Matthias Wirth

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Matthias Wirth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Wirth has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Matthias Wirth's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (12 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (8 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (8 papers). Matthias Wirth is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (12 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (8 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (8 papers). Matthias Wirth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Matthias Wirth's co-authors include Vincent Zoete, Olivier Michielin, Aurélien Grosdidier, Antoine Daina, David Gfeller, Günter Schneider, Oliver H. Krämer, Dieter Saur, Wolfgang Sauer and Roland M. Schmid and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Wirth

43 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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SwissTargetPrediction: a web server for target prediction of bioactive small molecules

2014 1.2k citations Matthias Wirth, Olivier Michielin et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthias Wirth Germany	19	1.3k	515	453	272	266	44	2.2k
Zhe Chen China	23	1.2k 0.9×	380 0.7×	264 0.6×	212 0.8×	235 0.9×	83	2.1k
Onat Kadioglu Germany	26	1.1k 0.8×	216 0.4×	486 1.1×	209 0.8×	198 0.7×	63	2.0k
Zunnan Huang China	26	1.6k 1.2×	333 0.6×	320 0.7×	219 0.8×	231 0.9×	116	2.6k
Xiaojun Yao Macao	23	989 0.7×	303 0.6×	255 0.6×	113 0.4×	240 0.9×	99	1.9k
Mohane Selvaraj Coumar India	27	1.2k 0.9×	298 0.6×	511 1.1×	147 0.5×	161 0.6×	96	2.3k
Marina Ignatushchenko United States	9	1.9k 1.4×	304 0.6×	440 1.0×	148 0.5×	217 0.8×	10	2.9k
Nam Doo Kim South Korea	32	1.8k 1.3×	230 0.4×	384 0.8×	161 0.6×	159 0.6×	102	2.9k
Weidong Zhang China	25	1.2k 0.9×	124 0.2×	286 0.6×	200 0.7×	170 0.6×	86	2.0k
John B. Bruning Australia	29	2.3k 1.7×	277 0.5×	390 0.9×	414 1.5×	252 0.9×	123	3.5k
Chenzhong Liao China	29	1.5k 1.1×	357 0.7×	599 1.3×	82 0.3×	174 0.7×	107	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Wirth

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Oliveira, Tiago De, et al.. (2025). Integrated real-time imaging of executioner caspase dynamics, apoptosis-induced proliferation, and immunogenic cell death using a stable fluorescent reporter platform. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 368–368.

Linnebacher, Michael, et al.. (2023). NOXA Accentuates Apoptosis Induction by a Novel Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor. Cancers. 15(14). 3650–3650. 5 indexed citations

Wagner, Kristina, Soraya Hölper, Manuel Kaulich, et al.. (2023). Characterization of nucleolar SUMO isopeptidases unveils a general p53-independent checkpoint of impaired ribosome biogenesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8121–8121. 8 indexed citations

Wirth, Matthias, Konstandina Isaakidis, Susanne Kossatz, et al.. (2023). Actionable loss of SLF2 drives B‐cell lymphomagenesis and impairs the DNA damage response. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15(9). e16431–e16431. 2 indexed citations

Bamopoulos, Stefanos A., Chuanbing Zang, Alexander T. den Dekker, et al.. (2022). NOXA expression drives synthetic lethality to RUNX1 inhibition in pancreatic cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(9). 22 indexed citations

Schneeweis, Christian, Zonera Hassan, Chiara Falcomatà, et al.. (2022). AP1/Fra1 confers resistance to MAPK cascade inhibition in pancreatic cancer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(1). 12–12. 6 indexed citations

Wirth, Matthias, et al.. (2022). CRISPR Activation/Interference Screen to Identify Genetic Networks in HDAC-Inhibitor-Resistant Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 2589. 429–454. 1 indexed citations

Schneider, Günter, Matthias Wirth, Ulrich Keller, & Dieter Saur. (2021). Rationale for MYC imaging and targeting in pancreatic cancer. EJNMMI Research. 11(1). 104–104. 8 indexed citations

Kiweler, Nicole, Desirée Wünsch, Matthias Wirth, et al.. (2020). Histone deacetylase inhibitors dysregulate DNA repair proteins and antagonize metastasis-associated processes. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 146(2). 343–356. 39 indexed citations

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Kiweler, Nicole, Boris Brill, Matthias Wirth, et al.. (2018). The histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC2 are required for the growth and survival of renal carcinoma cells. Archives of Toxicology. 92(7). 2227–2243. 55 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, Patrick Wenzel, Mandy Beyer, et al.. (2016). HDAC1 and HDAC2 integrate the expression of p53 mutants in pancreatic cancer. Oncogene. 36(13). 1804–1815. 87 indexed citations

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Schäfer, Claudia, Matthias Wirth, Christian Marx, et al.. (2014). Survivin and YM155: How faithful is the liaison?. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1845(2). 202–220. 113 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, Jan G. Christian, Mariel C. Paul, et al.. (2014). MYC and EGR1 synergize to trigger tumor cell death by controlling NOXA and BIM transcription upon treatment with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(16). 10433–10447. 54 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, Andrea Volkamer, Vincent Zoete, et al.. (2013). Protein pocket and ligand shape comparison and its application in virtual screening. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 27(6). 511–524. 22 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, Roland H. Stauber, Angelika Schnieke, et al.. (2012). MYC directs transcription of MCL1 and eIF4E genes to control sensitivity of gastric cancer cells toward HDAC inhibitors. Cell Cycle. 11(8). 1593–1602. 51 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias & Wolfgang Sauer. (2011). Bioactive Molecules: Perfectly Shaped for Their Target?. Molecular Informatics. 30(8). 677–688. 18 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, et al.. (2010). A Simple and Cost-Effective Method to Transfect Small Interfering RNAs Into Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines Using Polyethylenimine. Pancreas. 40(1). 144–150. 8 indexed citations

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Gast, Klaus, Dietrich Zirwer, Hilde Damaschun, et al.. (1997). Ribonuclease T1 has different dimensions in the thermally and chemically denatured states: a dynamic light scattering study. FEBS Letters. 403(3). 245–248. 14 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, et al.. (1995). Calorimetric Investigation of Thermal Stability and Ligand‐binding Characteristics of Disulfide‐bond‐cleaved Ribonuclease T₁. European Journal of Biochemistry. 227(1-2). 516–523. 5 indexed citations

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Wirth, Matthias, et al.. (1986). [Tumor markers in urologic neoplasms].. PubMed. 104(35). 647–50. 1 indexed citations

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