Ellen Wientjens

4.5k citations
18 papers · 3.4k · 2 hit papers · h-index 17

Impact in

  • Oncology top 1%
    • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
    • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Molecular Biology top 5%
    • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
    • Cancer-related gene regulation
    • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Papers in

  • Molecular Biology 13
    • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 4
    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 3
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 2
  • Oncology 12
    • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways 4
    • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis 3
    • Cancer Cells and Metastasis 3
Co-authors
Maarten van Lohuizen (6 shared papers)Rob Michalides (4 shared papers)Anton Berns (4 shared papers)Rob Klompmaker (3 shared papers)Renate M.L. Zwijsen (2 shared papers)Sjef Verbeek (2 shared papers)René Bernards (1 shared paper)Jos Jonkers (7 shared papers)
Journals
Nature (2 papers)Cell (2 papers)Cancer Discovery (2 papers)Cancer Research (2 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (2 papers)
Partner nations
NetherlandsUnited StatesUnited Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Ellen Wientjens

17 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Ellen Wientjens's Hit Papers

CDK-Independent Activation of Estrogen Receptor by Cyclin D1 1997 · 609 citations
6090+11+23Years since publication200400600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 1997 Cell
  2. 1991 Cell

Peers

Ellen Wientjens
Comparison fields: 5 of 93
  • Oncology 1.6k
  • Molecular Biology 2.3k
  • Genetics 715
  • Cancer Research 357
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 302
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ellen Wientjens, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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1
Identification of cooperating oncogenes in Eμ-myc transgenic mice by provirus tagging
Cell ·Maarten van Lohuizen, Sjef Verbeek, Blanca Scheljen, Ellen Wientjens, Hanneke van der Guidon, Anton Berns
Hit paper breakdown →		1991639
2
CDK-Independent Activation of Estrogen Receptor by Cyclin D1
Cell ·Renate M.L. Zwijsen, Ellen Wientjens, Rob Klompmaker, Jeroen van der Sman, René Bernards, Rob Michalides
Hit paper breakdown →		1997609
3
Loss of 53BP1 Causes PARP Inhibitor Resistance in Brca1 -Mutated Mouse Mammary Tumors
Cancer Discovery ·Janneke E. Jaspers, Ariena Kersbergen, Ute Boon, Wendy Sol, Liesbeth van Deemter, Serge A.L. Zander, Rinske Drost, Ellen Wientjens, Jiuping Ji, Amal Aly, James H. Doroshow, Aaron Cranston, Niall M.B. Martin, Alan Lau, Mark J. O’Connor, Shridar Ganesan, Piet Borst, Jos Jonkers, Sven Rottenberg
2012393
4
Overexpression of cyclin D1 correlates with recurrence in a group of forty-seven operable squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.
PubMed ·Rob Michalides, N van Veelen, Álvaro Acosta de Hart, Barbara Loftus, Ellen Wientjens, A. J. M. Balm
1995301
5
Sequence similarity between the mammalian bmi-1 proto-oncogene and the Drosophila regulatory genes Psc and Su(z)2
Nature ·Maarten van Lohuizen, Manfred Frasch, Ellen Wientjens, Anton Berns
1991206
6
BRCA1 RING Function Is Essential for Tumor Suppression but Dispensable for Therapy Resistance
Cancer Cell ·Rinske Drost, Peter Bouwman, Sven Rottenberg, Ute Boon, Eva Schut, Sjoerd Klarenbeek, Christiaan Klijn, Ingrid van der Heijden, Hanneke van der Gulden, Ellen Wientjens, Mark Pieterse, Aurélie Catteau, Peter Green, Ellen Solomon, Joanna R. Morris, Jos Jonkers
2011202
7
Genome-wide retroviral insertional tagging of genes involved in cancer in Cdkn2a-deficient mice
Nature Genetics ·Anders H. Lund, Geoffrey Turner, Alla Trubetskoy, Els Verhoeven, Ellen Wientjens, Danielle Hulsman, Robert G. Russell, Ronald A. DePinho, Jack Lenz, Maarten van Lohuizen
2002187
8
A clinicopathological study on overexpression of cyclin D1 and of p53 in a series of 248 patients with operable breast cancer
British Journal of Cancer ·Rob Michalides, P Hageman, Harm van Tinteren, Linsey Houben, Ellen Wientjens, Rob Klompmaker, Johannes L. Peterse
1996154
9
Very high frequency of lymphoma induction by a chemical carcinogen in pim-1 transgenic mice
Nature ·Marco L. Breuer, Robert J.C. Slebos, Sjef Verbeek, Maarten van Lohuizen, Ellen Wientjens, Anton Berns
1989116
10
Cyclin D1 Triggers Autonomous Growth of Breast Cancer Cells by Governing Cell Cycle Exit
Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Renate M.L. Zwijsen, Rob Klompmaker, Ellen Wientjens, Petra Kristel, Bart van der Burg, Rob Michalides
1996115
11
Interaction of Mouse Polycomb-Group (Pc-G) Proteins Enx1 and Enx2 with Eed: Indication for Separate Pc-G Complexes
Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Maarten van Lohuizen, Marieke A. Tijms, Jan Willem Voncken, Armin Schumacher, Terry Magnuson, Ellen Wientjens
1998110
12
A High-Throughput Functional Complementation Assay for Classification of BRCA1 Missense Variants
Cancer Discovery ·Peter Bouwman, Hanneke van der Gulden, Ingrid van der Heijden, Rinske Drost, Christiaan Klijn, Pramudita R. Prasetyanti, Mark Pieterse, Ellen Wientjens, Jost Seibler, Frans B.L. Hogervorst, Jos Jonkers
201393
13
CD26-negative and CD26-positive tissue-resident fibroblasts contribute to functionally distinct CAF subpopulations in breast cancer
Nature Communications ·Julia M. Houthuijzen, Roebi de Bruijn, Eline van der Burg, Anne Paulien Drenth, Ellen Wientjens, Tamara Filipovic, Esme Bullock, Chiara Svetlana Brambillasca, Emilia M. Pulver, Marja Nieuwland, Iris de Rink, Frank van Diepen, Sjoerd Klarenbeek, Ron Kerkhoven, Valerie G. Brunton, Colinda L. G. J. Scheele, Mirjam C. Boelens, Jos Jonkers
202367
14
Carcinogen-induced lymphomagenesis in pim-1 transgenic mice: dose dependence and involvement of myc and ras.
PubMed ·M. Breuer, Ellen Wientjens, Sjef Verbeek, Robert J.C. Slebos, A Berns
199162
15
Polycomb group gene Ezh2 regulates mammary gland morphogenesis and maintains the luminal progenitor pool
Stem Cells ·Ewa M. Michalak, Karim Nacerddine, Alexandra M Pietersen, Vincent Beuger, Inka Pawlitzky, Paulien Cornelissen‐Steijger, Ellen Wientjens, Ellen Tanger, Jost Seibler, Maarten van Lohuizen, Jos Jonkers
201337
16
PTEN Loss in E-Cadherin-Deficient Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells Rescues Apoptosis and Results in Development of Classical Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Cell Reports ·Mirjam C. Boelens, Micha Nethe, Sjoerd Klarenbeek, Julian R. de Ruiter, Eva Schut, Nicola Bonzanni, Amber L. Zeeman, Ellen Wientjens, Eline van der Burg, Lodewyk F.A. Wessels, Renée van Amerongen, Jos Jonkers
201637
17
Transcriptomics and Transposon Mutagenesis Identify Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance to the FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547
Cancer Research ·Sjors M. Kas, Julian R. de Ruiter, Koen Schipper, Eva Schut, Lorenzo Bombardelli, Ellen Wientjens, Anne Paulien Drenth, Renske de Korte‐Grimmerink, Sunny Mahakena, Christopher Phillips, Paul Smith, Sjoerd Klarenbeek, Koen van de Wetering, Anton Berns, Lodewyk F.A. Wessels, Jos Jonkers
201830
18
C-Terminal Truncation and Fusion Partner Determine Oncogenicity of FGFR3
Cancer Research ·Julia Yemelyanenko, Jinhyuk Bhin, Eline van der Burg, Anne Paulien Drenth, J. Lee, Catrin Lutz, Lea Dörner, Ellen Wientjens, Sjoerd Klarenbeek, Ji-Ying Song, Hyeonjin Moon, Stefano Annunziato, Natalie Proost, Bjørn Siteur, Jeffrey S. Ross, Marieke van de Ven, Olaf van Tellingen, Shridar Ganesan, (unknown), Daniel Zingg, Jos Jonkers
20250

About Ellen Wientjens

Ellen Wientjens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics and Otorhinolaryngology, having authored 18 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (4 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (4 papers), Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy (3 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (2 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oncology (1.6k citations), Molecular Biology (2.3k citations), Genetics (715 citations), Cancer Research (357 citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (302 citations). Ellen Wientjens has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Maarten van Lohuizen, Rob Michalides, Anton Berns, Rob Klompmaker, Renate M.L. Zwijsen, Sjef Verbeek, René Bernards, Jos Jonkers, Manfred Frasch and Barbara Loftus. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell, Cancer Discovery, Cancer Research and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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