Francesc Viñals

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Francesc Viñals is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesc Viñals has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Francesc Viñals's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (15 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (12 papers). Francesc Viñals is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (15 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (15 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (12 papers). Francesc Viñals collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Francesc Viñals's co-authors include Jacques Pouysségur, Oriol Casanovas, Douglas Hanahan, Hiroaki Okuyama, Marta Pàez‐Ribes, Elizabeth Allen, Takaaki Takeda, Gabriele Bergers, Masahiro Inoue and Julie Milanini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Francesc Viñals

77 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Antiangiogenic Therapy Elicits Malignant Progression of Tumors to Increased Local Invasion and Distant Metastasis

2009 1.9k citations Francesc Viñals, Oriol Casanovas et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesc Viñals Spain	35	3.8k	1.7k	1.6k	653	530	78	6.2k
Giuseppe Viglietto Italy	48	5.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	803 1.2×	687 1.3×	150	8.2k
Antonino Passaniti United States	39	3.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	549 0.8×	699 1.3×	85	5.6k
Till Acker Germany	39	3.0k 0.8×	925 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	761 1.2×	407 0.8×	84	5.4k
Georg Martiny‐Baron Germany	32	4.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	475 0.7×	542 1.0×	52	6.5k
Jeanette M. Wood Switzerland	45	3.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	846 0.5×	812 1.2×	321 0.6×	103	7.5k
Hiroaki Okuyama Japan	29	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	552 0.8×	575 1.1×	57	5.0k
Ross D. Hannan Australia	53	6.4k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	833 0.5×	455 0.7×	538 1.0×	151	8.6k
Bruce Ruggeri United States	41	3.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.7×	939 0.6×	594 0.9×	711 1.3×	121	6.8k
Shi‐Yuan Cheng United States	43	4.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	503 0.8×	577 1.1×	96	6.1k
Hikaru Ueno Japan	46	4.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	524 0.8×	645 1.2×	109	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesc Viñals

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesc Viñals

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Figueras, Albert, Elisenda Alsina‐Sanchís, August Vidal, et al.. (2023). Ovarian cancer relies on the PDGFRβ –fibronectin axis for tumorsphere formation and metastatic spread. Molecular Oncology. 18(1). 136–155. 7 indexed citations

Hyroššová, Petra, Cristina Muñoz‐Pinedo, Francesc Viñals, et al.. (2022). Glycosylation defects, offset by PEPCK-M, drive entosis in breast carcinoma cells. Cell Death and Disease. 13(8). 730–730. 7 indexed citations

Bernat‐Peguera, Adrià, Laura Lorenzo-Sanz, Victoria da Silva-Diz, et al.. (2020). FGFR Inhibition Overcomes Resistance to EGFR-targeted Therapy in Epithelial-like Cutaneous Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(5). 1491–1504. 13 indexed citations

Iriarte, Adriana, Albert Figueras, Pau Cerdà, et al.. (2019). PI3K (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) Activation and Endothelial Cell Proliferation in Patients with Hemorrhagic Hereditary Telangiectasia Type 1. Cells. 8(9). 971–971. 39 indexed citations

Figueras, Albert, Elisenda Alsina‐Sanchís, Laura Muinelo‐Romay, et al.. (2017). A Role for CXCR4 in Peritoneal and Hematogenous Ovarian Cancer Dissemination. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(2). 532–543. 28 indexed citations

Silva-Diz, Victoria da, Adrià Bernat‐Peguera, Jana de Sostoa, et al.. (2016). Cancer Stem-like Cells Act via Distinct Signaling Pathways in Promoting Late Stages of Malignant Progression. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1245–1259. 24 indexed citations

Figueiredo, Ana M., Pau Castel, Laura Ruiz Martín, et al.. (2016). Therapeutic Benefit of Selective Inhibition of p110α PI3-Kinase in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(23). 5805–5817. 34 indexed citations

Bassani, Nicklas, August Vidal, María Ochoa-de-Olza, et al.. (2016). Resistance to Antiangiogenic Therapies by Metabolic Symbiosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma PDX Models and Patients. Cell Reports. 15(6). 1134–1143. 90 indexed citations

Chivite, Íñigo, Ana Angulo‐Urarte, James D. Sutherland, et al.. (2015). PTEN mediates Notch-dependent stalk cell arrest in angiogenesis. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7935–7935. 85 indexed citations

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Moutinho, Cátia, August Vidal, Enric Condom, et al.. (2013). The PDGFRβ–AKT Pathway Contributes to CDDP-Acquired Resistance in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(3). 658–667. 57 indexed citations

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Pearce, Wayne, Ana Angulo‐Urarte, Julie Guillermet‐Guibert, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of the p110α isoform of PI 3-kinase stimulates nonfunctional tumor angiogenesis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(10). 1937–1945. 56 indexed citations

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Palafox, Marta, Irene Ferrer, Pasquale Pellegrini, et al.. (2012). RANK Induces Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Stemness in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells and Promotes Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 72(11). 2879–2888. 153 indexed citations

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Silva-Diz, Victoria da, R.M. Penín, Gloria Pascual, et al.. (2012). Progeny of Lgr5-expressing hair follicle stem cell contributes to papillomavirus-induced tumor development in epidermis. Oncogene. 32(32). 3732–3743. 39 indexed citations

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Piulats, Josep M., Xavier García del Muro, August Vidal, et al.. (2009). Sunitinib Inhibits Tumor Growth and Synergizes with Cisplatin in Orthotopic Models of Cisplatin-Sensitive and Cisplatin-Resistant Human Testicular Germ Cell Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(10). 3384–3395. 55 indexed citations

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Soto‐Cerrato, Vanessa, Francesc Viñals, James R. Lambert, Julie Kelly, & Ricardo Pérez‐Tomás. (2007). Prodigiosin induces the proapoptotic gene NAG-1 via glycogen synthase kinase-3β activity in human breast cancer cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 6(1). 362–369. 55 indexed citations

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Viñals, Francesc, J. Reiriz, Santiago Ambrosio, et al.. (2004). BMP‐2 decreases Mash1 stability by increasing Id1 expression. The EMBO Journal. 23(17). 3527–3537. 90 indexed citations

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Viñals, Francesc & Francesc Ventura. (2004). Myogenin Protein Stability Is Decreased by BMP-2 through a Mechanism Implicating Id1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(44). 45766–45772. 34 indexed citations

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Pagès, Gilles, Julie Milanini, Darren E. Richard, et al.. (2000). Signaling Angiogenesis via p42/p44 MAP Kinase Cascade. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 902(1). 187–200. 119 indexed citations

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Viñals, Francesc & Jacques Pouysségur. (1999). Confluence of Vascular Endothelial Cells Induces Cell Cycle Exit by Inhibiting p42/p44 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(4). 2763–2772. 93 indexed citations

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Viñals, Francesc, Jean‐Claude Chambard, & Jacques Pouysségur. (1999). p70 S6 Kinase-mediated Protein Synthesis Is a Critical Step for Vascular Endothelial Cell Proliferation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(38). 26776–26782. 140 indexed citations

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