Franz Klein

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Franz Klein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz Klein has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Franz Klein's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (31 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (19 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers). Franz Klein is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (31 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (19 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers). Franz Klein collaborates with scholars based in Austria, France and United States. Franz Klein's co-authors include Knud Nairz, Adrian Bird, William J. Henzel, Richard R. Meehan, Joe Lewis, Peter Jeppesen, Ingrid Maurer-Fogy, Josef Loidl, Kim Nasmyth and Marta Gálová and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Franz Klein

48 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Purification, sequence, and cellular localization of a no... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 1999 250 500 750 1000
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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. Purification, sequence, and cellular localization of a novel chromosomal protein that binds to Methylated DNA
    1992 1.1k citations Franz Klein et al. Cell profile →
  2. A Central Role for Cohesins in Sister Chromatid Cohesion, Formation of Axial Elements, and Recombination during Yeast Meiosis
    1999 602 citations Franz Klein, Marta Gálová 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
Franz Klein Austria 28 4.2k 995 933 916 279 52 4.7k
James M. A. Turner United Kingdom 40 5.2k 1.3× 403 0.4× 2.7k 2.9× 1.6k 1.8× 206 0.7× 78 6.7k
Fred van Leeuwen Netherlands 36 3.7k 0.9× 232 0.2× 289 0.3× 494 0.5× 235 0.8× 93 4.7k
Melanie J. Dobson Canada 29 2.8k 0.7× 315 0.3× 528 0.6× 879 1.0× 110 0.4× 55 3.5k
Stephen Rea Germany 11 5.4k 1.3× 146 0.1× 653 0.7× 828 0.9× 275 1.0× 13 5.8k
Sharon Y. Roth United States 28 5.6k 1.3× 380 0.4× 567 0.6× 742 0.8× 481 1.7× 39 6.1k
Vladimir Larionov United States 41 4.5k 1.1× 658 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 171 0.6× 123 5.0k
Margarete M. S. Heck United Kingdom 24 3.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 298 0.3× 785 0.9× 585 2.1× 44 3.9k
Alessio Maiolica Switzerland 21 2.4k 0.6× 882 0.9× 163 0.2× 433 0.5× 187 0.7× 24 3.2k
Monika Lachner Austria 14 6.8k 1.6× 170 0.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 281 1.0× 16 7.3k
Daniel Reines United States 36 4.0k 1.0× 140 0.1× 1.3k 1.4× 235 0.3× 156 0.6× 62 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Franz Klein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franz Klein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz Klein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Franz Klein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Franz Klein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Franz Klein. Franz Klein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Špı́rek, Mário, et al.. (2024). Physical interaction with Spo11 mediates the localisation of Mre11 to chromatin in meiosis and promotes its nuclease activity. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(8). 4328–4343. 4 indexed citations
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Sanchez, Aurore, Céline Adam, Yann Duroc, et al.. (2020). Exo1 recruits Cdc5 polo kinase to MutLγ to ensure efficient meiotic crossover formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(48). 30577–30588. 26 indexed citations
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Klug, Helene, Viduth K. Chaugule, Stefanie Koidl, et al.. (2013). Ubc9 Sumoylation Controls SUMO Chain Formation and Meiotic Synapsis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Cell. 50(5). 625–636. 62 indexed citations
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Panizza, Silvia, Marco Antonio Mendoza-Parra, Lingzhi Huang, et al.. (2011). Spo11-Accessory Proteins Link Double-Strand Break Sites to the Chromosome Axis in Early Meiotic Recombination. Cell. 146(3). 372–383. 268 indexed citations
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Klutstein, Michael, et al.. (2009). Separation of roles of Zip1 in meiosis revealed in heterozygous mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 282(5). 453–62. 3 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, et al.. (2008). GG Kommentar zum Grundgesetz. 1 indexed citations
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Siwiec, Tanja, Andrea Pedrosa‐Harand, Claudia Kerzendorfer, et al.. (2007). A novel plant gene essential for meiosis is related to the human CtIP and the yeast COM1/SAE2 gene. The EMBO Journal. 26(24). 5061–5070. 90 indexed citations
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Penkner, Alexandra, et al.. (2005). The control of Spo11's interaction with meiotic recombination hotspots. Genes & Development. 19(2). 255–269. 78 indexed citations
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Tóth, Attila, Marta Gálová, Alexander Schleiffer, et al.. (2001). A screen for genes required for meiosis and spore formation based on whole-genome expression. Current Biology. 11(13). 1001–1009. 224 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, et al.. (1999). Kommentar zum Grundgesetz. Luchterhand eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Moscone, Eduardo A., Franz Klein, Maria Lambrou, Jörg Fuchs, & Dieter Schweizer. (1999). Quantitative karyotyping and dual-color FISH mapping of 5S and 18S-25S rDNA probes in the cultivatedPhaseolusspecies (Leguminosae). Genome. 42(6). 1224–1233. 100 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, Marta Gálová, Sara B.C. Buonomo, et al.. (1999). A Central Role for Cohesins in Sister Chromatid Cohesion, Formation of Axial Elements, and Recombination during Yeast Meiosis. Cell. 98(1). 91–103. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Michaelis, Christine, Franz Klein, & Kim Nasmyth. (1996). Sister chromatid cohesion in budding yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 7. 162–162.
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Loidl, Josef, Knud Nairz, & Franz Klein. (1991). Meiotic chromosome synapsis in a haploid yeast. Chromosoma. 100(4). 221–228. 133 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, et al.. (1988). Handelsrecht und Steuerrecht : Festschrift für Dr. Dr. h.c. Georg Döllerer. 1 indexed citations
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Wintersberger, Ulrike & Franz Klein. (1988). Yeast‐Mating‐Type Switching: A Model System for the Study of Genome Rearrangements Induced by Carcinogensa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 534(1). 513–520. 1 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, et al.. (1986). Abgabenordnung : einschliesslich Steuerstrafrecht. C.H.Beck eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz, et al.. (1980). Kommentar zum Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Luchterhand eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Klein, Franz. (1969). Das Bundesministerium der Finanzen.

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