Álex Cordero

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 845 citations indexed

About

Álex Cordero is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Álex Cordero has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 845 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Oncology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Álex Cordero's work include Immune cells in cancer (5 papers), Brain Metastases and Treatment (4 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (3 papers). Álex Cordero is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (5 papers), Brain Metastases and Treatment (4 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (3 papers). Álex Cordero collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Brazil. Álex Cordero's co-authors include Maciej S. Lesniak, Jason Miska, Yu Han, Aida Rashidi, Peng Zhang, Catalina Lee-Chang, Aurora Lopez‐Rosas, Atique U. Ahmed, Wojciech K. Panek and Navdeep S. Chandel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Álex Cordero

21 papers receiving 835 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.

  1. STING agonist-loaded, CD47/PD-L1-targeting nanoparticles potentiate antitumor immunity and radiotherapy for glioblastoma
    2023 139 citations Peng Zhang, Aida Rashidi et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Álex Cordero United States 15 363 313 306 233 131 21 845
Maheedhara R. Guda United States 18 488 1.3× 250 0.8× 245 0.8× 329 1.4× 92 0.7× 27 917
Tim Kees Germany 8 283 0.8× 391 1.2× 305 1.0× 113 0.5× 59 0.5× 8 781
Paul R. Gielen Netherlands 9 455 1.3× 741 2.4× 501 1.6× 115 0.5× 89 0.7× 11 1.2k
Jean‐Philippe Brosseau Canada 14 604 1.7× 248 0.8× 304 1.0× 200 0.9× 151 1.2× 24 1.2k
Christine Gjerdrum Norway 3 514 1.4× 385 1.2× 488 1.6× 158 0.7× 80 0.6× 6 1.1k
Vida Vafaizadeh Germany 17 675 1.9× 148 0.5× 409 1.3× 334 1.4× 67 0.5× 25 1.1k
Caijun Zha China 10 290 0.8× 243 0.8× 96 0.3× 133 0.6× 97 0.7× 11 595
Dorothy Markowitz United States 8 495 1.4× 336 1.1× 643 2.1× 251 1.1× 85 0.6× 9 1.0k
Francesca Pedini Italy 14 626 1.7× 177 0.6× 180 0.6× 426 1.8× 79 0.6× 21 973

Countries citing papers authored by Álex Cordero

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Fields of papers citing papers by Álex Cordero

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Álex Cordero. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Álex Cordero. The network helps show where Álex Cordero may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Álex Cordero

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Álex Cordero. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Álex Cordero based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Álex Cordero. Álex Cordero is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rocha, Ana Sofia, et al.. (2023). Luminal Rank loss decreases cell fitness leading to basal cell bipotency in parous mammary glands. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6213–6213. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Peng, Aida Rashidi, Junfei Zhao, et al.. (2023). STING agonist-loaded, CD47/PD-L1-targeting nanoparticles potentiate antitumor immunity and radiotherapy for glioblastoma. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1610–1610. 139 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cordero, Álex, Patricia G. Santamarı́a, & Eva González‐Suárez. (2023). Rank ectopic expression in the presence of Neu and PyMT oncogenes alters mammary epithelial cell populations and their tumorigenic potential. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 28(1). 2–2. 1 indexed citations
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Fares, Jawad, Deepak Kanojia, Crismita Dmello, et al.. (2023). Metixene is an incomplete autophagy inducer in preclinical models of metastatic cancer and brain metastases. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(24). 14 indexed citations
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Miska, Jason, Aida Rashidi, Catalina Lee-Chang, et al.. (2021). Polyamines drive myeloid cell survival by buffering intracellular pH to promote immunosuppression in glioblastoma. Science Advances. 7(8). 75 indexed citations
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Cordero, Álex, Patricia G. Santamarı́a, Ana Sofia Rocha, et al.. (2021). RANK links senescence to stemness in the mammary epithelia, delaying tumor onset but increasing tumor aggressiveness. Developmental Cell. 56(12). 1727–1741.e7. 27 indexed citations
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Cordero, Álex, Deepak Kanojia, Jawad Fares, et al.. (2021). Combination of tucatinib and neural stem cells secreting anti-HER2 antibody prolongs survival of mice with metastatic brain cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(1). 11 indexed citations
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Fares, Jawad, Álex Cordero, Deepak Kanojia, & Maciej S. Lesniak. (2021). The Network of Cytokines in Brain Metastases. Cancers. 13(1). 142–142. 26 indexed citations
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Kanojia, Deepak, Wojciech K. Panek, Álex Cordero, et al.. (2020). BET inhibition increases βIII-tubulin expression and sensitizes metastatic breast cancer in the brain to vinorelbine. Science Translational Medicine. 12(558). 16 indexed citations
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Miska, Jason, Catalina Lee-Chang, Aida Rashidi, et al.. (2019). HIF-1α Is a Metabolic Switch between Glycolytic-Driven Migration and Oxidative Phosphorylation-Driven Immunosuppression of Tregs in Glioblastoma. Cell Reports. 27(1). 226–237.e4. 230 indexed citations
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Cordero, Álex, Deepak Kanojia, Jason Miska, et al.. (2019). FABP7 is a key metabolic regulator in HER2+ breast cancer brain metastasis. Oncogene. 38(37). 6445–6460. 77 indexed citations
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Fares, Jawad, Deepak Kanojia, Álex Cordero, et al.. (2019). Current state of clinical trials in breast cancer brain metastases. Neuro-Oncology Practice. 6(5). 392–401. 22 indexed citations
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Panek, Wojciech K., Katarzyna C. Pituch, Jason Miska, et al.. (2018). Local Application of Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin Patch (PRF-P) Suppresses Regulatory T Cell Recruitment in a Murine Glioma Model. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(7). 5032–5040. 18 indexed citations
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Yoldi, Guillermo, Pasquale Pellegrini, Álex Cordero, et al.. (2016). RANK Signaling Blockade Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence by Inducing Tumor Cell Differentiation. Cancer Research. 76(19). 5857–5869. 45 indexed citations
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Carvalho-Pinto, Carla Eponina, Álex Cordero, Santos Mañes, et al.. (2015). APRIL promotes breast tumor growth and metastasis and is associated with aggressive basal breast cancer. Carcinogenesis. 36(5). 574–584. 33 indexed citations
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Cordero, Álex, Pasquale Pellegrini, Adrián Sanz‐Moreno, et al.. (2015). Rankl Impairs Lactogenic Differentiation Through Inhibition of the Prolactin/Stat5 Pathway at Midgestation. Stem Cells. 34(4). 1027–1039. 28 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Pasquale, Álex Cordero, Marta I. Gallego, et al.. (2013). Constitutive activation of RANK disrupts mammary cell fate leading to tumorigenesis. Stem Cells. 31(9). 1954–1965. 42 indexed citations
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Duran, Joan, et al.. (2012). The <i>HIF1A</i> C85T Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Influences the Number of Branches of the Human Coronary Tree. Cardiology. 121(3). 156–159. 7 indexed citations
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