Thorsten Hoppe

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Hoppe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Hoppe has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Aging and 33 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Hoppe's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (37 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (37 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (33 papers). Thorsten Hoppe is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (37 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (37 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (33 papers). Thorsten Hoppe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Thorsten Hoppe's co-authors include Stefan Jentsch, Stephan Schlenker, Helle D. Ulrich, Michael Rapé, Manfred Koegl, Thomas U. Mayer, Alexandra Segref, Éva Kevei, Leena Ackermann and Wojciech Pokrzywa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Hoppe

86 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Novel Ubiquitination Factor, E4, Is Involved in Multiub... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 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. A Novel Ubiquitination Factor, E4, Is Involved in Multiubiquitin Chain Assembly
    1999 832 citations Manfred Koegl, Thorsten Hoppe et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thorsten Hoppe Germany 39 4.2k 1.8k 1.0k 774 646 89 5.4k
Xiaohua Shen China 27 6.4k 1.5× 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 325 0.4× 372 0.6× 54 8.6k
Scott G. Clark United States 22 3.2k 0.7× 2.7k 1.5× 938 0.9× 1.7k 2.2× 197 0.3× 26 5.5k
Noriko Oshiro Japan 28 5.3k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 182 0.2× 374 0.6× 34 7.3k
Elizabeth Sztul United States 45 3.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 846 0.8× 118 0.2× 615 1.0× 91 5.2k
Yair Argon United States 42 3.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 684 0.7× 307 0.4× 293 0.5× 86 5.2k
Nico P. Dantuma Sweden 42 4.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 100 0.1× 1.0k 1.6× 88 6.1k
Samuel Long United States 16 3.1k 0.7× 582 0.3× 474 0.5× 255 0.3× 203 0.3× 27 4.0k
Marc Hild United States 20 3.5k 0.8× 795 0.4× 754 0.7× 92 0.1× 518 0.8× 27 4.7k
Raúl Méndez Spain 38 4.9k 1.2× 841 0.5× 519 0.5× 102 0.1× 298 0.5× 71 6.1k
Atsushi Suzuki Japan 36 4.4k 1.0× 2.8k 1.6× 143 0.1× 255 0.3× 555 0.9× 71 6.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Hoppe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Hoppe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thorsten Hoppe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thorsten Hoppe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thorsten Hoppe. Thorsten Hoppe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Qiaochu & Thorsten Hoppe. (2023). Role of amino acid metabolism in mitochondrial homeostasis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1127618–1127618. 56 indexed citations
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Simões, Tânia, et al.. (2023). E4 ubiquitin ligase promotes mitofusin turnover and mitochondrial stress response. Molecular Cell. 83(16). 2976–2990.e9. 9 indexed citations
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Ottens, Franziska, et al.. (2023). Cutting through the stress: RNA decay pathways at the endoplasmic reticulum. Trends in Cell Biology. 34(12). 1056–1068. 7 indexed citations
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Santiago, Ulises, Hendrik Nolte, Rose M. Gathungu, et al.. (2022). A heterotypic assembly mechanism regulates CHIP E3 ligase activity. The EMBO Journal. 41(15). e109566–e109566. 10 indexed citations
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Ottens, Franziska, Nikolaos Charmpilas, Aljona Gutschmidt, et al.. (2022). ER-associated RNA silencing promotes ER quality control. Nature Cell Biology. 24(12). 1714–1725. 17 indexed citations
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Hoppe, Thorsten, et al.. (2022). Temperature-Dependent Regulation of Proteostasis and Longevity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 853588–853588. 10 indexed citations
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Fatima, Azra, Markus M. Rinschen, Orsolya Leidecker, et al.. (2020). The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2K determines neurogenic potential through histone H3 in human embryonic stem cells. Communications Biology. 3(1). 262–262. 26 indexed citations
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Höhfeld, Jörg & Thorsten Hoppe. (2018). Ub and Down: Ubiquitin Exercise for the Elderly. Trends in Cell Biology. 28(7). 512–522. 9 indexed citations
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Koyuncu, Seda, Isabel Sáez, Hyun Ju Lee, et al.. (2018). The ubiquitin ligase UBR5 suppresses proteostasis collapse in pluripotent stem cells from Huntington’s disease patients. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2886–2886. 80 indexed citations
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Pokrzywa, Wojciech, et al.. (2017). The Ubiquitin Ligase CHIP Integrates Proteostasis and Aging by Regulation of Insulin Receptor Turnover. Cell. 169(3). 470–482.e13. 95 indexed citations
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Segref, Alexandra, Éva Kevei, Wojciech Pokrzywa, et al.. (2014). Pathogenesis of Human Mitochondrial Diseases Is Modulated by Reduced Activity of the Ubiquitin/Proteasome System. Cell Metabolism. 19(4). 642–652. 87 indexed citations
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Denzel, Martin S., Nadia Storm, Aljona Gutschmidt, et al.. (2014). Hexosamine Pathway Metabolites Enhance Protein Quality Control and Prolong Life. Cell. 156(6). 1167–1178. 164 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Kerstin, Paola Zigrino, Axel Witt, et al.. (2013). Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 Potentiates Cancer Chemosensitivity by Stabilizing NOXA. Cell Reports. 3(3). 881–891. 62 indexed citations
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Hoppe, Thorsten. (2010). Life and destruction: ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis in aging and longevity. F1000 Biology Reports. 2. 79–79. 8 indexed citations
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Hoppe, Thorsten, et al.. (2009). The ubiquitin-selective chaperone CDC-48/p97, a new player in DNA replication. Cell Cycle. 8(2). 185–190. 20 indexed citations
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Kim, Johnny, Thomas Löwe, & Thorsten Hoppe. (2008). Protein quality control gets muscle into shape. Trends in Cell Biology. 18(6). 264–272. 51 indexed citations
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Landsverk, Megan, Shumin Li, Alex H. Hutagalung, et al.. (2007). The UNC-45 chaperone mediates sarcomere assembly through myosin degradation in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Journal of Cell Biology. 177(2). 205–210. 81 indexed citations
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Kähler, Christian M., et al.. (2006). A conserved role of Caenorhabditis elegans CDC-48 in ER-associated protein degradation. Journal of Structural Biology. 156(1). 41–49. 38 indexed citations
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Hoppe, Thorsten, Michael Rapé, & Stefan Jentsch. (2001). Membrane-bound transcription factors: regulated release by RIP or RUP. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 13(3). 344–348. 130 indexed citations
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Koegl, Manfred, Thorsten Hoppe, Stephan Schlenker, et al.. (1999). A Novel Ubiquitination Factor, E4, Is Involved in Multiubiquitin Chain Assembly. Cell. 96(5). 635–644. 832 indexed citations breakdown →

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