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Nikolaus Amrhein

Nikolaus Amrhein

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
18480
World Ranking
5633
National Ranking
111

Nikolaus Amrhein 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 Nikolaus Amrhein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nikolaus Amrhein 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 Nikolaus Amrhein 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Nikolaus Amrhein is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed primarily to the fields of Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Oncology, Biochemistry, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research addresses topics related to Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

Among recent scientific contributions, Nikolaus Amrhein has authored the paper titled An ABC transporter of the ABCC subfamily localized at the plasma membrane confers glyphosate resistance, published in 2021 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This work explores mechanisms of resistance linked to transport proteins.

Frequent co-authorship includes collaboration with Enrico Martinoia, indicating joint efforts in research related to their overlapping scientific interests.

Publication venues for Nikolaus Amrhein include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their research spans multiple aspects of molecular biology and medicine, with investigations into drug resistance, enzymatic activity, and infectious disease treatments. The interdisciplinary approach combines biochemical methods with clinical research topics.

Best Publications

  • THE HERBICIDE GLYPHOSATE IS A POTENT INHIBITOR OF 5-ENOLPYRUVYLSHIKIMIC ACID 3-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE

    H.C. Steinrücken;N. Amrhein

  • Interaction of the herbicide glyphosate with its target enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase in atomic detail

    Ernst Schönbrunn;Susanne Eschenburg;Wendy A. Shuttleworth;John V. Schloss

  • The Site of the Inhibition of the Shikimate Pathway by Glyphosate: II. INTERFERENCE OF GLYPHOSATE WITH CHORISMATE FORMATION IN VIVO AND IN VITRO

    Nikolaus Amrhein;Brigitte Deus;Peter Gehrke;Hans Christian Steinrücken

  • A phosphate transporter expressed in arbuscule-containing cells in potato

    Christine Rausch;Pierre Daram;Silvia Brunner;Jan Jansa

  • ATP-dependent glutathione S-conjugate export pump in the vacuolar membrane of plants

    Enrico Martinoia;Erwin Grill;Roberto Tommasini;Klaus Kreuz

  • Maize Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase Has Tyrosine Ammonia-Lyase Activity

    J. Rosler;F. Krekel;N. Amrhein;J. Schmid

  • The characterization of novel mycorrhiza-specific phosphate transporters from Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum uncovers functional redundancy in symbiotic phosphate transport in solanaceous species

    Réka Nagy;Vladimir Karandashov;Véronique Chague;Katsiaryna Kalinkevich

  • An ABC-transporter of Arabidopsis thaliana has both glutathione-conjugate and chlorophyll catabolite transport activity.

    Roberto Tommasini;Esther Vogt;Myriam Fromenteau;Stefan Hörtensteiner

  • Characterization and cDNA-microarray expression analysis of 12-oxophytodienoate reductases reveals differential roles for octadecanoid biosynthesis in the local versus the systemic wound response.

    Jochen Strassner;Florian Schaller;Ursula B. Frick;Gregg A. Howe

  • Molecular organization of the shikimate pathway in higher plants

    Jürg Schmid;Nikolaus Amrhein

  • Vitamin B6 biosynthesis in higher plants

    Marina Tambasco-Studart;Olca Titiz;Thomas Raschle;Gabriela Forster

  • Functional analysis and cell-specific expression of a phosphate transporter from tomato

    Pierre Daram;Silvia Brunner;Bengt L. Persson;Nikolaus Amrhein

  • Ferulate cross-linking in cell walls isolated from maize cell suspensions

    John H. Grabber;Ronald D. Hatfield;John Ralph;John Ralph;Jerzy Zoń

  • Pht2;1 encodes a low-affinity phosphate transporter from Arabidopsis.

    Pierre Daram;Silvia Brunner;Christine Rausch;Cyrill Steiner

  • Characterization of YqjM, an Old Yellow Enzyme homolog from Bacillus subtilis involved in the oxidative stress response.

    Thérésa Bridget Fitzpatrick;Nikolaus Amrhein;Peter Macheroux

  • Two independent routes of de novo vitamin B6 biosynthesis: not that different after all.

    Thérésa Bridget Fitzpatrick;Nikolaus Amrhein;Barbara Kappes;Peter Macheroux

  • Differential regulation of five Pht1 phosphate transporters from maize (Zea mays L.).

    R. Nagy;M. J. V. Vasconcelos;S. Zhao;J. McElver

  • Plant neurobiology: no brain, no gain?

    Amedeo Alpi;Nikolaus Amrhein;Adam Bertl;Michael R. Blatt

  • Structural basis for the interaction of the fluorescence probe 8-anilino-1-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS) with the antibiotic target MurA

    Ernst Schönbrunn;Susanne Eschenburg;Karolin Luger;Wolfgang Kabsch

  • 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase of Klebsiella pneumoniae 2. Inhibition by glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine].

    Hans Christian Steinrucken;Nikolaus Amrhein

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Schaller
Andreas Schaller University of Hohenheim
Marcel Bucher
Marcel Bucher University of Cologne
Enrico Martinoia
Enrico Martinoia University of Zurich
Peter Macheroux
Peter Macheroux Graz University of Technology
Wolfgang Kabsch
Wolfgang Kabsch Max Planck Society
Karolin Luger
Karolin Luger University of Colorado Boulder
Eckhard Mandelkow
Eckhard Mandelkow German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Elmar W. Weiler
Elmar W. Weiler Ruhr University Bochum
Doris Rentsch
Doris Rentsch University of Bern
Markus Bischoff
Markus Bischoff Saarland University

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