Nico Ruf

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nico Ruf is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nico Ruf has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Nico Ruf's work include Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers). Nico Ruf is often cited by papers focused on Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers). Nico Ruf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Italy. Nico Ruf's co-authors include Gavin Kelsey, Sébastien A. Smallwood, Peter Nürnberg, Felix Krueger, Simon Andrews, Shun Sato, Shin-ichi Tomizawa, Anne Segonds-Pichon, Kenichiro Hata and Frank Rutsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, Genes & Development and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Nico Ruf

16 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Dynamic CpG island methylation landscape in oocytes and preimplantation embryos

2011 500 citations Sébastien A. Smallwood, Shin-ichi Tomizawa et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nico Ruf Germany	13	1.2k	849	352	188	160	16	1.6k
Marie‐Laure Kottler France	25	835 0.7×	780 0.9×	100 0.3×	220 1.2×	61 0.4×	56	1.8k
Tony Roscioli Australia	24	877 0.8×	769 0.9×	109 0.3×	46 0.2×	81 0.5×	85	1.7k
Tamás Arányi Hungary	20	658 0.6×	503 0.6×	57 0.2×	143 0.8×	149 0.9×	48	1.2k
Thierry Vilboux United States	23	628 0.5×	530 0.6×	286 0.8×	35 0.2×	41 0.3×	49	1.2k
Robin L. Maser United States	23	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	106 0.3×	150 0.8×	23 0.1×	38	2.1k
Bernd Dworniczak Germany	17	535 0.5×	230 0.3×	90 0.3×	130 0.7×	127 0.8×	41	1.2k
Patricia I. Bader United States	18	619 0.5×	584 0.7×	180 0.5×	40 0.2×	55 0.3×	32	1.1k
Albert de la Chapelle Finland	13	544 0.5×	477 0.6×	86 0.2×	35 0.2×	122 0.8×	15	1.3k
Pauline Terhal Netherlands	18	574 0.5×	632 0.7×	220 0.6×	45 0.2×	38 0.2×	28	1.0k

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Smallwood, Sébastien A., Shin-ichi Tomizawa, Felix Krueger, et al.. (2011). Dynamic CpG island methylation landscape in oocytes and preimplantation embryos. Nature Genetics. 43(8). 811–814. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

Chotalia, Mita, Sébastien A. Smallwood, Nico Ruf, et al.. (2009). Transcription is required for establishment of germline methylation marks at imprinted genes. Genes & Development. 23(1). 105–117. 249 indexed citations

Ruf, Nico & Birgit Uhlenberg. (2008). Analysis of human alternative first exons and copy number variation of the GJA12 gene in patients with Pelizaeus–Merzbacher‐like disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 150B(2). 226–232. 10 indexed citations

Rutsch, Frank, Yvonne Nitschke, Nico Ruf, et al.. (2008). Hypophosphatemia, Hyperphosphaturia, and Bisphosphonate Treatment Are Associated With Survival Beyond Infancy in Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics. 1(2). 133–140. 161 indexed citations

Ruf, Nico, Sylvia Bähring, Danuta Galetzka, et al.. (2007). Sequence-based bioinformatic prediction and QUASEP identify genomic imprinting of the KCNK9 potassium channel gene in mouse and human. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(21). 2591–2599. 53 indexed citations

Ruf, Nico, et al.. (2006). Expression profiling of uniparental mouse embryos is inefficient in identifying novel imprinted genes. Genomics. 87(4). 509–519. 32 indexed citations

Ruf, Nico, et al.. (2006). Oligodendroglial transcription factor (OLIG1 and OLIG2) mutations are not associated with Pelizaeus–Merzbacher‐like leukodystrophy. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 144B(3). 365–366. 1 indexed citations

Rosenstiel, Philip, Klaus Huse, C. Sina, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of AGR2 and AGR3 as candidate genes for inflammatory bowel disease. Genes Immun. 9 indexed citations

Malkin, Ida, Stefan Dahm, Anita Suk, et al.. (2005). Association of ANKH gene polymorphisms with radiographic hand bone size and geometry in a Chuvasha population. Bone. 36(2). 365–373. 19 indexed citations

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Rosenstiel, Philip, Klaus Huse, Christian Sina, et al.. (2005). Evaluation of AGR2 and AGR3 as candidate genes for inflammatory bowel disease. Genes and Immunity. 7(1). 11–18. 104 indexed citations

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Ciana, Giovanni, Bruno Bembi, A. Benettoni, et al.. (2005). Generalized arterial calcification of infancy: two siblings with prolonged survival. European Journal of Pediatrics. 165(4). 258–263. 44 indexed citations

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Suk, Eun-Kyung, Ida Malkin, Stefan Dahm, et al.. (2005). Association of ENPP1gene polymorphisms with hand osteoarthritis in a Chuvasha population. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 7(5). R1082–90. 44 indexed citations

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Chen, Ming‐Ren, et al.. (2005). Generalized arterial calcification of infancy: Different clinical courses in two affected siblings. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 136A(2). 210–213. 33 indexed citations

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Ruf, Nico, Birgit Uhlenberg, Robert Terkeltaub, Peter Nürnberg, & Frank Rutsch. (2004). The mutational spectrum ofENPP1as arising after the analysis of 23 unrelated patients with generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI). Human Mutation. 25(1). 98–98. 95 indexed citations

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Tinschert, Sigrid, Nico Ruf, Ilenia Bernascone, et al.. (2004). Functional consequences of a novel uromodulin mutation in a family with familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19(12). 3150–3154. 35 indexed citations

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Uhlenberg, Birgit, Markus Schuelke, Franz Rüschendorf, et al.. (2004). Mutations in the Gene Encoding Gap Junction Protein α12 (Connexin 46.6) Cause Pelizaeus-Merzbacher–Like Disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 75(2). 251–260. 217 indexed citations

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