Thomas Dechat

5.2k citations

32 papers · 4.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 21

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 2%
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA regulation and disease
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Cell Biology top 1%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research

Papers in ⓘ

Molecular Biology 30
- Nuclear Structure and Function 24
- RNA Research and Splicing 22
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 16
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 3
- Connexins and lens biology 2
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 2
Cell Biology 5
- Skin and Cellular Biology Research 3
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 2

Co-authors: Robert D. Goldman (7 shared papers)Roland Foisner (17 shared papers)Takeshi Shimi (3 shared papers)Stephen A. Adam (5 shared papers)Dale K. Shumaker (2 shared papers)Sylvia Vlcek (5 shared papers)Liliana Solimando (1 shared paper)Katrin Pfleghaar (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of Cell Science (5 papers)Genes & Development (3 papers)Journal of Cellular Biochemistry (2 papers)The EMBO Journal (2 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 papers)
Partner nations: Austria United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Thomas Dechat

31 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Nuclear lamins: major factors in the structural organization and function of the nucleus and chromatin 2008 · 752 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Genes & Development
2006 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Nuclear lamins: major factors in the structural organization and function of the nucleus and chromatin Genes & Development ·Thomas Dechat, Katrin Pfleghaar, Kaushik Sengupta, Takeshi Shimi, Dale K. Shumaker, Liliana Solimando, Robert D. Goldman Hit paper breakdown →	2008	752
2	Mutant nuclear lamin A leads to progressive alterations of epigenetic control in premature aging Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dale K. Shumaker, Thomas Dechat, Alexander Kohlmaier, Stephen A. Adam, Matthew R. Bozovsky, Michael R. Erdos, Maria Eriksson, Anne E. Goldman, Satya Khuon, Francis S. Collins, Thomas Jenuwein, Robert D. Goldman Hit paper breakdown →	2006	568
3	Introducing intermediate filaments: from discovery to disease Journal of Clinical Investigation ·John Eriksson, Thomas Dechat, Boris Grin, Brian T. Helfand, Melissa G. Mendez, Hanna-Mari Pallari, Robert D. Goldman	2009	332
4	Nuclear Lamins Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology ·Thomas Dechat, Stephen A. Adam, Pekka Taimen, Takeshi Shimi, Robert D. Goldman	2010	299
5	Alterations in mitosis and cell cycle progression caused by a mutant lamin A known to accelerate human aging Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Thomas Dechat, Takeshi Shimi, Stephen A. Adam, Antonio E. Rusiñol, Douglas Andres, H. Peter Spielmann, Michael Sinensky, Robert D. Goldman	2007	214
6	Lamin A/C Binding Protein LAP2α Is Required for Nuclear Anchorage of Retinoblastoma Protein Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Ewa Markiewicz, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner, Roy A. Quinlan, Christopher J. Hutchison	2002	213
7	Lamina-associated polypeptide 2α binds intranuclear A-type lamins Journal of Cell Science ·Thomas Dechat, Barbara Korbei, O. Anthony Vaughan, Sylvia Vlcek, Christopher J. Hutchison, Roland Foisner	2000	201
8	Lamins at the crossroads of mechanosignaling Genes & Development ·Selma Osmanagic‐Myers, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner	2015	189
9	LAP2α and BAF transiently localize to telomeres and specific regions on chromatin during nuclear assembly Journal of Cell Science ·Thomas Dechat, Andreas Gajewski, Barbara Korbei, Daniel W. Gerlich, Nathalie Daigle, Tokuko Haraguchi, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Jan Ellenberg, Roland Foisner	2004	168
10	A-type lamins bind both hetero- and euchromatin, the latter being regulated by lamina-associated polypeptide 2 alpha Genome Research ·Kevin Gesson, Philipp Rescheneder, Michael Skoruppa, Arndt von Haeseler, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner	2016	159
11	Nuclear lamins, diseases and aging Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Anna Mattout, Thomas Dechat, Stephen A. Adam, Robert D. Goldman, Yosef Gruenbaum	2006	135
12	Review: Lamina-Associated Polypeptide 2 Isoforms and Related Proteins in Cell Cycle-Dependent Nuclear Structure Dynamics Journal of Structural Biology ·Thomas Dechat, Sylvia Vlcek, Roland Foisner	2000	131
13	Detergent-salt resistance of LAP2alpha in interphase nuclei and phosphorylation-dependent association with chromosomes early in nuclear assembly implies functions in nuclear structure dynamics The EMBO Journal ·Thomas Dechat	1998	124
14	Lamina-Independent Lamins in the Nuclear Interior Serve Important Functions Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Thomas Dechat, Kevin Gesson, Roland Foisner	2010	85
15	Nuclear lamins and chromatin: When structure meets function Advances in Enzyme Regulation ·Thomas Dechat, Stephen A. Adam, Robert D. Goldman	2009	82
16	Functional diversity of LAP2α and LAP2β in postmitotic chromosome association is caused by an α-specific nuclear targeting domain The EMBO Journal ·Sylvia Vlcek, Herwig Just, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner	1999	66
17	Nuclear envelope and nuclear matrix: interactions and dynamics Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Sylvia Vlcek, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner	2001	58
18	Proliferation of progeria cells is enhanced by lamina-associated polypeptide 2α (LAP2α) through expression of extracellular matrix proteins Genes & Development ·Sandra Vidak, Nard Kubben, Thomas Dechat, Roland Foisner	2015	48
19	Differential nuclear localization and nuclear matrix association of the splicing factors PSF and PTB Journal of Cellular Biochemistry ·Michael Meißner, Thomas Dechat, Christopher Gerner, Rudolf Grimm, Roland Foisner, Georg Sauermann	2000	47
20	LAP2α-binding protein LINT-25 is a novel chromatin-associated protein involved in cell cycle exit Journal of Cell Science ·Nana Naetar, Sabine A. Hutter, Daniela Dorner, Thomas Dechat, Barbara Korbei, Josef Gotzmann, Hartmut Beug, Roland Foisner	2007	39

About Thomas Dechat

Thomas Dechat is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Organic Chemistry, Infectious Diseases and Genetics, having authored 32 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nuclear Structure and Function (24 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (22 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (16 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (3 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (2 papers), Connexins and lens biology (2 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.6k citations), Cell Biology (787 citations), Aging (75 citations), Developmental Biology (31 citations) and Physiology (258 citations). Thomas Dechat has collaborated with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Robert D. Goldman, Roland Foisner, Takeshi Shimi, Stephen A. Adam, Dale K. Shumaker, Sylvia Vlcek, Liliana Solimando, Katrin Pfleghaar, Kaushik Sengupta and Christopher J. Hutchison. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Cell Science, Genes & Development, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, The EMBO Journal and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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