Peter Heutink

59.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
235 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Peter Heutink is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Heutink has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Neurology and 62 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Peter Heutink's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (53 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (38 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (30 papers). Peter Heutink is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (53 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (38 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (30 papers). Peter Heutink collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Peter Heutink's co-authors include John C. van Swieten, Ben A. Oostra, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Guido J. Breedveld, Vincenzo Bonifati, Marijke Joosse, Patrizia Rizzu, Alexis Brice, Ferdinando Squitieri and Elmar Krieger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter Heutink

228 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Mutations in the DJ-1 Gene Associated with Autosomal Recessive Early-Onset Parkinsonism

2003 2.2k citations Patrizia Rizzu, Marijke J. van Baren et al. Science profile →
Endoglin, a TGF-β binding protein of endothelial cells, is the gene for hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia type 1

1994 1.1k citations Peter Heutink et al. profile →
Imputation of sequence variants for identification of genetic risks for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

2011 660 citations Javier Simón‐Sánchez, Peter Heutink et al. profile →
Short GCG expansions in the PABP2 gene cause oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

1998 583 citations Peter Heutink et al. profile →
Somatic retrotransposition alters the genetic landscape of the human brain

2011 517 citations Patrizia Rizzu, Peter Heutink et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Heutink Netherlands	60	6.5k	6.2k	3.6k	3.5k	2.4k	235	16.3k
Ben A. Oostra Netherlands	61	6.8k 1.0×	4.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	159	16.2k
Shoji Tsuji Japan	65	8.8k 1.4×	6.7k 1.1×	6.7k 1.8×	3.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	507	17.1k
Tatiana Foroud United States	76	7.1k 1.1×	3.7k 0.6×	4.7k 1.3×	3.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	405	20.1k
Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance United States	63	7.0k 1.1×	2.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.7×	4.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	340	18.4k
Giovanni Coppola United States	71	7.9k 1.2×	2.7k 0.4×	6.2k 1.7×	3.4k 1.0×	4.1k 1.7×	274	18.7k
Andrew Singleton United States	73	8.2k 1.3×	10.7k 1.7×	5.4k 1.5×	4.8k 1.4×	4.3k 1.8×	334	21.9k
Akiyoshi Kakita Japan	56	4.2k 0.7×	5.4k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	439	12.3k
Nereo Bresolin Italy	71	10.6k 1.6×	2.7k 0.4×	2.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	487	18.1k
Eleonora Aronica Netherlands	90	9.9k 1.5×	3.1k 0.5×	9.3k 2.6×	4.1k 1.2×	4.7k 2.0×	503	27.1k
Yasuto Itoyama Japan	76	6.5k 1.0×	7.6k 1.2×	4.1k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.5×	480	20.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Heutink

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

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Kaurani, Lalit, Susanne Burkhardt, D. Krüger, et al.. (2025). A role for astrocytic miR-129-5p in frontotemporal dementia. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 142–142.

Screven, Laurel A., Caroline B. Pantazis, Dan Vitale, et al.. (2024). Harnessing diversity to study Alzheimer’s disease: A new iPSC resource from the NIH CARD and ADNI. Neuron. 112(5). 694–697. 1 indexed citations

Frick, Lukas, Johannes C. M. Schlachetzki, Andrea Armani, et al.. (2024). Direct and indirect regulation of β-glucocerebrosidase by the transcription factors USF2 and ONECUT2. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 192–192.

Lake, Julie, Caroline Warly Solsberg, Jonggeol Jeffrey Kim, et al.. (2023). Multi-ancestry meta-analysis and fine-mapping in Alzheimer’s disease. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(7). 3121–3132. 30 indexed citations

Menden, Kevin, Margherita Francescatto, Cornelis Blauwendraat, et al.. (2023). A multi-omics dataset for the analysis of frontotemporal dementia genetic subtypes. Scientific Data. 10(1). 849–849. 6 indexed citations

Nalls, Mike A., Cornelis Blauwendraat, Lana Sargent, et al.. (2021). Evidence for GRN connecting multiple neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Communications. 3(2). fcab095–fcab095. 27 indexed citations

Pal, Arun, Masin Abo-Rady, Marcel Naumann, et al.. (2021). Concomitant gain and loss of function pathomechanisms in C9ORF72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Life Science Alliance. 4(4). e202000764–e202000764. 11 indexed citations

Dhingra, Ashutosh, Elisângela Bressan, Salvador Rodrı́guez-Nieto, et al.. (2020). Automated Production of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cortical and Dopaminergic Neurons with Integrated Live-Cell Monitoring. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

Menden, Kevin, Mohamed Marouf, Sergio Oller Moreno, et al.. (2020). Deep learning–based cell composition analysis from tissue expression profiles. Science Advances. 6(30). eaba2619–eaba2619. 129 indexed citations

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Francescatto, Margherita, Marina Lizio, Ingrid H.C.H.M. Philippens, et al.. (2017). Transcription start site profiling of 15 anatomical regions of the Macaca mulatta central nervous system. Scientific Data. 4(1). 170163–170163. 4 indexed citations

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Barón, Manuel González, Estrella Gómez‐Tortosa, Zoltán Bochdanovits, et al.. (2011). Extended Kindred With Recessive Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease Maps to Locus 8p22-p21.2. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 26(1). 91–95. 7 indexed citations

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Kaat, Laura Donker, Agnita J.W. Boon, Asma Azmani, et al.. (2009). Familial aggregation of parkinsonism in progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurology. 73(2). 98–105. 42 indexed citations

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Gosso, M.F., Eco J. C. de Geus, Tinca J. C. Polderman, et al.. (2006). Family-based association approach provides further evidence for a role of the CHRM2 gene in cognition.. European Journal of Human Genetics. 14.

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Zhong, Nan, Patrizia Rizzu, Changiz Geula, et al.. (2006). DJ-1 Transcriptionally Up-regulates the Human Tyrosine Hydroxylase by Inhibiting the Sumoylation of Pyrimidine Tract-binding Protein-associated Splicing Factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(30). 20940–20948. 155 indexed citations

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Gould, Douglas B., Guido J. Breedveld, Saskia E. van Mil, et al.. (2005). Mutations in Col4a1 Cause Perinatal Cerebral Hemorrhage and Porencephaly. Science. 308(5725). 1167–1171. 366 indexed citations

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Baren, Marijke J. van, Guido J. Breedveld, Marijke Joosse, et al.. (2001). Hemimelic extra toes and Hammer toe are distinct mutations that show a genetic interaction. Mammalian Genome. 12(1). 77–79. 8 indexed citations

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Dekker, Marleen, et al.. (2000). A study of ADHD in a genetic isolate. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 96. 487–488. 1 indexed citations

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Heutink, Peter, et al.. (1995). A Mutation in Codon-142 in Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 36. 5 indexed citations

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Pakstis, A.J., Peter Heutink, David L. Pauls, et al.. (1991). Progress in the search for genetic linkage with Tourette syndrome: An exclusion map covering more than 50% of the autosomal genome. PubMed Central. 21 indexed citations

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Heutink, Peter, et al.. (1991). A Collaborative Linkage Study on Gilles-De-La-Tourette Syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 49(4). 343–343. 1 indexed citations

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