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Max L. Birnstiel publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Max L. Birnstiel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 180 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Max L. Birnstiel D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Max L. Birnstiel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Max L. Birnstiel is affiliated with the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Austria. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, such as:

  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Click Chemistry and Applications

Their recent papers highlight advances in gene delivery techniques and receptor-mediated methods. Publications include:

  • "Coupling of adenovirus to transferrin-polylysine/DNA complexes greatly enhances receptor-mediated gene delivery and expression of transfected genes." (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "High-efficiency receptor-mediated delivery of small and large (48 kilobase) gene constructs using the endosome-disruption activity of defective or chemically inactivated adenovirus particles." (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Gene Transfer to Respiratory Epithelial Cells via the Receptor-mediated Endocytosis Pathway" (2021, UNC Libraries)

Max L. Birnstiel frequently collaborates with colleagues including E. Wagner, K. Zatloukal, M. Cotten, D. T. Curiel, and H. Kirlappos.

Their publications are primarily found in the UNC Libraries venue, with a total of three papers recorded there.

Awards include membership in significant scientific organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences since 1983 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Transcription termination and 3' processing: the end is in site!

    Max L.A Birnstiel;Meinrad Busslinger;Katharina Strub

  • A simple method for DNA restriction site mapping

    Hamilton O. Smith;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Transferrin-polycation conjugates as carriers for DNA uptake into cells

    Ernst Wagner;Martin Zenke;Matt Cotten;Hartmut Beug

  • Influenza virus hemagglutinin HA-2 N-terminal fusogenic peptides augment gene transfer by transferrin-polylysine-DNA complexes: toward a synthetic virus-like gene-transfer vehicle.

    Ernst Wagner;Christian Plank;Kurt Zatloukal;Matt Cotten

  • Transferrin-polycation-DNA complexes: the effect of polycations on the structure of the complex and DNA delivery to cells.

    Ernst Wagner;Matt Cotten;Roland Foisner;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Coupling of adenovirus to transferrin-polylysine/DNA complexes greatly enhances receptor-mediated gene delivery and expression of transfected genes.

    Ernst Wagner;Kurt Zatloukal;Matt Cotten;Helen Kirlappos

  • Identification of regulatory sequences in the prelude sequences of an H2A histone gene by the study of specific deletion mutants in vivo

    R Grosschedl;M L Birnstiel

  • High-efficiency receptor-mediated delivery of small and large (48 kilobase gene constructs using the endosome-disruption activity of defective or chemically inactivated adenovirus particles

    Matt Cotten;Ernst Wagner;Kurt Zatloukal;Stephen Phillips

  • The organization and expression of histone gene families.

    Christopher C. Hentschel;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Two conserved sequence blocks within eukaryotic tRNA genes are major promoter elements

    Gabriella Galli;Hans Hofstetter;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Transferrin-polycation-mediated introduction of DNA into human leukemic cells: stimulation by agents that affect the survival of transfected DNA or modulate transferrin receptor levels.

    Matt Cotten;Francoise Längle-Rouault;Helen Kirlappos;Ernst Wagner

  • High-efficiency gene transfer mediated by adenovirus coupled to DNA-polylysine complexes.

    David T. Curiel;Ernst Wagner;Matt Cotten;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Receptor-mediated endocytosis of transferrin-polycation conjugates: an efficient way to introduce DNA into hematopoietic cells.

    Martin Zenke;Peter Steinlein;Ernst Wagner;Matthew Cotten

  • Mature mRNA 3' end formation stimulates RNA export from the nucleus.

    R Eckner;W Ellmeier;M L Birnstiel

  • Ribozyme mediated destruction of RNA in vivo.

    M Cotten;M L Birnstiel

  • Receptor-mediated transport of DNA into eukaryotic cells.

    Matthew Cotten;Ernst Wagner;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Spacer DNA sequences upstream of the T-A-T-A-A-A-T-A sequence are essential for promotion of H2A histone gene transcription in vivo

    Rudolf Grosschedl;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Genes and spacers of cloned sea urchin histone DNA analyzed by sequencing

    W. Schaffner;G. Kunz;H. Daetwyler;J. Telford

  • A split promoter for a eucaryotic tRNA gene

    Hans Hofstetter;Armin Kressmann;Max L. Birnstiel

  • Transcription Termination and 3' Processing: The End Is in Site! Review

    Max L. Birnstiel;Meinrad Busslinger;Katharina Strub

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernst Wagner
Ernst Wagner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Matthew Cotten
Matthew Cotten Wellcome Sanger Institute
Christian Plank
Christian Plank Technical University of Munich
David T. Curiel
David T. Curiel Washington University in St. Louis
Meinrad Busslinger
Meinrad Busslinger Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Karl Mechtler
Karl Mechtler Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Kurt Zatloukal
Kurt Zatloukal Medical University of Graz
Walter Schaffner
Walter Schaffner University of Zurich
Georg Stingl
Georg Stingl Medical University of Vienna
Adrian Bird
Adrian Bird University of Edinburgh

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