Joerg Heyer

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Joerg Heyer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Joerg Heyer has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Joerg Heyer's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (5 papers). Joerg Heyer is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (5 papers). Joerg Heyer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Joerg Heyer's co-authors include Martin Lipkin, Kan Yang, Raju Kucherlapati, Raju Kucherlapati, Marie Lia, Wancai Yang, Leonard H. Augenlicht, Anna Velcich, Courtney Nicholas and Alessandra Fragale and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Joerg Heyer

24 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Colorectal Cancer in Mice Genetically Deficient in the Mucin Muc2

2002 753 citations Anna Velcich, Wancai Yang et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joerg Heyer United States	16	1.8k	738	709	497	421	24	2.7k
Béatrice Romagnolo France	20	2.0k 1.1×	851 1.2×	343 0.5×	322 0.6×	667 1.6×	36	3.0k
Ferenc Sípos Hungary	28	1.1k 0.6×	832 1.1×	453 0.6×	583 1.2×	257 0.6×	128	2.3k
Françoise Praz France	28	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	804 1.1×	501 1.0×	197 0.5×	63	2.4k
Hans‐Dieter Royer Germany	29	2.1k 1.2×	932 1.3×	442 0.6×	598 1.2×	308 0.7×	48	3.2k
Jun-ichi Furuyama Japan	26	1.1k 0.6×	426 0.6×	379 0.5×	288 0.6×	379 0.9×	71	2.2k
Orsolya Galamb Hungary	27	1.0k 0.6×	532 0.7×	364 0.5×	660 1.3×	163 0.4×	83	1.7k
Pantelis Hatzis Greece	25	2.3k 1.3×	859 1.2×	196 0.3×	388 0.8×	771 1.8×	41	3.3k
Koen Kas Belgium	21	1.1k 0.6×	613 0.8×	261 0.4×	228 0.5×	358 0.9×	46	2.3k
В. И. Кашуба Sweden	31	2.4k 1.3×	596 0.8×	217 0.3×	786 1.6×	369 0.9×	159	3.1k
Martin S. Staege Germany	23	1.4k 0.8×	669 0.9×	331 0.5×	356 0.7×	158 0.4×	108	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joerg Heyer

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Eifert, Cheryl, Angeliki Pantazi, Ruobai Sun, et al.. (2017). Clinical Application of a Cancer Genomic Profiling Assay to Guide Precision Medicine Decisions. Personalized Medicine. 14(4). 309–325. 23 indexed citations

Zhou, Yinghui, William M. Rideout, Sireesha Yalavarthi, et al.. (2014). Spontaneous Genomic Alterations in a Chimeric Model of Colorectal Cancer Enable Metastasis and Guide Effective Combinatorial Therapy. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105886–e105886. 13 indexed citations

Jiang, Feng, Luhua Shen, Xiao‐Jian Sun, et al.. (2011). Abstract 1727: Preclinical evaluation of pan-VEGFR inhibitor tivozanib in combination with capecitabine, sirolimus or erlotinib in genetically engineered tumor models support combinations based on complementary mechanisms. Cancer Research. 71(8_Supplement). 1727–1727. 1 indexed citations

O’Hagan, Rónán C. & Joerg Heyer. (2011). KRAS Mouse Models: Modeling Cancer Harboring KRAS Mutations. Genes & Cancer. 2(3). 335–343. 24 indexed citations

Heyer, Joerg, Lawrence N. Kwong, Scott W. Lowe, & Lynda Chin. (2010). Non-germline genetically engineered mouse models for translational cancer research. Nature reviews. Cancer. 10(7). 470–480. 131 indexed citations

Watters, James, Chun Cheng, Pradip K. Majumder, et al.. (2009). De novo Discovery of a γ-Secretase Inhibitor Response Signature Using a Novel In vivo Breast Tumor Model. Cancer Research. 69(23). 8949–8957. 31 indexed citations

Zhou, Yinghui, William M. Rideout, Tong Zi, et al.. (2009). Chimeric mouse tumor models reveal differences in pathway activation between ERBB family– and KRAS-dependent lung adenocarcinomas. Nature Biotechnology. 28(1). 71–78. 59 indexed citations

Zi, Tong, William M. Rideout, M. Isabel Chiu, et al.. (2009). Abstract A22: Response to the triple VEGFR inhibitor tivozanib (AV-951) in KRAS and EGFR driven lung tumors developed in chimeric mouse models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(12_Supplement). A22–A22. 1 indexed citations

Farlow, Samuel J., Tong Zi, Xiao‐Jian Sun, et al.. (2009). Abstract A12: Variation in response to triple VEGFR inhibitor tivozanib in mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(12_Supplement). A12–A12. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaw-Ching, Ester Piek, Jiří Zavadil, et al.. (2003). Hierarchical model of gene regulation by transforming growth factor β. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(18). 10269–10274. 177 indexed citations

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Velcich, Anna, Wancai Yang, Joerg Heyer, et al.. (2002). Colorectal Cancer in Mice Genetically Deficient in the Mucin Muc2. Science. 295(5560). 1726–1729. 753 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heyer, Joerg, et al.. (2002). Conditional inactivation of the dopamine receptor 5 gene: Flanking the Drd5 gene with loxP sites. genesis. 32(2). 102–104. 4 indexed citations

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Kucherlapati, Melanie H., Kan Yang, Mari Kuraguchi, et al.. (2002). Haploinsufficiency of Flap endonuclease ( Fen1 ) leads to rapid tumor progression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(15). 9924–9929. 197 indexed citations

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Edelmann, Winfried, Asad Umar, Kan Yang, et al.. (2000). The DNA mismatch repair genes Msh3 and Msh6 cooperate in intestinal tumor suppression.. PubMed. 60(4). 803–7. 132 indexed citations

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Edelmann, Winfried, Paula E. Cohen, Burkhard Kneitz, et al.. (1999). Mammalian MutS homologue 5 is required for chromosome pairing in meiosis. Nature Genetics. 21(1). 123–127. 312 indexed citations

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Heyer, Joerg, Kan Yang, Martin Lipkin, Winfried Edelmann, & Raju Kucherlapati. (1999). Mouse models for colorectal cancer. Oncogene. 18(38). 5325–5333. 94 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaw-Ching, Ester Piek, Aldo Massimi, et al.. (1999). Genetic/genomic analysis of signal transduction pathways using cDNA microarray technology. Nature Genetics. 23(S3). 34–34. 2 indexed citations

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Heyer, Joerg, Diana Escalante‐Alcalde, Marie Lia, et al.. (1999). Postgastrulation Smad2- deficient embryos show defects in embryo turning and anterior morphogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(22). 12595–12600. 132 indexed citations

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Saint-Jore, Bruno, Anne Puech, Joerg Heyer, et al.. (1998). Goosecoid-like (GSCL), a candidate gene for velocardiofacial syndrome, is not essential for normal mouse development. Human Molecular Genetics. 7(12). 1841–1849. 19 indexed citations

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Edelmann, Winfried, Kan Yang, Asad Umar, et al.. (1997). Mutation in the Mismatch Repair Gene Msh6 Causes Cancer Susceptibility. Cell. 91(4). 467–477. 304 indexed citations

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