2026 Dirk Jan Slotboom: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	63	10453	9649	272	249	225	11041

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Biology and Biochemistry

10453

9649

272

249

225

11041

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

11041

World Ranking

10453

National Ranking

272

Overview

Dirk Jan Slotboom is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a total of 94 publications in these areas.

The researcher's work extends into several subfields, including Molecular Biology with 57 publications, Biochemistry (17), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (10), Genetics (9), and Oncology (8). These subfields reflect a broad scope within life sciences and related biomedical research.

Key topics addressed in their research encompass:

Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Dirk Jan Slotboom has contributed to various publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

Nature Communications (8 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (7 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
Communications Biology (4 publications)
eLife (4 publications)

Their recent publications include the following papers:

"Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters" (2020), FEBS Letters
"Elevator-type mechanisms of membrane transport" (2020), Biochemical Society Transactions
"Structural ensemble of a glutamate transporter homologue in lipid nanodisc environment" (2020), Nature Communications
"Rational design of ASCT2 inhibitors using an integrated experimental-computational approach" (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Biparatopic sybodies neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and mitigate drug resistance" (2022), EMBO Reports

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, highlighting active partnerships within the scientific community. The most common co-authors include:

Albert Guskov (14 collaborations)
Cristina Paulino (11 collaborations)
Bert Poolman (10 collaborations)
Jan Rheinberger (9 collaborations)
Siewert J. Marrink (9 collaborations)

Best Publications

Tuning Escherichia coli for membrane protein overexpression

Samuel Wagner;Mirjam M. Klepsch;Susan Schlegel;Ansgar Appel

586
Citations
A structural classification of substrate-binding proteins

Ronnie P.-A. Berntsson;Sander H.J. Smits;Lutz Schmitt;Dirk-Jan Slotboom

580
Citations
Structural diversity of ABC transporters.

Josy ter Beek;Albert Guskov;Dirk Jan Slotboom

452
Citations
Optimization of membrane protein overexpression and purification using GFP fusions

David Drew;Mirjam Lerch;Edmund Kunji;Dirk-Jan Slotboom

413
Citations
A Novel Class of Modular Transporters for Vitamins in Prokaryotes

Dmitry A. Rodionov;Dmitry A. Rodionov;Peter Hebbeln;Aymerick Eudes;Josy ter Beek

321
Citations
Structural and functional diversity calls for a new classification of ABC transporters.

Christoph Thomas;Stephen G. Aller;Konstantinos Beis;Konstantinos Beis;Elisabeth P. Carpenter

264
Citations
Lactococcus lactis as host for overproduction of functional membrane proteins

Edmund R.S. Kunji;Dirk Jan Slotboom;Bert Poolman

255
Citations
Quality control of overexpressed membrane proteins.

Eric R. Geertsma;Maarten Groeneveld;Dirk-Jan Slotboom;Bert Poolman

221
Citations
Static light scattering to characterize membrane proteins in detergent solution

Dirk Jan Slotboom;Ria H. Duurkens;Kees Olieman;Guus B. Erkens

214
Citations
Structural Features of the Glutamate Transporter Family

Dirk Jan Slotboom;Wil N. Konings;Juke S. Lolkema

194
Citations
A scalable, GFP-based pipeline for membrane protein overexpression screening and purification

David Drew;Dirk-Jan Slotboom;Giulia Friso;Torsten Reda

182
Citations
Optimizing Membrane Protein Overexpression in the Escherichia coli strain Lemo21(DE3)

Susan Schlegel;John Lofblom;Chiara Lee;Anna Hjelm

174
Citations
A conserved serine-rich stretch in the glutamate transporter family forms a substrate-sensitive reentrant loop

Dirk Jan Slotboom;Iwona Sobczak;Wil N. Konings;Juke S. Lolkema

150
Citations
The terminal oxidases of Paracoccus denitrificans

Jan-Willem L. de Gier;Mathias Lübben;Willem N.M. Reijnders;Corinne A. Tipker

136
Citations
Unsynchronised subunit motion in single trimeric sodium-coupled aspartate transporters

Guus B. Erkens;Inga Hänelt;Inga Hänelt;Joris M. H. Goudsmits;Dirk Jan Slotboom

135
Citations
Cryo-EM structure of the human neutral amino acid transporter ASCT2

Alisa Garaeva;Gerrit Oostergetel;Cornelius Gati;Albert Guskov

133
Citations
The Insulin-like Growth Factor-I–mTOR Signaling Pathway Induces the Mitochondrial Pyrimidine Nucleotide Carrier to Promote Cell Growth

Suzanne Floyd;Cedric Favre;Francesco M. Lasorsa;Madeline Leahy

131
Citations
Structural and mechanistic insights into prokaryotic energy-coupling factor transporters

Dirk J. Slotboom

131
Citations
The structural basis of modularity in ECF-type ABC transporters

Guus B. Erkens;Ronnie P-A Berntsson;Faizah Fulyani;Dosz-Majsnerowska Dosz-Majsnerowska

130
Citations
Conserved properties of hydrogenosomal and mitochondrial ADP/ATP carriers: a common origin for both organelles

Mark van der Giezen;Dirk Jan Slotboom;David S. Horner;Patricia L. Dyal

125
Citations