Oliver Kerscher

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Oliver Kerscher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Kerscher has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Oliver Kerscher's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (4 papers). Oliver Kerscher is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (4 papers). Oliver Kerscher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Oliver Kerscher's co-authors include Mark Hochstrasser, Rachael Felberbaum, Robert E. Jensen, Munira A. Basrai, Naresh Babu V. Sepuri, Jason W. Holder, Maithreyan Srinivasan, Patrick Sung, Yang Xie and Mary B. Kroetz and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Kerscher

25 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Modification of Proteins by Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 400 800 1.2k
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. Modification of Proteins by Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Proteins
    2006 1.2k citations Oliver Kerscher, Rachael Felberbaum et al. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology profile →

Peers

Oliver Kerscher
Kirby N. Swatek United States
Jae Hong Seol South Korea
Colin Gordon United Kingdom
Albrecht Gruhler Denmark
Stephen C. Ogg United States
Mercedes Pardo United Kingdom
David K. Gonda United States
Meredith B. Metzger United States
Daniel J. Kelleher United States
Nitzan Shabek United States
Kirby N. Swatek United States
Oliver Kerscher
Citations per year, relative to Oliver Kerscher Oliver Kerscher (= 1×) peers Kirby N. Swatek

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oliver Kerscher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Kerscher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Oliver Kerscher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Oliver Kerscher 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 Oliver Kerscher. Oliver Kerscher 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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Yin, Rui, Jiacheng Song, Aurora Esquela‐Kerscher, & Oliver Kerscher. (2021). Detection of rapidly accumulating stress‐induced SUMO in prostate cancer cells by a fluorescent SUMO biosensor. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 60(12). 886–897. 2 indexed citations
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Yin, Rui, et al.. (2019). Localization of SUMO-modified Proteins Using Fluorescent Sumo-trapping Proteins. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations
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Kaup, Brent Z., et al.. (2018). Broad, Multi-Year Sampling Effort Highlights Complex Dynamics of the Tick-Borne PathogenEhrlichia chaffeensis(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmatacae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 56(1). 162–168. 5 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Danny, et al.. (2018). SUMO targeting of a stress-tolerant Ulp1 SUMO protease. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0191391–e0191391. 9 indexed citations
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Ohkuni, Kentaro, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Josh Lawrimore, et al.. (2016). SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase (STUbL) Slx5 regulates proteolysis of centromeric histone H3 variant Cse4 and prevents its mislocalization to euchromatin. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(9). 1500–1510. 61 indexed citations
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Westerbeck, Jason W., et al.. (2013). A SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase is involved in the degradation of the nuclear pool of the SUMO E3 ligase Siz1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(1). 1–16. 30 indexed citations
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Kerscher, Oliver, et al.. (2013). Cytoplasmic localization of Hug1p, a negative regulator of the MEC1 pathway, coincides with the compartmentalization of Rnr2p–Rnr4p. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 439(4). 443–448. 6 indexed citations
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Szymanski, Eva P. & Oliver Kerscher. (2013). Budding Yeast Protein Extraction and Purification for the Study of Function, Interactions, and Post-translational Modifications. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50921–e50921. 15 indexed citations
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Weishampel, David B. & Oliver Kerscher. (2013). Franz Baron Nopcsa. Historical Biology. 25(4). 391–544. 3 indexed citations
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Szymanski, Eva P. & Oliver Kerscher. (2013). Budding Yeast Protein Extraction and Purification for the Study of Function, Interactions, and Post-translational Modifications. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations
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Elmore, Zachary C., et al.. (2011). Sumo-dependent substrate targeting of the SUMO protease Ulp1. BMC Biology. 9(1). 74–74. 28 indexed citations
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Kerscher, Oliver, et al.. (2011). The SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase RNF4 regulates localization and function of the HTLV-1 oncoprotein Tax. Retrovirology. 8(S1). 3 indexed citations
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Hochstrasser, Mark, et al.. (2009). The SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase subunit Slx5 resides in nuclear foci and at sites of DNA breaks. Cell Cycle. 8(7). 1080–1089. 33 indexed citations
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Xie, Yang, et al.. (2007). The Yeast Hex3·Slx8 Heterodimer Is a Ubiquitin Ligase Stimulated by Substrate Sumoylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(47). 34176–34184. 186 indexed citations
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Kerscher, Oliver, Rachael Felberbaum, & Mark Hochstrasser. (2006). Modification of Proteins by Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Proteins. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 22(1). 159–180. 1238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kerscher, Oliver, Luciana B. Crotti, & Munira A. Basrai. (2003). Recognizing Chromosomes in Trouble: Association of the Spindle Checkpoint Protein Bub3p with Altered Kinetochores and a Unique Defective Centromere. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(18). 6406–6418. 18 indexed citations
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Iouk, Tatiana, Oliver Kerscher, Robert J. Scott, Munira A. Basrai, & Richard W. Wozniak. (2002). The yeast nuclear pore complex functionally interacts with components of the spindle assembly checkpoint. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(5). 807–819. 138 indexed citations
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Kerscher, Oliver, Naresh Babu V. Sepuri, & Robert E. Jensen. (2000). Tim18p Is a New Component of the Tim54p-Tim22p Translocon in the Mitochondrial Inner Membrane. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(1). 103–116. 113 indexed citations

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