Denise Zickler

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Denise Zickler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denise Zickler has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Denise Zickler's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (29 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (21 papers). Denise Zickler is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (29 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (21 papers). Denise Zickler collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and China. Denise Zickler's co-authors include Nancy Kleckner, Douglas K. Bishop, Aurora Storlazzi, Patrick Shiu, Robert L. Metzenberg, Namboori B. Raju, Véronique Berteaux‐Lecellier, Liangran Zhang, Eric Espagne and Silvana Gargano and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Denise Zickler

88 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Meiotic Chromosomes: Integrating Structure and Function 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2015 250 500 750 1000
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. Meiotic Chromosomes: Integrating Structure and Function
    1999 1.0k citations Denise Zickler, Nancy Kleckner profile →
  2. Recombination, Pairing, and Synapsis of Homologs during Meiosis
    2015 561 citations Denise Zickler, Nancy Kleckner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denise Zickler France 42 5.8k 2.7k 1.3k 880 224 89 6.6k
Breck Byers United States 46 6.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 3.5k 2.6× 585 0.7× 117 0.5× 69 7.8k
Adam J. Bogdanove United States 42 7.0k 1.2× 6.6k 2.4× 874 0.7× 1.7k 1.9× 176 0.8× 87 11.9k
François Karch Switzerland 39 5.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 471 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 57 0.3× 65 6.2k
Bernard de Massy France 47 5.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 612 0.5× 1.8k 2.1× 553 2.5× 80 6.9k
Adelaide T. C. Carpenter United States 22 2.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 655 0.5× 728 0.8× 105 0.5× 32 3.3k
Sergio Pimpinelli Italy 40 4.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 364 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 118 0.5× 99 5.4k
Giora Simchen Israel 39 3.4k 0.6× 962 0.4× 708 0.5× 468 0.5× 47 0.2× 117 4.0k
Asako Sugimoto Japan 30 2.6k 0.4× 700 0.3× 848 0.6× 522 0.6× 272 1.2× 72 3.9k
Shunichi Kosugi Japan 29 3.9k 0.7× 4.1k 1.5× 351 0.3× 1.4k 1.6× 68 0.3× 45 6.5k
George L. Gabor Miklos Australia 31 2.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 321 0.2× 1.2k 1.4× 81 0.4× 57 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denise Zickler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denise Zickler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zickler, Denise, et al.. (2025). Crosstalk between cohesins and axis proteins determines meiotic chromosome architecture in Sordaria macrospora. PLoS Genetics. 21(12). e1012001–e1012001.
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Debuchy, Robert, et al.. (2024). Canonical and noncanonical roles of Hop1 are crucial for meiotic prophase in the fungus Sordaria macrospora. PLoS Biology. 22(7). e3002705–e3002705. 1 indexed citations
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Chu, Lingluo, Zheng Zhang, Maria Mukhina, Denise Zickler, & Nancy Kleckner. (2022). Sister chromatids separate during anaphase in a three-stage program as directed by interaxis bridges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2123363119–e2123363119. 9 indexed citations
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Morgan, Chris, Martin A. White, F. Chris H. Franklin, et al.. (2021). Evolution of crossover interference enables stable autopolyploidy by ensuring pairwise partner connections in Arabidopsis arenosa. Current Biology. 31(21). 4713–4726.e4. 49 indexed citations
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Chu, Lingluo, Zhangyi Liang, Maria Mukhina, et al.. (2020). The 3D Topography of Mitotic Chromosomes. Molecular Cell. 79(6). 902–916.e6. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Shunxin, Terry Hassold, Patricia A. Hunt, et al.. (2017). Inefficient Crossover Maturation Underlies Elevated Aneuploidy in Human Female Meiosis. Cell. 168(6). 977–989.e17. 104 indexed citations
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Liang, Zhangyi, Denise Zickler, Mara Prentiss, et al.. (2015). Chromosomes Progress to Metaphase in Multiple Discrete Steps via Global Compaction/Expansion Cycles. Cell. 161(5). 1124–1137. 88 indexed citations
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Muyt, Arnaud De, Liangran Zhang, Tristan Piolot, et al.. (2014). E3 ligase Hei10: a multifaceted structure-based signaling molecule with roles within and beyond meiosis. Genes & Development. 28(10). 1111–1123. 74 indexed citations
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Koszul, Romain & Denise Zickler. (2012). La Theorie de la Chiasmatypie. Genetics. 191(2). 319–346. 14 indexed citations
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Nowrousian, Minou, Jason Stajich, Eric Espagne, et al.. (2010). De novo Assembly of a 40 Mb Eukaryotic Genome from Short Sequence Reads: Sordaria macrospora, a Model Organism for Fungal Morphogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 6(4). e1000891–e1000891. 143 indexed citations
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Peraza‐Reyes, Leonardo, Denise Zickler, & Véronique Berteaux‐Lecellier. (2008). The Peroxisome RING‐Finger Complex is Required for Meiocyte Formation in the Fungus Podospora anserina. Traffic. 9(11). 1998–2009. 26 indexed citations
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Shiu, Patrick, Denise Zickler, Namboori B. Raju, Gwenaël Ruprich‐Robert, & Robert L. Metzenberg. (2006). SAD-2 is required for meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA and perinuclear localization of SAD-1 RNA-directed RNA polymerase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(7). 2243–2248. 73 indexed citations
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Shiu, Patrick, Namboori B. Raju, Denise Zickler, & Robert L. Metzenberg. (2001). Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA. Cell. 107(7). 905–916. 336 indexed citations
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Malagnac, Fabienne, Birgit Wendel, Christophe Goyon, et al.. (1997). A Gene Essential for De Novo Methylation and Development in Ascobolus Reveals a Novel Type of Eukaryotic DNA Methyltransferase Structure. Cell. 91(2). 281–290. 100 indexed citations
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Zickler, Denise, et al.. (1992). Three microtubule‐organizing centers are required for ascus growth and sporulation in the fungus Sordaria macrospora. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 22(4). 257–273. 26 indexed citations
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Leblon, Gérard, et al.. (1986). Indirect intergenic suppression of a radiosensitive mutant of Sordaria macrospora defective in sister-chromatid cohesiveness. Current Genetics. 10(7). 545–555. 19 indexed citations
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Holm, Preben Bach, et al.. (1981). Chromosome pairing, recombination nodules and chiasma formation in the basidiomycete coprinus cinereus. Carlsberg Research Communications. 46(5). 305–346. 69 indexed citations
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Zickler, Denise. (1965). Senecio uniflorus All.: endémique alpine. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. 112(1-2). 32–34. 2 indexed citations

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