Alexandre Calon

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Alexandre Calon is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandre Calon has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Oncology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alexandre Calon's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (7 papers) and Digestive system and related health (6 papers). Alexandre Calon is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (7 papers) and Digestive system and related health (6 papers). Alexandre Calon collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United Kingdom. Alexandre Calon's co-authors include Eduard Batlle, Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Marta Sevillano, Mar Iglesias, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, Daniel Byrom, Antoni Riéra, Antonio Berenguer, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona and Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexandre Calon

23 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

TGFβ drives immune evasion in genetically reconstituted colon cancer metastasis

2018 1.3k citations Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce et al. Nature profile →
Dependency of Colorectal Cancer on a TGF-β-Driven Program in Stromal Cells for Metastasis Initiation

2012 826 citations Alexandre Calon, Elisa Espinet et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Stromal gene expression defines poor-prognosis subtypes in colorectal cancer

2015 775 citations Alexandre Calon, Enza Lonardo et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandre Calon Spain	15	2.7k	1.6k	1.0k	981	535	23	4.0k
Marta Sevillano Spain	13	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	940 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	540 1.0×	14	4.3k
Daniele V. F. Tauriello Netherlands	19	3.0k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	548 1.0×	34	4.9k
Sergio Palomo‐Ponce Spain	8	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	854 0.9×	850 0.9×	449 0.8×	10	3.9k
Sakari Vanharanta United Kingdom	21	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	691 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	238 0.4×	31	3.7k
Kristel Kemper Netherlands	23	2.9k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	630 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	372 0.7×	35	4.7k
Daniel Byrom Spain	4	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	838 0.8×	711 0.7×	409 0.8×	5	3.0k
Michele Moschetta United States	42	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	778 0.8×	675 0.7×	408 0.8×	96	4.2k
Maria Vittoria Dieci Italy	36	3.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	750 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	310 0.6×	154	4.5k
Emma C. Paish United Kingdom	26	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	486 0.9×	43	4.1k
Oscar Krijgsman Netherlands	27	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	493 0.5×	757 0.8×	259 0.5×	63	2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandre Calon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Martelli, Valentino, Joana Vidal, Sílvia Salvans, et al.. (2025). Liquid Biopsy in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Colorectal Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives. Cancers. 17(9). 1461–1461. 1 indexed citations

Pisonero, Jorge, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of femtosecond-LA-ICP-TOFMS for multi-elemental mapping at cellular resolution of human-tissue from cancer patients. Optics & Laser Technology. 180. 111527–111527. 3 indexed citations

Badia-Ramentol, Jordi, Francisco Gimeno-Valiente, E. Durendez-Saez, et al.. (2023). The prognostic potential of CDX2 in colorectal cancer: Harmonizing biology and clinical practice. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 121. 102643–102643. 11 indexed citations

Linares, Jenniffer, Jordi Badia-Ramentol, Mireya Jimeno, et al.. (2023). Challenges and Therapeutic Opportunities in the dMMR/MSI-H Colorectal Cancer Landscape. Cancers. 15(4). 1022–1022. 38 indexed citations

Rivas, Elisa, Jenniffer Linares, Melissa Zwick, et al.. (2022). Targeted immunotherapy against distinct cancer-associated fibroblasts overcomes treatment resistance in refractory HER2+ breast tumors. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5310–5310. 40 indexed citations

Sibilio, Annarita, Clara Suñer, Antonio Berenguer, et al.. (2022). Immune translational control by CPEB4 regulates intestinal inflammation resolution and colorectal cancer development. iScience. 25(2). 103790–103790. 10 indexed citations

Linares, Jenniffer, et al.. (2021). Determinants and Functions of CAFs Secretome During Cancer Progression and Therapy. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 76 indexed citations

Badia-Ramentol, Jordi, et al.. (2021). Minimal Residual Disease, Metastasis and Immunity. Biomolecules. 11(2). 130–130. 25 indexed citations

Tauriello, Daniele V. F., Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, Antonio Berenguer, et al.. (2018). TGFβ drives immune evasion in genetically reconstituted colon cancer metastasis. Nature. 554(7693). 538–543. 1308 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tauriello, Daniele V. F., Alexandre Calon, Enza Lonardo, & Eduard Batlle. (2017). Determinants of metastatic competency in colorectal cancer. Molecular Oncology. 11(1). 97–119. 179 indexed citations

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Calon, Alexandre, Enza Lonardo, Antonio Berenguer, et al.. (2015). Stromal gene expression defines poor-prognosis subtypes in colorectal cancer. Nature Genetics. 47(4). 320–329. 775 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berdiel‐Acer, Mireia, Rebeca Sanz‐Pamplona, Alexandre Calon, et al.. (2014). Differences between CAFs and their paired NCF from adjacent colonic mucosa reveal functional heterogeneity of CAFs, providing prognostic information. Molecular Oncology. 8(7). 1290–1305. 90 indexed citations

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Whissell, Gavin, Paola Martinelli, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, et al.. (2014). The transcription factor GATA6 enables self-renewal of colon adenoma stem cells by repressing BMP gene expression. Nature Cell Biology. 16(7). 695–707. 102 indexed citations

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Calon, Alexandre, Daniele V. F. Tauriello, & Eduard Batlle. (2014). TGF-beta in CAF-mediated tumor growth and metastasis. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 25. 15–22. 273 indexed citations

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Calon, Alexandre, Elisa Espinet, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, et al.. (2012). Dependency of Colorectal Cancer on a TGF-β-Driven Program in Stromal Cells for Metastasis Initiation. Cancer Cell. 22(5). 571–584. 826 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bonhomme, Céline, Alexandre Calon, Elisabeth Martin, et al.. (2008). Cdx1, a dispensable homeobox gene for gut development with limited effect in intestinal cancer. Oncogene. 27(32). 4497–4502. 28 indexed citations

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Calon, Alexandre, Benoît Lhermitte, Elisabeth Martin, et al.. (2007). Different effects of the Cdx1 and Cdx2 homeobox genes in a murine model of intestinal inflammation. Gut. 56(12). 1688–1695. 37 indexed citations

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Duluc, Isabelle, Tarek Benameur, Alexandre Calon, et al.. (2007). The intestine-specific homeobox gene Cdx2 decreases mobility and antagonizes dissemination of colon cancer cells. Oncogene. 27(1). 107–115. 87 indexed citations

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Choquet, Philippe, Alexandre Calon, Élodie Breton, et al.. (2007). Multiple-contrast X-ray micro-CT visualization of colon malformations and tumours in situ in living mice. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 330(11). 821–827. 14 indexed citations

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Calon, Alexandre, Irwin Davidson, M. Kédinger, et al.. (2006). Functional interaction between the homeoprotein CDX1 and the transcriptional machinery containing the TATA-binding protein. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(1). 175–185. 9 indexed citations

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