Torsten Steinmetzer

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Torsten Steinmetzer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Steinmetzer has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Oncology and 29 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Steinmetzer's work include Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (25 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (23 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (23 papers). Torsten Steinmetzer is often cited by papers focused on Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (25 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (23 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (23 papers). Torsten Steinmetzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Hungary. Torsten Steinmetzer's co-authors include Wolfgang Garten, Eva Böttcher‐Friebertshäuser, Jörg Stürzebecher, Kornelia Hardes, Frank Sielaff, Manuel E. Than, Markus Eickmann, Maya Hammami, Andrea Schweinitz and Oliver Pilgram and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Steinmetzer

134 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

TMPRSS2 and furin are both essential for proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 in human airway cells

2020 598 citations Miriam Ruth Heindl, Hannah Limburg et al. Life Science Alliance profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Torsten Steinmetzer	1.5k	1.1k	630	525	454	137	3.8k
Priscilla L. Yang	2.3k 1.6×	889 0.8×	726 1.2×	789 1.5×	591 1.3×	48	4.6k
Lisa M. Johansen	1.2k 0.8×	941 0.8×	389 0.6×	293 0.6×	136 0.3×	23	2.8k
Karl Ziegelbauer	2.4k 1.6×	604 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	1.0k 1.9×	586 1.3×	122	4.9k
Terry L. Bowlin	1.9k 1.3×	843 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	464 0.9×	683 1.5×	161	4.6k
A. D’Arcy	4.0k 2.7×	472 0.4×	470 0.7×	932 1.8×	619 1.4×	61	7.0k
Nicole Zitzmann	2.9k 2.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 2.4×	258 0.5×	1.3k 2.8×	130	6.5k
Scott J. Snipas	2.8k 1.9×	344 0.3×	467 0.7×	615 1.2×	259 0.6×	58	4.0k
James E. Strickler	3.4k 2.4×	823 0.7×	516 0.8×	1.0k 2.0×	798 1.8×	47	6.1k
Xin Hu	1.5k 1.0×	512 0.5×	490 0.8×	272 0.5×	237 0.5×	109	3.5k
Xuejun C. Zhang	2.5k 1.7×	921 0.8×	227 0.4×	415 0.8×	131 0.3×	108	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Steinmetzer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Böttcher‐Friebertshäuser, Eva, et al.. (2025). Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Dichlorobiphenyl-Derived Inhibitors of the Proprotein Convertase Furin. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(23). 25157–25170.

Poór, Miklós, et al.. (2024). In Vitro Evaluation of Antipseudomonal Activity and Safety Profile of Peptidomimetic Furin Inhibitors. Biomedicines. 12(9). 2075–2075.

Bender, Daniela, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and structural characterization of new macrocyclic inhibitors of the Zika virus NS2B–NS3 protease. Archiv der Pharmazie. 357(9). e2400250–e2400250. 2 indexed citations

Heindl, Miriam Ruth, J. Wollenhaupt, M.S. Weiss, et al.. (2024). Fragment‐Based Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Aminoisoindole‐Derived Furin Inhibitors. ChemMedChem. 19(9). e202400057–e202400057. 4 indexed citations

Limburg, Hannah, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the Role of TMPRSS2 in the Proteolytic Activation of Pandemic and Zoonotic Influenza Viruses and Coronaviruses in Human Airway Cells. Viruses. 16(11). 1798–1798. 1 indexed citations

Heindl, Miriam Ruth, Bart L. Staker, Torsten Steinmetzer, et al.. (2024). ACE2 acts as a novel regulator of TMPRSS2-catalyzed proteolytic activation of influenza A virus in airway cells. Journal of Virology. 98(4). e0010224–e0010224. 7 indexed citations

Jerzsele, Ákos, et al.. (2024). Antiviral Drug Candidate Repositioning for Streptococcus suis Infection in Non-Tumorigenic Cell Models. Biomedicines. 12(4). 783–783. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Guojie, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Macrocyclic Plasmin Inhibitors. ChemMedChem. 18(6). e202200632–e202200632. 1 indexed citations

Monostory, Katalin, et al.. (2023). In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Behavior of Antiviral 3-Amidinophenylalanine Derivatives in Rat, Dog and Monkey Hepatocytes. Biomedicines. 11(3). 682–682. 1 indexed citations

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Nagy, Gábor, Zoltán Pászti, Ákos Jerzsele, et al.. (2022). Interspecies Comparisons of the Effects of Potential Antiviral 3-Amidinophenylalanine Derivatives on Cytochrome P450 1A2 Isoenzyme. Veterinary Sciences. 9(4). 156–156. 4 indexed citations

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Heine, A., et al.. (2022). Boroleucine‐Derived Covalent Inhibitors of the ZIKV Protease. ChemMedChem. 18(3). e202200336–e202200336. 6 indexed citations

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Schiebel, J., Linda C. Schmidt, Torsten Steinmetzer, et al.. (2021). How a Fragment Draws Attention to Selectivity Discriminating Features between the Related Proteases Trypsin and Thrombin. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(3). 1611–1625. 1 indexed citations

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Heindl, Miriam Ruth, Eva Böttcher‐Friebertshäuser, Ralf Bartenschlager, et al.. (2021). The Basicity Makes the Difference: Improved Canavanine-Derived Inhibitors of the Proprotein Convertase Furin. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(3). 426–432. 19 indexed citations

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Heindl, Miriam Ruth, Hannah Limburg, Oliver Pilgram, et al.. (2020). TMPRSS2 and furin are both essential for proteolytic activation of SARS-CoV-2 in human airway cells. Life Science Alliance. 3(9). e202000786–e202000786. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

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Löw, Karin, Kornelia Hardes, Chiara Fedeli, et al.. (2019). A novel cell‐based sensor detecting the activity of individual basic proprotein convertases. FEBS Journal. 286(22). 4597–4620. 4 indexed citations

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Hüfner, T., et al.. (2019). Strategies for Late-Stage Optimization: Profiling Thermodynamics by Preorganization and Salt Bridge Shielding. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(21). 9753–9771. 16 indexed citations

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Mátis, Gábor, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Acute Matriptase Inhibition in Hepatic Inflammatory Models. BioMed Research International. 2016. 1–8. 8 indexed citations

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Lu, Yinghui, Kornelia Hardes, Boris Strehlow, et al.. (2012). Highly Potent Inhibitors of Proprotein Convertase Furin as Potential Drugs for Treatment of Infectious Diseases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(26). 21992–22003. 93 indexed citations

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Steinmetzer, Torsten, et al.. (2001). Structure-Activity Relationships of New NAPAP-Analogs. Journal of enzyme inhibition. 16(3). 241–249. 10 indexed citations

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Steinmetzer, Torsten, C Schumann, I. Paegelow, et al.. (1995). New Photoaffinity Labelled Agonists of Bradykinin. Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler. 376(1). 25–32. 3 indexed citations

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