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C. Peter Verrijzer

C. Peter Verrijzer

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11808
World Ranking
14981
National Ranking
363

C. Peter Verrijzer publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. Peter Verrijzer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 90 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

C. Peter Verrijzer D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where C. Peter Verrijzer sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

C. Peter Verrijzer is affiliated with Erasmus MC in the Netherlands and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses various subfields with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, and Immunology.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

C. Peter Verrijzer has published in multiple scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes & Development
  • Science Advances
  • eLife
  • Communications Biology

Recent noteworthy papers authored by Verrijzer and collaborators include:

  • "USP7 regulates the ncPRC1 Polycomb axis to stimulate genomic H2AK119ub1 deposition uncoupled from H3K27me3" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "In vivo analysis reveals that ATP-hydrolysis couples remodeling to SWI/SNF release from chromatin" (2021, eLife)
  • "Uncoupled evolution of the Polycomb system and deep origin of non-canonical PRC1" (2023, Communications Biology)
  • "The deleted in oral cancer (DOC1 aka CDK2AP1) tumor suppressor gene is downregulated in oral squamous cell carcinoma by multiple microRNAs" (2023, Cell Death and Disease)
  • "Goldilocks meets Polycomb" (2022, Genes & Development)

The frequent co-authors working alongside Verrijzer are:

  • Jan A. van der Knaap
  • Gillian E. Chalkley
  • Dick H. W. Dekkers
  • Jeroen Demmers
  • Ben C. Tilly

Throughout their career, Verrijzer has been recognized through membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Assembly of recombinant TFIID reveals differential coactivator requirements for distinct transcriptional activators.

    Jin-Long Chen;Laura Donatella Attardi;C.Peter Verrijzer;Kyoko Yokomori

  • TAFs mediate transcriptional activation and promoter selectivity.

    C P Verrijzer;R Tjian

  • Metabolic labeling of C. elegans and D. melanogaster for quantitative proteomics

    Jeroen Krijgsveld;René F Ketting;Tokameh Mahmoudi;Tokameh Mahmoudi;Janik Johansen

  • Composition and functional specificity of SWI2/SNF2 class chromatin remodeling complexes

    Lisette Mohrmann;C. Peter Verrijzer

  • Binding of TAFs to core elements directs promoter selectivity by RNA polymerase II

    C. Peter Verrijzer;Jin-Long Chen;Kyoko Yokomori;Robert Tjian

  • Enhancer-associated H3K4 monomethylation by Trithorax-related, the Drosophila homolog of mammalian Mll3/Mll4

    Hans Martin Herz;Man Mohan;Alexander S. Garruss;Kaiwei Liang

  • DNA binding site selection by RNA polymerase II TAFs: a TAFII250–TAFII150 complex recognizes the Initiator

    Gillian E. Chalkley;C.Peter Verrijzer

  • The DNA binding specificity of the bipartite POU domain and its subdomains.

    C. P. Verrijzer;M. J. Alkema;W. W. Van Weperen;H. C. Van Leeuwen

  • Drosophila TAFII150: similarity to yeast gene TSM-1 and specific binding to core promoter DNA.

    C P Verrijzer;K Yokomori;J L Chen;Robert Tjian

  • POU domain transcription factors.

    C.Peter Verrijzer;Peter C. Van der Vliet

  • SWI/SNF Mediates Polycomb Eviction and Epigenetic Reprogramming of the INK4b-ARF-INK4a Locus

    Sima Kheradmand Kia;Marcin M. Gorski;Stavros Giannakopoulos;C. Peter Verrijzer

  • GMP synthetase stimulates histone H2B deubiquitylation by the epigenetic silencer USP7

    Jan A. van der Knaap;B.R. Prashanth Kumar;Yuri M. Moshkin;Karin Langenberg

  • dKDM2 couples histone H2A ubiquitylation to histone H3 demethylation during Polycomb group silencing

    Anna Lagarou;Adone Mohd-Sarip;Yuri M. Moshkin;Gillian E. Chalkley

  • Undercover: gene control by metabolites and metabolic enzymes.

    Jan A. van der Knaap;C. Peter Verrijzer

  • Differential Targeting of Two Distinct SWI/SNF-Related Drosophila Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes

    Lisette Mohrmann;Karin Langenberg;Jeroen Krijgsveld;Arnoud J. Kal

  • Co-operative DNA binding by GAGA transcription factor requires the conserved BTB/POZ domain and reorganizes promoter topology.

    Katerina R. Katsani;M. A. Nasser Hajibagheri;C. Peter Verrijzer

  • The SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex is a cofactor for Tat transactivation of the HIV promoter.

    Tokameh Mahmoudi;Maribel Parra;Robert G.J. Vries;Steven E. Kauder

  • Chromatin silencing and activation by Polycomb and trithorax group proteins

    Tokameh Mahmoudi;C Peter Verrijzer

  • The Drosophila Brahma complex is an essential coactivator for the trithorax group protein Zeste

    Arnoud J. Kal;Tokameh Mahmoudi;Naomi B. Zak;C. Peter Verrijzer

  • Histone Chaperones ASF1 and NAP1 Differentially Modulate Removal of Active Histone Marks by LID-RPD3 Complexes during NOTCH Silencing

    Yuri M. Moshkin;Tsung Wai Kan;Henry Goodfellow;Karel Bezstarosti

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. van der Vliet
Peter C. van der Vliet Utrecht University
François Karch
François Karch University of Geneva
Robert Tjian
Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley
Jeroen Krijgsveld
Jeroen Krijgsveld German Cancer Research Center
Andrew Travers
Andrew Travers MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Kyoko Yokomori
Kyoko Yokomori University of California, Irvine
Igor F. Zhimulev
Igor F. Zhimulev Russian Academy of Sciences
Melanie Ott
Melanie Ott Gladstone Institutes

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