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Hendrik G. Stunnenberg

Hendrik G. Stunnenberg

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Genetics
Netherlands
2026
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Molecular Biology
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
136
Citations
77755
World Ranking
210
National Ranking
7

Molecular Biology

D-Index
136
Citations
77755
World Ranking
145
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Genetics, Molecular biology, Gene, Cell biology and Epigenetics. His work on Genome, DNA methylation, Chromatin and Transcription factor as part of general Genetics study is frequently linked to Blueprint, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work deals with themes such as Embryonic stem cell, Methylation, Serum Response Element, Cellular differentiation and RNA polymerase II, which intersect with Molecular biology.

He interconnects Promoter and Epigenome in the investigation of issues within Cellular differentiation. The various areas that Hendrik G. Stunnenberg examines in his Cell biology study include Nuclear receptor, Retinoid X receptor, Biochemistry, Immunity and Bivalent chromatin. His work carried out in the field of Epigenetics brings together such families of science as Gene expression and Innate immune system, Immune system, Immunology, Monocyte.

His most cited work include:

  • International network of cancer genome projects (1611 citations)
  • An oestrogen-receptor-α-bound human chromatin interactome (1273 citations)
  • Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences (1082 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Genetics, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin. His study involves Gene, Genome, Regulation of gene expression, Chromatin immunoprecipitation and Nucleosome, a branch of Genetics. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Enhancer, Transcription factor, Embryonic stem cell and Transcriptome.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Cellular differentiation, Histone H2A, Transactivation, Nuclear receptor and Response element in addition to Molecular biology. His Epigenetics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Epigenomics, DNA methylation, Epigenome, Histone and Computational biology. His Chromatin study often links to related topics such as Transcriptional regulation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (33.75%)
  • Cell biology (29.69%)
  • Molecular biology (23.75%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Cell biology (29.69%)
  • Epigenetics (21.56%)
  • Chromatin (21.25%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Hendrik G. Stunnenberg spends much of his time researching Cell biology, Epigenetics, Chromatin, Gene and Genetics. Hendrik G. Stunnenberg has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Embryonic stem cell, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Transcriptome and Enhancer, Transcription factor. His Epigenetics study combines topics in areas such as Epigenomics, Epigenesis, DNA methylation, Epigenome and Neuroscience.

His Chromatin study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phenotype, Regulation of gene expression, Histone and Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. His research in Gene intersects with topics in Cancer and Function. Hendrik G. Stunnenberg applies his multidisciplinary studies on Genetics and Genome-wide association study in his research.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • BCG Vaccination Protects against Experimental Viral Infection in Humans through the Induction of Cytokines Associated with Trained Immunity (394 citations)
  • HRDetect is a predictor of BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency based on mutational signatures (340 citations)
  • N6-methyladenosine (m6A) recruits and repels proteins to regulate mRNA homeostasis. (203 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Chromatin, Genetics, Epigenetics and Cancer research. His Cell biology research integrates issues from N6-Methyladenosine, RNA, Transcription factor, Transcriptional regulation and Induced pluripotent stem cell. His Chromatin research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Respiratory burst, Epigenomics, Cytotoxic T cell, Bone marrow and Epigenome.

His Epigenetics study which covers DNA methylation that intersects with Germ layer, Rex1 and Gene expression profiling. Hendrik G. Stunnenberg has included themes like Regulation of gene expression, Breast cancer, Immunology and Transcriptome in his Cancer research study. His work on Genome as part of general Gene research is often related to Genome-wide association study, thus linking different fields of science.

Best Publications

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • mTOR- and HIF-1α–mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity

    Shih-Chin Cheng;Jessica Quintin;Robert A. Cramer;Kelly M. Shepardson

  • Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;Helen Davies;Johan Staaf;Manasa Ramakrishna

  • An oestrogen-receptor-α-bound human chromatin interactome

    Melissa J. Fullwood;Mei Hui Liu;You Fu Pan;Jun Liu

  • Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria

    Katharina F. Ettwig;Margaret K. Butler;Margaret K. Butler;Denis Le Paslier;Denis Le Paslier;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Bacille Calmette-Guérin induces NOD2-dependent nonspecific protection from reinfection via epigenetic reprogramming of monocytes

    Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis;Jessica Quintin;Frank Preijers;Leo A. B. Joosten

  • Epigenetic programming of monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation and trained innate immunity

    Sadia Saeed;Jessica Quintin;Hindrik H. D. Kerstens;Nagesha A. Rao

  • The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease

    William J. Astle;Heather Elding;Heather Elding;Tao Jiang;Dave Allen

  • Candida albicans Infection Affords Protection against Reinfection via Functional Reprogramming of Monocytes

    Jessica Quintin;Sadia Saeed;Joost H.A. Martens;Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis

  • A unified nomenclature system for the nuclear receptor superfamily

    J. Auwerx;E. Baulieu;M. Beato;M. Becker-Andre

  • Lineage-Specific Genome Architecture Links Enhancers and Non-coding Disease Variants to Target Gene Promoters

    Biola M Javierre;Oliver S Burren;Steven P Wilder;Roman Kreuzhuber

  • Non-coding recurrent mutations in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

    Xose S. Puente;Silvia Beà;Rafael Valdés-Mas;Neus Villamor

  • Selective Anchoring of TFIID to Nucleosomes by Trimethylation of Histone H3 Lysine 4

    Michiel Vermeulen;Klaas W. Mulder;Sergei Denissov;W.W.M.Pim Pijnappel

  • Identification of a retinoic acid responsive element in the retinoic acid receptor & beta;gene

    Maria del Mar Vivanco-Ruiz;Pierre Tiollais;Henk Stunnenberg

  • HRDetect is a predictor of BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency based on mutational signatures

    Helen Davies;Dominik D. Glodzik;Sandro S. Morganella;Lucy R. Yates

  • The Transcriptional and Epigenomic Foundations of Ground State Pluripotency

    Hendrik Marks;Tüzer Kalkan;Roberta Menafra;Sergey Denissov

  • Quantitative Interaction Proteomics and Genome-wide Profiling of Epigenetic Histone Marks and Their Readers

    Michiel Vermeulen;H. Christian Eberl;Filomena Matarese;Hendrik Marks

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of ETS-Family DNA-Binding In Vitro and In Vivo

    Gong-Hong Wei;Gwenael Badis;Michael F. Berger;Teemu Kivioja;Teemu Kivioja

  • The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway

    C. Bucci;R.G. Parton;I.H. Mather;H. Stunnenberg

  • Genome-wide analysis of ETS-family DNA-binding in vitro and in vivo This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported License, which allows readers to alter, transform, or build upon the article and then distribute the resultingworkunderthesameorsimilarlicensetothisone.Theworkmustbeattributedbacktotheoriginalauthorand commercial use is not permitted without specific permission.

    Gong-Hong Wei;Gwenael Badis;Michael F Berger;Teemu Kivioja

Frequent Co-Authors

Joost H.A. Martens
Joost H.A. Martens Radboud University
Lucia Altucci
Lucia Altucci University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Paul Flicek
Paul Flicek The Jackson Laboratory
Ivo Gut
Ivo Gut Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Michiel Vermeulen
Michiel Vermeulen Radboud University
Reiner Siebert
Reiner Siebert University of Ulm
Laura Clarke
Laura Clarke European Bioinformatics Institute
Serena Nik-Zainal
Serena Nik-Zainal University of Cambridge

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