Basil Rigas

11.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Basil Rigas is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Basil Rigas has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Pharmacology, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 39 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Basil Rigas's work include Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (80 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (38 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (28 papers). Basil Rigas is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (80 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (38 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (28 papers). Basil Rigas collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Greece. Basil Rigas's co-authors include Steven J. Shiff, Khosrow Kashfi, Liang Qiao, Paul Wong, Leo Levine, Jennie L. Williams, Liqun Huang, Nengtai Ouyang, Thomas A. Godwin and Leo L. Tsai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Basil Rigas

184 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on proliferation and on induction of apoptosis in colon cancer cells by a prostaglandin-independent pathway

1996 546 citations Liang Qiao, Lisa Staiano‐Coico et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Basil Rigas United States	51	3.3k	3.0k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	185	9.1k
Thomas E. Eling United States	67	3.5k 1.0×	5.7k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	294	15.0k
Chinthalapally V. Rao United States	62	3.8k 1.1×	6.4k 2.1×	2.1k 1.3×	4.8k 3.4×	4.2k 3.2×	262	16.9k
Carol A. Rouzer United States	41	2.1k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	744 0.5×	469 0.3×	486 0.4×	79	8.4k
Dieter Steinhilber Germany	49	2.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	984 0.7×	822 0.6×	296	9.6k
Tadashi Tanabe Japan	56	3.5k 1.1×	4.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	146	9.6k
S. Perwez Hussain United States	49	527 0.2×	5.5k 1.8×	858 0.5×	3.8k 2.6×	3.0k 2.3×	100	11.5k
Umberto Dianzani Italy	66	414 0.1×	5.9k 2.0×	786 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	462	16.6k
Khosrow Kashfi United States	41	1.1k 0.3×	2.0k 0.7×	401 0.2×	461 0.3×	548 0.4×	181	6.0k
Desmond J. Fitzgerald Ireland	53	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	519 0.3×	667 0.5×	669 0.5×	164	10.1k
Caroline F. Thorn United States	35	826 0.2×	2.2k 0.7×	745 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	445 0.3×	58	6.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Basil Rigas

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All Works

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White, Emily, Deniz Bağdaş, Adam Master, et al.. (2024). Phosphosulindac (OXT-328) prevents and reverses chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy in mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1240372–1240372. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei, et al.. (2021). Phospho-Sulindac (OXT-328) Inhibits Dry Eye Disease in Rabbits: A Dose-, Formulation- and Structure-Dependent Effect. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 37(6). 321–330. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei, Liqun Huang, Sanford Goldstein, et al.. (2021). Once-Daily Topical Phosphosulindac Is Efficacious in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: Studies in Rabbit Models of Its Main Clinical Subtypes. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 38(1). 102–113. 1 indexed citations

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Honkanen, Robert, Liqun Huang, & Basil Rigas. (2020). A Rabbit Model of Aqueous-Deficient Dry Eye Disease Induced by Concanavalin A Injection into the Lacrimal Glands: Application to Drug Efficacy Studies. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 indexed citations

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Honkanen, Robert, Liqun Huang, & Basil Rigas. (2020). A Rabbit Model of Aqueous-Deficient Dry Eye Disease Induced by Concanavalin A Injection into the Lacrimal Glands: Application to Drug Efficacy Studies. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 9 indexed citations

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Mattheolabakis, George, Jennifer Yang, Ruixue Wang, et al.. (2016). Phospho-Aspirin (MDC-22) Prevents Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in Mice. Cancer Prevention Research. 9(7). 624–634. 12 indexed citations

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Xie, Gang, Ka‐Wing Cheng, Liqun Huang, & Basil Rigas. (2014). The in vitro metabolism of phospho-sulindac amide, a novel potential anticancer agent. Biochemical Pharmacology. 91(2). 249–255. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ka‐Wing, Chi Chun Wong, Ninche Alston, et al.. (2013). Aerosol Administration of Phospho-Sulindac Inhibits Lung Tumorigenesis. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(8). 1417–1428. 13 indexed citations

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Mackenzie, Gerardo G., Ninche Alston, Nengtai Ouyang, et al.. (2013). The anticancer effect of phospho-tyrosol-indomethacin (MPI-621), a novel phosphoderivative of indomethacin: in vitro and in vivo studies. Carcinogenesis. 34(4). 943–951. 15 indexed citations

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Wong, Chi Chun, Ka‐Wing Cheng, & Basil Rigas. (2012). Preclinical Predictors of Anticancer Drug Efficacy: Critical Assessment with Emphasis on Whether Nanomolar Potency Should Be Required of Candidate Agents. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 341(3). 572–578. 45 indexed citations

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Huang, Liqun, Gerardo G. Mackenzie, Yu Sun, et al.. (2011). Chemotherapeutic Properties of Phospho-Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, a New Class of Anticancer Compounds. Cancer Research. 71(24). 7617–7627. 43 indexed citations

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Mackenzie, Gerardo G., Nengtai Ouyang, Gang Xie, et al.. (2011). Phospho-Sulindac (OXT-328) Combined with Difluoromethylornithine Prevents Colon Cancer in Mice. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(7). 1052–1060. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhiquan, Liqun Huang, Wenping Zhao, & Basil Rigas. (2010). Annexin 1 Induced by Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Binds to NF-κB and Inhibits Its Activation: Anticancer Effects In vitro and In vivo. Cancer Research. 70(6). 2379–2388. 122 indexed citations

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Yang, Kan, Naoto Kurihara, Kunhua Fan, et al.. (2008). Dietary Induction of Colonic Tumors in a Mouse Model of Sporadic Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 68(19). 7803–7810. 85 indexed citations

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Sun, Yu & Basil Rigas. (2008). The Thioredoxin System Mediates Redox-Induced Cell Death in Human Colon Cancer Cells: Implications for the Mechanism of Action of Anticancer Agents. Cancer Research. 68(20). 8269–8277. 95 indexed citations

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Yang, Kan, Martin Lipkin, Harold L. Newmark, et al.. (2008). Molecular Targets of Calcium and Vitamin D in Mouse Genetic Models of Intestinal Cancer. Nutrition Reviews. 65(8 Pt 2). S134–S137. 10 indexed citations

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Hundley, Thomas R., Jie Chen, Jianjun Gao, et al.. (2005). NO-donating aspirin inhibits both the expression and catalytic activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 70(7). 993–1000. 19 indexed citations

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Papavassiliou, Efstathios, et al.. (1994). The effect of ethanol on the expression of HLA class I genes in human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines. Cancer Letters. 81(1). 33–38. 1 indexed citations

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Wong, Paul, et al.. (1993). Distinct infrared spectroscopic patterns of human basal cell carcinoma of the skin.. PubMed. 53(4). 762–5. 94 indexed citations

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Rigas, Basil & Paul Wong. (1992). Human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines display infrared spectroscopic features of malignant colon tissues.. PubMed. 52(1). 84–8. 90 indexed citations

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