Ursula Schmeissner

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ursula Schmeissner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ursula Schmeissner has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ursula Schmeissner's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (12 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Ursula Schmeissner is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (12 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers). Ursula Schmeissner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Ursula Schmeissner's co-authors include Jeffrey H Miller, Murielle Hofer, Martin Rosenberg, Donald L. Court, Philip J. Farabaugh, Keith McKenney, Jeffrey H Miller, Catherine Brady, Paul T. Wingfield and Alan Shaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ursula Schmeissner

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic studies of the lac repressor 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Genetic studies of the lac repressor
    1978 483 citations Philip J. Farabaugh, Ursula Schmeissner et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ursula Schmeissner Switzerland 19 1.6k 909 422 229 141 24 2.1k
Allan R. Goldberg United States 19 1.3k 0.8× 643 0.7× 313 0.7× 226 1.0× 60 0.4× 31 1.9k
Hans‐Joachim Fritz Germany 27 2.8k 1.7× 948 1.0× 404 1.0× 148 0.6× 252 1.8× 62 3.3k
K Yamanaka Japan 16 1.4k 0.9× 711 0.8× 293 0.7× 173 0.8× 212 1.5× 25 1.8k
Umadas Maitra United States 38 3.4k 2.1× 781 0.9× 526 1.2× 131 0.6× 198 1.4× 102 3.7k
Masamichi Kohiyama France 26 1.6k 1.0× 887 1.0× 257 0.6× 111 0.5× 189 1.3× 94 1.9k
Bettina Zanolari Switzerland 23 1.5k 0.9× 428 0.5× 122 0.3× 318 1.4× 211 1.5× 27 2.2k
Akeo Shinkai Japan 23 1.8k 1.1× 653 0.7× 300 0.7× 176 0.8× 269 1.9× 81 2.3k
Joe Hedgpeth United States 19 1.1k 0.7× 589 0.6× 345 0.8× 147 0.6× 73 0.5× 26 1.6k
Geoffrey Yarranton United States 29 1.7k 1.1× 656 0.7× 254 0.6× 193 0.8× 42 0.3× 53 2.5k
Ibrahim M. Ibrahimi United States 13 1.4k 0.9× 440 0.5× 159 0.4× 332 1.4× 93 0.7× 21 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ursula Schmeissner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ursula Schmeissner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Craig, Stewart, et al.. (2009). Determination of the contributions of individual aromatic residues to the CD spectrum of IL-lβ using site directed mutagenesis. International journal of peptide & protein research. 33(4). 256–262. 2 indexed citations
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Cannon, Joseph G., Burton D. Clark, Paul T. Wingfield, et al.. (1989). Rabbit IL-1. Cloning, expression, biologic properties, and transcription during endotoxemia.. The Journal of Immunology. 142(7). 2299–2306. 57 indexed citations
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Gronenborn, Angela M., et al.. (1988). Site directed mutants of human interleukin‐1α: A 1H‐NMR and receptor binding study. FEBS Letters. 231(1). 135–138. 14 indexed citations
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Wingfield, Paul T., Robert J. Mattaliano, H. Robson MacDonald, et al.. (1987). Recombinant-derived interleukin-1α stabilized against specific deamidation. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 1(5). 413–417. 30 indexed citations
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Hession, Catherine, Jean M. Decker, Anne P. Sherblom, et al.. (1987). Uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall Glycoprotein): a Renal Ligand for Lymphokines. Science. 237(4821). 1479–1484. 244 indexed citations
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Wingfield, Paul T., Mark A. Payton, Pierre Graber, et al.. (1987). Purification and characterization of human interleukin-1alpha produced in Escherichia coli. European Journal of Biochemistry. 165(3). 537–541. 45 indexed citations
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Craig, Stewart, Ursula Schmeissner, Paul T. Wingfield, & Roger H. Pain. (1987). Conformation, stability, and folding of interleukin 1.beta.. Biochemistry. 26(12). 3570–3576. 50 indexed citations
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Wingfield, Paul T., Alan Shaw, Ursula Schmeissner, et al.. (1987). Purification and characterization of human interleukin-la produced in Escherichia coli. 6 indexed citations
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MacDonald, H. Robson, Paul T. Wingfield, Ursula Schmeissner, et al.. (1986). Point mutations of human interleukin‐1 with decreased receptor binding affinity. FEBS Letters. 209(2). 295–298. 53 indexed citations
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Gronenborn, Angela M., G. Marius Clore, Ursula Schmeissner, & Paul T. Wingfield. (1986). A 1H‐NMR study of human interleukin‐1β. European Journal of Biochemistry. 161(1). 37–43. 31 indexed citations
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Schmeissner, Ursula, Keith McKenney, Martin Rosenberg, & Donald L. Court. (1984). Removal of a terminator structure by RNA processing regulates int gene expression. Journal of Molecular Biology. 176(1). 39–53. 127 indexed citations
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Schmeissner, Ursula, Keith McKenney, Martin Rosenberg, & Donald L. Court. (1984). Transcription terminator involved in the expression of the int gene of phage lambda. Gene. 28(3). 343–350. 22 indexed citations
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Bedouelle, Hugues, Ursula Schmeissner, Maurice Hofnung, & Martin Rosenberg. (1982). Promoters of the malEFG and malK-lamB operons in Escherichia coli K12. Journal of Molecular Biology. 161(4). 519–531. 31 indexed citations
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Schmeissner, Ursula, Donald L. Court, Keith McKenney, & Martin Rosenberg. (1981). Positively activated transcription of λ integrase gene initiates with UTP in vivo. Nature. 292(5819). 173–175. 26 indexed citations
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Schmeissner, Ursula, Donald L. Court, Hiroyuki Shimatake, & Martin Rosenberg. (1980). Promoter for the establishment of repressor synthesis in bacteriophage lambda.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(6). 3191–3195. 55 indexed citations
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Miller, Jeffrey H, Christine Coulondre, Murielle Hofer, et al.. (1979). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 131(2). 191–222. 118 indexed citations
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Farabaugh, Philip J., Ursula Schmeissner, Murielle Hofer, & Jeffrey H Miller. (1978). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 126(4). 847–863. 483 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sommer, Hans, Albert Schmitz, Ursula Schmeissner, Jeffrey H Miller, & H. G. Wittmann. (1978). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 123(3). 454–456. 15 indexed citations
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Schmeissner, Ursula, Don Ganem, & Jeffrey H Miller. (1977). Genetic studies of the lac repressor. Journal of Molecular Biology. 109(2). 303–326. 84 indexed citations
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Schmitz, A., Ursula Schmeissner, & Jeffrey H Miller. (1976). Mutations affecting the quaternary structure of the lac repressor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 251(11). 3359–3366. 59 indexed citations

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