Daniel J. Smit

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 609 citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Smit is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Smit has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 609 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Oncology, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Smit's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (11 papers) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (10 papers). Daniel J. Smit is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (11 papers) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (10 papers). Daniel J. Smit collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and France. Daniel J. Smit's co-authors include Manfred Jücker, Lingyu Tian, Klaus Pantel, Marie‐Therese Haider, Hanna Taipaleenmäki, Nico Hinz, P. Knapstein, Shan Jiang, Johannes Keller and Laure Cayrefourcq and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Smit

34 papers receiving 600 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.

The Role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metabolism

2023 145 citations Lingyu Tian, Daniel J. Smit et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel J. Smit Germany	13	286	283	179	85	72	41	609
Klaas M. Govaert Netherlands	15	330 1.2×	314 1.1×	191 1.1×	74 0.9×	70 1.0×	23	690
Xuhong Fu China	12	488 1.7×	172 0.6×	137 0.8×	77 0.9×	87 1.2×	12	712
Amar Desai United States	11	386 1.3×	185 0.7×	157 0.9×	76 0.9×	52 0.7×	23	599
Joseph Clara United States	6	356 1.2×	317 1.1×	186 1.0×	153 1.8×	76 1.1×	12	638
Jesús Anampa United States	7	242 0.8×	415 1.5×	230 1.3×	117 1.4×	121 1.7×	14	746
Jeremy McGuire United States	10	320 1.1×	188 0.7×	257 1.4×	74 0.9×	111 1.5×	20	740
Igor Bado United States	13	331 1.2×	388 1.4×	184 1.0×	60 0.7×	119 1.7×	16	690
Irina Primac Belgium	10	338 1.2×	260 0.9×	229 1.3×	80 0.9×	74 1.0×	12	669
Lingmi Hou China	13	252 0.9×	119 0.4×	172 1.0×	56 0.7×	77 1.1×	44	487
Carmen Ghilardi Italy	14	384 1.3×	243 0.9×	178 1.0×	61 0.7×	55 0.8×	23	635

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Weng, Jialei, Feng Ju, Ningbo Fan, et al.. (2025). Single-cell insights into tumor microenvironment heterogeneity and plasticity: transforming precision therapy in gastrointestinal cancers. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 44(1). 314–314.

Popova, N. V., Daniel J. Smit, Matthew J. McKay, et al.. (2025). Proteomic Landscape of Colorectal Cancer Derived Liver Metastasis Reveals Three Distinct Phenotypes With Specific Signaling and Enhanced Survival. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 24(8). 101026–101026.

Heidrich, Isabel, Daniel J. Smit, Rüdiger Greinert, et al.. (2025). Baseline D-dimers as predictive marker of efficacy of cemiplimab treatment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer. 226. 115639–115639.

Pantel, Klaus, et al.. (2025). Lessons (to be) learned from liquid biopsies: assessment of circulating cells and cell-free DNA in cancer and pregnancy-acquired microchimerism. Seminars in Immunopathology. 47(1). 14–14. 1 indexed citations

Heidrich, Isabel, Antje Andreas, Anne Menz, et al.. (2025). In-depth assessment of BRAF, NRAS, KRAS, EGFR, and PIK3CA mutations on cell-free DNA in the blood of melanoma patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibition. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 44(1). 202–202. 2 indexed citations

Heidrich, Isabel, et al.. (2024). High Serum Levels of CCL20 Are Associated with Recurrence and Unfavorable Overall Survival in Advanced Melanoma Patients Receiving Immunotherapy. Cancers. 16(9). 1737–1737. 2 indexed citations

Tian, Lingyu, Daniel J. Smit, N. V. Popova, et al.. (2024). All Three AKT Isoforms Can Upregulate Oxygen Metabolism and Lactate Production in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2168–2168. 5 indexed citations

Heidrich, Isabel, Daniel J. Smit, Michael Weichenthal, et al.. (2024). C‐reactive protein flare predicts response to checkpoint inhibitor treatment in melanoma. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 38(8). 1575–1587. 4 indexed citations

Smit, Daniel J., et al.. (2024). Clinical applications of circulating tumor cells in patients with solid tumors. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 41(4). 403–411. 12 indexed citations

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Smit, Daniel J., et al.. (2024). K-Ras(V12) differentially affects the three Akt isoforms in lung and pancreatic carcinoma cells and upregulates E-cadherin and NCAM via Akt3. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 85–85. 3 indexed citations

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Smit, Daniel J., Malte Kriegs, Laure Cayrefourcq, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Plasticity of Circulating Tumor Cells Reveals Differentially Regulated Kinases During the Suspension‐to‐Adherent Transition. Cancer Medicine. 13(20). e70339–e70339. 5 indexed citations

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Pantel, Klaus, et al.. (2024). Multibiomarker panels in liquid biopsy for early detection of pancreatic cancer – a comprehensive review. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 43(1). 250–250. 21 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Isabel, et al.. (2023). Liquid Biopsy – Ein neues diagnostisches Konzept in der Onkologie. Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie. 103(1). 40–46. 1 indexed citations

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Tian, Lingyu, Daniel J. Smit, & Manfred Jücker. (2023). The Role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metabolism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2652–2652. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oliveira‐Ferrer, Leticia, Astrid Grottke, Malik Alawi, et al.. (2023). Impact of AKT1 on cell invasion and radiosensitivity in a triple negative breast cancer cell line developing brain metastasis. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1129682–1129682. 6 indexed citations

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Knapstein, P., et al.. (2022). The role of sphingosine-1-phosphate in bone remodeling and osteoporosis. Bone Research. 10(1). 34–34. 38 indexed citations

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Smit, Daniel J., Ben Illigens, Jean‐Pierre Boissel, et al.. (2022). Modeling the disruption of respiratory disease clinical trials by non-pharmaceutical COVID-19 interventions. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1980–1980. 6 indexed citations

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Smit, Daniel J. & Manfred Jücker. (2022). AKT Isoforms as a Target in Cancer and Immunotherapy. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 436. 409–436. 5 indexed citations

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Smit, Daniel J., Klaus Pantel, & Manfred Jücker. (2021). Circulating tumor cells as a promising target for individualized drug susceptibility tests in cancer therapy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 188. 114589–114589. 30 indexed citations

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Wurlitzer, Marcus, Daniel J. Smit, Florian Ewald, et al.. (2020). Differential regulation of extracellular matrix proteins in three recurrent liver metastases of a single patient with colorectal cancer. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 37(6). 649–656. 9 indexed citations

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