2026 Andreas Engel: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	126	217	197	2	2	561	50912

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
1970 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1957 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1954 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Andreas Engel is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, totaling 16 publications. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Structural Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's recent papers cover diverse topics and include:

Regulating ChatGPT and other Large Generative AI Models, 2023, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
Gasdermin-A3 pore formation propagates along variable pathways, 2022, published in Nature Communications
Aquaporin-7: A Dynamic Aquaglyceroporin With Greater Water and Glycerol Permeability Than Its Bacterial Homolog GlpF, 2020, published in Frontiers in Physiology
The cytoplasmic domain of the AAA+ protease FtsH is tilted with respect to the membrane to facilitate substrate entry, 2020, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
cryoWriter: a blotting free cryo-EM preparation system with a climate jet and cover-slip injector, 2022, published in Faraday Discussions

Their work frequently appears in the following publication venues:

Advanced Materials Technologies
Nature Communications
Frontiers in Physiology
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Faraday Discussions

Andreas Engel's collaborative network includes multiple contributions with these coauthors:

Thomas Kowatz
Eleonoor Verlinden
Murali Krishna Ghatkesar
Philipp Hacker
Daniel J. Müller

The scientist's main research topics incorporate:

Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Inflammasome and immune disorders
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Recognition of their career includes membership and fellowship in prominent scientific organizations:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1970)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1957)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1954)

Best Publications

Structural determinants of water permeation through aquaporin-1.

K Murata;K Mitsuoka;T Hirai;T Walz

2184
Citations
Aquaporin water channels – from atomic structure to clinical medicine

Peter Agre;Landon S. King;Masato Yasui;Wm B. Guggino

1469
Citations
Cellular and molecular biology of the aquaporin water channels.

Mario Borgnia;Søren Nielsen;Andreas Engel;Peter Agre

1067
Citations
Atomic-force microscopy: Rhodopsin dimers in native disc membranes

Dimitrios Fotiadis;Yan Liang;Slawomir Filipek;David A. Saperstein

827
Citations
Organization of the G Protein-coupled Receptors Rhodopsin and Opsin in Native Membranes

Yan Liang;Dimitrios Fotiadis;Sławomir Filipek;David A. Saperstein

737
Citations
The three-dimensional structure of aquaporin-1

Thomas Walz;Thomas Walz;Teruhisa Hirai;Kazuyoshi Murata;J. Bernard Heymann

581
Citations
Imaging and manipulation of biological structures with the AFM

Dimitrios Fotiadis;Simon Scheuring;Shirley A. Müller;Andreas Engel

520
Citations
The V-antigen of Yersinia forms a distinct structure at the tip of injectisome needles.

Catherine A. Mueller;Petr Broz;Shirley A. Müller;Philippe Ringler

439
Citations
Structure and function of water channels

Yoshinori Fujiyoshi;Yoshinori Fujiyoshi;Kaoru Mitsuoka;Bert L de Groot;Ansgar Philippsen

380
Citations
Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy Produces Faithful High-Resolution Images of Protein Surfaces

Clemens Möller;Mike Allen;Virgil Elings;Andreas Engel

366
Citations
Isolation and characterization of the host protein groE involved in bacteriophage lambda assembly.

Thomas Hohn;Barbara Hohn;Andreas Engel;Michel Wurtz

363
Citations
Polymorphic fibrillar assembly of human amylin

Claire S. Goldsbury;Garth J.S. Cooper;Kenneth N. Goldie;Shirley A. Müller

355
Citations
Structure of the rhodopsin dimer: a working model for G-protein-coupled receptors.

Dimitrios Fotiadis;Beata Elzbieta Jastrzebska;Ansgar Philippsen;Daniel J. Müller

308
Citations
Aquaporins: Phylogeny, Structure, and Physiology of Water Channels

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303
Citations
Conformational changes in surface structures of isolated connexin 26 gap junctions

Daniel J. Müller;Daniel J. Müller;Galen M. Hand;Andreas Engel;Gina E. Sosinsky

296
Citations
The human Rad52 protein exists as a heptameric ring

Alicja Z. Stasiak;Eric Larquet;Andrzej Stasiak;Shirley Müller

276
Citations
Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy of native membrane proteins

Daniel J Müller;Andreas Engel

264
Citations
Voltage and pH-induced channel closure of porin OmpF visualized by atomic force microscopy

Daniel J Müller;Andreas Engel

254
Citations
The Extracellular Matrix Molecule Hyaluronic Acid Regulates Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity by Modulating Postsynaptic L-Type Ca2+ Channels

Gaga Kochlamazashvili;Christian Henneberger;Olena Bukalo;Elena Dvoretskova

251
Citations
Characterization of complexes between recA protein and duplex DNA by electron microscopy

E. Di Capua;Andreas Engel;A. Stasiak;A. Stasiak;Th Koller

250
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Müller ETH Zurich

Dimitrios Fotiadis University of Bern

Shirley A. Müller University of Basel

Ueli Aebi University of Basel

Krzysztof Palczewski University of California, Irvine

Michael Siegel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Peter Agre Johns Hopkins University

Thomas Walz Rockefeller University

Yoshinori Fujiyoshi Nagoya University

Ariel Lustig University of Basel

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