Daniel Besser

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Daniel Besser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Besser has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Daniel Besser's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Daniel Besser is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Daniel Besser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Daniel Besser's co-authors include Ali Hemmati‐Brivanlou, Ariel J. Levine, Daylon James, Jacqueline Bromberg, James Darnell, Hidesaburô Hanafusa, Wyndham W. Lathem, Yoshikuni Nagamine, Curt M. Horvath and Joseph R. Arron and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Besser

35 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

TGFβ/activin/nodal signaling is necessary for the maintenance of pluripotency in human embryonic stem cells

2005 689 citations Daniel Besser et al. profile →
Stat3 Activation Is Required for Cellular Transformation by v- src

1998 553 citations Jacqueline Bromberg, Curt M. Horvath et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
TRANCE, a TNF Family Member, Activates Akt/PKB through a Signaling Complex Involving TRAF6 and c-Src

1999 512 citations Daniel Besser, Hidesaburô Hanafusa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel Besser Germany	28	3.3k	1.3k	732	516	446	35	4.4k
Suk‐Chul Bae South Korea	40	4.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	433 0.8×	589 1.3×	78	6.1k
Ittai Ben‐Porath Israel	27	4.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	854 1.7×	333 0.7×	35	6.6k
Rotraud Wieser Austria	26	4.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	546 0.7×	270 0.5×	251 0.6×	63	6.0k
Diego Megı́as Spain	35	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	706 1.0×	696 1.3×	373 0.8×	104	4.5k
Raffaella Di Micco Italy	18	3.3k 1.0×	947 0.7×	749 1.0×	774 1.5×	155 0.3×	31	4.9k
Calvin D. Roskelley Canada	36	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	772 1.1×	487 0.9×	410 0.9×	79	4.7k
Jason Ross United States	12	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	301 0.4×	796 1.5×	294 0.7×	18	3.9k
Iacovos P. Michael Canada	28	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	501 0.7×	578 1.1×	396 0.9×	43	4.6k
Petra Moerer Netherlands	19	4.9k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	501 0.7×	594 1.2×	488 1.1×	23	6.1k
Yohei Shimono Japan	28	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.6k 2.1×	412 0.8×	216 0.5×	70	4.5k

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Besser, Daniel, et al.. (2019). The German stem cell network GSCN - a nationwide network with many tasks. Stem Cell Research. 42. 101672–101672. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jichang, Manvendra Singh, Chuanbo Sun, et al.. (2016). Isolation and cultivation of naive-like human pluripotent stem cells based on HERVH expression. Nature Protocols. 11(2). 327–346. 27 indexed citations

Qi, Jingjing, Yong Yu, Jane D. Holland, et al.. (2015). New Wnt/β-catenin target genes promote experimental metastasis and migration of colorectal cancer cells through different signals. Gut. 65(10). 1690–1701. 141 indexed citations

Bieback, Karen, Patrick Wuchter, Daniel Besser, et al.. (2012). Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs): science and f(r)iction. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 90(7). 773–782. 46 indexed citations

Bieback, Karen, Andrea Hecker, Tanja Schlechter, et al.. (2012). Replicative aging and differentiation potential of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells expanded in pooled human or fetal bovine serum. Cytotherapy. 14(5). 570–583. 59 indexed citations

Haurie, Valérie, Hélène Dumay‐Odelot, Daniel Da Silva, et al.. (2010). Two isoforms of human RNA polymerase III with specific functions in cell growth and transformation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(9). 4176–4181. 59 indexed citations

Chirasani, Sridhar Reddy, Alexander Sternjak, Peter Wend, et al.. (2010). Bone morphogenetic protein-7 release from endogenous neural precursor cells suppresses the tumourigenicity of stem-like glioblastoma cells. Brain. 133(7). 1961–1972. 85 indexed citations

Fritzmann, Johannes, Markus Morkel, Daniel Besser, et al.. (2009). A Colorectal Cancer Expression Profile That Includes Transforming Growth Factor β Inhibitor BAMBI Predicts Metastatic Potential. Gastroenterology. 137(1). 165–175. 101 indexed citations

Diecke, Sebastian, et al.. (2008). FGF2 Signaling in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Is Crucial for Self-Renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 188(1-2). 52–61. 26 indexed citations

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Rahn, Hans-Peter, et al.. (2008). Homogeneity and persistence of transgene expression by omitting antibiotic selection in cell line isolation. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(17). e111–e111. 53 indexed citations

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Besser, Daniel. (2004). Expression of Nodal, Lefty-A, and Lefty-B in Undifferentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells Requires Activation of Smad2/3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(43). 45076–45084. 158 indexed citations

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Wolfrum, Christian, et al.. (2003). Insulin regulates the activity of forkhead transcription factor Hnf-3β/Foxa-2 by Akt-mediated phosphorylation and nuclear/cytosolic localization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(20). 11624–11629. 171 indexed citations

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Yang, Edward, Lorena Lerner, Daniel Besser, & J E Darnell. (2003). Independent and Cooperative Activation of Chromosomal c-fos Promoter by STAT3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(18). 15794–15799. 74 indexed citations

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Vandromme, Marie, Anne Rochat, Roger Meier, et al.. (2001). Protein Kinase B β/Akt2 Plays a Specific Role in Muscle Differentiation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(11). 8173–8179. 96 indexed citations

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Besser, Daniel, Jacqueline Bromberg, James Darnell, & Hidesaburô Hanafusa. (1999). A Single Amino Acid Substitution in the v-Eyk Intracellular Domain Results in Activation of Stat3 and Enhances Cellular Transformation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(2). 1401–1409. 114 indexed citations

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Bromberg, Jacqueline, Curt M. Horvath, Daniel Besser, Wyndham W. Lathem, & James Darnell. (1998). Stat3 Activation Is Required for Cellular Transformation by v- src. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(5). 2553–2558. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Besser, Daniel, et al.. (1997). Cytoskeleton Reorganization Induces the Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Gene via the Ras/Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase (ERK) Signaling Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(3). 1904–1909. 71 indexed citations

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Birge, Raymond B., Beatrice S. Knudsen, Daniel Besser, & Hidesaburô Hanafusa. (1996). SH2 and SH3‐containing adaptor proteins: redundant or independent mediators of intracellular signal transduction. Genes to Cells. 1(7). 595–613. 114 indexed citations

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Besser, Daniel, et al.. (1995). Activation and Nuclear Translocation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases by Polyomavirus Middle-T or Serum Depend on Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(49). 29286–29292. 44 indexed citations

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Besser, Daniel, Frank Götz, Kai Schulze‐Forster, et al.. (1990). DNA methylation inhibits transcription by RNA polymerase III of a tRNA gene, but not of a 5S rRNA gene. FEBS Letters. 269(2). 358–362. 43 indexed citations

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