W. Rypniewski

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

W. Rypniewski is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Rypniewski has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in W. Rypniewski's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (31 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (19 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (13 papers). W. Rypniewski is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (31 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (19 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (13 papers). W. Rypniewski collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Germany and Italy. W. Rypniewski's co-authors include Hazel M. Holden, Ivan Rayment, Keith S. Wilson, Stefano Mangani, Stefano Ciurli, Stefano Benini, G.E. Wesenberg, Donald A. Winkelmann, Matthew M. Benning and Diana R. Tomchick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

W. Rypniewski

90 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Three-dimensional structure of myosin subfragment-1: a mo... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 500 1000 1.5k
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. Three-dimensional structure of myosin subfragment-1: a molecular motor
    1993 1.7k citations Ivan Rayment, W. Rypniewski et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Rypniewski Poland 31 3.2k 1.5k 759 684 520 92 5.1k
Kristina Djinović‐Carugo Austria 42 3.3k 1.0× 626 0.4× 715 0.9× 83 0.1× 1.3k 2.5× 144 5.9k
Matthew M. Benning United States 28 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 775 1.0× 27 0.0× 586 1.1× 45 4.6k
A.S. Arvai United States 43 5.5k 1.7× 133 0.1× 670 0.9× 69 0.1× 634 1.2× 61 7.8k
Manfred Auer United Kingdom 34 3.3k 1.0× 154 0.1× 321 0.4× 155 0.2× 346 0.7× 119 5.3k
Gary Cecchini United States 41 3.9k 1.2× 110 0.1× 595 0.8× 181 0.3× 437 0.8× 112 5.6k
H.D. Bartunik Germany 33 5.4k 1.7× 88 0.1× 896 1.2× 115 0.2× 1.6k 3.0× 57 7.2k
Emilia Chiancone Italy 45 3.8k 1.2× 104 0.1× 709 0.9× 104 0.2× 2.8k 5.4× 222 7.2k
Derek T. Logan Sweden 38 3.0k 0.9× 455 0.3× 737 1.0× 19 0.0× 276 0.5× 119 4.8k
Antonio Rosato Italy 43 3.7k 1.2× 76 0.1× 1.2k 1.5× 154 0.2× 447 0.9× 134 7.0k
Takeshi Uchida Japan 35 1.8k 0.6× 131 0.1× 295 0.4× 38 0.1× 810 1.6× 193 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by W. Rypniewski

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Rypniewski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Rypniewski

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

All Works

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Kaczorowska, Anna‐Karina, Magdalena Płotka, Guðmundur Ó. Hreggviðsson, et al.. (2025). Crystal structure, enzymatic and thermodynamic properties of the Thermus thermophilus phage Tt72 lytic endopeptidase with unique structural signatures of thermal adaptation. Journal of Structural Biology. 217(3). 108230–108230.
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Kiliszek, Agnieszka & W. Rypniewski. (2023). The emergence of biological homochirality. Acta Biochimica Polonica. 70(3). 481–485. 1 indexed citations
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Korycka‐Machała, Małgorzata, Anna Żaczek, Jarosław Dziadek, et al.. (2020). Novel Isoniazid-Carborane Hybrids Active In Vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pharmaceuticals. 13(12). 465–465. 16 indexed citations
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Rypniewski, W., Ronald Micura, Asako Murata, et al.. (2019). Structural insights into synthetic ligands targeting A–A pairs in disease-related CAG RNA repeats. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(20). 10906–10913. 22 indexed citations
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Parus, Anna, Grzegorz Framski, W. Rypniewski, et al.. (2019). Plant growth promoting N-alkyltropinium bromides enhance seed germination, biomass accumulation and photosynthesis parameters of maize (Zea mays). New Journal of Chemistry. 43(15). 5805–5812. 13 indexed citations
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Kiliszek, Agnieszka, et al.. (2019). Crystal structures of aminotransferases Aro8 and Aro9 from Candida albicans and structural insights into their properties. Journal of Structural Biology. 205(3). 26–33. 4 indexed citations
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Węglarz‐Tomczak, Ewelina, Ewa Rudzińska‐Szostak, Katarzyna Macegoniuk, et al.. (2018). Helix-loop-helix peptide foldamers and their use in the construction of hydrolase mimetics. Bioorganic Chemistry. 81. 356–361. 12 indexed citations
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Kiliszek, Agnieszka, Ryszard Kierzek, Włodzimierz J. Krzyżosiak, & W. Rypniewski. (2011). Crystal structures of CGG RNA repeats with implications for fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(16). 7308–7315. 49 indexed citations
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Malecki, P.H., W. Rypniewski, M. Szymański, Jan Barciszewski, & Arne Meyer. (2011). Binding of the plant hormone kinetin in the active site of Mistletoe Lectin I from Viscum album. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1824(2). 334–338. 5 indexed citations
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Obmolova, Galina, Michael L. Oldham, Simon H. Chang, et al.. (2011). The Crystal Structures of Eukaryotic Phosphofructokinases from Baker's Yeast and Rabbit Skeletal Muscle. Journal of Molecular Biology. 407(2). 284–297. 47 indexed citations
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Kiliszek, Agnieszka, Ryszard Kierzek, Włodzimierz J. Krzyżosiak, & W. Rypniewski. (2009). Structural insights into CUG repeats containing the ‘stretched U–U wobble’: implications for myotonic dystrophy. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(12). 4149–4156. 70 indexed citations
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Georgieva, Dessislava, W. Rypniewski, Hartmut Echner, et al.. (2004). Synthetic human prion protein octapeptide repeat binds to the proteinase K active site. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 325(4). 1406–1411. 7 indexed citations
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Rypniewski, W., et al.. (2002). Crystallisation under microgravity of mistletoe lectin I from Viscum album with adenine monophosphate and the crystal structure at 1.9 Å resolution. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 58(10). 1704–1707. 24 indexed citations
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Markiewicz, Wojciech T., Zofia Gdaniec, Dorota A. Adamiak, et al.. (1998). Studies on Synthesis and Structure of O -β-D-Ribofuranosyl(1″→2′)-ribonucleosides and Oligonucleotides. Nucleosides and Nucleotides. 17(1-3). 411–424. 8 indexed citations
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Rypniewski, W., et al.. (1995). Structure of inhibited trypsin from Fusarium oxysporum at 1.55 Å. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 51(1). 73–85. 10 indexed citations
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Rayment, Ivan, W. Rypniewski, Karen Schmidt‐Bäse, et al.. (1993). Three-dimensional structure of myosin subfragment-1: a molecular motor. Science. 261(5117). 50–58. 1677 indexed citations breakdown →

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