Carlo Rago

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
32 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Carlo Rago is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlo Rago has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Carlo Rago's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (6 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers). Carlo Rago is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (6 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers). Carlo Rago collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Carlo Rago's co-authors include Bert Vogelstein, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Victor E. Velculescu, Christoph Lengauer, Brad St. Croix, Katharine Romans, Luis A. Díaz, Fred Bunz, Gregory J. Riggins and Giovanni Traverso and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Carlo Rago

32 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Genes Expressed in Human Tumor Endothelium 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2005 2009 2015 2001 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Genes Expressed in Human Tumor Endothelium
    2000 1.5k citations Brad St. Croix, Carlo Rago et al. Science profile →
  2. Mutant PIK3CA promotes cell growth and invasion of human cancer cells
    2005 727 citations Yardena Samuels, Luis A. Díaz et al. Cancer Cell profile →
  3. Glucose Deprivation Contributes to the Development of KRAS Pathway Mutations in Tumor Cells
    2009 724 citations Jihye Yun, Carlo Rago et al. Science profile →
  4. Vitamin C selectively kills KRAS and BRAF mutant colorectal cancer cells by targeting GAPDH
    2015 696 citations Jihye Yun, Edouard Mullarky et al. Science profile →
  5. A Phosphatase Associated with Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer
    2001 537 citations Saurabh Saha, Victor E. Velculescu et al. Science profile →

Peers

Carlo Rago
Jin Q. Cheng United States
Jukka Westermarck Finland
Francisco Portillo Spain
Kazuyoshi Yanagihara Japan
Murray D. Norris Australia
Jan Köster Netherlands
Xinbin Chen United States
Ada Sacchi Italy
Félix Bonilla Spain
Jonas A. Nilsson Sweden
Jin Q. Cheng United States
Carlo Rago
Citations per year, relative to Carlo Rago Carlo Rago (= 1×) peers Jin Q. Cheng

Countries citing papers authored by Carlo Rago

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlo Rago

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlo Rago

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlo Rago. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlo Rago based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carlo Rago. Carlo Rago is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lavorato, Davide, Alessandro Vittorio Bergami, Carlo Rago, et al.. (2017). SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF ISOLATED RC BRIDGES SUBJECTED TO ASYNCHRONOUS SEISMIC INPUT. IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 2214–2226. 6 indexed citations
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Yun, Jihye, Edouard Mullarky, Kaitlyn Bosch, et al.. (2015). Vitamin C selectively kills KRAS and BRAF mutant colorectal cancer cells by targeting GAPDH. Science. 350(6266). 1391–1396. 696 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ghosh, Soma, Surojit Sur, Carlo Rago, et al.. (2013). Hypersensitivities for Acetaldehyde and Other Agents among Cancer Cells Null for Clinically Relevant Fanconi Anemia Genes. American Journal Of Pathology. 184(1). 260–270. 12 indexed citations
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Duncan, Christopher G., Benjamin G. Barwick, Genglin Jin, et al.. (2012). A heterozygous IDH1R132H/WT mutation induces genome-wide alterations in DNA methylation. Genome Research. 22(12). 2339–2355. 139 indexed citations
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Ericson, Kajsa, Christine Gan, Ian Cheong, et al.. (2010). Genetic inactivation of AKT1 , AKT2 , and PDPK1 in human colorectal cancer cells clarifies their roles in tumor growth regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(6). 2598–2603. 106 indexed citations
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Yun, Jihye, Carlo Rago, Ian Cheong, et al.. (2009). Glucose Deprivation Contributes to the Development of KRAS Pathway Mutations in Tumor Cells. Science. 325(5947). 1555–1559. 724 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sur, Surojit, Raymond Pagliarini, Fred Bunz, et al.. (2009). A panel of isogenic human cancer cells suggests a therapeutic approach for cancers with inactivated p53. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(10). 3964–3969. 230 indexed citations
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Rago, Carlo, Bert Vogelstein, & Fred Bunz. (2007). Genetic knockouts and knockins in human somatic cells. Nature Protocols. 2(11). 2734–2746. 98 indexed citations
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Rago, Carlo, David L. Huso, Frank Diehl, et al.. (2007). Serial Assessment of Human Tumor Burdens in Mice by the Analysis of Circulating DNA. Cancer Research. 67(19). 9364–9370. 117 indexed citations
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Gallmeier, Eike, Eric S. Calhoun, Carlo Rago, et al.. (2006). Targeted Disruption of FANCC and FANCG in Human Cancer Provides a Preclinical Model for Specific Therapeutic Options. Gastroenterology. 130(7). 2145–2154. 41 indexed citations
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Samuels, Yardena, Luis A. Díaz, Oleg Schmidt‐Kittler, et al.. (2005). Mutant PIK3CA promotes cell growth and invasion of human cancer cells. Cancer Cell. 7(6). 561–573. 727 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dang, Duyen T., Fang Chen, Manu Kohli, et al.. (2005). GlutathioneS-Transferase π1 Promotes Tumorigenicity in HCT116 Human Colon Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 65(20). 9485–9494. 67 indexed citations
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Cho‐Vega, Jeong Hee, Patricia Troncoso, Kim‐Anh Do, et al.. (2004). Combined laser capture microdissection and serial analysis of gene expression from human tissue samples. Modern Pathology. 18(4). 577–584. 12 indexed citations
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Rajagopalan, Harith, Prasad V. Jallepalli, Carlo Rago, et al.. (2004). Inactivation of hCDC4 can cause chromosomal instability. Nature. 428(6978). 77–81. 448 indexed citations
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Saha, Saurabh, Andrew B. Sparks, Carlo Rago, et al.. (2002). Using the transcriptome to annotate the genome. Nature Biotechnology. 20(5). 508–512. 424 indexed citations
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Wang, Tian‐Li, Carlo Rago, Natalie Silliman, et al.. (2002). Prevalence of somatic alterations in the colorectal cancer cell genome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(5). 3076–3080. 136 indexed citations
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Hwang, Paul M., Fred Bunz, Jian Yu, et al.. (2001). Ferredoxin reductase affects p53-dependent, 5-fluorouracil–induced apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. Nature Medicine. 7(10). 1111–1117. 352 indexed citations
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Rago, Carlo, et al.. (2000). DBA/2J (Mls‐1a) B‐cell differentiation in BALB.xid recipients. Immunology. 99(1). 147–152. 2 indexed citations
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Rago, Carlo, et al.. (2000). Superantigen Disruption of CD8+ T and B lymphocyte Homeostasis. Immunobiology. 202(5). 508–518. 1 indexed citations
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Croix, Brad St., Carlo Rago, Victor E. Velculescu, et al.. (2000). Genes Expressed in Human Tumor Endothelium. Science. 289(5482). 1197–1202. 1505 indexed citations breakdown →

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