Elena Sancho

13.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
28 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Elena Sancho is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Sancho has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Elena Sancho's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (10 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers). Elena Sancho is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (10 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers). Elena Sancho collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Elena Sancho's co-authors include Eduard Batlle, Hans Clevers, Josep Baulida, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros, Clara Francı́, David Dominguez-Sola, Mercè Monfar, David Rossell, Marc van de Wetering and Daniele V. F. Tauriello and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Elena Sancho

28 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

The transcription factor Snail is a repressor of E-cadherin gene expression in epithelial tumour cells

2000 2.2k citations Eduard Batlle, Elena Sancho et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
The β-Catenin/TCF-4 Complex Imposes a Crypt Progenitor Phenotype on Colorectal Cancer Cells

2002 1.6k citations Marc van de Wetering, Elena Sancho et al. Cell profile →
β-Catenin and TCF Mediate Cell Positioning in the Intestinal Epithelium by Controlling the Expression of EphB/EphrinB

2002 889 citations Eduard Batlle, Jeffrey T. Henderson et al. Cell profile →
Dependency of Colorectal Cancer on a TGF-β-Driven Program in Stromal Cells for Metastasis Initiation

2012 826 citations Alexandre Calon, Elisa Espinet et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Stromal gene expression defines poor-prognosis subtypes in colorectal cancer

2015 775 citations Alexandre Calon, Enza Lonardo et al. Nature Genetics profile →
The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Relapse

2011 688 citations Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Francisco M. Barriga et al. Cell stem cell profile →
Isolation and in vitro expansion of human colonic stem cells

2011 550 citations Peter Jung, Anna Merlos‐Suárez et al. profile →
Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer

2021 226 citations Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Elena Sancho et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
Mechanisms of metastatic colorectal cancer

2024 71 citations Adrià Cañellas‐Socias, Elena Sancho et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Sancho

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mechanisms of metastatic colorectal cancer breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology ·Adrià Cañellas‐Socias, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	71
2	Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer breakdown → 2021 ·Nature reviews. Cancer ·Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	226
3	A genome editing approach to study cancer stem cells in human tumors 2017 ·EMBO Molecular Medicine ·Carme Cortina, Gemma Turón, (unknown), Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, Marta Sevillano, Mònica Aguilera, Sébastien Tosi, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	89
4	Stromal gene expression defines poor-prognosis subtypes in colorectal cancer breakdown → 2015 ·Nature Genetics ·Alexandre Calon, Enza Lonardo, Antonio Berenguer, Elisa Espinet, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, Mar Iglesias, Marta Sevillano, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Daniel Byrom, Carme Cortina, Clara Morral, Carles Barceló, Sébastien Tosi, Antoni Riéra, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, David Rossell, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	775
5	The transcription factor GATA6 enables self-renewal of colon adenoma stem cells by repressing BMP gene expression 2014 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Gavin Whissell, (unknown), Paola Martinelli, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, Marta Sevillano, Peter Jung, Carme Cortina, Alexandre Calon, Anna Abulí, Antoni Castells, Sergi Castellvı́-Bel, A. Silvina Nacht, Elena Sancho, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, Guillermo P. Vicent, Francisco X. Real, Eduard Batlle	102
6	Iro/IRX transcription factors negatively regulate D pp/ TGF ‐β pathway activity during intestinal tumorigenesis 2014 ·EMBO Reports ·(unknown), Francisco M. Barriga, Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Camille Stephan‐Otto Attolini, Jordi Casanova, Eduard Batlle, Elena Sancho, Andreu Casali	24
7	Dependency of Colorectal Cancer on a TGF-β-Driven Program in Stromal Cells for Metastasis Initiation breakdown → 2012 ·Cancer Cell ·Alexandre Calon, Elisa Espinet, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, Daniele V. F. Tauriello, Mar Iglesias, María Virtudes Céspedes, Marta Sevillano, Cristina Nadal, Peter Jung, Xiang H.-F. Zhang, Daniel Byrom, Antoni Riéra, David Rossell, Ramón Mangues, Joan Massagué, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	826
8	The Intestinal Stem Cell Signature Identifies Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Relapse breakdown → 2011 ·Cell stem cell ·Anna Merlos‐Suárez, Francisco M. Barriga, Peter Jung, Mar Iglesias, María Virtudes Céspedes, David Rossell, Marta Sevillano, Xavier Hernando‐Momblona, Victoria da Silva-Diz, Purificacı́on Muñoz, Hans Clevers, Elena Sancho, Ramón Mangues, Eduard Batlle	688
9	EphB–ephrin-B interactions suppress colorectal cancer progression by compartmentalizing tumor cells 2007 ·Nature Genetics ·Carme Cortina, Sergio Palomo‐Ponce, Mar Iglesias, (unknown), Ana Vivancos, Gavin Whissell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alice Davy, Josep Lloreta, Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle	223
10	Rapid Loss of Intestinal Crypts upon Conditional Deletion of the Wnt/Tcf-4 Target Gene c-Myc 2006 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Vanesa Muncan, Owen J. Sansom, Leon G.J. Tertoolen, Toby J. Phesse, Harry Begthel, Elena Sancho, Alicia M. Cole, Alex Gregorieff, Ignacio Moreno de Alborán, Hans Clevers, Alan R. Clarke	203
11	EphB receptor activity suppresses colorectal cancer progression 2005 ·Nature ·Eduard Batlle, Julinor Bacani, Harry Begthel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Núria Malats, Elena Sancho, Elles M. J. Boon, Tony Pawson, Steven Gallinger, Steven T. Pals, (unknown)	334
12	Live and let die in the intestinal epithelium 2003 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Elena Sancho, Eduard Batlle, Hans Clevers	172
13	β-Catenin and TCF Mediate Cell Positioning in the Intestinal Epithelium by Controlling the Expression of EphB/EphrinB breakdown → 2002 ·Cell ·Eduard Batlle, Jeffrey T. Henderson, (unknown), (unknown), Elena Sancho, Gerwin Huls, Jan Meeldijk, Jennifer Robertson, Marc van de Wetering, Tony Pawson, Hans Clevers	889
14	The β-Catenin/TCF-4 Complex Imposes a Crypt Progenitor Phenotype on Colorectal Cancer Cells breakdown → 2002 ·Cell ·Marc van de Wetering, Elena Sancho, Cornelis L. Verweij, Wim de Lau, Irma M. Oving, Adam Hurlstone, (unknown), Eduard Batlle, Damien Coudreuse, Anna-Pavlina G. Haramis, (unknown), Petra Moerer, Maaike van den Born, Gwen Soete, Steven T. Pals, Martin Eilers, René H. Medema, Hans Clevers	1642
15	Snail Induction of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Tumor Cells Is Accompanied by MUC1 Repression andZEB1 Expression 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sandra Guaita, Isabel Puig, Clara Francı́, Marta Garrido, David Dominguez-Sola, Eduard Batlle, Elena Sancho, Shoukat Dedhar, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros, Josep Baulida	386
16	The transcription factor Snail is a repressor of E-cadherin gene expression in epithelial tumour cells breakdown → 2000 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Eduard Batlle, Elena Sancho, Clara Francı́, David Dominguez-Sola, Mercè Monfar, Josep Baulida, Antonio Garcı́a de Herreros	2176
17	Role of UEV-1, an Inactive Variant of the E2 UbiquitinConjugating Enzymes, in In Vitro Differentiation and Cell Cycle Behavior of HT-29-M6 Intestinal Mucosecretory Cells 1998 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Elena Sancho, Maya R. Vilà, Luis Sánchez‐Pulido, Juan José Lozano, Rosanna Paciucci, Marga Nadal, Margaret Fox, Clare B. Harvey, (unknown), (unknown), Aaron Ciechanover, Stanley L. Lin, Ferrán Sanz, Xavier Estivill, Alfonso Valencia, Timothy M. Thomson	111
18	Role of UEV‐1A, a homologue of the tumor suppressor protein TSG101, in protection from DNA damage 1998 ·FEBS Letters ·Timothy M. Thomson, (unknown), Juan José Lozano, Elena Sancho, Joaquı́n Ariño	15
19	Conformational Studies on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor (PAI-1) in Active, Latent, Substrate, and Cleaved Forms 1995 ·Biochemistry ·Elena Sancho, Paul Declerck, Nicholas C. Price, Sharon M. Kelly, Nuala A. Booth	44
20	Purification and Characterization of Active and Stable Recombinant Plasminogen‐Activator Inhibitor Accumulated at High Levels in Escherichia coli 1994 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Elena Sancho, (unknown), (unknown), Nuala A. Booth	61

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