Thomas Haaf

19.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
297 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Haaf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Haaf has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 222 papers in Molecular Biology, 154 papers in Genetics and 82 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Haaf's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (84 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (79 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (49 papers). Thomas Haaf is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (84 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (79 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (49 papers). Thomas Haaf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Poland. Thomas Haaf's co-authors include Michael Schmid, Jörn Walter, Nady El Hajj, David C. Ward, Efim I. Golub, Reinald Fundele, Wolfgang Mayer, Ulrich Zechner, Alain Niveleau and Indrajit Nanda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Haaf

292 papers receiving 12.7k citations

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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.

Demethylation of the zygotic paternal genome

2000 1.0k citations Jörn Walter, Reinald Fundele et al. profile →
Epigenetic reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells

2002 894 citations Petra Hájková, Sylvia Erhardt et al. Mechanisms of Development profile →
A duplicated copy of DMRT1 in the sex-determining region of the Y chromosome of the medaka, Oryzias latipes

2002 671 citations Indrajit Nanda, Thomas Haaf et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sperm rDNA Copy Number and Methylation Are Associated with Male-Factor Infertility 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas von Hahn, Martin Schorsch, Thomas Haaf	0
2	Influence of a Th17-Inducing Cytokine Milieu on Phenotypical and Functional Properties of Regulatory T Cells in Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Giovanni Almanzar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Ramya Potabattula, (unknown), Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Arne Schäfer, Sandrine Benoit, Astrid Schmieder, Matthias Goebeler, Marc Schmalzing, Martin Feuchtenberger, Martina Prelog	0
3	Genetic Characterization of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cell Line PAV-1 2023 ·Cells ·(unknown), Sarah K. Schröder, Indrajit Nanda, Claus Steinlein, Thomas Haaf, Eva Miriam Buhl, Patrick Sauvant, Vincent Sapin, Armand Abergel, Ralf Weiskirchen	4
4	Genetic Characterization of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cell Line HSC-T6 for In Vitro Cell Line Authentication 2022 ·Cells ·Indrajit Nanda, Claus Steinlein, Thomas Haaf, Eva Miriam Buhl, Dominik G. Grimm, Scott L. Friedman, Steffen K. Meurer, Sarah K. Schröder, Ralf Weiskirchen	15
5	DNA methylation signatures in Blood DNA of Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria syndrome 2022 ·Aging Cell ·Yosra Bejaoui, (unknown), Noha A. Yousri, Junko Oshima, André Mégarbané, (unknown), Ramya Potabattula, Tanvir Alam, George M. Martin, Henning F. Horn, Thomas Haaf, Steve Horvath, Nady El Hajj	20
6	Lipid droplets in mammalian eggs are utilized during embryonic diapause 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roberta Arena, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Federica Zacchini, M. Bochenek, (unknown), (unknown), Małgorzata Barańśka, Anna Bodzoń‐Kułakowska, Piotr Suder, Joanna Depciuch, Artur Gurgul, Zbigniew Polański, Grazyna Ptak	52
7	A piggyBac-based platform for genome editing and clonal rhesus macaque iPSC line derivation 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Stoyan Petkov, (unknown), Anna Maierhofer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Ralf Dressel, Iris Bartels, Rüdiger Behr	9
8	Novel Loss-of-Function Variants in CDC14A are Associated with Recessive Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Iranian and Pakistani Patients 2020 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Abolfazl Rad, Franz Rüschendorf, Imran Khan, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Liedtke, (unknown), Michaela A. H. Hofrichter, Tobias Müller, Marcus Dittrich, Il‐Keun Kong, Hyung‐Goo Kim, Thomas Haaf, Barbara Vona	7
9	Parental metabolic syndrome epigenetically reprograms offspring hepatic lipid metabolism in mice 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Dario F. De Jesus, Kazuki Orime, Dorota Kamińska, Tomohiko Kimura, Giorgio Basile, Chih‐Hao Wang, Larissa Haertle, (unknown), Natalie K. Brown, Jiang Hu, Ville Männistö, Amélia M. Silva, Ercument Dirice, Yu‐Hua Tseng, Thomas Haaf, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Rohit Kulkarni	45
10	Genome‐wide DNA methylation analysis of colorectal adenomas with and without recurrence reveals an association between cytosine‐phosphate‐guanine methylation and histological subtypes 2019 ·Genes Chromosomes and Cancer ·(unknown), Daniela Hirsch, Nady El Hajj, Howard H. Yang, Yue Hu, Carsten Sticht, Indrajit Nanda, Sebastian Belle, Josef Rueschoff, Maxwell P. Lee, Thomas Ried, Thomas Haaf, Timo Gaiser	16
11	Epigenetic signatures of Werner syndrome occur early in life and are distinct from normal epigenetic aging processes 2019 ·Aging Cell ·Anna Maierhofer, Julia Flunkert, Junko Oshima, George M. Martin, Martin Poot, Indrajit Nanda, Marcus Dittrich, Tobias Müller, Thomas Haaf	26
12	Sex chromosome polymorphism in guppies 2014 ·Chromosoma ·Indrajit Nanda, (unknown), (unknown), Christine Dreyer, Thomas Haaf, Michael Schmid, Manfred Schartl	39
13	Deep intronic ‘mutations’ cause hemophilia A: application of next generation sequencing in patients without detectable mutation in F8 cDNA 2013 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Behnaz Pezeshkpoor, (unknown), (unknown), I. Nanda, Thomas Haaf, Ulrich Budde, Johannes Oldenburg, Osman El‐Maarri	59
14	Extreme Methylation Values of Imprinted Genes in Human Abortions and Stillbirths 2010 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Galyna Pliushch, E. Schneider, (unknown), Nady El Hajj, Achim Tresch, Larissa Seidmann, Wiltrud Coerdt, Annette Müller, Ulrich Zechner, Thomas Haaf	48
15	Epigenetic reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells breakdown → 2002 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Petra Hájková, Sylvia Erhardt, (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Osman El‐Maarri, Wolf Reik, Jörn Walter, M. Azim Surani	894
16	Aberrant methylation patterns at the two‐cell stage as an indicator of early developmental failure 2002 ·Molecular Reproduction and Development ·Shi Wei, Thomas Haaf	194
17	Characterization of the Mouse Src Homology 3 Domain GeneSh3d2con Chr 7 Demonstrates Coexpression with Huntingtin in the Brain and Identifies the Processed PseudogeneSh3d2c-ps1on Chr 2 1998 ·Genomics ·Ulrich Zechner, (unknown), Myriam Hemberger, (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Reinald Fundele, Erich E. Wanker, Hans Lehrach, Niels Wedemeyer, Heinz Himmelbauer	8
18	Integration of human α-satellite DNA into simian chromosomes: Centromere protein binding and disruption of normal chromosome segregation 1992 ·Cell ·Thomas Haaf	166
19	Immunocytogenetics 1990 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Thomas Haaf, M. Dominguez-Steglich, Michael Schmid	14
20	A direct demonstration of somatically paired heterochromatin of human chromosomes 1983 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·Michael Schmid, (unknown), Thomas Haaf, Wolfgang Engel	90

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