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Molecular Biology
Switzerland
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
126
Citations
50912
World Ranking
217
National Ranking
2

Andreas Engel publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Engel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 561 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Andreas Engel D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Engel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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

  • Aquaporin water channels – from atomic structure to clinical medicine

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

  • Cellular and molecular biology of the aquaporin water channels.

    Mario Borgnia;Søren Nielsen;Andreas Engel;Peter Agre

  • Atomic-force microscopy: Rhodopsin dimers in native disc membranes

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

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

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

  • The three-dimensional structure of aquaporin-1

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

  • Imaging and manipulation of biological structures with the AFM

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

  • 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

  • Structure and function of water channels

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

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

    Clemens Möller;Mike Allen;Virgil Elings;Andreas Engel

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

    Thomas Hohn;Barbara Hohn;Andreas Engel;Michel Wurtz

  • Polymorphic fibrillar assembly of human amylin

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

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

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

  • Aquaporins: Phylogeny, Structure, and Physiology of Water Channels

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  • 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

  • The human Rad52 protein exists as a heptameric ring

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

  • Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy of native membrane proteins

    Daniel J Müller;Andreas Engel

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

    Daniel J Müller;Andreas Engel

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Fotiadis
Dimitrios Fotiadis University of Bern
Shirley A. Müller
Shirley A. Müller University of Basel
Ueli Aebi
Ueli Aebi University of Basel
Krzysztof Palczewski
Krzysztof Palczewski University of California, Irvine
Michael Siegel
Michael Siegel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter Agre
Peter Agre Johns Hopkins University
Thomas Walz
Thomas Walz Rockefeller University
Yoshinori Fujiyoshi
Yoshinori Fujiyoshi Nagoya University
Ariel Lustig
Ariel Lustig University of Basel

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