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Roger Schneiter

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
11614
World Ranking
17504
National Ranking
333

Roger Schneiter 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 Roger Schneiter sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger Schneiter 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 Roger Schneiter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roger Schneiter is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Their research spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Surgery as subfields. Schneiter's work encompasses various topics including Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The function of plant PR1 and other members of the CAP protein superfamily in plant-pathogen interactions (2023, Molecular Plant Pathology)
  • Seipin and Nem1 establish discrete ER subdomains to initiate yeast lipid droplet biogenesis (2020, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • Seipin accumulates and traps diacylglycerols and triglycerides in its ring-like structure (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Pre-existing bilayer stresses modulate triglyceride accumulation in the ER versus lipid droplets (2021, eLife)
  • Mitochondrial sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase is essential for phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis and survival of Trypanosoma brucei (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Schneiter include:

  • Rasha Khaddaj
  • Stéphanie Cottier
  • Ola El Atab
  • Vineet Choudhary
  • Zhu Han

Their publications have appeared multiple times in prominent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Bid, Bax, and lipids cooperate to form supramolecular openings in the outer mitochondrial membrane.

    Tomomi Kuwana;Mason R. Mackey;Guy Perkins;Mark H. Ellisman

  • Lipid signalling in disease

    Matthias P. Wymann;Roger Schneiter

  • Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (Esi-Ms/Ms) Analysis of the Lipid Molecular Species Composition of Yeast Subcellular Membranes Reveals Acyl Chain-Based Sorting/Remodeling of Distinct Molecular Species En Route to the Plasma Membrane

    Roger Schneiter;Britta Brügger;Roger Sandhoff;Guenther Zellnig

  • Lipid droplets are functionally connected to the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Nicolas Jacquier;Vineet Choudhary;Muriel Mari;Alexandre Toulmay

  • Orm1 and Orm2 are conserved endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins regulating lipid homeostasis and protein quality control

    Sumin Han;Museer A. Lone;Roger Schneiter;Amy Chang

  • Roles of Phosphatidylethanolamine and of Its Several Biosynthetic Pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Ruth Birner;Maria Bürgermeister;Roger Schneiter;Günther Daum

  • A yeast acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase mutant links very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis to the structure and function of the nuclear membrane-pore complex.

    Roger Schneiter;Midori Hitomi;Andreas S. Ivessa;Evelyn-Verena Fasch

  • The sterol-binding activity of PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN 1 reveals the mode of action of an antimicrobial protein.

    Jordi Gamir;Rabih Darwiche;Pieter van't Hof;Vineet Choudhary

  • Isolation and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mRNA transport-defective (mtr) mutants

    Tatsuhiko Kadowaki;Shaoping Chen;Midori Hitomi;Erica Jacobs

  • Architecture of Lipid Droplets in Endoplasmic Reticulum Is Determined by Phospholipid Intrinsic Curvature

    Vineet Choudhary;Gonen Golani;Amit S. Joshi;Stéphanie Cottier

  • Depletion of acyl-coenzyme A-binding protein affects sphingolipid synthesis and causes vesicle accumulation and membrane defects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Barbara Gaigg;Thomas B. F. Neergaard;Roger Schneiter;Jan Krogh Hansen

  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae YLL012/YEH1, YLR020/YEH2, and TGL1 genes encode a novel family of membrane-anchored lipases that are required for steryl ester hydrolysis.

    René Köffel;Rashi Tiwari;Laurent Falquet;Roger Schneiter

  • The Sur7p Family Defines Novel Cortical Domains in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Affects Sphingolipid Metabolism, and Is Involved in Sporulation

    Michael E. Young;Tatiana S. Karpova;Britta Brügger;Darcy M. Moschenross

  • A specific structural requirement for ergosterol in long-chain fatty acid synthesis mutants important for maintaining raft domains in yeast.

    Marlis Eisenkolb;Christoph Zenzmaier;Erich Leitner;Roger Schneiter

  • Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Proteins Assist Bid in Bax-mediated Lipidic Pore Formation

    Blanca Schafer;Joel Quispe;Vineet Choudhary;Jerry E. Chipuk

  • Pathogen-Related Yeast (PRY) proteins and members of the CAP superfamily are secreted sterol-binding proteins.

    Vineet Choudhary;Roger Schneiter

  • mRNA transport in yeast: time to reinvestigate the functions of the nucleolus.

    R Schneiter;T Kadowaki;A M Tartakoff

  • Very long-chain fatty acid-containing lipids rather than sphingolipids per se are required for raft association and stable surface transport of newly synthesized plasma membrane ATPase in yeast.

    Barbara Gaigg;Alexandre Toulmay;Roger Schneiter

  • Mechanisms of sterol uptake and transport in yeast

    Nicolas Jacquier;Roger Schneiter

  • A genomewide screen reveals a role of mitochondria in anaerobic uptake of sterols in yeast.

    Sonja Reiner;Delphine Micolod;Günther Zellnig;Roger Schneiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Günther Daum
Günther Daum Graz University of Technology
Sepp D. Kohlwein
Sepp D. Kohlwein University of Graz
Fulvio Reggiori
Fulvio Reggiori University of Groningen
William A. Prinz
William A. Prinz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Charles N. Cole
Charles N. Cole Dartmouth College
Felix T. Wieland
Felix T. Wieland Heidelberg University
Geert Smant
Geert Smant Wageningen University & Research
Britta Brügger
Britta Brügger Heidelberg University
David Gfeller
David Gfeller University of Lausanne
Rick M. Maizels
Rick M. Maizels University of Glasgow

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