Dirk Eick

13.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Dirk Eick is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Eick has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Dirk Eick's work include RNA Research and Splicing (61 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (46 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (40 papers). Dirk Eick is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (61 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (46 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (40 papers). Dirk Eick collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Dirk Eick's co-authors include Heiko Hermeking, Georg W. Bornkamm, Martin Heidemann, Rob D. Chapman, Matthias Geyer, Corinna Hintermair, Elisabeth Kremmer, Franz Kohlhuber, Thomas Albert and Harasim Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Eick

131 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mediation of c-Myc-Induced Apoptosis by p53 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 200 400 600
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. Mediation of c-Myc-Induced Apoptosis by p53
    1994 641 citations Heiko Hermeking, Dirk Eick Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Eick Germany 57 8.9k 2.6k 991 968 713 131 10.8k
David T. Weaver United States 49 6.5k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 865 1.2× 150 9.0k
Nicholas B. La Thangue United Kingdom 53 7.6k 0.9× 3.8k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 678 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 103 9.4k
W. Douglas Cress United States 38 4.8k 0.5× 2.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 825 0.9× 775 1.1× 86 6.8k
Thomas J. Gonda Australia 46 5.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 2.5k 2.6× 1.2k 1.7× 125 9.2k
Kentaro Semba Japan 42 4.6k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 723 1.0× 143 7.8k
Emma Lees United States 46 7.2k 0.8× 4.9k 1.9× 1.1k 1.1× 739 0.8× 977 1.4× 73 9.8k
J.M. Trent United States 16 7.0k 0.8× 5.5k 2.1× 1.6k 1.6× 523 0.5× 980 1.4× 25 9.6k
Steven B. McMahon United States 42 6.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.9× 711 0.7× 533 0.7× 77 8.1k
W. Michael Kuehl United States 49 6.7k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 731 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 643 0.9× 99 9.6k
Somasekar Seshagiri United States 41 6.6k 0.7× 3.2k 1.2× 2.4k 2.4× 1.8k 1.9× 726 1.0× 80 10.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Eick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Eick

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aabidine, Amal Zine El, Nilay Shah, Ignasi Forné, et al.. (2023). RNA polymerase II CTD is dispensable for transcription and required for termination in human cells. EMBO Reports. 24(9). e56150–e56150. 6 indexed citations
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Shah, Nilay, Tim-Michael Decker, & Dirk Eick. (2019). Extension of the minimal functional unit of the RNA polymerase II CTD from yeast to mammalian cells. Biology Letters. 15(5). 20190068–20190068. 2 indexed citations
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Michaela, Rohrmoser, Michael Kluge, Gruber-Eber Anita, et al.. (2018). MIR sequences recruit zinc finger protein ZNF768 to expressed genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(2). 700–715. 15 indexed citations
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Sharma, Priyanka, Antonios Lioutas, Narcís Fernández‐Fuentes, et al.. (2018). Arginine Citrullination at the C-Terminal Domain Controls RNA Polymerase II Transcription. Molecular Cell. 73(1). 84–96.e7. 49 indexed citations
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Gressel, Saskia, Björn Schwalb, Tim-Michael Decker, et al.. (2017). CDK9-dependent RNA polymerase II pausing controls transcription initiation. eLife. 6. 158 indexed citations
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Decker, Tim-Michael, Michael Kluge, Stefan Krebs, et al.. (2017). Transcriptome analysis of dominant-negative Brd4 mutants identifies Brd4-specific target genes of small molecule inhibitor JQ1. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1684–1684. 17 indexed citations
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Schüller, Roland & Dirk Eick. (2016). Getting Access to Low-Complexity Domain Modifications. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 41(11). 894–897. 11 indexed citations
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Schüller, Roland, Ignasi Forné, Tobias Straub, et al.. (2016). Heptad-Specific Phosphorylation of RNA Polymerase II CTD. Molecular Cell. 61(2). 305–314. 112 indexed citations
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Mayer, Andreas, Martin Heidemann, Michael Lidschreiber, et al.. (2012). CTD Tyrosine Phosphorylation Impairs Termination Factor Recruitment to RNA Polymerase II. Science. 336(6089). 1723–1725. 201 indexed citations
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Windhager, Lukas, Thomas Bonfert, Kaspar Burger, et al.. (2012). Ultrashort and progressive 4sU-tagging reveals key characteristics of RNA processing at nucleotide resolution. Genome Research. 22(10). 2031–2042. 112 indexed citations
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Begus‐Nahrmann, Yvonne, Frank Krämer, Magali Hennion, et al.. (2011). Estrogen-Dependent Gene Transcription in Human Breast Cancer Cells Relies upon Proteasome-Dependent Monoubiquitination of Histone H2B. Cancer Research. 71(17). 5739–5753. 119 indexed citations
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Burger, Kaspar, Harasim Thomas, Rohrmoser Michaela, et al.. (2010). Chemotherapeutic Drugs Inhibit Ribosome Biogenesis at Various Levels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(16). 12416–12425. 338 indexed citations
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Pirngruber, Judith, Andrei Shchebet, Lisa Schreiber, et al.. (2009). CDK9 directs H2B monoubiquitination and controls replication‐dependent histone mRNA 3′‐end processing. EMBO Reports. 10(8). 894–900. 135 indexed citations
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Egloff, Sylvain, et al.. (2007). Serine-7 of the RNA Polymerase II CTD Is Specifically Required for snRNA Gene Expression. Science. 318(5857). 1777–1779. 221 indexed citations
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Chapman, Rob D., Martin Heidemann, Thomas Albert, et al.. (2007). Transcribing RNA Polymerase II Is Phosphorylated at CTD Residue Serine-7. Science. 318(5857). 1780–1782. 250 indexed citations
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Dirmeier, Ulrike, Reinhard Hoffmann, Ellen Kilger, et al.. (2005). Latent membrane protein 1 of Epstein–Barr virus coordinately regulates proliferation with control of apoptosis. Oncogene. 24(10). 1711–1717. 117 indexed citations
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Pullner, Andrea, Josef Mautner, Thomas Albert, & Dirk Eick. (1996). Nucleosomal Structure of Active and Inactive c-myc Genes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(49). 31452–31457. 27 indexed citations
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Kohlhuber, Franz, Heiko Hermeking, A. Graessmann, & Dirk Eick. (1995). Induction of Apoptosis by the c-Myc Helix-Loop-Helix/Leucine Zipper Domain in Mouse 3T3-L1 Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(48). 28797–28805. 16 indexed citations
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Herzinger, Thomas, et al.. (1995). Ultraviolet B irradiation-induced G2 cell cycle arrest in human keratinocytes by inhibitory phosphorylation of the cdc2 cell cycle kinase.. PubMed. 11(10). 2151–6. 84 indexed citations
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Brennscheidt, U., Dirk Eick, Regina Kunzmann, et al.. (1994). Burkitt-like mutations in the c-myc gene locus in prolymphocytic leukemia.. PubMed. 8(5). 897–902. 12 indexed citations

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