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14829
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15416
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Dik C. van Gent 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 Dik C. van Gent sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 104 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dik C. van Gent 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 Dik C. van Gent sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dik C. van Gent is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Otorhinolaryngology.

The scientist's work covers multiple core topics including DNA Repair Mechanisms, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Dik C. van Gent include:

  • Extensive preclinical evaluation of lutetium-177-labeled PSMA-specific tracers for prostate cancer radionuclide therapy, 2020, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Comparison of High- and Low-LET Radiation-Induced DNA Double-Strand Break Processing in Living Cells, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Rapid recruitment of p53 to DNA damage sites directs DNA repair choice and integrity, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Homologous Recombination Deficiency Testing for BRCA-Like Tumors: The Road to Clinical Validation, 2021, Cancers
  • Functional RECAP (REpair CAPacity) assay identifies homologous recombination deficiency undetected by DNA-based BRCAness tests, 2022, Oncogene

Frequent collaborators include Nicole S. Verkaik, Roland Kanaar, Steven Petit, Marta Capala, and Agnes Jager.

Dik C. van Gent has published extensively in several academic venues, notably:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • npj Breast Cancer

The scientist's research integrates experimental and clinical aspects of cancer biology, focusing in particular on mechanisms of DNA repair and therapeutic approaches that involve radiation and molecular targeting. Their work often explores the interplay of genetic mutations, especially related to BRCA genes, and the impact of advanced radiotherapy techniques on cancer treatment outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Chromosomal stability and the DNA double-stranded break connection.

    Dik C. van Gent;Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers;Roland Kanaar

  • Cleavage at a V(D)J recombination signal requires only RAG1 and RAG2 proteins and occurs in two steps

    J.Fraser McBlane;Dik C. van Gent;Dale A. Ramsden;Charles Romeo

  • DNA double-strand break repair: from mechanistic understanding to cancer treatment.

    Thomas Helleday;Justin Lo;Dik C. van Gent;Bevin P. Engelward

  • Molecular mechanisms of DNA double-strand break repair

    Roland Kanaar;Jan H.J Hoeijmakers;Dik C van Gent

  • Human Rad50/Mre11 is a flexible complex that can tether DNA ends.

    Martijn de Jager;John van Noort;Dik C. van Gent;Cees Dekker

  • REV7 counteracts DNA double-strand break resection and affects PARP inhibition

    Guotai Xu;J. Ross Chapman;Inger Brandsma;Jingsong Yuan

  • Autophosphorylation of DNA-PKCS regulates its dynamics at DNA double-strand breaks

    Naoya Uematsu;Eric Weterings;Ken Ichi Yano;Keiko Morotomi-Yano

  • Dynamic assembly of end-joining complexes requires interaction between Ku70/80 and XRCC4

    Pierre-Olivier Mari;Bogdan I. Florea;Stephan P. Persengiev;Nicole S. Verkaik

  • Initiation of V(D)J recombination in a cell-free system

    Dik C van Gent;J Fraser McBlane;Dale A Ramsden;Moshe J Sadofsky

  • The RAG1 and RAG2 Proteins Establish the 12/23 Rule in V(D)J Recombination

    Dik C van Gent;Dale A Ramsden;Martin Gellert

  • Nbs1 is essential for DNA repair by homologous recombination in higher vertebrate cells

    Hiroshi Tauchi;Junya Kobayashi;Ken ichi Morishima;Dik C. Van Gent

  • Pathway choice in DNA double strand break repair: observations of a balancing act

    Inger Brandsma;Dik C van Gent

  • Stimulation of V(D)J cleavage by high mobility group proteins

    Dik C. van Gent;Kevin Hiom;Tanya T. Paull;Martin Gellert

  • The mechanism of non-homologous end-joining: a synopsis of synapsis.

    Eric Weterings;Dik C. van Gent

  • A DNA-PKcs mutation in a radiosensitive T–B– SCID patient inhibits Artemis activation and nonhomologous end-joining

    Mirjam Van Der Burg;Hanna IJspeert;Nicole S. Verkaik;Tuba Turul

  • MicroRNA-mediated gene silencing modulates the UV-induced DNA-damage response

    Joris Pothof;Nicole S Verkaik;Wilfred van IJcken;Erik A C Wiemer

  • Different types of V(D)J recombination and end-joining defects in DNA double-strand break repair mutant mammalian cells.

    Nicole S. Verkaik;Rebecca E. E. Esveldt-van Lange;Diana van Heemst;Hennie T. Brüggenwirth

  • A new type of radiosensitive T–B–NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency caused by a LIG4 mutation

    Mirjam van der Burg;Lieneke R. van Veelen;Nicole S. Verkaik;Wouter W. Wiegant

  • Functional Ex Vivo Assay to Select Homologous Recombination–Deficient Breast Tumors for PARP Inhibitor Treatment

    Kishan A.T. Naipal;Nicole S. Verkaik;Najim Ameziane;Carolien H.M. van Deurzen

  • The role of DNA dependent protein kinase in synapsis of DNA ends

    Eric Weterings;Nicole S. Verkaik;Hennie T. Brüggenwirth;Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Kanaar
Roland Kanaar Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mirjam van der Burg
Mirjam van der Burg Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jacques J.M. van Dongen
Jacques J.M. van Dongen Leiden University Medical Center
Jos Jonkers
Jos Jonkers Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Marion de Jong
Marion de Jong Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sven Rottenberg
Sven Rottenberg University of Bern
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Claire Wyman
Claire Wyman Erasmus MC

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