Anton Berns

31.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
211 papers, 23.7k citations indexed

About

Anton Berns is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anton Berns has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 23.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Molecular Biology, 80 papers in Oncology and 39 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Anton Berns's work include Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy (30 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (24 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers). Anton Berns is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy (30 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (24 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers). Anton Berns collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Anton Berns's co-authors include Maarten van Lohuizen, Jos Jonkers, Paul Krimpenfort, Martin van der Valk, Ralph Meuwissen, Jos Domen, Marc Vooijs, Martin A. van der Valk, Hein te Riele and Nathalie M. T. van der Lugt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Anton Berns

209 papers receiving 22.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Disruption of the mouse mdr1a P-glycoprotein gene leads to a deficiency in the blood-brain barrier and to increased sensitivity to drugs

1994 1.8k citations Olaf van Tellingen, Jos H. Beijnen et al. Cell profile →
Homozygous disruption of the murine MDR2 P-glycoprotein gene leads to a complete absence of phospholipid from bile and to liver disease

1993 1.2k citations Martin A. van der Valk, Anton Berns et al. Cell profile →
Bmi-1 collaborates with c-Myc in tumorigenesis by inhibiting c-Myc-induced apoptosis via INK4a/ARF

1999 906 citations Anton Berns, Maarten van Lohuizen et al. Genes & Development profile →
Requirement for a functional Rb-1 gene in murine development

1992 840 citations Anton Berns et al. profile →
Identification of cooperating oncogenes in Eμ-myc transgenic mice by provirus tagging

1991 640 citations Maarten van Lohuizen, Ellen Wientjens et al. Cell profile →
Murine leukemia virus-induced T-cell lymphomagenesis: Integration of proviruses in a distinct chromosomal region

1984 557 citations Anton Berns et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anton Berns Netherlands	80	13.5k	9.6k	3.7k	3.1k	3.1k	211	23.7k
Thomas Ried United States	84	17.7k 1.3×	7.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	6.2k 2.0×	378	27.8k
Frédéric J. de Sauvage United States	86	17.7k 1.3×	8.0k 0.8×	6.5k 1.7×	2.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.5×	148	31.0k
Martine F. Roussel United States	83	19.4k 1.4×	12.4k 1.3×	4.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.6k 0.8×	242	27.9k
Alan R. Clarke United Kingdom	62	12.2k 0.9×	7.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	230	18.7k
Robert N. Eisenman United States	82	25.2k 1.9×	5.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	5.1k 1.6×	204	30.7k
Hartmut Beug Austria	82	16.1k 1.2×	7.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	4.2k 1.3×	254	25.3k
Lothar Hennighausen United States	94	14.7k 1.1×	11.0k 1.2×	10.1k 2.7×	1.3k 0.4×	7.0k 2.2×	332	32.0k
George F. Vande Woude United States	82	17.2k 1.3×	6.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	3.5k 1.1×	247	27.8k
Geoffrey M. Wahl United States	80	21.7k 1.6×	11.1k 1.2×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	4.3k 1.4×	178	30.1k
Owen N. Witte United States	109	14.8k 1.1×	7.3k 0.8×	9.5k 2.5×	1.9k 0.6×	4.0k 1.3×	349	35.9k

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Berns, Anton, Ulrik Ringborg, Julio E. Celis, Bengt Jönsson, & Michaël Baumann. (2025). Strategies to reduce the cancer burden and improve access to effective and affordable cancer interventions in Europe. Molecular Oncology. 19(6). 1553–1560.

Berns, Anton. (2024). Transforming lung cancer types. Science. 383(6683). 590–591. 1 indexed citations

Badhai, Jitendra, Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Ji‐Ying Song, et al.. (2023). Combined Inhibition of EZH2 and FGFR is Synergistic in BAP1-deficient Malignant Mesothelioma. Cancer Research Communications. 4(1). 18–27. 5 indexed citations

Nagel, Remco, Nanne Aben, Natalie Proost, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of the Replication Stress Response Is a Synthetic Vulnerability in SCLC That Acts Synergistically in Combination with Cisplatin. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 18(4). 762–770. 25 indexed citations

Berns, Anton. (2019). Quality‐assured research environments for translational cancer research. Molecular Oncology. 13(3). 543–548. 7 indexed citations

Kas, Sjors M., Julian R. de Ruiter, Koen Schipper, et al.. (2018). Transcriptomics and Transposon Mutagenesis Identify Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance to the FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547. Cancer Research. 78(19). 5668–5679. 30 indexed citations

Krimpenfort, Paul & Anton Berns. (2017). Rejuvenation by Therapeutic Elimination of Senescent Cells. Cell. 169(1). 3–5. 19 indexed citations

Kwon, Min‐Chul, et al.. (2015). Paracrine signaling between tumor subclones of mouse SCLC: a critical role of ETS transcription factor Pea3 in facilitating metastasis. Genes & Development. 29(15). 1587–1592. 55 indexed citations

Calbó, Joaquim, Erwin van Montfort, Natalie Proost, et al.. (2011). A Functional Role for Tumor Cell Heterogeneity in a Mouse Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell. 19(2). 244–256. 258 indexed citations

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Vries, Nienke A. de, Sophia W.M. Bruggeman, Danielle Hulsman, et al.. (2010). Rapid and Robust Transgenic High-Grade Glioma Mouse Models for Therapy Intervention Studies. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(13). 3431–3441. 40 indexed citations

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Kool, Jaap, Anthony G. Uren, Daoud Sie, et al.. (2010). Insertional Mutagenesis in Mice Deficient for p15Ink4b, p16Ink4a, p21Cip1 , and p27Kip1 Reveals Cancer Gene Interactions and Correlations with Tumor Phenotypes. Cancer Research. 70(2). 520–531. 25 indexed citations

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Berns, Anton, et al.. (2010). Cell of origin of lung cancer. Molecular Oncology. 4(5). 397–403. 137 indexed citations

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Huijbers, Ivo J., Paul Krimpenfort, Patrick Chomez, et al.. (2006). An Inducible Mouse Model of Melanoma Expressing a Defined Tumor Antigen. Cancer Research. 66(6). 3278–3286. 40 indexed citations

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Mikkers, Harald, Martijn C. Nawijn, John Allen, et al.. (2004). Mice Deficient for All PIM Kinases Display Reduced Body Size and Impaired Responses to Hematopoietic Growth Factors. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(13). 6104–6115. 266 indexed citations

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Linnoila, R. Ilona, et al.. (2004). Mouse Lung Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Distinct Morphologies, Same Transcription Factors. Experimental Lung Research. 31(1). 37–55. 11 indexed citations

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Mikkers, Harald, John Allen, & Anton Berns. (2002). Proviral activation of the tumor suppressor E2a contributes to T cell lymphomagenesis in EμMyc transgenic mice. Oncogene. 21(43). 6559–6566. 14 indexed citations

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Berns, Anton. (2002). Senescence: a companion in chemotherapy?. Cancer Cell. 1(4). 309–311. 16 indexed citations

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Jansen, Gert, Patricia J.T.A. Groenen, Dietmar Bächner, et al.. (1996). Abnormal myotonic dystrophy protein kinase levels produce only mild myopathy in mice. Nature Genetics. 13(3). 316–324. 250 indexed citations

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Berns, Anton, H. Bloemendal, Stephen J. Kaufman, & Inder M. Verma. (1973). Synthesis of DNA complementary to 14S calf lens crystallin messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 52(3). 1013–1019. 21 indexed citations

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Mathews, Michael B., Mary Osborn, Anton Berns, & H. Bloemendal. (1972). Translation of Two Messenger RNAs from Lens in a Cell Free System from Krebs II Ascites Cells. Nature New Biology. 236(61). 5–7. 83 indexed citations

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