Joris Pothof

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Joris Pothof is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joris Pothof has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Joris Pothof's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). Joris Pothof is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers). Joris Pothof collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Joris Pothof's co-authors include Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers, Jan Vijg, Björn Schumacher, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, Dik C. van Gent, Erik A.C. Wiemer, Wilbert P. Vermeij, Ronald H.A. Plasterk, Marcel Tijsterman and Gijs van Haaften and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Joris Pothof

34 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process

2021 527 citations Björn Schumacher, Joris Pothof et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joris Pothof Netherlands	23	1.7k	679	291	237	196	36	2.3k
Jiejun Shi China	18	1.8k 1.1×	959 1.4×	72 0.2×	198 0.8×	248 1.3×	40	2.7k
Prashanth T. Bhaskar United States	9	1.9k 1.1×	890 1.3×	86 0.3×	203 0.9×	335 1.7×	9	2.5k
Aaron M. Robitaille United States	16	1.6k 0.9×	413 0.6×	58 0.2×	165 0.7×	123 0.6×	20	2.0k
Xiaojun Zhu China	25	1.9k 1.1×	292 0.4×	73 0.3×	246 1.0×	204 1.0×	58	2.5k
Yu‐Sheng Cong China	28	1.6k 0.9×	350 0.5×	134 0.5×	843 3.6×	315 1.6×	64	2.5k
Hyongjong Koh South Korea	23	1.4k 0.8×	205 0.3×	90 0.3×	172 0.7×	259 1.3×	40	2.0k
Virginie Mieulet France	15	1.9k 1.1×	507 0.7×	61 0.2×	254 1.1×	423 2.2×	17	2.6k
William C. Comb United States	12	1.2k 0.7×	332 0.5×	82 0.3×	289 1.2×	188 1.0×	16	2.1k
Jessica J. Howell United States	12	1.5k 0.9×	486 0.7×	55 0.2×	291 1.2×	178 0.9×	14	2.1k

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Huang, Mengqi, Hanny Odijk, José María Heredia‐Genestar, et al.. (2025). A Reporter Platform to Study Therapy‐Induced Senescence in Live Cancer Cells. Small Methods. 9(12). e01270–e01270.

Gyenis, Ákos, Jiang Chang, Sander Barnhoorn, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide RNA polymerase stalling shapes the transcriptome during aging. Nature Genetics. 55(2). 268–279. 71 indexed citations

Theil, Arjan F., Alex Pines, José María Heredia‐Genestar, et al.. (2023). Trichothiodystrophy‐associated MPLKIP maintains DBR1 levels for proper lariat debranching and ectodermal differentiation. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15(11). e17973–e17973. 8 indexed citations

Vermeij, Wilbert P., Marjolein P. Baar, Ewart Kuijk, et al.. (2022). Different responses to DNA damage determine ageing differences between organs. Aging Cell. 21(4). e13562–e13562. 27 indexed citations

Chang, Jiang, Michail Doukas, Eveline E. Vietsch, et al.. (2021). Organoids Derived from Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX Patients Recapitulate Therapy Resistance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(23). 6602–6612. 41 indexed citations

Schumacher, Björn, Joris Pothof, Jan Vijg, & Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers. (2021). The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process. Nature. 592(7856). 695–703. 527 indexed citations breakdown →

Smit, Kyra N., Jiang Chang, Kasper Derks, et al.. (2019). Aberrant MicroRNA Expression and Its Implications for Uveal Melanoma Metastasis. Cancers. 11(6). 815–815. 31 indexed citations

Jager, Myrthe, Francis Blokzijl, Ewart Kuijk, et al.. (2019). Deficiency of nucleotide excision repair is associated with mutational signature observed in cancer. Genome Research. 29(7). 1067–1077. 57 indexed citations

Naipal, Kishan A.T., Anja Raams, Inger Brandsma, et al.. (2015). Attenuated XPC Expression Is Not Associated with Impaired DNA Repair in Bladder Cancer. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0126029–e0126029. 9 indexed citations

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Melis, Joost P.M., Kasper Derks, Tessa E. Pronk, et al.. (2014). In vivo murine hepatic microRNA and mRNA expression signatures predicting the (non-)genotoxic carcinogenic potential of chemicals. Archives of Toxicology. 88(4). 1023–1034. 22 indexed citations

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Vermeij, Wilbert P., Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers, & Joris Pothof. (2014). Aging: not all DNA damage is equal. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 26. 124–130. 47 indexed citations

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Battum, Eljo Y. van, Marijn Kuijpers, Vamshidhar R. Vangoor, et al.. (2013). Developmental and Activity-Dependent miRNA Expression Profiling in Primary Hippocampal Neuron Cultures. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e74907–e74907. 59 indexed citations

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Payán‐Gómez, César, Joris Pothof, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, et al.. (2013). BACH2: A marker of DNA damage and ageing. DNA repair. 12(11). 982–992. 19 indexed citations

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Jaarsveld, Marijn T. M. van, Antonius W.M. Boersma, Marcel Smid, et al.. (2013). DNA damage responsive microRNAs misexpressed in human cancer modulate therapy sensitivity. Molecular Oncology. 8(3). 458–468. 35 indexed citations

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Jaarsveld, Marijn T. M. van, Iris C. Blijdorp, Antonius W.M. Boersma, et al.. (2012). The kinase RSK2 modulates the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin. European Journal of Cancer. 49(2). 345–351. 16 indexed citations

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Gombar, Saurabh, Hwa Jin Jung, Dong Feng, et al.. (2012). Comprehensive microRNA profiling in B-cells of human centenarians by massively parallel sequencing. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 353–353. 61 indexed citations

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Gent, Dik C. van, et al.. (2011). MicroRNAs, the DNA damage response and cancer. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 717(1-2). 54–66. 72 indexed citations

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Sander, Miriam, Thomas J. Begley, Christian Desaintes, et al.. (2010). 3rd US–EU Workshop: Systems level understanding of DNA damage responses. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 692(1-2). 53–60.

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Haaften, Gijs van, Ron Romeijn, Joris Pothof, et al.. (2006). Identification of Conserved Pathways of DNA-Damage Response and Radiation Protection by Genome-Wide RNAi. Current Biology. 16(13). 1344–1350. 70 indexed citations

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Pothof, Joris, Gijs van Haaften, Karen L. Thijssen, et al.. (2003). Identification of genes that protect theC. elegansgenome against mutations by genome-wide RNAi. Genes & Development. 17(4). 443–448. 167 indexed citations

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