Alexander Pietras

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Pietras is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Pietras has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cancer Research, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alexander Pietras's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (9 papers). Alexander Pietras is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (9 papers). Alexander Pietras collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Spain. Alexander Pietras's co-authors include Sven Påhlman, Erik Fredlund, Rosa Noguera, Lorenz Poellinger, Tobias Löfstedt, Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Samuel Navarro, Eric C. Holland, Johan Vallon‐Christersson and Åke Borg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Pietras

31 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Recruitment of HIF-1α and HIF-2α to common target genes is differentially regulated in neuroblastoma: HIF-2α promotes an aggressive phenotype

2006 594 citations Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Erik Fredlund et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Osteopontin-CD44 Signaling in the Glioma Perivascular Niche Enhances Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes and Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth

2014 403 citations Alexander Pietras, Amanda Katz et al. Cell stem cell profile →

Peers

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Daniel Bexell Sweden

Helena Carén Sweden

Ichiro Nakano United States

Ruprecht Wiedemeyer United States

Eli E. Bar United States

Joseph Celestino United States

Lene Uhrbom Sweden

Benito Campos Germany

Mingyao Ying United States

Javier S. Castresana Spain

Daniel Bexell Sweden

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Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Pietras

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Pietras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Pietras

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Leandersson, Karin, David O’Connell, Valeria Governa, et al.. (2024). Complement Factor H Is an ICOS Ligand Modulating Tregs in the Glioma Microenvironment. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(1). 122–138. 4 indexed citations

Tüysüz, Emre Can, Chrysostomi Gialeli, Valeria Governa, et al.. (2024). Tumor suppressor role of the complement inhibitor CSMD1 and its role in TNF-induced neuroinflammation in gliomas. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 43(1). 98–98. 5 indexed citations

Ceberg, Crister, et al.. (2023). TMIC-54. RADIOTHERAPY-INDUCED REMODELING OF THE GLIOBLASTOMA MICROENVIRONMENT. Neuro-Oncology. 25(Supplement_5). v290–v290.

Berg, Tracy J. & Alexander Pietras. (2022). Radiotherapy-induced remodeling of the tumor microenvironment by stromal cells. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 86(Pt 3). 846–856. 42 indexed citations

Pietras, Alexander. (2022). What (H)IF isoform matters? A deubiquitinase can tune the hypoxic response. The EMBO Journal. 41(7). e110819–e110819. 2 indexed citations

Pantazopoulou, Vasiliki, et al.. (2021). Hypoxia-Induced Reactivity of Tumor-Associated Astrocytes Affects Glioma Cell Properties. Cells. 10(3). 613–613. 24 indexed citations

Berg, Tracy J., Carolina Marques, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, et al.. (2021). The Irradiated Brain Microenvironment Supports Glioma Stemness and Survival via Astrocyte-Derived Transglutaminase 2. Cancer Research. 81(8). 2101–2115. 32 indexed citations

Grassi, Elisa, Pauline Jeannot, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Tracy J. Berg, & Alexander Pietras. (2020). Niche-derived soluble DLK1 promotes glioma growth. Neoplasia. 22(12). 689–701. 12 indexed citations

Grassi, Elisa, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, & Alexander Pietras. (2020). Hypoxia-induced release, nuclear translocation, and signaling activity of a DLK1 intracellular fragment in glioma. Oncogene. 39(20). 4028–4044. 24 indexed citations

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Grassi, Elisa, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Bei Tong, et al.. (2017). CD44 Interacts with HIF-2α to Modulate the Hypoxic Phenotype of Perinecrotic and Perivascular Glioma Cells. Cell Reports. 20(7). 1641–1653. 88 indexed citations

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Pietras, Alexander, Tatsuya Ozawa, Elena Bazzoli, et al.. (2016). ABCG2 regulates self-renewal and stem cell marker expression but not tumorigenicity or radiation resistance of glioma cells. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25956–25956. 44 indexed citations

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Pietras, Alexander, Amanda Katz, Elin Ekström, et al.. (2014). Osteopontin-CD44 Signaling in the Glioma Perivascular Niche Enhances Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes and Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth. Cell stem cell. 14(3). 357–369. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fomchenko, Elena I., Joseph D. Dougherty, Karim Y. Helmy, et al.. (2011). Recruited Cells Can Become Transformed and Overtake PDGF-Induced Murine Gliomas In Vivo during Tumor Progression. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e20605–e20605. 59 indexed citations

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Cifani, Paolo, Karin Hansson, Fredrik Levander, et al.. (2011). Hunting for Protein Markers of Hypoxia by Combining Plasma Membrane Enrichment with a New Approach to Membrane Protein Analysis. Journal of Proteome Research. 10(4). 1645–1656. 3 indexed citations

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Pietras, Alexander, A. Johnsson, & Sven Påhlman. (2010). The HIF-2α-Driven Pseudo-Hypoxic Phenotype in Tumor Aggressiveness, Differentiation, and Vascularization. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 345. 1–20. 50 indexed citations

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Noguera, Rosa, Erik Fredlund, Marta Piqueras, et al.. (2009). HIF-1α and HIF-2α Are Differentially Regulated In vivo in Neuroblastoma: High HIF-1α Correlates Negatively to Advanced Clinical Stage and Tumor Vascularization. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(23). 7130–7136. 64 indexed citations

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Pietras, Alexander, Loen M. Hansford, A. Johnsson, et al.. (2009). HIF-2α maintains an undifferentiated state in neural crest-like human neuroblastoma tumor-initiating cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(39). 16805–16810. 111 indexed citations

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Sjölund, Jonas, Martin Johansson, Sugata Manna, et al.. (2008). Suppression of renal cell carcinoma growth by inhibition of Notch signaling in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(1). 217–228. 147 indexed citations

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Karlsson, Jenny, et al.. (2007). Arsenic trioxide-induced neuroblastoma cell death is accompanied by proteolytic activation of nuclear Bax. Oncogene. 26(42). 6150–6159. 15 indexed citations

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Mengelbier, Linda Holmquist, Erik Fredlund, Tobias Löfstedt, et al.. (2006). Recruitment of HIF-1α and HIF-2α to common target genes is differentially regulated in neuroblastoma: HIF-2α promotes an aggressive phenotype. Cancer Cell. 10(5). 413–423. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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