Afşar Barlas

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Afşar Barlas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Afşar Barlas has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Afşar Barlas's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers). Afşar Barlas is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers). Afşar Barlas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and United Kingdom. Afşar Barlas's co-authors include Katia Manova‐Todorova, Sho Fujisawa, Joan Massagué, Qiaoran Xi, Yevgeniy Romin, Malcolm A.S. Moore, Emil Lou, María J. Macias, Alexandria N. Miller and Gopal P. Sapkota and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Afşar Barlas

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Nuclear CDKs Drive Smad Transcriptional Activation and Turnover in BMP and TGF-β Pathways

2009 597 citations Claudio R. Alarcón, Qiaoran Xi et al. Cell profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afşar Barlas United States	18	1.2k	410	366	209	181	35	2.0k
Chung‐Liang Ho Taiwan	26	849 0.7×	426 1.0×	433 1.2×	139 0.7×	124 0.7×	70	2.1k
Kuang‐Den Chen Taiwan	20	860 0.7×	190 0.5×	576 1.6×	327 1.6×	197 1.1×	73	2.0k
Yixing Jiang United States	23	975 0.8×	680 1.7×	210 0.6×	217 1.0×	95 0.5×	81	1.9k
Junhao Hu China	22	1.1k 0.9×	502 1.2×	202 0.6×	305 1.5×	71 0.4×	48	2.1k
Ralph Fritsch Germany	23	903 0.8×	678 1.7×	142 0.4×	285 1.4×	76 0.4×	67	1.8k
Alessandra Tessitore Italy	28	1.2k 1.1×	424 1.0×	308 0.8×	134 0.6×	81 0.4×	80	2.6k
Turid Hellevik Norway	19	524 0.5×	631 1.5×	218 0.6×	135 0.6×	82 0.5×	26	1.4k
Marvin T. Nieman United States	26	1.4k 1.2×	472 1.2×	294 0.8×	146 0.7×	87 0.5×	71	2.7k
Hideki Kobayashi Japan	11	857 0.7×	265 0.6×	222 0.6×	408 2.0×	181 1.0×	38	2.4k
Alexander Thompson United Kingdom	25	1.3k 1.1×	196 0.5×	175 0.5×	88 0.4×	61 0.3×	68	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Afşar Barlas

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Gadal, Sunyana, Jacob A. Boyer, Simon F. Roy, et al.. (2025). Tumorigenesis Driven by BRAFV600E Requires Secondary Mutations That Overcome Its Feedback Inhibition of RAC1 and Migration. Cancer Research. 85(9). 1611–1627.

Vakiani, Efsevia, Mithat Gönen, Nancy E. Kemeny, et al.. (2022). Biopsy and Margins Optimize Outcomes after Thermal Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases. Cancers. 14(3). 693–693. 21 indexed citations

Kang, Wenfei, Anthony Santella, Maria V. Pulina, et al.. (2022). Multiplex Spatial Protein Detection by Combining Immunofluorescence with Immunohistochemistry. Methods in molecular biology. 2593. 233–244. 1 indexed citations

Peerschke, Ellinor I.B., Elisa de Stanchina, Qing Chang, et al.. (2020). Anti gC1qR/p32/HABP1 Antibody Therapy Decreases Tumor Growth in an Orthotopic Murine Xenotransplant Model of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(4). 51–51. 6 indexed citations

Klein, Mary E., Mark A. Dickson, Cristina R. Antonescu, et al.. (2018). PDLIM7 and CDH18 regulate the turnover of MDM2 during CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy-induced senescence. Oncogene. 37(37). 5066–5078. 35 indexed citations

Ricca, Jacob, Mesruh Turkekul, Afşar Barlas, et al.. (2017). Validation of Anti-Mouse PDL-1 Goat Polyclonal Antibody Staining with Mouse PDL-1 In Situ Hybridization on Adjacent Sections of Cell Pellets and Mouse Tumors. Methods in molecular biology. 1554. 253–262. 1 indexed citations

Fujisawa, Sho, Dmitry Yarilin, Ning Fan, et al.. (2015). Understanding the three-dimensional world from two-dimensional immunofluorescent adjacent sections. Journal of Pathology Informatics. 6(1). 27–27. 8 indexed citations

Yarilin, Dmitry, Ke Xu, Mesruh Turkekul, et al.. (2015). Machine-based method for multiplex in situ molecular characterization of tissues by immunofluorescence detection. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9534–9534. 25 indexed citations

Gupta, Gaorav P., Katelynd Vanness, Afşar Barlas, et al.. (2013). The Mre11 Complex Suppresses Oncogene-Driven Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. Molecular Cell. 52(3). 353–365. 37 indexed citations

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Fujisawa, Sho, Yevgeniy Romin, Afşar Barlas, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of YO-PRO-1 as an early marker of apoptosis following radiofrequency ablation of colon cancer liver metastases. Cytotechnology. 66(2). 259–273. 45 indexed citations

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Knauf, Jeffrey A., C. F. Gotfredsen, Andrew Pilling, et al.. (2012). GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and the Thyroid: C-Cell Effects in Mice Are Mediated via the GLP-1 Receptor and not Associated with RET Activation. Endocrinology. 153(3). 1538–1547. 112 indexed citations

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Lou, Emil, Sho Fujisawa, Alexei Morozov, et al.. (2012). Tunneling Nanotubes Provide a Unique Conduit for Intercellular Transfer of Cellular Contents in Human Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33093–e33093. 307 indexed citations

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Lou, Emil, Sho Fujisawa, Afşar Barlas, et al.. (2012). Tunneling Nanotubes. Communicative & Integrative Biology. 5(4). 399–403. 92 indexed citations

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Fujisawa, Sho, Mesruh Turkekul, Afşar Barlas, Ning Fan, & Katia Manova. (2011). Double In Situ Detection of Sonic Hedgehog mRNA and pMAPK Protein in Examining the Cell Proliferation Signaling Pathway in Mouse Embryo. Methods in molecular biology. 717. 257–276. 3 indexed citations

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Salim, Muhammad, et al.. (2009). Growth performance and feed conversion ratio (FCR) in hybrid fish (Catla catla x Labeo rohita) fed on wheat bran, rice broken and blood meal. Pakistan Veterinary Journal. 29(2). 55–58. 7 indexed citations

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Alarcón, Claudio R., Qiaoran Xi, Sheng Gao, et al.. (2009). Nuclear CDKs Drive Smad Transcriptional Activation and Turnover in BMP and TGF-β Pathways. Cell. 139(4). 757–769. 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Güllüoğlu, Bahadır M., et al.. (2008). Patients in Northwestern Turkey Prefer Herbs as Complementary Medicine after Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Breast Care. 3(4). 269–273. 18 indexed citations

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Güllüoğlu, Bahadır M., et al.. (2006). Factors related to post-treatment chronic pain in breast cancer survivors: the interference of pain with life functions.. PubMed. 51(2). 75–82. 41 indexed citations

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Barlas, Afşar, Erkin Arıbal, & Cumhur Yeğen. (2001). Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Gluteal Artery After a Pelvic Fracture Sustained During the Marmara Earthquake: Report of a Case. Surgery Today. 31(8). 751–753. 3 indexed citations

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Barlas, Afşar. (1986). Acquired Factor VIII Deficiency in an Elderly Woman on Tamoxifen. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 34(4). 318–320. 7 indexed citations

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