World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
21235
World Ranking
6918
National Ranking
504

Overview

Matthias Dürst is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany and primarily works within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Materials Chemistry, Epidemiology, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their recent research contributions include studies on cancer-related molecular mechanisms, cervical cancer and HPV research, ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, epigenetics and DNA methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, genetic associations and epidemiology, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Notable recent papers by Matthias Dürst include:

  • "Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a role for cholesterol in the development of endometrial cancer" (2020, International Journal of Cancer)
  • "Polygenic risk modeling for prediction of epithelial ovarian cancer risk" (2022, European Journal of Human Genetics)
  • "Triage of hrHPV-positive women: comparison of two commercial methylation-specific PCR assays" (2020, Clinical Epigenetics)
  • "Genetic analyses of gynecological disease identify genetic relationships between uterine fibroids and endometrial cancer, and a novel endometrial cancer genetic risk region at the WNT4 1p36.12 locus" (2021, Human Genetics)
  • "Association of genomic variants at the human leukocyte antigen locus with cervical cancer risk, HPV status and gene expression levels" (2020, International Journal of Cancer)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthias Dürst are:

  • Ingo B. Runnebaum (19 joint publications)
  • Norman Häfner (17 joint publications)
  • Thilo Dörk (16 joint publications)
  • Matthias W. Beckmann (14 joint publications)
  • Peter A. Fasching (14 joint publications)

Their publications have appeared often in the following venues:

  • Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie (8 publications)
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (7 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (6 publications)
  • Cancers (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Cancer (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • A papillomavirus DNA from a cervical carcinoma and its prevalence in cancer biopsy samples from different geographic regions.

    M Dürst;L Gissmann;H Ikenberg;H zur Hausen

  • Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA sequence

    Klaus Seedorf;Günter Krämmer;Matthias Dürst;Sandor Suhai

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • The physical state of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in benign and malignant genital tumours.

    Matthias Dürst;Andreas Kleinheinz;Marlies Hotz;Lutz Gissmann

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Papillomavirus sequences integrate near cellular oncogenes in some cervical carcinomas

    Matthias Durst;Carlo M. Croce;Lutz Gissmann;Elisabeth Schwarz

  • DNA sequence and genome organization of genital human papillomavirus type 6b.

    E. Schwarz;M. Dürst;C. Demankowski;O. Lattermann

  • Germline Mutations in the BRIP1, BARD1, PALB2, and NBN Genes in Women With Ovarian Cancer

    Susan J. Ramus;Honglin Song;Ed Dicks;Jonathan P. Tyrer

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • GWAS meta-analysis and replication identifies three new susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer

    Paul D.P. Pharoah;Ya Yu Tsai;Susan J. Ramus;Catherine M. Phelan

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

    Ellen L Goode;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Multicenter Validation Study of the Sentinel Lymph Node Concept in Cervical Cancer: AGO Study Group

    Christopher Altgassen;Hermann Hertel;Antje Brandstädt;Christhardt Köhler

  • A genome-wide association study identifies a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus on 9p22.2.

    Honglin Song;Susan J. Ramus;Jonathan Tyrer;Kelly L. Bolton;Kelly L. Bolton

  • Presence of human papillomavirus in genital tumors.

    Lutz Gissmann;Michael Boshart;Matthias Dürst;Hans Ikenberg

  • Inhibition of tumorigenicity of cervical cancer cells in nude mice by HPV e6-e7 anti-sense RNA

    Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz;Claudia Rittmüller;Harald Zur Hausen;Matthias dürst

  • Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV 16) gene expression and DNA replication in cervical neoplasia: analysis by in situ hybridization.

    Matthias Dürst;Dagmar Glitz;Achim Schneider;Harald zur Hausen

  • Screening for high‐grade cervical intra‐epithelial neoplasia and cancer by testing for high‐risk HPV, routine cytology or colposcopy

    Achim Schneider;Heike Hoyer;Beatrix Lotz;Sabine Leistritza

  • Aberrant methylation of the Wnt antagonist SFRP1 in breast cancer is associated with unfavourable prognosis

    J Veeck;D Niederacher;H An;H An;E Klopocki

  • Common variants at 19p13 are associated with susceptibility to ovarian cancer.

    Kelly L Bolton;Kelly L Bolton;Jonathan Tyrer;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Promoter hypermethylation of FANCF: disruption of Fanconi Anemia-BRCA pathway in cervical cancer.

    Gopeshwar Narayan;Hugo Arias-Pulido;Subhadra V. Nandula;Katia Basso

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Thilo Dörk
Thilo Dörk Hannover Medical School
Achim Schneider
Achim Schneider University of Ulm
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Peter Hillemanns
Peter Hillemanns Hannover Medical School
Ian G. Campbell
Ian G. Campbell Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Jonathan Tyrer
Jonathan Tyrer University of Cambridge
Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Matthias Dürst

Trending Scientists