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Biology and Biochemistry

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Chemistry

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Kai Johnsson publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai Johnsson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 247 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Kai Johnsson D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai Johnsson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kai Johnsson is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Organic Chemistry, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main research topics covered in Johnsson's publications include:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Johnsson has authored or co-authored numerous papers in various scientific journals and publication venues. Some recent papers are:

  • "SLC25A51 is a mammalian mitochondrial NAD+ transporter," 2020, Nature
  • "Engineered HaloTag variants for fluorescence lifetime multiplexing," 2021, Nature Methods
  • "Systematic Tuning of Rhodamine Spirocyclization for Super-resolution Microscopy," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Kinetic and Structural Characterization of the Self-Labeling Protein Tags HaloTag7, SNAP-tag, and CLIP-tag," 2021, Biochemistry
  • "Super-resolution microscopy compatible fluorescent probes reveal endogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor distribution and dynamics," 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent publication venues for Johnsson's work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Chemical Biology

Johnsson collaborates regularly with a set of frequent co-authors who have contributed to multiple projects:

  • Julien Hiblot (26 co-authored papers)
  • Julian Kompa (18 co-authored papers)
  • Mirosław Tarnawski (14 co-authored papers)
  • Birgit Koch (13 co-authored papers)
  • Jonas Wilhelm (12 co-authored papers)

Best Publications

  • Organization of 'nanocrystal molecules' using DNA

    A. Paul Alivisatos;A. Paul Alivisatos;Kai P. Johnsson;Xiaogang Peng;Xiaogang Peng;Troy E. Wilson

  • A general method for the covalent labeling of fusion proteins with small molecules in vivo

    Antje Keppler;Susanne Gendreizig;Thomas Gronemeyer;Horst Pick

  • An Engineered Protein Tag for Multiprotein Labeling in Living Cells

    Arnaud Gautier;Alexandre Juillerat;Christian Heinis;Ivan Reis Corrêa

  • A near-infrared fluorophore for live-cell super-resolution microscopy of cellular proteins.

    Gražvydas Lukinavičius;Keitaro Umezawa;Nicolas Olivier;Alf Honigmann

  • Fluorogenic probes for live-cell imaging of the cytoskeleton.

    Gražvydas Lukinavičius;Luc Reymond;Elisa D'Este;Anastasiya Masharina

  • Labeling of fusion proteins with synthetic fluorophores in live cells

    Antje Keppler;Horst Pick;Claudio Arrivoli;Horst Vogel

  • Computational design of ligand-binding proteins with high affinity and selectivity.

    Christine E. Tinberg;Sagar D. Khare;Jiayi Dou;Lindsey Doyle

  • Small-Molecule Fluorescent Probes for Live-Cell Super-Resolution Microscopy.

    Lu Wang;Michelle S. Frei;Michelle S. Frei;Aleksandar Salim;Aleksandar Salim;Kai Johnsson;Kai Johnsson

  • Directed Evolution of O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase for Efficient Labeling of Fusion Proteins with Small Molecules In Vivo

    Alexandre Juillerat;Thomas Gronemeyer;Antje Keppler;Susanne Gendreizig

  • Specific Labeling of Cell Surface Proteins with Chemically Diverse Compounds

    Nathalie George;Horst Pick;Horst Vogel;Nils Johnsson

  • A general strategy to develop cell permeable and fluorogenic probes for multicolour nanoscopy

    Lu Wang;Mai Tran;Elisa D’Este;Julia Roberti

  • Mechanistic Studies of the Oxidation of Isoniazid by the Catalase Peroxidase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Kai Johnsson;Peter G. Schultz

  • How to obtain labeled proteins and what to do with them.

    Marlon J Hinner;Kai Johnsson

  • SiR-Hoechst is a far-red DNA stain for live-cell nanoscopy

    Gražvydas Lukinavičius;Claudia Blaukopf;Elias Pershagen;Alberto Schena

  • Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Isoniazid and Ethionamide in the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis

    Kai Johnsson;David S. King;Peter G. Schultz

  • Development of SNAP-tag fluorogenic probes for wash-free fluorescence imaging

    Xiaoli Sun;Aihua Zhang;Brenda Baker;Luo Sun

  • Synthesis, structure and activity of artificial, rationally designed catalytic polypeptides

    Kai Johnsson;Rudolf Konrad Allemann;Hans Widmer;Steven A. Benner

  • Fluorogenic Probes for Multicolor Imaging in Living Cells.

    Gražvydas Lukinavičius;Luc Reymond;Keitaro Umezawa;Olivier Sallin

  • The metabolite BH4 controls T cell proliferation in autoimmunity and cancer

    Shane J. F. Cronin;Shane J. F. Cronin;Shane J. F. Cronin;Corey Seehus;Corey Seehus;Adelheid Weidinger;Sebastien Talbot;Sebastien Talbot;Sebastien Talbot

  • SLC25A51 is a mammalian mitochondrial NAD + transporter

    Timothy S. Luongo;Jared M. Eller;Mu Jie Lu;Marc Niere

  • FRET imaging reveals that functional neurokinin-1 receptors are monomeric and reside in membrane microdomains of live cells

    Bruno H. Meyer;Jean-Manuel Segura;Karen L. Martinez;Ruud Hovius

  • Protein-Functionalized Polymer Brushes

    Stefano Tugulu;Anke Arnold;India Sielaff;Kai Johnsson

  • Labeling of fusion proteins of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase with small molecules in vivo and in vitro.

    Antje Keppler;Maik Kindermann;Susanne Gendreizig;Horst Pick

Frequent Co-Authors

Maik Kindermann
Maik Kindermann DSM (Netherlands)
Horst Vogel
Horst Vogel Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Howard Riezman
Howard Riezman University of Geneva
David Baker
David Baker University of Washington
Stewart T. Cole
Stewart T. Cole Institut Pasteur
Jan Ellenberg
Jan Ellenberg European Bioinformatics Institute
Anders Meibom
Anders Meibom École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Clifford J. Woolf
Clifford J. Woolf Boston Children's Hospital
Keith M. Channon
Keith M. Channon University of Oxford

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