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Ulrike Kutay

Ulrike Kutay

ETH Zurich
Switzerland

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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
25136
World Ranking
6871
National Ranking
128

Ulrike Kutay 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 Ulrike Kutay sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 132 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrike Kutay 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 Ulrike Kutay 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: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ulrike Kutay is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, and Spectroscopy. Their research explores various topics including RNA modifications and cancer, nuclear structure and function, RNA research and splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and genomics and chromatin dynamics.

Their recent publications include several papers spanning important cellular and molecular biology processes. Notable works are:

  • Ribosome biogenesis factors-from names to functions (2023, The EMBO Journal)
  • Mitotic disassembly and reassembly of nuclear pore complexes (2021, Trends in Cell Biology)
  • Structural basis for the final steps of human 40S ribosome maturation (2020, Nature)
  • A Global Screen for Assembly State Changes of the Mitotic Proteome by SEC-SWATH-MS (2020, Cell Systems)
  • USP16 counteracts mono-ubiquitination of RPS27a and promotes maturation of the 40S ribosomal subunit (2020, eLife)

Ulrike Kutay has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their research projects. Prominent collaborators include Kerstin Dörner, Caroline Ashiono, Ivo Zemp, Renard TM Lewis, and Jasmin van den Heuvel.

Their work appears predominantly in publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, The EMBO Journal, Trends in Cell Biology, and Nature.

Among the recognitions received, Ulrike Kutay is a member of Academia Europaea since 2014, a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina since 2012 in the section of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Nuclear Export of MicroRNA Precursors

    Elsebet Lund;Stephan Güttinger;Angelo Calado;James E. Dahlberg

  • Transport between the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm.

    Dirk Görlich;Ulrike Kutay

  • Export of Importin α from the Nucleus Is Mediated by a Specific Nuclear Transport Factor

    U. Kutay;F. R. Bischoff;S. Kostka;R. Kraft

  • Identification of different roles for RanGDP and RanGTP in nuclear protein import.

    D. Görlich;N. Panté;U. Kutay;U. Aebi

  • PROTEIN TRANSPORT ACROSS THE EUKARYOTIC ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND BACTERIAL INNER MEMBRANES

    Tom A. Rapoport;Berit Jungnickel;Ulrike Kutay

  • The asymmetric distribution of the constituents of the Ran system is essential for transport into and out of the nucleus

    Elisa Izaurralde;Ulrike Kutay;Cayetano von Kobbe;Iain W. Mattaj

  • Nucleocytoplasmic transport: taking an inventory.

    H. Fried;U. Kutay

  • A Novel Class of RanGTP Binding Proteins

    D. Görlich;M. Dabrowski;F. R. Bischoff;U. Kutay

  • Dominant-negative mutants of importin-beta block multiple pathways of import and export through the nuclear pore complex.

    U. Kutay;E. Izaurralde;F. R. Bischoff;I. W. Mattaj

  • Orchestrating nuclear envelope disassembly and reassembly during mitosis.

    Stephan Güttinger;Eva Laurell;Ulrike Kutay

  • Structural View of the Ran–Importin β Interaction at 2.3 Å Resolution

    Ingrid R Vetter;Andreas Arndt;Ulrike Kutay;Dirk Görlich

  • Identification of a tRNA-specific Nuclear Export Receptor

    U. Kutay;G. Lipowsky;E. Izaurralde;F. R. Bischoff

  • The C-terminal domain of TAP interacts with the nuclear pore complex and promotes export of specific CTE-bearing RNA substrates.

    A. Bachi;I. C. Braun;J. P. Rodrigues;N. Panté

  • LINC Complexes Form by Binding of Three KASH Peptides to Domain Interfaces of Trimeric SUN Proteins

    Brian A. Sosa;Andrea Rothballer;Ulrike Kutay;Thomas U. Schwartz

  • Herpes simplex virus type 1 entry into host cells: reconstitution of capsid binding and uncoating at the nuclear pore complex in vitro.

    Päivi M. Ojala;Beate Sodeik;Melanie W. Ebersold;Ulrike Kutay

  • A class of membrane proteins with a C-terminal anchor

    Ulrike Kutay;Enno Hartmann;Tom A. Rapoport

  • Leucine-rich nuclear-export signals: born to be weak

    Ulrike Kutay;Stephan Güttinger

  • Mechanisms and functions of nuclear envelope remodelling

    Rosemarie Ungricht;Ulrike Kutay

  • The importin beta/importin 7 heterodimer is a functional nuclear import receptor for histone H1.

    S. Jäkel;W. Albig;U. Kutay;F. R. Bischoff

  • TAP (NXF1) Belongs to a Multigene Family of Putative RNA Export Factors with a Conserved Modular Architecture

    Andrea Herold;Mikita Suyama;João P. Rodrigues;Isabelle C. Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Görlich
Dirk Görlich Max Planck Society
Elisa Izaurralde
Elisa Izaurralde Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Pierre-Emmanuel Gleizes
Pierre-Emmanuel Gleizes Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ruedi Aebersold
Ruedi Aebersold ETH Zurich
Nelly Panté
Nelly Panté University of British Columbia
Karl Gademann
Karl Gademann University of Zurich
Iain W. Mattaj
Iain W. Mattaj Human Technopole
Enno Hartmann
Enno Hartmann University of Lübeck
Matthias Gstaiger
Matthias Gstaiger ETH Zurich
Maria Carmo-Fonseca
Maria Carmo-Fonseca University of Lisbon

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