Robert Hock

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Hock is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Hock has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Hock's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Robert Hock is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). Robert Hock collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Mexico. Robert Hock's co-authors include Ulrich Scheer, Michael Bustin, Tom Misteli, Akash Gunjan, David T. Brown, Tetsuya Ueda, Takashi Furusawa, Jan Brocher, Frédéric Catez and Hans Barthelmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Hock

31 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Dynamic binding of histone H1 to chromatin in living cells

2000 501 citations Tom Misteli, Akash Gunjan et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Hock Germany	23	2.0k	315	254	209	177	31	2.4k
Mônica Beltrame Italy	25	2.1k 1.1×	367 1.2×	175 0.7×	157 0.8×	179 1.0×	48	2.8k
Naoya Kenmochi Japan	23	1.8k 0.9×	224 0.7×	159 0.6×	220 1.1×	142 0.8×	55	2.2k
Davide Corona Italy	23	2.3k 1.2×	268 0.9×	362 1.4×	179 0.9×	113 0.6×	41	2.5k
Ignasi Forné Germany	30	2.2k 1.1×	262 0.8×	183 0.7×	118 0.6×	236 1.3×	101	3.0k
J P Jost Switzerland	25	1.8k 0.9×	731 2.3×	235 0.9×	108 0.5×	103 0.6×	39	2.3k
Alan W. Thorne United Kingdom	23	3.4k 1.7×	487 1.5×	303 1.2×	214 1.0×	417 2.4×	32	3.9k
Benjamin Lewin United States	17	1.6k 0.8×	381 1.2×	204 0.8×	121 0.6×	213 1.2×	43	2.1k
Tohru Komiya Japan	25	1.7k 0.8×	535 1.7×	127 0.5×	53 0.3×	78 0.4×	49	2.3k
Kenneth C. Kleene United States	33	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 4.0×	265 1.0×	158 0.8×	69 0.4×	55	3.1k
Sumio Sugano Japan	15	1.3k 0.7×	300 1.0×	133 0.5×	147 0.7×	135 0.8×	25	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Hock

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Vogel, Benjamin, Anna Löschberger, Markus Sauer, & Robert Hock. (2011). Cross-linking of DNA through HMGA1 suggests a DNA scaffold. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(16). 7124–7133. 22 indexed citations

Catez, Frédéric & Robert Hock. (2010). Binding and interplay of HMG proteins on chromatin: Lessons from live cell imaging. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1799(1-2). 15–27. 45 indexed citations

Brocher, Jan, Benjamin Vogel, & Robert Hock. (2010). HMGA1 down-regulation is crucial for chromatin composition and a gene expression profile permitting myogenic differentiation. BMC Cell Biology. 11(1). 64–64. 23 indexed citations

Thomae, Andreas W., Dagmar Pich, Jan Brocher, et al.. (2008). Interaction between HMGA1a and the origin recognition complex creates site-specific replication origins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(5). 1692–1697. 84 indexed citations

Ramı́rez, Tzutzuy, Helga Stopper, Thomas Fischer, Robert Hock, & Luis A. Herrera. (2007). S-Adenosyl-l-methionine counteracts mitotic disturbances and cytostatic effects induced by sodium arsenite in HeLa cells. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 637(1-2). 152–160. 11 indexed citations

Ramı́rez, Tzutzuy, Jan Brocher, Helga Stopper, & Robert Hock. (2007). Sodium arsenite modulates histone acetylation, histone deacetylase activity and HMGN protein dynamics in human cells. Chromosoma. 117(2). 147–157. 61 indexed citations

Lührs, H, et al.. (2004). Dynamic interaction of HMGA1a proteins with chromatin. Journal of Cell Science. 117(16). 3459–3471. 87 indexed citations

Christensen, Morten O., et al.. (2004). Distinct Effects of Topoisomerase I and RNA Polymerase I Inhibitors Suggest a Dual Mechanism of Nucleolar/Nucleoplasmic Partitioning of Topoisomerase I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(21). 21873–21882. 37 indexed citations

Bustin, Michael, et al.. (2003). Developmental role of HMGN proteins in Xenopus laevis. Mechanisms of Development. 120(10). 1177–1192. 36 indexed citations

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Catez, Frédéric, Jae‐Hwan Lim, Robert Hock, Yuri V. Postnikov, & Michael Bustin. (2003). HMGN dynamics and chromatin function. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 81(3). 113–122. 30 indexed citations

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Stöck, Matthias, Dunja K. Lamatsch, Claus Steinlein, et al.. (2002). A bisexually reproducing all-triploid vertebrate. Nature Genetics. 30(3). 325–328. 105 indexed citations

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Lührs, H, Robert Hock, Jürgen Schauber, et al.. (2001). Modulation of HMG‐N2 binding to chromatin by butyrate‐induced acetylation in human colon adenocarcinoma cells. International Journal of Cancer. 97(5). 567–573. 23 indexed citations

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Misteli, Tom, Akash Gunjan, Robert Hock, Michael Bustin, & David T. Brown. (2000). Dynamic binding of histone H1 to chromatin in living cells. Nature. 408(6814). 877–881. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scheller, Klaus, Constantin E. Sekeris, Georg Krohne, et al.. (2000). Localization of glucocorticoid hormone receptors in mitochondria of human cells. European Journal of Cell Biology. 79(5). 299–307. 91 indexed citations

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Alsheimer, Manfred, et al.. (1999). Architecture of the Nuclear Periphery of Rat Pachytene Spermatocytes: Distribution of Nuclear Envelope Proteins in Relation to Synaptonemal Complex Attachment Sites. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(4). 1235–1245. 54 indexed citations

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Hock, Robert, et al.. (1998). Dynamic relocation of chromosomal protein HMG-17 in the nucleus is dependent on transcriptional activity. The EMBO Journal. 17(23). 6992–7001. 51 indexed citations

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Postnikov, Yuri V., Julio E. Herrera, Robert Hock, Ulrich Scheer, & Michael Bustin. (1997). Clusters of nucleosomes containing chromosomal protein HMG-17 in chromatin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 274(4). 454–465. 46 indexed citations

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Mais, Christine, et al.. (1996). Localization of a high molecular weight form of DNA topoisomerase I in amphibian oocytes. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(1). 239–244. 2 indexed citations

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Hock, Robert, et al.. (1996). A monoclonal antibody against DNA topoisomerase II labels the axial granules of Pleurodeles lampbrush chromosomes. Chromosoma. 104(5). 358–366. 12 indexed citations

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Hock, Robert, Antoon F.M. Moorman, Dagmar Fischer, & Ulrich Scheer. (1993). Absence of Somatic Histone H1 in Oocytes and Preblastula Embryos of Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology. 158(2). 510–522. 49 indexed citations

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