Norbert Polacek

5.4k total citations
75 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Norbert Polacek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Polacek has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Oncology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Norbert Polacek's work include RNA modifications and cancer (67 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (63 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (26 papers). Norbert Polacek is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (67 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (63 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (26 papers). Norbert Polacek collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Norbert Polacek's co-authors include Jennifer Gebetsberger, Alexander Hüttenhofer, Alexander S. Mankin, Marek Żywicki, Peter Schattner, Ronald Micura, Matthias David Erlacher, Yulia Gonskikh, Andrea Barta and Daniel N. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Polacek

75 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norbert Polacek Switzerland 32 3.2k 812 531 262 226 75 3.7k
A. Maxwell Burroughs United States 34 2.8k 0.9× 538 0.7× 465 0.9× 176 0.7× 564 2.5× 61 3.4k
Christiane Branlant France 44 5.5k 1.7× 413 0.5× 586 1.1× 135 0.5× 319 1.4× 151 6.0k
Steven G. Sedgwick United Kingdom 30 3.2k 1.0× 542 0.7× 829 1.6× 179 0.7× 204 0.9× 63 3.8k
Scott Cherry United States 21 1.8k 0.6× 157 0.2× 573 1.1× 263 1.0× 176 0.8× 39 2.5k
Keqiong Ye China 30 2.9k 0.9× 344 0.4× 172 0.3× 167 0.6× 120 0.5× 71 3.7k
Jaap Venema Netherlands 29 3.5k 1.1× 489 0.6× 305 0.6× 366 1.4× 99 0.4× 48 3.8k
Yong‐Gui Gao Singapore 27 2.4k 0.7× 196 0.2× 598 1.1× 80 0.3× 277 1.2× 75 3.0k
Elizabeth J. Grayhack United States 28 2.9k 0.9× 139 0.2× 330 0.6× 226 0.9× 187 0.8× 43 3.2k
Lucy M.S. Chang United States 33 2.8k 0.9× 441 0.5× 621 1.2× 327 1.2× 130 0.6× 66 3.4k
Dorota Skowyra United States 18 3.9k 1.2× 423 0.5× 471 0.9× 837 3.2× 92 0.4× 24 4.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Polacek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Polacek, Norbert, et al.. (2025). TRIM21 modulates stability of pro-survival non-coding RNA vtRNA1–1 in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. PLoS Genetics. 21(3). e1011614–e1011614. 2 indexed citations
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Rauscher, Robert & Norbert Polacek. (2024). Ribosomal RNA expansion segments and their role in ribosome biology. Biochemical Society Transactions. 52(3). 1317–1325. 3 indexed citations
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Rauscher, Robert, Lyudmila Dimitrova-Paternoga, Marina Cristodero, et al.. (2024). Evolving precision: rRNA expansion segment 7S modulates translation velocity and accuracy in eukaryal ribosomes. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(7). 4021–4036. 5 indexed citations
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Polacek, Norbert, et al.. (2024). Ribosome-associated tDRs in yeast. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 711. 85–101. 1 indexed citations
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Hapfelmeier, Siegfried, et al.. (2022). The stationary phase-specific sRNA FimR2 is a multifunctional regulator of bacterial motility, biofilm formation and virulence. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(20). 11858–11875. 14 indexed citations
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Gonskikh, Yulia, et al.. (2022). Mammalian In Vitro Translation Systems. Methods in molecular biology. 2428. 101–111. 2 indexed citations
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Luidalepp, Hannes, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome-Wide Analysis of Stationary Phase Small ncRNAs in E. coli. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 1703–1703. 12 indexed citations
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Svetlov, Maxim S., Sezen Meydan, Dorota Klepacki, et al.. (2021). Context-specific action of macrolide antibiotics on the eukaryotic ribosome. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2803–2803. 22 indexed citations
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Polacek, Norbert, et al.. (2021). Oxidative Stress in Bacteria and the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 671037–671037. 154 indexed citations
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Koch, Miriam, et al.. (2017). Critical 23S rRNA interactions for macrolide-dependent ribosome stalling on the ErmCL nascent peptide chain. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(11). 6717–6728. 26 indexed citations
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Küpfer, Pascal A., et al.. (2017). Oxidative stress damages rRNA inside the ribosome and differentially affects the catalytic center. Nucleic Acids Research. 46(4). 1945–1957. 111 indexed citations
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Gonskikh, Yulia & Norbert Polacek. (2017). Alterations of the translation apparatus during aging and stress response. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 168. 30–36. 104 indexed citations
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Gebetsberger, Jennifer, et al.. (2015). cDNA Library Generation for the Analysis of Small RNAs by High-Throughput Sequencing. Methods in molecular biology. 1296. 139–149. 5 indexed citations
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Erlacher, Matthias David, et al.. (2011). Generation of chemically engineered ribosomes for atomic mutagenesis studies on protein biosynthesis. Nature Protocols. 6(5). 580–592. 35 indexed citations
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Graber, Dagmar, et al.. (2010). Reliable semi-synthesis of hydrolysis-resistant 3′-peptidyl-tRNA conjugates containing genuine tRNA modifications. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(19). 6796–6802. 24 indexed citations
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Feederle, Regina, Jan Mrázek, Natalia Schiefermeier-Mach, et al.. (2009). Expression and Processing of a Small Nucleolar RNA from the Epstein-Barr Virus Genome. PLoS Pathogens. 5(8). e1000547–e1000547. 81 indexed citations
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Steger, Jessica, Dagmar Graber, Katja Fauster, et al.. (2009). Non‐Hydrolyzable RNA–Peptide Conjugates: A Powerful Advance in the Synthesis of Mimics for 3′‐Peptidyl tRNA Termini. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(22). 4056–4060. 34 indexed citations
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Qin, Yan, Norbert Polacek, Oliver Vesper, et al.. (2006). The Highly Conserved LepA Is a Ribosomal Elongation Factor that Back-Translocates the Ribosome. Cell. 127(4). 721–733. 156 indexed citations
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Polacek, Norbert, María Gómez, Koichi Ito, et al.. (2003). The Critical Role of the Universally Conserved A2602 of 23S Ribosomal RNA in the Release of the Nascent Peptide during Translation Termination. Molecular Cell. 11(1). 103–112. 104 indexed citations
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Polacek, Norbert, Sebastian Patzke, Knud H. Nierhaus, & Andrea Barta. (2000). Periodic Conformational Changes in rRNA. Molecular Cell. 6(1). 159–171. 21 indexed citations

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