Barbara Breznik

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Barbara Breznik is a scholar working on Oncology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Breznik has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 16 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Breznik's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers). Barbara Breznik is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers). Barbara Breznik collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, Netherlands and United States. Barbara Breznik's co-authors include Tamara T. Lah, Metka Novak, Bernarda Majc, Tamara Lah Turnšek, Helena Motaln, Alenka Gaberščik, Mateja Germ, Ivan Kreft, Janko Kos and Cornelis J.F. Van Noorden and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Breznik

43 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Brain malignancies: Glioblastoma and brain metastases

2019 277 citations Tamara T. Lah, Metka Novak et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Breznik Slovenia	20	480	369	358	336	261	46	1.3k
Swapna Asuthkar United States	28	933 1.9×	227 0.6×	410 1.1×	568 1.7×	310 1.2×	57	1.8k
Lili Huang China	22	900 1.9×	100 0.3×	381 1.1×	268 0.8×	178 0.7×	80	1.7k
Christine Cheng United States	16	878 1.8×	239 0.6×	220 0.6×	214 0.6×	96 0.4×	20	1.4k
Marco B.E. Schaaf Netherlands	16	847 1.8×	92 0.2×	447 1.2×	358 1.1×	395 1.5×	19	1.9k
Kiran Kumar Velpula United States	27	1.1k 2.2×	324 0.9×	431 1.2×	660 2.0×	327 1.3×	62	2.0k
Brigitte Sola France	28	1.3k 2.6×	187 0.5×	485 1.4×	209 0.6×	368 1.4×	101	2.2k
Feifei Luo China	25	647 1.3×	178 0.5×	693 1.9×	252 0.8×	823 3.2×	57	1.8k
Helena L. Borges Brazil	20	771 1.6×	144 0.4×	333 0.9×	176 0.5×	109 0.4×	40	1.2k
Bradley A. Ozenberger United States	16	1.4k 3.0×	463 1.3×	192 0.5×	407 1.2×	205 0.8×	19	2.6k
Simonetta Astigiano Italy	25	797 1.7×	74 0.2×	406 1.1×	322 1.0×	313 1.2×	54	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Breznik

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Breznik

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Švajger, Urban, Ana Mitrović, Borut Prestor, et al.. (2025). Targeting cystatin F activation enhances NK cell cytotoxicity in glioblastoma models. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1708281–1708281.

Collins, Rebecca, Barbara Breznik, Anna K. Lee, et al.. (2025). Melanoma antigens in pediatric medulloblastoma contribute to tumor heterogeneity and species-specificity of group 3 tumors. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 164–164.

Majc, Bernarda, Marta Malavolta, Miloš Vittori, et al.. (2024). Patient-derived tumor organoids mimic treatment-induced DNA damage response in glioblastoma. iScience. 27(9). 110604–110604.

Zottel, Alja, Metka Novak, Neja Šamec, et al.. (2023). Anti-Vimentin Nanobody Decreases Glioblastoma Cell Invasion In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancers. 15(3). 573–573. 8 indexed citations

Breznik, Barbara, Meng-Wei Ko, Bernarda Majc, et al.. (2022). Infiltrating natural killer cells bind, lyse and increase chemotherapy efficacy in glioblastoma stem-like tumorospheres. Communications Biology. 5(1). 436–436. 30 indexed citations

Majc, Bernarda, Metka Novak, Nataša Kopitar‐Jerala, Anahid Jewett, & Barbara Breznik. (2021). Immunotherapy of Glioblastoma: Current Strategies and Challenges in Tumor Model Development. Cells. 10(2). 265–265. 66 indexed citations

Kaur, Kawaljit, Meng-Wei Ko, Barbara Breznik, et al.. (2021). Probiotics in Health and Disease: Distinct Roles of Different Strains in Natural Killer Cell Activation and Regulation. Critical Reviews in Immunology. 41(2). 1–19. 7 indexed citations

Noorden, Cornelis J.F. Van, Barbara Breznik, Metka Novak, et al.. (2021). Cell Biology Meets Cell Metabolism: Energy Production Is Similar in Stem Cells and in Cancer Stem Cells in Brain and Bone Marrow. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 70(1). 29–51. 9 indexed citations

Majc, Bernarda, et al.. (2020). Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as the driver of changing carcinoma and glioblastoma microenvironment. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1867(10). 118782–118782. 63 indexed citations

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Jewett, Anahid, Janko Kos, Kawaljit Kaur, et al.. (2020). Multiple Defects of Natural Killer Cells in Cancer Patients: Anarchy, Dysregulated Systemic Immunity, and Immunosuppression in Metastatic Cancer. Critical Reviews in Immunology. 40(2). 93–133. 14 indexed citations

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Štampar, Martina, Barbara Breznik, Metka Filipič, & Bojana Žegura. (2020). Characterization of In Vitro 3D Cell Model Developed from Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HepG2) Cell Line. Cells. 9(12). 2557–2557. 43 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Mona N., et al.. (2019). Kinins in Glioblastoma Microenvironment. Cancer Microenvironment. 12(2-3). 77–94. 14 indexed citations

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Breznik, Barbara, Ana Mitrović, Tamara T. Lah, & Janko Kos. (2019). Cystatins in cancer progression: More than just cathepsin inhibitors. Biochimie. 166. 233–250. 66 indexed citations

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Breznik, Barbara, Andrej Blejec, Róman Boŝnjak, et al.. (2018). Localization patterns of cathepsins K and X and their predictive value in glioblastoma. Radiology and Oncology. 52(4). 433–442. 18 indexed citations

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Žegura, Bojana, et al.. (2018). Adipose tissue stem cell-derived hepatic progenies as an in vitro model for genotoxicity testing. Archives of Toxicology. 92(5). 1893–1903. 3 indexed citations

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Breznik, Barbara, Janko Kos, Mohammed Khurshed, et al.. (2018). Cysteine cathepsins B, X and K expression in peri-arteriolar glioblastoma stem cell niches. Journal of Molecular Histology. 49(5). 481–497. 27 indexed citations

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Hira, Vashendriya V.V., Urška Verbovšek, Barbara Breznik, et al.. (2016). Cathepsin K cleavage of SDF-1α inhibits its chemotactic activity towards glioblastoma stem-like cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1864(3). 594–603. 40 indexed citations

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Breznik, Barbara, Helena Motaln, & Tamara Lah Turnšek. (2016). Proteases and cytokines as mediators of interactions between cancer and stromal cells in tumours. Biological Chemistry. 398(7). 709–719. 41 indexed citations

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Vittori, Miloš, et al.. (2016). Imaging of human glioblastoma cells and their interactions with mesenchymal stem cells in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic brain. Radiology and Oncology. 50(2). 159–167. 18 indexed citations

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Breznik, Barbara, et al.. (2001). The influence of a production system and nitrogen fertilization rate on economical and ecological parameters of arable crops in a three‐year crop rotation. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 47(5-6). 409–422. 1 indexed citations

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