Peter B. Becker
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
- Aging top 1%
Papers in
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- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 140
- RNA Research and Splicing 44
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 36
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 26
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors 18
- RNA modifications and cancer 17
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- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 35
- Co-authors
- Asifa Akhtar (4 shared papers)Anton Eberharter (13 shared papers)Gernot Längst (11 shared papers)Tobias Straub (25 shared papers)Wolfram Hörz (1 shared paper)Carl Wu (6 shared papers)Thiemo Blank (8 shared papers)Patrick Varga‐Weisz (9 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nucleic Acids Research (20 papers)The EMBO Journal (16 papers)Molecular Cell (14 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (12 papers)EMBO Reports (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Peter B. Becker
192 papers receiving 15.1k citations
Peter B. Becker's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Molecular Biology 13.4k
- Aging 263
- Genetics 2.5k
- Cell Biology 1.2k
- Plant Science 2.4k
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-organization of microtubules into bipolar spindles around artificial chromosomes in Xenopus egg extracts Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 821 |
| 2 | Histone acetylation: a switch between repressive and permissive chromatin Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 752 |
| 3 | ATP-Dependent Nucleosome Remodeling Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 627 |
| 4 | ATP-dependent nucleosome disruption at a heat-shock promoter mediated by binding of GAGA transcription factor Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 600 |
| 5 | The histone H4 acetyltransferase MOF uses a C2HC zinc finger for substrate recognition Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 549 |
| 6 | 1997 | 436 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 395 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 340 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 319 | |
| 10 | 1987 | 315 | |
| 11 | 1986 | 300 | |
| 12 | 1999 | 299 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 266 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 243 | |
| 15 | 2001 | 227 | |
| 16 | 2003 | 220 | |
| 17 | 1999 | 203 | |
| 18 | Alcohol metabolism and cancer risk. | 2007 | 202 |
| 19 | 2002 | 191 | |
| 20 | 1992 | 186 |
About Peter B. Becker
Peter B. Becker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cell Biology and Cancer Research, having authored 199 papers that have together received 15.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (140 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (44 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (36 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (35 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (18 papers), Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (18 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (13.4k citations), Aging (263 citations), Genetics (2.5k citations), Cell Biology (1.2k citations) and Plant Science (2.4k citations). Peter B. Becker has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Asifa Akhtar, Anton Eberharter, Gernot Längst, Tobias Straub, Wolfram Hörz, Carl Wu, Thiemo Blank, Patrick Varga‐Weisz, Davide Corona and Raphael Sandaltzopoulos. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The EMBO Journal, Molecular Cell, Molecular and Cellular Biology and EMBO Reports.
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