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Udo Heinemann 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 Udo Heinemann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 433 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Udo Heinemann 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 Udo Heinemann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Udo Heinemann is affiliated with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with particular expertise in Molecular Biology. They have contributed to various subfields including Immunology, Ecology, Physiology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics that include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • Cold-Shock Domains-Abundance, Structure, Properties, and Nucleic-Acid Binding, 2021, published in Cancers
  • Designed nanomolar small-molecule inhibitors of Ena/VASP EVH1 interaction impair invasion and extravasation of breast cancer cells, 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Enhanced Properties of a Benzimidazole Benzylpyrazole Lysine Demethylase Inhibitor: Mechanism-of-Action, Binding Site Analysis, and Activity in Cellular Models of Prostate Cancer, 2021, published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • From Pyrazolones to Azaindoles: Evolution of Active-Site SHP2 Inhibitors Based on Scaffold Hopping and Bioisosteric Replacement, 2020, published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • PIN and CCCH Zn-finger domains coordinate RNA targeting in ZC3H12 family endoribonucleases, 2021, published in Nucleic Acids Research

Udo Heinemann has frequently published in the following journals:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 publications)
  • Nucleic Acids Research (2 publications)
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances (2 publications)
  • Cancers (1 publication)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Yvette Roske (12 co-authored works)
  • Marc Nazaré (6 co-authored works)
  • Hartmut Oschkinat (5 co-authored works)
  • Peter Schmieder (4 co-authored works)
  • Edgar Specker (4 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • Low extracellular magnesium induces epileptiform activity and spreading depression in rat hippocampal slices

    I. Mody;J. D. C. Lambert;U. Heinemann

  • A standard reference frame for the description of nucleic acid base-pair geometry

    Wilma K Olson;Manju Bansal;Stephen K Burley;Richard E Dickerson

  • Helix geometry, hydration, and G.A mismatch in a B-DNA decamer.

    Gilbert G. Privé;Udo Heinemann;Srinivasan Chandrasegaran;Lou Sing Kan

  • Universal nucleic acid-binding domain revealed by crystal structure of the B. subtilis major cold-shock protein.

    Hermann Schindelin;Mohamed A. Marahiel;Udo Heinemann

  • Crystal structure of CspA, the major cold shock protein of Escherichia coli

    Hermann Schindelin;Weining Jiang;Masayori Inouye;Udo Heinemann

  • Two exposed amino acid residues confer thermostability on a cold shock protein.

    Dieter Perl;Uwe Mueller;Udo Heinemann;Franz X. Schmid

  • Epileptiform activity in combined slices of the hippocampus, subiculum and entorhinal cortex during perfusion with low magnesium medium ☆

    H. Walther;J.D.C. Lambert;R.S.G. Jones;U. Heinemann

  • Ionic changes and alterations in the size of the extracellular space during epileptic activity.

    H D Lux;U Heinemann;I Dietzel

  • Specific protein-nucleic acid recognition in ribonuclease T1-2'-guanylic acid complex: an X-ray study.

    Udo Heinemann;Wolfram Saenger

  • Structure of the DLM-1-Z-DNA complex reveals a conserved family of Z-DNA-binding proteins.

    Thomas Schwartz;Joachim Behlke;Ky Lowenhaupt;Udo Heinemann

  • XDSAPP: a graphical user interface for the convenient processing of diffraction data using XDS

    Michael Krug;Michael Krug;Manfred S. Weiss;Udo Heinemann;Udo Heinemann;Uwe Mueller

  • Synaptic and intrinsic responses of medical entorhinal cortical cells in normal and magnesium-free medium in vitro.

    R. S. G. Jones;U. Heinemann

  • Relations between slow extracellular potential changes, glial potassium buffering, and electrolyte and cellular volume changes during neuronal hyperactivity in cat brain.

    I. Dietzel;U. Heinemann;H.D. Lux

  • Molecular and active-site structure of a Bacillus 1,3-1,4-beta-glucanase

    Thomas Keitel;Ortwin Simon;Rainer Borriss;Udo Heinemann

  • Vectors for co-expression of an unrestricted number of proteins

    Christoph Scheich;Daniel Kümmel;Dimitri Soumailakakis;Udo Heinemann

  • Adrenodoxin: Structure, stability, and electron transfer properties

    Asya V. Grinberg;Frank Hannemann;Burkhard Schiffler;Jürgen Müller

  • Extracellular calcium and potassium concentration changes in chronic epileptic brain tissue.

    U Heinemann;A Konnerth;R Pumain;W J Wadman

  • Nonsynaptic epileptogenesis in the mammalian hippocampus in vitro. II. Role of extracellular potassium

    Y. Yaari;A. Konnerth;U. Heinemann

  • Nonsynaptic epileptogenesis in the mammalian hippocampus in vitro. I. Development of seizurelike activity in low extracellular calcium.

    A. Konnerth;U. Heinemann;Y. Yaari

  • Epileptiform activity induced by lowering extracellular [Mg2+] in combined hippocampal-entorhinal cortex slices: modulation by receptors for norepinephrine and N-methyl-D-aspartate.

    P.K. Stanton;R.S.G. Jones;I. Mody;U. Heinemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfram Saenger
Wolfram Saenger Freie Universität Berlin
Hartmut Oschkinat
Hartmut Oschkinat Freie Universität Berlin
Rita Bernhardt
Rita Bernhardt Saarland University
Erich E. Wanker
Erich E. Wanker Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Rainer Borriss
Rainer Borriss Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Robert Seckler
Robert Seckler University of Potsdam
Joel L. Sussman
Joel L. Sussman Weizmann Institute of Science
Franz X. Schmid
Franz X. Schmid University of Bayreuth
Hermann Schindelin
Hermann Schindelin University of Würzburg
Peter Schmieder
Peter Schmieder Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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