Michal Zimmermann

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Michal Zimmermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michal Zimmermann has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Michal Zimmermann's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (11 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (7 papers). Michal Zimmermann is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (11 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (7 papers). Michal Zimmermann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Germany. Michal Zimmermann's co-authors include Titia de Lange, Francisca Lottersberger, Daniel Durocher, Agnel Sfeir, Sara B.C. Buonomo, Tatsuya Kibe, Stéphane Angers, Jason Moffat, Traver Hart and Amélie Fradet‐Turcotte and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michal Zimmermann

29 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

High-Resolution CRISPR Screens Reveal Fitness Genes and G... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2013 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. High-Resolution CRISPR Screens Reveal Fitness Genes and Genotype-Specific Cancer Liabilities
    2015 1000 citations Traver Hart, Megha Chandrashekhar et al. Cell profile →
  2. 53BP1 Regulates DSB Repair Using Rif1 to Control 5′ End Resection
    2013 465 citations Michal Zimmermann, Francisca Lottersberger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michal Zimmermann United States 16 2.7k 738 352 287 242 29 3.0k
Maria K. Mateyak United States 15 1.9k 0.7× 706 1.0× 209 0.6× 303 1.1× 152 0.6× 18 2.2k
Pascale Bertrand France 25 2.6k 1.0× 721 1.0× 165 0.5× 572 2.0× 287 1.2× 50 3.0k
Stephanie Panier Canada 20 4.1k 1.5× 1.6k 2.1× 345 1.0× 424 1.5× 393 1.6× 21 4.5k
Nigel J. O’Neil Canada 22 2.0k 0.7× 509 0.7× 126 0.4× 387 1.3× 219 0.9× 37 2.4k
Jurgen A. Marteijn Netherlands 29 4.1k 1.5× 999 1.4× 111 0.3× 416 1.4× 484 2.0× 62 4.5k
Regina Groisman France 15 3.0k 1.1× 776 1.1× 109 0.3× 373 1.3× 376 1.6× 27 3.2k
Sophie E. Polo France 26 4.4k 1.6× 1.3k 1.7× 131 0.4× 413 1.4× 366 1.5× 44 4.8k
Zuzana Hořejšı́ United Kingdom 16 3.3k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 226 0.6× 674 2.3× 339 1.4× 19 3.8k
Ian G. Cowell United Kingdom 29 2.7k 1.0× 778 1.1× 80 0.2× 265 0.9× 297 1.2× 65 3.2k
Shinichiro Nakada Japan 24 3.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 105 0.3× 348 1.2× 326 1.3× 51 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michal Zimmermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michal Zimmermann

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

All Works

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Ngoi, Natalie Y.L., Ian M. Silverman, Adrienne Johnson, et al.. (2025). Exceptional response to the ATR inhibitor, camonsertib, in a patient with ALT+ metastatic melanoma. npj Precision Oncology. 9(1). 227–227. 1 indexed citations
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Ngoi, Natalie Y.L., Patrick G. Pilié, Daniel J. McGrail, et al.. (2024). Targeting ATR in patients with cancer. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 21(4). 278–293. 34 indexed citations
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Gallo, David A., Marc L. Hyer, Giovanni Martino, et al.. (2023). Abstract B057: Preclinical development of PKMYT1 and ATR inhibitor combinations. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 22(12_Supplement). B057–B057. 1 indexed citations
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Hyer, Marc L., David A. Gallo, Vivek Bhaskaran, et al.. (2023). Abstract C163: KRAS alterations combined with TP53 mutations as novel synthetic lethal genomic lesions for PKMYT1 inhibition. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 22(12_Supplement). C163–C163. 2 indexed citations
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Gallo, David A., Fenil Shah, Rino Stocco, et al.. (2023). Abstract A023: Preclinical development of PKMYT1 and WEE1 inhibitor combinations. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 22(12_Supplement). A023–A023. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal, Cynthia Bernier, Sara Fournier, et al.. (2022). Guiding ATR and PARP inhibitor combinations with chemogenomic screens. Cell Reports. 40(2). 111081–111081. 34 indexed citations
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Colic, Medina, Gang Wang, Michal Zimmermann, et al.. (2019). Identifying chemogenetic interactions from CRISPR screens with drugZ. Genome Medicine. 11(1). 123 indexed citations
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Hustedt, Nicole, Yuichiro Saito, Michal Zimmermann, et al.. (2019). Control of homologous recombination by the HROB–MCM8–MCM9 pathway. Genes & Development. 33(19-20). 1397–1415. 48 indexed citations
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Mirman, Zachary, Francisca Lottersberger, Hiroyuki Takai, et al.. (2018). 53BP1–RIF1–shieldin counteracts DSB resection through CST- and Polα-dependent fill-in. Nature. 560(7716). 112–116. 297 indexed citations
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Kibe, Tatsuya, Michal Zimmermann, & Titia de Lange. (2016). TPP1 Blocks an ATR-Mediated Resection Mechanism at Telomeres. Molecular Cell. 61(2). 236–246. 47 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal, et al.. (2015). Human Rap1 modulates TRF2 attraction to telomeric DNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(5). 2691–2700. 60 indexed citations
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Hart, Traver, Megha Chandrashekhar, Michael Aregger, et al.. (2015). High-Resolution CRISPR Screens Reveal Fitness Genes and Genotype-Specific Cancer Liabilities. Cell. 163(6). 1515–1526. 1000 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zimmermann, Michal, Tatsuya Kibe, Shaheen Kabir, & Titia de Lange. (2014). TRF1 negotiates TTAGGG repeat-associated replication problems by recruiting the BLM helicase and the TPP1/POT1 repressor of ATR signaling. Genes & Development. 28(22). 2477–2491. 146 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal & Titia de Lange. (2013). 53BP1: pro choice in DNA repair. Trends in Cell Biology. 24(2). 108–117. 279 indexed citations
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Hóbor, Fruzsina, Karel Kubíček, Dominika Hroššová, et al.. (2010). Recognition of Transcription Termination Signal by the Nuclear Polyadenylated RNA-binding (NAB) 3 Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(5). 3645–3657. 38 indexed citations
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Vařecha, Miroslav, et al.. (2009). Prediction of localization and interactions of apoptotic proteins. Journal of Biomedical Science. 16(1). 59–59. 10 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal, et al.. (1994). First radiobiological results of LDEF-1 experiment A0015 with Arabidopsis seed embryos and Sordaria fungus spores. Advances in Space Research. 14(10). 47–51. 9 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal, et al.. (1994). Cosmic ionizing radiation effects in plant seeds after short and long duration exposure flights. Advances in Space Research. 14(10). 105–108. 7 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Michal, et al.. (1992). Total Dose Effects (TDE) of heavy ionizing radiation in fungus spores and plant seeds: Preliminary investigations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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