Anna Merlos‐Suárez

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Anna Merlos‐Suárez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Merlos‐Suárez has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Anna Merlos‐Suárez's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers). Anna Merlos‐Suárez is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (4 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (4 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (4 papers). Anna Merlos‐Suárez collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Netherlands. Anna Merlos‐Suárez's co-authors include Eduard Batlle, Joaquı́n Arribas, Elena Sancho, Francisco M. Barriga, Hans Clevers, David Rossell, Peter Jung, José Baselga, Marta Sevillano and Xavier Hernando‐Momblona and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anna Merlos‐Suárez

18 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2011 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Relapse
    2011 688 citations Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Francisco M. Barriga et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  2. Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells
    2011 550 citations Peter Jung, Toshiro Sato et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Merlos‐Suárez Spain 16 1.2k 1.2k 577 313 306 18 2.5k
Briana C. Prager United States 20 1.7k 1.4× 919 0.8× 827 1.4× 146 0.5× 150 0.5× 32 2.9k
Youngsoo Lee United States 32 3.3k 2.7× 1.2k 1.0× 597 1.0× 368 1.2× 364 1.2× 65 4.0k
Pekka Katajisto Finland 20 1.5k 1.2× 658 0.6× 389 0.7× 197 0.6× 307 1.0× 42 2.4k
Damien Coudreuse France 15 2.4k 1.9× 663 0.6× 183 0.3× 606 1.9× 444 1.5× 25 3.1k
Judy M. Coulson United Kingdom 26 1.8k 1.5× 581 0.5× 280 0.5× 300 1.0× 293 1.0× 66 2.4k
Hitomi Aoki Japan 24 1.2k 1.0× 636 0.5× 342 0.6× 395 1.3× 197 0.6× 90 2.2k
Gianluca Civenni Switzerland 26 1.7k 1.4× 807 0.7× 473 0.8× 201 0.6× 108 0.4× 57 2.7k
Trond Aasen Spain 25 3.0k 2.5× 322 0.3× 330 0.6× 179 0.6× 292 1.0× 48 3.7k
Fred E. Indig United States 31 2.5k 2.0× 535 0.5× 542 0.9× 550 1.8× 217 0.7× 55 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Merlos‐Suárez

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Morral, Clara, Jelena Stanisavljević, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, et al.. (2020). Zonation of Ribosomal DNA Transcription Defines a Stem Cell Hierarchy in Colorectal Cancer. Cell stem cell. 26(6). 845–861.e12. 49 indexed citations
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Cortina, Carme, Gemma Turón, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, et al.. (2017). A genome editing approach to study cancer stem cells in human tumors. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 9(7). 869–879. 89 indexed citations
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Díez-Villanueva, Anna, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Mar Muñoz, et al.. (2015). Overlapping DNA Methylation Dynamics in Mouse Intestinal Cell Differentiation and Early Stages of Malignant Progression. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0123263–e0123263. 13 indexed citations
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Barriga, Francisco M., Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, et al.. (2014). Iro/IRX transcription factors negatively regulate D pp/ TGF ‐β pathway activity during intestinal tumorigenesis. EMBO Reports. 15(11). 1210–1218. 24 indexed citations
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna, Kyra Campbell, Francisco M. Barriga, et al.. (2014). Conserved Mechanisms of Tumorigenesis in the Drosophila Adult Midgut. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88413–e88413. 43 indexed citations
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Muñoz, Mar, Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, et al.. (2013). Long range epigenetic silencing is a trans‐species mechanism that results in cancer specific deregulation by overriding the chromatin domains of normal cells. Molecular Oncology. 7(6). 1129–1141. 11 indexed citations
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna, Francisco M. Barriga, Peter Jung, et al.. (2011). The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Relapse. Cell stem cell. 8(5). 511–524. 688 indexed citations breakdown →
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Janich, Peggy, Gloria Pascual, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, et al.. (2011). The circadian molecular clock creates epidermal stem cell heterogeneity. Nature. 480(7376). 209–214. 250 indexed citations
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Jung, Peter, Toshiro Sato, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, et al.. (2011). Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells. Nature Medicine. 17(10). 1225–1227. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna & Eduard Batlle. (2008). Eph–ephrin signalling in adult tissues and cancer. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 20(2). 194–200. 109 indexed citations
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Arribas, Joaquı́n & Anna Merlos‐Suárez. (2003). Shedding of plasma membrane proteins. Current topics in developmental biology. 54. 125–144. 26 indexed citations
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Borroto, Aldo, María Borrell-Pagés, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, et al.. (2003). Impaired Trafficking and Activation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-converting Enzyme in Cell Mutants Defective in Protein Ectodomain Shedding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(28). 25933–25939. 42 indexed citations
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna, et al.. (2001). Metalloprotease-dependent Protransforming Growth Factor-α Ectodomain Shedding in the Absence of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-converting Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(51). 48510–48517. 113 indexed citations
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Velasco, Gloria, Santiago Cal, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, et al.. (2000). Human MT6-matrix metalloproteinase: identification, progelatinase A activation, and expression in brain tumors.. PubMed. 60(4). 877–82. 163 indexed citations
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Fernández-Larrea, Juan, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Jesús M. Ureña, José Baselga, & Joaquı́n Arribas. (1999). A Role for a PDZ Protein in the Early Secretory Pathway for the Targeting of proTGF-α to the Cell Surface. Molecular Cell. 3(4). 423–433. 135 indexed citations
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna & Joaquı́n Arribas. (1999). Mechanisms controlling the shedding of transmembrane molecules. Biochemical Society Transactions. 27(2). 243–246. 16 indexed citations
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Ureña, Jesús M., Anna Merlos‐Suárez, José Baselga, & Joaquı́n Arribas. (1999). The cytoplasmic carboxy-terminal amino acid determines the subcellular localization of proTGF-α and membrane type matrix metalloprotease (MT1-MMP). Journal of Cell Science. 112(6). 773–784. 63 indexed citations
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Merlos‐Suárez, Anna, Juan Fernández-Larrea, P. Linga Reddy, José Baselga, & Joaquı́n Arribas. (1998). Pro-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Processing Activity Is Tightly Controlled by a Component That Does Not Affect Notch Processing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(38). 24955–24962. 74 indexed citations

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