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2024

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Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
56494
World Ranking
5464
National Ranking
304

Genetics

D-Index
110
Citations
55791
World Ranking
532
National Ranking
37

Christoph Plass 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 Christoph Plass sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 500 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph Plass 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 Christoph Plass 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: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christoph Plass is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as medicine. Their research encompasses several subfields, including molecular biology, cancer research, hematology, genetics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their work focuses on multiple key topics, such as:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research

Plass has authored and co-authored numerous papers published in prominent scientific journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Aggressive PDACs Show Hypomethylation of Repetitive Elements and the Execution of an Intrinsic IFN Program Linked to a Ductal Cell of Origin, 2020, Cancer Discovery
  • Epigenetic signatures in cancer: proper controls, current challenges and the potential for clinical translation, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Neuronal ensemble-specific DNA methylation strengthens engram stability, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Hotspot DNMT3A mutations in clonal hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia sensitize cells to azacytidine via viral mimicry response, 2021, Nature Cancer
  • Integrative analysis reveals early and distinct genetic and epigenetic changes in intraductal papillary and tubulopapillary cholangiocarcinogenesis, 2021, Gut

Their frequent collaborators include Dieter Weichenhan, Pavlo Lutsik, Daniel B. Lipka, Joschka Hey, and Matthias Schlesner.

Plass has published repeatedly in several scientific venues, with a particular number of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Blood
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • HemaSphere

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Plass was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Epigenetic differences arise during the lifetime of monozygotic twins

    Mario F. Fraga;Esteban Ballestar;Maria F. Paz;Santiago Ropero

  • Maftools: efficient and comprehensive analysis of somatic variants in cancer.

    Anand Mayakonda;Anand Mayakonda;De Chen Lin;Yassen Assenov;Yassen Assenov;Christoph Plass;Christoph Plass

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Driver mutations in histone H3.3 and chromatin remodelling genes in paediatric glioblastoma

    Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Andrey Korshunov;Xiao Yang Liu;David T.W. Jones

  • Hotspot mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 define distinct epigenetic and biological subgroups of glioblastoma.

    Dominik Sturm;Hendrik Witt;Hendrik Witt;Volker Hovestadt;Dong Anh Khuong-Quang

  • Aberrant CpG-island methylation has non-random and tumour-type-specific patterns.

    Joseph F. Costello;Joseph F. Costello;Michael C. Frühwald;Michael C. Frühwald;Dominic J. Smiraglia;Laura J. Rush

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Reduced H3K27me3 and DNA Hypomethylation Are Major Drivers of Gene Expression in K27M Mutant Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas

    Sebastian Bender;Sebastian Bender;Yujie Tang;Anders M. Lindroth;Volker Hovestadt

  • MGMT testing—the challenges for biomarker-based glioma treatment

    Wolfgang Wick;Michael Weller;Martin van den Bent;Marc Sanson

  • Identification of regulatory networks in HSCs and their immediate progeny via integrated proteome, transcriptome, and DNA methylome analysis

    Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid;Daniel Klimmeck;Daniel Klimmeck;Jenny Hansson;Daniel B. Lipka

  • Principles for the post-GWAS functional characterization of cancer risk loci

    Matthew L Freedman;Alvaro N A Monteiro;Simon A Gayther;Simon A Gayther;Gerhard A Coetzee

  • BCAT1 promotes cell proliferation through amino acid catabolism in gliomas carrying wild-type IDH1

    Martje Tönjes;Sebastian Barbus;Yoon Jung Park;Yoon Jung Park;Wei Wang

  • Mutations in regulators of the epigenome and their connections to global chromatin patterns in cancer

    Christoph Plass;Stefan M. Pfister;Stefan M. Pfister;Anders M. Lindroth;Olga Bogatyrova

  • Downregulation of death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

    Aparna Raval;Stephan M. Tanner;John C. Byrd;Elizabeth B. Angerman

  • Epigenetic profiling to classify cancer of unknown primary: a multicentre, retrospective analysis

    Sebastian Moran;Anna Martínez-Cardús;Sergi Sayols;Eva Musulén

  • The functional consequences of alternative promoter use in mammalian genomes

    Ramana V. Davuluri;Ramana V. Davuluri;Yutaka Suzuki;Sumio Sugano;Christoph Plass;Christoph Plass

  • Integrative Genomic Analyses Reveal an Androgen-Driven Somatic Alteration Landscape in Early-Onset Prostate Cancer

    Joachim Weischenfeldt;Ronald Simon;Lars Feuerbach;Karin Schlangen

  • Phase I Study of Decitabine Alone or in Combination With Valproic Acid in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    William Blum;Rebecca B. Klisovic;Bjoern Hackanson;Zhongfa Liu

  • Genomic Deletion of PTEN Is Associated with Tumor Progression and Early PSA Recurrence in ERG Fusion-Positive and Fusion-Negative Prostate Cancer

    Antje Krohn;Tobias Diedler;Lia Burkhardt;Pascale Sophie Mayer

  • Predicting aberrant CpG island methylation.

    F. A. Feltus;E. K. Lee;E. K. Lee;J. F. Costello;Christoph Plass

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Weichenhan
Dieter Weichenhan German Cancer Research Center
John C. Byrd
John C. Byrd University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Peter Schmezer
Peter Schmezer German Cancer Research Center
Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
Benedikt Brors
Benedikt Brors German Cancer Research Center
Stefan M. Pfister
Stefan M. Pfister German Cancer Research Center
Joseph F. Costello
Joseph F. Costello University of California, San Francisco
Guido Marcucci
Guido Marcucci City Of Hope National Medical Center
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University

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