Shelley L. Berger

58.0k total citations · 18 hit papers
233 papers, 35.9k citations indexed

About

Shelley L. Berger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelley L. Berger has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 35.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Genetics and 26 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Shelley L. Berger's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (95 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (59 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers). Shelley L. Berger is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (95 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (59 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (26 papers). Shelley L. Berger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Shelley L. Berger's co-authors include David E. Sterner, Ali Shilatifard, Ramin Shiekhattar, Tony Kouzarides, Jing Huang, Greg Donahue, Ronen Marmorstein, Jean Dorsey, C. David Allis and Laura J. Duggan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Shelley L. Berger

229 papers receiving 35.3k citations

Hit Papers

The complex language of chromatin regulation during tra... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2007 2014 2012 2000 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. The complex language of chromatin regulation during transcription
    2007 2.1k citations Shelley L. Berger profile →
  2. Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease
    2014 1.7k citations Shelley L. Berger et al. profile →
  3. IDH mutation impairs histone demethylation and results in a block to cell differentiation
    2012 1.5k citations Shelley L. Berger, Craig B. Thompson et al. profile →
  4. Acetylation of Histones and Transcription-Related Factors
    2000 1.4k citations Shelley L. Berger et al. profile →
  5. An operational definition of epigenetics: Figure 1.
    2009 1.3k citations Shelley L. Berger, Tony Kouzarides et al. profile →
  6. Histone modifications in transcriptional regulation
    2002 971 citations Shelley L. Berger profile →
  7. Yeast Gcn5 functions in two multisubunit complexes to acetylate nucleosomal histones: characterization of an Ada complex and the SAGA (Spt/Ada) complex.
    1997 906 citations Patrick A. Grant, Laura J. Duggan et al. profile →
  8. Epigenetic stability of exhausted T cells limits durability of reinvigoration by PD-1 blockade
    2016 900 citations Kristen E. Pauken, Morgan A. Sammons et al. Science profile →
  9. p53 is regulated by the lysine demethylase LSD1
    2007 655 citations Jing Huang, Jean Dorsey et al. profile →
  10. p53 Sites Acetylated In Vitro by PCAF and p300 Are Acetylated In Vivo in Response to DNA Damage
    1999 638 citations Lin Liu, Ronen Marmorstein et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  11. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Longevity and Aging
    2016 605 citations Payel Sen, Shelley L. Berger et al. profile →
  12. The TAFII250 Subunit of TFIID Has Histone Acetyltransferase Activity
    1996 599 citations Andrew J. Bannister, Tom Owen‐Hughes et al. profile →
  13. Acetylation of p53 Activates Transcription through Recruitment of Coactivators/Histone Acetyltransferases
    2001 590 citations Nickolai A. Barlev, Shelley L. Berger et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  14. BAP1: a novel ubiquitin hydrolase which binds to the BRCA1 RING finger and enhances BRCA1-mediated cell growth suppression
    1998 569 citations Nickolai A. Barlev, Shelley L. Berger et al. profile →
  15. Transcriptional activation via sequential histone H2B ubiquitylation and deubiquitylation, mediated by SAGA-associated Ubp8
    2003 547 citations Laura J. Duggan, N. C. Tolga Emre et al. profile →
  16. Repression of p53 activity by Smyd2-mediated methylation
    2006 503 citations Jing Huang, Brandon J. Placek et al. profile →
  17. Autophagy mediates degradation of nuclear lamina
    2015 484 citations Greg Donahue, Brian C. Capell et al. profile →
  18. SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing
    2020 357 citations Benjamin A. García, Shelley L. Berger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shelley L. Berger United States 94 26.7k 4.6k 4.5k 3.2k 3.1k 233 35.9k
Michael N. Hall Switzerland 108 34.3k 1.3× 3.7k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 246 44.9k
Eisuke Nishida Japan 104 26.9k 1.0× 2.9k 0.6× 4.7k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 332 37.5k
Shigeo Ohno Japan 100 22.3k 0.8× 4.0k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 3.4k 1.1× 598 34.3k
Brian A. Hemmings Switzerland 102 33.2k 1.2× 2.3k 0.5× 5.1k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 3.8k 1.2× 313 42.4k
Yang Shi United States 94 30.9k 1.2× 4.8k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 7.1k 2.2× 2.9k 0.9× 205 36.6k
Yi Zhang United States 110 52.9k 2.0× 9.3k 2.0× 3.5k 0.8× 5.6k 1.7× 2.5k 0.8× 420 60.2k
Vilhelm A. Bohr United States 104 30.2k 1.1× 2.9k 0.6× 5.3k 1.2× 6.4k 2.0× 1.7k 0.5× 539 42.0k
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers Netherlands 107 38.1k 1.4× 5.8k 1.3× 7.8k 1.7× 8.4k 2.6× 2.2k 0.7× 399 48.0k
Klaus H. Kaestner United States 108 22.4k 0.8× 9.4k 2.1× 3.4k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 389 36.3k
Danny Reinberg United States 140 51.6k 1.9× 9.6k 2.1× 4.4k 1.0× 4.4k 1.4× 3.1k 1.0× 303 59.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donahue, Greg, et al.. (2024). Histone acetylation in an Alzheimer’s disease cell model promotes homeostatic amyloid-reducing pathways. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 12(1). 3–3. 13 indexed citations
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Egervári, Gabor, Simone Sidoli, Greg Donahue, et al.. (2022). Enzymatic transfer of acetate on histones from lysine reservoir sites to lysine activating sites. Science Advances. 8(3). eabj5688–eabj5688. 39 indexed citations
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Jung, In-Young, Vivek Narayan, Andrew J. Rech, et al.. (2022). BLIMP1 and NR4A3 transcription factors reciprocally regulate antitumor CAR T cell stemness and exhaustion. Science Translational Medicine. 14(670). eabn7336–eabn7336. 82 indexed citations
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Sheng, Lihong, Emily Shields, Janko Gospočić, et al.. (2020). Social reprogramming in ants induces longevity-associated glia remodeling. Science Advances. 6(34). eaba9869–eaba9869. 51 indexed citations
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Pauken, Kristen E., Morgan A. Sammons, Pamela M. Odorizzi, et al.. (2016). Epigenetic stability of exhausted T cells limits durability of reinvigoration by PD-1 blockade. Science. 354(6316). 1160–1165. 900 indexed citations breakdown →
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McNeal, Andrew S., Kevin Liu, Christopher A. Natale, et al.. (2015). CDKN2B Loss Promotes Progression from Benign Melanocytic Nevus to Melanoma. Cancer Discovery. 5(10). 1072–1085. 64 indexed citations
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Simola, Daniel F., Brittany L. Enzmann, Claude Desplan, et al.. (2015). Epigenetic (re)programming of caste-specific behavior in the ant Camponotus floridanus. Science. 351(6268). aac6633–aac6633. 164 indexed citations
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Bungard, David, Ping-Yao Zeng, Brandon Faubert, et al.. (2010). Signaling Kinase AMPK Activates Stress-Promoted Transcription via Histone H2B Phosphorylation. Science. 329(5996). 1201–1205. 290 indexed citations
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Govin, Jérôme & Shelley L. Berger. (2009). Genome reprogramming during sporulation. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 53(2-3). 425–432. 27 indexed citations
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Placek, Brandon J., Jing Huang, Jennifer R. Kent, et al.. (2008). The Histone Variant H3.3 Regulates Gene Expression during Lytic Infection with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1. Journal of Virology. 83(3). 1416–1421. 94 indexed citations
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Chen, Qi, Lan Lin, Sheryl T. Smith, et al.. (2007). CTCF-Dependent Chromatin Boundary Element between the Latency-Associated Transcript and ICP0 Promoters in the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Genome. Journal of Virology. 81(10). 5192–5201. 41 indexed citations
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Berger, Shelley L., et al.. (2006). The histone code and beyond : new approaches to cancer therapy. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Kent, Jennifer R., et al.. (2004). During Lytic Infection Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Is Associated with Histones Bearing Modifications That Correlate with Active Transcription. Journal of Virology. 78(18). 10178–10186. 137 indexed citations
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Barlev, Nickolai A., Alexander Emelyanov, Paola A. Castagnino, et al.. (2003). A Novel Human Ada2 Homologue Functions with Gcn5 or Brg1 To Coactivate Transcription. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(19). 6944–6957. 49 indexed citations
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Clements, Adrienne, et al.. (2003). Structural Basis for Histone and Phosphohistone Binding by the GCN5 Histone Acetyltransferase. Molecular Cell. 12(2). 461–473. 107 indexed citations
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Lo, Wan‐Sheng, Laura J. Duggan, N. C. Tolga Emre, et al.. (2001). Snf1--a Histone Kinase That Works in Concert with the Histone Acetyltransferase Gcn5 to Regulate Transcription. Science. 293(5532). 1142–1146. 281 indexed citations
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Massari, Mark E., Patrick A. Grant, Marilyn G. Pray-Grant, et al.. (1999). A Conserved Motif Present in a Class of Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins Activates Transcription by Direct Recruitment of the SAGA Complex. Molecular Cell. 4(1). 63–73. 117 indexed citations
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Barlev, Nickolai A., Vladimir Poltoratsky, Tom Owen‐Hughes, et al.. (1998). Repression of GCN5 Histone Acetyltransferase Activity via Bromodomain-Mediated Binding and Phosphorylation by the Ku–DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(3). 1349–1358. 111 indexed citations
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Li, Rong, et al.. (1998). Activation of Chromosomal DNA Replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Acidic Transcriptional Activation Domains. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(3). 1296–1302. 52 indexed citations
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Tang, Wei, Shelley L. Berger, Steven J. Triezenberg, & William R. Folk. (1987). Nucleotides in the Polyomavirus Enhancer that Control Viral Transcription and DNA Replication. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(5). 1681–1690. 48 indexed citations

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