Alejandro Contreras

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Contreras is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Contreras has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Contreras's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Alejandro Contreras is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Alejandro Contreras collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Argentina. Alejandro Contreras's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Rosen, Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Jenny C. Chang, Powel H. Brown, Suzanne A.W. Fuqua, Graham M. Poage, Anna Tsimelzon, Gordon B. Mills, Matthew D. Burstein and Kyle R. Covington and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Contreras

44 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Identifies Novel Subtypes ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Identifies Novel Subtypes and Targets of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
    2014 936 citations Matthew D. Burstein, Anna Tsimelzon et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alejandro Contreras United States 20 1.1k 947 800 539 215 50 2.4k
David H. Gorski United States 27 2.2k 2.1× 878 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 503 0.9× 244 1.1× 65 3.7k
Philippe Aftimos Belgium 25 934 0.9× 1.9k 2.0× 785 1.0× 809 1.5× 206 1.0× 144 3.1k
Carolien P. Schröder Netherlands 30 645 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 660 0.8× 735 1.4× 291 1.4× 69 3.0k
Emil Lou United States 28 1.2k 1.1× 888 0.9× 449 0.6× 423 0.8× 229 1.1× 194 3.0k
Oren J. Becher United States 31 2.6k 2.4× 837 0.9× 827 1.0× 549 1.0× 222 1.0× 88 4.6k
Barbara Haley United States 21 759 0.7× 1.7k 1.8× 912 1.1× 629 1.2× 163 0.8× 56 2.9k
Mary Jue Xu United States 11 1.1k 1.0× 569 0.6× 373 0.5× 214 0.4× 192 0.9× 42 2.2k
Andrea Flesken‐Nikitin United States 22 2.0k 1.9× 841 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 366 0.7× 441 2.1× 43 3.1k
Sarah Schott Germany 30 1.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 369 0.7× 136 0.6× 127 3.0k
Carolyn Y. Muller United States 35 1.2k 1.1× 972 1.0× 504 0.6× 378 0.7× 363 1.7× 104 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alejandro Contreras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Contreras

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All Works

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Mazumdar, Abhijit, Jamal Hill, Jitesh D. Kawedia, et al.. (2022). Targeting the mTOR Pathway for the Prevention of ER-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 15(12). 791–802. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuan, Zhongqi Ge, Fei Yang, et al.. (2022). Identification of biomarkers of response to preoperative talazoparib monotherapy in treatment naïve gBRCA+ breast cancers. npj Breast Cancer. 8(1). 64–64. 5 indexed citations
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Patel, Anisha B., J. Jack Lee, Diane D. Liu, et al.. (2022). Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Topical Bexarotene in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 16(1). 47–55. 4 indexed citations
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Murphey, Mark D., Alejandro Contreras, Kelly K. Koeller, et al.. (2022). Imaging of spinal chordoma and benign notochordal cell tumor (BNCT) with radiologic pathologic correlation. Skeletal Radiology. 52(3). 349–363. 9 indexed citations
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Schiaffino, Melody K., et al.. (2020). Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Hospital Services Reduce Medicare Length of Stay. Ethnicity & Disease. 30(4). 603–610. 13 indexed citations
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Miettinen, Markku, Anna Felisiak-Gołąbek, Alejandro Contreras, et al.. (2019). New fusion sarcomas: histopathology and clinical significance of selected entities. Human Pathology. 86. 57–65. 58 indexed citations
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Michal, Michael, Abbas Agaimy, Alejandro Contreras, et al.. (2018). Dysplastic Lipoma. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 42(11). 1530–1540. 32 indexed citations
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Niravath, Polly, Tanya N. Eble, Alejandro Contreras, et al.. (2015). Breast adenocarcinoma recurring as small cell carcinoma in a patient with a germline BRCA2 mutation: clonal evolution unchecked. Experimental Hematology and Oncology. 4(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Medina, Daniel, Sabrina Herrera, Ze‐Yi Zheng, et al.. (2015). Int6 reduction activates stromal fibroblasts to enhance transforming activity in breast epithelial cells. Cell & Bioscience. 5(1). 10–10. 9 indexed citations
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Burstein, Matthew D., Anna Tsimelzon, Graham M. Poage, et al.. (2014). Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Identifies Novel Subtypes and Targets of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(7). 1688–1698. 936 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tretiakova, Maria, David A. Wheeler, Alejandro Contreras, et al.. (2014). Heterochromatin protein 1 expression is reduced in human thyroid malignancy. Laboratory Investigation. 94(7). 788–795. 9 indexed citations
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Gould, Daniel J., et al.. (2012). Factors associated with phyllodes tumor of the breast after core needle biopsy identifies fibroepithelial neoplasm. Journal of Surgical Research. 178(1). 299–303. 22 indexed citations
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Sacristán, E., et al.. (2011). In vivo performance evaluation of the innovamedica pneumatic ventricular assist device. PubMed. 2011. 1217–1220. 3 indexed citations
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Contreras, Alejandro, Pheroze Tamboli, Shi‐Ming Tu, et al.. (2010). Mediastinal germ cell tumors with an angiosarcomatous component: a report of 12 cases. Human Pathology. 41(6). 832–837. 19 indexed citations
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Guo, Charles C., Alejandro Contreras, Shi‐Ming Tu, et al.. (2009). Testicular Germ Cell Tumors With Sarcomatous Components. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 33(8). 1173–1178. 59 indexed citations
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Hale, Tracy K., Alejandro Contreras, Ashby J. Morrison, & Rafael E. Herrera. (2006). Phosphorylation of the Linker Histone H1 by CDK Regulates Its Binding to HP1α. Molecular Cell. 22(5). 693–699. 68 indexed citations
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Grimm, Sandra L., et al.. (2005). Cell Cycle Defects Contribute to a Block in Hormone-induced Mammary Gland Proliferation in CCAAT/Enhancer-binding Protein (C/EBPβ)-null Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(43). 36301–36309. 31 indexed citations
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Contreras, Alejandro, Tracy K. Hale, David L. Stenoien, et al.. (2003). The Dynamic Mobility of Histone H1 Is Regulated by Cyclin/CDK Phosphorylation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(23). 8626–8636. 133 indexed citations

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