Ana Sofia Rocha

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ana Sofia Rocha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Sofia Rocha has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ana Sofia Rocha's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (11 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers). Ana Sofia Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (11 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers). Ana Sofia Rocha collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. Ana Sofia Rocha's co-authors include Paula Soares, Manuel Sobrinho‐Simões, Valdemar Máximo, Cédric Blanpain, Neha Sharma, Patrícia Castro, Raquel Seruca, Ana Preto, Jason R. Rock and Sophie Dekoninck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ana Sofia Rocha

39 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Distinct stem cells contribute to mammary gland development and maintenance

2011 650 citations Ana Sofia Rocha, Neha Sharma et al. profile →
BRAF mutations and RET/PTC rearrangements are alternative events in the etiopathogenesis of PTC

2003 533 citations Paula Soares, Vítor Trovisco et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Sofia Rocha Portugal	24	1.4k	1.1k	973	325	312	39	2.8k
Cuong Hoang‐Vu Germany	34	2.0k 1.4×	836 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	332 1.0×	741 2.4×	102	3.7k
Enke Baldini Italy	27	754 0.5×	681 0.6×	996 1.0×	200 0.6×	406 1.3×	90	2.3k
Gerold Untergasser Austria	29	1.1k 0.8×	527 0.5×	386 0.4×	165 0.5×	370 1.2×	84	2.4k
Masayuki Koizumi Japan	25	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	202 0.2×	379 1.2×	406 1.3×	53	3.0k
Roger A. Moorehead Canada	27	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	284 0.3×	287 0.9×	1.0k 3.2×	69	2.8k
Maria Mitzi Brentani Brazil	31	1.1k 0.8×	840 0.7×	194 0.2×	491 1.5×	719 2.3×	131	2.6k
Gabriella De Vita Italy	26	2.5k 1.8×	497 0.4×	393 0.4×	353 1.1×	1.3k 4.3×	57	3.5k
Agnès Ribeiro France	27	1.3k 1.0×	704 0.6×	167 0.2×	390 1.2×	662 2.1×	49	2.7k
Pascal Colosetti France	27	2.4k 1.7×	770 0.7×	180 0.2×	209 0.6×	580 1.9×	48	3.3k
Ulf Dahl Sweden	15	1.8k 1.3×	558 0.5×	220 0.2×	378 1.2×	226 0.7×	19	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Sofia Rocha

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20 of 20 papers shown

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

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

Massa, Filippo, Valérie Vidal, Ana Sofia Rocha, et al.. (2018). Myocardial-specific R-spondin3 drives proliferation of the coronary stems primarily through the Leucine Rich Repeat G Protein coupled receptor LGR4. Developmental Biology. 441(1). 42–51. 10 indexed citations

Rocha, Ana Sofia, et al.. (2017). Coronary Artery Formation Is Driven by Localized Expression of R-spondin3. Cell Reports. 20(8). 1745–1754. 9 indexed citations

Vidal, Valérie, Ana Sofia Rocha, Typhanie Dumontet, et al.. (2016). The adrenal capsule is a signaling center controlling cell renewal and zonation through Rspo3. Genes & Development. 30(12). 1389–1394. 68 indexed citations

Rocha, Ana Sofia, Valérie Vidal, Marjolijn Mertz, et al.. (2015). The Angiocrine Factor Rspondin3 Is a Key Determinant of Liver Zonation. Cell Reports. 13(9). 1757–1764. 139 indexed citations

Bettencourt, Elisa, et al.. (2014). Ultrastructural characterization ofin vivo-produced ovine morulae and blastocysts. Zygote. 23(4). 583–593. 1 indexed citations

Sotiropoulou, Panagiota A., Aurélie Candi, Peter Bouwman, et al.. (2012). BRCA1 deficiency in skin epidermis leads to selective loss of hair follicle stem cells and their progeny. Genes & Development. 27(1). 39–51. 30 indexed citations

Lu, Ping, Lisa Polak, Ana Sofia Rocha, et al.. (2012). Identification of Stem Cell Populations in Sweat Glands and Ducts Reveals Roles in Homeostasis and Wound Repair. Cell. 150(1). 136–150. 234 indexed citations

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Soares, Raquel, et al.. (2011). Maitake (D Fraction) Mushroom Extract Induces Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells by BAK-1 Gene Activation. Journal of Medicinal Food. 14(6). 563–572. 44 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Ana Pirraco, Luís Octávio Regasini, et al.. (2011). Alchornea glandulosa Ethyl Acetate Fraction Exhibits Antiangiogenic Activity: Preliminary Findings from In Vitro Assays Using Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. Journal of Medicinal Food. 14(10). 1244–1253. 5 indexed citations

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Pirraco, Ana, et al.. (2010). Imatinib targets PDGF signaling in melanoma and host smooth muscle neighboring cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 111(2). 433–441. 10 indexed citations

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Preto, Ana, Joana Gonçalves, Joana Figueiredo, et al.. (2009). Proliferation and survival molecules implicated in the inhibition of BRAF pathway in thyroid cancer cells harbouring different genetic mutations. BMC Cancer. 9(1). 387–387. 24 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Ana Pirraco, Luís Octávio Regasini, et al.. (2009). Anti-angiogenic effects of pterogynidine alkaloid isolated from Alchornea glandulosa. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 9(1). 15–15. 21 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Isabel Azevedo, & Raquel Soares. (2007). Progesterone sensitizes breast cancer MCF7 cells to imatinib inhibitory effects. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 103(2). 607–614. 11 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Isabel Azevedo, & Raquel Soares. (2007). Anti-angiogenic effects of imatinib target smooth muscle cells but not endothelial cells. Angiogenesis. 10(4). 279–286. 28 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Bjørn Risberg, João Magalhães, et al.. (2006). The p75 neurotrophin receptor is widely expressed in conventional papillary thyroid carcinoma. Human Pathology. 37(5). 562–568. 24 indexed citations

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Soares, Paula, et al.. (2004). BRAF mutations typical of papillary thyroid carcinoma are more frequently detected in undifferentiated than in insular and insular-like poorly differentiated carcinomas. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 444(6). 572–6. 99 indexed citations

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Rocha, Ana Sofia, Paula Soares, José Carlos Machado, et al.. (2002). Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid: a tumour histotype characterised by P-cadherin neoexpression and marked abnormalities of E-cadherin/catenins complex. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 440(5). 498–504. 15 indexed citations

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Máximo, Valdemar, Paula Soares, Raquel Seruca, et al.. (2001). Microsatellite instability, mitochondrial DNA large deletions, and mitochondrial DNA mutations in gastric carcinoma. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 32(2). 136–143. 99 indexed citations

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