2026 Gerd P. Pfeifer: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	115	307	282	185	168	353	50602

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gerd P. Pfeifer is affiliated with the Van Andel Institute in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology. The broader scope of their work spans several subfields including Cancer Research, Hematology, Genetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics related to molecular and cancer biology. Key topics include:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA modifications and cancer
Cancer-related gene regulation
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Gerd P. Pfeifer's notable recent papers include:

"Mechanisms of UV-induced mutations and skin cancer", 2020, Genome Instability & Disease
"Mutant NPM1 Hijacks Transcriptional Hubs to Maintain Pathogenic Gene Programs in Acute Myeloid Leukemia", 2022, Cancer Discovery
"UVA Radiation, DNA Damage, and Melanoma", 2022, ACS Omega
"The chromosomal protein SMCHD1 regulates DNA methylation and the 2c-like state of embryonic stem cells by antagonizing TET proteins", 2021, Science Advances
"Concordance of hydrogen peroxide-induced 8-oxo-guanine patterns with two cancer mutation signatures of upper GI tract tumors", 2022, Science Advances

The venues where Gerd P. Pfeifer frequently publishes reveal their research interests and collaborations. These include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Epigenomics
Genome Instability & Disease
Science Advances
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research process. Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

Seung-Gi Jin
Jennifer Johnson
Zhijun Huang
Wei Cui
Xue Qing David Wang

Gerd P. Pfeifer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

Preferential Formation of Benzo[a]pyrene Adducts at Lung Cancer Mutational Hotspots in P53

Mikhail F. Denissenko;Annie Pao;Moon-shong Tang;Gerd P. Pfeifer

2258
Citations
Epigenetic inactivation of a RAS association domain family protein from the lung tumour suppressor locus 3p21.3.

Reinhard Dammann;Chun Li;Jung-Hoon Yoon;Philip L. Chin

1603
Citations
Tobacco smoke carcinogens, DNA damage and p53 mutations in smoking-associated cancers

Gerd P Pfeifer;Mikhail F Denissenko;Magali Olivier;Natalia Tretyakova

1389
Citations
The role of Tet3 DNA dioxygenase in epigenetic reprogramming by oocytes

Tian-Peng Gu;Fan Guo;Hui Yang;Hai-Ping Wu;Hai-Ping Wu

1275
Citations
Mutations induced by ultraviolet light

Gerd P. Pfeifer;Young-Hyun You;Ahmad Besaratinia

973
Citations
Reprogramming of the paternal genome upon fertilization involves genome-wide oxidation of 5-methylcytosine

Khursheed Iqbal;Seung-Gi Jin;Gerd P. Pfeifer;Piroska E. Szabó

778
Citations
Aging and DNA methylation.

Marc Jung;Gerd P Pfeifer

541
Citations
UV wavelength-dependent DNA damage and human non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer

Gerd P. Pfeifer;Ahmad Besaratinia

521
Citations
Genomic sequencing and methylation analysis by ligation mediated PCR

Gerd P. Pfeifer;Sabine D. Steigerwald;Paul R. Mueller;Barbara Wold

520
Citations
Patterns of p53 G-->T transversions in lung cancers reflect the primary mutagenic signature of DNA-damage by tobacco smoke.

Pierre Hainaut;Gerd P. Pfeifer

518
Citations
Examination of the specificity of DNA methylation profiling techniques towards 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine

Seung-Gi Jin;Swati Kadam;Gerd P. Pfeifer

513
Citations
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Is Strongly Depleted in Human Cancers but Its Levels Do Not Correlate with IDH1 Mutations

Seung-Gi Jin;Yong Jiang;Runxiang Qiu;Tibor A. Rauch

493
Citations
Dynamics of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine and Chromatin Marks in Mammalian Neurogenesis

Maria A. Hahn;Runxiang Qiu;Xiwei Wu;Arthur X. Li

481
Citations
Global methylation profiling of lymphoblastoid cell lines reveals epigenetic contributions to autism spectrum disorders and a novel autism candidate gene, RORA, whose protein product is reduced in autistic brain

AnhThu Nguyen;Tibor A. Rauch;Gerd P. Pfeifer;Valerie W. Hu

465
Citations
X-chromosome inactivation and cell memory

Arthur D. Riggs;Gerd P. Pfeifer

442
Citations
Genomic mapping of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in the human brain

Seung-Gi Jin;Xiwei Wu;Arthur X. Li;Gerd P. Pfeifer

439
Citations
Cytosine methylation determines hot spots of DNA damage in the human P53 gene.

Mikhail F. Denissenko;James X. Chen;Moon-shong Tang;Gerd P. Pfeifer

433
Citations
Slow repair of pyrimidine dimers at p53 mutation hotspots in skin cancer

S. Tornaletti;G.P. Pfeifer

423
Citations
MIRA-Assisted Microarray Analysis, a New Technology for the Determination of DNA Methylation Patterns, Identifies Frequent Methylation of Homeodomain-Containing Genes in Lung Cancer Cells

Tibor Rauch;Hongwei Li;Xiwei Wu;Gerd P. Pfeifer

420
Citations
A human B cell methylome at 100−base pair resolution

Tibor A. Rauch;Xiwei Wu;Xueyan Zhong;Arthur D. Riggs

392
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiwei Wu City Of Hope National Medical Center

Arthur D. Riggs City Of Hope National Medical Center

Pierre Hainaut Grenoble Alpes University

Jeffrey R. Mann Monash University

Binghui Shen City Of Hope National Medical Center

Xingzhi Xu Shenzhen University

Farida Latif University of Birmingham

Yinsheng Wang University of California, Riverside

Yuan Chen University of Sydney

Volker M. Arlt King's College London

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