2026 Markus C. Wahl: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	61	11280	10393	804	752	345	14614

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Biology and Biochemistry

11280

10393

804

752

345

14614

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

14614

World Ranking

11280

National Ranking

804

Overview

Markus C. Wahl is affiliated with the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a primary focus on Molecular Biology.

The scope of Wahl's work covers several subfields including:

Molecular Biology
Genetics
Ecology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology

The main topics addressed in Wahl's research include:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA Research and Splicing
RNA modifications and cancer
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications

The scientist has published extensively, frequently appearing in these venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 15 publications
Nature Communications with 10 publications
Nucleic Acids Research with 3 publications
Molecular Cell with 2 publications
Molecular Microbiology with 2 publications

Recent published papers include:

A Conserved Kinase-Based Body-Temperature Sensor Globally Controls Alternative Splicing and Gene Expression, 2020, Molecular Cell
Steps toward translocation-independent RNA polymerase inactivation by terminator ATPase ρ, 2020, Science
Structure-Based Mechanisms of a Molecular RNA Polymerase/Chaperone Machine Required for Ribosome Biosynthesis, 2020, Molecular Cell
The δ subunit and NTPase HelD institute a two-pronged mechanism for RNA polymerase recycling, 2020, Nature Communications
RIM-binding protein couples synaptic vesicle recruitment to release sites, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology

Frequent collaborators in Wahl's work include:

Bernhard Loll with 22 joint publications
Tarek Hilal with 18 joint publications
Nelly Said with 17 joint publications
Irina Artsimovitch with 13 joint publications
Bing Wang with 9 joint publications

Best Publications

The Spliceosome: Design Principles of a Dynamic RNP Machine

Markus C. Wahl;Cindy L. Will;Reinhard Lührmann

2948
Citations
Structural Basis for the Function of the Ribosomal L7/12 Stalk in Factor Binding and GTPase Activation

Mihaela Diaconu;Ute Kothe;Frank Schlünzen;Niels Fischer

486
Citations
Helical extension of the neuronal SNARE complex into the membrane.

Alexander Stein;Gert Weber;Markus C. Wahl;Reinhard Jahn

471
Citations
C-H...O HYDROGEN BONDING IN BIOLOGY

Markus C. Wahl;Muttaiya Sundaralingam

448
Citations
A NusE:NusG Complex Links Transcription and Translation

Björn M. Burmann;Kristian Schweimer;Xiao Luo;Markus C. Wahl

380
Citations
Structural basis for reversible photoswitching in Dronpa

Martin Andresen;Andre C. Stiel;Simon Trowitzsch;Gert Weber

328
Citations
Structure and mechanism of the reversible photoswitch of a fluorescent protein

Martin Andresen;Markus C. Wahl;André C. Stiel;Frauke Gräter

320
Citations
A reversibly photoswitchable GFP-like protein with fluorescence excitation decoupled from switching

Tanja Brakemann;Andre C Stiel;Gert Weber;Martin Andresen

319
Citations
CASK Functions as a Mg2+-Independent Neurexin Kinase

Konark Mukherjee;Manu Sharma;Henning Urlaub;Gleb P. Bourenkov

304
Citations
1.8 Å bright-state structure of the reversibly switchable fluorescent protein Dronpa guides the generation of fast switching variants

Andre C. Stiel;Simon Trowitzsch;Gert Weber;Martin Andresen

285
Citations
The Polypeptide Tunnel System in the Ribosome and Its Gating in Erythromycin Resistance Mutants of L4 and L22

Irene S. Gabashvili;Steven T. Gregory;Mikel Valle;Robert Grassucci

268
Citations
Active zone scaffolds differentially accumulate Unc13 isoforms to tune Ca2+ channel-vesicle coupling

Mathias A Böhme;Christina Beis;Suneel Reddy-Alla;Eric Reynolds

222
Citations
Crystal structures of A‐DNA duplexes

Markus C. Wahl;Muttaiya Sundaralingam

168
Citations
Binding of the human Prp31 Nop domain to a composite RNA-protein platform in U4 snRNP.

Sunbin Liu;Ping Li;Olexandr Dybkov;Stephanie Nottrott

163
Citations
Determinants of enzymatic specificity in the Cys-Met-metabolism PLP-dependent enzyme family: Crystal structure of cystathionine γ-lyase from yeast and intrafamiliar structure comparison

Albrecht Messerschmidt;Michael Worbs;Clemens Steegborn;Markus C Wahl

159
Citations
Functional organization of the Sm core in the crystal structure of human U1 snRNP

Gert Weber;Gert Weber;Simon Trowitzsch;Berthold Kastner;Reinhard Lührmann

154
Citations
Structure of a multipartite protein-protein interaction domain in splicing factor prp8 and its link to retinitis pigmentosa.

Vladimir Pena;Sunbin Liu;Janusz M. Bujnicki;Janusz M. Bujnicki;Reinhard Lührmann

152
Citations
Shrink-wrapping an ion cloud for high-performance Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Shenheng Guan;Hyun Sik Kim;Alan G. Marshall;Markus C. Wahl

149
Citations
Structural and Functional Analysis of the E. coli NusB-S10 Transcription Antitermination Complex

Xiao Luo;He-Hsuan Hsiao;Mikhail Bubunenko;Gert Weber

148
Citations
Inhibition of RNA Helicase Brr2 by the C-Terminal Tail of the Spliceosomal Protein Prp8

Sina Mozaffari-Jovin;Traudy Wandersleben;Karine F. Santos;Cindy L. Will

147
Citations