Niels de Wind

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Niels de Wind is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels de Wind has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cancer Research and 41 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Niels de Wind's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (48 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (41 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (28 papers). Niels de Wind is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (48 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (41 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (28 papers). Niels de Wind collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Denmark. Niels de Wind's co-authors include Hein te Riele, Marleen Dekker, Miroslav Radman, Anton Berns, Jacob G. Jansen, A. L. J. Gielkens, H.H.K. Winterwerp, Titia K. Sixma, Meindert H. Lamers and Anton Berns and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Niels de Wind

88 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Inactivation of the mouse Msh2 gene results in mismatch r... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2000 200 400 600
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.

  1. Inactivation of the mouse Msh2 gene results in mismatch repair deficiency, methylation tolerance, hyperrecombination, and predisposition to cancer
    1995 679 citations Niels de Wind, Marleen Dekker et al. profile →
  2. The crystal structure of DNA mismatch repair protein MutS binding to a G·T mismatch
    2000 520 citations Niels de Wind et al. profile →

Peers

Niels de Wind
Lori Frappier Canada
Mila Janković United States
Patricia J. Gearhart United States
F. Nina Papavasiliou United States
Steven R. Tronick United States
Beverly E. Griffin United Kingdom
Timothy F. Kowalik United States
Tatsuya Tsurumi Japan
Michael Lagunoff United States
Zhen Lin United States
Lori Frappier Canada
Niels de Wind
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Countries citing papers authored by Niels de Wind

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels de Wind

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsaalbi‐Shtylik, Anastasia, Rurika Oka, Freek Manders, et al.. (2024). DNA mismatch repair controls the mutagenicity of Polymerase ζ-dependent translesion synthesis at methylated guanines. DNA repair. 142. 103755–103755. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiquan, Yuan Li, Lin Wang, et al.. (2023). Rev1 deficiency induces a metabolic shift in MEFs that can be manipulated by the NAD+ precursor nicotinamide riboside. Heliyon. 9(6). e17392–e17392. 1 indexed citations
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Lam, A., Carli M.J. Tops, Liselotte P. van Hest, et al.. (2023). Discordant Staining Patterns and Microsatellite Results in Tumors of MSH6 Pathogenic Variant Carriers. Modern Pathology. 36(9). 100240–100240. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Peng, Shaojun Liu, Dekang Liu, et al.. (2022). CNOT6: A Novel Regulator of DNA Mismatch Repair. Cells. 11(3). 521–521. 7 indexed citations
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Drost, Mark, Scott D. Kathe, Fabienne M.G.R. Calléja, et al.. (2020). Two integrated and highly predictive functional analysis-based procedures for the classification of MSH6 variants in Lynch syndrome. Genetics in Medicine. 22(5). 847–856. 16 indexed citations
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Jansen, Jacob G., et al.. (2020). DNA mismatch repair-dependent DNA damage responses and cancer. DNA repair. 93. 102923–102923. 52 indexed citations
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Gool, Inge C. van, Emily Rayner, Elisabeth M. Osse, et al.. (2018). Adjuvant Treatment for POLE Proofreading Domain–Mutant Cancers: Sensitivity to Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Nucleoside Analogues. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(13). 3197–3203. 58 indexed citations
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Jansen, Jacob G., Anastasia Tsaalbi‐Shtylik, & Niels de Wind. (2015). Roles of mutagenic translesion synthesis in mammalian genome stability, health and disease. DNA repair. 29. 56–64. 35 indexed citations
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Temviriyanukul, Piya, Matty Meijers, J.J.W.A. Boei, et al.. (2012). Different Sets of Translesion Synthesis DNA Polymerases Protect From Genome Instability Induced by Distinct Food-Derived Genotoxins. Toxicological Sciences. 127(1). 130–138. 17 indexed citations
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Liberti, Sascha Emilie, Anne Lützen, Mark Drost, et al.. (2012). Functional characterization ofMLH1missense variants identified in lynch syndrome patients. Human Mutation. 33(12). 1647–1655. 15 indexed citations
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Dekker, Marleen, Marieke Aarts, Robert G. Dekker, et al.. (2011). Transient suppression of MLH1 allows effective single-nucleotide substitution by single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 715(1-2). 52–60. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, In‐Young, Keiji Hashimoto, Niels de Wind, Ian A. Blair, & Masaaki Moriya. (2008). Two Distinct Translesion Synthesis Pathways across a Lipid Peroxidation-derived DNA Adduct in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(1). 191–198. 24 indexed citations
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Jansen, Jacob G., Maria Fousteri, & Niels de Wind. (2007). Send in the Clamps: Control of DNA Translesion Synthesis in Eukaryotes. Molecular Cell. 28(4). 522–529. 44 indexed citations
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Niessen, Renée C., Anne Lützen, Rolf H. Sijmons, et al.. (2007). Functional analysis helps to clarify the clinical importance of unclassified variants in DNA mismatch repair genes. Human Mutation. 28(11). 1047–1054. 42 indexed citations
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Borgdorff, Viola, et al.. (2006). DNA mismatch repair mediates protection from mutagenesis induced by short-wave ultraviolet light. DNA repair. 5(11). 1364–1372. 18 indexed citations
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Jansen, Jacob G., Petra Langerak, Anastasia Tsaalbi‐Shtylik, et al.. (2006). Strand-biased defect in C/G transversions in hypermutating immunoglobulin genes in Rev1-deficient mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(2). 319–323. 171 indexed citations
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Oosten, Marijke van, Claude Backendorf, Heggert Rebel, et al.. (2004). Mismatch repair protein Msh2 contributes to UVB-induced cell cycle arrest in epidermal and cultured mouse keratinocytes. DNA repair. 4(1). 81–89. 24 indexed citations
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Wind, Niels de & John B. Hays. (2001). Mismatch repair: praying for genome stability. Current Biology. 11(14). R545–R548. 8 indexed citations
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Wagenaar, F., J. M. A. Pol, Ben Peeters, et al.. (1995). The US3-encoded protein kinase from pseudorabies virus affects egress of virions from the nucleus. Journal of General Virology. 76(7). 1851–1859. 100 indexed citations
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