 2.9k 1.0× 451 0.4× 571 0.9× 255 0.5× 176 0.7× 71 3.6k
Antonio Ferrer‐Montiel Spain 41 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 445 0.7× 1.2k 2.2× 216 0.8× 167 5.9k
Tadashi Miyatake Japan 38 2.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.5× 552 0.9× 1.3k 2.3× 454 1.7× 194 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Pfeuffer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kraus, Felix, Thomas Pfeuffer, Silke Oeljeklaus, et al.. (2025). p97/VCP is required for piecemeal autophagy of aggresomes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4243–4243. 3 indexed citations
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Grabowsky, Simon, Thomas Pfeuffer, W. Morgenroth, et al.. (2008). A comparative study on the experimentally derived electron densities of three protease inhibitor model compounds. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 6(13). 2295–2295. 41 indexed citations
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Mollner, Stefan, et al.. (1999). Selective formation of Gsα–MHC I complexes after desensitization of human platelets with iloprost. European Journal of Biochemistry. 259(1-2). 167–174. 3 indexed citations
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Pfeuffer, Thomas, et al.. (1998). Differential effects of ceramides upon adenylyl cyclase subtypes. FEBS Letters. 422(2). 209–212. 11 indexed citations
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Bayewitch, Michael, Tomer Avidor‐Reiss, Rivka Levy, et al.. (1998). Differential Modulation of Adenylyl Cyclases I and II by Various Gβ Subunits. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(4). 2273–2276. 72 indexed citations
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Böl, Gaby‐Fleur, et al.. (1997). Adenylyl cyclase type II is stimulated by PKC via C-terminal phosphorylation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1358(3). 307–313. 35 indexed citations
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Böl, Gaby‐Fleur, et al.. (1997). Phorbol Ester-Induced Sensitisation of Adenylyl Cyclase Type II Is Related to Phosphorylation of Threonine 1057. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 237(2). 251–256. 21 indexed citations
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Droste, M., Stefan Mollner, & Thomas Pfeuffer. (1996). Localisation of an ATP‐binding site on adenylyl cyclase type I after chemical and enzymatic fragmentation. FEBS Letters. 391(1-2). 209–214. 11 indexed citations
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Rius, R.A., Stefan Mollner, Thomas Pfeuffer, & Y. Peng Loh. (1994). Developmental changes in Gs and Golf proteins and adenylyl cyclases in mouse brain membranes. Brain Research. 643(1-2). 50–58. 28 indexed citations
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Wallach, J., M. Droste, F.W. Kluxen, Thomas Pfeuffer, & Rainer Frank. (1994). Molecular cloning and expression of a novel type V adenylyl cyclase from rabbit myocardium. FEBS Letters. 338(3). 257–263. 49 indexed citations
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Vorherr, Thomas, Lea Knoepfel, Francesco Hofmann, et al.. (1993). The calmodulin binding domain of nitric oxide synthase and adenylyl cyclase. Biochemistry. 32(23). 6081–6088. 139 indexed citations
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Palm, D., et al.. (1991). Chemical and functional analysis of components of adenylyl cyclase from human platelets treated with phorbolesters. FEBS Letters. 285(1). 99–103. 26 indexed citations
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Mollner, Stefan, et al.. (1991). Monoclonal antibodies against various forms of the adenylyl cyclase catalytic subunit and associated proteins. European Journal of Biochemistry. 195(1). 281–286. 32 indexed citations
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Barr, Francis A., Anja Leyte, Stefan Mollner, et al.. (1991). Trimeric G‐proteins of the trans‐Golgi network are involved in the formation of constitutive secretory vesicles and immature secretory granules. FEBS Letters. 294(3). 239–243. 95 indexed citations
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Koch, Thomas, E Lehnhardt, Thomas Pfeuffer, et al.. (1990). Sensorineural hearing loss owing to deficient G proteins in patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism: results of a multicentre study. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 20(4). 416–421. 11 indexed citations
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Hekman, Mirko, Peter Gierschik, Mie‐Jae Im, et al.. (1987). Regulation of signal transfer from beta1-adrenoceptor to adenylate cyclase by betagamma subunits in a reconstituted system. European Journal of Biochemistry. 169(2). 431–439. 58 indexed citations
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Pfeuffer, Thomas, et al.. (1986). The hormonal regulation of adenylate cyclase.. PubMed. 52. 145–51. 2 indexed citations
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Helmreich, Ernst, H. P. Zenner, Thomas Pfeuffer, & Carl F. Cori. (1976). Signal Transfer from Hormone Receptor to Adenylate Cyclase. Current topics in cellular regulation. 10. 41–87. 45 indexed citations

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