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Felix T. Wieland

Felix T. Wieland

Heidelberg University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
30720
World Ranking
2933
National Ranking
216

Felix T. Wieland publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 203 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felix T. Wieland 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 Felix T. Wieland sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Felix T. Wieland is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, oncology, immunology, and biophysics.

The scientist's work has predominantly focused on topics such as cellular transport and secretion, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, lipid membrane structure and behavior, biotin and related studies, receptor mechanisms and signaling, mitochondrial function and pathology, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • FEBS Letters
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers authored by Felix T. Wieland include:

  • Structural characterization of an Arf dimer interface: molecular mechanism of Arf-dependent membrane scission (2020, FEBS Letters)
  • Epsin but not AP-2 supports reconstitution of endocytic clathrin-coated vesicles (2020, FEBS Letters)
  • The S-palmitoylome and DHHC-PAT interactome of Drosophila melanogaster S2R+ cells indicate a high degree of conservation to mammalian palmitoylomes (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • A change at the helm of FEBS Letters (2021, FEBS Letters)
  • The S-palmitoylome and DHHC-PAT interactome of Drosophila melanogaster S2R+ cells indicate a high degree of conservation to mammalian palmitoylomes (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Throughout their career, Wieland has collaborated frequently with coauthors including M Bubb, Dietmar J. Manstein, J Schroeder, La Jolla, and Sonnino.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Felix T. Wieland was named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Ceramide Triggers Budding of Exosome Vesicles into Multivesicular Endosomes

    Katarina Trajkovic;Chieh Hsu;Salvatore Chiantia;Lawrence Rajendran

  • Molecular Anatomy of a Trafficking Organelle

    Shigeo Takamori;Matthew Holt;Katinka Stenius;Edward A. Lemke

  • Protein Sorting by Transport Vesicles

    James E. Rothman;Felix T. Wieland

  • VIP21/CAVEOLIN IS A CHOLESTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN

    Masayuki Murata;Johan Peranen;Rupert Schreiner;Felix Wieland

  • Quantitative analysis of biological membrane lipids at the low picomole level by nano-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.

    B. Brügger;G. Erben;R. Sandhoff;F. T. Wieland

  • High cholesterol level is essential for myelin membrane growth.

    Gesine Saher;Britta Brügger;Corinna Lappe-Siefke;Wiebke Möbius

  • The HIV lipidome: A raft with an unusual composition

    Britta Brügger;Bärbel Glass;Per Haberkant;Iris Leibrecht

  • Purification of an N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive protein catalyzing vesicular transport.

    Marc R. Block;Benjamin S. Glick;Celeste A. Wilcox;Felix T. Wieland

  • Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (Esi-Ms/Ms) Analysis of the Lipid Molecular Species Composition of Yeast Subcellular Membranes Reveals Acyl Chain-Based Sorting/Remodeling of Distinct Molecular Species En Route to the Plasma Membrane

    Roger Schneiter;Britta Brügger;Roger Sandhoff;Guenther Zellnig

  • The rate of bulk flow from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface

    Felix T. Wieland;Michael L. Gleason;Tito A. Serafini;James E. Rothman

  • CD40, an extracellular receptor for binding and uptake of Hsp70-peptide complexes

    Thalia Becker;F-Ulrich Hartl;Felix Wieland

  • A coat subunit of Golgi-derived non-clathrin-coated vesicles with homology to the clathrin-coated vesicle coat protein beta-adaptin.

    T Serafini;G Stenbeck;A Brecht;F Lottspeich

  • Biochemical and Morphological Properties of Hepatitis C Virus Particles and Determination of Their Lipidome

    Andreas Merz;Gang Long;Marie-Sophie Hiet;Britta Brügger

  • Molecular recognition of a single sphingolipid species by a protein’s transmembrane domain

    F.-Xabier Contreras;Andreas M. Ernst;Per Haberkant;Per Haberkant;Patrik Björkholm;Patrik Björkholm

  • Glucosylceramide is synthesized at the cytosolic surface of various Golgi subfractions

    D. Jeckel;A. Karrenbauer;K.N.J. Burger;G. van Meer

  • Coupling of Coat Assembly and Vesicle Budding to Packaging of Putative Cargo Receptors

    Martina Bremser;Walter Nickel;Michael Schweikert;Mariella Ravazzola

  • The COPI system: molecular mechanisms and function.

    R. Beck;M. Ravet;F.T. Wieland;D. Cassel

  • Structure and biosynthesis of prokaryotic glycoproteins.

    Johann Lechner;Felix Wieland

  • Evidence for Segregation of Sphingomyelin and Cholesterol during Formation of Copi-Coated Vesicles

    Britta Brügger;Roger Sandhoff;Sabine Wegehingel;Karin Gorgas

  • The genetic interactome of prohibitins: coordinated control of cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine by conserved regulators in mitochondria

    Christof Osman;Mathias Haag;Christoph Potting;Jonathan Rodenfels

Frequent Co-Authors

Britta Brügger
Britta Brügger Heidelberg University
Walter Nickel
Walter Nickel Heidelberg University
James E. Rothman
James E. Rothman Yale University
John A. G. Briggs
John A. G. Briggs MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Friedrich Lottspeich
Friedrich Lottspeich Max Planck Society
Irmgard Sinning
Irmgard Sinning Heidelberg University
Lelio Orci
Lelio Orci University of Geneva
Thomas Langer
Thomas Langer Max Planck Society
Mariella Ravazzola
Mariella Ravazzola University of Geneva
Martin Beck
Martin Beck TU Dresden

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