Simon J. Boulton

22.9k citations

152 papers · 15.7k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 66

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
Oncology top 0.5%
Cancer Research top 1%
Aging top 0.05%
Physiology top 1%

Co-authors: J. Ross Chapman Stephanie Panier Martin R.G. Taylor Mark I.R. Petalcorin Stephen P. Jackson Jean‐Baptiste Vannier Jordan D. Ward Julie S. Martin
Topics: DNA Repair Mechanisms (113 papers)CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (53 papers)PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (27 papers)
Cited by: Aging Molecular Biology Oncology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Boulton

151 papers receiving 15.6k 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.

Playing the End Game: DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice

2012 1.2k citations Simon J. Boulton et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Double-strand break repair: 53BP1 comes into focus

2013 800 citations Simon J. Boulton et al. profile →
Homologous-recombination-deficient tumours are dependent on Polθ-mediated repair

2015 648 citations Mark I.R. Petalcorin, Simon J. Boulton et al. profile →
Components of the Ku-dependent non-homologous end-joining pathway are involved in telomeric length maintenance and telomeric silencing

1998 527 citations Simon J. Boulton The EMBO Journal profile →
RIF1 Is Essential for 53BP1-Dependent Nonhomologous End Joining and Suppression of DNA Double-Strand Break Resection

2013 479 citations Valérie Borel, Simon J. Boulton et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon J. Boulton

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cryo–electron microscopic visualization of RAD51 filament assembly and end-capping by XRCC3-RAD51C-RAD51D-XRCC2 2025 ·Science ·(unknown),(unknown),Chih‐Chao Liang,Simon J. Boulton,Stephen C. West	1
2	Robust proteome profiling of cysteine-reactive fragments using label-free chemoproteomics 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),William J. McCarthy,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Jonathan Pettinger,Luke Nightingale,Peiling Chen,Andrew J. Powell,David House,Simon J. Boulton,Mark Skehel,Katrin Rittinger,Jacob T. Bush	6
3	Micronuclei induced by radiation, replication stress, or chromosome segregation errors do not activate cGAS-STING 2024 ·Molecular Cell ·Tohru Takaki,(unknown),Crispin T. Hiley,Simon J. Boulton	31
4	HLTF resolves G4s and promotes G4-induced replication fork slowing to maintain genome stability 2024 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown),Theresa Endres,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Matthew D. Newton,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Magdalena P. Crossley,Ataya Sathirachinda,(unknown),Simon J. Boulton,Petr Ćejka,Brandt F. Eichman,Karlene A. Cimprich	10
5	The APE2 nuclease is essential for DNA double-strand break repair by microhomology-mediated end joining 2023 ·Molecular Cell ·Hubert Fleury,(unknown),(unknown),Roopesh Anand,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kerri A. Ball,Bruce Proctor,Ondrej Beláň,(unknown),Raquel Ortega,Benjamin Dodd,(unknown),(unknown),Justin Leung,Simon J. Boulton,Nausica Arnoult	24
6	Integrated transcriptome landscape of ALS identifies genome instability linked to TDP-43 pathology 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Oliver J. Ziff,Jacob Neeves,Jamie S. Mitchell,Giulia E. Tyzack,Carlos Martínez‐Ruiz,Raphaëlle Luisier,Anob M. Chakrabarti,Nicholas McGranahan,Kevin Litchfield,Simon J. Boulton,Ammar Al‐Chalabi,Gavin Kelly,Jack Humphrey,Rickie Patani	36
7	Quantitative, titratable and high-throughput reporter assays to measure DNA double strand break repair activity in cells 2023 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Eeson Rajendra,Diego Grande,(unknown),Daniela Di Marcantonio,(unknown),Graeme Hewitt,Elias Elinati,Alessandro Galbiati,Simon J. Boulton,Robert A. Heald,Graeme C.M. Smith,Helen M.R. Robinson	6
8	Satellite repeat transcripts modulate heterochromatin condensates and safeguard chromosome stability in mouse embryonic stem cells 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Clara Lopes Novo,(unknown),Colin Hockings,Chetan Poudel,(unknown),Meike Wiese,Hanneke Okkenhaug,Simon J. Boulton,Srinjan Basu,Simon Walker,Gabriele S. Kaminski Schierle,Geeta J. Narlikar,Peter J. Rugg‐Gunn	30
9	Targeting the nucleotide salvage factor DNPH1 sensitizes BRCA -deficient cells to PARP inhibitors 2021 ·Science ·Kasper Fugger,Ilirjana Bajrami,Mariana Silva dos Santos,(unknown),Simone Kunzelmann,Geoff Kelly,Graeme Hewitt,Harshil Patel,Robert Goldstone,Thomas Carell,Simon J. Boulton,James I. MacRae,Ian A. Taylor,Stephen C. West	91
10	SMCHD 1 promotes ATM ‐dependent DNA damage signaling and repair of uncapped telomeres 2020 ·The EMBO Journal ·Aleksandra Vančevska,Wareed Ahmed,Verena Pfeiffer,Marianna Feretzaki,Simon J. Boulton,Joachim Lingner	16
11	Single-molecule visualization of human RECQ5 interactions with single-stranded DNA recombination intermediates 2020 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Chaoyou Xue,(unknown),Justin B. Steinfeld,Weixing Zhao,(unknown),Mário Špı́rek,Kyle Kaniecki,Youngho Kwon,Ondrej Beláň,(unknown),Simon J. Boulton,Patrick Sung,Eric C. Greene,Lumír Krejčí	16
12	Tousled-Like Kinases Suppress Innate Immune Signaling Triggered by Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Sandra Segura‐Bayona,(unknown),Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini,Lars M. Koenig,(unknown),Simon J. Boulton,Travis H. Stracker	21
13	The end protection problem—an unexpected twist in the tail 2020 ·Genes & Development ·Phil Ruis,Simon J. Boulton	35
14	Human RIF 1 and protein phosphatase 1 stimulate DNA replication origin licensing but suppress origin activation 2017 ·EMBO Reports ·Shin‐ichiro Hiraga,Tony Ly,Javier Garzón,Zuzana Hořejšı́,(unknown),Akinori Endo,Chikashi Obuse,Simon J. Boulton,Angus I. Lamond,Anne D. Donaldson	105
15	MMS19 Links Cytoplasmic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly to DNA Metabolism 2012 ·Science ·Kerstin Gari,Ana M. Ortiz,Valérie Borel,Helen R. Flynn,Mark Skehel,Simon J. Boulton	180
16	RTEL-1 Enforces Meiotic Crossover Interference and Homeostasis 2010 ·Science ·Jillian L. Youds,David G. Mets,Michael J. McIlwraith,Julie S. Martin,Jordan D. Ward,Nigel J. O’Neil,Ann M. Rose,Stephen C. West,Barbara J Meyer,Simon J. Boulton	137
17	Poly(ADP-ribose)–Dependent Regulation of DNA Repair by the Chromatin Remodeling Enzyme ALC1 2009 ·Science ·(unknown),Zuzana Hořejšı́,Nicola Wiechens,Sophie E. Polo,Elisa Garcia-Wilson,Ivan Ahel,Helen R. Flynn,Mark Skehel,Stephen C. West,Stephen P. Jackson,Tom Owen‐Hughes,Simon J. Boulton	467
18	Inhibitors of the Proteasome Suppress Homologous DNA Recombination in Mammalian Cells 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Yasuhiro Murakawa,Eiichiro Sonoda,Louise J. Barber,Weihua Zeng,Kyoko Yokomori,Hiroshi Kimurâ,Atsuko Niimi,Alan R. Lehmann,Guang Zhao,Helfrid Hochegger,Simon J. Boulton,Shunichi Takeda	88
19	RAD-51-Dependent and -Independent Roles of a Caenorhabditis elegans BRCA2-Related Protein during DNA Double-Strand Break Repair 2005 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Julie S. Martin,(unknown),Mark I.R. Petalcorin,Michael J. McIlwraith,Simon J. Boulton	137
20	Combined Functional Genomic Maps of the C. elegans DNA Damage Response 2002 ·Science ·Simon J. Boulton,Anton Gartner,Jérôme Reboul,Philippe Vaglio,Nick Dyson,David E. Hill,Marc Vidal	229

About Simon J. Boulton

Simon J. Boulton is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Oncology, having authored 152 papers that have together received 15.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (113 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (53 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (1.6k citations), Molecular Biology (13.8k citations) and Oncology (4.0k citations). Simon J. Boulton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include J. Ross Chapman, Stephanie Panier, Martin R.G. Taylor, Mark I.R. Petalcorin, Stephen P. Jackson, Jean‐Baptiste Vannier, Jordan D. Ward, Julie S. Martin, Jillian L. Youds and Stephen C. West. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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