Volker Speth

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Volker Speth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Speth has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Volker Speth's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Volker Speth is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (11 papers) and Light effects on plants (9 papers). Volker Speth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Volker Speth's co-authors include F. Thomas Wunderlich, Gunther Neuhaus, S. Bullivant, Ronald S. Weinstein, K. Mühlethaler, Peter Satir, Morris J. Karnovsky, Norton B. Gilula, H. Moor and Daniel Branton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Volker Speth

59 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Volker Speth Germany 33 2.8k 1.4k 371 336 335 59 4.1k
U.I. Flügge Germany 16 3.0k 1.1× 844 0.6× 149 0.4× 191 0.6× 566 1.7× 17 4.3k
William Cohen United States 28 2.8k 1.0× 493 0.4× 197 0.5× 429 1.3× 483 1.4× 108 5.5k
Tom Sargent United States 5 4.5k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 493 1.3× 213 0.6× 613 1.8× 7 6.9k
Hilton H. Mollenhauer United States 41 3.3k 1.2× 2.3k 1.7× 314 0.8× 266 0.8× 1.2k 3.4× 146 7.1k
Rusty J. Mans United States 19 2.4k 0.9× 586 0.4× 218 0.6× 201 0.6× 308 0.9× 32 3.5k
Wayne Wray United States 15 2.7k 1.0× 484 0.4× 193 0.5× 150 0.4× 530 1.6× 35 4.2k
George Brawerman United States 45 5.2k 1.9× 572 0.4× 450 1.2× 155 0.5× 311 0.9× 98 6.4k
E. Peter M. Candido Canada 39 3.3k 1.2× 354 0.3× 421 1.1× 539 1.6× 219 0.7× 82 4.8k
Joëlle Vinh France 34 2.6k 0.9× 758 0.6× 207 0.6× 221 0.7× 383 1.1× 112 4.2k
Jerry L. Hedrick United States 41 3.1k 1.1× 422 0.3× 382 1.0× 241 0.7× 811 2.4× 115 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Volker Speth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Speth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Volker Speth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Volker Speth 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 Volker Speth. Volker Speth is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Barrionuevo, Francisco J., Angela Naumann, Stefan Bagheri‐Fam, et al.. (2008). Sox9 is required for invagination of the otic placode in mice. Developmental Biology. 317(1). 213–224. 56 indexed citations
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Pfeiffer, Anne, Tim Kunkel, Andreas Hiltbrunner, et al.. (2008). A cell‐free system for light‐dependent nuclear import of phytochrome. The Plant Journal. 57(4). 680–689. 31 indexed citations
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Michalke, W., et al.. (2003). Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase Is Involved in Auxin-Mediated Cell Elongation during Wheat Embryo Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 131(3). 1302–1312. 95 indexed citations
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Eichenberg, Klaus, Tim Kunkel, Thomas Kretsch, Volker Speth, & Eberhard Schäfer. (1999). In Vivo Characterization of Chimeric Phytochromes in Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(1). 354–359. 25 indexed citations
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Frese, Michael, et al.. (1997). Mx1 sensitivity: Batken virus is an orthomyxovirus closely related to Dhori virus.. Journal of General Virology. 78(10). 2453–2458. 30 indexed citations
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Kunkel, Tim, Volker Speth, Claudia Büche, & Eberhard Schäfer. (1995). In Vivo Characterization of Phytochrome-Phycocyanobilin Adducts in Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(34). 20193–20200. 33 indexed citations
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Grimm, Rudolf, Volker Speth, Christoph Eckerskorn, et al.. (1993). ATCPl-related molecular chaperone from plants refolds phytochrome to its photoreversible form. Nature. 363(6430). 644–648. 38 indexed citations
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Grimm, Rudolf, Volker Speth, A.A. Gatenby, & E. Schäfer. (1991). GroEL‐related molecular chaperones are present in the cytosol of oat cells. FEBS Letters. 286(1-2). 155–158. 12 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Eberhard, Rudolf Grimm, Klaus Harter, Volker Speth, & E. Sch�fer. (1991). Partial purification of sequestered particles of phytochrome from oat (Avenu sativa L.) seedlings. Planta. 183(2). 265–73. 8 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Eberhard, Volker Speth, & E. Sch�fer. (1990). Intracellular localisation of phytochrome in oat coleoptiles by electron microscopy. Planta. 180(3). 372–7. 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Eberhard, Volker Speth, & E. Sch�fer. (1990). Intracellular localisation of phytochrome in oat coleoptiles by electron microscopy. Planta. 180(3). 372–377. 1 indexed citations
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Andreesen, Reinhard, et al.. (1988). Human macrophage maturation and heterogeneity: Restricted expression of late differentiation antigens in situ. Cell and Tissue Research. 253(2). 271–9. 35 indexed citations
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Wunderlich, F. Thomas, et al.. (1988). Cryptic disposition of antigenic parasite proteins in plasma membranes of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium chabaudi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 30(1). 55–65. 27 indexed citations
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Speth, Volker, et al.. (1987). Intracellular localisation of phytochrome and ubiquitin in red-light-irradiated oat coleoptiles by electron microscopy. Planta. 171(3). 332–338. 35 indexed citations
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Wunderlich, F. Thomas, et al.. (1987). Isolation and characterization of parasites and host cell ghosts from erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium chabaudi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 23(2). 103–115. 35 indexed citations
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Speth, Volker, et al.. (1986). Intracellular localisation of phytochrome in oat coleoptiles by electron microscopy. Planta. 168(3). 299–304. 37 indexed citations
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Eshdat, Yuval, Volker Speth, & Klaus Jann. (1981). Participation ofPili andCell WallAdhesin intheYeast Agglutination Activity ofEscherichia coli. Virology. 83(2). 337–55. 1 indexed citations
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Speth, Volker, et al.. (1979). Prostaglandin E1 reversibly induces morphological changes in macrophages and inhibits phagocytosis. Experimental Cell Research. 119(2). 365–371. 71 indexed citations
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Wunderlich, F. Thomas, Adam Ronai, Volker Speth, Joachim Seelig, & Alfred Blume. (1975). Thermotropic lipid clustering in tetrahymena membranes. Biochemistry. 14(17). 3730–3735. 103 indexed citations

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