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Hans-Georg Kräusslich

Hans-Georg Kräusslich

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Biology and Biochemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
37961
World Ranking
1512
National Ranking
98

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2006 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • 1991 - Distinguished Service Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)

Overview

Hans-Georg Kräusslich is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and specializes primarily in Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research covers multiple subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Virology, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to studies focusing on several main topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, HIV research and treatment, COVID-19 clinical research studies, biosensors and analytical detection, long-term effects of COVID-19, and COVID-19 and mental health.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Structures and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins on intact virions, 2020, Nature
  • A colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and LAMP-sequencing for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinical samples, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores, 2021, Cell
  • Post-acute sequelae of covid-19 six to 12 months after infection: population based study, 2022, BMJ
  • Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Their Parents in Southwest Germany, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including Bárbara Müller, Paul Schnitzler, Vojtěch Žíla, Uta Merle, and Ralf Bartenschlager.

Kräusslich has published multiple articles in various scientific venues, notably including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Viruses, EMPIAR dataset, and Nature.

The scientist has been recognized with awards such as the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina membership in 2006 in the field of Microbiology and Immunology, and the Distinguished Service Award from the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Production of infectious hepatitis C virus in tissue culture from a cloned viral genome

    Takaji Wakita;Thomas Pietschmann;Takanobu Kato;Takanobu Kato;Tomoko Date

  • A segment of the 5' nontranslated region of encephalomyocarditis virus RNA directs internal entry of ribosomes during in vitro translation.

    S K Jang;H G Kräusslich;M J Nicklin;G M Duke

  • Structures and distributions of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins on intact virions.

    Zunlong Ke;Joaquin Oton;Kun Qu;Mirko Cortese

  • HIV-1 Assembly, Budding, and Maturation

    Wesley I. Sundquist;Hans Georg Kräusslich

  • The Protein Network of HIV Budding

    Uta K. Von Schwedler;Melissa Stuchell;Barbara Müller;Diane M. Ward

  • The HIV lipidome: A raft with an unusual composition

    Britta Brügger;Bärbel Glass;Per Haberkant;Iris Leibrecht

  • The stoichiometry of Gag protein in HIV-1

    John A G Briggs;Martha N Simon;Ingolf Gross;Hans-Georg Kräusslich

  • Structural organization of authentic, mature HIV-1 virions and cores.

    John A. G. Briggs;Thomas Wilk;Reinhold Welker;Reinhold Welker;Hans‐Georg Kräusslich

  • A colorimetric RT-LAMP assay and LAMP-sequencing for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA in clinical samples.

    Viet Loan Dao Thi;Konrad Herbst;Kathleen Boerner;Matthias Meurer

  • Role of the Clathrin Terminal Domain in Regulating Coated Pit Dynamics Revealed by Small Molecule Inhibition.

    Lisa von Kleist;Wiebke Stahlschmidt;Haydar Bulut;Kira Gromova

  • Proteasome inhibition interferes with Gag polyprotein processing, release, and maturation of HIV-1 and HIV-2

    Ulrich Schubert;David E. Ott;Elena N. Chertova;Reinhold Welker

  • Sequential steps in human immunodeficiency virus particle maturation revealed by alterations of individual Gag polyprotein cleavage sites.

    Klaus Wiegers;Gabriel Rutter;Hubert Kottler;Uwe Tessmer

  • Structure and assembly of immature HIV

    John Briggs;Jamie Riches;Barbel Glass;V. Bartonova

  • An atomic model of HIV-1 capsid-SP1 reveals structures regulating assembly and maturation

    Florian K. M. Schur;Martin Obr;Martin Obr;Wim J. H. Hagen;William Wan

  • Poliovirus proteinase 2A induces cleavage of eucaryotic initiation factor 4F polypeptide p220.

    H G Kräusslich;M J Nicklin;H Toyoda;D Etchison

  • Subcellular localization, stability, and trans-cleavage competence of the hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A complex expressed in tetracycline-regulated cell lines.

    Benno Wölk;Domenico Sansonno;Hans-Georg Kräusslich;Franco Dammacco

  • From nonpeptide toward noncarbon protease inhibitors: Metallacarboranes as specific and potent inhibitors of HIV protease

    Petr Cígler;Petr Cígler;Milan Kožíšek;Pavlína Řezáčová;Pavlína Řezáčová;Jíří Brynda

  • The Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 4B Is an Integral Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Protein

    Thomas Hügle;Frauke Fehrmann;Elke Bieck;Michinori Kohara

  • A conformational switch controlling HIV‐1 morphogenesis

    Ingolf Gross;Heinz Hohenberg;Thomas Wilk;Klaus Wiegers

  • Structure of the immature HIV-1 capsid in intact virus particles at 8.8 Å resolution

    Florian K. M. Schur;Wim J. H. Hagen;Michaela Rumlová;Tomáš Ruml

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Müller
Barbara Müller University Hospital Heidelberg
John A. G. Briggs
John A. G. Briggs MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Jan Konvalinka
Jan Konvalinka Czech Academy of Sciences
Ralf Bartenschlager
Ralf Bartenschlager Heidelberg University
Don C. Lamb
Don C. Lamb Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Oliver T. Fackler
Oliver T. Fackler University Hospital Heidelberg
Steeve Boulant
Steeve Boulant University of Florida
Oliver T. Keppler
Oliver T. Keppler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Paul Schnitzler
Paul Schnitzler University Hospital Heidelberg
Stefan W. Hell
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Society

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