Wolfram Bode

33.6k total citations · 14 hit papers
282 papers, 28.0k citations indexed

About

Wolfram Bode is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfram Bode has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 28.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Cancer Research and 85 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Wolfram Bode's work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (89 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (84 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (75 papers). Wolfram Bode is often cited by papers focused on Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (89 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (84 papers) and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (75 papers). Wolfram Bode collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Wolfram Bode's co-authors include Robert Huber, Vito Türk, Milton T. Stubbs, P. Schwager, F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth, K. Maskos, Andrej Karshikov, A. Tulinsky, Stuart R. Stone and Hans Brandstetter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wolfram Bode

280 papers receiving 27.0k citations

Hit Papers

Natural protein proteinase inhibitors and their interacti... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1992 1989 1991 1990 1992 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Natural protein proteinase inhibitors and their interaction with proteinases
    1992 931 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber European Journal of Biochemistry profile →
  2. The refined 1.9 A crystal structure of human alpha-thrombin: interaction with D-Phe-Pro-Arg chloromethylketone and significance of the Tyr-Pro-Pro-Trp insertion segment.
    1989 794 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. profile →
  3. The cystatins: Protein inhibitors of cysteine proteinases
    1991 681 citations Vito Türk, Wolfram Bode FEBS Letters profile →
  4. The Structure of a Complex of Recombinant Hirudin and Human α-Thrombin
    1990 618 citations A. Tulinsky, Wolfram Bode et al. profile →
  5. The refined 1.9‐Å X‐ray crystal structure of d‐Phe‐Pro‐Arg chloromethylketone‐inhibited human α‐thrombin: Structure analysis, overall structure, electrostatic properties, detailed active‐site geometry, and structure‐function relationships
    1992 565 citations Wolfram Bode, Vito Türk et al. profile →
  6. Structural basis of the activation and action of trypsin
    1978 557 citations Robert Huber, Wolfram Bode profile →
  7. The 2.0 A X-ray crystal structure of chicken egg white cystatin and its possible mode of interaction with cysteine proteinases.
    1988 510 citations Wolfram Bode, Richard A. Engh et al. profile →
  8. The geometry of the reactive site and of the peptide groups in trypsin, trypsinogen and its complexes with inhibitors
    1983 507 citations Wolfram Bode et al. profile →
  9. Mechanism of inhibition of the human matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-1 by TIMP-1
    1997 501 citations K. Maskos, Andreas Bergner et al. profile →
  10. Structure of the complex formed by bovine trypsin and bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor
    1974 481 citations Robert Huber, Wolfram Bode et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  11. The refined crystal structure of bovine β-trypsin at 1·8 Å resolution
    1975 410 citations Wolfram Bode et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  12. X-ray crystallographic structure of the light-harvesting biliprotein C-phycocyanin from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus laminosus and its resemblance to globin structures
    1985 281 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  13. The transition of bovine trypsinogen to a trypsin-like state upon strong ligand binding
    1978 263 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  14. Crystal structure of bovine trypsinogen at 1·8 Å resolution
    1977 214 citations Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfram Bode Germany 92 15.0k 7.1k 6.6k 5.5k 3.0k 282 28.0k
Vito Türk Slovenia 85 12.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.2× 7.1k 1.1× 4.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 424 25.3k
Joan S. Brugge United States 111 25.6k 1.7× 3.1k 0.4× 5.1k 0.8× 10.2k 1.9× 3.9k 1.3× 259 41.9k
Richard D. Klausner United States 116 22.1k 1.5× 4.0k 0.6× 3.4k 0.5× 3.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 243 37.7k
Frank McCormick United States 118 42.8k 2.8× 2.5k 0.3× 5.6k 0.9× 14.4k 2.6× 7.5k 2.5× 381 57.5k
Philip S. Low United States 96 15.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.2× 1.7k 0.3× 4.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 521 36.9k
Donald Küfe United States 111 27.8k 1.8× 4.0k 0.6× 5.5k 0.8× 12.7k 2.3× 3.6k 1.2× 621 41.4k
John Kuriyan United States 99 28.8k 1.9× 3.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 7.0k 1.3× 3.1k 1.0× 235 38.8k
Charles S. Craik United States 76 10.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.2× 2.0k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 344 19.6k
Takashi Takahashi Japan 96 19.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.2× 9.0k 1.4× 11.2k 2.0× 3.0k 1.0× 699 37.1k
J. Michael Bishop United States 116 33.0k 2.2× 2.0k 0.3× 5.1k 0.8× 9.5k 1.7× 11.4k 3.8× 356 48.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bode, Wolfram. (2007). Structure of thrombin, a Janus-headed proteinase. ˜The œbiomedical & life sciences collection.. 2007(10). e1001170–e1001170.
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Bode, Wolfram. (2006). Structure and interaction modes of thrombin. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 36(2). 122–130. 78 indexed citations
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Braun, Marianne, Nor Eddine Sounni, Agnès Noël, et al.. (2003). Crystal Structure of the Catalytic Domain of MMP-16/MT3-MMP: Characterization of MT-MMP Specific Features. Journal of Molecular Biology. 336(1). 213–225. 37 indexed citations
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Estébanez‐Perpiñá, Eva, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, Didier Belorgey, et al.. (2002). Caspase activator human granzyme B, crystal structure and implications in apoptosis. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 58(s1). c280–c280. 1 indexed citations
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Kairies, Norman, Hans‐Georg Beisel, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, et al.. (2001). The 2.0-Å crystal structure of tachylectin 5A provides evidence for the common origin of the innate immunity and the blood coagulation systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(24). 13519–13524. 121 indexed citations
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Sommerhoff, Christian P., Wolfram Bode, Gabriele Matschiner, Andreas Bergner, & Hans Fritz. (2000). The human mast cell tryptase tetramer: a fascinating riddle solved by structure. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1477(1-2). 75–89. 65 indexed citations
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Bode, Wolfram & Robert Huber. (2000). Structural basis of the endoproteinase–protein inhibitor interaction. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1477(1-2). 241–252. 218 indexed citations
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Tachias, Kathy, et al.. (1997). Identification of a Hydrophobic Exosite on Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator That Modulates Specificity for Plasminogen. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(3). 1811–1816. 16 indexed citations
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Bode, Wolfram & Martin Renatus. (1997). Tissue-type plasminogen activator: variants and crystal/solution structures demarcate structural determinants of function. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 7(6). 865–872. 22 indexed citations
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Bode, Wolfram, Pete Lollar, Margit Bauer, Robert Huber, & Hans Brandstetter. (1996). Crystal Structure of the Antihaemophilic Clotting Factor IXa:Explanation for Its Activity Enhancement towards Factor X upon Complex Formation with Factor VIIIa. 7(3). 165–175.
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Gohlke, U., F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth, Thomas Crabbe, et al.. (1996). The C‐terminal (haemopexin‐like) domain structure of human gelatinase A (MMP2): structural implications for its function. FEBS Letters. 378(2). 126–130. 75 indexed citations
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Grams, Frank, Peter Reinemer, James C. Powers, et al.. (1995). X-ray Structures of Human Neutrophil Collagenase Complexed with Peptide Hydroxamate and Peptide Thiol Inhibitors. Implications for Substrate Binding and Rational Drug Design. European Journal of Biochemistry. 228(3). 830–841. 155 indexed citations
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Klinkert, Mo‐Quen, Donato Cioli, Elliott Shaw, et al.. (1994). Sequence and structure similarities of cathepsin B from the parasite Schistosoma mansoni and human liver. FEBS Letters. 351(3). 397–400. 5 indexed citations
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Padmanabhan, K., A. Tulinsky, Chang H. Park, et al.. (1993). Structure of Human Des(1-45) Factor Xa at 2·2 Å Resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 232(3). 947–966. 350 indexed citations
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Lin, G., Wolfram Bode, Robert Huber, Cheng‐Wu Chi, & Richard A. Engh. (1993). The 0.25‐nm X‐ray structure of the Bowman‐Birk‐type inhibitor from mung bean in ternary complex with porcine trypsin. European Journal of Biochemistry. 212(2). 549–555. 72 indexed citations
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Bauer, Margit, Hans Brandstetter, Vito Türk, Jörg Stürzebecher, & Wolfram Bode. (1993). Crystallographic Determination of Thrombin Complexes With Small Synthetic Inhibitors as a Starting Point for the Receptor-Based Design of Antithrombotics. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. 19(4). 352–360. 18 indexed citations
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Bode, Wolfram & Robert Huber. (1991). Proteinase-protein inhibitor interaction.. PubMed. 50(4-6). 437–46. 21 indexed citations
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Fabry, Stefan, Anselm Lehmacher, Wolfram Bode, & Reinhard Hensel. (1988). Expression of the glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase gene from the extremely thermophilic archaebacterium Methanothermus fervidus in E. coli. FEBS Letters. 237(1-2). 213–217. 24 indexed citations
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Schalch, Wolfgang & Wolfram Bode. (1975). Involvement of tyrosine residues in the protomer-protomer interaction of Proteus mirabilis flagella as studied by spectroscopic methods, chemical modification and aggregation experiments. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 405(2). 292–305. 4 indexed citations

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