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Christa Heyting publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christa Heyting sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 84 publications — 3rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Christa Heyting D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christa Heyting sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christa Heyting is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their academic contributions focus on research conducted within this institution.

The available data does not list specific research papers, co-authors, publication venues, fields or subfields of study, or main research topics related to Christa Heyting.

There are no book publications or awards recorded for this scientist in the provided information.

Christa Heyting is currently living and continues their affiliation with Wageningen University & Research.

Best Publications

  • Mouse Sycp1 functions in synaptonemal complex assembly, meiotic recombination, and XY body formation

    Femke A.T. de Vries;Esther de Boer;Mike van den Bosch;Willy M. Baarends

  • Centromere and telomere movements during early meiotic prophase of mouse and man are associated with the onset of chromosome pairing.

    Harry Scherthan;S Weich;H Schwegler;C Heyting

  • A coiled-coil related protein specific for synapsed regions of meiotic prophase chromosomes.

    R.L.J. Meuwissen;H.H. Offenberg;A.J.J. Dietrich;A. Riesewijk

  • The gene encoding a major component of the lateral elements of synaptonemal complexes of the rat is related to X-linked lymphocyte-regulated genes.

    J.H.M. Lammers;H.H. Offenberg;M. van Aalderen;A.C.G. Vink

  • Cohesin SMC1 beta is required for meiotic chromosome dynamics, sister chromatid cohesion and DNA recombination.

    Ekaterina Revenkova;Maureen Eijpe;Christa Heyting;Craig A. Hodges

  • Meiotic cohesin REC8 marks the axial elements of rat synaptonemal complexes before cohesins SMC1β and SMC3

    Maureen Eijpe;Hildo Offenberg;Rolf Jessberger;Ekaterina Revenkova

  • Synaptonemal complexes: structure and function.

    Christa Heyting

  • Mre11 and Ku70 interact in somatic cells, but are differentially expressed in early meiosis

    W Goedecke;M Eijpe;H H Offenberg;M van Aalderen

  • Novel meiosis-specific isoform of mammalian SMC1.

    E. Revenkova;M. Eijpe;C. Heyting;B. Gross

  • A Meiotic Chromosomal Core Consisting of Cohesin Complex Proteins Recruits DNA Recombination Proteins and Promotes Synapsis in the Absence of an Axial Element in Mammalian Meiotic Cells

    Jeanette Pelttari;Mary-Rose Hoja;Li Yuan;Jian-Guo Liu

  • Molecular nature of genetic changes resulting in loss of heterozygosity of chromosome 11 in Wilms' tumours

    M. Mannens;R. M. Slater;C. Heyting;J. Bliek

  • SCP2 : A MAJOR PROTEIN COMPONENT OF THE AXIAL ELEMENTS OF SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEXES OF THE RAT

    H.H. Offenberg;J.A.C. Schalk;R.L.J. Meuwissen;M. van Aalderen

  • RecA-like proteins are components of early meiotic nodules in lily

    Lorinda K. Anderson;Hildo H. Offenberg;W. M. H. C. Verkuijlen;Christa Heyting

  • An insert in the single gene for the large ribosomal RNA in yeast mitochondrial DNA.

    J. L. Bos;C. Heyting;P. Borst

  • Association of mammalian SMC1 and SMC3 proteins with meiotic chromosomes and synaptonemal complexes.

    M. Eijpe;C. Heyting;B. Gross;R. Jessberger

  • Two levels of interference in mouse meiotic recombination

    Esther de Boer;Piet Stam;Axel J. J. Dietrich;Albert Pastink

  • Organization of SCP1 protein molecules within synaptonemal complexes of the rat

    K. Schmekel;R.L.J. Meuwissen;A.J.J. Dietrich;A.C.G. Vink

  • The mismatch repair protein MLH1 marks a subset of strongly interfering crossovers in tomato.

    Franck G.P. Lhuissier;Hildo H. Offenberg;Peter E. Wittich;Norbert O.E. Vischer

  • Localization of SCP2 and SCP3 protein molecules within synaptonemal complexes of the rat

    J. A. C. Schalk;A. J. J. Dietrich;A. C. G. Vink;H. H. Offenberg

  • The organization of genes in yeast mitochondrial DNA

    Johan P. M. Sanders;Christa Heyting;Martin Ph. Verbeet;Frits C. P. W. Meijlink

Frequent Co-Authors

Piet Borst
Piet Borst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens University of Amsterdam
Antoine H.F.M. Peters
Antoine H.F.M. Peters Friedrich Miescher Institute
Peter B. Moens
Peter B. Moens York University
Andries Westerveld
Andries Westerveld University of Amsterdam
Peter L. Pearson
Peter L. Pearson Universidade de São Paulo
Christer Höög
Christer Höög Karolinska Institute
Harry Scherthan
Harry Scherthan University of Ulm
Kim Nasmyth
Kim Nasmyth University of Oxford

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