George Plitas

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

George Plitas is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Plitas has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Oncology, 31 papers in Cancer Research and 30 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in George Plitas's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (17 papers). George Plitas is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (17 papers). George Plitas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Russia. George Plitas's co-authors include Alexander Y. Rudensky, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Eric G. Pamer, Katharina Brandl, Zubin M. Bamboat, Bernd Schnabl, Paula D. Bos, Monica Morrow, Dana Pe’er and Vaidotas Kiseliovas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

George Plitas

67 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Single-Cell Map of Diverse Immune Phe... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2018 2008 2016 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Single-Cell Map of Diverse Immune Phenotypes in the Breast Tumor Microenvironment
    2018 1.3k citations George Plitas et al. profile →
  2. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci exploit antibiotic-induced innate immune deficits
    2008 508 citations Katharina Brandl, George Plitas et al. Nature profile →
  3. Regulatory T Cells Exhibit Distinct Features in Human Breast Cancer
    2016 485 citations George Plitas, Monica Morrow et al. profile →

Peers

George Plitas
Florencia McAllister United States
Youhai Chen United States
Robert M. Hershberg United States
Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl Germany
Sergei B. Koralov United States
Anne Müller Switzerland
Guttorm Haraldsen Norway
Hiromitsu Hara Japan
Matthias Lochner Germany
Dmitry V. Kuprash Russia
Florencia McAllister United States
George Plitas
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Countries citing papers authored by George Plitas

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Plitas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Plitas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Plitas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Plitas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with George Plitas. George Plitas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Abuhadra, Nour, Fresia Pareja, Hannah Y. Wen, et al.. (2025). Predictors of response to neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in metaplastic triple-negative breast cancer. npj Breast Cancer. 11(1). 110–110.
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Ferraro, Emanuela, Atif J. Khan, George Plitas, et al.. (2024). Abstract PO3-04-07: Characterization of response to first-line chemotherapy, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab among patients with de novo metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. Cancer Research. 84(9_Supplement). PO3–4. 1 indexed citations
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Cabel, Luc, David M. Kurtz, Daniel W. Ross, et al.. (2024). 293P Ultra-sensitive ctDNA detection and monitoring in early breast cancer using PhasED-Seq. Annals of Oncology. 35. S338–S338. 1 indexed citations
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Comen, Elizabeth, Sadna Budhu, Yuval Elhanati, et al.. (2024). Preoperative immune checkpoint inhibition and cryoablation in early-stage breast cancer. iScience. 27(2). 108880–108880. 5 indexed citations
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Myers, Sara P., Nour Abuhadra, Giacomo Montagna, et al.. (2023). Impact of neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy on surgical outcomes and time to radiation in triple negative breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41(16_suppl). 555–555.
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Beck, Anna C., George Plitas, Varadan Sevilimedu, et al.. (2023). Does Non-Classic Lobular Carcinoma In Situ at the Lumpectomy Margin Increase Local Recurrence?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(10). 6061–6069. 1 indexed citations
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Tadros, Audree B., Varadan Sevilimedu, Dilip D. Giri, et al.. (2021). Survival Outcomes for Metaplastic Breast Cancer Differ by Histologic Subtype. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28(8). 4245–4253. 32 indexed citations
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Tadros, Audree B. & George Plitas. (2021). ASO Author Reflections: Clinical Importance of Histologic Subtype for Metaplastic Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28(8). 4254–4255. 1 indexed citations
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Morrow, Monica, Kimberly J. Van Zee, Sujata Patil, et al.. (2017). Axillary Dissection and Nodal Irradiation Can Be Avoided for Most Node-positive Z0011-eligible Breast Cancers. Annals of Surgery. 266(3). 457–462. 81 indexed citations
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Plitas, George & Charlotte E. Ariyan. (2012). Controversies in the Management of Regional Nodes in Melanoma. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 10(3). 414–421. 4 indexed citations
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Bamboat, Zubin M., et al.. (2010). Conventional DCs reduce liver ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice via IL-10 secretion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(2). 559–569. 152 indexed citations
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Brandl, Katharina, George Plitas, Coralia N. Mihu, et al.. (2008). Vancomycin-resistant enterococci exploit antibiotic-induced innate immune deficits. Nature. 455(7214). 804–807. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plitas, George, Bryan M. Burt, Hoang M. Nguyen, Zubin M. Bamboat, & Ronald P. DeMatteo. (2008). Toll-like receptor 9 inhibition reduces mortality in polymicrobial sepsis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(6). 1277–1283. 127 indexed citations
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Plitas, George, Bryan M. Burt, Jennifer Stableford, et al.. (2008). Dendritic cells are required for effective cross‐presentation in the murine liver†. Hepatology. 47(4). 1343–1351. 25 indexed citations
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Burt, Bryan M., George Plitas, Hoang M. Nguyen, et al.. (2008). Circulating HLA-DR+ natural killer cells have potent lytic ability and weak antigen-presenting cell function. Human Immunology. 69(8). 469–474. 22 indexed citations
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Brandl, Katharina, et al.. (2007). MyD88-mediated signals induce in vivo production of the bactericidal lectin RegIII{gamma} and protect against intestinal Listeria monocytogenes infection. The Journal of Immunology. 178. 23 indexed citations
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Chaudhry, Umer I., George Plitas, Bryan M. Burt, et al.. (2007). NK Dendritic Cells Expanded in IL-15 Exhibit Antitumor Responses In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 179(7). 4654–4660. 21 indexed citations
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Muhs, Bart E., Paul J. Gagne, George Plitas, Jason P. Shaw, & Peter Shamamian. (2004). Experimental hindlimb ischemia leads to neutrophil-mediated increases in gastrocnemius MMP-2 and -9 activity: a potential mechanism for ischemia induced MMP activation. Journal of Surgical Research. 117(2). 249–254. 30 indexed citations
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Plitas, George, Paul J. Gagne, Bart E. Muhs, et al.. (2003). Experimental Hindlimb Ischemia Increases Neutrophil-Mediated Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity: A Potential Mechanism for Lung Injury After Limb Ischemia. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 196(5). 761–767. 14 indexed citations

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