Elisabeth A. Seftor

17.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
124 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Elisabeth A. Seftor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Elisabeth A. Seftor has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Oncology and 37 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Elisabeth A. Seftor's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (31 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (30 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (28 papers). Elisabeth A. Seftor is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (31 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (30 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (28 papers). Elisabeth A. Seftor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Elisabeth A. Seftor's co-authors include Mary J.C. Hendrix, Richard E.B. Seftor, Angela R. Hess, Dawn A. Kirschmann, Lynn M.G. Gardner, Lynne‐Marie Postovit, Naira V. Margaryan, Robert Folberg, Jeffrey M. Trent and Andrew J. Maniotis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Elisabeth A. Seftor

122 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

Vascular Channel Formatio... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1999 1994 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Vascular Channel Formation by Human Melanoma Cells in Vivo and in Vitro: Vasculogenic Mimicry
    1999 1.6k citations Angela R. Hess, Elisabeth A. Seftor et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
  2. Maspin, a Serpin with Tumor-Suppressing Activity in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells
    1994 782 citations Mary J.C. Hendrix, Elisabeth A. Seftor et al. profile →
  3. Vasculogenic mimicry and tumour-cell plasticity: lessons from melanoma
    2003 666 citations Mary J.C. Hendrix, Elisabeth A. Seftor et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elisabeth A. Seftor United States 63 9.5k 4.8k 4.7k 2.1k 2.0k 124 13.9k
Bonnie F. Sloane United States 64 6.8k 0.7× 6.4k 1.3× 4.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 211 14.5k
M. Sharon Stack United States 55 5.2k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 3.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 192 10.4k
Valerie G. Brunton United Kingdom 52 6.8k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.5× 149 12.1k
Wenjun Guo United States 27 9.2k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 7.2k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 53 14.2k
Richard E.B. Seftor United States 54 6.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 101 9.4k
Arthur M. Mercurio United States 72 9.5k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 5.1k 1.1× 5.0k 2.3× 3.6k 1.8× 182 16.5k
Elena I. Deryugina United States 46 3.8k 0.4× 3.8k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 71 9.4k
Peter Altevogt Germany 74 10.6k 1.1× 4.5k 0.9× 5.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 243 18.7k
Gerhard Christofori Switzerland 71 12.4k 1.3× 4.5k 0.9× 7.1k 1.5× 1.2k 0.5× 2.9k 1.4× 163 19.6k
William J. Muller Canada 80 13.3k 1.4× 3.8k 0.8× 9.2k 1.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 267 21.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Margaryan, Naira V., Hannah Hazard‐Jenkins, Mohamad A. Salkeni, et al.. (2019). The Stem Cell Phenotype of Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells. Cancers. 11(3). 340–340. 9 indexed citations
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Margaryan, Naira V., Elisabeth A. Seftor, Richard E.B. Seftor, & Mary J.C. Hendrix. (2017). Targeting the Stem Cell Properties of Adult Breast Cancer Cells: Using Combinatorial Strategies to Overcome Drug Resistance. PubMed. 3(3). 159–164. 14 indexed citations
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Khalkhali‐Ellis, Zhila, et al.. (2016). Lefty Glycoproteins in Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Extracellular Delivery Route and Posttranslational Modification in Differentiation. Stem Cells and Development. 25(21). 1681–1690. 9 indexed citations
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Hendrix, Mary J.C., Irawati Kandela, Andrew P. Mazar, et al.. (2016). Targeting melanoma with front-line therapy does not abrogate Nodal-expressing tumor cells. Laboratory Investigation. 97(2). 176–186. 12 indexed citations
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Khalkhali‐Ellis, Zhila, Dawn A. Kirschmann, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (2014). Divergence(s) in nodal signaling between aggressive melanoma and embryonic stem cells. International Journal of Cancer. 136(5). E242–51. 14 indexed citations
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Bodenstine, Thomas M., Richard E.B. Seftor, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (2013). Abstract 862: Purified recombinant Maspin is processed through the endosomal pathway in breast cancer cells.. Cancer Research. 73(8_Supplement). 862–862. 1 indexed citations
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Seftor, Richard E.B., Angela R. Hess, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (2012). Tumor Cell Vasculogenic Mimicry. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(4). 1115–1125. 228 indexed citations
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Hardy, Katharine M., Dawn A. Kirschmann, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (2010). Regulation of the Embryonic Morphogen Nodal by Notch4 Facilitates Manifestation of the Aggressive Melanoma Phenotype. Cancer Research. 70(24). 10340–10350. 100 indexed citations
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Malchenko, Sergey, Vasiliy Galat, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (2010). Cancer hallmarks in induced pluripotent cells: New insights. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 225(2). 390–393. 36 indexed citations
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Seftor, Elisabeth A., Jessica M. Teddy, Lynne‐Marie Postovit, et al.. (2007). WITHDRAWN: The embryonic neural crest microenvironment as a model system to explore tumor cell reprogramming and metastatic ability. Developmental Biology. 1 indexed citations
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Postovit, Lynne‐Marie, Elisabeth A. Seftor, Richard E.B. Seftor, & Mary J.C. Hendrix. (2006). Influence of the Microenvironment on Melanoma Cell Fate Determination and Phenotype. Cancer Research. 66(16). 7833–7836. 88 indexed citations
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Hess, Angela R., Lynne‐Marie Postovit, Naira V. Margaryan, et al.. (2005). Focal Adhesion Kinase Promotes the Aggressive Melanoma Phenotype. Cancer Research. 65(21). 9851–9860. 123 indexed citations
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Kirschmann, Dawn A., et al.. (2005). Tumor suppressor gene Maspin and hypoxia inversely regulate lysyl oxidase-facilitated breast cancer motility.. Cancer Research. 65. 57–58. 1 indexed citations
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Dokras, Anuja, Lynn M.G. Gardner, Elisabeth A. Seftor, & Mary J.C. Hendrix. (2001). Regulation of Human Cytotrophoblast Morphogenesis by Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scatter Factor1. Biology of Reproduction. 65(4). 1278–1288. 26 indexed citations
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McEarchern, Julie A., James J. Kobie, Vivian Mack, et al.. (2000). Invasion and metastasis of a mammary tumor involves TGF-? signaling. International Journal of Cancer. 91(1). 76–82. 127 indexed citations
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Hendrix, Mary J.C., Elisabeth A. Seftor, Dawn A. Kirschmann, & Richard E.B. Seftor. (2000). Molecular biology of breast cancer metastasis Molecular expression of vascular markers by aggressive breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Research. 2(6). 417–22. 81 indexed citations
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Yocum, David E., Rocky S. Tuan, Elisabeth A. Seftor, et al.. (1996). Anin vitro model for studying mechanisms underlying synoviocyte-mediated cartilage invasion in rheumatoid arthritis. Pathology & Oncology Research. 2(3). 157–166. 10 indexed citations
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Gatenby, Robert A., Elisabeth A. Seftor, & Mary J.C. Hendrix. (1996). Fibroblast enhancement of tumor invasion in a tumor-host interface recapitulated in-vitro. Pathology & Oncology Research. 2(3). 151–156. 1 indexed citations
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Hendrix, Mary J.C., Elisabeth A. Seftor, Thomas M. Grogan, et al.. (1992). Expression of type IV collagenase correlates with the invasion of human lymphoblastoid cell lines and pathogenesis in SCID mice. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 6(1). 59–65. 18 indexed citations
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Anderson, Sarah, et al.. (1990). A comparison of levels of intrinsic single strand breaks/alkali labile sites associated with human melanoma cell invasion. Cancer Letters. 53(1). 45–54. 4 indexed citations

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