Walter Neupert

40.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
341 papers, 31.8k citations indexed

About

Walter Neupert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Neupert has authored 341 papers receiving a total of 31.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 323 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 32 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Walter Neupert's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (270 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (126 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (105 papers). Walter Neupert is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (270 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (126 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (105 papers). Walter Neupert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Walter Neupert's co-authors include Nikolaus Pfanner, Johannes M. Herrmann, F. Ulrich Hartl, Rosemary A. Stuart, Michael Brunner, Benedikt Westermann, Kai Hell, Doron Rapaport, Dejana Mokranjac and Bernard Guiard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Walter Neupert

338 papers receiving 30.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Translocation of Proteins into Mitochondria

2007 1.1k citations Walter Neupert, Johannes M. Herrmann profile →
PROTEIN IMPORT INTO MITOCHONDRIA

1997 889 citations Walter Neupert profile →
Mitochondrial protein import

1989 706 citations F. Ulrich Hartl, Nikolaus Pfanner et al. profile →
Requirement for hsp70 in the mitochondrial matrix for translocation and folding of precursor proteins

1990 610 citations Walter Neupert, Nikolaus Pfanner et al. profile →
Protein folding in mitochondria requires complex formation with hsp60 and ATP hydrolysis

1989 559 citations Walter Neupert, F. Ulrich Hartl et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The UbiB family member Cqd1 forms a novel membrane contact site in mitochondria 2023 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), D. Rieger, (unknown), Timo Sachsenheimer, Christian Lüchtenborg, Rico Schieweck, Britta Brügger, Benedikt Westermann, Till Klecker, Walter Neupert, Max Harner	4
2	Thirty years of protein translocation into mitochondria: Unexpectedly complex and still puzzling 2008 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·Dejana Mokranjac, Walter Neupert	94
3	Influence of Substrate Binding on the Mechanical Stability of Mouse Dihydrofolate Reductase 2005 ·Biophysical Journal ·Jan Philipp Junker, Kai Hell, Michael Schlierf, Walter Neupert, Matthias Rief	44
4	Proteome analysis of mitochondrial outer membrane from *Neurospora crassa* 2005 ·PROTEOMICS ·(unknown), Holger Prokisch, Tilman Schlunck, David Camp, Uwe Ahting, Thomas Waizenegger, Curt Scharfe, Thomas Meitinger, Axel Imhof, Walter Neupert, Peter J. Oefner, Doron Rapaport	70
5	The J domain–related cochaperone Tim16 is a constituent of the mitochondrial TIM23 preprotein translocase 2004 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·C. Kozany, Dejana Mokranjac, Martin Sichting, Walter Neupert, Kai Hell	132
6	The Oxa2 Protein ofNeurospora crassaPlays a Critical Role in the Biogenesis of Cytochrome Oxidase and Defines a Ubiquitous Subbranch of the Oxa1/YidC/Alb3 Protein Family 2004 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Soledad Funes, Frank E. Nargang, Walter Neupert, Johannes M. Herrmann	61
7	Conserved N-terminal Negative Charges in the Tim17 Subunit of the TIM23 Translocase Play a Critical Role in the Import of Preproteins into Mitochondria 2004 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Stephan Meier, Walter Neupert, Johannes M. Herrmann	66
8	Contact sites between the outer and inner membrane of mitochondria—role in protein transport 2002 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·Andreas S. Reichert, Walter Neupert	97
9	Prohibitins Regulate Membrane Protein Degradation by the m -AAA Protease in Mitochondria 1999 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown), Walter Neupert, Thomas Langer	289
10	Functional Cooperation and Stoichiometry of Protein Translocases of the Outer and Inner Membranes of Mitochondria 1997 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Christian Sirrenberg, (unknown), (unknown), Matthias Bauer, Ernst Walther, Walter Neupert, Michael Brunner	46
11	Role of the Mitochondrial DnaJ Homolog Mdj1p as a Chaperone for Mitochondrially Synthesized and Imported Proteins 1996 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Benedikt Westermann, Brigitte Gaume, Johannes M. Herrmann, Walter Neupert, Elisabeth Schwarz	65
12	Regulated protein degradation in mitochondria 1996 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Thomas Langer, Walter Neupert	68
13	3 Chaperoning Mitochondrial Biogenesis 1994 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Thomas Langer, Walter Neupert	24
14	Import of ADP/ATP carrier into mitochondria 1990 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Heinrich Steger, Thomas Söllner, Michael Kiebler, Klaus Dietmeier, Rupert Pfaller, Konrad Trülzsch, Maximilian Tropschug, Walter Neupert, Nikolaus Pfanner	4
15	Apocytochrome c: an exceptional mitochondrial precursor protein using an exceptional import pathway 1990 ·Biochimie ·Rosemary A. Stuart, Walter Neupert	65
16	Translocation arrest by reversible folding of a precursor protein imported into mitochondria 1989 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Joachim Rassow, Bernard Guiard, Ulla Wienhues, Volker Herzog, F. Ulrich Hartl, Walter Neupert	27
17	Role of ATP in mitochondrial protein import 1988 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Nikolaus Pfanner, Rupert Pfaller, Ralf Kleene, Masaki Ito, Maximilian Tropschug, Walter Neupert	9
18	A water-soluble form of porin from the mitochondrial outer membrane of Neurospora crassa 1985 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Rupert Pfaller, Helmut Freitag, Matthew A. Harmey, Roland Benz, Walter Neupert	16
19	Transfer of proteins into mitochondria 1983 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Craig Zwizinski, M Schleyer, Walter Neupert	11
20	Requirement of a Membrane Potential for the Posttranslational Transfer of Proteins into Mitochondsria 1982 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·M Schleyer, Bernd M. Schmidt, Walter Neupert	236

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