Stephan Wolf

54.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
128 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Stephan Wolf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Wolf has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Stephan Wolf's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (21 papers). Stephan Wolf is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (21 papers). Stephan Wolf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Stephan Wolf's co-authors include Peter F. Stadler, Ivo L. Hofacker, Hakim Tafer, Ronny Lorenz, Christoph Flamm, Christian Höner zu Siederdissen, Andreas Gruber, Robin F. A. Moritz, Sebastian Will and Frank Jühling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Wolf

122 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

ViennaRNA Package 2.0 1996 2026 2006 2016 2011 1996 2010 2019 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. ViennaRNA Package 2.0
    2011 3.4k citations Ronny Lorenz, Stephan Wolf et al. profile →
  2. "Sniffin' sticks": screening of olfactory performance.
    1996 589 citations Stephan Wolf et al. profile →
  3. The Honey Bee Epigenomes: Differential Methylation of Brain DNA in Queens and Workers
    2010 504 citations Stephan Wolf et al. profile →
  4. Improved annotation of protein-coding genes boundaries in metazoan mitochondrial genomes
    2019 423 citations Frank Jühling, Stephan Wolf et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stephan Wolf 7.0k 1.8k 1.4k 869 845 128 10.2k
Yutaka Suzuki 6.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 364 0.4× 318 9.8k
Sumio Sugano 8.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 302 0.4× 296 12.8k
Christopher Hartl 6.6k 0.9× 5.5k 3.0× 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.9× 511 0.6× 14 12.7k
Guillermo del Angel 5.8k 0.8× 4.9k 2.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.8× 508 0.6× 15 11.7k
Marcelo B. Soares 5.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 702 0.5× 667 0.8× 247 0.3× 127 8.0k
Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh 7.0k 1.0× 5.0k 2.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 310 0.4× 159 13.0k
Georg Halder 10.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.0× 697 0.5× 958 1.1× 718 0.8× 84 16.4k
Mark D. Adams 9.1k 1.3× 4.4k 2.4× 1.9k 1.4× 2.1k 2.5× 219 0.3× 142 16.6k
Niall J. Lennon 4.4k 0.6× 656 0.4× 944 0.7× 991 1.1× 419 0.5× 66 8.3k
Anushya Muruganujan 8.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 250 0.3× 17 12.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Wolf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Wolf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Wolf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephan Wolf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephan Wolf based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephan Wolf. Stephan Wolf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmidt, Maria, Carolyn J. Schultz, Henry Loeffler‐Wirth, et al.. (2025). Single‐cell transcriptomics and epigenomics point to CD58‐CD2 interaction in controlling primary melanoma growth and immunity. Cancer Communications. 45(4). 465–470.
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Voutetakis, Konstantinos, Vivian Kosmidou, Kymberleigh A. Pagel, et al.. (2025). Molecular and functional profiling unravels targetable vulnerabilities in colorectal cancer. Molecular Oncology. 19(6). 1751–1774. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Anne, Stephan Wolf, Adhideb Ghosh, et al.. (2024). Blood methylation pattern reflects epigenetic remodelling in adipose tissue after bariatric surgery. EBioMedicine. 106. 105242–105242. 4 indexed citations
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Riege, Konstantin, Katjana Schwab, Stephan Wolf, et al.. (2021). Transcription factor RFX7 governs a tumor suppressor network in response to p53 and stress. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(13). 7437–7456. 24 indexed citations
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Student, Sebastian, et al.. (2020). MCPIP1 ribonuclease can bind and cleave AURKA mRNA in MYCN -amplified neuroblastoma cells. RNA Biology. 18(1). 144–156. 10 indexed citations
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Maier, Lisa‐Katharina, Fabian Amman, Stephan Wolf, et al.. (2020). Identification of RNA 3´ ends and termination sites in Haloferax volcanii. RNA Biology. 17(5). 663–676. 10 indexed citations
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Wolf, Stephan, Maximilian Schmitt, & Björn W. Schuller. (2020). A football player rating system. OPUS (Augsburg University). 6(4). 243–257. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Qi, Kaishi Satomi, Ji Eun Oh, et al.. (2016). Braf Mutations Initiate the Development of Rat Gliomas Induced by Postnatal Exposure to N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(10). 2569–2576. 6 indexed citations
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Jühling, Frank, Helene Kretzmer, Stephan Wolf, et al.. (2015). metilene: fast and sensitive calling of differentially methylated regions from bisulfite sequencing data. Genome Research. 26(2). 256–262. 287 indexed citations
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Kelberman, Daniel, Lily Islam, Jörn Lakowski, et al.. (2014). Mutation of SALL2 causes recessive ocular coloboma in humans and mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(10). 2511–2526. 37 indexed citations
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Gruber, Andreas, Stephan Wolf, You Zhou, & Ivo L. Hofacker. (2010). RNALfoldz: Efficient Prediction of Thermodynamically Stable, Local Secondary Structures.. 11–20. 3 indexed citations
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Grzmil, Paweł, J Konietzko, Alicia Aguilar, et al.. (2009). Targeted Disruption of the Mouse <i>Npal3</i> Gene Leads to Deficits in Behavior, Increased IgE Levels, and Impaired Lung Function. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 125(3). 186–200. 7 indexed citations
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Wolf, Stephan, et al.. (2009). OR Schweizerisches Obligationenrecht.
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Wolf, Stephan, Ivo L. Hofacker, Sebastian Will, Andreas Gruber, & Peter F. Stadler. (2008). RNAalifold: improved consensus structure prediction for RNA alignments. BMC Bioinformatics. 9(1). 474–474. 450 indexed citations
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Gruber, Andreas, et al.. (2008). Vienna RNA Websuite. Nucleic Acids Research. 1 indexed citations
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Shirneshan, Katayoon, Stefan Binder, Detlef Böhm, et al.. (2008). Directed overexpression of insulin in Leydig cells causes a progressive loss of germ cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 295(1-2). 79–86. 11 indexed citations
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Wolf, Stephan, et al.. (2000). A System for Diagnosis Support of Patients with Facialis Paresis.. Künstliche Intell.. 14. 40–42. 5 indexed citations
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Kalla, Jörg, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Claudia Schaffner, et al.. (2000). Heterogeneity of the API2-MALT1 gene rearrangement in MALT-type lymphoma. Leukemia. 14(11). 1967–1974. 51 indexed citations
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Paulus, Dietrich, et al.. (1996). Objektivierung der Beurteilung von Gesichtsasymmetrien durch Bildanalyse.. 1 indexed citations

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