James Barsoum

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

James Barsoum is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Barsoum has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Oncology and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James Barsoum's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers), Heat shock proteins research (9 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers). James Barsoum is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers), Heat shock proteins research (9 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers). James Barsoum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. James Barsoum's co-authors include Stephen E. Fawell, Blake Pepinsky, J Seery, Carol Moore, Alexander Varshavsky, James M. Wilson, Xiao-Qiang Qin, Zhenjian Du, Kevin P. Foley and Nianjun Tao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James Barsoum

63 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tat-mediated delivery of heterologous proteins into cells.

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Barsoum United States	33	2.9k	1.1k	802	762	321	64	4.2k
Martin Spiess Switzerland	43	4.0k 1.4×	977 0.9×	406 0.5×	562 0.7×	209 0.7×	111	5.7k
Roger J.A. Grand United Kingdom	40	3.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	450 0.6×	308 1.0×	130	5.0k
Roberto Weinmann United States	38	4.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	625 0.8×	461 1.4×	77	6.2k
Lawrence A. Chasin United States	44	6.0k 2.1×	1.7k 1.5×	632 0.8×	560 0.7×	428 1.3×	91	7.3k
Allen Oliff United States	43	4.1k 1.4×	957 0.8×	2.6k 3.2×	883 1.2×	562 1.8×	107	6.7k
Jose G. Teodoro Canada	29	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	855 1.1×	481 0.6×	336 1.0×	47	3.4k
Robert A. Lazarus United States	41	2.8k 1.0×	879 0.8×	447 0.6×	805 1.1×	275 0.9×	92	4.9k
Deborah Defeo-Jones United States	31	2.7k 0.9×	520 0.5×	944 1.2×	436 0.6×	268 0.8×	56	4.2k
Ikuo Yamashina Japan	37	3.6k 1.2×	555 0.5×	339 0.4×	1.6k 2.1×	183 0.6×	179	5.4k
Clifford P. Stanners Canada	42	3.5k 1.2×	801 0.7×	1.6k 1.9×	777 1.0×	299 0.9×	99	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Barsoum

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Shimamura, Takeshi, Samanthi A. Perera, Kevin P. Foley, et al.. (2012). Ganetespib (STA-9090), a Nongeldanamycin HSP90 Inhibitor, Has Potent Antitumor Activity in In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(18). 4973–4985. 131 indexed citations

Nagai, Masazumi, Nha Huu Vo, Luisa Shin Ogawa, et al.. (2012). The oncology drug elesclomol selectively transports copper to the mitochondria to induce oxidative stress in cancer cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 52(10). 2142–2150. 251 indexed citations

Ying, Weiwen, Zhenjian Du, Lijun Sun, et al.. (2011). Ganetespib, a Unique Triazolone-Containing Hsp90 Inhibitor, Exhibits Potent Antitumor Activity and a Superior Safety Profile for Cancer Therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(2). 475–484. 181 indexed citations

Proia, David A., Kevin P. Foley, Jim Sang, et al.. (2011). Multifaceted Intervention by the Hsp90 Inhibitor Ganetespib (STA-9090) in Cancer Cells with Activated JAK/STAT Signaling. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18552–e18552. 65 indexed citations

Bear, Misty D., Stacey Fossey, Robert Mihalek, et al.. (2009). The novel HSP90 inhibitor STA‐1474 exhibits biologic activity against osteosarcoma cell lines. International Journal of Cancer. 125(12). 2792–2801. 62 indexed citations

Kirshner, Jessica R., Suqin He, Jane Kepros, et al.. (2008). Elesclomol induces cancer cell apoptosis through oxidative stress. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7(8). 2319–2327. 275 indexed citations

Lin, Tzu‐yin, Misty D. Bear, Zhenjian Du, et al.. (2008). The novel HSP90 inhibitor STA-9090 exhibits activity against Kit-dependent and -independent malignant mast cell tumors. Experimental Hematology. 36(10). 1266–1277. 88 indexed citations

Kirshner, Jessica R., Zhenjian Du, Jane Kepros, et al.. (2007). STA-4783 induces apoptosis and enhances the anticancer activity of paclitaxel through induction of oxidative stress. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 6. 1 indexed citations

Foley, Kevin P., John Bertin, Amy Hutchings, et al.. (2007). The oxidative stress inducer STA-4783 enhances the in vivo efficacy of multiple anti-cancer therapies in mouse tumor models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 6. 4 indexed citations

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Koya, Keizo, Lijun Sun, Shoujun Chen, et al.. (2004). Effects of the guanine-quadruplex telomerase inhibitor BRACO-19 on tumour cells: Evidence of selective action on telomere maintenance. Cancer Research. 64. 346–346. 1 indexed citations

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Dass, Brinda, Mahmoud M. Iravani, Chi-Shuan Huang, et al.. (2004). Sonic hedgehog delivered by an adeno-associated virus protects dopaminergic neurones against 6-OHDA toxicity in the rat. Journal of Neural Transmission. 112(6). 763–778. 25 indexed citations

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Barsoum, James. (2003). Stable Integration of Vectors at High Copy Number for High-Level Expression in Animal Cells. Humana Press eBooks. 48. 225–238. 1 indexed citations

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Brickelmaier, Margot, et al.. (2002). Cytotoxicity of Combinations of IFN- β and Chemotherapeutic Drugs. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 22(8). 873–880. 12 indexed citations

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Xin, Mei, et al.. (2002). Direct Evidence That IFN- β Functions as a Tumor-Suppressor Protein. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 22(11). 1089–1098. 38 indexed citations

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Barsoum, James, et al.. (2002). CD4 ⁺ T Helper Cell-Independent Antitumor Response Mediated by Murine IFN- β Gene Delivery in Immunocompetent Mice. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 22(6). 719–728. 22 indexed citations

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Grossel, Martha J., James Barsoum, S Prakash, & Elliot J. Androphy. (1996). The BPV-1 E2 DNA-Contact Helix Cysteine Is Required for Transcriptional Activation but Not Replication in Mammalian Cells. Virology. 217(1). 301–310. 12 indexed citations

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Huang, Leaf, et al.. (1995). Endosomolytic Activity of Cationic Liposomes Enhances the Delivery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Trans-activator Protein (TAT) to Mammalian Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 217(3). 761–768. 20 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiang, Kyonghee Son, John S. Lazo, et al.. (1994). Cationic Liposomes for Direct Gene Transfer in Therapy of Cancer and Other Diseasesa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 716(1). 23–35. 83 indexed citations

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Barsoum, James, et al.. (1991). Transaction of heterologous promoters by HIV–1 tat. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(25). 7225–7229. 19 indexed citations

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Barsoum, James. (1990). Introduction of Stable High-Copy-Number DNA into Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells by Electroporation. DNA and Cell Biology. 9(4). 293–300. 39 indexed citations

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