Alex Gordon‐Weeks

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alex Gordon‐Weeks is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Gordon‐Weeks has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Oncology, 19 papers in Surgery and 16 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alex Gordon‐Weeks's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (14 papers), Immune cells in cancer (10 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (7 papers). Alex Gordon‐Weeks is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (14 papers), Immune cells in cancer (10 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (7 papers). Alex Gordon‐Weeks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Alex Gordon‐Weeks's co-authors include Arseniy E. Yuzhalin, Ruth J. Muschel, Su Yin Lim, Keaton Jones, Michael Silva, Jae Hong Im, Yunhong Cao, Sean Smart, Claire Coleman and Michael A. Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Hepatology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Alex Gordon‐Weeks

46 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Targeting the CCL2-CCR2 signaling axis in cancer metastasis

2016 385 citations Su Yin Lim, Arseniy E. Yuzhalin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Gordon‐Weeks United Kingdom	22	1.1k	837	675	434	377	53	2.3k
Eduard Ryschich Germany	26	1.2k 1.1×	803 1.0×	884 1.3×	424 1.0×	489 1.3×	73	2.6k
Dominik Rüttinger Germany	25	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	696 1.0×	270 0.6×	254 0.7×	57	2.7k
Mariano Severgnini United States	21	1.0k 0.9×	738 0.9×	599 0.9×	253 0.6×	312 0.8×	53	2.1k
Thuy L. Phung United States	22	872 0.8×	350 0.4×	933 1.4×	548 1.3×	324 0.9×	64	2.4k
Jun Hanaoka Japan	27	757 0.7×	468 0.6×	566 0.8×	680 1.6×	227 0.6×	202	2.3k
Changping Wu China	28	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	456 1.1×	820 2.2×	78	3.3k
Michele Ammendola Italy	26	441 0.4×	628 0.8×	586 0.9×	292 0.7×	201 0.5×	75	1.6k
Cindy Neuzillet France	29	2.2k 2.0×	567 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	622 1.4×	736 2.0×	136	3.5k
Tai Hato Japan	16	822 0.7×	522 0.6×	435 0.6×	168 0.4×	379 1.0×	38	1.8k
Sandrine Aspeslagh Belgium	26	1.4k 1.3×	843 1.0×	661 1.0×	209 0.5×	218 0.6×	89	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Gordon‐Weeks

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Gordon‐Weeks

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Sud, Vikas, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous versus delayed resection of synchronous colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(5). 109732–109732.

Evans, Alice C., Simei Go, Tess A. Stanly, et al.. (2025). Induction of macrophage efferocytosis in pancreatic cancer via PI3Kγ inhibition and radiotherapy promotes tumour control. Gut. 74(5). 825–839. 5 indexed citations

Wettstein, Dániel, Alberto Díaz García, Robert W. Young, et al.. (2025). Oncological Outcomes After Laparoscopic and Open Liver Resection in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Single Centre Propensity Score Matched Study. Bratislavské lekárske listy/Bratislava medical journal. 126(12). 3624–3631.

Mian, Areeb, Konstantinos Kamnitsas, & Alex Gordon‐Weeks. (2025). Radiomics for Treatment Planning in Liver Cancers. JAMA Surgery. 160(6). 708–708. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Bo, Xuetao Shi, Zhongchao Li, et al.. (2023). Real-world practice of conversion surgery for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma - a single center data of 26 consecutive patients. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 465–465. 13 indexed citations

Urbonas, Tomas, Sophia E. Pépés, Carlo Ceresa, et al.. (2023). The safety of telemedicine clinics as an alternative to in-person preoperative assessment for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with benign gallbladder disease: a retrospective cohort study. Patient Safety in Surgery. 17(1). 23–23. 2 indexed citations

Gordon‐Weeks, Alex & Arseniy E. Yuzhalin. (2020). Cancer Extracellular Matrix Proteins Regulate Tumour Immunity. Cancers. 12(11). 3331–3331. 82 indexed citations

Philippou, Yiannis, Hanna Sjoberg, Emma Murphy, et al.. (2020). Impacts of combining anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy and radiotherapy on the tumour immune microenvironment in a murine prostate cancer model. British Journal of Cancer. 123(7). 1089–1100. 49 indexed citations

Im, Jae Hong, Jon N. Buzzelli, Keaton Jones, et al.. (2020). FGF2 alters macrophage polarization, tumour immunity and growth and can be targeted during radiotherapy. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4064–4064. 102 indexed citations

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Gordon‐Weeks, Alex, et al.. (2018). MACROPHAGE DEPLETION OVERCOMES RESISTANCE TO IMMUNE CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE FOLLOWING IRRADIATION. British journal of surgery. 105. 45–46. 1 indexed citations

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Yuzhalin, Arseniy E., Alex Gordon‐Weeks, Keaton Jones, et al.. (2018). Colorectal cancer liver metastatic growth depends on PAD4-driven citrullination of the extracellular matrix. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4783–4783. 155 indexed citations

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Yuzhalin, Arseniy E., Su Yin Lim, Anton G. Kutikhin, & Alex Gordon‐Weeks. (2018). Dynamic matrisome: ECM remodeling factors licensing cancer progression and metastasis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1870(2). 207–228. 105 indexed citations

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Gordon‐Weeks, Alex, et al.. (2018). Root of mesentery and small bowel tumours also the domain of HPB surgeons: a single UK centre outcome. HPB. 20. S547–S547. 1 indexed citations

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Jones, Keaton, Alex Gordon‐Weeks, Claire Coleman, & Michael Silva. (2017). Radiologically Determined Sarcopenia Predicts Morbidity and Mortality Following Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Journal of Surgery. 41(9). 2266–2279. 141 indexed citations

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Lim, Su Yin, Arseniy E. Yuzhalin, Alex Gordon‐Weeks, & Ruth J. Muschel. (2016). Tumor-infiltrating monocytes/macrophages promote tumor invasion and migration by upregulating S100A8 and S100A9 expression in cancer cells. Oncogene. 35(44). 5735–5745. 146 indexed citations

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Fokas, Emmanouil, et al.. (2014). Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: From genetics to biology to radiobiology to oncoimmunology and all the way back to the clinic. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1855(1). 61–82. 64 indexed citations

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Gordon‐Weeks, Alex, Lei Zhao, Su Yin Lim, et al.. (2013). Myeloid cells are recruited by liver metastases and aid their development. British journal of surgery. 100. 8–8.

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Lim, Su Yin, Alex Gordon‐Weeks, Lei Zhao, et al.. (2013). Recruitment of myeloid cells to the tumor microenvironment supports liver metastasis. OncoImmunology. 2(3). e23187–e23187. 16 indexed citations

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Gordon‐Weeks, Alex, et al.. (2011). Laparoscopic-Assisted Endoscopic Sigmoidopexy: A New Surgical Option for Sigmoid Volvulus. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 54(5). 645–647. 17 indexed citations

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Walker, R. A., Alex Gordon‐Weeks, & Jeni Luckett. (2005). Apoptotic regulation within normal and cancer containing breasts. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 205. 4–4. 1 indexed citations

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