Elzo de Wit

16.2k citations

82 papers · 9.9k · 7 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Cancer Research top 1%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Papers in

Molecular Biology 78
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 60
- RNA Research and Splicing 30
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 11
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 10
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 6
- RNA modifications and cancer 6
Plant Science 29
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 26
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 6

Co-authors: Wouter de Laat (20 shared papers)Bas van Steensel (23 shared papers)Erik Splinter (8 shared papers)Petra Klous (7 shared papers)Hans Teunissen (23 shared papers)Wendy Talhout (4 shared papers)Harmen J.G. van de Werken (7 shared papers)Marieke Simonis (2 shared papers)
Journals: Nature Genetics (8 papers)Molecular Cell (6 papers)Genes & Development (4 papers)Genome Research (4 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (4 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Elzo de Wit

81 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Elzo de Wit's Hit Papers

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The structural basis for cohesin–CTCF-anchored loops 2020 · 308 citations

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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.

2020 Nature
2017 Cell
2015 Cell
2015 Molecular Cell
2012 Genes & Development
2006 Nature Genetics
2006 Nature Genetics

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1	Nuclear organization of active and inactive chromatin domains uncovered by chromosome conformation capture–on-chip (4C) Nature Genetics ·Marieke Simonis, Petra Klous, Erik Splinter, Yuri M. Moshkin, Rob Willemsen, Elzo de Wit, Bas van Steensel, Wouter de Laat Hit paper breakdown →	2006	1055
2	In Vivo Imaging Reveals Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Phenocopying of Metastatic Behavior Cell ·Anoek Zomer, Carrie Maynard, Frederik J. Verweij, Alwin Kamermans, Ronny Schäfer, Evelyne Beerling, Raymond M. Schiffelers, Elzo de Wit, Jordi Berenguer, Saskia I. J. Ellenbroek, Thomas Würdinger, D. Michiel Pegtel, Jacco van Rheenen Hit paper breakdown →	2015	718
3	A decade of 3C technologies: insights into nuclear organization Genes & Development ·Elzo de Wit, Wouter de Laat Hit paper breakdown →	2012	558
4	The Cohesin Release Factor WAPL Restricts Chromatin Loop Extension Cell ·Judith H.I. Haarhuis, Robin H. van der Weide, Vincent A. Blomen, J. Omar Yáñez-Cuna, Mario Amendola, Marjon S. van Ruiten, Peter H.L. Krijger, Hans Teunissen, René H. Medema, Bas van Steensel, Thijn R. Brummelkamp, Elzo de Wit, Benjamin D. Rowland Hit paper breakdown →	2017	536
5	Characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster genome at the nuclear lamina Nature Genetics ·Helen Pickersgill, Bernike Kalverda, Elzo de Wit, Wendy Talhout, Maarten Fornerod, Bas van Steensel Hit paper breakdown →	2006	509
6	CTCF Binding Polarity Determines Chromatin Looping Molecular Cell ·Elzo de Wit, Erica S.M. Vos, Sjoerd J.B. Holwerda, Christian Valdes‐Quezada, Marjon J.A.M. Verstegen, Hans Teunissen, Erik Splinter, Patrick J. Wijchers, Peter H.L. Krijger, Wouter de Laat Hit paper breakdown →	2015	467
7	eRNAs Are Required for p53-Dependent Enhancer Activity and Gene Transcription Molecular Cell ·Carlos A. Melo, Jarno Drost, Patrick J. Wijchers, Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Elzo de Wit, Joachim A.F. Oude Vrielink, Ran Elkon, Sónia A. Melo, Nicolas Léveillé, Raghu Kalluri, Wouter de Laat, Reuven Agami	2012	440
8	Genome-wide profiling of PRC1 and PRC2 Polycomb chromatin binding in Drosophila melanogaster Nature Genetics ·Bas Tolhuis, Inhua Muijrers, Elzo de Wit, Hans Teunissen, Wendy Talhout, Bas van Steensel, Maarten van Lohuizen	2006	321
9	Prospero Acts as a Binary Switch between Self-Renewal and Differentiation in Drosophila Neural Stem Cells Developmental Cell ·Semil P. Choksi, Tony D. Southall, Torsten Bossing, Karin Edoff, Elzo de Wit, Bettina Fischer, Bas van Steensel, Gos Micklem, Andrea H. Brand	2006	308
10	The structural basis for cohesin–CTCF-anchored loops Nature ·Yan Li, Judith H.I. Haarhuis, Ángela Sedeño Cacciatore, Roel Oldenkamp, Marjon S. van Ruiten, Laureen Willems, Hans Teunissen, Kyle Muir, Elzo de Wit, Benjamin D. Rowland, Daniel Panne Hit paper breakdown →	2020	308
11	Robust 4C-seq data analysis to screen for regulatory DNA interactions Nature Methods ·Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Gilad Landan, Sjoerd J.B. Holwerda, Michael Hoichman, Petra Klous, Ran Chachik, Erik Splinter, Christian Valdes‐Quezada, Yuva Öz, Britta A. M. Bouwman, Marjon J.A.M. Verstegen, Elzo de Wit, Amos Tanay, Wouter de Laat	2012	280
12	Plasticity between Epithelial and Mesenchymal States Unlinks EMT from Metastasis-Enhancing Stem Cell Capacity Cell Reports ·Evelyne Beerling, Daniëlle Seinstra, Elzo de Wit, Lennart Kester, Daphne van der Velden, Carrie Maynard, Ronny Schäfer, Paul van Diest, Emile E. Voest, Alexander van Oudenaarden, Nienke Vrisekoop, Jacco van Rheenen	2016	276
13	The inactive X chromosome adopts a unique three-dimensional conformation that is dependent on Xist RNA Genes & Development ·Erik Splinter, Elzo de Wit, Elphège P. Nora, Petra Klous, Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Yun Zhu, Lucas Kaaij, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, Joost Gribnau, Édith Heard, Wouter de Laat	2011	254
14	The pluripotent genome in three dimensions is shaped around pluripotency factors Nature ·Elzo de Wit, Britta A. M. Bouwman, Yun Zhu, Petra Klous, Erik Splinter, Marjon J.A.M. Verstegen, Peter H.L. Krijger, Nicola Festuccia, Elphège P. Nora, Maaike Welling, Édith Heard, Niels Geijsen, Raymond A. Poot, Ian Chambers, Wouter de Laat	2013	201
15	4C Technology: Protocols and Data Analysis Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Paula J. P. de Vree, Erik Splinter, Sjoerd J.B. Holwerda, Petra Klous, Elzo de Wit, Wouter de Laat	2012	166
16	Enhancer hubs and loop collisions identified from single-allele topologies Nature Genetics ·Amin Allahyar, Carlo Vermeulen, Britta A. M. Bouwman, Peter H.L. Krijger, Marjon J.A.M. Verstegen, Geert Geeven, Melissa van Kranenburg, Mark Pieterse, Roy Straver, Judith H.I. Haarhuis, Kees Jalink, Hans Teunissen, Ivo Renkens, Wigard P. Kloosterman, Benjamin D. Rowland, Elzo de Wit, Jeroen de Ridder, Wouter de Laat	2018	165
17	Determining long-range chromatin interactions for selected genomic sites using 4C-seq technology: From fixation to computation Methods ·Erik Splinter, Elzo de Wit, Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Petra Klous, Wouter de Laat	2012	163
18	Hotspots of transcription factor colocalization in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Celine Moorman, Ling Sun, Junbai Wang, Elzo de Wit, Wendy Talhout, Lucas D. Ward, Frauke Greil, Xiang‐Jun Lu, Kevin P. White, Harmen J. Bussemaker, Bas van Steensel	2006	155
19	Cell-of-Origin-Specific 3D Genome Structure Acquired during Somatic Cell Reprogramming Cell stem cell ·Peter H.L. Krijger, Bruno Di Stefano, Elzo de Wit, Francesco Limone, Chris van Oevelen, Wouter de Laat, Thomas Graf	2016	149
20	Distinct HP1 and Su(var)3-9 complexes bind to sets of developmentally coexpressed genes depending on chromosomal location Genes & Development ·Frauke Greil, Ineke van der Kraan, Jeffrey J. Delrow, James Smothers, Elzo de Wit, Harmen J. Bussemaker, Roel van Driel, Steven Henikoff, Bas van Steensel	2003	147

About Elzo de Wit

Elzo de Wit is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cancer Research and Immunology, having authored 82 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (60 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (30 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (26 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (8.6k citations), Cancer Research (1.2k citations), Aging (129 citations), Plant Science (2.2k citations) and Genetics (1.3k citations). Elzo de Wit has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Wouter de Laat, Bas van Steensel, Erik Splinter, Petra Klous, Hans Teunissen, Wendy Talhout, Harmen J.G. van de Werken, Marieke Simonis, Frauke Greil and Peter H.L. Krijger. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Genetics, Molecular Cell, Genes & Development, Genome Research and Nucleic Acids Research.

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