Alexandra Le Bras

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alexandra Le Bras is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra Le Bras has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alexandra Le Bras's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers), Congenital heart defects research (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers). Alexandra Le Bras is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (11 papers), Congenital heart defects research (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (5 papers). Alexandra Le Bras collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and United Kingdom. Alexandra Le Bras's co-authors include René H. Medema, Marcel A.T.M. van Vugt, Ashby J. Morrison, Ron Kerkhoven, Hans Clevers, Jamila Laoukili, Qingbo Xu, Carlos Martı́nez-A, Martin Eilers and Caroline Bouchard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra Le Bras

118 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

FoxM1 is required for execution of the mitotic programme ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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.

  1. FoxM1 is required for execution of the mitotic programme and chromosome stability
    2005 672 citations Jamila Laoukili, Alexandra Le Bras et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexandra Le Bras Singapore 25 1.8k 536 497 361 282 136 2.5k
Nancy Gavert Israel 24 1.3k 0.7× 493 0.9× 809 1.6× 403 1.1× 206 0.7× 39 2.4k
Jamila Laoukili Netherlands 20 1.7k 0.9× 409 0.8× 548 1.1× 315 0.9× 293 1.0× 30 2.5k
Shiwen Luo China 29 1.7k 0.9× 394 0.7× 462 0.9× 352 1.0× 138 0.5× 69 2.4k
Constantinos M. Mikelis United States 26 1.3k 0.7× 389 0.7× 453 0.9× 415 1.1× 297 1.1× 75 2.2k
Hidenori Shiraha Japan 30 1.1k 0.6× 466 0.9× 507 1.0× 497 1.4× 182 0.6× 127 2.9k
Gianni M. Di Guglielmo Canada 22 2.6k 1.4× 982 1.8× 530 1.1× 296 0.8× 610 2.2× 41 3.5k
Pedro J. Real Spain 24 2.3k 1.3× 257 0.5× 723 1.5× 389 1.1× 417 1.5× 58 3.5k
Lisette M. Acevedo United States 17 1.9k 1.0× 651 1.2× 349 0.7× 643 1.8× 290 1.0× 26 2.9k
Na Niu China 25 834 0.5× 312 0.6× 438 0.9× 378 1.0× 337 1.2× 103 2.1k
Günter Daum United States 27 1.7k 0.9× 341 0.6× 321 0.6× 250 0.7× 357 1.3× 55 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexandra Le Bras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra Le Bras

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2024). Role of oligodendrocytes in Aβ plaque burden. Lab Animal. 53(9). 222–222. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2024). Targeting senescence with SGLT2 inhibitors. Lab Animal. 53(7). 176–176. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2024). New insights into female sex-biased autoimmunity. Lab Animal. 53(3). 65–65. 1 indexed citations
4.
Bras, Alexandra Le. (2024). Obesity exacerbates influenza disease in ferrets. Lab Animal. 53(6). 131–131. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2021). Tracking in vivo cell proliferation. Lab Animal. 50(4). 88–88. 2 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2021). ASO-mediated conversion of glial cells into neurons. Lab Animal. 50(7). 169–169. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2021). Stem cell transplantation improves Parkinson’s disease in monkeys. Lab Animal. 50(4). 87–87. 3 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2020). FASD: new insights from zebrafish. Lab Animal. 49(5). 147–147. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2018). 3D printing of personalized implants for left atrial appendage occlusion. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 15(3). 134–134. 4 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2018). 3D virtual heart to guide VT ablation. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 15(11). 654–654. 1 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le. (2018). RNA deadenylation by CCR4–NOT controls heart function. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 15(4). 197–197.
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Yu, Baoqi, Qishan Chen, Alexandra Le Bras, Li Zhang, & Qingbo Xu. (2017). Vascular Stem/Progenitor Cell Migration and Differentiation in Atherosclerosis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 29(2). 219–235. 32 indexed citations
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Xie, Yao, Claire M.F. Potter, Alexandra Le Bras, et al.. (2017). Leptin Induces Sca-1 + Progenitor Cell Migration Enhancing Neointimal Lesions in Vessel-Injury Mouse Models. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 37(11). 2114–2127. 30 indexed citations
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Kokkinopoulos, Ioannis, Mei Mei Wong, Claire M.F. Potter, et al.. (2017). Adventitial SCA-1 + Progenitor Cell Gene Sequencing Reveals the Mechanisms of Cell Migration in Response to Hyperlipidemia. Stem Cell Reports. 9(2). 681–696. 31 indexed citations
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Pinte, Sébastien, Alexandra Le Bras, Gaëlle Villain, et al.. (2016). Endothelial Cell Activation Is Regulated by Epidermal Growth Factor-like Domain 7 (Egfl7) during Inflammation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(46). 24017–24028. 28 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lei, Alexandra Le Bras, Anastasia Sacharidou, et al.. (2012). ETS-related Gene (ERG) Controls Endothelial Cell Permeability via Transcriptional Regulation of the Claudin 5 (CLDN5) Gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(9). 6582–6591. 68 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le, Chantal Samson, Etienne Lelièvre, et al.. (2010). VE-statin/egfl7 Expression in Endothelial Cells Is Regulated by a Distal Enhancer and a Proximal Promoter under the Direct Control of Erg and GATA-2. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12156–e12156. 19 indexed citations
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Bras, Alexandra Le, Frédéric Lionneton, Virginie Mattot, et al.. (2007). HIF-2α specifically activates the VE-cadherin promoter independently of hypoxia and in synergy with Ets-1 through two essential ETS-binding sites. Oncogene. 26(53). 7480–7489. 68 indexed citations
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Sitar, Daniel, et al.. (2006). PI-12Amantadine acetylation as a biomarker for malignancy. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 79(2). P10–P10. 3 indexed citations
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Laoukili, Jamila, Alexandra Le Bras, Ron Kerkhoven, et al.. (2005). FoxM1 is required for execution of the mitotic programme and chromosome stability. Nature Cell Biology. 7(2). 126–136. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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