Bas van Steensel

31.9k total citations · 14 hit papers
131 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Bas van Steensel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bas van Steensel has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Bas van Steensel's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (100 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (55 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (25 papers). Bas van Steensel is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (100 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (55 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (25 papers). Bas van Steensel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Bas van Steensel's co-authors include Titia de Lange, Agata Smogorzewska, Mario Amendola, Eva K. Brinkman, Elzo de Wit, Tao Chen, Steven Henikoff, Ludo Pagie, Andrew S. Belmont and Wendy Talhout and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bas van Steensel

128 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Easy quantitative assessment of genome editing by sequence trace decomposition
    2014 1.6k citations Mario Amendola, Bas van Steensel et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  2. TRF2 Protects Human Telomeres from End-to-End Fusions
    1998 1.4k citations Bas van Steensel et al. Cell profile →
  3. Domain organization of human chromosomes revealed by mapping of nuclear lamina interactions
    2008 1.4k citations Ludo Pagie, Wendy Talhout et al. Nature profile →
  4. Nuclear organization of active and inactive chromatin domains uncovered by chromosome conformation capture–on-chip (4C)
    2006 1.0k citations Marieke Simonis, Petra Klous et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  5. Control of telomere length by the human telomeric protein TRF1
    1997 994 citations Bas van Steensel et al. Nature profile →
  6. Molecular Maps of the Reorganization of Genome-Nuclear Lamina Interactions during Differentiation
    2010 763 citations Daan Peric‐Hupkes, Ludo Pagie et al. profile →
  7. Lamina-Associated Domains: Links with Chromosome Architecture, Heterochromatin, and Gene Repression
    2017 713 citations Bas van Steensel, Andrew S. Belmont Cell profile →
  8. Systematic Protein Location Mapping Reveals Five Principal Chromatin Types in Drosophila Cells
    2010 693 citations Guillaume J. Filion, Joke G. van Bemmel et al. Cell profile →
  9. Control of Human Telomere Length by TRF1 and TRF2
    2000 617 citations Bas van Steensel et al. profile →
  10. A Human Telomeric Protein
    1995 567 citations Bas van Steensel et al. Science profile →
  11. Genome Architecture: Domain Organization of Interphase Chromosomes
    2013 531 citations Bas van Steensel et al. Cell profile →
  12. The Cohesin Release Factor WAPL Restricts Chromatin Loop Extension
    2017 519 citations Mario Amendola, Hans Teunissen et al. Cell profile →
  13. Single-Cell Dynamics of Genome-Nuclear Lamina Interactions
    2013 500 citations Jop Kind, Ludo Pagie et al. Cell profile →
  14. Nonlinear control of transcription through enhancer–promoter interactions
    2022 231 citations M Eder, Christ Leemans et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bas van Steensel Netherlands 66 19.4k 4.2k 3.5k 2.7k 1.1k 131 22.1k
David M. Virshup United States 66 8.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 1.6× 179 14.2k
Antoine H.F.M. Peters Switzerland 52 13.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 3.1k 1.2× 517 0.5× 95 15.6k
Naomi Habib United States 20 15.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 803 0.2× 3.2k 1.2× 592 0.5× 34 18.0k
Nigel P. Carter United Kingdom 50 8.1k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 6.9k 2.6× 423 0.4× 98 14.1k
Geneviève Almouzni France 76 17.1k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 615 0.2× 1.7k 0.7× 955 0.8× 198 18.4k
F. Ann Ran United States 19 29.0k 1.5× 3.0k 0.7× 817 0.2× 6.5k 2.4× 1.7k 1.5× 25 32.3k
G Yeo United States 81 20.6k 1.1× 1.4k 0.3× 960 0.3× 2.5k 0.9× 731 0.6× 239 25.2k
David Scott United States 34 20.7k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 736 0.2× 4.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.4× 53 24.2k
Ernst Hafen Switzerland 70 14.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 3.6k 3.2× 153 22.1k
Gary Struhl United States 65 16.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 894 0.3× 3.5k 1.3× 4.3k 3.8× 95 18.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bas van Steensel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Ning Qing, Mikhail Magnitov, Tom van Schaik, et al.. (2025). Extrusion fountains are restricted by WAPL-dependent cohesin release and CTCF barriers. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(12). 3 indexed citations
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Eder, M, Mikhail Magnitov, Marcel de Haas, et al.. (2025). Functional maps of a genomic locus reveal confinement of an enhancer by its target gene. Science. 389(6766). eads6552–eads6552. 2 indexed citations
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Mathis, Nicolas, Ahmed Allam, András Tálas, et al.. (2024). Machine learning prediction of prime editing efficiency across diverse chromatin contexts. Nature Biotechnology. 43(5). 712–719. 27 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pradeep, Omid Gholamalamdari, Yang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Nucleolus and centromere Tyramide Signal Amplification-Seq reveals variable localization of heterochromatin in different cell types. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1135–1135. 4 indexed citations
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Papathanasiou, Stamatis, Shiwei Liu, Gregory J. Brunette, et al.. (2023). Heritable transcriptional defects from aberrations of nuclear architecture. Nature. 619(7968). 184–192. 42 indexed citations
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Schaik, Tom van, Stefano Giustino Manzo, Ning Qing Liu, et al.. (2022). Dynamic chromosomal interactions and control of heterochromatin positioning by Ki‐67. EMBO Reports. 23(12). e55782–e55782. 12 indexed citations
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Manzo, Stefano Giustino, et al.. (2022). Lamina-associated domains: Tethers and looseners. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 74. 80–87. 41 indexed citations
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Engels, Sander, Anja J. de Jong, Katka Franke, et al.. (2021). m6A methylation potentiates cytosolic dsDNA recognition in a sequence-specific manner. Open Biology. 11(3). 210030–210030. 11 indexed citations
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Schaik, Tom van, et al.. (2020). Cell cycle dynamics of lamina‐associated DNA. EMBO Reports. 21(11). e50636–e50636. 77 indexed citations
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Lenain, Christelle, Carolyn A. de Graaf, Ludo Pagie, et al.. (2017). Massive reshaping of genome–nuclear lamina interactions during oncogene-induced senescence. Genome Research. 27(10). 1634–1644. 65 indexed citations
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Kind, Jop, Ludo Pagie, Sandra S. de Vries, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide Maps of Nuclear Lamina Interactions in Single Human Cells. Cell. 163(1). 134–147. 332 indexed citations
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Filion, Guillaume J., Joke G. van Bemmel, Ulrich Braunschweig, et al.. (2010). Systematic Protein Location Mapping Reveals Five Principal Chromatin Types in Drosophila Cells. Cell. 143(2). 212–224. 693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braunschweig, Ulrich, et al.. (2009). Histone H1 binding is inhibited by histone variant H3.3. The EMBO Journal. 28(23). 3635–3645. 84 indexed citations
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Steensel, Bas van, et al.. (2009). Bayesian network analysis of targeting interactions in chromatin. Genome Research. 20(2). 190–200. 46 indexed citations
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Wit, Elzo de & Bas van Steensel. (2008). Chromatin domains in higher eukaryotes: insights from genome-wide mapping studies. Chromosoma. 118(1). 25–36. 48 indexed citations
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Moorman, Celine, Junbai Wang, Elzo de Wit, et al.. (2006). Hotspots of transcription factor colocalization in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(32). 12027–12032. 152 indexed citations
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Simonis, Marieke, Petra Klous, Erik Splinter, et al.. (2006). Nuclear organization of active and inactive chromatin domains uncovered by chromosome conformation capture–on-chip (4C). Nature Genetics. 38(11). 1348–1354. 1020 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steensel, Bas van, Jeffrey J. Delrow, & Harmen J. Bussemaker. (2003). Genomewide analysis of Drosophila GAGA factor target genes reveals context-dependent DNA binding.. The Plant Journal. 743–749. 7 indexed citations
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Orian, Amir, Bas van Steensel, Jeffrey J. Delrow, et al.. (2003). Genomic binding by the Drosophila Myc, Max, Mad/Mnt transcription factor network. Genes & Development. 17(9). 1101–1114. 334 indexed citations
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Steensel, Bas van, Aernout D. van Haarst, E. R. de Kloet, & Roel van Driel. (1991). Binding of corticosteroid receptors to rat hippocampus nuclear matrix. FEBS Letters. 292(1-2). 229–231. 20 indexed citations

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