Richard Janissen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 920 citations indexed

About

Richard Janissen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Janissen has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 920 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Richard Janissen's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Richard Janissen is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). Richard Janissen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Brazil and Germany. Richard Janissen's co-authors include M. A. Cotta, Nynke H. Dekker, Alessandra Alves de Souza, Filipp Oesterhelt, Carlos L. César, Prasana K. Sahoo, Cees Dekker, Anete Pereira de Souza, Roman Barth and Hernandes F. Carvalho and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Richard Janissen

35 papers receiving 906 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.

CTCF is a DNA-tension-dependent barrier to cohesin-mediated loop extrusion

2023 94 citations Iain F. Davidson, Roman Barth et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Janissen Netherlands	19	526	241	130	125	102	35	920
Xinghua Zhang China	22	900 1.7×	215 0.9×	156 1.2×	187 1.5×	170 1.7×	89	1.4k
Francesca Gubellini France	15	581 1.1×	140 0.6×	244 1.9×	93 0.7×	46 0.5×	25	1.0k
Pascal D. Odermatt United States	13	486 0.9×	152 0.6×	211 1.6×	118 0.9×	41 0.4×	15	1.0k
Nic Mullin United Kingdom	16	250 0.5×	206 0.9×	79 0.6×	205 1.6×	31 0.3×	25	894
Olivier Piétrement France	23	991 1.9×	257 1.1×	171 1.3×	325 2.6×	52 0.5×	49	1.6k
Bijan Zakeri United States	10	1.6k 3.0×	252 1.0×	70 0.5×	99 0.8×	62 0.6×	14	2.0k
Céline Élie-Caille France	13	325 0.6×	135 0.6×	96 0.7×	137 1.1×	68 0.7×	35	745
Fuyuki Tokumasu United States	21	821 1.6×	211 0.9×	76 0.6×	288 2.3×	32 0.3×	38	1.5k
Chien‐Jung Lo Taiwan	19	698 1.3×	288 1.2×	350 2.7×	72 0.6×	53 0.5×	35	1.2k
Yuping Shan China	20	455 0.9×	232 1.0×	32 0.2×	216 1.7×	62 0.6×	44	957

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Janissen

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Barth, Roman, Richard Janissen, Jaco van der Torre, et al.. (2025). Two CTCF motifs impede cohesin-mediated DNA loop extrusion. Molecular Cell. 85(23). 4304–4317.e9. 1 indexed citations

Janissen, Richard, Roman Barth, Iain F. Davidson, Jan‐Michael Peters, & Cees Dekker. (2024). All eukaryotic SMC proteins induce a twist of −0.6 at each DNA loop extrusion step. Science Advances. 10(50). eadt1832–eadt1832. 9 indexed citations

Barth, Anders, et al.. (2024). DNA supercoiling enhances DNA condensation by ParB proteins. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(21). 13255–13268. 2 indexed citations

Janissen, Richard, Roman Barth, Jaco van der Torre, et al.. (2023). Dynamic ParB–DNA interactions initiate and maintain a partition condensate for bacterial chromosome segregation. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(21). 11856–11875. 18 indexed citations

Janissen, Richard, et al.. (2023). Single-molecule visualization of twin-supercoiled domains generated during transcription. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(4). 1677–1687. 15 indexed citations

Davidson, Iain F., Roman Barth, Jaco van der Torre, et al.. (2023). CTCF is a DNA-tension-dependent barrier to cohesin-mediated loop extrusion. Nature. 616(7958). 822–827. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

Janissen, Richard & Georgy A. Filonenko. (2022). Mechanochemistry of Spiropyran under Internal Stresses of a Glassy Polymer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(50). 23198–23204. 20 indexed citations

Janissen, Richard, Andrew Woodman, Djoshkun Shengjuler, et al.. (2021). Induced intra- and intermolecular template switching as a therapeutic mechanism against RNA viruses. Molecular Cell. 81(21). 4467–4480.e7. 13 indexed citations

Carvalho, Hernandes F., et al.. (2021). Controlled spatial organization of bacterial growth reveals key role of cell filamentation preceding Xylella fastidiosa biofilm formation. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 7(1). 86–86. 11 indexed citations

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Liang, Lin, et al.. (2021). Dynamics and inhibition of MLL1 CXXC domain on DNA revealed by single-molecule quantification. Biophysical Journal. 120(16). 3283–3291. 5 indexed citations

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Lehner, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Biocompatible Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Densely Functionalized with Biologically Active Molecules for Biosensing Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(8). 8334–8342. 28 indexed citations

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Sahoo, Prasana K., Alessandro Cavalli, Alessandra Alves de Souza, et al.. (2018). Nanowire Arrays as Force Sensors with Super‐Resolved Localization Position Detection: Application to Optical Measurement of Bacterial Adhesion Forces. Small Methods. 2(7). 12 indexed citations

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Janissen, Richard, Prasana K. Sahoo, Marcelo M. Nóbrega, et al.. (2015). Spatiotemporal distribution of different extracellular polymeric substances and filamentation mediate Xylella fastidiosa adhesion and biofilm formation. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9856–9856. 83 indexed citations

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Janissen, Richard, et al.. (2014). Single Molecule Studies of DNA-Binding Proteins: Development of New Covalent DNA Anchoring Techniques for the Study of Rupture Forces of Replication Blocks. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 394a–394a. 1 indexed citations

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Favaro, Marianna Teixeira de Pinho, Marcelo A. S. Toledo, Clelton A. Santos, et al.. (2014). Development of a non-viral gene delivery vector based on the dynein light chain Rp3 and the TAT peptide. Journal of Biotechnology. 173. 10–18. 18 indexed citations

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Lorite, Gabriela S., Richard Janissen, Carolina Rodrigues, et al.. (2013). Surface Physicochemical Properties at the Micro and Nano Length Scales: Role on Bacterial Adhesion and Xylella fastidiosa Biofilm Development. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75247–e75247. 44 indexed citations

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Toledo, Marcelo A. S., Richard Janissen, Marianna Teixeira de Pinho Favaro, et al.. (2012). Development of a recombinant fusion protein based on the dynein light chain LC8 for non-viral gene delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 159(2). 222–231. 22 indexed citations

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Janissen, Richard, et al.. (2009). Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Measures Structural Changes Induced by Light Activation and Transducer Binding in Sensory Rhodopsin II. Journal of Molecular Biology. 394(3). 383–390. 5 indexed citations

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Janissen, Richard, et al.. (2009). Optimized straight forward procedure for covalent surface immobilization of different biomolecules for single molecule applications. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 71(2). 200–207. 27 indexed citations

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Janissen, Richard, et al.. (2009). Direct and Model Free Calculation of Force-Dependent Dissociation Rates from Force Spectroscopic Data. Biophysical Journal. 97(9). L19–L21. 29 indexed citations

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