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Elisabeth Knust

Elisabeth Knust

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
56
Citations
12424
World Ranking
2200
National Ranking
145

Elisabeth Knust 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 Elisabeth Knust sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 150 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elisabeth Knust 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 Elisabeth Knust sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% 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

  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Elisabeth Knust is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has a research focus spanning key areas of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work includes exploration into molecular and cell biology, as well as subfields such as endocrine and autonomic systems, biological psychiatry, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their publications cover a range of topics prominently including:

  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress

Frequent collaborators of Knust include Sarita Hebbar, Catrin Hälsig, Sofia Traikov, Andrej Shevchenko, and Michaela Yuan.

Knust's recent research papers demonstrate a notable engagement with developmental biology, neurobiology, and protein quantification in model organisms. Some of the recent publications include:

  • "Reactive oxygen species (ROS) constitute an additional player in regulating epithelial development" (2021) published in BioEssays
  • "Absolute Quantification of Proteins in the Eye of Drosophila melanogaster" (2020) published in PROTEOMICS
  • "Hydroxylated sphingolipid biosynthesis regulates photoreceptor apical domain morphogenesis" (2020) published in The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Modulating the Kynurenine pathway or sequestering toxic 3-hydroxykynurenine protects the retina from light-induced damage in Drosophila" (2023) published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Mutations in the splicing regulator Prp31 lead to retinal degeneration in Drosophila" (2021) published in Biology Open

The main venues in which Knust has published multiple works include The Journal of Cell Biology and Biology Open, with additional contributions to BioEssays, PLoS Genetics, and PROTEOMICS.

Knust has been recognized with several awards, including membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2015 for genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Expression of crumbs confers apical character on plasma membrane domains of ectodermal epithelia of drosophila

    Andreas Wodarz;Uwe Hinz;Martin Engelbert;Elisabeth Knust

  • crumbs encodes an EGF-like protein expressed on apical membranes of Drosophila epithelial cells and required for organization of epithelia

    Ulrich Tepass;Carin Theres;Elisabeth Knust

  • Drosophila Atypical Protein Kinase C Associates with Bazooka and Controls Polarity of Epithelia and Neuroblasts

    Andreas Wodarz;Andreas Ramrath;Alexandra Grimm;Elisabeth Knust

  • Bazooka provides an apical cue for Inscuteable localization in Drosophila neuroblasts.

    Andreas Wodarz;Andreas Ramrath;Ute Kuchinke;Elisabeth Knust

  • Composition and Formation of Intercellular Junctions in Epithelial Cells

    Elisabeth Knust;Olaf Bossinger

  • The neurogenic gene Delta of Drosophila melanogaster is expressed in neurogenic territories and encodes a putative transmembrane protein with EGF-like repeats.

    Harald Vässin;Kirsten A. Bremer;Elisabeth Knust;Jose A. Campos-Ortega

  • A genome-wide resource for the analysis of protein localisation in Drosophila.

    Mihail Sarov;Christiane Barz;Helena Jambor;Marco Y Hein

  • Drosophila Stardust is a partner of Crumbs in the control of epithelial cell polarity

    André Bachmann;Martina Schneider;Martina Schneider;Eva Theilenberg;Ferdi Grawe

  • Closely related transcripts encoded by the neurogenic gene complex enhancer of split of Drosophila melanogaster.

    Klämbt C;Knust E;Tietze K;Campos-Ortega Ja

  • Control of spindle orientation in Drosophila by the Par-3-related PDZ-domain protein Bazooka

    Ute Kuchinke;Ferdi Grawe;Elisabeth Knust

  • The Crumbs complex: from epithelial-cell polarity to retinal degeneration

    Natalia A. Bulgakova;Elisabeth Knust

  • Seven genes of the Enhancer of split complex of Drosophila melanogaster encode helix-loop-helix proteins.

    Elisabeth Knust;Herbert Schrons;Ferdi Grawe;Jose A. Campos-Ortega

  • crumbs and stardust Act in a Genetic Pathway That Controls the Organization of Epithelia in Drosophila melanogaster

    Ulrich Tepass;Elisabeth Knust

  • The Serrate locus of Drosophila and its role in morphogenesis of the wing imaginal discs: control of cell proliferation

    S.A. Speicher;U. Thomas;U. Hinz;E. Knust

  • Serrate and wingless cooperate to induce vestigial gene expression and wing formation in Drosophila

    J.P. Couso;E. Knust;A. Martinez Arias

  • A conserved motif in Crumbs is required for E-cadherin localisation and zonula adherens formation in Drosophila.

    Ansgar Klebes;Elisabeth Knust

  • The Drosophila gene Serrate encodes an EGF-like transmembrane protein with a complex expression pattern in embryos and wing discs

    U. Thomas;S.A. Speicher;E. Knust

  • The Drosophila genes crumbs and stardust are involved in the biogenesis of adherens junctions

    Ferdi Grawe;Andreas Wodarz;Bill Lee;Elisabeth Knust

  • Zonula adherens formation in Caenorhabditis elegans requires dlg-1, the homologue of the Drosophila gene discs large.

    Olaf Bossinger;Ansgar Klebes;Christoph Segbert;Carin Theres

  • Predominant immediate-early transcripts of human cytomegalovirus AD 169.

    G Jahn;E Knust;H Schmolla;T Sarre

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. Campos-Ortega
José A. Campos-Ortega University of Cologne
Ulrich Tepass
Ulrich Tepass University of Toronto
Claus A.M. Seidel
Claus A.M. Seidel Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Volker Hartenstein
Volker Hartenstein University of California, Los Angeles
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Matthias Mann
Matthias Mann Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Eckart D. Gundelfinger
Eckart D. Gundelfinger Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
K. VijayRaghavan
K. VijayRaghavan National Centre for Biological Sciences
Anneke I. den Hollander
Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University

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