Benjamin Kefas

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Kefas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Kefas has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Kefas's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (8 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers). Benjamin Kefas is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (8 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers). Benjamin Kefas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Germany. Benjamin Kefas's co-authors include Benjamin Purow, Roger Abounader, Yunqing Li, Laurey Comeau, Jakub Godlewski, Sean Lawler, Howard A. Fine, Jeongwu Lee, E. Antonio Chiocca and David Schiff and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Kefas

21 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

microRNA-7 Inhibits the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and the Akt Pathway and Is Down-regulated in Glioblastoma

2008 630 citations Benjamin Kefas, Jakub Godlewski et al. Cancer Research profile →
MicroRNA-34a Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth by Targeting Multiple Oncogenes

2009 515 citations Yunqing Li, Fadila Guessous et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Kefas United States	18	2.1k	1.5k	250	245	176	21	2.6k
Catherine Monnot France	25	1.3k 0.6×	517 0.3×	209 0.8×	201 0.8×	292 1.7×	43	2.4k
Dongtak Jeong United States	24	2.0k 0.9×	487 0.3×	369 1.5×	191 0.8×	130 0.7×	55	2.7k
Graciela B. Sala‐Newby United Kingdom	30	1.5k 0.7×	622 0.4×	299 1.2×	282 1.2×	83 0.5×	61	2.6k
Suzanne E. Williams United States	12	807 0.4×	651 0.4×	244 1.0×	215 0.9×	197 1.1×	18	1.9k
Xingjun Jiang China	23	1.1k 0.5×	493 0.3×	139 0.6×	294 1.2×	66 0.4×	106	2.0k
Hua Lu United States	24	1.8k 0.9×	395 0.3×	152 0.6×	168 0.7×	104 0.6×	43	2.3k
Xiaohua Xin United States	16	1.2k 0.6×	373 0.2×	156 0.6×	292 1.2×	96 0.5×	34	1.8k
Brian M. Necela United States	24	1.1k 0.5×	592 0.4×	248 1.0×	691 2.8×	199 1.1×	52	2.2k
Maria L. Macheda Australia	12	1.2k 0.6×	575 0.4×	179 0.7×	288 1.2×	80 0.5×	14	1.8k
Bryan L. Krock United States	16	1.1k 0.5×	536 0.4×	226 0.9×	225 0.9×	43 0.2×	26	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Kefas

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Hanif, Farina, Ying Zhang, Collin Dube, et al.. (2023). miR-3174 Is a New Tumor Suppressor MicroRNA That Inhibits Several Tumor-Promoting Genes in Glioblastoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9326–9326. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Jungeun, Ying Zhang, Michael Skalski, et al.. (2014). microRNA-148a Is a Prognostic oncomiR That Targets MIG6 and BIM to Regulate EGFR and Apoptosis in Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 74(5). 1541–1553. 105 indexed citations

Floyd, Desiree H., Ying Zhang, Bijan K. Dey, et al.. (2014). Novel Anti-Apoptotic MicroRNAs 582-5p and 363 Promote Human Glioblastoma Stem Cell Survival via Direct Inhibition of Caspase 3, Caspase 9, and Bim. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e96239–e96239. 86 indexed citations

Guessous, Fadila, Melissa Alvarado‐Velez, Lukasz Marcinkiewicz, et al.. (2013). Oncogenic effects of miR-10b in glioblastoma stem cells. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 112(2). 153–163. 134 indexed citations

Kefas, Benjamin, et al.. (2013). Signal Transduction Pathways Mediated by Secreted and Non-Secreted Forms of Intact Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and Its 1-97 N-Terminal Fragment in PC-3 Human Prostate Cancer Cells. Journal of Cancer Therapy. 4(8). 1290–1297. 2 indexed citations

Kefas, Benjamin, Desiree H. Floyd, Laurey Comeau, et al.. (2013). A miR-297/hypoxia/DGK-α axis regulating glioblastoma survival. Neuro-Oncology. 15(12). 1652–1663. 39 indexed citations

Dominguez, Charli, Desiree H. Floyd, Aizhen Xiao, et al.. (2013). Diacylglycerol Kinase α Is a Critical Signaling Node and Novel Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers. Cancer Discovery. 3(7). 782–797. 90 indexed citations

Floyd, Desiree H., Benjamin Kefas, Oleksandr Seleverstov, et al.. (2012). Alpha-secretase inhibition reduces human glioblastoma stem cell growth in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting Notch. Neuro-Oncology. 14(10). 1215–1226. 26 indexed citations

Duex, Jason E., Laurey Comeau, Alexander Sorkin, Benjamin Purow, & Benjamin Kefas. (2011). Usp18 Regulates Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Receptor Expression and Cancer Cell Survival via MicroRNA-7. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(28). 25377–25386. 59 indexed citations

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Ng, Lily, Arkady Lyubarsky, Sergei Nikonov, et al.. (2010). Type 3 Deiodinase, a Thyroid-Hormone-Inactivating Enzyme, Controls Survival and Maturation of Cone Photoreceptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(9). 3347–3357. 133 indexed citations

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Kefas, Benjamin, Laurey Comeau, Desiree H. Floyd, et al.. (2009). The Neuronal MicroRNA miR-326 Acts in a Feedback Loop with Notch and Has Therapeutic Potential against Brain Tumors. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(48). 15161–15168. 186 indexed citations

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Li, Yunqing, Fadila Guessous, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-34a Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth by Targeting Multiple Oncogenes. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7569–7576. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Yunqing, Fadila Guessous, Charles G. diPierro, et al.. (2009). Interactions between PTEN and the c-Met pathway in glioblastoma and implications for therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(2). 376–385. 38 indexed citations

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Lu, Ailing, Lily Ng, Michelle Ma, et al.. (2008). Retarded Developmental Expression and Patterning of Retinal Cone Opsins in Hypothyroid Mice. Endocrinology. 150(3). 1536–1544. 52 indexed citations

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Kefas, Benjamin, Jakub Godlewski, Laurey Comeau, et al.. (2008). microRNA-7 Inhibits the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and the Akt Pathway and Is Down-regulated in Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 68(10). 3566–3572. 630 indexed citations breakdown →

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Purow, Benjamin, Tilak Sundaresan, Michael J. Burdick, et al.. (2008). Notch-1 regulates transcription of the epidermal growth factor receptor through p53. Carcinogenesis. 29(5). 918–925. 96 indexed citations

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Kefas, Benjamin, Ying Cai, Zhidong Ling, et al.. (2004). Metformin-induced stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase in β-cells impairs their glucose responsiveness and can lead to apoptosis. Biochemical Pharmacology. 68(3). 409–416. 128 indexed citations

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Casteele, Mark Van de, Benjamin Kefas, Ying Cai, et al.. (2003). Prolonged culture in low glucose induces apoptosis of rat pancreatic β-cells through induction of c-myc. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 312(4). 937–944. 68 indexed citations

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Meisse, D., Mark Van de Casteele, Christophe Beauloye, et al.. (2002). Sustained activation of AMP‐activated protein kinase induces c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase activation and apoptosis in liver cells. FEBS Letters. 526(1-3). 38–42. 186 indexed citations

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Casteele, Mark Van de, Benjamin Kefas, Zhidong Ling, Harry Heimberg, & Daniël Pipeleers. (2002). Specific Expression of Bax-ω in Pancreatic β-Cells Is Down-Regulated by Cytokines before the Onset of Apoptosis. Endocrinology. 143(1). 320–326. 24 indexed citations

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