Stephan Ossowski

28.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
106 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Stephan Ossowski is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Ossowski has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Stephan Ossowski's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (20 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers). Stephan Ossowski is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (20 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers). Stephan Ossowski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United States. Stephan Ossowski's co-authors include Detlef Weigel, Norman Warthmann, Rebecca Schwab, Korbinian Schneeberger, Richard M. Clark, Markus Riester, Christa Lanz, Jun Cao, Ruth G. Shaw and José Ignacio Lucas‐Lledó and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Ossowski

103 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Specific Gene Silencing by Artificial MicroRNAs in... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2009 2011 2007 2008 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Highly Specific Gene Silencing by Artificial MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis
    2006 1.0k citations Rebecca Schwab, Stephan Ossowski et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  2. The Rate and Molecular Spectrum of Spontaneous Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2009 834 citations Stephan Ossowski, Korbinian Schneeberger et al. Science profile →
  3. Whole-genome sequencing of multiple Arabidopsis thaliana populations
    2011 689 citations Korbinian Schneeberger, Stephan Ossowski et al. profile →
  4. Common Sequence Polymorphisms Shaping Genetic Diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2007 526 citations Richard M. Clark, Gabriele Schweikert et al. Science profile →
  5. Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs
    2008 522 citations Stephan Ossowski, Rebecca Schwab et al. The Plant Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephan Ossowski Germany 38 5.3k 5.2k 2.0k 489 379 106 8.7k
Steven Maere Belgium 33 4.7k 0.9× 6.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 421 0.9× 782 2.1× 52 9.2k
Junxiao Ren China 10 3.5k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 862 0.4× 464 0.9× 124 0.3× 22 7.8k
Fabian A. Buske Australia 16 3.6k 0.7× 6.7k 1.3× 932 0.5× 794 1.6× 129 0.3× 21 8.8k
Luca Clementi United States 5 3.5k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 797 0.4× 417 0.9× 119 0.3× 7 7.6k
Ronan C. O’Malley United States 31 5.0k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 230 0.5× 271 0.7× 56 8.7k
Charles E. Grant United States 13 5.7k 1.1× 10.2k 2.0× 1.6k 0.8× 889 1.8× 258 0.7× 19 13.8k
Robert Baertsch United States 14 1.7k 0.3× 3.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 476 1.0× 268 0.7× 21 5.1k
Fritz J. Sedlazeck United States 32 2.5k 0.5× 5.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.3× 677 1.4× 425 1.1× 91 7.5k
Agnes P. Chan United States 32 2.3k 0.4× 4.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 420 0.9× 206 0.5× 60 7.7k
Shawn Cokus United States 29 4.7k 0.9× 6.8k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 250 0.5× 135 0.4× 40 9.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Ossowski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Ossowski

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buena‐Atienza, Elena, Stefan Hauser, Jakob Admard, et al.. (2025). Long-read RNA-sequencing reveals transcript-specific regulation in human-derived cortical neurons. Open Biology. 15(7). 250200–250200. 1 indexed citations
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Ott, A., Irina Bonzheim, Dominik Nann, et al.. (2025). Case Report: FGFR2 inhibitor resistance via PIK3CA and CDKN2A/B in an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patient with FGFR2-SH3GLB1 fusion. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1527484–1527484. 2 indexed citations
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Abele, Michael, Ulrike Faust, Sorin Armeanu–Ebinger, et al.. (2025). Distinct genomic profile of pediatric lung carcinoma: High frequency of ALK fusions and TP53 mutations compared to adults. Lung Cancer. 209. 108800–108800. 1 indexed citations
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Rieß, Olaf, Marc Sturm, German Demidov, et al.. (2024). Genomes in clinical care. npj Genomic Medicine. 9(1). 20–20. 11 indexed citations
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Schroeder, Christopher, Sergios Gatidis, Olga Kelemen, et al.. (2024). Tumour-informed liquid biopsies to monitor advanced melanoma patients under immune checkpoint inhibition. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8750–8750. 12 indexed citations
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Faust, Ulrike, Gertrud Strobl‐Wildemann, Marc Sturm, et al.. (2023). Genome sequencing identifies complex structural MLH1 variant in unsolved Lynch syndrome. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine. 11(6). e2151–e2151. 3 indexed citations
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Masson, Emmanuelle, Jian‐Min Chen, Claude Férec, et al.. (2023). Genetic and functional analysis of chymotrypsin-like protease (CTRL) in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 23(8). 957–963. 2 indexed citations
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Saß, Julian, Bernd Auber, Martin Boeker, et al.. (2023). Creation of a structured molecular genomics report for Germany as a local adaption of HL7’s Genomic Reporting Implementation Guide. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 30(6). 1179–1189. 7 indexed citations
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Schroeder, Christopher, Olga Kelemen, Tobias Engler, et al.. (2022). 2022-RA-1048-ESGO Circulating HPV cell-free DNA in cervical cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 32. A40–A40. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Alexander, Ashar Ahmad, Alexej Knaus, et al.. (2021). CADA: phenotype-driven gene prioritization based on a case-enriched knowledge graph. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. 3(3). lqab078–lqab078. 15 indexed citations
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Peter, Silke, Mattia Bosio, Daniela Bezdan, et al.. (2020). Tracking of Antibiotic Resistance Transfer and Rapid Plasmid Evolution in a Hospital Setting by Nanopore Sequencing. mSphere. 5(4). 62 indexed citations
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Hilke, Franz J., Francesc Muyas, Jakob Admard, et al.. (2020). Dynamics of cell-free tumour DNA correlate with treatment response of head and neck cancer patients receiving radiochemotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 151. 182–189. 39 indexed citations
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Hilke, Franz J., Tobias Sinnberg, Heike Niessner, et al.. (2020). Distinct Mutation Patterns Reveal Melanoma Subtypes and Influence Immunotherapy Response in Advanced Melanoma Patients. Cancers. 12(9). 2359–2359. 37 indexed citations
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García-Prat, Marina, Andrea Martín-Nalda, Oliver Drechsel, et al.. (2019). The IL-2RG R328X nonsense mutation allows partial STAT-5 phosphorylation and defines a critical region involved in the leaky-SCID phenotype. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 200(1). 61–72. 4 indexed citations
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Ramos, María Dolores Burguete, Daniel Trujillano, Stephan Ossowski, et al.. (2013). Extensive sequence analysis of CFTR , SCNN1A , SCNN1B , SCNN1G and SERPINA1 suggests an oligogenic basis for cystic fibrosis‐like phenotypes. Clinical Genetics. 86(1). 91–95. 17 indexed citations
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Escaramís, Geòrgia, Cristian Tornador, Laia Bassaganyas, et al.. (2013). PeSV-Fisher: Identification of Somatic and Non-Somatic Structural Variants Using Next Generation Sequencing Data. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63377–e63377. 15 indexed citations
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Ossowski, Stephan, Korbinian Schneeberger, José Ignacio Lucas‐Lledó, et al.. (2009). The Rate and Molecular Spectrum of Spontaneous Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana. Science. 327(5961). 92–94. 834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ossowski, Stephan, Rebecca Schwab, & Detlef Weigel. (2008). Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs. The Plant Journal. 53(4). 674–690. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clark, Richard M., Gabriele Schweikert, Christopher Toomajian, et al.. (2007). Common Sequence Polymorphisms Shaping Genetic Diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Science. 317(5836). 338–342. 526 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schwab, Rebecca, Stephan Ossowski, Markus Riester, Norman Warthmann, & Detlef Weigel. (2006). Highly Specific Gene Silencing by Artificial MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 18(5). 1121–1133. 1046 indexed citations breakdown →

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