Ben Distel

6.9k total citations
77 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Ben Distel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Distel has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ben Distel's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (40 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (16 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (10 papers). Ben Distel is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (40 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (16 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (10 papers). Ben Distel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Ben Distel's co-authors include Henk F. Tabak, Marlene van den Berg, Ewald H. Hettema, Ype Elgersma, Tineke Voorn-Brouwer, Karin Strijbis, Chris Williams, Astrid Kragt, Ronald J. A. Wanders and Jasper D. Sluimer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ben Distel

75 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Distel Netherlands 40 4.3k 409 403 386 378 77 4.9k
Jung Min Han South Korea 34 3.2k 0.8× 302 0.7× 282 0.7× 648 1.7× 66 0.2× 98 4.5k
David M. Bedwell United States 41 4.0k 0.9× 774 1.9× 247 0.6× 442 1.1× 100 0.3× 81 5.4k
Ewald H. Hettema United Kingdom 31 3.1k 0.7× 75 0.2× 602 1.5× 624 1.6× 249 0.7× 51 3.6k
Jorge E. Azevedo Portugal 38 2.8k 0.7× 162 0.4× 339 0.8× 316 0.8× 142 0.4× 84 3.4k
Traude H. Beilharz Australia 33 2.9k 0.7× 179 0.4× 385 1.0× 730 1.9× 147 0.4× 73 3.7k
Patricie Burda Switzerland 27 2.1k 0.5× 171 0.4× 316 0.8× 794 2.1× 218 0.6× 44 2.8k
James C. Morrell United States 21 2.5k 0.6× 90 0.2× 183 0.5× 168 0.4× 302 0.8× 30 2.8k
Xiao‐Song Xie United States 33 2.6k 0.6× 96 0.2× 224 0.6× 492 1.3× 77 0.2× 55 3.4k
Douglas J. Mahoney Canada 27 2.2k 0.5× 470 1.1× 323 0.8× 763 2.0× 154 0.4× 64 3.9k
Perdeep K. Mehta United States 21 1.7k 0.4× 240 0.6× 647 1.6× 109 0.3× 110 0.3× 30 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Distel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Distel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Distel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Distel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Distel. Ben Distel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Loix, Melanie, Sam Vanherle, Sanne G. S. Verberk, et al.. (2025). UBE3A promotes foam cell formation and counters remyelination by targeting ABCA1 for proteasomal degradation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8077–8077. 1 indexed citations
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Esbroeck, Annelot C. M. van, et al.. (2025). Localization of human UBE3A isoform 3 is highly sensitive to amino acid substitutions at p.Met21 position. Human Molecular Genetics. 34(12). 1009–1016.
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Distel, Ben, et al.. (2022). From first report to clinical trials: a bibliometric overview and visualization of the development of Angelman syndrome research. Human Genetics. 141(12). 1837–1848. 2 indexed citations
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Mientjes, Edwin, Marlene van den Berg, Yana van der Weegen, et al.. (2021). Mono-ubiquitination of Rabphilin 3A by UBE3A serves a non-degradative function. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3007–3007. 8 indexed citations
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Burg, J. van den, et al.. (2021). Loss of nuclear UBE3A activity is the predominant cause of Angelman syndrome in individuals carrying UBE3A missense mutations. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(6). 430–442. 19 indexed citations
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Brüggenwirth, Hennie T., Ineke van der Burgt, Helger G. Yntema, et al.. (2020). A novel UBE3A sequence variant identified in eight related individuals with neurodevelopmental delay, results in a phenotype which does not match the clinical criteria of Angelman syndrome. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 8(11). e1481–e1481. 11 indexed citations
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Sonzogni, Monica, Marlene van den Berg, Diana C. Rotaru, et al.. (2019). Loss of nuclear UBE3A causes electrophysiological and behavioral deficits in mice and is associated with Angelman syndrome. Nature Neuroscience. 22(8). 1235–1247. 71 indexed citations
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Sorrentino, Vincenzo, Marit B. de Wissel, Marlene van den Berg, et al.. (2017). LRSAM1-mediated ubiquitylation is disrupted in axonal Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 2P. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(11). 2034–2041. 11 indexed citations
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Burg, J. van den, et al.. (2016). Binding of a proline-independent hydrophobic motif by the Candida albicans Rvs167-3 SH3 domain. Microbiological Research. 190. 27–36. 6 indexed citations
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Verschueren, Erik, Christiane Landgraf, Aline Huber, et al.. (2015). Evolution of the SH3 Domain Specificity Landscape in Yeasts. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129229–e0129229. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Chris, Marlene van den Berg, Santosh Panjikar, et al.. (2011). Insights into ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme/ co‐activator interactions from the structure of the Pex4p:Pex22p complex. The EMBO Journal. 31(2). 391–402. 50 indexed citations
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Dekker, Nick, et al.. (2007). Role of the Synthase Domain of Ags1p in Cell Wall α-Glucan Biosynthesis in Fission Yeast. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(26). 18969–18979. 24 indexed citations
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Williams, Chris & Ben Distel. (2006). Pex13p: Docking or cargo handling protein?. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1763(12). 1585–1591. 45 indexed citations
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Williams, Chris, Marlene van den Berg, & Ben Distel. (2005). Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pex14p contains two independent Pex5p binding sites, which are both essential for PTS1 protein import. FEBS Letters. 579(16). 3416–3420. 27 indexed citations
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Distel, Ben & Astrid Kragt. (2005). Purification of Yeast Peroxisomes. Humana Press eBooks. 313. 21–26. 9 indexed citations
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Distel, Ben, et al.. (2003). Peroxisome Isolation. Humana Press eBooks. 53. 133–138. 2 indexed citations
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Klein, André, et al.. (2002). Saccharomyces cerevisiae Acyl-CoA Oxidase Follows a Novel, Non-PTS1, Import Pathway into Peroxisomes That Is Dependent on Pex5p. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(28). 25011–25019. 108 indexed citations
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Hettema, Ewald H., Ben Distel, & Henk F. Tabak. (1999). Import of proteins into peroxisomes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1451(1). 17–34. 116 indexed citations
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Einerhand, Alexandra W. C., et al.. (1993). Characterization of a transcriptional control element involved in proliferation of peroxisomes in yeast in response to oleate. European Journal of Biochemistry. 214(1). 323–331. 82 indexed citations
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Distel, Ben, et al.. (1987). IMPORT OF ALCOHOL OXIDASE FROM HANSENULA POLYMORPHA INTO PEROXISOMES OF SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE. European Journal of Cell Biology. 43. 12–12. 2 indexed citations

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