Eric C. Schirmer

8.2k citations

107 papers · 6.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 1%
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Heat shock proteins research
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- RNA regulation and disease
Cell Biology top 1%

Papers in

Aging 3
Molecular Biology 93
- Nuclear Structure and Function 69
- RNA Research and Splicing 63
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 27
- RNA regulation and disease 19
- Heat shock proteins research 10

Co-authors: Susan Lindquist Larry Gerace John R. Glover Tinglu Guan Jose I. de las Heras Laurence Florens Anthony S. Kowal Mike A. Singer
Journals: Nature Communications (6 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (6 papers)Biochemical Society Transactions (6 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (5 papers)Advances in experimental medicine and biology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Eric C. Schirmer

105 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Nuclear Membrane Proteins with Potential Disease Links Found by Subtractive Proteomics 2003 · 526 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 Science
1997 Cell
1996 Trends in Biochemical Sciences

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1	Memory CD4+ T cells sequentially restructure their 3D genome during stepwise activation Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Claudia Kumai, Jose I. de las Heras, Eric C. Schirmer, Ariberto Fassati	2025	0
2	Metabolic, fibrotic and splicing pathways are all altered in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy spectrum patients to differing degrees Human Molecular Genetics ·Jose I. de las Heras, 高山亘, Miao Zheng, Stefan Hintze, Rafal Czapiewski, Shaun Webb, Benedikt Schoser, Peter Meinke, Eric C. Schirmer	2022	4
3	STING nuclear partners contribute to innate immune signaling responses iScience ·C N Peeler, Poonam Malik, Jose I. de las Heras, Zhang Ming‐Rong, Flávia de Lima Alves, 敬三分一, Eleanor Gaunt, Christine Richardson, David A. Kelly, Martin W. Goldberg, Greg J. Towers, Weidong Yang, Juri Rappsilber, Paul Digard, Eric C. Schirmer	2021	29
4	Telomere elongation through hTERT immortalization leads to chromosome repositioning in control cells and genomic instability in Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome fibroblasts, expressing a novel SUN1 isoform Genes Chromosomes and Cancer ·Tran Lam, Richard Faragher, Roxanne Mollandin de Boissy, Peter Meinke, Alastair Kerr, Karin Migliato SARRACINI, А.Д. Королев, O. E. Jennings, Eric C. Schirmer, Michael Hubank, Ian R. Kill, Rhona M. Anderson, Predrag Slijepčević, Evgeny M. Makarov, Joanna M. Bridger	2018	15
5	LINC'ing form and function at the nuclear envelope FEBS Letters ·Peter Meinke, Eric C. Schirmer	2015	53
6	Cancer biology and the nuclear envelope : recent advances may elucidate past paradoxes Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·Eric C. Schirmer, Jose I. de las Heras	2014	13
7	NET23/STING Promotes Chromatin Compaction from the Nuclear Envelope PLoS ONE ·Poonam Malik, Nikolaj Zuleger, Jose I. de las Heras, Zhang Ming‐Rong, 杭大教育系卖鱼桥小学课题组, Ken Auberry, Peter Meinke, Martin Waterfall, David A. Kelly, Eric C. Schirmer	2014	21
8	Herpes Simplex Virus ICP27 Protein Directly Interacts with the Nuclear Pore Complex through Nup62, Inhibiting Host Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Pathways Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Poonam Malik, Alijan Tabarraei, Ralph H. Kehlenbach, Nadia Korfali, Ryota Iwasawa, Sheila V. Graham, Eric C. Schirmer	2012	45
9	System analysis shows distinct mechanisms and common principles of nuclear envelope protein dynamics The Journal of Cell Biology ·Nikolaj Zuleger, David A. Kelly, Christine Richardson, Alastair Kerr, Martin W. Goldberg, Andrew B. Goryachev, Eric C. Schirmer	2011	85
10	A Flow Cytometry-Based Screen of Nuclear Envelope Transmembrane Proteins Identifies NET4/Tmem53 as Involved in Stress-Dependent Cell Cycle Withdrawal PLoS ONE ·Nadia Korfali, Vlastimil Sršeň, Martin Waterfall, Dzmitry G. Batrakou, Vanja Pekovic‐Vaughan, Christopher J. Hutchison, Eric C. Schirmer	2011	21
11	The nuclear envelope as a chromatin organizer Nucleus ·Nikolaj Zuleger, Michael I. Robson, Eric C. Schirmer	2011	78
12	Subcellular Fractionation and Proteomics of Nuclear Envelopes Methods in molecular biology ·Laurence Florens, Nadia Korfali, Eric C. Schirmer	2008	17
13	Proteins that associate with lamins: Many faces, many functions Experimental Cell Research ·Eric C. Schirmer, Roland Foisner	2007	132
14	Energy- and temperature-dependent transport of integral proteins to the inner nuclear membrane via the nuclear pore The Journal of Cell Biology ·T. Ohba, Eric C. Schirmer, Takeharu Nishimoto, Larry Gerace	2004	107
15	Dominant Gain-of-Function Mutations in Hsp104p Reveal Crucial Roles for the Middle Region Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Eric C. Schirmer, Oliver Homann, Anthony S. Kowal, Susan Lindquist	2004	95
16	Defining a Pathway of Communication from the C-Terminal Peptide Binding Domain to the N-Terminal ATPase Domain in a AAA Protein Molecular Cell ·Anil G. Cashikar, Eric C. Schirmer, Douglas A. Hattendorf, John R. Glover, E G Arteta, Lise Marchal, Susan Lindquist	2002	109
17	Nuclear Import of Adenovirus DNA in Vitro Involves the Nuclear Protein Import Pathway and hsc70 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Andrew C. S. Saphire, Tinglu Guan, Eric C. Schirmer, Glen R. Nemerow, Larry Gerace	2000	117
18	Self-Seeded Fibers Formed by Sup35, the Protein Determinant of [PSI+], a Heritable Prion-like Factor of S. cerevisiae Cell ·John R. Glover, Anthony S. Kowal, Eric C. Schirmer, María M. Patiño, Jiajia Liu, Susan Lindquist Hit paper breakdown →	1997	526
19	Cellular and Growth-Factor Requirements for the Replication of Human Herpesvirus 6 in Primary Lymphocyte Cultures Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Niza Frenkel, Ehud Roffman, Eric C. Schirmer, George C. Katsafanas, Linda S. Wyatt, Carl H. June	1990	6
20	The replication of viral and cellular DNA in human herpesvirus 6-infected cells Virology ·Dario Di Luca, George C. Katsafanas, Eric C. Schirmer, N Balachandran, Niza Frenkel	1990	43

About Eric C. Schirmer

Eric C. Schirmer is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, having authored 107 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nuclear Structure and Function (69 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (63 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (27 papers), RNA regulation and disease (19 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (10 papers), Heat shock proteins research (10 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (8 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (4.9k citations), Cell Biology (884 citations), Aging (91 citations), Neurology (275 citations) and Epidemiology (821 citations). Eric C. Schirmer has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Susan Lindquist, Larry Gerace, John R. Glover, Tinglu Guan, Jose I. de las Heras, Laurence Florens, Anthony S. Kowal, Mike A. Singer, Nikolaj Zuleger and N Frenkeĺ. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Society Transactions, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Advances in experimental medicine and biology.

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