Thomas Tuschl

106.1k total citations · 36 hit papers
222 papers, 75.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Tuschl is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Tuschl has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 75.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Molecular Biology, 100 papers in Cancer Research and 23 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Tuschl's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (91 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (78 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (65 papers). Thomas Tuschl is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (91 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (78 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (65 papers). Thomas Tuschl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Thomas Tuschl's co-authors include Sayda M. Elbashir, Abdullah Yalçın, Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Reinhard Rauhut, Gunter Meister, Klaus Weber, Jens Harborth, Chris Sander, Markus Hafner and Debora S. Marks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Tuschl

220 papers receiving 73.7k citations

Hit Papers

Duplexes of 21-nucleotide RNAs mediate RNA interference i... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2001 2001 2005 2004 2003 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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.

  1. Duplexes of 21-nucleotide RNAs mediate RNA interference in cultured mammalian cells
    2001 7.6k citations Sayda M. Elbashir, Jens Harborth et al. profile →
  2. Identification of Novel Genes Coding for Small Expressed RNAs
    2001 3.9k citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Reinhard Rauhut et al. Science profile →
  3. Silencing of microRNAs in vivo with ‘antagomirs’
    2005 3.2k citations Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  4. Human MicroRNA Targets
    2004 3.1k citations Thomas Tuschl, Chris Sander et al. profile →
  5. MicroRNA targets in Drosophila
    2003 2.8k citations Thomas Tuschl, Chris Sander et al. profile →
  6. Identification of Tissue-Specific MicroRNAs from Mouse
    2002 2.7k citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Reinhard Rauhut et al. profile →
  7. RNA interference is mediated by 21- and 22-nucleotide RNAs
    2001 2.5k citations Sayda M. Elbashir, Thomas Tuschl et al. Genes & Development profile →
  8. Transcriptome-wide Identification of RNA-Binding Protein and MicroRNA Target Sites by PAR-CLIP
    2010 2.2k citations Markus Hafner, Markus Landthaler et al. profile →
  9. A Cellular Function for the RNA-Interference Enzyme Dicer in the Maturation of the let-7 Small Temporal RNA
    2001 2.1k citations György Hutvàgner, Amy E. Pasquinelli et al. Science profile →
  10. RNAi
    2000 2.0k citations Phillip D. Zamore, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  11. Mechanisms of gene silencing by double-stranded RNA
    2004 1.9k citations Gunter Meister, Thomas Tuschl profile →
  12. A pancreatic islet-specific microRNA regulates insulin secretion
    2004 1.7k citations Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  13. Human Argonaute2 Mediates RNA Cleavage Targeted by miRNAs and siRNAs
    2004 1.5k citations Gunter Meister, Markus Landthaler et al. profile →
  14. A census of human RNA-binding proteins
    2014 1.4k citations Markus Hafner, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  15. A uniform system for microRNA annotation
    2003 1.4k citations Victor Ambros, Bonnie Bartel et al. RNA profile →
  16. Identification of Virus-Encoded MicroRNAs
    2004 1.2k citations Mihaela Zavolan, Chris Sander et al. Science profile →
  17. A novel class of small RNAs bind to MILI protein in mouse testes
    2006 1.2k citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Robert P. Sheridan et al. profile →
  18. Single-Stranded Antisense siRNAs Guide Target RNA Cleavage in RNAi
    2002 1.1k citations Javier Martı̂nez, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  19. Identification of microRNAs of the herpesvirus family
    2005 896 citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Robert P. Sheridan et al. Nature Methods profile →
  20. Cyclic [G(2′,5′)pA(3′,5′)p] Is the Metazoan Second Messenger Produced by DNA-Activated Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase
    2013 836 citations Manuel Ascano, Artem A. Serganov et al. profile →
  21. miRNAs in human cancer
    2010 756 citations Thalia A. Farazi, Pavel Morozov et al. profile →
  22. The Small RNA Profile during Drosophila melanogaster Development
    2003 751 citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Mihaela Zavolan et al. profile →
  23. siRNAs: applications in functional genomics and potential as therapeutics
    2004 720 citations Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  24. New microRNAs from mouse and human
    2003 703 citations Mariana Lagos‐Quintana, Reinhard Rauhut et al. RNA profile →
  25. Identification of essential genes in cultured mammalian cells using small interfering RNAs
    2001 700 citations Jens Harborth, Sayda M. Elbashir et al. profile →
  26. Endogenous MHC Class II Processing of a Viral Nuclear Antigen After Autophagy
    2004 674 citations Casper Paludan, Dorothee Schmid et al. Science profile →
  27. The Human DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region Gene 8 and Its D. melanogaster Homolog Are Required for miRNA Biogenesis
    2004 663 citations Markus Landthaler, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  28. Targeted mRNA degradation by double-stranded RNA in vitro
    1999 641 citations Thomas Tuschl, Phillip D. Zamore et al. Genes & Development profile →
  29. MicroRNAs in Human Cancer
    2012 598 citations Thalia A. Farazi, Jessica I. Hoell et al. profile →
  30. Cucumber mosaic virus -encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Arabidopsis Argonaute1 cleavage activity to counter plant defense
    2006 530 citations Thomas Tuschl et al. Genes & Development profile →
  31. Integrative Regulatory Mapping Indicates that the RNA-Binding Protein HuR Couples Pre-mRNA Processing and mRNA Stability
    2011 527 citations Jeffrey D. Nusbaum, Markus Hafner et al. profile →
  32. FMRP targets distinct mRNA sequence elements to regulate protein expression
    2012 521 citations Manuel Ascano, Jeffrey D. Nusbaum et al. profile →
  33. Structural basis for 5′-end-specific recognition of guide RNA by the A. fulgidus Piwi protein
    2005 510 citations Gunter Meister, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  34. Structure-Function Analysis of STING Activation by c[G(2′,5′)pA(3′,5′)p] and Targeting by Antiviral DMXAA
    2013 457 citations Manuel Ascano, Artem A. Serganov et al. profile →
  35. Cellular cofactors affecting hepatitis C virus infection and replication
    2007 437 citations Markus Landthaler, Robert P. Sheridan et al. profile →
  36. Single-cell transcriptome analysis of human skin identifies novel fibroblast subpopulation and enrichment of immune subsets in atopic dermatitis
    2020 310 citations Helen He, Hemant Suryawanshi et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Tuschl United States 103 61.7k 34.7k 7.4k 7.2k 5.3k 222 75.2k
John L. Rinn United States 83 52.5k 0.9× 36.3k 1.0× 4.6k 0.6× 5.5k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 144 65.1k
Howard Y. Chang United States 125 66.3k 1.1× 40.5k 1.2× 8.4k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 5.5k 1.0× 350 83.5k
David P. Bartel United States 104 112.0k 1.8× 83.9k 2.4× 8.5k 1.1× 23.4k 3.3× 6.2k 1.2× 191 141.9k
T Gingeras United States 65 33.3k 0.5× 8.4k 0.2× 7.7k 1.0× 5.1k 0.7× 7.0k 1.3× 134 51.6k
Phillip A. Sharp United States 156 76.5k 1.2× 18.8k 0.5× 8.3k 1.1× 5.8k 0.8× 17.3k 3.2× 433 92.7k
Gregory J. Hannon United States 142 84.2k 1.4× 35.0k 1.0× 6.6k 0.9× 18.5k 2.6× 10.4k 2.0× 320 104.6k
Richard A. Young United States 134 59.3k 1.0× 7.2k 0.2× 6.2k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 7.6k 1.4× 287 70.5k
Nahum Sonenberg Canada 160 77.5k 1.3× 12.8k 0.4× 9.1k 1.2× 4.3k 0.6× 8.7k 1.6× 673 97.8k
B Bernstein United States 72 51.6k 0.8× 11.3k 0.3× 4.2k 0.6× 5.7k 0.8× 8.0k 1.5× 146 59.5k
John S. Mattick Australia 105 39.4k 0.6× 22.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.2× 4.0k 0.6× 6.9k 1.3× 306 48.3k

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All Works

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Max, Klaas E.A., Michael S. Chang, Zachary R. Weiss, et al.. (2021). Plasma microRNA Interindividual Variability in Healthy Individuals, Pregnant Women, and an Individual with a Stably Altered Neuroendocrine Phenotype. Clinical Chemistry. 67(12). 1676–1688. 5 indexed citations
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Rocca, Gaspare La, Bryan H. King, Xiaoyi Li, et al.. (2021). Inducible and reversible inhibition of miRNA-mediated gene repression in vivo. eLife. 10. 25 indexed citations
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Devant, Pascal, Silvia Panizza, Tasos Gogakos, et al.. (2021). Assembly defects of human tRNA splicing endonuclease contribute to impaired pre-tRNA processing in pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5610–5610. 29 indexed citations
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He, Helen, Hemant Suryawanshi, Pavel Morozov, et al.. (2020). Single-cell transcriptome analysis of human skin identifies novel fibroblast subpopulation and enrichment of immune subsets in atopic dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 145(6). 1615–1628. 310 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gupta, Mrinali P., Sushmita Mukherjee, Russell P. Robins, et al.. (2019). Non-reversible tissue fixation retains extracellular vesicles for in situ imaging. Nature Methods. 16(12). 1269–1273. 17 indexed citations
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Mok-Lin, Evelyn, Manuel Ascano, Artem A. Serganov, et al.. (2018). Premature recruitment of oocyte pool and increased mTOR activity in Fmr1 knockout mice and reversal of phenotype with rapamycin. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 588–588. 21 indexed citations
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Mazzu, Ying Z., Yulan Hu, Rajesh K. Soni, et al.. (2017). miR-193b–Regulated Signaling Networks Serve as Tumor Suppressors in Liposarcoma and Promote Adipogenesis in Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 77(21). 5728–5740. 46 indexed citations
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Garzia, Aitor, Cindy Meyer, Pavel Morozov, Marcin Piotr Sajek, & Thomas Tuschl. (2016). Optimization of PAR-CLIP for transcriptome-wide identification of binding sites of RNA-binding proteins. Methods. 118-119. 24–40. 39 indexed citations
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Bersani, Francesca, Deborah Morena, Valentina Foglizzo, et al.. (2016). Deep Sequencing Reveals a Novel miR-22 Regulatory Network with Therapeutic Potential in Rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancer Research. 76(20). 6095–6106. 31 indexed citations
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Meyer, Cindy, Aitor Garzia, & Thomas Tuschl. (2016). Simultaneous detection of the subcellular localization of RNAs and proteins in cultured cells by combined multicolor RNA-FISH and IF. Methods. 118-119. 101–110. 30 indexed citations
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Ugras, Stacy, Elliott Brill, Anders J. Skanderup, et al.. (2011). Small RNA Sequencing and Functional Characterization Reveals MicroRNA-143 Tumor Suppressor Activity in Liposarcoma. Cancer Research. 71(17). 5659–5669. 98 indexed citations
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Hoell, Jessica I., Erik Larsson, Jeffrey D. Nusbaum, et al.. (2011). RNA targets of wild-type and mutant FET family proteins. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18(12). 1428–1431. 282 indexed citations
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Hafner, Markus, Markus Landthaler, Jean Hausser, et al.. (2010). PAR-CliP - A Method to Identify Transcriptome-wide the Binding Sites of RNA Binding Proteins. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 65 indexed citations
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Paludan, Casper, Dorothee Schmid, Markus Landthaler, et al.. (2004). Endogenous MHC Class II Processing of a Viral Nuclear Antigen After Autophagy. Science. 307(5709). 593–596. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ambros, Victor, Bonnie Bartel, David P. Bartel, et al.. (2003). A uniform system for microRNA annotation. RNA. 9(3). 277–279. 1449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harborth, Jens, et al.. (2003). Sequence, Chemical, and Structural Variation of Small Interfering RNAs and Short Hairpin RNAs and the Effect on Mammalian Gene Silencing. Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development. 13(2). 83–105. 372 indexed citations
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Hutvàgner, György, et al.. (2001). A Cellular Function for the RNA-Interference Enzyme Dicer in the Maturation of the let-7 Small Temporal RNA. Science. 293(5531). 834–838. 2115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lagos‐Quintana, Mariana, et al.. (2001). Identification of Novel Genes Coding for Small Expressed RNAs. Science. 294(5543). 853–858. 3872 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elbashir, Sayda M., et al.. (2001). RNA干渉は21-及び22-ヌクレオチドRNAにより仲介される. Genes & Development. 15(2). 188–200. 1 indexed citations
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Burge, Christopher B., Thomas Tuschl, & Phillip A. Sharp. (1999). 20 Splicing of Precursors to mRNAs by the Spliceosomes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 37. 525–560. 445 indexed citations

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