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2024

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Thomas Cremer 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 Thomas Cremer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 324 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Cremer 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 Thomas Cremer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Cremer is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research centers on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology. Their work spans additional subfields such as Biophysics, Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Geology.

The primary topics addressed in Cremer's research include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Cremer has authored several papers published in a variety of venues. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Cohesin depleted cells rebuild functional nuclear compartments after endomitosis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Comparison of wood stack volume determination between manual, photo-optical, iPad-LiDAR and handheld-LiDAR based measurement methods," 2023, iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
  • "True-to-scale DNA-density maps correlate with major accessibility differences between active and inactive chromatin," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Distinctive nuclear zone for RAD51-mediated homologous recombinational DNA repair," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Space-time dynamics of genome replication studied with super-resolved microscopy," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The frequent publication venues for Cremer's work include:

  • BioEssays
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
  • Postępy Biochemii

Among the frequent collaborators identified are Luis Aragón, Mohan Babu, Ronald Berezney, Hannah Correia, and Jeremy M. Crook, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Chromosome territories, nuclear architecture and gene regulation in mammalian cells.

    T. Cremer;T. Cremer;C. Cremer

  • Delineation of individual human chromosomes in metaphase and interphase cells by in situ suppression hybridization using recombinant DNA libraries

    Peter Lichter;Thomas Cremer;J. Borden;L. Manuelidis

  • Matrix‐based comparative genomic hybridization: Biochips to screen for genomic imbalances

    Sabina Solinas-Toldo;Stefan Lampel;Stephan Stilgenbauer;Jeremy Nickolenko

  • Three-Dimensional Maps of All Chromosomes in Human Male Fibroblast Nuclei and Prometaphase Rosettes

    Andreas Bolzer;Gregor Kreth;Irina Solovei;Daniela Koehler

  • Dynamic genome architecture in the nuclear space: regulation of gene expression in three dimensions

    Christian Lanctôt;Thierry Cheutin;Marion Cremer;Giacomo Cavalli

  • Nuclear Architecture of Rod Photoreceptor Cells Adapts to Vision in Mammalian Evolution

    Irina Solovei;Moritz Kreysing;Christian Lanctôt;Süleyman Kösem

  • Detection of chromosome aberrations in metaphase and interphase tumor cells by in situ hybridization using chromosome-specific library probes

    Thomas Cremer;Peter Lichter;J. Borden;D. C. Ward

  • Chromosome territories--a functional nuclear landscape.

    Thomas Cremer;Marion Cremer;Steffen Dietzel;Stefan Müller

  • Detection of complete and partial chromosome gains and losses by comparative genomic in situ hybridization

    Stanislas du Manoir;Michael R. Speicher;Stefan Joos;Evelin Schröck

  • Dynamics of DNA replication factories in living cells.

    Heinrich Leonhardt;Hans-Peter Rahn;Peter Weinzierl;Anje Sporbert

  • Role of Chromosome Territories in the Functional Compartmentalization of the Cell Nucleus

    Thomas Cremer;A. Kurz;R. M. Zirbel;S. Dietzel

  • The A- and B-type nuclear lamin networks: microdomains involved in chromatin organization and transcription

    Takeshi Shimi;Katrin Pfleghaar;Katrin Pfleghaar;Shin Ichiro Kojima;Chan Gi Pack

  • Detection of chromosome aberrations in the human interphase nucleus by visualization of specific target DNAs with radioactive and non-radioactive in situ hybridization techniques: diagnosis of trisomy 18 with probe L1.84

    T. Cremer;J. Landegent;A. Brückner;H. P. Scholl

  • Centromere and telomere movements during early meiotic prophase of mouse and man are associated with the onset of chromosome pairing.

    Harry Scherthan;S Weich;H Schwegler;C Heyting

  • Non-random radial higher-order chromatin arrangements in nuclei of diploid human cells.

    Marion Cremer;Johann von Hase;Tanja Volm;Alessandro Brero

  • Evolutionary conservation of chromosome territory arrangements in cell nuclei from higher primates.

    Hideyuki Tanabe;Stefan Müller;Michaela Neusser;Johann von Hase

  • Initial genomics of the human nucleolus.

    Attila Németh;Ana Conesa;Javier Santoyo-Lopez;Ignacio Medina

  • Structure and dynamics of human interphase chromosome territories in vivo.

    Daniele Zink;Thomas Cremer;Rainer Saffrich;Roger Fischer

  • Comparative chromosome painting discloses homologous segments in distantly related mammals

    Harry Scherthan;Thomas Cremer;Ulfur Arnason;Heinz-Ulrich Weier

  • Chromosome order in HeLa cells changes during mitosis and early G1, but is stably maintained during subsequent interphase stages

    Joachim Walter;Lothar Schermelleh;Marion Cremer;Satoshi Tashiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Cremer
Christoph Cremer Heidelberg University
Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
Michael R. Speicher
Michael R. Speicher Medical University of Graz
Thomas Ried
Thomas Ried National Institutes of Health
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Valeri Zakhartchenko
Valeri Zakhartchenko Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lothar Schermelleh
Lothar Schermelleh University of Oxford
Laura Manuelidis
Laura Manuelidis Yale University
Heinrich Leonhardt
Heinrich Leonhardt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Volker Schmid
Volker Schmid Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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