Joachim Frank(1940)
ChemistryJoachim Frank is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2017) from Germany. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Cornell University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. They have been affiliated with State University of New York at Albany.
GermanyMorpho (United States)
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Major Awards
858
Publications
39,560
Citations
108
h-index
364
i10-index
46.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Naturalistische Studie zur Wirksamkeit stationärer psychodynamischer Psychotherapie
Forum der Psychoanalyse(2021)
4
citations
#2
[Personality organization and mentalization of depressive inpatients in a long-term-study].
Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie(2021)
3
citations
#3
2
citations
#4
Einzelpartikel-Rekonstruktion biologischer Moleküle - Geschichte in einer Probe (Nobel-Aufsatz)
Angewandte Chemie(2018)
0
citations
#6
Schelte für den Boten der schlechten Nachricht. Gedanken eines Journalisten zur Debatte über die Berichterstattung zum Germanwings-Absturz
Communicatio Socialis(2015)
1
citations
#7
0
citations
#9
Wer braucht heute noch die kirchliche Presse? Zehn (Chef-)Redakteure von Tageszeitungen zu den Perspektiven der katholischen Publizistik
Communicatio Socialis(2011)
0
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksNaturalistische Studie zur Wirksamkeit stationärer psychodynamischer Psychotherapie
Forum der Psychoanalyse2021
4citations
Open Access[Personality organization and mentalization of depressive inpatients in a long-term-study].
Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie2021
3citations
Open AccessEinzelpartikel-Rekonstruktion biologischer Moleküle - Geschichte in einer Probe (Nobel-Aufsatz)
Angewandte Chemie2018
0citations
Open AccessSchelte für den Boten der schlechten Nachricht. Gedanken eines Journalisten zur Debatte über die Berichterstattung zum Germanwings-Absturz
Communicatio Socialis2015
1citations
Open AccessFigure 19.8.3.1
2012
0citations
Wer braucht heute noch die kirchliche Presse? Zehn (Chef-)Redakteure von Tageszeitungen zu den Perspektiven der katholischen Publizistik
Communicatio Socialis2011
0citations
Open Access0citations
Career History
Professor
HHMI/Columbia University
New York, US
Lab Chief
HHMI/Wadsworth Center
Albany, US
Senior Research Scientist
Division of Labs and Research/Wadsworth Center
Albany, US
Research assistant
Cavendish Laboratory
Cambridge, GB
Postdoctoral Fellow
Commonwealth Fund
NY, US
Education
Thechnical University of Munich
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.)
Biophysics
1970
University of Munich
Diplom
Physics
1967
University Freiburg
Vordiplom
no department
1963
Research Funding
Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies
National Institutes of Health
Time-resolved Cryo-EM of Short-lived States in Eukaryotic Translation
National Institutes of Health
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Cornell University
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
University of Freiburg
Technical University of Munich
Career Timeline
State University of New York at Albany?–present
Columbia University?–present
Commonwealth Fund1971–1972
Top Publications
Retrieving functional pathways of biomolecules from single-particle snapshots
Nature Communications202093 citations
Structure of human GABAB receptor in an inactive state
Nature202091 citations
Nmd3 is a structural mimic of
<scp>eIF</scp>
5A, and activates the cp
<scp>GTP</scp>
ase Lsg1 during 60S ribosome biogenesis
The EMBO Journal201769 citations
Mechanism of ligand activation of a eukaryotic cyclic nucleotide−gated channel
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology202059 citations
Molecular architecture of
<scp>40S</scp>
translation initiation complexes on the hepatitis C virus
<scp>IRES</scp>
The EMBO Journal202244 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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