Antoni Castells

30.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
406 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Antoni Castells is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Antoni Castells has authored 406 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Oncology, 141 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 102 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Antoni Castells's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (132 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (127 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (73 papers). Antoni Castells is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (132 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (127 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (73 papers). Antoni Castells collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Netherlands. Antoni Castells's co-authors include Antonio M. Lacy, Salvadora Delgado, Josep Visa, Josep M. Piqué, Jordi Bruix, Juan Carlos García‐Valdecasas, Míriam Cuatrecasas, Joan Rodés, Pilar Taurá and Concepció Brú and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Antoni Castells

390 papers receiving 17.8k 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.

Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial

2002 1.9k citations Antoni Castells, Josep M. Piqué et al. profile →
Natural History of Untreated Nonsurgical Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Rationale for the Design and Evaluation of Therapeutic Trials

1999 979 citations Josep M. Llovet, Antoni Castells et al. Hepatology profile →
Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: Prognostic value of preoperative portal pressure

1996 653 citations Jordi Bruix, Antoni Castells et al. Gastroenterology profile →
EMT-activating transcription factors in cancer: beyond EMT and tumor invasiveness

2012 426 citations Ester Sànchez‐Tilló, Oriol de Barrios et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Antoni Castells Spain	64	9.1k	5.5k	4.1k	3.8k	3.7k	406	18.3k
Ho Yeong Lim South Korea	58	6.6k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	5.7k 1.5×	4.4k 1.2×	369	15.0k
Chris Verslype Belgium	51	7.3k 0.8×	3.8k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	6.1k 1.7×	338	15.4k
Robin Kate Kelley United States	51	6.1k 0.7×	4.4k 0.8×	3.9k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	6.1k 1.7×	215	15.4k
Steven R. Alberts United States	60	12.4k 1.4×	4.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	5.2k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	311	17.1k
Marc Ychou France	59	16.1k 1.8×	4.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	7.7k 2.1×	2.9k 0.8×	322	22.1k
Jordan Berlin United States	60	15.3k 1.7×	3.4k 0.6×	6.6k 1.6×	6.3k 1.7×	2.8k 0.8×	357	22.9k
Arndt Vogel Germany	55	4.5k 0.5×	4.1k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	4.6k 1.3×	384	12.9k
Philip B. Paty United States	80	13.2k 1.4×	9.2k 1.7×	2.5k 0.6×	3.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	303	18.0k
Jennifer J. Knox Canada	59	7.7k 0.8×	4.4k 0.8×	4.7k 1.1×	8.3k 2.2×	4.2k 1.1×	382	17.5k
Allan T. van Oosterom Belgium	32	9.3k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	10.1k 2.7×	1.9k 0.5×	89	21.9k

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Casas, María A., Francisco Schlottmann, Xavier Bessa, et al.. (2025). A mobile app to improve adherence to colorectal cancer screening and post polypectomy surveillance guidelines. BMC Gastroenterology. 25(1). 203–203.

Maacha, Selma, Dunfa Peng, Mohammed Soutto, et al.. (2024). SOX9 is regulated by AURKA in response to Helicobacter pylori infection via EIF4E-mediated cap-dependent translation. Cancer Letters. 593. 216939–216939. 4 indexed citations

Serradesanferm, Anna, Isabel Torá‐Rocamora, Teresa Ocaña, et al.. (2024). Adenoma detection rate and tolerability of 2 ultra-low-volume bowel preparations in screening: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 101(1). 158–167.e7. 1 indexed citations

Gallardo‐Gómez, María, Carlos A. García‐Prieto, Luís Bujanda, et al.. (2023). Serum DNA methylome of the colorectal cancer serrated pathway enables non‐invasive detection. Molecular Oncology. 18(11). 2696–2713. 2 indexed citations

Chiara, Loretta De, María Gallardo‐Gómez, Marı́a Páez de la Cadena, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Blood Soluble CD26 as a Complementary Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs. Cancers. 14(19). 4563–4563. 3 indexed citations

Carballal, Sabela, Ariadna Sánchez, Leticia Moreira, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of adenomatous polyposis in a fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening program and risk of advanced neoplasia during follow-up. Endoscopy. 54(7). 688–697. 2 indexed citations

Barrios, Oriol de, Lidia Sánchez-Moral, Marlies Cortés, et al.. (2019). ZEB1 promotes inflammation and progression towards inflammation-driven carcinoma through repression of the DNA repair glycosylase MPG in epithelial cells. Gut. 68(12). 2129–2141. 42 indexed citations

Molero, Xavier, Fiona Campbell, Sebastià Franch‐Expósito, et al.. (2018). Zeb1 in Stromal Myofibroblasts Promotes Kras -Driven Development of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 78(10). 2624–2637. 17 indexed citations

Madison, Blair, Rei Mizuno, Monte M. Winslow, et al.. (2015). Let-7 Represses Carcinogenesis and a Stem Cell Phenotype in the Intestine via Regulation of Hmga2. PLoS Genetics. 11(8). e1005408–e1005408. 65 indexed citations

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Sànchez‐Tilló, Ester, Oriol de Barrios, Laura Siles, et al.. (2013). ZEB1 Promotes Invasiveness of Colorectal Carcinoma Cells through the Opposing Regulation of uPA and PAI-1. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(5). 1071–1082. 55 indexed citations

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Ferrández, Ángel, Elena Piazuelo, & Antoni Castells. (2012). Aspirin and the prevention of colorectal cancer. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 26(2). 185–195. 23 indexed citations

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King, Catrina E., Míriam Cuatrecasas, Antoni Castells, et al.. (2011). LIN28B Promotes Colon Cancer Progression and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 71(12). 4260–4268. 202 indexed citations

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Mongroo, Perry S., Felicite K. Noubissi, Míriam Cuatrecasas, et al.. (2011). IMP-1 Displays Cross-Talk with K-Ras and Modulates Colon Cancer Cell Survival through the Novel Proapoptotic Protein CYFIP2. Cancer Research. 71(6). 2172–2182. 98 indexed citations

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Balaguer, Francesc, Leticia Moreira, Juan José Lozano, et al.. (2011). Colorectal Cancers with Microsatellite Instability Display Unique miRNA Profiles. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(19). 6239–6249. 95 indexed citations

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Carrera, Gemma, Xabier García‐Albéniz, Juan Ramón Ayuso, et al.. (2011). Design and endpoints of clinical and translational trials in advanced colorectal cancer. Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials. 6(2). 1 indexed citations

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Goel, Ajay, Rosa M. Xicola, Thuy‐Phuong Nguyen, et al.. (2010). Aberrant DNA Methylation in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Without Mismatch Repair Deficiency. Gastroenterology. 138(5). 1854–1862.e1. 80 indexed citations

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Balaguer, Francesc, Sergi Castellvı́-Bel, Antoni Castells, et al.. (2007). Identification of MYH Mutation Carriers in Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter, Case-Control, Population-Based Study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 5(3). 379–387. 102 indexed citations

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Pellisé, María, Antoni Castells, Àngels Ginès, et al.. (2004). Detection of Lymph Node Micrometastases by Gene Promoter Hypermethylation in Samples Obtained by Endosonography- Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy. Clinical Cancer Research. 10(13). 4444–4449. 51 indexed citations

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Elizalde, J. Ignasi, Virgı́nia Piñol, Xavier Bessa, et al.. (2002). Papel de la ultrasonografía endoscópica en las estrategias diagnóstico-terapéuticas en oncología digestiva. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 25(1). 60–69. 1 indexed citations

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Bruix, Jordi, Josep M. Llovet, Antoni Castells, et al.. (1998). Transarterial embolization versus symptomatic treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Results of a randomized, controlled trial in a single institution. Hepatology. 27(6). 1578–1583. 418 indexed citations

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