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
- RNA modifications and cancer
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
- Aging top 1%
Papers in
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- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 134
- RNA Research and Splicing 43
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 35
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 25
- 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 (12 shared papers)Gernot Längst (10 shared papers)Tobias Straub (25 shared papers)Carl Wu (5 shared papers)Wolfram Hörz (1 shared paper)Thiemo Blank (8 shared papers)Patrick Varga‐Weisz (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nucleic Acids Research (20 papers)Molecular Cell (14 papers)The EMBO Journal (12 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (12 papers)EMBO Reports (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Peter B. Becker
184 papers receiving 14.3k citations
Peter B. Becker's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 150
- Molecular Biology 13.0k
- Aging 257
- Genetics 2.4k
- Cell Biology 1.1k
- Plant Science 2.4k
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 191 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-organization of microtubules into bipolar spindles around artificial chromosomes in Xenopus egg extracts Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 796 |
| 2 | Histone acetylation: a switch between repressive and permissive chromatin Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 721 |
| 3 | ATP-Dependent Nucleosome Remodeling Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 603 |
| 4 | ATP-dependent nucleosome disruption at a heat-shock promoter mediated by binding of GAGA transcription factor Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 576 |
| 5 | The histone H4 acetyltransferase MOF uses a C 2 HC zinc finger for substrate recognition Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 545 |
| 6 | 1997 | 422 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 387 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 324 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 306 | |
| 10 | 1987 | 304 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 295 | |
| 12 | 1986 | 268 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 260 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 220 | |
| 15 | 2001 | 216 | |
| 16 | 2003 | 213 | |
| 17 | 1999 | 198 | |
| 18 | 2002 | 185 | |
| 19 | 1992 | 184 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 182 |
About Peter B. Becker
Peter B. Becker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cell Biology and Cancer Research, having authored 191 papers that have together received 14.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (134 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (43 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (35 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (35 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (25 papers), Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (18 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (18 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (13.0k citations), Aging (257 citations), Genetics (2.4k citations), Cell Biology (1.1k 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, Carl Wu, Wolfram Hörz, Thiemo Blank, Patrick Varga‐Weisz, Raphael Sandaltzopoulos and Davide Corona. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular Cell, The EMBO Journal, Molecular and Cellular Biology and EMBO Reports.
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