William A. Cramer

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

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William A. Cramer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Cramer has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 35 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in William A. Cramer's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (117 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (35 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (35 papers). William A. Cramer is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (117 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (35 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (35 papers). William A. Cramer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Russia. William A. Cramer's co-authors include Huamin Zhang, Hermann Schägger, Genji Kurisu, William R. Widger, John Whitmarsh, S. Saif Hasan, Janet L. Smith, Janet L. Smith, Julian P. Whitelegge and Herbert Böhme and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William A. Cramer

161 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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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.

Analysis of Molecular Masses and Oligomeric States of Protein Complexes by Blue Native Electrophoresis and Isolation of Membrane Protein Complexes by Two-Dimensional Native Electrophoresis

1994 1.1k citations Hermann Schägger, William A. Cramer et al. Analytical Biochemistry profile →
Structure of the Cytochrome b ₆ f Complex of Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Tuning the Cavity

2003 555 citations Genji Kurisu, Huamin Zhang et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William A. Cramer United States	49	7.2k	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	162	8.2k
Tomitake Tsukihara Japan	52	9.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	897 0.6×	858 0.7×	602 0.5×	226	13.0k
Bruno Robert France	49	6.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	2.8k 2.4×	243	8.6k
Kunio Miki Japan	44	7.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	932 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	328	10.9k
Carl E. Bauer United States	51	7.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.6×	501 0.4×	144	8.7k
Eiki Yamashita Japan	45	8.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	638 0.5×	575 0.5×	571 0.5×	140	11.5k
Neil W. Isaacs United Kingdom	46	6.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	479 0.3×	812 0.7×	2.4k 2.1×	140	9.3k
Matti Saraste Germany	55	9.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	579 0.4×	493 0.4×	704 0.6×	99	12.4k
Egbert J. Boekema Netherlands	73	13.2k 1.8×	3.4k 2.1×	3.2k 2.3×	2.3k 1.9×	2.0k 1.8×	213	15.2k
Antony R. Crofts United States	61	9.4k 1.3×	2.6k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	2.3k 2.0×	188	11.0k
Norbert Krauß Germany	36	7.4k 1.0×	3.4k 2.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	92	9.0k

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Zhang, Huamin, et al.. (2019). Structural and functional contributions of lipids to the stability and activity of the photosynthetic cytochrome b6f lipoprotein complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(47). 17758–17767. 6 indexed citations

Hasan, S. Saif & William A. Cramer. (2014). Internal Lipid Architecture of the Hetero-Oligomeric Cytochrome b6f Complex. Structure. 22(7). 1008–1015. 41 indexed citations

Hasan, S. Saif, Eiki Yamashita, & William A. Cramer. (2013). Transmembrane signaling and assembly of the cytochrome b6f-lipidic charge transfer complex. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1827(11-12). 1295–1308. 44 indexed citations

Cramer, William A., H. C. Zhang, Jiusheng Yan, & Genji Kurisu. (2005). Binding sites of lipophilic quinone and quinone analogue inhibitors in the cytochrome b6f complex of oxygenic photosynthesis. Biochemical Society Transactions. 33(5). 921–923. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Jiusheng & William A. Cramer. (2004). Molecular Control of a Bimodal Distribution of Quinone-Analogue Inhibitor Binding Sites in the Cytochrome b6f Complex. Journal of Molecular Biology. 344(2). 481–493. 12 indexed citations

Cramer, William A.. (2004). Ironies in Photosynthetic Electron Transport: A Personal Perspective. Photosynthesis Research. 80(1-3). 293–305. 6 indexed citations

Kurisu, Genji, Huamin Zhang, Janet L. Smith, & William A. Cramer. (2003). Structure of the Cytochrome b ₆ f Complex of Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Tuning the Cavity. Science. 302(5647). 1009–1014. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

Yan, Jiusheng & William A. Cramer. (2003). Functional Insensitivity of the Cytochrome b6f Complex to Structure Changes in the Hinge Region of the Rieske Iron-Sulfur Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(23). 20925–20933. 45 indexed citations

Whitelegge, Julian P., Huamin Zhang, Rodrigo Aguilera, R. M. Taylor, & William A. Cramer. (2002). Full Subunit Coverage Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (LCMS+) of an Oligomeric Membrane Protein. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 1(10). 816–827. 142 indexed citations

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Whitelegge, Julian P., Huamin Zhang, & William A. Cramer. (2001). Mass Spectrometry of the Subunits of Highly Active Cytochrome b6f Complex from Spinach and the Cyanobacterium, M. laminosus: Identification of PetA,B,C,D,G,L,M,N Subunits in both Complexes and FNR in the Spinach b6f Complex. Science Access. 3(1). 1 indexed citations

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Soriano, G. M., et al.. (1999). Comparison of the Cytochrome bc1 Complex with theAnticipated Structure of the Cytochrome b6f Complex:De Plus Ça Change de Plus C'est la Même Chose. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 31(3). 201–214. 42 indexed citations

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Cramer, William A., et al.. (1997). Critical analysis of the extinction coefficient of chloroplast cytochrome f. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1319(2-3). 233–241. 48 indexed citations

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Zakharov, Stanisłav D., et al.. (1996). Membrane binding of the colicin E1 channel: activity requires an electrostatic interaction of intermediate magnitude. Biophysical Journal. 70(6). 2774–2783. 36 indexed citations

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Heymann, J. Bernard, et al.. (1996). Characterization of Electrostatic and Nonelectrostatic Components of Protein−Membrane Binding Interactions. Biochemistry. 35(8). 2717–2725. 46 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Gina, Renee J. Boerner, R. Michael Everly, et al.. (1994). Comparison of Cytochrome b-559 Content in Photosystem II Complexes from Spinach and Synechocystis Species PCC 6803. Biochemistry. 33(14). 4393–4400. 33 indexed citations

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Schägger, Hermann, et al.. (1994). Analysis of Molecular Masses and Oligomeric States of Protein Complexes by Blue Native Electrophoresis and Isolation of Membrane Protein Complexes by Two-Dimensional Native Electrophoresis. Analytical Biochemistry. 217(2). 220–230. 1080 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cramer, William A., et al.. (1993). The enigmatic cytochrome b‐559 of oxygenic photosynthesis. Physiologia Plantarum. 88(4). 705–711. 31 indexed citations

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Cramer, William A.. (1992). Dynamic properties of the colicin E1 ion channel. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 105(1-3). 71–81.

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Cramer, William A., Sharon L. Schendel, A. Rod Merrill, et al.. (1992). Dynamic properties of the colicin E1 ion channel. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 105(1-3). 71–81. 9 indexed citations

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Helgerson, Sam, William A. Cramer, & D. James Morré. (1976). Evidence for an Increase in Microviscosity of Plasma Membranes from Soybean Hypocotyls Induced by the Plant Hormone, Indole-3-Acetic Acid. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 58(4). 548–551. 29 indexed citations

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