Karl Sperling

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Karl Sperling is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Sperling has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Genetics and 46 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Karl Sperling's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (58 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (34 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (33 papers). Karl Sperling is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (58 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (34 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (33 papers). Karl Sperling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Poland. Karl Sperling's co-authors include Martin Digweed, André Reis, Raymonda Varon, Heidemarie Neitzel, E Seemanová, Potu N. Rao, Joachim Bürger, Krystyńa Chrzańowska, Bernhard Horsthemke and Gerald F. Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Karl Sperling

168 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Nibrin, a Novel DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Protein, Is Mutated in Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome

1998 811 citations Raymonda Varon, Christine Vissinga et al. Cell profile →
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection May Increase the Risk of Imprinting Defects

2002 519 citations Gerald F. Cox, Joachim Bürger et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl Sperling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karl Sperling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karl Sperling 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 Karl Sperling. Karl Sperling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multisite de novo mutations in human offspring after paternal exposure to ionizing radiation 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Manuel Holtgrewe, Alexej Knaus, (unknown), Jean Tori Pantel, (unknown), Kornelia Neveling, Jakob M. Goldmann, Max Schubach, Marten Jäger, Marie Coutelier, Stefan Mundlos, Dieter Beule, Karl Sperling, Peter Krawitz	22
2	Identification of a novel candidate gene for non-syndromic autosomal recessive intellectual disability: the WASH complex member SWIP 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·(unknown), Emmanuel Derivery, Hongbo Hu, Masoud Garshasbi, Mohsen Karbasiyan, Marco J. Herold, Gudrun Nürnberg, Reinhard Ullmann, Alexis Gautreau, Karl Sperling, Raymonda Varon, Anna Rajab	62
3	A mutation in GJA8 (p.P88Q) is associated with "balloon-like" cataract with Y-sutural opacities in a family of Indian origin. 2008 ·PubMed ·Vanita Vanita, Jai Rup Singh, Daljit Singh, Raymonda Varon, Karl Sperling	24
4	A novel mutation in GJA8 associated with jellyfish-like cataract in a family of Indian origin. 2008 ·PubMed ·Vanita Vanita, Jai Rup Singh, Daljit Singh, Raymonda Varon, Karl Sperling	36
5	A recurrent FBN1 mutation in an autosomal dominant ectopia lentis family of Indian origin. 2007 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Dilbag Singh, Raymonda Varon, Peter N. Robinson, Karl Sperling	9
6	The granulocyte nucleus and lamin B receptor: avoiding the ovoid 2007 ·Chromosoma ·Katrin Hoffmann, Karl Sperling, Ada L. Olins, Donald E. Olins	94
7	A novel mutation in GJA8 associated with autosomal dominant congenital cataract in a family of Indian origin. 2006 ·PubMed ·Vanita Vanita, Hans Christian Hennies, Daljit Singh, Peter Nürnberg, Karl Sperling, Jai Rup Singh	35
8	A novel mutation in the DNA‐binding domain of MAF at 16q23.1 associated with autosomal dominant “cerulean cataract” in an Indian family 2006 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Vanita Vanita, Daljit Singh, Peter N. Robinson, Karl Sperling, Jai Rup Singh	67
9	Mutations in Microcephalin Cause Aberrant Regulation of Chromosome Condensation 2004 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Marc Trimborn, Sandra Bell, (unknown), Yasmin Abdul Rashid, Hussain Jafri, Paul Griffiths, Luitgard M. Neumann, Alice Krebs, André Reis, Karl Sperling, Heidemarie Neitzel, Andrew P. Jackson	190
10	Evaluation of Cx26/GJB2 in German hearing impaired persons: mutation spectrum and detection of disequilibrium between M34T (c.101T>C) and -493del10 2002 ·Human Mutation ·Barbara Zoll, (unknown), Katrin Lange, Peter Gabriel, Christiane Kiese-Himmel, (unknown), Joachim Berger, Bastian Pasche, Moritz Meins, Manfred Gross, (unknown), E. Kruse, (unknown), Karl Sperling, Franco Laccone	37
11	Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection May Increase the Risk of Imprinting Defects breakdown → 2002 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Gerald F. Cox, Joachim Bürger, Va Lip, Ulrike Mau, Karl Sperling, Bai‐Lin Wu, Bernhard Horsthemke	519
12	Premature Chromosome Condensation in Humans Associated with Microcephaly and Mental Retardation: A Novel Autosomal Recessive Condition 2002 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Heidemarie Neitzel, Luitgard M. Neumann, Detlev Schindler, (unknown), Holger Tönnies, Marc Trimborn, Alice Krebsová, (unknown), Karl Sperling	82
13	A Novel Form of “Central Pouchlike” Cataract, with Sutural Opacities, Maps to Chromosome 15q21-22 2001 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown), Jai Rup Singh, Virinder Kaur Sarhadi, Daljit Singh, André Reis, Franz Rueschendorf, (unknown), Martin Jung, Karl Sperling	21
14	Differences in the meiotic pairing behavior of gonosomal heterochromatin between female and male <i>Microtus agrestis:</i> implications for the mechanism of heterochromatin amplification on the X and Y 2000 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Karl Sperling, Vera M. Kalscheuer, Heidemarie Neitzel	18
15	Nibrin, a Novel DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Protein, Is Mutated in Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome breakdown → 1998 ·Cell ·Raymonda Varon, Christine Vissinga, Matthias Platzer, Karen Cerosaletti, Krystyńa Chrzańowska, Kathrin Saar, Georg Beckmann, E Seemanová, Paul R. Cooper, Norma J. Nowak, Markus Stümm, Corry M.R. Weemaes, Richard A. Gatti, Richard K. Wilson, Martin Digweed, André Rosenthal, Karl Sperling, Patrick Concannon, André Reis	811
16	Localisation of a Fanconi anaemia gene to chromosome 9p 1998 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Kathrin Saar, Detlev Schindler, Rolf‐Dieter Wegner, André Reis, Thomas F. Wienker, Holger Hoehn, Hans Joenje, Karl Sperling, Martin Digweed	17
17	Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome Cells Fail To Induce the p53-Mediated DNA Damage Response following Exposure to Ionizing Radiation 1997 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Wim Jongmans, M Vuillaume, Krystyńa Chrzańowska, H.J.M. Smeets, Karl Sperling, Janet E. Hall	99
18	Identification of a HeLa mRNA fraction which can correct the DNA-repair defect in Fanconi anaemia fibroblasts 1989 ·Mutation Research/DNA Repair ·Martin Digweed, Karl Sperling	9
19	Human genetics : proceedings of the 7th international congress, Berlin 1986 1987 ·Springer eBooks ·Friedrich Vogel, Karl Sperling	3
20	The mutation rate in mammalian cells after deep freezing. 1980 ·Archives of Andrology ·(unknown), Karl Sperling	1

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