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Josef Brunner

Josef Brunner

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11808
World Ranking
10948
National Ranking
196

Josef Brunner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Josef Brunner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 98 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Josef Brunner 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 Josef Brunner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Josef Brunner is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services.

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics, most notably Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Infection Control and Ventilation, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Noise Effects and Management, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Disaster Response and Management, and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Brunner has published research in venues such as the European Respiratory Journal, Royal Society Open Science, and arXiv (Cornell University).

  • Protective face masks add significant dead space, 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • The HEV Ventilator: at the interface between particle physics and biomedical engineering, 2022, Royal Society Open Science
  • The HEV Ventilator, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators of Josef Brunner include J. Buytaert, O. De Aguiar Francisco, A. Bay, C. Bertella, and T. J. V. Bowcock. These coauthors have been involved in multiple projects alongside Brunner, indicating collaborative work in their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • New Photolabeling and Crosslinking Methods

    Josef Brunner

  • YidC, the Escherichia coli homologue of mitochondrial Oxa1p, is a component of the Sec translocase

    Pier A. Scotti;Malene L. Urbanus;Josef Brunner;Jan‐Willem L. de Gier

  • Cathepsin D targeted by acid sphingomyelinase‐derived ceramide

    Michael Heinrich;Marc Wickel;Wulf Schneider‐Brachert;Christiane Sandberg

  • The protein-conducting channel in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum is open laterally toward the lipid bilayer

    Bruno Martoglio;Michael W Hofmann;Josef Brunner;Bernhard Dobberstein

  • The Sec61p Complex Mediates the Integration of a Membrane Protein by Allowing Lipid Partitioning of the Transmembrane Domain

    Sven U Heinrich;Walther Mothes;Josef Brunner;Tom A Rapoport

  • H+-induced Membrane Insertion of Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Involves the HA2 Amino-terminal Fusion Peptide but Not the Coiled Coil Region *

    Peter Durrer;Carmela Galli;Stefan Hoenke;Chantal Corti

  • Selective labeling of the hydrophobic core of membranes with 3-(trifluoromethyl)-3-(m-[125I]iodophenyl)diazirine, a carbene-generating reagent.

    Josef Brunner;Giorgo Semenza

  • A 42K outer-membrane protein is a component of the yeast mitochondrial protein import site.

    Dietmar Vestweber;Josef Brunner;Alison Baker;Alison Baker;Gottfried Schatz

  • The plasma membrane Ca2+ pump contains a site that interacts with its calmodulin-binding domain.

    R Falchetto;T Vorherr;J Brunner;E Carafoli

  • Hydrophobic binding of the ectodomain of influenza hemagglutinin to membranes occurs through the "fusion peptide".

    C Harter;P James;T Bächi;G Semenza

  • Molecular Mechanism of Membrane Protein Integration into the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Walther Mothes;Sven U Heinrich;Roland Graf;IngMarie Nilsson

  • Ceramide-binding and activation defines protein kinase c-Raf as a ceramide-activated protein kinase.

    A Huwiler;J Brunner;R Hummel;M Vervoordeldonk

  • Discrimination between SRP- and SecA/SecB-dependent substrates involves selective recognition of nascent chains by SRP and trigger factor

    Konstanze Beck;Long‐Fei Wu;Josef Brunner;Matthias Müller

  • Sec-dependent membrane protein insertion: sequential interaction of nascent FtsQ with SecY and YidC.

    Malene L Urbanus;Pier A Scotti;Linda Fröderberg;Annika Sääf

  • YidC, an assembly site for polytopic Escherichia coli membrane proteins located in immediate proximity to the SecYE translocon and lipids

    Konstanze Beck;Gottfried Eisner;Dorothea Trescher;Ross E Dalbey

  • Photolabeling Identifies a Putative Fusion Domain in the Envelope Glycoprotein of Rabies and Vesicular Stomatitis Viruses

    Peter Durrer;Yves Gaudin;Rob W.H. Ruigrok;Roland Graf

  • Membrane interaction of influenza virus M1 protein.

    Rob W.H. Ruigrok;Annie Barge;Peter Durrer;Josef Brunner

  • Direct and GTP-Dependent Interaction of ADP Ribosylation Factor 1 with Coatomer Subunit β

    L Zhao;J B Helms;B Brügger;C Harter

  • Lipid interactions of the hemagglutinin HA2 NH2-terminal segment during influenza virus-induced membrane fusion.

    M Tsurudome;R Glück;R Graf;R Falchetto

  • The mode of association of the enzyme complex sucrase.isomaltase with the intestinal brush border membrane.

    J. Brunner;H. Hauser;H. Braun;K.J. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Semenza
Giorgio Semenza École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Joen Luirink
Joen Luirink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bauke Oudega
Bauke Oudega Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rob W.H. Ruigrok
Rob W.H. Ruigrok Grenoble Alpes University
Tom A. Rapoport
Tom A. Rapoport Harvard University
Martin Krönke
Martin Krönke University of Cologne
Michael Heinrich
Michael Heinrich Oregon Health & Science University
Walther Mothes
Walther Mothes Yale University
Peter Dimroth
Peter Dimroth ETH Zurich
Arnold J. M. Driessen
Arnold J. M. Driessen University of Groningen

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