Michael R. Speicher

30.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
177 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Michael R. Speicher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael R. Speicher has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Genetics and 60 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Michael R. Speicher's work include Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (68 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (56 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (38 papers). Michael R. Speicher is often cited by papers focused on Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (68 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (56 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (38 papers). Michael R. Speicher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Michael R. Speicher's co-authors include Ellen Heitzer, David C. Ward, Jochen B. Geigl, Anna C. Obenauf, Klaus Pantel, Stephen Gwyn Ballard, Thomas Cremer, Charles E. S. Roberts, Imran S. Haque and Zlatko Trajanoski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael R. Speicher

174 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Intratumoral Immune Cells Reveal the Immune Landscape in Human Cancer

2013 2.9k citations Michael R. Speicher et al. profile →
Mutations in GNA11 in Uveal Melanoma

2010 1.1k citations Klaus Griewank, Thomas Wiesner et al. profile →
Current and future perspectives of liquid biopsies in genomics-driven oncology

2018 948 citations Ellen Heitzer, Michael R. Speicher et al. profile →
Karyotyping human chromosomes by combinatorial multi-fluor FISH

1996 922 citations Michael R. Speicher et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Three-Dimensional Maps of All Chromosomes in Human Male Fibroblast Nuclei and Prometaphase Rosettes

2005 611 citations Andreas Bolzer, Irina Solovei et al. profile →
The biology of circulating tumor cells

2015 410 citations Klaus Pantel, Michael R. Speicher profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	cfDNA UniFlow: a unified preprocessing pipeline for cell-free DNA data from liquid biopsies 2024 ·GigaScience ·Sebastian Röner, (unknown), Michael R. Speicher, Martin Kircher	0
2	GCparagon: evaluating and correcting GC biases in cell-free DNA at the fragment level 2023 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·(unknown), (unknown), Sebastian Röner, Martin Kircher, Michael R. Speicher	1
3	Biallelic BUB1 mutations cause microcephaly, developmental delay, and variable effects on cohesion and chromosome segregation 2022 ·Sapientia (Algarve University) ·(unknown), Ingrid Bader, Martin A. Rooimans, Anneke B. Oostra, Jesper A. Balk, René G. Feichtinger, (unknown), Michael R. Speicher, Johanna M. van Hagen, Quinten Waisfisz, Mieke M. van Haelst, (unknown), (unknown), Johannes A. Mayr, Rob M.F. Wolthuis, Raquel A. Oliveira, Job de Lange	15
4	A clinician’s handbook for using ctDNA throughout the patient journey 2022 ·Molecular Cancer ·(unknown), Michael R. Speicher	80
5	Dynamic Changes of Circulating Tumor DNA Predict Clinical Outcome in Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors 2021 ·JCO Precision Oncology ·Sabrina Weber, Paul van der Leest, (unknown), Thomas Schlange, Wim Timens, Menno Tamminga, (unknown), Ricarda Graf, Tina Moser, (unknown), Marie‐Laure Yaspo, Leon W.M.M. Terstappen, Grigory Sidorenkov, T. Jeroen N. Hiltermann, Michael R. Speicher, Ed Schuuring, Ellen Heitzer, Harry J.M. Groen	45
6	Evolutionary conservation in noncoding genomic regions 2021 ·Trends in Genetics ·(unknown), Michael R. Speicher	22
7	Biallelic truncating variants in ATP9A cause a novel neurodevelopmental disorder involving postnatal microcephaly and failure to thrive 2021 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nadja Ehmke, (unknown), (unknown), Barbara Plecko, Manuel Holtgrewe, Dominik Seelow, (unknown), Michael R. Speicher, Uwe Kornak, Denise Horn, Stefan Mundlos, Björn Fischer‐Zirnsak, Felix Boschann	12
8	Cell-Free DNA and Apoptosis: How Dead Cells Inform About the Living 2020 ·Trends in Molecular Medicine ·Ellen Heitzer, (unknown), Michael R. Speicher	164
9	Childhood-onset epileptic encephalopathy due to FGF12 exon 1–4 tandem duplication 2020 ·Neurology Genetics ·(unknown), Michael R. Speicher, (unknown), Barbara Plecko	3
10	On-treatment measurements of circulating tumor DNA during FOLFOX therapy in patients with colorectal cancer 2020 ·npj Precision Oncology ·Tina Moser, Julie Waldispuehl‐Geigl, Jelena Belic, Sabrina Weber, Qing Zhou, (unknown), Ricarda Graf, (unknown), Florian Posch, Heinz Sill, Sigurd Lax, Karl Kashofer, Gerald Höefler, Helmut Schoellnast, Ellen Heitzer, Jochen B. Geigl, Thomas Bauernhofer, Michael R. Speicher	23
11	Cell-free DNA analysis reveals POLR1D-mediated resistance to bevacizumab in colorectal cancer 2020 ·Genome Medicine ·Qing Zhou, Samantha Perakis, Peter Ulz, Sumitra Mohan, Jakob M. Riedl, Emina Talakić, Sigurd Lax, Martin Tötsch, Gerald Höefler, Thomas Bauernhofer, Martin Pichler, Armin Gerger, Jochen B. Geigl, Ellen Heitzer, Michael R. Speicher	28
12	Novel phenotypes observed in patients with ETV6-linked leukaemia/familial thrombocytopenia syndrome and a biallelic ARID5B risk allele as leukaemogenic cofactor 2019 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·(unknown), Karin Nebral, Axel Schlagenhauf, (unknown), Raghavendra Palankar, Herbert Juch, Ellen Heitzer, Michael R. Speicher, Gerald Höfler, (unknown), Christian Urban, Martin Benesch, Andreas Greinacher, Oskar A. Haas, Markus G. Seidel	10
13	Single tube liquid biopsy for advanced non‐small cell lung cancer 2018 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Sanne de Wit, Elisabetta Rossi, Sabrina Weber, Menno Tamminga, Mariangela Manicone, Joost F. Swennenhuis, Karin Groothuis‐Oudshoorn, (unknown), Antonella Facchinetti, Leonie L. Zeune, Ed Schuuring, Rita Zamarchi, T. Jeroen N. Hiltermann, Michael R. Speicher, Ellen Heitzer, Leon W.M.M. Terstappen, Harry J.M. Groen	46
14	Patient monitoring through liquid biopsies using circulating tumor DNA 2017 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Peter Ulz, Ellen Heitzer, Jochen B. Geigl, Michael R. Speicher	39
15	Whole-genome plasma sequencing reveals focal amplifications as a driving force in metastatic prostate cancer 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Peter Ulz, Jelena Belic, Ricarda Graf, Martina Auer, Ingrid Lafer, Katja Fischereder, Gerald Webersinke, Karl Pummer, Herbert Augustin, Martin Pichler, Gerald Höefler, Thomas Bauernhofer, Jochen B. Geigl, Ellen Heitzer, Michael R. Speicher	110
16	Inferring expressed genes by whole-genome sequencing of plasma DNA 2016 ·Nature Genetics ·Peter Ulz, Gerhard Thallinger, Martina Auer, Ricarda Graf, Karl Kashofer, Stephan Jahn, Luca Abete, Gunda Pristauz, Edgar Petru, Jochen B. Geigl, Ellen Heitzer, Michael R. Speicher	280
17	Conjunctival Melanomas Harbor BRAF and NRAS Mutations and Copy Number Changes Similar to Cutaneous and Mucosal Melanomas 2013 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Klaus Griewank, Henrike Westekemper, Rajmohan Murali, (unknown), Bastian Schilling, Thomas Wiesner, Tobias Schimming, Elisabeth Livingstone, Antje Sucker, Florian Grabellus, Claudia H.D. Metz, Daniela Süßkind, Uwe Hillen, Michael R. Speicher, Scott E. Woodman, (unknown), Dirk Schadendorf	159
18	Complex Tumor Genomes Inferred from Single Circulating Tumor Cells by Array-CGH and Next-Generation Sequencing 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Ellen Heitzer, Martina Auer, Christin Gasch, Martin Pichler, Peter Ulz, Eva Maria Hoffmann, Sigurd Lax, Julie Waldispuehl‐Geigl, Oliver Mauermann, Carolin Lackner, Gerald Höfler, Florian Eisner, Heinz Sill, Hellmut Samonigg, Klaus Pantel, Sabine Riethdorf, Thomas Bauernhofer, Jochen B. Geigl, Michael R. Speicher	403
19	Towards many colors in FISH on 3D-preserved interphase nuclei 2006 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Joachim Walter, (unknown), Andreas Bolzer, H. Albiez, Pier Alberto Benedetti, Stefan Müller, Michael R. Speicher, Thomas Cremer, Marion Cremer, Irina Solovei	49
20	Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns and Chromosomal Changes Associated with Aging 2004 ·Cancer Research ·Jochen B. Geigl, Sabine Langer, (unknown), Katrin Pfleghaar, (unknown), Michael R. Speicher	64

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