Alan Wells

33.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
387 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Alan Wells is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Wells has authored 387 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Oncology and 90 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan Wells's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (53 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (53 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (46 papers). Alan Wells is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (53 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (53 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (46 papers). Alan Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Alan Wells's co-authors include Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Linda G. Griffith, Angela Glading, Cecelia C. Yates, Kiran Gupta, Christopher R. Shepard, Richard J. Bodnar, Amanda M. Clark, Gargi Maheshwari and Bo Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alan Wells

371 papers receiving 19.8k citations

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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.

Migration of tumor cells in 3D matrices is governed by matrix stiffness along with cell-matrix adhesion and proteolysis

2006 926 citations Muhammad H. Zaman, Alisha L. Sieminski et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Cell adhesion and motility depend on nanoscale RGD clustering

2000 736 citations Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Alan Wells et al. Journal of Cell Science profile →
EGF receptor

1999 722 citations Alan Wells profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Wells

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	M1 macrophages enhance breast cancer chemoresistance via JAK-STAT3 signaling 2025 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease ·Feng Yang, Fei Chen, Chenglong Mu, Luqi Wang, Yuhan Jiang, Dan Liu, Dameng Li, Liang Chen, Yanhua Zhai, Tao Yang, Alan Wells, Amanda M. Clark, Liang Wei, Bo Ma	2
2	CXCR3-activating peptide inhibits pulmonary fibrosis in a bleomycin mouse model 2025 ·Respiratory Research ·(unknown), Hanshuang Shao, Alan Wells, Corrine R. Kliment	0
3	Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Secreted Exosomes and Soluble Signals Regulate Breast Cancer Metastatic Dormancy: Current Progress and Future Outlook 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Amanda M. Clark, Alan Wells	2
4	Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B is a regulator of alpha-actinin4 in the glomerular podocyte 2023 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alan Wells, Kuang‐Yu Jen, Tzu‐Ching Meng, Fawaz G. Haj	0
5	Evaluation of Viral Loads in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Infection: Higher Loads Do Not Translate Into Different Testing Scenarios 2022 ·PubMed ·Juan Luis Gomez Marti, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Wells, Tung Gia Phan	1
6	Suboptimal Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Messenger RNA Vaccines in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies: A Need for Vigilance in the Postmasking Era 2021 ·Open Forum Infectious Diseases ·Mounzer Agha, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Wells, Ghady Haidar	107
7	SARS-CoV-2 growth, furin-cleavage-site adaptation and neutralization using serum from acutely infected hospitalized COVID-19 patients 2020 ·Journal of General Virology ·William B. Klimstra, Natasha L. Tilston‐Lunel, Sham Nambulli, James Boslett, Cynthia M. McMillen, Theron Gilliland, Matthew D. Dunn, (unknown), Sarah Wheeler, Alan Wells, Amy L. Hartman, Anita K. McElroy, Douglas S. Reed, Linda J. Rennick, W. Paul Duprex	86
8	Assessing Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Michael R. Shurin, Alison Morris, Alan Wells, (unknown)	1
9	Integrative microphysiological tissue systems of cancer metastasis to the liver 2020 ·Seminars in Cancer Biology ·Amanda M. Clark, Nancy L. Allbritton, Alan Wells	7
10	Targeting tumor cell motility as a strategy against invasion and metastasis 2013 ·DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Alan Wells, Jelena Grahovac, Sarah Wheeler, Bo Ma, Douglas A. Lauffenburger	2
11	Lack of CXC Chemokine Receptor 3 Signaling Leads to Hypertrophic and Hypercellular Scarring 2010 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Cecelia C. Yates, (unknown), Diana Whaley, Richard J. Bodnar, Timothy Turner, Alan Wells	57
12	IP-10 induces dissociation of newly formed blood vessels 2009 ·Journal of Cell Science ·Richard J. Bodnar, Cecelia C. Yates, (unknown), Xiaoping Du, Alan Wells	117
13	Meteoroid and space debris impacts in grazing-incidence telescopes 2008 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·James Carpenter, Alan Wells, A. F. Abbey, Richard Ambrosi	3
14	Migration of tumor cells in 3D matrices is governed by matrix stiffness along with cell-matrix adhesion and proteolysis breakdown → 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Muhammad H. Zaman, (unknown), Alisha L. Sieminski, Drew C. MacKellar, Haiyan Gong, Roger D. Kamm, Alan Wells, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Paul Matsudaira	926
15	Epidermal Growth Factor Activates m-Calpain (Calpain II), at Least in Part, by Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase-Mediated Phosphorylation 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Angela Glading, Richard J. Bodnar, Ian J. Reynolds, Hidenori Shiraha, Latha Satish, David A. Potter, Harry C. Blair, Alan Wells	2
16	Extracellular matrix signaling through growth factor receptors during wound healing 2004 ·Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Kien Trân, Linda G. Griffith, Alan Wells	123
17	Internalized Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors Participate in the Activation of p21 in Fibroblasts 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jason M. Haugh, (unknown), H Wiley, Alan Wells, Douglas A. Lauffenburger	128
18	A role for phospholipase C-gamma-mediated signaling in tumor cell invasion. 1999 ·PubMed ·Jareer Kassis, (unknown), (unknown), Norman M. Greenberg, Hyung‐Gyoon Kim, Alan Wells	96
19	Mass media & society 1997 ·Alan Wells, Ernest A. Hakanen	5
20	Epidermal growth factor modulates cell attachment to hyaluronic acid by the cell surface glycoprotein CD44 1996 ·Clinical & Experimental Metastasis ·Ming Zhang, Raj Kumar Singh, (unknown), Alan Wells, (unknown)	26

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