Thomas Simmen

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Simmen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Simmen has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Cell Biology and 22 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Simmen's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (37 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers). Thomas Simmen is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (37 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (22 papers). Thomas Simmen collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Thomas Simmen's co-authors include Arun Raturi, Emily M. Lynes, Gary Thomas, Roberto Sitia, Walter Hunziker, Kevin Gesson, Matthew D. Benson, Sylvain Féliciangéli, Edgar D. Yoboue and Joseph E. Aslan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Simmen

66 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Coming together to define membrane contact sites

2019 498 citations Luca Scorrano, Maria Antonietta De Matteis et al. Nature Communications profile →
Increased ER–mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress

2011 487 citations Roberto Bravo, José M. Vicencio et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Simmen Canada	39	4.0k	2.6k	1.2k	671	576	66	5.6k
Miho Iijima United States	38	4.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	888 0.7×	733 1.1×	487 0.8×	87	6.2k
Hidetaka Kosako Japan	43	5.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	585 0.9×	661 1.1×	118	7.6k
Kurt J. De Vos United Kingdom	31	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	756 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	1.2k 2.0×	45	6.0k
Michael S. Kilberg United States	31	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	778 0.6×	695 1.0×	180 0.3×	46	4.8k
Axel Knebel United Kingdom	44	5.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	628 0.9×	532 0.9×	74	7.1k
Shouqing Luo United Kingdom	30	3.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	3.6k 2.9×	800 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	52	6.4k
Andrew L. Markhard United States	11	4.1k 1.0×	844 0.3×	882 0.7×	707 1.1×	328 0.6×	15	5.4k
Matthew West United States	31	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	629 0.5×	571 0.9×	248 0.4×	53	4.5k
Thomas Braulke Germany	43	3.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	2.8k 4.2×	266 0.5×	174	6.5k
Nica Borgese Italy	41	3.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	390 0.3×	479 0.7×	312 0.5×	91	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Simmen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Simmen

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Long, Nguyen Phuoc, Tran Diem Nghi, Nguyễn Hoàng Anh, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide kinase-MAM interactome screening reveals the role of CK2A1 in MAM Ca²⁺dynamics linked to DEE66. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(32). e2303402120–e2303402120. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Junsheng & Thomas Simmen. (2022). LUBAC and NF‐κB trigger a nuclear response from mitochondria. The EMBO Journal. 41(24). e112920–e112920. 3 indexed citations

Yap, Megan C., William G. Branton, Muhammad Saad Yousuf, et al.. (2022). Astrocytes show increased levels of Ero1α in multiple sclerosis and its experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis animal model. European Journal of Neuroscience. 56(8). 5177–5190. 1 indexed citations

Zirngibl, Martin, Andrew V. Caprariello, Christopher Power, et al.. (2022). Single-cell microglial transcriptomics during demyelination defines a microglial state required for lytic carcass clearance. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 82–82. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Junsheng, Arthur Bassot, Fabrizio Giuliani, & Thomas Simmen. (2021). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Stressed by Dysfunctional Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts (MERCs). Cells. 10(7). 1789–1789. 38 indexed citations

Yap, Megan C., et al.. (2021). Rab32 uses its effector reticulon 3L to trigger autophagic degradation of mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) proteins. Biology Direct. 16(1). 22–22. 18 indexed citations

Gutiérrez, Tomás, Hong Qi, Megan C. Yap, et al.. (2020). The ER chaperone calnexin controls mitochondrial positioning and respiration. Science Signaling. 13(638). 40 indexed citations

Qi, Hong, Xiang Li, Zhen Jin, Thomas Simmen, & Jianwei Shuai. (2020). The Oscillation Amplitude, Not the Frequency of Cytosolic Calcium, Regulates Apoptosis Induction. iScience. 23(11). 101671–101671. 20 indexed citations

Scorrano, Luca, Maria Antonietta De Matteis, Scott D. Emr, et al.. (2019). Coming together to define membrane contact sites. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1287–1287. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bravo, Roberto, Valentina Parra, Carolina G. Ortiz-Sandoval, et al.. (2018). Caveolin-1 impairs PKA-DRP1-mediated remodelling of ER–mitochondria communication during the early phase of ER stress. Cell Death and Differentiation. 26(7). 1195–1212. 62 indexed citations

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Depaoli, Maria R., Corina T. Madreiter‐Sokolowski, Christiane Klec, et al.. (2018). Real-Time Imaging of Mitochondrial ATP Dynamics Reveals the Metabolic Setting of Single Cells. Cell Reports. 25(2). 501–512.e3. 93 indexed citations

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Haile, Yohannes, Carolina G. Ortiz-Sandoval, Nasser Tahbaz, et al.. (2017). Rab32 connects ER stress to mitochondrial defects in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 14(1). 19–19. 57 indexed citations

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Raturi, Arun, Tomás Gutiérrez, Carolina G. Ortiz-Sandoval, et al.. (2016). TMX1 determines cancer cell metabolism as a thiol-based modulator of ER–mitochondria Ca2+ flux. The Journal of Cell Biology. 214(4). 433–444. 114 indexed citations

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Appenzeller‐Herzog, Christian, Gábor Bánhegyi, Ivan Bogeski, et al.. (2016). Transit of H2O2 across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane is not sluggish. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 94. 157–160. 43 indexed citations

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Bravo, Roberto, José M. Vicencio, Valentina Parra, et al.. (2011). Increased ER–mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress. Journal of Cell Science. 124(13). 2143–2152. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lynes, Emily M. & Thomas Simmen. (2011). Urban planning of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER): How diverse mechanisms segregate the many functions of the ER. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(10). 1893–1905. 109 indexed citations

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Bravo, Roberto, J M Vicencio, Rodrigo Troncoso, et al.. (2011). Increased ER-mitochondrial coupling promotes mitochondrial respiration and bioenergetics during early phases of ER stress (vol 124, pg 2143, 2011). UCL Discovery (University College London). 11 indexed citations

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Fitzsimmons, Ross, Matthew D. Benson, Emily M. Lynes, et al.. (2010). Rab32 Modulates Apoptosis Onset and Mitochondria-associated Membrane (MAM) Properties. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(41). 31590–31602. 140 indexed citations

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Simmen, Thomas, Joseph E. Aslan, Laurel Thomas, et al.. (2005). PACS‐2 controls endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria communication and Bid‐mediated apoptosis. The EMBO Journal. 24(4). 717–729. 481 indexed citations

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Cunnea, Paula, Antonio Miranda–Vizuete, Gloria Bertoli, et al.. (2003). ERdj5, an Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-resident Protein Containing DnaJ and Thioredoxin Domains, Is Expressed in Secretory Cells or following ER Stress. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(2). 1059–1066. 154 indexed citations

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