Bernd Epe

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Bernd Epe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Epe has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cancer Research and 27 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bernd Epe's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (64 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (23 papers). Bernd Epe is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (64 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (23 papers). Bernd Epe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Bernd Epe's co-authors include Michael Pflaum, Serge Boiteux, J. Pablo Radicella, Arne Klungland, Andriy Khobta, Danaboyina Ramaiah, Jutta Hegler, Elisabeth Larsen, Inge Eckert and Kalliat T. Arun 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

Bernd Epe

166 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Accumulation of premutagenic DNA lesions in mice defectiv... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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. Accumulation of premutagenic DNA lesions in mice defective in removal of oxidative base damage
    1999 698 citations Bernd Epe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernd Epe Germany 44 4.2k 1.4k 636 594 565 167 6.2k
William DeGraff United States 45 4.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 917 1.4× 1.7k 2.8× 1.2k 2.1× 100 10.9k
Edith Sim United Kingdom 50 4.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 198 0.3× 665 1.1× 437 0.8× 184 7.9k
Frederick E. Domann United States 53 5.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 661 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 347 0.6× 162 7.8k
Shazib Pervaiz Singapore 58 5.9k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 600 0.9× 1.3k 2.3× 477 0.8× 176 9.9k
Michael Weinfeld Canada 49 6.9k 1.7× 1.4k 1.0× 394 0.6× 2.0k 3.3× 264 0.5× 182 8.8k
Sang Won Kang South Korea 46 8.9k 2.1× 948 0.7× 396 0.6× 680 1.1× 313 0.6× 116 11.6k
John E. Biaglow United States 42 2.7k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 487 0.8× 509 0.9× 541 1.0× 155 5.5k
John S. Bertram United States 36 3.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 305 0.5× 690 1.2× 596 1.1× 84 6.1k
Ricky Ngok‐Shun Wong Hong Kong 47 4.0k 1.0× 839 0.6× 376 0.6× 542 0.9× 266 0.5× 144 6.3k
Jean‐Claude Mazière France 33 1.8k 0.4× 618 0.4× 1.0k 1.6× 351 0.6× 350 0.6× 142 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernd Epe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernd Epe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kvandová, Miroslava, Konstantina Filippou, Sebastian Steven, et al.. (2020). Environmental aircraft noise aggravates oxidative DNA damage, granulocyte oxidative burst and nitrate resistance inOgg1–/–mice. Free Radical Research. 54(4). 280–292. 13 indexed citations
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Hartwig, A., Michael Arand, Bernd Epe, et al.. (2020). Mode of action-based risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens. Archives of Toxicology. 94(6). 1787–1877. 100 indexed citations
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Maisuls, Iván, Franco M. Cabrerizo, Pedro M. David Gara, Bernd Epe, & Gustavo T. Ruiz. (2018). DNA Oxidation Photoinduced by Norharmane Rhenium(I) Polypyridyl Complexes: Effect of the Bidentate N,N′‐Ligands on the Damage Profile. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(49). 12902–12911. 19 indexed citations
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Gonzalez, M. Micaela, et al.. (2016). Albumin–Folate Conjugates for Drug‐targeting in Photodynamic Therapy. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 92(4). 611–619. 20 indexed citations
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Khobta, Andriy & Bernd Epe. (2013). Repair of oxidatively generated DNA damage in Cockayne syndrome. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 134(5-6). 253–260. 19 indexed citations
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Khobta, Andriy & Bernd Epe. (2011). Interactions between DNA damage, repair, and transcription. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 736(1-2). 5–14. 28 indexed citations
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Bravard, Anne, Monique Vacher, Eva Moritz, et al.. (2009). Oxidation Status of Human OGG1-S326C Polymorphic Variant Determines Cellular DNA Repair Capacity. Cancer Research. 69(8). 3642–3649. 128 indexed citations
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Guachalla, Luis Miguel, Zhenyu Ju, Rafał Kozieł, et al.. (2009). Sod2 haploinsufficiency does not accelerate aging of telomere dysfunctional mice. Aging. 1(3). 303–315. 17 indexed citations
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Amouroux, Rachel, et al.. (2008). Oxidative stress impairs the repair of oxidative DNA base modifications in human skin fibroblasts and melanoma cells. DNA repair. 7(6). 912–921. 46 indexed citations
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Kotas, Markus, et al.. (2003). Reduced Joining of DNA Ends Correlates with Chromosomal Instability in Three Melanoma Cell Lines. Tumor Biology. 24(2). 100–108. 2 indexed citations
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Eckert, Inge, et al.. (2001). Characterization of hOGG1 Promoter Structure, Expression During Cell Cycle and Overexpression in Mammalian Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 500. 613–616. 7 indexed citations
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Pflaum, Michael, et al.. (1997). Oxidative DNA Damage Profiles in Mammalian Cells. Recent results in cancer research. 143. 35–47. 5 indexed citations
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Epe, Bernd, et al.. (1996). Photolysis of N-Hydroxypyridinethiones: A New Source of Hydroxyl Radicals for the Direct Damage of Cell-Free and Cellular DNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 24(9). 1625–1631. 42 indexed citations
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Pflaum, Michael, Serge Boiteux, & Bernd Epe. (1994). Visible light generates oxidative DNA base modifications in high excess of strand breaks in mammalian cells. Carcinogenesis. 15(2). 297–300. 78 indexed citations
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Häring, Martin, et al.. (1994). Recognition of oxidized abasic sites by repair endonucleases. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(11). 2010–2015. 86 indexed citations
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Adam, Waldemar, et al.. (1993). Furocoumarin dioxetanes and hydroperoxides as novel photobiological DNA damaging agents. Química Nova. 16(4). 316–320. 4 indexed citations
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Boiteux, Serge, et al.. (1990). Enzymatic recognition of DNA modifications induced by singlet oxygen and photosensitizers. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(20). 5969–5973. 84 indexed citations
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Steinhäuser, Klaus Günter, Paul Woolley, Jan Dijk, & Bernd Epe. (1983). Distance measurement by energy transfer. European Journal of Biochemistry. 137(1-2). 337–345. 10 indexed citations

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