Thorsten Heinekamp

Thorsten Heinekamp publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thorsten Heinekamp sits on this spectrum.

Thorsten Heinekamp D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thorsten Heinekamp sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The akuB(KU80) mutant deficient for nonhomologous end joining is a powerful tool for analyzing pathogenicity in Aspergillus fumigatus.

  Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;Marcia R. V. Z. Kress;Marcela Savoldi;Maria Helena S. Goldman

  458
  Citations

• HapX-mediated adaption to iron starvation is crucial for virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus.

  Markus Schrettl;Nicola Beckmann;John Varga;Thorsten Heinekamp

  311
  Citations

• SreA‐mediated iron regulation in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Markus Schrettl;H. Stanley Kim;Martin Eisendle;Claudia Kragl

  303
  Citations

• Production of Pyomelanin, a Second Type of Melanin, via the Tyrosine Degradation Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Jeannette Schmaler-Ripcke;Venelina Sugareva;Peter Gebhardt;Robert Winkler

  291
  Citations

• Aspergillus fumigatus melanins: interference with the host endocytosis pathway and impact on virulence.

  Thorsten Heinekamp;Andreas Thywißen;Juliane Macheleidt;Sophia Keller

  272
  Citations

• Biosynthesis and function of gliotoxin in Aspergillus fumigatus.

  Daniel H. Scharf;Daniel H. Scharf;Thorsten Heinekamp;Nicole Remme;Nicole Remme;Peter Hortschansky

  244
  Citations

• Deletion of the gliP gene of Aspergillus fumigatus results in loss of gliotoxin production but has no effect on virulence of the fungus in a low-dose mouse infection model

  Claudio Kupfahl;Thorsten Heinekamp;Gernot Geginat;Thomas Ruppert

  219
  Citations

• Conidial Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Interferes with the Host Endocytosis Pathway

  Andreas Thywißen;Thorsten Heinekamp;Thorsten Heinekamp;Hans-Martin Dahse;Jeannette Schmaler-Ripcke

  212
  Citations

• Human and plant fungal pathogens: the role of secondary metabolites.

  Daniel H. Scharf;Daniel H. Scharf;Thorsten Heinekamp;Thorsten Heinekamp;Axel A. Brakhage;Axel A. Brakhage

  208
  Citations

• Transannular Disulfide Formation in Gliotoxin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Self-Resistance of the Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

  Daniel H. Scharf;Nicole Remme;Thorsten Heinekamp;Peter Hortschansky

  201
  Citations

• The mitogen-activated protein kinase MpkA of Aspergillus fumigatus regulates cell wall signaling and oxidative stress response

  Vito Valiante;Thorsten Heinekamp;Thorsten Heinekamp;Radhika Jain;Radhika Jain;Albert Härtl

  200
  Citations

• The MpkA MAP kinase module regulates cell wall integrity signaling and pyomelanin formation in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Vito Valiante;Radhika Jain;Radhika Jain;Thorsten Heinekamp;Thorsten Heinekamp;Axel A. Brakhage;Axel A. Brakhage

  193
  Citations

• A dedicated glutathione S-transferase mediates carbon-sulfur bond formation in gliotoxin biosynthesis.

  Daniel H. Scharf;Nicole Remme;Andreas Habel;Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon

  167
  Citations

• Interference of Aspergillus fumigatus with the immune response.

  Thorsten Heinekamp;Hella Schmidt;Katrin Lapp;Vera Pähtz

  150
  Citations

• The MAP kinase MpkA controls cell wall integrity, oxidative stress response, gliotoxin production and iron adaptation in Aspergillus fumigatus

  Radhika Jain;Vito Valiante;Nicole Remme;Nicole Remme;Teresa Docimo

  150
  Citations

• Functional characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus calcineurin.

  Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;Thorsten Heinekamp;Albert Härtl;Axel A. Brakhage

  142
  Citations

• Opposed effects of enzymatic gliotoxin N- and S-methylations.

  Daniel H. Scharf;Andreas Habel;Andreas Habel;Thorsten Heinekamp;Thorsten Heinekamp;Axel A. Brakhage;Axel A. Brakhage

  128
  Citations

• Characterisation of the laccase-encoding gene abr2 of the dihydroxynaphthalene-like melanin gene cluster of Aspergillus fumigatus

  Venelina Sugareva;Venelina Sugareva;Albert Härtl;Matthias Brock;Matthias Brock;Katrin Hübner;Katrin Hübner

  118
  Citations

• Secretome analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus reveals Asp-hemolysin as a major secreted protein

  Dirk Wartenberg;Katrin Lapp;Katrin Lapp;Ilse D. Jacobsen;Hans-Martin Dahse

  117
  Citations

• Protein kinase A regulates growth, sporulation, and pigment formation in Aspergillus fumigatus.

  Christina Grosse;Thorsten Heinekamp;Olaf Kniemeyer;Alexander Gehrke

  111
  Citations