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Dietmar J. Manstein

Dietmar J. Manstein

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11465
World Ranking
11501
National Ranking
822

Dietmar J. Manstein publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 227 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Dietmar J. Manstein D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dietmar J. Manstein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dietmar J. Manstein is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany and has a research profile centered around biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and immunology and allergy.

The main topics in Dietmar J. Manstein's research include:

  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

The scientist has published extensively in various journals, including notable frequent publication venues:

  • FEBS Letters (15 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Physiology (3 publications)
  • Preprints.org (3 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dietmar J. Manstein include:

  • Distinct actin-tropomyosin cofilament populations drive the functional diversification of cytoskeletal myosin motor complexes, 2022, published in iScience
  • Frameshift mutation S368fs in the gene encoding cytoskeletal β-actin leads to ACTB-associated syndromic thrombocytopenia by impairing actin dynamics, 2022, published in European Journal of Cell Biology
  • Myosin-18B Regulates Higher-Order Organization of the Cardiac Sarcomere through Thin Filament Cross-Linking and Thick Filament Dynamics, 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase from Dictyostelium discoideum, 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mechanochemical properties of human myosin-1C are modulated by isoform-specific differences in the N-terminal extension, 2020, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Dietmar J. Manstein has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Manuel H. Taft
  • Johannes N. Greve
  • M Bubb
  • J Schroeder
  • La Jolla

Best Publications

  • Membrane Remodeling Induced by the Dynamin-Related Protein Drp1 Stimulates Bax Oligomerization

    Sylvie Montessuit;Syam Prakash Somasekharan;Oihana Terrones;Safa Lucken-Ardjomande

  • Three-dimensional atomic model of F-actin decorated with Dictyostelium myosin S1

    Rasmus R. Schröder;Dietmar J. Manstein;Werner Jahn;Hazel M. Holden

  • Structure of the F-actin–tropomyosin complex

    Julian von der Ecken;Mirco Müller;William Lehman;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Lighting up the cell surface with evanescent wave microscopy

    Derek Toomre;Derek Toomre;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Gene replacement in Dictyostelium: generation of myosin null mutants

    D. J. Manstein;M. A. Titus;A. De Lozanne;J. A. Spudich

  • Structure of the Rigor Actin-Tropomyosin-Myosin Complex

    Elmar Behrmann;Mirco Müller;Pawel A. Penczek;Hans Georg Mannherz

  • Toxoplasma gondii myosin A and its light chain: a fast, single‐headed, plus‐end‐directed motor

    Angelika Herm‐Götz;Stefan Weiss;Rolf Stratmann;Rolf Stratmann;Setsuko Fujita‐Becker

  • Cloning vectors for the production of proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum

    Dietmar J. Manstein;Hans−Peter Schuster;Piero Morandini;Deborah M. Hunt

  • Cryo-EM structure of a human cytoplasmic actomyosin complex at near-atomic resolution

    Julian von der Ecken;Sarah M. Heissler;Sarah M. Heissler;Salma Pathan-Chhatbar;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • PEVK domain of titin: an entropic spring with actin-binding properties

    Wolfgang A. Linke;Michael Kulke;Hongbin Li;Setsuko Fujita-Becker

  • Mutant IDH1 promotes leukemogenesis in vivo and can be specifically targeted in human AML

    Anuhar Chaturvedi;Michelle Maria Araujo Cruz;Nidhi Jyotsana;Amit Sharma

  • Nonmuscle myosin-2: mix and match

    Sarah M. Heissler;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Modulation of Actin Affinity and Actomyosin Adenosine Triphosphatase by Charge Changes in the Myosin Motor Domain

    Marcus Furch;Michael A. Geeves;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Nanometer targeting of microtubules to focal adhesions

    Olga Krylyshkina;Kurt I. Anderson;Irina Kaverina;Irene Upmann

  • Myosin motors with artificial lever arms

    Michael Anson;Michael A. Geeves;Susanne E. Kurzawa;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Treatments targeting inotropy.

    Christoph Maack;Thomas Eschenhagen;Nazha Hamdani;Frank R Heinzel

  • Interaction Between PEVK-Titin and Actin Filaments. Origin of a Viscous Force Component in Cardiac Myofibrils

    Michael Kulke;Setsuko Fujita-Becker;E. Rostkova;Ciprian Neagoe

  • A structural model for actin-induced nucleotide release in myosin

    Thomas F Reubold;Susanne Eschenburg;Andreas Becker;Andreas Becker;F Jon Kull

  • Single-molecule tracking of myosins with genetically engineered amplifier domains.

    Christine Ruff;Marcus Furch;Bernhard Brenner;Dietmar J. Manstein

  • Disruption of a Dynamin Homologue Affects Endocytosis, Organelle Morphology, and Cytokinesis in Dictyostelium discoideum

    Dirk C. Wienke;Menno L. W. Knetsch;Eva Maria Neuhaus;Michael K. Reedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Geeves
Michael A. Geeves University of Kent
James A. Spudich
James A. Spudich Stanford University
Pawel A. Penczek
Pawel A. Penczek The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Derek Toomre
Derek Toomre Yale University
Wolfgang A. Linke
Wolfgang A. Linke University of Münster
Emil F. Pai
Emil F. Pai University of Toronto
Christine Chaponnier
Christine Chaponnier University of Geneva
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University

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