Ulrich Brandt

20.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
192 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

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Ulrich Brandt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Brandt has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Brandt's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (110 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (73 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (68 papers). Ulrich Brandt is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (110 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (73 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (68 papers). Ulrich Brandt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Ulrich Brandt's co-authors include Stefan Dröse, Volker Zickermann, Hermann Schägger, Carola Hunte, Klaus Zwicker, Stefan Kerscher, Ilka Wittig, Gebhard von Jagow, Bernard L. Trumpower and Jürgen G. Okun and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Brandt

190 papers receiving 15.9k citations

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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.

Cardiolipin Stabilizes Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes

2003 675 citations Kathy Pfeiffer, Vishal M. Gohil et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Energy Converting NADH: Quinone Oxidoreductase (Complex I)

2006 669 citations Ulrich Brandt profile →
Amyloid-β and tau synergistically impair the oxidative phosphorylation system in triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease mice

2009 551 citations Virginie Rhein, Xiaomin Song et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulrich Brandt Germany	72	12.3k	2.5k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	192	16.1k
Ian M. Fearnley United Kingdom	60	9.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	386 0.3×	396 0.3×	128	11.1k
Anne N. Murphy United States	60	8.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	966 0.5×	953 0.8×	314 0.3×	130	13.2k
Giorgio Lenaz Italy	70	11.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	936 0.8×	194 0.2×	328	15.8k
Roderick Capaldi United States	70	14.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	407 0.3×	238	16.7k
Vladimir P. Skulachev Russia	71	14.7k 1.2×	4.4k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	4.0k 3.4×	291 0.2×	418	20.9k
Thomas P. Singer United States	66	8.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	2.8k 2.4×	472 0.4×	399	16.9k
Judy Hirst United Kingdom	57	8.3k 0.7×	801 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	492 0.4×	2.2k 1.9×	133	12.1k
Angelo Azzi Switzerland	66	8.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	790 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	183 0.2×	328	16.0k
Ilka Wittig Germany	52	7.5k 0.6×	974 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	471 0.4×	323 0.3×	190	9.6k
Sergio Papa Italy	51	7.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	138 0.1×	347	10.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brandt, Ulrich, et al.. (2025). The genotype/phenotype conundrum of inherited mitochondrial disorders: Insights from a survey of mtDNA mutations associated with Leigh syndrome in complex I. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(8). 167996–167996.

Sánchez, Victoria Chagoya de, et al.. (2023). The cytochrome b carboxyl terminal region is necessary for mitochondrial complex III assembly. Life Science Alliance. 6(7). e202201858–e202201858. 8 indexed citations

Patrón, Maria, Hendrik Nolte, Yohsuke Ohba, et al.. (2022). Regulation of mitochondrial proteostasis by the proton gradient. The EMBO Journal. 41(16). e110476–e110476. 48 indexed citations

Hevler, Johannes F., Riccardo Zenezini Chiozzi, Alfredo Cabrera‐Orefice, et al.. (2021). Molecular characterization of a complex of apoptosis-inducing factor 1 with cytochrome c oxidase of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(39). 28 indexed citations

Guerrero‐Castillo, Sergio, et al.. (2019). COmplexome Profiling ALignment (COPAL) reveals remodeling of mitochondrial protein complexes in Barth syndrome. Bioinformatics. 35(17). 3083–3091. 33 indexed citations

Cabrera‐Orefice, Alfredo, Etienne Galemou Yoga, Christophe Wirth, et al.. (2018). Locking loop movement in the ubiquinone pocket of complex I disengages the proton pumps. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4500–4500. 72 indexed citations

Dröse, Stefan, Ulrich Brandt, & Ilka Wittig. (2014). Mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes as sources and targets of thiol-based redox-regulation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1844(8). 1344–1354. 116 indexed citations

Radermacher, Michael, Teresa Ruíz, Daniel J. Fowler, et al.. (2011). 3D Reconstruction of a Subcomplex of NADH-Ubiquinone-Oxidoreductase (Complex I) from Yarrowia lipolytica. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 17(S2). 92–93. 1 indexed citations

Luce, K. Scott, et al.. (2011). Unmasking a temperature-dependent effect of the P. anserina i-AAA protease on aging and development. Cell Cycle. 10(24). 4280–4290. 25 indexed citations

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Hunte, Carola, Volker Zickermann, & Ulrich Brandt. (2010). Functional Modules and Structural Basis of Conformational Coupling in Mitochondrial Complex I. Science. 329(5990). 448–451. 306 indexed citations

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Rhein, Virginie, Xiaomin Song, Andreas Wiesner, et al.. (2009). Amyloid-β and tau synergistically impair the oxidative phosphorylation system in triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(47). 20057–20062. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maly, Thorsten, et al.. (2006). Cluster N1 of complex I from Yarrowia lipolytica studied by pulsed EPR spectroscopy. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 11(3). 343–350. 11 indexed citations

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Fisher, Nicholas, et al.. (2006). ATR-FTIR redox difference spectroscopy of Yarrowia lipolytica and bovine complex I. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Zwicker, Klaus, et al.. (2004). Histidine 129 in the 75-kDa Subunit of Mitochondrial Complex I from Yarrowia lipolytica Is Not a Ligand for [Fe4S4] Cluster N5 but Is Required for Catalytic Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(7). 5622–5625. 17 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Kathy, Vishal M. Gohil, Rosemary A. Stuart, et al.. (2003). Cardiolipin Stabilizes Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(52). 52873–52880. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kashani‐Poor, Noushin, Stefan Kerscher, Volker Zickermann, & Ulrich Brandt. (2001). Efficient large scale purification of his-tagged proton translocating NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) from the strictly aerobic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1504(2-3). 363–370. 71 indexed citations

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Zwicker, Klaus, et al.. (2000). Function of Conserved Acidic Residues in the PSST Homologue of Complex I (NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase) from Yarrowia lipolytica. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(31). 23577–23582. 63 indexed citations

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Kerscher, Stefan, Klaus Zwicker, Michael Radermacher, et al.. (2000). Biophysical and structural characterization of proton-translocating NADH-dehydrogenase (complex I) from the strictly aerobic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1459(1). 230–238. 86 indexed citations

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Brandt, Ulrich, et al.. (1997). Binding of MOA-stilbene to the mitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex is affected by the protonation state of a redox–Bohr group of the `Rieske' iron–sulfur protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1321(3). 238–242. 13 indexed citations

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Brandt, Ulrich & Bernard L. Trumpower. (1994). The Protonmotive Q Cycle in Mitochondria and Bacteria. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 29(3). 165–197. 285 indexed citations

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