2026 Volker M. Vogt: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	60	1980	1781	984	872	129	11009

Overview

Volker M. Vogt is a researcher affiliated with Cornell University in the United States, whose work spans key areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their research emphasizes molecular biology, genetics, virology, cell biology, and physiology.

The scientist's recent publications include studies on virus structure and lipid membrane behavior. Notable papers are:

Structures of immature EIAV Gag lattices reveal a conserved role for IP6 in lentivirus assembly, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
PI(4,5)P₂ Clustering and Its Impact on Biological Functions, 2021, Annual Review of Biochemistry
Mechanisms of PI(4,5)P2 Enrichment in HIV-1 Viral Membranes, 2020, Journal of Molecular Biology
Structure of the mature Rous sarcoma virus lattice reveals a role for IP6 in the formation of the capsid hexamer, 2021, Nature Communications
Structure of the mature Rous sarcoma virus lattice reveals a role for IP6 in the formation of the capsid hexamer, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The fields of study related to this scientist cover eight publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside four focused on medicine. Subfields with significant contributions include molecular biology, genetics, and virology, supported by work in cell biology and physiology.

Main research topics include:

Virus-based gene therapy research
HIV research and treatment
Cellular transport and secretion
Lipid membrane structure and behavior
Erythrocyte function and pathophysiology
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
Biochemical and molecular research

Frequent publication venues for this scientist comprise:

Annual Review of Biochemistry
PLoS Pathogens
Journal of Molecular Biology
Nature Communications
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration forms an important part of their research. Regular coauthors include Robert A. Dick, Clifton Ricana, J. Ryan Feathers, Marc C. Johnson, and F.K.M. Schur. These collaborations have contributed across multiple papers, indicating a consistent research network within their fields of study.

Best Publications

Purification and further properties of single-strand-specific nuclease from Aspergillus oryzae.

Volker M. Vogt

1144
Citations
The stoichiometry of Gag protein in HIV-1

John A G Briggs;Martha N Simon;Ingolf Gross;Hans-Georg Kräusslich

674
Citations
Self-assembly in vitro of purified CA-NC proteins from Rous sarcoma virus and human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

S Campbell;V M Vogt

518
Citations
Generation of avian myeloblastosis virus structural proteins by proteolytic cleavage of a precursor polypeptide.

Volker M. Vogt;Robert Eisenman;Heidi Diggelmann

315
Citations
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals ordered domains in the immature HIV-1 particle

Stephen D. Fuller;Thomas Wilk;Brent E. Gowen;Hans-Georg Kräusslich

315
Citations
Properties of avian retrovirus particles defective in viral protease.

L Stewart;G Schatz;V M Vogt

248
Citations
Inositol phosphates are assembly co-factors for HIV-1

Robert A. Dick;Kaneil K. Zadrozny;Chaoyi Xu;Florian K. M. Schur;Florian K. M. Schur

229
Citations
In vitro assembly of virus-like particles with Rous sarcoma virus Gag deletion mutants: identification of the p10 domain as a morphological determinant in the formation of spherical particles.

Stephen Campbell;Volker M. Vogt

205
Citations
Structure of ribosomal DNA in Physarum polycephalum

Volker M. Vogt;Richard Braun

199
Citations
Purification and properties of an aminopeptidase from Escherichia coli.

Volker M. Vogt

196
Citations
Identification of a Large Polypeptide Precursor of Avian Oncornavirus Proteins

Volker M. Vogt;Robert Eisenman

194
Citations
Mass determination of rous sarcoma virus virions by scanning transmission electron microscopy.

Volker M. Vogt;Martha N. Simon

186
Citations
A mobile group I intron in the nuclear rDNA of physarum polycephalum

Donna E. Muscarella;Volker M. Vogt

185
Citations
Mobile introns: definition of terms and recommended nomenclature.

Bernard Dujon;Marlene Belfort;Ronald A. Butow;Claude Jacq

180
Citations
The biosynthesis of oncovirus proteins.

Robert N. Eisenman;Robert N. Eisenman;Volker M. Vogt;Volker M. Vogt

178
Citations
Electrostatic Interactions Drive Membrane Association of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag MA Domain

Amanda K. Dalton;Danso Ako-Adjei;Paul S. Murray;Diana Murray

163
Citations
Breaks in DNA stimulate Transcription by Core RNA Polymerase

Volker Vogt

158
Citations
Ubiquitin in retrovirus assembly: Actor or bystander?

Volker M. Vogt

152
Citations
Characterization of I-Ppo, an intron-encoded endonuclease that mediates homing of a group I intron in the ribosomal DNA of Physarum polycephalum.

D E Muscarella;E L Ellison;B M Ruoff;V M Vogt

138
Citations
Structure and self-association of the Rous sarcoma virus capsid protein

Richard L Kingston;Tanja Fitzon-Ostendorp;Elan Zohar Eisenmesser;Gisela W Schatz

137
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. G. Briggs MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Mathias Lösche Carnegie Mellon University

Hans-Georg Kräusslich Heidelberg University

John W. Wills Pennsylvania State University

Michael G. Rossmann Purdue University West Lafayette

Robert N. Eisenman Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Claude Lemieux Université Laval

Philip S. Perlman Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Marlene Belfort University at Albany, State University of New York

Bernard Dujon Institut Pasteur

External Links

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