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134
Citations
102027
World Ranking
152
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ivan Dikic is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Medicine. They have a strong focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Oncology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas such as Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, interferon and immune responses, Cellular transport and secretion, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, as well as Legionella and Acanthamoeba research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ivan Dikic include:

  • Autophagy in major human diseases, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity, 2020, Nature
  • An expanded lexicon for the ubiquitin code, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Mitochondrial Functions in Infection and Immunity, 2020, Trends in Cell Biology
  • A guide to the regulation of selective autophagy receptors, 2021, FEBS Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cristian Prieto-Garcia
  • Rukmini Mukherjee
  • Gerhard Hummer
  • Christian Münch
  • Rajeshwari Rathore

The most common publication venues for Ivan Dikic's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Cell Biology
  • Cell Reports
  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Cell chemical biology

Ivan Dikic has received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2015
  • Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina with a focus on Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2010
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Mechanism and medical implications of mammalian autophagy

    Ivan Dikic;Zvulun Elazar

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Phosphorylation of the Autophagy Receptor Optineurin Restricts Salmonella Growth

    Philipp Wild;Hesso Farhan;David G. McEwan;Sebastian Wagner

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • A role for ubiquitin in selective autophagy.

    Vladimir Kirkin;David G. McEwan;Ivana Novak;Ivan Dikic

  • Nix is a selective autophagy receptor for mitochondrial clearance

    Ivana Novak;Vladimir Kirkin;David G McEwan;Ji Zhang

  • A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates

    Vladimir Kirkin;Trond Lamark;Yu Shin Sou;Geir Bjørkøy

  • Ubiquitination in disease pathogenesis and treatment

    Doris Popovic;Domagoj Vucic;Ivan Dikic

  • Cargo recognition and trafficking in selective autophagy

    Alexandra Stolz;Andreas Ernst;Ivan Dikic

  • A role for Pyk2 and Src in linking G-protein-coupled receptors with MAP kinase activation

    Ivan Dikic;George Tokiwa;Sima Lev;Sara A. Courtneidge

  • Atypical ubiquitin chains: new molecular signals. 'Protein Modifications: Beyond the Usual Suspects' review series.

    Fumiyo Ikeda;Ivan Dikic

  • Proteasomal and Autophagic Degradation Systems.

    Ivan Dikic

  • Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity.

    Donghyuk Shin;Donghyuk Shin;Rukmini Mukherjee;Diana Grewe;Denisa Bojkova

  • Ubiquitylation and cell signaling

    Kaisa Haglund;Ivan Dikic

  • Multiple monoubiquitination of RTKs is sufficient for their endocytosis and degradation

    Kaisa Haglund;Sara Sigismund;Simona Polo;Iwona Szymkiewicz

  • Ubiquitin-binding domains — from structures to functions

    Ivan Dikic;Ivan Dikic;Soichi Wakatsuki;Kylie J. Walters

  • Post-translational modifications in signal integration

    Yonathan Lissanu Deribe;Tony Pawson;Ivan Dikic

Frequent Co-Authors

Soichi Wakatsuki
Soichi Wakatsuki Stanford University
Volker Dötsch
Volker Dötsch Goethe University Frankfurt
Gerhard Hummer
Gerhard Hummer Max Planck Society
Simone Fulda
Simone Fulda Goethe University Frankfurt
Peter Güntert
Peter Güntert ETH Zurich
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Terje Johansen
Terje Johansen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Masaaki Komatsu
Masaaki Komatsu Juntendo University
Joseph Schlessinger
Joseph Schlessinger Yale University
Frank Löhr
Frank Löhr Goethe University Frankfurt

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