Michael O. Hengartner

36.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Michael O. Hengartner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael O. Hengartner has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Aging and 24 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michael O. Hengartner's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (62 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (16 papers). Michael O. Hengartner is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (62 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (16 papers). Michael O. Hengartner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Michael O. Hengartner's co-authors include Titus Kaletta, Marko Jovanović, Scott H. Kaufmann, Ataman Sendoel, Tina L. Gumienny, Jason M. Kinchen, Lilli Stergiou, Anton Gartner, Kodi S. Ravichandran and Guillaume Lettre and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael O. Hengartner

116 papers receiving 17.2k 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.

The biochemistry of apoptosis

2000 6.0k citations Michael O. Hengartner profile →
Finding function in novel targets: C. elegans as a model organism

2006 798 citations Michael O. Hengartner et al. profile →
Programmed cell death: alive and well in the new millennium

2001 564 citations Michael O. Hengartner et al. profile →
Genetic control of programmed cell death in the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite germline

1999 533 citations Tina L. Gumienny, H. Robert Horvitz et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael O. Hengartner	11.2k	3.2k	2.8k	1.8k	1.6k	120	17.5k
Frank Madeo	14.8k 1.3×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	203	23.5k
Gerald S. Shadel	12.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	3.9k 1.4×	718 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	127	16.7k
John M. Sedivy	14.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	161	20.2k
Jan Vijg	10.6k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	657 0.4×	3.5k 2.2×	294	16.3k
Mikhail V. Blagosklonny	12.7k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	3.3k 2.1×	243	19.8k
Nektarios Tavernarakis	9.7k 0.9×	3.4k 1.1×	944 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	917 0.6×	240	18.3k
Andrei V. Gudkov	9.3k 0.8×	734 0.2×	2.7k 1.0×	832 0.5×	2.3k 1.4×	262	16.0k
Ulf T. Brunk	9.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	2.1k 1.1×	972 0.6×	253	18.2k
John M. Denu	14.8k 1.3×	768 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	207	23.5k
Bertrand Friguet	8.2k 0.7×	941 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	2.6k 1.4×	504 0.3×	171	12.2k

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Brümmer, Anneke, Yibo Wu, Jochen Imig, et al.. (2015). Cooperative target mRNA destabilization and translation inhibition by miR-58 microRNA family in C. elegans. Genome Research. 25(11). 1680–1691. 16 indexed citations

Rhiner, Christa, et al.. (2013). A Network of HSPG Core Proteins and HS Modifying Enzymes Regulates Netrin-Dependent Guidance of D-Type Motor Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74908–e74908. 22 indexed citations

Brümmer, Anneke, et al.. (2013). Modeling the binding specificity of the RNA-binding protein GLD-1 suggests a function of coding region–located sites in translational repression. RNA. 19(10). 1317–1326. 19 indexed citations

Jovanović, Marko, Lukas Reiter, Manuel Weiß, et al.. (2012). RIP-chip-SRM—a new combinatorial large-scale approach identifies a set of translationally regulated bantam/miR-58 targets in C. elegans. Genome Research. 22(7). 1360–1371. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Meng, Mona Weiss, Milan Simonovic, et al.. (2012). PaxDb, a Database of Protein Abundance Averages Across All Three Domains of Life. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 11(8). 492–500. 362 indexed citations

Kratz, Katja, et al.. (2012). LEM-3 – A LEM Domain Containing Nuclease Involved in the DNA Damage Response in C. elegans. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e24555–e24555. 41 indexed citations

Schubert, Mario, Silvia Bleuler‐Martinez, Alex Butschi, et al.. (2012). Plasticity of the β-Trefoil Protein Fold in the Recognition and Control of Invertebrate Predators and Parasites by a Fungal Defence System. PLoS Pathogens. 8(5). e1002706–e1002706. 65 indexed citations

Schrimpf, Sabine, Manuel Weiß, Lukas Reiter, et al.. (2009). Comparative Functional Analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster Proteomes. PLoS Biology. 7(3). e1000048–e1000048. 191 indexed citations

Galluzzi, Lorenzo, Nicholas Joza, Ezgi Tasdemir, et al.. (2008). No death without life: vital functions of apoptotic effectors. Cell Death and Differentiation. 15(7). 1113–1123. 206 indexed citations

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Neukomm, Lukas J., Steve J. Charette, Nicholas N. Lyssenko, et al.. (2007). Aminophospholipid Translocase TAT-1 Promotes Phosphatidylserine Exposure during C. elegans Apoptosis. Current Biology. 17(11). 994–999. 57 indexed citations

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Wightman, Bruce, Christa Rhiner, Dimitrios Bourikas, et al.. (2006). The short coiled-coil domain-containing protein UNC-69 cooperates with UNC-76 to regulate axonal outgrowth and normal presynaptic organization in Caenorhabditis elegans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29 indexed citations

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Schumacher, Björn, Momoyo Hanazawa, Minho Lee, et al.. (2005). Translational Repression of C. elegans p53 by GLD-1 Regulates DNA Damage-Induced Apoptosis. Cell. 122(1). 145–145. 9 indexed citations

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Hoeppner, Daniel J., Mona S. Spector, Jason M. Kinchen, et al.. (2004). eor-1 and eor-2 are required for cell-specific apoptotic death in C. elegans. Developmental Biology. 274(1). 125–138. 25 indexed citations

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Degtyareva, Natasha P., Patricia W. Greenwell, E. Hofmann, et al.. (2002). Caenorhabditis elegans DNA mismatch repair gene msh-2 is required for microsatellite stability and maintenance of genome integrity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(4). 2158–2163. 56 indexed citations

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Gumienny, Tina L., Enrico Brugnera, Annie‐Carole Tosello‐Trampont, et al.. (2001). CED-12/ELMO, a Novel Member of the CrkII/Dock180/Rac Pathway, Is Required for Phagocytosis and Cell Migration. Cell. 107(1). 27–41. 468 indexed citations

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Hengartner, Michael O.. (2001). Apoptosis. Cell. 104(3). 325–328. 133 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Shawn, Arno F. Alpi, Michael O. Hengartner, & Anton Gartner. (2001). C. elegans RAD-5/CLK-2 defines a new DNA damage checkpoint protein. Current Biology. 11(24). 1934–1944. 131 indexed citations

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Liu, Yi, Michael O. Hengartner, & Winship Herr. (1999). Selected Elements of Herpes Simplex Virus Accessory Factor HCF Are Highly Conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(1). 909–915. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiong & Michael O. Hengartner. (1999). Human CED-6 encodes a functional homologue of the Caenorhabditis elegans engulfment protein CED-6. Current Biology. 9(22). 1347–1350. 62 indexed citations

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Hengartner, Michael O.. (1997). 15 Cell Death. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 33. 383–415. 1 indexed citations

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