Calvin J. Kuo

33.8k total citations · 17 hit papers
139 papers, 20.9k citations indexed

About

Calvin J. Kuo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Calvin J. Kuo has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 20.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Oncology and 28 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Calvin J. Kuo's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (30 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (19 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (19 papers). Calvin J. Kuo is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (30 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (19 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (19 papers). Calvin J. Kuo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Calvin J. Kuo's co-authors include John Blenis, Frank Kuhnert, Jongkyeong Chung, Mark Lee, Xingnan Li, Junlei Chang, Kelley S. Yan, Peter Juo, Michael J. Conboy and Thomas A. Rando and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Calvin J. Kuo

136 papers receiving 20.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Increased Wnt Signaling During Aging Alters Muscle Stem Cell Fate and Increases Fibrosis

2007 1.2k citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. Science profile →
A novel chemokine receptor for SDF-1 and I-TAC involved in cell survival, cell adhesion, and tumor development

2006 1.0k citations Calvin J. Kuo, Kevin Wei et al. profile →
Rapamycin-FKBP specifically blocks growth-dependent activation of and signaling by the 70 kd S6 protein kinases

1992 1.0k citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. Cell profile →
Through-skull fluorescence imaging of the brain in a new near-infrared window

2014 855 citations Junlei Chang, Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →
Sustained in vitro intestinal epithelial culture within a Wnt-dependent stem cell niche

2009 684 citations Akifumi Ootani, Xingnan Li et al. profile →
VEGF is necessary for exercise‐induced adult hippocampal neurogenesis

2003 655 citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →
The intestinal stem cell markers Bmi1 and Lgr5 identify two functionally distinct populations

2011 634 citations Kelley S. Yan, Xingnan Li et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
VEGF-dependent plasticity of fenestrated capillaries in the normal adult microvasculature

2005 630 citations Barbara Sennino, Michael R. Mancuso et al. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology profile →
Augmented Wnt Signaling in a Mammalian Model of Accelerated Aging

2007 604 citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. Science profile →
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for CNS, but not non-CNS, angiogenesis

2009 579 citations Richard Daneman, Dritan Agalliu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Rapamycin selectively inhibits interleukin-2 activation of p70 S6 kinase

1992 515 citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →
Controlling Epithelial Polarity: A Human Enteroid Model for Host-Pathogen Interactions

2019 334 citations Julia Y. Co, Mar Margalef-Català et al. Cell Reports profile →
Engineered materials for organoid systems

2019 308 citations Calvin J. Kuo, Sarah C. Heilshorn et al. profile →
Expression of specific inflammasome gene modules stratifies older individuals into two extreme clinical and immunological states

2017 305 citations Junlei Chang, Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →
Organoid Models of Tumor Immunology

2020 278 citations Kanako Yuki, Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →
Surrogate Wnt agonists that phenocopy canonical Wnt and β-catenin signalling

2017 263 citations Junlei Chang, Kelley S. Yan et al. profile →
Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment

2024 101 citations Calvin J. Kuo et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A quantitative spatial cell-cell colocalizations framework enabling comparisons between in vitro assembloids and pathological specimens 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Weiruo Zhang, (unknown), Irene Li, Asmita Bhattacharya, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph B. Shrager, Calvin J. Kuo, Michael G. Ozawa, Amato Giaccia, Lü Tian, Sylvia K. Plevritis	4
2	Large-scale CRISPR screening in primary human 3D gastric organoids enables comprehensive dissection of gene-drug interactions 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Yuan‐Hung Lo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), C.S. Young, Qing Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Antonia A. Dominguez, Michael C. Bassik, Dung‐Fang Lee, Lei S. Qi, Jonathan S. Weissman, Jin Chen, Calvin J. Kuo	3
3	Microdissection tools to generate organoids for modeling the tumor immune microenvironment 2024 ·Microsystems & Nanoengineering ·(unknown), Kanako Yuki, (unknown), Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Calvin J. Kuo, Sindy K. Y. Tang	4
4	Disparate Pathways for Extrachromosomal DNA Biogenesis and Genomic DNA Repair 2024 ·Cancer Discovery ·John C. Rose, Julia A. Belk, Ivy Tsz-Lo Wong, Jens Luebeck, (unknown), Bence Dániel, Matthew G. Jones, Kathryn E. Yost, King L. Hung, Kevin S. Kolahi, (unknown), Calvin J. Kuo, Vineet Bafna, Paul S. Mischel, Howard Y. Chang	10
5	Regulation of the Blood–Brain Barrier in Health and Disease 2023 ·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine ·(unknown), Kanako Yuki, Jie Ding, Calvin J. Kuo	3
6	Pharmacologic Targeting of TFIIH Suppresses KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Synergizes with TRAIL 2022 ·Cancer Research ·Russell Moser, James Annis, Olga Nikolova, (unknown), Kay E. Gurley, Eduardo Méndez, Kim Moran‐Jones, Craig Dorrell, Rosalie C. Sears, Calvin J. Kuo, Haiyong Han, Andrew V. Biankin, Carla Grandori, Daniel D. Von Hoff, Christopher J. Kemp	4
7	Targeting colorectal cancer with small-molecule inhibitors of ALDH1B1 2022 ·Nature Chemical Biology ·Zhiping Feng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Fernández, Alison E. Ondrus, Yuchao Gu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Toni Kline, Che‐Hong Chen, Daria Mochly‐Rosen, Calvin J. Kuo, James Chen	40
8	Controlling Epithelial Polarity: A Human Enteroid Model for Host-Pathogen Interactions breakdown → 2019 ·Cell Reports ·Julia Y. Co, Mar Margalef-Català, Xingnan Li, Amanda T. Mah, Calvin J. Kuo, Denise M. Monack, Manuel R. Amieva	334
9	Oligodendrocyte precursors migrate along vasculature in the developing nervous system 2016 ·Science ·Hui‐Hsin Tsai, Jianqin Niu, Roeben N. Munji, Dimitrios Davalos, Junlei Chang, JJ H. Zhang, An‐Chi Tien, Calvin J. Kuo, Jonah R. Chan, Richard Daneman, Stephen P.J. Fancy	311
10	Interfollicular Epidermal Stem Cells Self-Renew via Autocrine Wnt Signaling 2013 ·Science ·Xinhong Lim, Si Hui Tan, Winston Koh, Rosanna Man Wah Chau, Kelley S. Yan, Calvin J. Kuo, Renée van Amerongen, Allon M. Klein, Roel Nusse	275
11	The HIF Signaling Pathway in Osteoblasts Directly Modulates Erythropoiesis through the Production of EPO 2012 ·Cell ·Erinn B. Rankin, Colleen Wu, Richa Khatri, Tremika L.S. Wilson, Rebecca Andersen, Elisa Araldi, Andrew L. Rankin, Jenny Yuan, Calvin J. Kuo, Ernestina Schipani, Amato J. Giaccia	222
12	Colorectal cancer stem cells and intestinal stem cells: The two faces of janus 2012 ·British journal of surgery ·Trevor M. Yeung, Calvin J. Kuo, Walter F. Bodmer	1
13	The intestinal stem cell markers Bmi1 and Lgr5 identify two functionally distinct populations breakdown → 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kelley S. Yan, (unknown), Xingnan Li, Akifumi Ootani, James Su, Josephine Y. Lee, Nan Su, Yuling Luo, Sarah C. Heilshorn, Manuel R. Amieva, Eugenio Sangiorgi, Mario R. Capecchi, Calvin J. Kuo	634
14	Essential Regulation of CNS Angiogenesis by the Orphan G Protein–Coupled Receptor GPR124 2010 ·Science ·Frank Kuhnert, Michael R. Mancuso, Amir Shamloo, (unknown), (unknown), Mareike Florek, Hua Su, Marcus Fruttiger, William L. Young, Sarah C. Heilshorn, Calvin J. Kuo	233
15	AXL Is an Essential Factor and Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Ovarian Cancer 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Erinn B. Rankin, Katherine C. Fuh, (unknown), Adam J. Krieg, Margaret Musser, Jenny Yuan, Kevin Wei, Calvin J. Kuo, Teri A. Longacre, Amato J. Giaccia	181
16	Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for CNS, but not non-CNS, angiogenesis breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard Daneman, Dritan Agalliu, Lu Zhou, Frank Kuhnert, Calvin J. Kuo, Ben A. Barres	579
17	Cellular Source and Amount of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor in Tumors Determine Response to Angiogenesis Inhibitors 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Barbara Sennino, Frank Kuhnert, Sébastien P. Tabruyn, Michael R. Mancuso, Dana D. Hu‐Lowe, Calvin J. Kuo, Donald M. McDonald	43
18	Attribution of vascular phenotypes of the murine Egfl7 locus to the microRNA miR-126 2008 ·Development ·Frank Kuhnert, Michael R. Mancuso, Jessica P. Hampton, Kryn Stankunas, Tomoichiro Asano, Chang‐Zheng Chen, Calvin J. Kuo	289
19	Developmental Angiogenesis of the Central Nervous System 2008 ·Lymphatic Research and Biology ·Michael R. Mancuso, Frank Kuhnert, Calvin J. Kuo	68
20	Cellular changes in normal blood capillaries undergoing regression after inhibition of VEGF signaling 2005 ·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·Fabienne Baffert, Tom Le, Barbara Sennino, Gavin Thurston, Calvin J. Kuo, Dana D. Hu‐Lowe, Donald M. McDonald	277

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