Daniel Metzger

35.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
200 papers, 26.8k citations indexed

About

Daniel Metzger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Metzger has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 26.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Daniel Metzger's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (35 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (25 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers). Daniel Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (35 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (25 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers). Daniel Metzger collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Japan. Daniel Metzger's co-authors include Pierre Chambon, Mei Li, Shigeaki Kato, Robert Feil, Pierre Chambon, Jean‐Marc Bornert, Jacques Brocard, M. Berry, Hideki Chiba and Walter Wahli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Metzger

196 papers receiving 26.4k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of the Estrogen Receptor Through Phosphorylati... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1995 2009 2004 2007 1997 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Activation of the Estrogen Receptor Through Phosphorylation by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
    1995 1.6k citations Shigeaki Kato, Daniel Metzger et al. Science profile →
  2. Autophagy Is Required to Maintain Muscle Mass
    2009 969 citations Daniel Metzger et al. profile →
  3. Tissue‐specific and inducible Cre‐mediated recombination in the gut epithelium
    2004 780 citations Mei Li, Pierre Chambon et al. profile →
  4. Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts
    2007 777 citations Takashi Nakamura, Takahiro Μatsumoto et al. profile →
  5. Regulation of Cre Recombinase Activity by Mutated Estrogen Receptor Ligand-Binding Domains
    1997 760 citations Daniel Metzger et al. profile →
  6. Ligand-activated site-specific recombination in mice.
    1996 702 citations Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Role of the two activating domains of the oestrogen receptor in the cell-type and promoter-context dependent agonistic activity of the anti-oestrogen 4-hydroxytamoxifen.
    1990 659 citations Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon et al. profile →
  8. A Brg1 Null Mutation in the Mouse Reveals Functional Differences among Mammalian SWI/SNF Complexes
    2000 653 citations Daniel Metzger, Pierre Chambon et al. profile →
  9. Temporally-controlled site-specific mutagenesis in the basal layer of the epidermis: comparison of the recombinase activity of the tamoxifen-inducible Cre-ERT and Cre-ERT2 recombinases
    1999 601 citations Daniel Metzger et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Metzger France 85 16.5k 7.1k 3.9k 3.5k 2.8k 200 26.8k
Klaus H. Kaestner United States 108 22.4k 1.4× 9.4k 1.3× 3.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 389 36.3k
Makoto M. Taketo Japan 111 24.0k 1.5× 7.9k 1.1× 6.5k 1.7× 3.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 392 39.1k
Kenneth R. Chien United States 110 29.4k 1.8× 4.0k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.1× 303 41.1k
Marie‐Geneviève Mattéi France 95 15.9k 1.0× 7.0k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 5.9k 1.7× 1.8k 0.7× 507 29.2k
Marc Montminy United States 95 26.6k 1.6× 6.7k 0.9× 3.8k 1.0× 3.8k 1.1× 5.1k 1.8× 162 39.9k
Francesco J. DeMayo United States 95 14.7k 0.9× 8.5k 1.2× 4.3k 1.1× 10.0k 2.9× 1.4k 0.5× 401 32.3k
Peter Angel Germany 75 17.7k 1.1× 3.7k 0.5× 5.9k 1.5× 5.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.4× 186 29.1k
Joachim Herz United States 95 15.9k 1.0× 3.7k 0.5× 4.3k 1.1× 3.6k 1.0× 6.3k 2.2× 284 35.7k
Tetsuo Noda Japan 80 15.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.3× 2.9k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 260 24.3k
Chawnshang Chang United States 90 15.1k 0.9× 7.1k 1.0× 4.3k 1.1× 2.5k 0.7× 912 0.3× 445 29.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spinelli, Lionel, Lionel Chasson, Frédéric Di Fiore, et al.. (2025). Characterization of the immune landscape in healthy mouse prostate and during prostate cancer progression. OncoImmunology. 14(1). 2562220–2562220.
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Cai, Qingshuang, Céline Charvet, Tao Ye, et al.. (2024). LSD1 inhibition circumvents glucocorticoid-induced muscle wasting of male mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3563–3563. 7 indexed citations
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Béraud, C, Anna Y. Belorusova, Yassmine Chebaro, et al.. (2024). A vitamin D‐based strategy overcomes chemoresistance in prostate cancer. British Journal of Pharmacology. 181(21). 4279–4293. 2 indexed citations
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Belorusova, Anna Y., Daniela Rovito, Yassmine Chebaro, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D Analogs Bearing C-20 Modifications Stabilize the Agonistic Conformation of Non-Responsive Vitamin D Receptor Variants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). 8445–8445. 5 indexed citations
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Maaty, Mohamed A. Abu el, Céline Keime, Daniela Rovito, et al.. (2022). Hypoxia-mediated stabilization of HIF1A in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia promotes cell plasticity and malignant progression. Science Advances. 8(29). eabo2295–eabo2295. 34 indexed citations
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Kawamoto, Chiaki, Satoshi Hara, Tamae Ohye, et al.. (2021). Tyrosine hydroxylase conditional KO mice reveal peripheral tissue-dependent differences in dopamine biosynthetic pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100544–100544. 8 indexed citations
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Maaty, Mohamed A. Abu el, Céline Keime, Justine Gantzer, et al.. (2021). Single-cell analyses unravel cell type–specific responses to a vitamin D analog in prostatic precancerous lesions. Science Advances. 7(31). 17 indexed citations
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Rovito, Daniela, Anna Y. Belorusova, Elvire Guiot, et al.. (2020). Cytosolic sequestration of the vitamin D receptor as a therapeutic option for vitamin D-induced hypercalcemia. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6249–6249. 22 indexed citations
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Pelletier, Laurent, Anne Petiot, Julie Brocard, et al.. (2020). In vivo RyR1 reduction in muscle triggers a core-like myopathy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8(1). 192–192. 15 indexed citations
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Meister, Jaroslawna, Jonas R. Knudsen, Diptadip Dattaroy, et al.. (2019). Skeletal Muscle–Specific Activation of Gq Signaling Maintains Glucose Homeostasis. Diabetes. 68(6). 1341–1352. 18 indexed citations
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Bilir, Birdal, Adeboye O. Osunkoya, Soma Sannigrahi, et al.. (2016). SOX4 Is Essential for Prostate Tumorigenesis Initiated by PTEN Ablation. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1112–1121. 58 indexed citations
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Hanna, Richard N., Caglar Cekic, Duygu Sağ, et al.. (2015). Patrolling monocytes control tumor metastasis to the lung. Science. 350(6263). 985–990. 336 indexed citations
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Qu, Aijuan, Matthew J. Taylor, Xiang Xue, et al.. (2011). Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 2α promotes steatohepatitis through augmenting lipid accumulation, inflammation, and fibrosis. Hepatology. 54(2). 472–483. 152 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhikun, Pierre Hener, Nelly Frossard, et al.. (2009). Thymic stromal lymphopoietin overproduced by keratinocytes in mouse skin aggravates experimental asthma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(5). 1536–1541. 142 indexed citations
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Wang, Xi, Courtney G. Sansam, Christopher S. Thom, et al.. (2009). Oncogenesis Caused by Loss of the SNF5 Tumor Suppressor Is Dependent on Activity of BRG1, the ATPase of the SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Complex. Cancer Research. 69(20). 8094–8101. 113 indexed citations
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Glaros, Selina, et al.. (2008). Targeted Knockout of BRG1 Potentiates Lung Cancer Development. Cancer Research. 68(10). 3689–3696. 69 indexed citations
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Mataki, Chikage, Sander M. Houten, Jean‐Sébastien Annicotte, et al.. (2007). Compromised Intestinal Lipid Absorption in Mice with a Liver-Specific Deficiency of Liver Receptor Homolog 1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(23). 8330–8339. 118 indexed citations
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Shiina, Hiroko, Takahiro Μatsumoto, Takashi Sato, et al.. (2005). Premature ovarian failure in androgen receptor-deficient mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(1). 224–229. 255 indexed citations
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Allen, Mary C., Marina Grachtchouk, Vladimir Grachtchouk, et al.. (2003). Hedgehog Signaling Regulates Sebaceous Gland Development. American Journal Of Pathology. 163(6). 2173–2178. 88 indexed citations
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Metzger, Daniel, Régine Losson, Jean‐Marc Bornert, Yves Lemoine, & Pierre Chambon. (1992). Promoter specificity of the two transcriptional activation functions of the human oestrogen receptor in yeast. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(11). 2813–2817. 93 indexed citations

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