L. M. Franks

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

L. M. Franks is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. M. Franks has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 25 papers in Oncology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in L. M. Franks's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (20 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (18 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (14 papers). L. M. Franks is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (20 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (18 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (14 papers). L. M. Franks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. L. M. Franks's co-authors include Patricia D. Wilson, A. W. Carbonell, Ian C. Summerhayes, C. J. Marshall, F. C. Chesterman, S. Povey, Natalie M. Teich, Richard P. Hastings, C Rowlatt and G. Dhom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

L. M. Franks

102 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Latent carcinoma of prostate at autopsy in seven areas. C... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1977 1954 100 200 300 400
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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. Latent carcinoma of prostate at autopsy in seven areas. Collaborative study organized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyons, France
    1977 435 citations L. M. Franks et al. profile →
  2. Latent carcinoma of the prostate
    1954 395 citations L. M. Franks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. M. Franks United Kingdom 35 1.5k 1.4k 839 837 513 102 4.3k
A.A. Sandberg United States 38 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 857 1.0× 414 0.5× 609 1.2× 134 4.5k
Nicolas Wernert Germany 42 2.5k 1.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 840 1.0× 1.1k 2.2× 154 5.2k
A Hittmair Austria 34 1.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 818 1.0× 602 0.7× 728 1.4× 99 4.7k
W. Böcker Germany 38 1.8k 1.2× 576 0.4× 1.3k 1.6× 918 1.1× 890 1.7× 183 4.7k
C. H. W. Horne United Kingdom 30 1.3k 0.9× 555 0.4× 1.4k 1.7× 414 0.5× 497 1.0× 110 3.8k
Yoshiki Sugimura Japan 33 2.0k 1.3× 2.3k 1.6× 713 0.8× 798 1.0× 573 1.1× 193 5.1k
Tomoaki Fujioka Japan 35 1.8k 1.2× 874 0.6× 774 0.9× 679 0.8× 619 1.2× 173 3.8k
Annemarie A. Donjacour United States 34 2.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.7× 727 0.9× 465 0.6× 647 1.3× 48 6.0k
Dietmar Schnorr Germany 37 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 918 1.1× 662 0.8× 840 1.6× 139 4.0k
Jack L. Pinkus United States 35 1.6k 1.0× 784 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 446 0.5× 299 0.6× 79 6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. M. Franks

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Franks, L. M.. (1997). Prostatic cancer: future prospects for diagnosis and screening. British Journal of Urology. 79(S1). 107–108. 6 indexed citations
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Bedford, Philip, et al.. (1988). Bladder cancer cell line cross-contamination: identification using a locus-specific minisatellite probe. British Journal of Cancer. 57(3). 284–286. 22 indexed citations
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Pohl, J, Adriana Radler‐Pohl, L. M. Franks, & Volker Schirrmacher. (1988). Analysis of metastatic competence of mouse bladder carcinoma cells after transfection with activated Ha-ras or N-ras oncogenes. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 114(4). 373–379. 10 indexed citations
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O’Toole, Carol, S. Povey, Peter J. Hepburn, & L. M. Franks. (1983). Identity of some human bladder cancer cell lines. Nature. 301(5899). 429–430. 125 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1980). Chapter 7 Primary Cultures of Human Prostate. Methods in cell biology. 21B. 153–169. 6 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M., et al.. (1978). A cell line from an induced carcinoma of mouse rectum. The Journal of Pathology. 124(1). 35–38. 50 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1977). Human Tumours in Short Term Culture. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 70(1). 57–57. 26 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1977). Tissue culture in the investigation of prostatic cancer. Urological Research. 5(4). 159–62. 7 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1976). Organ Culture in Biomedical Research. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 69(11). 863–863. 140 indexed citations
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Wilson, Patricia D. & L. M. Franks. (1975). The Effect of Age on Mitochondrial Ultrastructure. Gerontology. 21(2). 81–94. 62 indexed citations
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Rees, Lesley, Glenys A. Bloomfield, Gareth Rees, et al.. (1974). Multiple Hormones in a Bronchial Tumor. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 38(6). 1090–1097. 56 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1973). Etiology, epidemiology, and pathology of prostatic cancer. Cancer. 32(5). 1092–1095. 75 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M., C Rowlatt, & F. C. Chesterman. (1973). Naturally Occurring Bone Tumors in C57BL/lcrf Mice. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 50(2). 431–438. 8 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M., et al.. (1970). THE INFLUENCE OF AGE ON REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY IN C57BL MICE. Reproduction. 21(3). 563–565. 43 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M., et al.. (1969). Actin-like filaments and cell movement in human ascites tumour cells. Experimental Cell Research. 54(2). 157–162. 25 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M. & F. C. Chesterman. (1964). Irreversible Cellular Changes in Old Mice. Nature. 202(4934). 821–821. 3 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M., et al.. (1956). POSSIBLE ALDOSTERONISM IN STILBŒSTROL-TREATED GUINEAPIGS. The Lancet. 268(6954). 1192–1193. 9 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M. & F. C. Chesterman. (1956). EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES RESEMBLING CONN'S SYNDROME. The Lancet. 268(6954). 1193–1194. 5 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1954). Latent Carcinoma: Imperial Cancer Research Fund Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 11th May 1954. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 15(4). 236. 11 indexed citations
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Franks, L. M.. (1953). Structural Changes in Prostatic Cancer after Bilateral Adrenalectomy. BMJ. 2(4832). 359–354. 7 indexed citations

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