Colin Watts

12.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Colin Watts is a scholar working on Genetics, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Watts has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Genetics, 22 papers in Oncology and 21 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Colin Watts's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (15 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (11 papers). Colin Watts is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (15 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (11 papers). Colin Watts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Colin Watts's co-authors include Sara Piccirillo, Inmaculada Spiteri, Andrea Sottoriva, Christina Curtis, Simon Tavaré, Anestis Touloumis, John C. Marioni, V. Peter Collins, Anthony J. Chalmers and Dieta Brandsma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Colin Watts

105 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Intratumor heterogeneity in human glioblastoma reflects cancer evolutionary dynamics

2013 1.2k citations Andrea Sottoriva, Inmaculada Spiteri et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
EANO–ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours

2017 426 citations Dieta Brandsma, Colin Watts et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin Watts United Kingdom	34	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	934	110	4.8k
Seok‐Gu Kang South Korea	43	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	817 0.9×	211	6.2k
Katherine B. Peters United States	35	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	803 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	230	4.6k
Jörg Dietrich United States	38	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	553 0.5×	2.0k 2.1×	164	5.1k
Sieger Leenstra Netherlands	37	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	902 0.8×	649 0.7×	112	5.1k
Marica Eoli Italy	30	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	693 0.6×	766 0.7×	636 0.7×	152	3.8k
Oliver Schnell Germany	31	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	523 0.4×	637 0.6×	705 0.8×	118	3.8k
Akitake Mukasa Japan	29	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.6×	883 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	725 0.8×	179	5.2k
Frank S. Lieberman United States	38	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	844 0.8×	931 1.0×	139	5.0k
Costas G. Hadjipanayis United States	36	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	843 0.7×	731 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	125	6.0k
Martin Proescholdt Germany	29	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	836 0.7×	660 0.7×	104	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Watts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Watts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Watts

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Sivell, Stephanie, Ameeta Retzer, Annmarie Nelson, et al.. (2025). Well-being and coping: Key aspects of unmet need of people living with glioma. Neuro-Oncology Practice. 12(3). 413–425.

Jenkinson, Michael D., Helen Bulbeck, James Burns, et al.. (2025). Seizure prophylaxis in glioma surgery (SPRING): A multi-center, unblinded, randomized trial. Neuro-Oncology Practice.

Jenkinson, Michael D., Helen Bulbeck, Alasdair G Rooney, et al.. (2024). P18.39.A SEIZURE PROPHYLAXIS IN GLIOMA SURGERY (SPRING): A MULTI-CENTRE, UNBLINDED, RANDOMISED TRIAL. Neuro-Oncology. 26(Supplement_5). v106–v106. 2 indexed citations

Giczewska, Anna, Aslι Küçükosmanoğlu, Rogier C. Buijsman, et al.. (2023). Screening of predicted synergistic multi-target therapies in glioblastoma identifies new treatment strategies. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 5(1). vdad073–vdad073. 8 indexed citations

Retzer, Ameeta, Stephanie Sivell, Annmarie Nelson, et al.. (2023). Development of a core outcome set for use in adult primary glioma phase III interventional trials: A mixed methods study. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 5(1). vdad096–vdad096. 4 indexed citations

Davis, Charles H., Rohitashwa Sinha, Samantha J. Mills, et al.. (2022). Tumour treating fields in glioblastoma: is the treatment tolerable, effective, and practical in UK patients?. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 36(6). 770–776. 8 indexed citations

Retzer, Ameeta, Stephanie Sivell, Annmarie Nelson, et al.. (2022). Development of a core outcome set and identification of patient-reportable outcomes for primary brain tumour trials: protocol for the COBra study. BMJ Open. 12(9). e057712–e057712. 7 indexed citations

Watts, Colin, Joshua Savage, Amit Patel, et al.. (2022). Protocol for the Tessa Jowell BRAIN MATRIX Platform Study. BMJ Open. 12(9). e067123–e067123. 4 indexed citations

Plaha, Puneet, Sophie Camp, Jonathan Cook, et al.. (2022). FUTURE-GB: functional and ultrasound-guided resection of glioblastoma – a two-stage randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 12(11). e064823–e064823. 12 indexed citations

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Toman, Emma, et al.. (2021). Comparison of outcomes of neurosurgical operations performed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a matched cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(2). e047063–e047063. 5 indexed citations

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Jia, Bill, Ivan B. Dimov, Colin Watts, et al.. (2020). Spatial heterogeneity of cell-matrix adhesive forces predicts human glioblastoma migration. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2(1). vdaa081–vdaa081. 12 indexed citations

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Akkari, Leila, Robert L. Bowman, Florian Klemm, et al.. (2020). Dynamic changes in glioma macrophage populations after radiotherapy reveal CSF-1R inhibition as a strategy to overcome resistance. Science Translational Medicine. 12(552). 221 indexed citations

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Mair, Richard, Florent Moulière, Christopher G. Smith, et al.. (2018). Measurement of Plasma Cell-Free Mitochondrial Tumor DNA Improves Detection of Glioblastoma in Patient-Derived Orthotopic Xenograft Models. Cancer Research. 79(1). 220–230. 68 indexed citations

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Mair, Richard, Alan J. Wright, Susana R�os, et al.. (2018). Metabolic Imaging Detects Low Levels of Glycolytic Activity That Vary with Levels of c-Myc Expression in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 78(18). 5408–5418. 33 indexed citations

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Chalmers, Anthony J., Garth Cruickshank, Laurence Dunn, et al.. (2017). ACTR-16. RESULTS OF THE OPARATIC TRIAL: A PHASE I DOSE ESCALATION STUDY OF OLAPARIB IN COMBINATION WITH TEMOZOLOMIDE (TMZ) IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED GLIOBLASTOMA (GBM). Neuro-Oncology. 19(suppl_6). vi4–vi4. 14 indexed citations

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Jena, R., et al.. (2016). Irradiating the Subventricular Zone in Glioblastoma Patients: Is there a Case for a Clinical Trial?. Clinical Oncology. 29(1). 26–33. 23 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Shafiq U., et al.. (2015). Selective Inhibition of Parallel DNA Damage Response Pathways Optimizes Radiosensitization of Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells. Cancer Research. 75(20). 4416–4428. 138 indexed citations

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Piccirillo, Sara, Inmaculada Spiteri, Andrea Sottoriva, et al.. (2014). Contributions to Drug Resistance in Glioblastoma Derived from Malignant Cells in the Sub-Ependymal Zone. Cancer Research. 75(1). 194–202. 43 indexed citations

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Sottoriva, Andrea, Inmaculada Spiteri, Sara Piccirillo, et al.. (2013). Intratumor heterogeneity in human glioblastoma reflects cancer evolutionary dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(10). 4009–4014. 1231 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walker, David, William Hamilton, Fiona M Walter, & Colin Watts. (2013). Strategies to accelerate diagnosis of primary brain tumors at the primary–secondary care interface in children and adults. CNS Oncology. 2(5). 447–462. 18 indexed citations

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