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2026
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Molecular Biology

D-Index
110
Citations
39553
World Ranking
378
National Ranking
6

Susan M. Gasser publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan M. Gasser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 336 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Susan M. Gasser D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan M. Gasser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Susan M. Gasser is affiliated with the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland. Their primary research contributions lie in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Oncology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine as notable subfields.

The research topics covered extensively by Susan M. Gasser include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Their publication record spans several key journals frequently publishing their work, including:

  • Trends in Cell Biology
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Molecular Cell
  • Trends in Genetics
  • Genes & Development

Notable recent papers by Susan M. Gasser include:

  • "Establishment of H3K9-methylated heterochromatin and its functions in tissue differentiation and maintenance," 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • "LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine," 2020, Nature
  • "H3K9me selectively blocks transcription factor activity and ensures differentiated tissue integrity," 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • "DNA Damage-Induced Nucleosome Depletion Enhances Homology Search Independently of Local Break Movement," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "Damage-induced chromatome dynamics link Ubiquitin ligase and proteasome recruitment to histone loss and efficient DNA repair," 2021, Molecular Cell

Frequent collaborators in Susan M. Gasser's work include:

  • Kenji Shimada
  • Patrick Scheffmann
  • Ling Chen
  • Jan Padeken
  • Kiran Challa

The scientist has been recognized by various academic and scientific organizations. Awards and honors include election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina focusing on Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine in 2007, membership in Academia Europaea since 1998, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Histone H3 and H4 N-termini interact with SIR3 and SIR4 proteins: A molecular model for the formation of heterochromatin in yeast

    Andreas Hecht;Thierry Laroche;Sabine Strahl-Bolsinger;Susan M Gasser

  • Recruitment of the INO80 Complex by H2A Phosphorylation Links ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling with DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

    Haico van Attikum;Olivier Fritsch;Barbara Hohn;Susan M. Gasser

  • Cohabitation of scaffold binding regions with upstream/enhancer elements of three developmentally regulated genes of D. melanogaster

    Susan Margaret Gasser;Ulrich Karl Laemmli

  • Crosstalk between histone modifications during the DNA damage response.

    Haico van Attikum;Susan M. Gasser

  • Step-wise methylation of histone H3K9 positions heterochromatin at the nuclear periphery.

    Benjamin D. Towbin;Cristina González-Aguilera;Ragna Sack;Dimos Gaidatzis

  • A glimpse at chromosomal order

    Susan Margaret Gasser;Ulrich Karl Laemmli

  • Metaphase chromosome structure. Involvement of topoisomerase II.

    S.M. Gasser;T. Laroche;J. Falquet;E. Boy de la Tour

  • Relocalization of telomeric Ku and SIR proteins in response to DNA strand breaks in yeast.

    Sophie G Martin;Thierry Laroche;Noriyuki Suka;Michael Grunstein

  • Automatic tracking of individual fluorescence particles: application to the study of chromosome dynamics

    D. Sage;F.R. Neumann;F. Hediger;S.M. Gasser

  • The nuclear envelope and transcriptional control.

    Asifa Akhtar;Susan M. Gasser

  • The clustering of telomeres and colocalization with Rap1, Sir3, and Sir4 proteins in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Monica Gotta;Thierry Laroche;Andrea Formenton;Laurent Maillet

  • Chromosome dynamics in the yeast interphase nucleus.

    Patrick Heun;Thierry Laroche;Kenji Shimada;Patrick Furrer

  • SIR3 and SIR4 proteins are required for the positioning and integrity of yeast telomeres

    F. Palladino;T. Laroche;E. Gilson;A. Axelrod

  • How mitochondria import proteins

    Rick Hay;Peter Böhni;Susan Gasser

  • Functional targeting of DNA damage to a nuclear pore-associated SUMO-dependent ubiquitin ligase.

    Shigeki Nagai;Karine Dubrana;Monika Tsai-Pflugfelder;Marta B. Davidson

  • Redistribution of Silencing Proteins from Telomeres to the Nucleolus Is Associated with Extension of Life Span in S. cerevisiae

    Brian K Kennedy;Monica Gotta;David A Sinclair;Kevin Mills

  • Nuclear pore association confers optimal expression levels for an inducible yeast gene

    Angela Taddei;Angela Taddei;Griet Van Houwe;Florence Hediger;Veronique Kalck

  • Distinct roles for SWR1 and INO80 chromatin remodeling complexes at chromosomal double-strand breaks

    Haico van Attikum;Olivier Fritsch;Susan M Gasser

  • Mutation of yeast Ku genes disrupts the subnuclear organization of telomeres.

    Thierry Laroche;Sophie G. Martin;Monica Gotta;Hazel C. Gorham

  • Import of proteins into mitochondria. Energy-dependent uptake of precursors by isolated mitochondria.

    S M Gasser;G Daum;G Schatz

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Neumann
Frank Neumann University of Adelaide
Eric Gilson
Eric Gilson Université Côte d'Azur
Philippe Pasero
Philippe Pasero Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Haico van Attikum
Haico van Attikum Leiden University Medical Center
Maria E. Cardenas
Maria E. Cardenas Duke University
Gottfried Schatz
Gottfried Schatz University of Basel
Ulrich K. Laemmli
Ulrich K. Laemmli University of Geneva
Wolf Reik
Wolf Reik Babraham Institute
Michael Grunstein
Michael Grunstein University of California, Los Angeles
John C. Marioni
John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute

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