Geert Berx

25.7k citations

137 papers · 15.9k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.2%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- MicroRNA in disease regulation
Oncology top 0.2%
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Papers in

Molecular Biology 107
- Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer 45
- Cancer-related gene regulation 36
- Kruppel-like factors research 17
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 9
- RNA Research and Splicing 8
Oncology 42
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis 31

Co-authors: Frans van Roy Bram De Craene Friedel Nollet Niels Vandamme Erik Bruyneel Steven Goossens Alexander Gheldof Marc J. van de Vijver
Journals: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (7 papers)Oncogene (7 papers)Scientific Reports (4 papers)Breast Cancer Research (4 papers)Blood (4 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium Germany Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Geert Berx

135 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

A single-cell atlas of mouse brain macrophages reveals unique transcriptional identities shaped by ontogeny and tissue environment 2019 · 624 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Nature Neuroscience
2016 Cell Reports
2013 Nature reviews. Cancer
2009 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
2008 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
2005 Oncogene
2001 Molecular Cell
1995 The EMBO Journal

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1	EMT ‐associated bias in the Parsortix® system observed with pancreatic cancer cell lines Molecular Oncology ·Nele Vandenbussche, M Aytekin, Béatrice Lintermans, Muhammad Rafi Triandi, Joachim Taminau, Cui Shuzhen, Geert Berx, Kris Gevaert, Kathleen Claes	2025	0
2	Identification and validation of extracellular vesicle reference genes for the normalization of RT‐qPCR data Journal of Extracellular Vesicles ·Cláudio Pinheiro, Elizabeth V. Leyva, Lien Lippens, Fajar Satriya Hadi, María del Mar Martínez-Oña, Suzanne Fischer, Barry J. Schoenborn, Bram De Craene, Geert Berx, Tom Boterberg, Gwen Sys, Hannelore Denys, Ilkka Miinalainen, Pieter Mestdagh, Jo Vandesompele, Olivier De Wever, An Hendrix	2024	17
3	Colibactin-driven colon cancer requires adhesin-mediated epithelial binding Nature ·Maude Jans, 威司加藤, Gillian Blancke, Shelby Goff, M. l'abbé Ed. Marçais, Copley Place, Mozes Sze, 李玫忆, Ιωάννα Πέττα, Vanessa Andries, Sara Verbandt, Engy Shokry, David Sumpton, Johan Vande Voorde, Geert Berx, Sabine Tejpar, Geert Loo, Iliyan D. Iliev, Han Remaut, Lars Vereecke	2024	24
4	Laser-induced vapor nanobubbles for B16-F10 melanoma cell killing and intracellular delivery of chemotherapeutics Journal of Controlled Release ·Rajat M. Shirpurkar, Luis Manuel Martínez Vela, Herlinde De Keersmaecker, Tengku Saifudin Bin Tengku Ismail, Deep Punj, Zhu Luyao, 木内学, Geert Berx, Esther Hoste, Stephan Stremersch, Ine Lentacker, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Koen Raemdonck, Kevin Braeckmans	2023	7
5	Distinct Transcriptional Programs in Ascitic and Solid Cancer Cells Induce Different Responses to Chemotherapy in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Molecular Cancer Research ·H Barth, Niels Vandamme, Robba Lasheen, Joachim Taminau, 张虎林, Gillian Blancke, Guy Richard Kibouka, Steven Goossens, Kelly Lemeire, Sofie De Prijck, Kevin Verstaen, Ruth Seurinck, Jo Van Dorpe, Steven Weyers, Hannelore Denys, Koen Van de Vijver, Bart N. Lambrecht, Philippe Tummers, Yvan Saeys, Geert Berx	2022	13
6	Executioner caspases 3 and 7 are dispensable for intestinal epithelium turnover and homeostasis at steady state Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Farzaneh Ghazavi, Judit Vidal Bonavila, Robba Lasheen, Stephanie Schulz, Sofie Martens, Behrouz Hassannia, Tim Wartewig, Tatyana Divert, Ria Roelandt, Bastian Popper, Andreas Hiergeist, 青山跡治郎, Tom Vanden Berghe, Marie Joossens, Geert Berx, Nozomi Takahashi, Adam Wahida, Peter Vandenabeele	2022	14
7	Coordinate control of basal epithelial cell fate and stem cell maintenance by core EMT transcription factor Zeb1 Cell Reports ·Yingying Han, Alvaro Villarreal-Ponce, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Quy Nguyen, Peng Sun, Ting Wu, B. Lempkes, Geert Berx, Thomas Brabletz, Kai Kessenbrock, Yi Arial Zeng, Kazuhide Watanabe, Xing Dai	2022	26
8	Interplay between the EMT transcription factors ZEB1 and ZEB2 regulates hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell differentiation and hematopoietic lineage fidelity PLoS Biology ·Ken Frazier, Carlos Farkas, Aissa Benyoucef, Catherine Carmichael, Katharina Haigh, Nicholas C. Wong, Danny Huylebroeck, Marc P. Stemmler, Simone Brabletz, Thomas Brabletz, Christian M. Nefzger, Steven Goossens, Geert Berx, José M. Polo, Jody J. Haigh	2021	22
9	A single-cell atlas of mouse brain macrophages reveals unique transcriptional identities shaped by ontogeny and tissue environment Nature Neuroscience ·Hannah Van Hove, Liesbet Martens, Isabelle Scheyltjens, Karen De Vlaminck, Ana Rita Pombo Antunes, Sofie De Prijck, Niels Vandamme, Sebastiaan De Schepper, Gert Van Isterdael, Charlotte L. Scott, Jeroen Aerts, Geert Berx, Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Lars Vereecke, Diederik Moechars, Martin Guilliams, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Yvan Saeys, Kiavash Movahedi Hit paper breakdown →	2019	624
10	Mouse Cutaneous Melanoma Induced by Mutant BRaf Arises from Expansion and Dedifferentiation of Mature Pigmented Melanocytes Cell stem cell ·Inggrit Presti Rena, David Nittner, Florian Rambow, Enrico Radaelli, Fabio Stanchi, Niels Vandamme, Arianna Baggiolini, Lukas Sommer, Geert Berx, Joost J. van den Oord, Holger Gerhardt, Cédric Blanpain, Jean‐Christophe Marine	2017	70
11	Tissue Factor Induced by Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Triggers a Procoagulant State That Drives Metastasis of Circulating Tumor Cells Cancer Research ·茂雄池上, Meggy Suarez‐Carmona, Albert Lin, Enze Wang, Hélène Schroeder, Céline Delierneux, Nicolas Skrypek, Erik W. Thompson, Guy Jérusalem, Geert Berx, Marc Thiry, Silvia Blacher, Brett G. Hollier, Agnès Noël, Cécile Oury, Myriam Polette, Christine Gilles	2016	82
12	Targeting BET family proteins improves the therapeutic efficacy of BCL-2 inhibition in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia Haematologica ·Sofie Peirs, Viktoras Frismantas, Filip Matthijssens, Béatrice Lintermans, Tim Pieters, Niels Vandamme, Wouter Van Loocke, Geert Berx, Bruce Poppe, Jean‐Pierre Bourquin, Pieter Van Vlierberghe	2016	1
13	Tumor-environment biomimetics delay peritoneal metastasis formation by deceiving and redirecting disseminated cancer cells Biomaterials ·Elly De Vlieghere, A. M’ndange-Pfupfu, Laurine Verset, O.A. Luchko, Christopher J. Jones, Bram De Craene, Geert Berx, Benedicte Descamps, Christian Vanhove, Jean‐Paul Remon, Wim Ceelen, Pieter Demetter, Marc Bracke, Bruno G. De Geest, Olivier De Wever	2015	30
14	Cadherins and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Progress in molecular biology and translational science ·Alexander Gheldof, Geert Berx	2013	275
15	Concepts of metastasis in flux: The stromal progression model Seminars in Cancer Biology ·Jonathan P. Sleeman, Gerhard Christofori, Riccardo Fodde, John G. Collard, Geert Berx, Charles Decraene, Curzio Rüegg	2012	70
16	Regulation of p63 Isoforms by Snail and Slug Transcription Factors in Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma American Journal Of Pathology ·Michaël Herfs, Pascale Hubert, Meggy Suarez‐Carmona, Anca Reschner, Sven Saussez, Geert Berx, Pierre Savagner, Jacques Boniver, Philippe Delvenne	2010	38
17	E-Cadherin Regulates Human Nanos1, which Interacts with p120ctn and Induces Tumor Cell Migration and Invasion Cancer Research ·Kristin Strumane, Arnaud Bonnomet, Christophe P. Stove, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Béatrice Nawrocki‐Raby, Erik Bruyneel, Marc Mareel, Philippe Birembaut, Geert Berx, Frans van Roy	2006	27
18	The Transcription Factor Snail Induces Tumor Cell Invasion through Modulation of the Epithelial Cell Differentiation Program Cancer Research ·Bram De Craene, Barbara Gilbert, Christophe P. Stove, Erik Bruyneel, Frans van Roy, Geert Berx	2005	204
19	E-cadherin gene alterations are rare events in thyroid tumors International Journal of Cancer ·Paula Soares, Geert Berx, Frans van Roy, Manuel Sobrinho‐Simões	1997	73
20	Ecadherin gene alterations are rare events in thyroid tumors International Journal of Cancer ·Paula Soares, Geert Berx, Frans van Roy, Manuel Sobrinho‐Simões	1997	4

About Geert Berx

Geert Berx is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research and Hematology, having authored 137 papers that have together received 15.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (45 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (36 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (31 papers), Kruppel-like factors research (17 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (8 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (3.8k citations), Oncology (5.6k citations), Molecular Biology (10.5k citations), Cell Biology (1.7k citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (1.6k citations). Geert Berx has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Frans van Roy, Bram De Craene, Friedel Nollet, Niels Vandamme, Erik Bruyneel, Steven Goossens, Alexander Gheldof, Marc J. van de Vijver, Anne‐Marie Cleton‐Jansen and Danny Huylebroeck. Their work appears in journals such as Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Oncogene, Scientific Reports, Breast Cancer Research and Blood.

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