Christian R. Eckmann

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Christian R. Eckmann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian R. Eckmann has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Aging and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Christian R. Eckmann's work include RNA Research and Splicing (22 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (21 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (12 papers). Christian R. Eckmann is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (22 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (21 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (12 papers). Christian R. Eckmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Christian R. Eckmann's co-authors include Clifford P. Brangwynne, Anthony A. Hyman, Carsten Hoege, Frank Jülicher, David S. Courson, Judith Kimble, Younghoon Kim, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, Shana Elbaum‐Garfinkle and Sua Myong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Christian R. Eckmann

39 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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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.

Germline P Granules Are Liquid Droplets That Localize by Controlled Dissolution/Condensation

2009 2.3k citations Clifford P. Brangwynne, Christian R. Eckmann et al. Science profile →
The disordered P granule protein LAF-1 drives phase separation into droplets with tunable viscosity and dynamics

2015 925 citations Shana Elbaum‐Garfinkle, Younghoon Kim et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian R. Eckmann Germany	23	4.6k	741	450	330	321	39	5.3k
Carsten Hoege Germany	15	5.8k 1.3×	403 0.5×	1.2k 2.8×	98 0.3×	245 0.8×	20	6.6k
Andrei Pozniakovsky Germany	15	3.2k 0.7×	331 0.4×	1.0k 2.3×	70 0.2×	193 0.6×	17	3.6k
Martin W. Hetzer United States	52	8.4k 1.8×	347 0.5×	1.9k 4.2×	124 0.4×	73 0.2×	89	9.7k
Susan E. Mango United States	36	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 2.3×	265 0.6×	231 0.7×	34 0.1×	59	3.8k
David P. Bazett‐Jones Canada	51	10.2k 2.2×	199 0.3×	1.2k 2.6×	290 0.9×	166 0.5×	122	11.8k
Dmitriy B. Staroverov Russia	29	3.3k 0.7×	108 0.1×	419 0.9×	63 0.2×	99 0.3×	64	5.5k
Henry F. Epstein United States	38	4.9k 1.1×	2.2k 2.9×	774 1.7×	133 0.4×	42 0.1×	100	6.4k
Martin Wühr United States	29	3.1k 0.7×	103 0.1×	1.1k 2.4×	194 0.6×	61 0.2×	65	4.1k
Amy S. Gladfelter United States	42	5.2k 1.1×	144 0.2×	1.6k 3.6×	89 0.3×	204 0.6×	114	6.4k
Elizabeth A. Miller United States	37	3.4k 0.7×	330 0.4×	2.9k 6.5×	81 0.2×	150 0.5×	97	5.5k

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Ausserwӧger, Hannes, Patrick M. McCall, Lars Hubatsch, et al.. (2025). A mechanism for MEX-5-driven disassembly of PGL-3/RNA condensates in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(20). e2412218122–e2412218122. 2 indexed citations

Nousch, Marco, et al.. (2017). Polyadenylation is the key aspect of GLD-2 function in C. elegans. RNA. 23(8). 1180–1187. 17 indexed citations

Bonneau, Fabien, et al.. (2016). Structural basis for the antagonistic roles of RNP-8 and GLD-3 in GLD-2 poly(A)-polymerase activity. RNA. 22(8). 1139–1145. 8 indexed citations

Elbaum‐Garfinkle, Shana, Younghoon Kim, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, et al.. (2015). The disordered P granule protein LAF-1 drives phase separation into droplets with tunable viscosity and dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(23). 7189–7194. 925 indexed citations breakdown →

Nousch, Marco, Assa Yeroslaviz, Bianca Habermann, & Christian R. Eckmann. (2014). The cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerases GLD-2 and GLD-4 promote general gene expression via distinct mechanisms. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(18). 11622–11633. 25 indexed citations

Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (2014). Increased sensitivity and accuracy of a single-stranded DNA splint-mediated ligation assay (sPAT) reveals poly(A) tail length dynamics of developmentally regulated mRNAs. RNA Biology. 11(2). 111–123. 15 indexed citations

Gracida, Xicotencatl & Christian R. Eckmann. (2013). Fertility and Germline Stem Cell Maintenance under Different Diets Requires nhr-114/HNF4 in C. elegans. Current Biology. 23(7). 607–613. 67 indexed citations

Gracida, Xicotencatl & Christian R. Eckmann. (2013). Mind the gut: Dietary impact on germline stem cells and fertility. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 6(6). e26004–e26004. 5 indexed citations

Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (2012). Subcellular specialization of multifaceted 3′end modifying nucleotidyltransferases. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 24(3). 314–322. 12 indexed citations

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Müller‐Reichert, Thomas, et al.. (2010). The Caenorhabditis elegans Ste20 kinase, GCK-3, is essential for postembryonic developmental timing and regulates meiotic chromosome segregation. Developmental Biology. 344(2). 758–771. 12 indexed citations

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Eckmann, Christian R., Christiane Rammelt, & Elmar Wahle. (2010). Control of poly(A) tail length. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA. 2(3). 348–361. 211 indexed citations

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Hartung, Sophia, et al.. (2010). Four KH domains of the C. elegans Bicaudal-C ortholog GLD-3 form a globular structural platform. RNA. 16(11). 2058–2067. 25 indexed citations

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Brangwynne, Clifford P., Christian R. Eckmann, David S. Courson, et al.. (2009). Germline P Granules Are Liquid Droplets That Localize by Controlled Dissolution/Condensation. Science. 324(5935). 1729–1732. 2259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Daniel, Katrin, Ignasi Roig, Ewelina Bolcun‐Filas, et al.. (2009). Mouse HORMAD1 and HORMAD2, Two Conserved Meiotic Chromosomal Proteins, Are Depleted from Synapsed Chromosome Axes with the Help of TRIP13 AAA-ATPase. PLoS Genetics. 5(10). e1000702–e1000702. 311 indexed citations

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Jedamzik, Britta & Christian R. Eckmann. (2009). Analysis of In Vivo Protein Complexes by Coimmunoprecipitation from Caenorhabditis elegans. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2009(10). pdb.prot5299–pdb.prot5299. 10 indexed citations

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Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (2009). Two conserved regulatory cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerases, GLD-4 and GLD-2, regulate meiotic progression in C. elegans. Genes & Development. 23(7). 824–836. 63 indexed citations

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Harterink, Martin, et al.. (2009). GLS-1, a Novel P Granule Component, Modulates a Network of Conserved RNA Regulators to Influence Germ Cell Fate Decisions. PLoS Genetics. 5(5). e1000494–e1000494. 32 indexed citations

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Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (2002). A regulatory cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 419(6904). 312–316. 243 indexed citations

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Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (2001). The Human But Not theXenopusRNA-editing Enzyme ADAR1 Has an Atypical Nuclear Localization Signal and Displays the Characteristics of a Shuttling Protein. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(7). 1911–1924. 101 indexed citations

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Eckmann, Christian R., et al.. (1998). The double‐stranded RNA‐binding domains of Xenopus laevis ADAR1 exhibit different RNA‐binding behaviors. FEBS Letters. 434(1-2). 121–126. 14 indexed citations

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