Thorsten Ritz

A Model for Photoreceptor-Based Magnetoreception in Birds

Thorsten Ritz, Salih Adem, Klaus Schulten · Biophysical Journal · 2000 · 1.1K citations

Magnetism, Engineering, Evolutionary Biology +3

Resonance effects indicate a radical-pair mechanism for avian magnetic compass

Thorsten Ritz, Peter Thalau, John B. Phillips et al. · Nature · 2004 · 606 citations

Magnetism, Resonance Effects, Magnetic Resonance +3

Architecture and mechanism of the light-harvesting apparatus of purple bacteria

Xiche Hu, A. Damjanović, Thorsten Ritz et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 411 citations

Engineering, Photorespiration, Photobiology +19

Magnetic Compass of Birds Is Based on a Molecule with Optimal Directional Sensitivity

Thorsten Ritz, Roswitha Wiltschko, P. J. Hore et al. · Biophysical Journal · 2009 · 310 citations · Full text

Magnetism, Magnetic Compass, Magnetic Resonance +7

Pigment Organization and Transfer of Electronic Excitation in the Photosynthetic Unit of Purple Bacteria

Xiche Hu, Thorsten Ritz, A. Damjanović et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 1997 · 306 citations

Engineering, Photobiology, Oscillator Strength +22