Patrick J. Willems

16.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
209 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Patrick J. Willems is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick J. Willems has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Patrick J. Willems's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (33 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (17 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (14 papers). Patrick J. Willems is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (33 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (17 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (14 papers). Patrick J. Willems collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Patrick J. Willems's co-authors include Ben A. Oostra, Guy Van Camp, Scott A. Irwin, William T. Greenough, Ivan Jeanne Weiler, Frank Van Breusegem, Paul Coucke, Edwin Reyniers, Lieve Vits and Thomas A. Comery and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Patrick J. Willems

206 papers receiving 9.7k citations

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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.

Abnormal dendritic spines in fragile X knockout mice: Maturation and pruning deficits

1997 836 citations Patrick J. Willems et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with fragile-X syndrome: A quantitative examination

2001 601 citations Patrick J. Willems et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Challenges and opportunities in mRNA vaccine development against bacteria 2025 ·Nature Microbiology ·(unknown), Rein Verbeke, Fabien Théry, Patrick J. Willems, Uri Elia, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Rino Rappuoli, Dan Peer, Francis Impens, Ine Lentacker	1
2	Data-Independent Immunopeptidomics Discovery of Low-Abundant Bacterial Epitopes 2025 ·Journal of Proteome Research ·Patrick J. Willems, An Staes, (unknown), Vadim Demichev, Simon Devos, Francis Impens	1
3	TermineR: Extracting information on endogenous proteolytic processing from shotgun proteomics data 2024 ·PROTEOMICS ·Miguel Cosenza‐Contreras, (unknown), (unknown), Niko Pinter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manuel Rogg, Junwei Liu, Patrick J. Willems, Simon Stael, Pitter F. Huesgen, E. Wolfgang Kuehn, Clemens Kreutz, Christoph Schell, Oliver Schilling	11
4	Mutation of Arabidopsis SME1 and Sm core assembly improves oxidative stress resilience 2023 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Takanori Maruta, (unknown), Álvaro D. Fernández-Fernández, Jarne Pauwels, Matthew A. Hannah, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem, Katrien Van Der Kelen	2
5	Shift in vacuolar to cytosolic regime of infecting Salmonella from a dual proteome perspective 2023 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Kris Gevaert, Petra Van Damme	0
6	Hidden in plain sight: challenges in proteomics detection of small ORF-encoded polypeptides 2022 ·PubMed ·Igor Fijałkowski, Patrick J. Willems, Veronique Jonckheere, (unknown), Petra Van Damme	16
7	Use of Hybrid Data-Dependent and -Independent Acquisition Spectral Libraries Empowers Dual-Proteome Profiling 2021 ·Journal of Proteome Research ·Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), An Staes, Kris Gevaert, Petra Van Damme	17
8	TheArabidopsismediator complex subunit 8 regulates oxidative stress responses 2021 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Katrien Van Der Kelen, Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Su Yin Phua, Matthew A. Hannah, Didier Vertommen, Frank Van Breusegem, Amna Mhamdi	33
9	Chemical Genetics Approach Identifies Abnormal Inflorescence Meristem 1 as a Putative Target of a Novel Sulfonamide That Protects Catalase2-Deficient Arabidopsis against Photorespiratory Stress 2020 ·Cells ·Tom van der Meer, Arno Verlee, Patrick J. Willems, Francis Impens, Kris Gevaert, Christa Testerink, Christian V. Stevens, Frank Van Breusegem, Pavel Kerchev	2
10	Lost and Found: Re-searching and Re-scoring Proteomics Data Aids Genome Annotation and Improves Proteome Coverage 2020 ·mSystems ·Patrick J. Willems, Igor Fijałkowski, Petra Van Damme	16
11	The Plant PTM Viewer, a central resource for exploring plant protein modifications 2019 ·The Plant Journal ·Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Thomas Van Parys, Sofie Goormachtig, Ive De Smet, Alexander Botzki, Frank Van Breusegem, Kris Gevaert	84
12	Damage on plants activates Ca ²⁺ -dependent metacaspases for release of immunomodulatory peptides 2019 ·Science ·(unknown), Álvaro D. Fernández-Fernández, Robert P. Kumpf, Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Debbie Rombaut, An Staes, Jonah Nolf, (unknown), Panfeng Yao, Amanda Gonçalves, Benjamin Pavie, Thomas Boller, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem, Sebastian Bartels, Simon Stael	179
13	Mining for protein S-sulfenylation in Arabidopsis uncovers redox-sensitive sites 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jingjing Huang, Patrick J. Willems, Bo Wei, Caiping Tian, Renan B. Ferreira, Nandita Bodra, (unknown), Khadija Wahni, Keke Liu, Didier Vertommen, Kris Gevaert, Kate S. Carroll, Marc Van Montagu, Jing Yang, Frank Van Breusegem, Joris Messens	118
14	The Transcription Factor MYB29 Is a Regulator of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE1a 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Xinhua Zhang, Aneta Ivanova, Klaas Vandepoele, (unknown), Jan Van de Velde, Oliver Berkowitz, Patrick J. Willems, Yue Xu, Sophia Ng, Olivier Van Aken, Owen Duncan, Botao Zhang, Véronique Storme, Kai Xun Chan, Dries Vaneechoutte, Barry J. Pogson, Frank Van Breusegem, James Whelan, Inge De Clercq	47
15	Selection for Improved Energy Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance in Canola Results in Distinct Transcriptome and Epigenome Changes 2015 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Aurine Verkest, Marina Byzova, Cindy Martens, Patrick J. Willems, (unknown), Bram Slabbinck, Debbie Rombaut, Jan Van de Velde, Klaas Vandepoele, (unknown), (unknown), Mieke Van Lijsebettens, Frank Van Breusegem, Marc De Block	40
16	Neurofibromatosis type 1 molecular testing and clinical presentation of two cases 2010 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Andrei Anghel, (unknown), (unknown), Patrick J. Willems	1
17	Refined mapping of a gene for autosomal dominant progressive sensorineural hearing loss (DFNA5) to a 2-cM region, and exclusion of a candidate gene that is expressed in the cochlea. 1998 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Guy Van Camp, (unknown), Ed Green, Margriet Verstreken, Isabelle Schatteman, Paul Van de Heyning, Wendy Balemans, Paul Coucke, (unknown), Richard J. Smith, E. H. Huizing, Patrick J. Willems	18
18	Alternative splicing in the fragile X gene FMR1 1993 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk, Esther de Graaff, Kristel De Boulle, Evan E. Eichler, David Konecki, Edwin Reyniers, Antonella Manca, Annemarie Poustka, Patrick J. Willems, David L. Nelson, B. A. Oostra	114
19	A duplication in the L1CAM gene associated with X–linked hydrocephalus 1993 ·Nature Genetics ·Guy Van Camp, Lieve Vits, Paul Coucke, Stanislas Lyonnet, Connie Schrander‐Stumpel, John Darby, Jeanette J. A. Holden, Arnold Münnich, Patrick J. Willems	76
20	Assignment of the fucosidase pseudogene FUCA1P to chromosome region 2q31→q32 1991 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Paul Coucke, Kathelijne Mangelschots, Frank Speleman, Paul Bossuyt, Patrick Van Oostveldt, Bart Van Der Auwera, B. Carritt, Patrick J. Willems	1

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