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Eric C. Schirmer

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
9911
World Ranking
17953
National Ranking
1417

Eric C. Schirmer publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric C. Schirmer 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 Eric C. Schirmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eric C. Schirmer is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and specializes primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within this broad field, their focus is concentrated on Molecular Biology, with additional research addressing Immunology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work covers a range of main research topics, including:

  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Eric C. Schirmer has published extensively, with recent papers reflecting their focus on nuclear biology and cellular mechanisms. Recent publications include:

  • Genomic loci mispositioning in Tmem120a knockout mice yields latent lipodystrophy, 2022, Nature Communications
  • STING nuclear partners contribute to innate immune signaling responses, 2021, iScience
  • Nucleoplasmic signals promote directed transmembrane protein import simultaneously via multiple channels of nuclear pores, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Chemical Interrogation of Nuclear Size Identifies Compounds with Cancer Cell Line-Specific Effects on Migration and Invasion, 2022, ACS Chemical Biology
  • The NEMP family supports metazoan fertility and nuclear envelope stiffness, 2020, Science Advances

Their collaborative work often involves coauthors with whom they have published repeatedly. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jose I. de las Heras
  • Rafal Czapiewski
  • Sylvain Tollis
  • Aishwarya Sivakumar
  • Charles R. Dixon

Eric C. Schirmer's research is frequently published in notable journals and venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cells
  • iScience

Best Publications

  • HSP100/Clp proteins: a common mechanism explains diverse functions

    Eric C. Schirmer;John R. Glover;Mike A. Singer;Susan Lindquist

  • Self-Seeded Fibers Formed by Sup35, the Protein Determinant of [PSI+], a Heritable Prion-like Factor of S. cerevisiae

    John R Glover;Anthony S Kowal;Eric C Schirmer;Maria M Patino

  • Nuclear Membrane Proteins with Potential Disease Links Found by Subtractive Proteomics

    Eric C. Schirmer;Laurence Florens;Tinglu Guan;John R. Yates

  • Isolation of a new herpesvirus from human CD4+ T cells

    Niza Frenkel;Eric C. Schirmer;Linda S. Wyatt;George Katsafanas

  • Differentiation between two distinct classes of viruses now classified as human herpesvirus 6.

    Eric C. Schirmer;Linda S. Wyatt;Koichi Yamanishi;William J. Rodriguez

  • An Arabidopsis heat shock protein complements a thermotolerance defect in yeast.

    Eric C. Schirmer;Susan Lindquist;Elizabeth Vierling

  • Nuclear Import of Adenovirus DNA in Vitro Involves the Nuclear Protein Import Pathway and hsc70

    Andrew C.S. Saphire;Tinglu Guan;Eric C. Schirmer;Glen R. Nemerow

  • In vitro activation of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 from latency.

    George C. Katsafanas;Eric C. Schirmer;Linda S. Wyatt;Niza Frenkel

  • The nuclear envelope proteome differs notably between tissues.

    Nadia Korfali;Gavin S. Wilkie;Selene K. Swanson;Vlastimil Srsen

  • Proteins that associate with lamins: many faces, many functions.

    Eric C. Schirmer;Roland Foisner

  • Energy- and temperature-dependent transport of integral proteins to the inner nuclear membrane via the nuclear pore

    Tomoyuki Ohba;Eric C. Schirmer;Takeharu Nishimoto;Larry Gerace

  • The nuclear membrane proteome: extending the envelope

    Eric C. Schirmer;Larry Gerace

  • Tissue-Specific Gene Repositioning by Muscle Nuclear Membrane Proteins Enhances Repression of Critical Developmental Genes during Myogenesis.

    Michael I. Robson;Jose I. de las Heras;Rafal Czapiewski;Phú Lê Thành

  • Involvement of the Lamin Rod Domain in Heterotypic Lamin Interactions Important for Nuclear Organization

    Eric C. Schirmer;Tinglu Guan;Larry Gerace

  • Defining a Pathway of Communication from the C-Terminal Peptide Binding Domain to the N-Terminal ATPase Domain in a AAA Protein

    Anil G Cashikar;Eric C Schirmer;Douglas A Hattendorf;John R Glover

  • The ATPase Activity of Hsp104, Effects of Environmental Conditions and Mutations

    Eric C. Schirmer;Christine Queitsch;Anthony S. Kowal;Dawn A. Parsell

  • Specific nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins can promote the location of chromosomes to and from the nuclear periphery

    Nikolaj Zuleger;Shelagh Boyle;David A Kelly;Jose I de las Heras

  • Nup50, a nucleoplasmically oriented nucleoporin with a role in nuclear protein export.

    Tinglu Guan;Ralph H. Kehlenbach;Eric C. Schirmer;Angelika Kehlenbach

  • Dominant gain-of-function mutations in Hsp104p reveal crucial roles for the middle region.

    Eric C. Schirmer;Oliver R. Homann;Anthony S. Kowal;Susan Lindquist;Susan Lindquist

  • The Nuclear Envelope

    Sue Shackleton;Philippe Collas;Eric C. Schirmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Lindquist
Susan Lindquist MIT
Larry Gerace
Larry Gerace Scripps Research Institute
Laurence Florens
Laurence Florens Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Juri Rappsilber
Juri Rappsilber Technical University of Berlin
Selene K. Swanson
Selene K. Swanson Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Linda S. Wyatt
Linda S. Wyatt National Institutes of Health
Carl H. June
Carl H. June University of Pennsylvania
John R. Yates
John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute
Helen McNeill
Helen McNeill Washington University in St. Louis
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London

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