Péter Lénárt

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Péter Lénárt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Péter Lénárt has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Péter Lénárt's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (11 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers). Péter Lénárt is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (11 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers). Péter Lénárt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Péter Lénárt's co-authors include Jan‐Michael Peters, Mark Petronczki, Jan Ellenberg, Norbert Kraut, Matthias Hoffmann, Wolfgang J. Rettig, Martin Steegmaier, Karl Mechtler, Jesse Lipp and B. Fiore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Péter Lénárt

37 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

BI 2536, a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Polo-like Kinase 1, Inhibits Tumor Growth In Vivo

2007 691 citations Péter Lénárt et al. Current Biology profile →
The Small-Molecule Inhibitor BI 2536 Reveals Novel Insights into Mitotic Roles of Polo-like Kinase 1

2007 563 citations Péter Lénárt, Jan‐Michael Peters et al. Current Biology profile →
Mammalian oocytes store proteins for the early embryo on cytoplasmic lattices

2023 68 citations Felix J.B. Bäuerlein, Luisa M. Welp et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Péter Lénárt Germany	26	2.5k	2.1k	616	321	287	38	3.4k
Edward H. Hinchcliffe United States	22	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	495 0.8×	107 0.3×	197 0.7×	63	2.3k
Fulvia Verde United States	23	3.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	790 1.3×	166 0.5×	426 1.5×	34	3.8k
Chuanmao Zhang China	33	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	550 0.9×	122 0.4×	318 1.1×	89	4.1k
Edward T. Kipreos United States	34	3.5k 1.4×	930 0.4×	885 1.4×	255 0.8×	375 1.3×	51	4.5k
Richard W. Cole United States	30	3.3k 1.3×	3.1k 1.5×	697 1.1×	280 0.9×	767 2.7×	73	4.6k
Marvin E. Tanenbaum Netherlands	30	4.0k 1.6×	1.9k 0.9×	341 0.6×	143 0.4×	312 1.1×	50	4.8k
Eugen Kerkhoff Germany	26	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	395 0.6×	199 0.6×	72 0.3×	43	2.6k
Lynne Cassimeris United States	40	4.0k 1.6×	4.4k 2.1×	616 1.0×	131 0.4×	635 2.2×	82	5.7k
Lisa D. Belmont United States	23	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	635 1.0×	84 0.3×	110 0.4×	35	2.8k
Kiyoko Fukami Japan	12	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	380 0.6×	164 0.5×	95 0.3×	14	3.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Welp, Luisa M., et al.. (2025). Phosphoproteomic identification of Mos–MAPK targets in meiotic cell cycle and asymmetric oocyte divisions. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(12).

Bäuerlein, Felix J.B., Luisa M. Welp, Benjamin H. Cooper, et al.. (2023). Mammalian oocytes store proteins for the early embryo on cytoplasmic lattices. Cell. 186(24). 5308–5327.e25. 68 indexed citations breakdown →

Machado, Pedro, et al.. (2020). Actin assembly ruptures the nuclear envelope by prying the lamina away from nuclear pores and nuclear membranes in starfish oocytes. eLife. 9. 31 indexed citations

Lénárt, Péter, et al.. (2020). Centriole foci persist in starfish oocytes despite Polo-like kinase 1 inactivation or loss of microtubule nucleation activity. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(9). 873–880. 6 indexed citations

Novák, Tibor, Dávid Farkas, István Földi, et al.. (2019). Nanoscopy reveals the layered organization of the sarcomeric H-zone and I-band complexes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(1). 28 indexed citations

Bischof, Johanna, et al.. (2018). Cytoplasmic flows in starfish oocytes are fully determined by cortical contractions. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(11). e1006588–e1006588. 37 indexed citations

Callegari, Andrea, et al.. (2018). F-Actin nucleated on chromosomes coordinates their capture by microtubules in oocyte meiosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 217(8). 2661–2674. 27 indexed citations

Bun, Philippe, Serge Dmitrieff, Julio M. Belmonte, François Nédélec, & Péter Lénárt. (2018). A disassembly-driven mechanism explains F-actin-mediated chromosome transport in starfish oocytes. eLife. 7. 25 indexed citations

Karreman, Matthia A., et al.. (2018). Correlated light and electron microscopy of cell division in large marine oocytes, eggs, and embryos. Methods in cell biology. 145. 293–313. 1 indexed citations

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Bischof, Johanna, Christoph A. Brand, Kálmán Somogyi, et al.. (2017). A cdk1 gradient guides surface contraction waves in oocytes. Nature Communications. 8(1). 849–849. 63 indexed citations

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Cook, Charles E., Janet Chênevert, Tomas Larsson, et al.. (2016). Old knowledge and new technologies allow rapid development of model organisms. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(6). 882–887. 10 indexed citations

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Somogyi, Kálmán, et al.. (2016). Live Imaging of Centriole Dynamics by Fluorescently Tagged Proteins in Starfish Oocyte Meiosis. Methods in molecular biology. 1457. 145–166. 11 indexed citations

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Lénárt, Péter, et al.. (2015). Nuclear roles for actin. Chromosoma. 124(4). 481–489. 15 indexed citations

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Mori, Masashi, Kálmán Somogyi, Hiroshi Kondo, et al.. (2014). An Arp2/3 Nucleated F-Actin Shell Fragments Nuclear Membranes at Nuclear Envelope Breakdown in Starfish Oocytes. Current Biology. 24(12). 1421–1428. 43 indexed citations

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Monnier, Nilah, Syuan-Ming Guo, Masashi Mori, et al.. (2012). Bayesian Approach to MSD-Based Analysis of Particle Motion in Live Cells. Biophysical Journal. 103(3). 616–626. 98 indexed citations

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Mori, Masashi, Nilah Monnier, Nathalie Daigle, et al.. (2011). Intracellular Transport by an Anchored Homogeneously Contracting F-Actin Meshwork. Current Biology. 21(7). 606–611. 52 indexed citations

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Field, Christine M. & Péter Lénárt. (2011). Bulk Cytoplasmic Actin and Its Functions in Meiosis and Mitosis. Current Biology. 21(19). R825–R830. 69 indexed citations

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Schmitz, Julia, Erwan Watrin, Péter Lénárt, Karl Mechtler, & Jan‐Michael Peters. (2007). Sororin Is Required for Stable Binding of Cohesin to Chromatin and for Sister Chromatid Cohesion in Interphase. Current Biology. 17(7). 630–636. 191 indexed citations

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Dassow, George von, et al.. (2004). Light Microscopy of Echinoderm Embryos. Methods in cell biology. 74. 371–409. 37 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Anja, Gustavo J. Gutierrez, Péter Lénárt, Jan Ellenberg, & Ángel R. Nebreda. (2002). Histone H3 phosphorylation during Xenopus oocyte maturation: regulation by the MAP kinase/p90Rsk pathway and uncoupling from DNA condensation. FEBS Letters. 518(1-3). 23–28. 25 indexed citations

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