2026 Konstanze F. Winklhofer: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	56	14149	13012	997	932	146	21836

Overview

Konstanze F. Winklhofer is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research is primarily situated at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus also on medicine. The scientist's work spans a diverse range of topics within these fields.

The main fields of study that Winklhofer has contributed to include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Within these fields, their work covers several subfields, notably:

Molecular Biology
Immunology
Neurology
Cell Biology
Epidemiology

The key topics addressed in their research comprise:

Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Prion diseases and protein misfolding
RNA research and splicing
Autophagy in disease and therapy
Mitochondrial function and pathology
Interferon and immune responses
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research

Konstanze F. Winklhofer has authored numerous scientific publications. Some of the notable recent papers include:

"Propionic Acid Shapes the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course by an Immunomodulatory Mechanism" (2020, Cell)
"The key role of solvent in condensation: Mapping water in liquid-liquid phase-separated FUS" (2021, Biophysical Journal)
"Linear Ubiquitin Chains: Cellular Functions and Strategies for Detection and Quantification" (2020, Frontiers in Chemistry)
"PINK1 and Parkin: team players in stress-induced mitophagy" (2020, Biological Chemistry)
"Hypochlorous acid-modified human serum albumin suppresses MHC class II - dependent antigen presentation in pro-inflammatory macrophages" (2021, Redox Biology)

The scientist has frequently published in venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Biophysical Journal
Nature Communications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of Biological Chemistry

Winklhofer collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom are:

Verian Bader
Jörg Tatzelt
Janine Kamps
Ralf Gold
María Georgina Herrera

Best Publications

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

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

8488
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

895
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological consequences

Nicole Exner;Anne Kathrin Lutz;Christian Haass;Konstanze F Winklhofer

728
Citations
Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease

Konstanze F. Winklhofer;Christian Haass

652
Citations
Loss-of-Function of Human PINK1 Results in Mitochondrial Pathology and Can Be Rescued by Parkin

Nicole Exner;Bettina Treske;Dominik Paquet;Kira Holmström

622
Citations
Propionic Acid Shapes the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Course by an Immunomodulatory Mechanism

Alexander Duscha;Barbara Gisevius;Sarah Hirschberg;Nissan Yissachar

578
Citations
Inhibition of mitochondrial fusion by α-synuclein is rescued by PINK1, Parkin and DJ-1.

Frits Kamp;Frits Kamp;Nicole Exner;Nicole Exner;Anne Kathrin Lutz;Nora Wender

570
Citations
The two faces of protein misfolding: gain‐ and loss‐of‐function in neurodegenerative diseases

Konstanze F Winklhofer;Jörg Tatzelt;Christian Haass

463
Citations
Loss of parkin or PINK1 function increases Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fragmentation

A. Kathrin Lutz;Nicole Exner;Mareike E. Fett;Julia S. Schlehe

459
Citations
Loss of the Parkinson’s Disease-linked gene DJ-1 perturbs mitochondrial dynamics

I. Irrcher;H. Aleyasin;E.L. Seifert;S.J. Hewitt

441
Citations
Cytoplasmic protein aggregates interfere with nucleocytoplasmic transport of protein and RNA

Andreas C. Woerner;Frédéric Frottin;Daniel Hornburg;Li R. Feng

402
Citations
Parkin is transcriptionally regulated by ATF4: evidence for an interconnection between mitochondrial stress and ER stress.

L Bouman;A Schlierf;A K Lutz;J Shan

370
Citations
Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

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

287
Citations
The cellular prion protein mediates neurotoxic signalling of β-sheet-rich conformers independent of prion replication

Ulrike K Resenberger;Anja Harmeier;Andreas C Woerner;Jessica L Goodman

281
Citations
Inflammation-Induced Alteration of Astrocyte Mitochondrial Dynamics Requires Autophagy for Mitochondrial Network Maintenance

Elisa Motori;Julien Puyal;Nicolas Toni;Alexander Ghanem

277
Citations
Parkin Mediates Neuroprotection through Activation of IκB Kinase/Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling

Iris H. Henn;Lena Bouman;Julia S. Schlehe;Anita Schlierf

249
Citations
The E3 Ligase Parkin Maintains Mitochondrial Integrity by Increasing Linear Ubiquitination of NEMO

Anne Kathrin Müller-Rischart;Anna Pilsl;Patrick Beaudette;Maria Patra

233
Citations
Intracellular re‐routing of prion protein prevents propagation of PrPSc and delays onset of prion disease

Sabine Gilch;Konstanze F. Winklhofer;Martin H. Groschup;Max Nunziante

216
Citations
Inactivation of parkin by oxidative stress and C-terminal truncations: a protective role of molecular chaperones.

Konstanze F. Winklhofer;Iris H. Henn;Penelope C. Kay-Jackson;Ulrich Heller

176
Citations
Parkin and mitochondrial quality control: toward assembling the puzzle

Konstanze F. Winklhofer

159
Citations