Walther Stoeckenius

17.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
127 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

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Walther Stoeckenius is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walther Stoeckenius has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 75 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walther Stoeckenius's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (82 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (26 papers). Walther Stoeckenius is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (82 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (26 papers). Walther Stoeckenius collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Hungary. Walther Stoeckenius's co-authors include Dieter Oesterhelt, Roberto A. Bogomolni, Richard H. Lozier, Efraim Racker, A.E. Blaurock, István Szundi, San-Bao Hwang, W H Kunau, Arlette Danon and Akira Ikegami and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Walther Stoeckenius

125 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rhodopsin-like Protein from the Purple Membrane of Halobacterium halobium

1971 1.6k citations Dieter Oesterhelt, Walther Stoeckenius profile →
[69] Isolation of the cell membrane of Halobacterium halobium and its fractionation into red and purple membrane

1974 1.5k citations Dieter Oesterhelt, Walther Stoeckenius Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →
Bacteriorhodopsin: a light-driven proton pump in Halobacterium Halobium

1975 839 citations Richard H. Lozier, Roberto A. Bogomolni et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
Functions of a New Photoreceptor Membrane

1973 823 citations Dieter Oesterhelt, Walther Stoeckenius profile →
Bacteriorhodopsin and the purple membrane of halobacteria

1979 738 citations Walther Stoeckenius, Richard H. Lozier et al. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) profile →
Bacteriorhodopsin and Related Pigments of Halobacteria

1982 641 citations Walther Stoeckenius, Roberto A. Bogomolni profile →
Reconstitution of Purple Membrane Vesicles Catalyzing Light-driven Proton Uptake and Adenosine Triphosphate Formation

1974 523 citations Walther Stoeckenius et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walther Stoeckenius United States	54	10.3k	8.2k	1.8k	1.7k	963	127	14.0k
Janos Κ. Lanyi United States	70	13.2k 1.3×	10.4k 1.3×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	274	16.5k
Hideki Kandori Japan	56	10.1k 1.0×	7.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	409	12.9k
M Montal United States	57	3.6k 0.4×	9.6k 1.2×	940 0.5×	964 0.6×	239 0.2×	150	13.6k
H. G. Khorana United States	73	5.6k 0.5×	13.4k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	381 0.2×	201 0.2×	247	17.1k
Dieter Oesterhelt Germany	85	16.3k 1.6×	18.8k 2.3×	3.5k 2.0×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	451	28.2k
H. Gobind Khorana United States	60	5.6k 0.5×	9.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	279 0.2×	211 0.2×	167	11.4k
Alan S. Waggoner United States	54	2.0k 0.2×	6.0k 0.7×	862 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	346 0.4×	127	11.0k
Kenneth J. Rothschild United States	50	5.0k 0.5×	5.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	476 0.3×	387 0.4×	169	7.6k
Leonid S. Brown Canada	48	5.3k 0.5×	4.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	658 0.4×	505 0.5×	136	7.2k
Norbert A. Dencher Germany	52	3.3k 0.3×	6.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	417 0.2×	297 0.3×	153	8.1k

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Keszthelyi, L., et al.. (2003). Photoexcitation of the O-Intermediate in Bacteriorhodopsin Mutant L93A. Biophysical Journal. 84(6). 3857–3863. 11 indexed citations

Groma, Géza I., Roberto A. Bogomolni, & Walther Stoeckenius. (1997). The photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin at high pH and ionic strength. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1319(1). 69–85. 2 indexed citations

Dér, András, et al.. (1995). Orientation of purple membrane in combined electric and magnetic fields. FEBS Letters. 377(3). 419–420. 11 indexed citations

Wakatsuki, Soichi, Yoshiaki Kimura, Walther Stoeckenius, et al.. (1994). Blue form of bacteriorhodopsin and its order-disorder transition during dehydration. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1185(2). 160–166. 4 indexed citations

Stoeckenius, Walther. (1994). From membrane structure to bacteriorhodopsin. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 139(3). 139–148. 9 indexed citations

Stoeckenius, Walther. (1985). The rhodopsin-like pigments of halobacteria: light-energy and signal transducers in an archaebacterium. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 10(12). 483–486. 58 indexed citations

Dancsházy, Z., Sam Helgerson, & Walther Stoeckenius. (1983). Coupling between the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle kinetics and the protonmotive force. I. Single flash measurements in Halobacterium halobium cells. Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics.. 5(6). 347–357. 11 indexed citations

Helgerson, Sam, et al.. (1983). Halobacterium halobium photophosphorylation: illumination-dependent increase in the adenylate energy charge and phosphorylation potential. Biochemistry. 22(25). 5746–5753. 15 indexed citations

Spudich, John L. & Walther Stoeckenius. (1979). Photosensory and Chemosensory Behavior of Halobacterium Halobium (phototaxis, chemotaxis, bacteriorhodopsin, halobacteria). Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics.. 1(1). 43–54. 42 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther. (1979). A model for the function of bacteriorhodopsin.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 33. 39–47. 6 indexed citations

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Bogomolni, Roberto A., et al.. (1978). Linear and circular dichroism of oriented purple membranes. Biophysical Journal. 21(3). 183. 1 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther, et al.. (1978). Oriented adsorption of purple membrane to cationic surfaces. The Journal of Cell Biology. 77(2). 611–621. 86 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther, et al.. (1977). Triton X‐100に溶解したバクテリオロドプシンの分子量. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 74(7). 2803–2804. 15 indexed citations

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Peters, Jutta, Reiner Peters, & Walther Stoeckenius. (1976). A photosensitive product of sodium borohydride reduction of bacteriorhodopsin. FEBS Letters. 61(2). 128–134. 41 indexed citations

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Oesterhelt, Dieter & Walther Stoeckenius. (1974). [69] Isolation of the cell membrane of Halobacterium halobium and its fractionation into red and purple membrane. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 31. 667–678. 1525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stoeckenius, Walther & Richard H. Lozier. (1974). Light energy conversion in halobacterium halobium. Journal of Supramolecular Structure. 2(5-6). 769–774. 95 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther, et al.. (1971). Preparation and characteristics of lipid vesicles. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 4(1). 252–269. 56 indexed citations

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Schwan, Herman P., et al.. (1970). Electrical Properties of Phospholipid Vesicles. Biophysical Journal. 10(11). 1102–1119. 72 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther. (1968). Membrane Models and Membrane Formation. Science. 160(3827). 561–562. 5 indexed citations

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Stoeckenius, Walther & J Kracht. (1958). [Electron microscopic studies on the islands of Langerhans in rats].. PubMed. 36(3-4). 135–45. 19 indexed citations

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