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Martin Scheffner

Martin Scheffner

University of Konstanz
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
29818
World Ranking
8448
National Ranking
618

Martin Scheffner 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 Martin Scheffner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin Scheffner 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 Martin Scheffner sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martin Scheffner is a researcher affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a focus on areas including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Materials Chemistry, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The research topics extensively covered by Scheffner include:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Peptidase inhibition and analysis
  • Protein degradation and inhibitors
  • Cancer-related molecular pathways
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors research

Recent publications by Scheffner demonstrate active engagement in molecular mechanisms related to ubiquitin and protein regulation. Notable works include:

  • "Titin kinase ubiquitination aligns autophagy receptors with mechanical signals in the sarcomere," 2021, EMBO Reports
  • "Site-specific ubiquitylation acts as a regulator of linker histone H1," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The Length of a Ubiquitin Chain: A General Factor for Selective Recognition by Ubiquitin-Binding Proteins," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Chemoproteomic discovery of a human RNA ligase," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Structural and functional consequences of NEDD8 phosphorylation," 2021, Nature Communications

Scheffner frequently publishes in the following journals and venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • ChemBioChem
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Small Structures

Throughout their career, Scheffner has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Andreas Marx (19 joint publications)
  • Florian Stengel (16 joint publications)
  • Eva Höllmüller (8 joint publications)
  • Simon Maria Kienle (7 joint publications)
  • Katrin Stuber (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The E6 oncoprotein encoded by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 promotes the degradation of p53

    Martin Scheffner;Bruce A. Werness;Jon M. Huibregtse;Arnold J. Levine

  • The HPV-16 E6 and E6-AP complex functions as a ubiquitin-protein ligase in the ubiquitination of p53

    Martin Scheffner;Jon M. Huibregtse;Richard D. Vierstra;Peter M. Howley

  • A family of proteins structurally and functionally related to the E6-AP ubiquitin-protein ligase.

    Jon M. Huibregtse;Martin Scheffner;Sylvie Beaudenon;Peter M. Howley

  • Protein ubiquitination involving an E1–E2–E3 enzyme ubiquitin thioester cascade

    Martin Scheffner;Ulrike Nuber;Jon M. Huibregtse

  • A cellular protein mediates association of p53 with the E6 oncoprotein of human papillomavirus types 16 or 18.

    Jon M. Huibregtse;Martin Scheffner;Peter M. Howley

  • The state of the p53 and retinoblastoma genes in human cervical carcinoma cell lines

    Martin Scheffner;Karl Münger;Janet C. Byrne;Peter M. Howley

  • Hakai, a c-Cbl-like protein, ubiquitinates and induces endocytosis of the E-cadherin complex

    Yasuyuki Fujita;Gerd Krause;Martin Scheffner;Dietmar Zechner

  • Cloning and expression of the cDNA for E6-AP, a protein that mediates the interaction of the human papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein with p53

    Jon M. Huibregtse;Martin Scheffner;Peter M. Howley

  • Activation of p53 by conjugation to the ubiquitin‐like protein SUMO‐1

    Monica Gostissa;Arnd Hengstermann;Valentina Fogal;Peter Sandy

  • The ubiquitin ligase HectH9 regulates transcriptional activation by Myc and is essential for tumor cell proliferation.

    Sovana Adhikary;Federica Marinoni;Andreas Hock;Esther Hulleman

  • Localization of the E6-AP regions that direct human papillomavirus E6 binding, association with p53, and ubiquitination of associated proteins

    Jon M. Huibregtse;Martin Scheffner;Peter M. Howley

  • Replication of ONYX-015, a Potential Anticancer Adenovirus, Is Independent of p53 Status in Tumor Cells

    Thomas Rothmann;Arnd Hengstermann;Noel J. Whitaker;Martin Scheffner

  • HdmX stimulates Hdm2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of p53.

    Laëtitia K. Linares;Arnd Hengstermann;Aaron Ciechanover;Stefan Müller

  • siRNA targeting of the viral E6 oncogene efficiently kills human papillomavirus-positive cancer cells.

    Karin Butz;Tutik Ristriani;Arnd Hengstermann;Claudia Denk

  • INTERACTIONS OF HPV E6 AND E7 ONCOPROTEINS WITH TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE PRODUCTS

    K. Munger;M. Scheffner;J. M. Huibregtse;P. M. Howley

  • Interaction between ubiquitin–protein ligase SCF SKP2 and E2F-1 underlies the regulation of E2F-1 degradation

    Alain Marti;Christopher Wirbelauer;Martin Scheffner;Wilhelm Krek

  • RNA helicase activity associated with the human p68 protein

    Harald Hirling;Martin Scheffner;Tobias Restle;Hans Stahl

  • Identification of a human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that mediates the E6-AP-dependent ubiquitination of p53.

    Martin Scheffner;Jon M. Huibregtse;Peter M. Howley

  • Mammalian HECT ubiquitin-protein ligases: biological and pathophysiological aspects.

    Martin Scheffner;Sharad Kumar;Sharad Kumar;Sharad Kumar

  • Correction: A Family of Proteins Structurally and Functionally Related to the E6-AP Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase

    Jon M. Huibregtse;Martin Scheffner;Sylvie Beaudenon;Peter M. Howley

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Marx
Andreas Marx University of Konstanz
Peter M. Howley
Peter M. Howley Harvard Medical School
Jon M. Huibregtse
Jon M. Huibregtse The University of Texas at Austin
Karl Münger
Karl Münger Tufts University
Aaron Ciechanover
Aaron Ciechanover Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Helmut Cölfen
Helmut Cölfen University of Konstanz
Thomas Sommer
Thomas Sommer Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Sharad Kumar
Sharad Kumar University of Adelaide
Markus Drechsler
Markus Drechsler University of Bayreuth
Yong-hui Jiang
Yong-hui Jiang Yale School of Medicine

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