Denes Hnisz

21.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
34 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Denes Hnisz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Denes Hnisz has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Denes Hnisz's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers). Denes Hnisz is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers). Denes Hnisz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Austria. Denes Hnisz's co-authors include Brian J. Abraham, Richard A. Young, Richard A. Young, Tong Ihn Lee, Alla A. Sigova, James E. Bradner, Charles Y. Lin, Warren A. Whyte, Violaine Saint‐André and Heather A. Hoke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Denes Hnisz

34 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

Master Transcription Factors and Mediator Establish Super... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 2017 2017 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Master Transcription Factors and Mediator Establish Super-Enhancers at Key Cell Identity Genes
    2013 2.7k citations Denes Hnisz, Brian J. Abraham et al. Cell profile →
  2. Super-Enhancers in the Control of Cell Identity and Disease
    2013 2.4k citations Denes Hnisz, Brian J. Abraham et al. Cell profile →
  3. A Phase Separation Model for Transcriptional Control
    2017 1.2k citations Denes Hnisz, Krishna Shrinivas et al. Cell profile →
  4. Transcriptional Addiction in Cancer
    2017 756 citations James E. Bradner, Denes Hnisz et al. Cell profile →
  5. Activation of proto-oncogenes by disruption of chromosome neighborhoods
    2016 679 citations Denes Hnisz, Abraham S. Weintraub et al. Science profile →
  6. YY1 Is a Structural Regulator of Enhancer-Promoter Loops
    2017 661 citations Abraham S. Weintraub, Charles H. Li et al. Cell profile →
  7. Control of Cell Identity Genes Occurs in Insulated Neighborhoods in Mammalian Chromosomes
    2014 639 citations Zi Peng Fan, Denes Hnisz et al. Cell profile →
  8. Rescue of Fragile X Syndrome Neurons by DNA Methylation Editing of the FMR1 Gene
    2018 335 citations X. Shawn Liu, Hao Wu et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denes Hnisz United States 24 10.1k 1.4k 1.2k 993 943 34 11.4k
Martha L. Bulyk United States 51 10.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 114 12.3k
Artem Barski United States 35 10.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 80 12.1k
Peter B. Rahl United States 19 8.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 714 0.6× 637 0.6× 798 0.8× 28 9.3k
Anthony N. Imbalzano United States 56 9.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 504 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 139 10.8k
Paul Bertone United States 48 10.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 771 0.8× 598 0.6× 68 12.0k
Jian‐Bing Fan United States 46 6.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.4× 892 0.9× 577 0.6× 133 8.7k
Kenneth S. Zaret United States 56 11.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.9× 1000 1.0× 810 0.9× 121 14.1k
Neville E. Sanjana United States 35 10.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 470 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 74 12.5k
David L. Bentley United States 62 11.7k 1.2× 804 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 580 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 121 13.9k
Tomek Swigut United States 38 7.4k 0.7× 720 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 832 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 51 9.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stik, Grégoire, Sebastian D. Mackowiak, René Buschow, et al.. (2024). An activity-specificity trade-off encoded in human transcription factors. Nature Cell Biology. 26(8). 1309–1321. 17 indexed citations
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Sabari, Benjamin R., Anthony A. Hyman, & Denes Hnisz. (2024). Functional specificity in biomolecular condensates revealed by genetic complementation. Nature Reviews Genetics. 26(4). 279–290. 10 indexed citations
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Déjosez, Marion, Alessandra Dall’Agnese, Mahesh Ramamoorthy, et al.. (2023). Regulatory architecture of housekeeping genes is driven by promoter assemblies. Cell Reports. 42(5). 112505–112505. 23 indexed citations
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Landshammer, Alexandro, Adriano Bolondi, Helene Kretzmer, et al.. (2023). T-REX17 is a transiently expressed non-coding RNA essential for human endoderm formation. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Christou‐Kent, Marie, Sergi Cuartero, Carla Garcia‐Cabau, et al.. (2023). CEBPA phase separation links transcriptional activity and 3D chromatin hubs. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112897–112897. 13 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, et al.. (2023). High-sensitive nascent transcript sequencing reveals BRD4-specific control of widespread enhancer and target gene transcription. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4971–4971. 6 indexed citations
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Mackowiak, Sebastian D., Henri Niskanen, Stefanie Grosswendt, et al.. (2020). Unblending of Transcriptional Condensates in Human Repeat Expansion Disease. Cell. 181(5). 1062–1079.e30. 129 indexed citations
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Jaeger, Martin G., Björn Schwalb, Sebastian D. Mackowiak, et al.. (2020). Selective Mediator dependence of cell-type-specifying transcription. Nature Genetics. 52(7). 719–727. 92 indexed citations
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Liu, X. Shawn, Hao Wu, Marine Krzisch, et al.. (2018). Rescue of Fragile X Syndrome Neurons by DNA Methylation Editing of the FMR1 Gene. Cell. 172(5). 979–992.e6. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hnisz, Denes, Krishna Shrinivas, Richard A. Young, Arup K. Chakraborty, & Phillip A. Sharp. (2017). A Phase Separation Model for Transcriptional Control. Cell. 169(1). 13–23. 1182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bradner, James E., Denes Hnisz, & Richard A. Young. (2017). Transcriptional Addiction in Cancer. Cell. 168(4). 629–643. 756 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abraham, Brian J., Denes Hnisz, Abraham S. Weintraub, et al.. (2017). Small genomic insertions form enhancers that misregulate oncogenes. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14385–14385. 62 indexed citations
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Weintraub, Abraham S., Charles H. Li, Alicia V. Zamudio, et al.. (2017). YY1 Is a Structural Regulator of Enhancer-Promoter Loops. Cell. 171(7). 1573–1588.e28. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hnisz, Denes & Richard A. Young. (2017). New Insights into Genome Structure: Genes of a Feather Stick Together. Molecular Cell. 67(5). 730–731. 7 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, Abraham S. Weintraub, Daniel S. Day, et al.. (2016). Activation of proto-oncogenes by disruption of chromosome neighborhoods. Science. 351(6280). 1454–1458. 679 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hnisz, Denes, Daniel S. Day, & Richard A. Young. (2016). Insulated Neighborhoods: Structural and Functional Units of Mammalian Gene Control. Cell. 167(5). 1188–1200. 286 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, Jurian Schuijers, Charles Y. Lin, et al.. (2015). Convergence of Developmental and Oncogenic Signaling Pathways at Transcriptional Super-Enhancers. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 139 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, Anaïs F. Bardet, Clarissa J. Nobile, et al.. (2012). A Histone Deacetylase Adjusts Transcription Kinetics at Coding Sequences during Candida albicans Morphogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 8(12). e1003118–e1003118. 75 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, Olivia Majer, Ingrid E. Frohner, Vukoslav Komnenovic, & Karl Kuchler. (2010). The Set3/Hos2 Histone Deacetylase Complex Attenuates cAMP/PKA Signaling to Regulate Morphogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans. PLoS Pathogens. 6(5). e1000889–e1000889. 88 indexed citations
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Hnisz, Denes, Tobias Schwarzmüller, & Karl Kuchler. (2009). Transcriptional loops meet chromatin: a dual‐layer network controls white–opaque switching in Candida albicans. Molecular Microbiology. 74(1). 1–15. 83 indexed citations

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