Andreas Gast

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Andreas Gast is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Gast has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andreas Gast's work include Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (6 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (4 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Andreas Gast is often cited by papers focused on Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (6 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (4 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Andreas Gast collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United States. Andreas Gast's co-authors include Rajiv Kumar, Kari Hemminki, Frauke Melchior, Dirk Schadendorf, Anne Dejean, Jacob-S. Seeler, Andrea Pichler, Antje Sucker, Adina Figl and Eduardo Nagore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Gast

28 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

TERT Promoter Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Melanoma

2013 1.3k citations Susanne Horn, Adina Figl et al. Science profile →
The Nucleoporin RanBP2 Has SUMO1 E3 Ligase Activity

2002 660 citations Andrea Pichler, Andreas Gast et al. Cell profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Andreas Gast	2.1k	957	607	517	462	28	3.3k
Karen Cerosaletti	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	960 1.6×	929 1.8×	1.1k 2.4×	65	4.2k
Christine Wasylyk	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	731 1.2×	630 1.2×	658 1.4×	52	4.0k
Cristina Montagna	3.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	811 1.3×	756 1.5×	505 1.1×	124	4.8k
Brigitte M. Pützer	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 2.0×	491 0.8×	905 1.8×	404 0.9×	112	4.3k
Eric H. Westin	2.2k 1.0×	819 0.9×	631 1.0×	397 0.8×	759 1.6×	66	3.6k
Edward F. Fritsch	2.1k 1.0×	948 1.0×	532 0.9×	223 0.4×	1.1k 2.3×	25	4.1k
Wen-Lin Kuo	2.0k 1.0×	599 0.6×	1.7k 2.8×	813 1.6×	405 0.9×	33	3.7k
John F. Lyons	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	308 0.5×	551 1.1×	347 0.8×	81	4.3k
Perry D. Nisen	1.8k 0.8×	870 0.9×	491 0.8×	455 0.9×	274 0.6×	55	3.0k
Wendy Winckler	1.7k 0.8×	544 0.6×	775 1.3×	986 1.9×	213 0.5×	20	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andreas Gast

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Horn, Susanne, Adina Figl, P. Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda, et al.. (2013). TERT Promoter Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Melanoma. Science. 339(6122). 959–961. 1267 indexed citations breakdown →

Arab, Khelifa, Laura T. Smith, Andreas Gast, et al.. (2011). Epigenetic deregulation of TCF21 inhibits metastasis suppressor KISS1 in metastatic melanoma. Carcinogenesis. 32(10). 1467–1473. 56 indexed citations

Gast, Andreas, Justo Lorenzo Bermejo, Rainer Claus, et al.. (2011). Association of Inherited Variation in Toll-Like Receptor Genes with Malignant Melanoma Susceptibility and Survival. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24370–e24370. 56 indexed citations

Lenci, Romina, P. Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda, A. V. Kubarenko, et al.. (2011). Integrin genes and susceptibility to human melanoma. Mutagenesis. 27(3). 367–373. 18 indexed citations

Gast, Andreas, Dominique Scherer, Bowang Chen, et al.. (2010). Somatic alterations in the melanoma genome: A high‐resolution array‐based comparative genomic hybridization study. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 49(8). 733–745. 71 indexed citations

Figl, Adina, Dominique Scherer, Eduardo Nagore, et al.. (2010). Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA-repair genes and cutaneous melanoma. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 702(1). 8–16. 26 indexed citations

Prasad, Rashmi B., Fay J. Hosking, Jayaram Vijayakrishnan, et al.. (2009). Verification of the susceptibility loci on 7p12.2, 10q21.2, and 14q11.2 in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood. Blood. 115(9). 1765–1767. 91 indexed citations

Dai, Liping, Andreas Gast, Alexandra Horská, et al.. (2009). A case–control study of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and polymorphisms in the TGF‐β and receptor genes. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 52(7). 819–823. 9 indexed citations

Figl, Adina, Dominique Scherer, Eduardo Nagore, et al.. (2008). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA repair genes XRCC1 and APEX1 in progression and survival of primary cutaneous melanoma patients. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 661(1-2). 78–84. 20 indexed citations

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Figl, Adina, Ranjit K. Thirumaran, Selma Ugurel, et al.. (2007). Multiple Melanomas After Treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Non-Dutch p16-Leiden Mutation Carrier With 2 MC1R High-Risk Variants. Archives of Dermatology. 143(4). 495–9. 5 indexed citations

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Gast, Andreas, Péter Rudnai, Eugen Gurzău, et al.. (2007). ARLTS1 polymorphisms and basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice. 5(1). 25–25. 1 indexed citations

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Ugurel, Selma, Ranjit K. Thirumaran, Sandra Bloethner, et al.. (2007). B-RAF and N-RAS Mutations Are Preserved during Short Time In Vitro Propagation and Differentially Impact Prognosis. PLoS ONE. 2(2). e236–e236. 103 indexed citations

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Bloethner, Sandra, Erna Snellman, Justo Lorenzo Bermejo, et al.. (2007). Differential gene expression in melanocytic nevi with the V600E BRAF mutation. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 46(11). 1019–1027. 14 indexed citations

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Frank, Bernd, Peter Meyer, Melanie Barbara Boettger, et al.. (2006). ARLTS1 variants and melanoma risk. International Journal of Cancer. 119(7). 1736–1737. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Baohua, Min Liang, Yao-Yun Liang, et al.. (2003). Opposed Regulation of Corepressor CtBP by SUMOylation and PDZ Binding. Molecular Cell. 12(3). 791–791. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Xia, Baohua Sun, Min Liang, et al.. (2003). Opposed Regulation of Corepressor CtBP by SUMOylation and PDZ Binding. Molecular Cell. 11(5). 1389–1396. 140 indexed citations

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Pichler, Andrea, Andreas Gast, Jacob-S. Seeler, Anne Dejean, & Frauke Melchior. (2002). The Nucleoporin RanBP2 Has SUMO1 E3 Ligase Activity. Cell. 108(1). 109–120. 660 indexed citations breakdown →

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Motro, Uzi, et al.. (2002). Allele frequencies of nine STR loci of Jewish and Arab populations in Israel. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 116(3). 184–186. 8 indexed citations

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Gast, Andreas, Jean Schneikert, & Andrew C.B. Cato. (1998). N-terminal sequences of the human androgen receptor in DNA binding and transrepressing functions. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 65(1-6). 117–123. 20 indexed citations

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Gast, Andreas, et al.. (1995). A single amino acid exchange abolishes dimerization of the androgen receptor and causes Reifenstein syndrome. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 111(1). 93–98. 31 indexed citations

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