Lee B. Rivera

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Lee B. Rivera is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee B. Rivera has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Oncology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Lee B. Rivera's work include Bone and Dental Protein Studies (6 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (6 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers). Lee B. Rivera is often cited by papers focused on Bone and Dental Protein Studies (6 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (6 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers). Lee B. Rivera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Portugal. Lee B. Rivera's co-authors include Gabriele Bergers, Rolf A. Brekken, Arnaud Jabouille, Veronica Steri, Rindert Missiaen, Douglas Hanahan, Elizabeth Allen, Iacovos P. Michael, Inge Lodewijckx and Amy D. Bradshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lee B. Rivera

20 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Combined antiangiogenic and anti–PD-L1 therapy stimulates tumor immunity through HEV formation

2017 589 citations Elizabeth Allen, Arnaud Jabouille et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee B. Rivera United States	15	853	626	499	343	197	22	1.6k
Adrian M. Seifert Germany	19	605 0.7×	274 0.4×	421 0.8×	274 0.8×	528 2.7×	37	1.4k
Elisabeth A. Pedersen United States	16	941 1.1×	553 0.9×	287 0.6×	345 1.0×	442 2.2×	35	1.6k
Manuela Sarti Italy	16	537 0.6×	893 1.4×	417 0.8×	289 0.8×	434 2.2×	28	1.7k
Mavis S. Fletcher United States	15	534 0.6×	891 1.4×	251 0.5×	531 1.5×	135 0.7×	21	1.6k
Zofia von Marschall Germany	20	609 0.7×	848 1.4×	243 0.5×	398 1.2×	103 0.5×	26	1.6k
Matthew R. Eber United States	16	614 0.7×	354 0.6×	180 0.4×	275 0.8×	200 1.0×	29	1.1k
Sandrine Théoleyre France	16	763 0.9×	901 1.4×	165 0.3×	330 1.0×	208 1.1×	25	1.4k
Daniel Öhlund Sweden	17	1.3k 1.6×	802 1.3×	431 0.9×	572 1.7×	189 1.0×	35	2.0k
Awad Jarrar United States	14	736 0.9×	651 1.0×	145 0.3×	350 1.0×	265 1.3×	26	1.5k
Maria Niewolna United States	18	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.6×	134 0.3×	304 0.9×	351 1.8×	23	2.0k

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Chen, Peirong, Suzanne Crawley, Betty Li, et al.. (2025). The scavenger receptor MARCO is a ligand for the immune inhibitory receptor LAIR-1 and regulates its function in cis. Science Signaling. 18(916). eado2768–eado2768.

Mondal, Kalyani, Christina Song, Jane Tian, et al.. (2021). Abstract LB156: Preclinical evaluation of NGM707, a novel anti-ILT2/anti-ILT4 dual antagonist monoclonal antibody. Cancer Research. 81(13_Supplement). LB156–LB156. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Huayi, Oreste E. Salavaggione, Lee B. Rivera, et al.. (2018). Woodchuck VEGF (wVEGF) characteristics: Model for angiogenesis and human hepatocellular carcinoma directed therapies. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 661. 97–106. 5 indexed citations

Allen, Elizabeth, Arnaud Jabouille, Lee B. Rivera, et al.. (2017). Combined antiangiogenic and anti–PD-L1 therapy stimulates tumor immunity through HEV formation. Science Translational Medicine. 9(385). 589 indexed citations breakdown →

Rivera, Lee B., David Meyronet, Valérie Hervieu, et al.. (2015). Intratumoral Myeloid Cells Regulate Responsiveness and Resistance to Antiangiogenic Therapy. Cell Reports. 11(4). 577–591. 123 indexed citations

Rivera, Lee B. & Gabriele Bergers. (2015). Intertwined regulation of angiogenesis and immunity by myeloid cells. Trends in Immunology. 36(4). 240–249. 121 indexed citations

Ostapoff, Katherine T., Bercin Kutluk Cenik, Miao Wang, et al.. (2014). Neutralizing Murine TGFβR2 Promotes a Differentiated Tumor Cell Phenotype and Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis. Cancer Research. 74(18). 4996–5007. 51 indexed citations

Aguilera, Kristina Y., et al.. (2014). Abstract 182: SPARC as a regulator of collagen signaling in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Research. 74(19_Supplement). 182–182. 1 indexed citations

Rivera, Lee B. & Gabriele Bergers. (2014). Targeting vascular sprouts. Science. 344(6191). 1449–1450. 27 indexed citations

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Heath, Blake R., et al.. (2014). Rgs16 is an early marker of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (842.7). The FASEB Journal. 28(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Lodi, Alessia, Lee B. Rivera, José Luis Izquierdo-García, et al.. (2014). HR‐MAS MRS of the pancreas reveals reduced lipid and elevated lactate and taurine associated with early pancreatic cancer. NMR in Biomedicine. 27(11). 1361–1370. 25 indexed citations

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Aguilera, Kristina Y., Lee B. Rivera, Hoon Hur, et al.. (2013). Collagen Signaling Enhances Tumor Progression after Anti-VEGF Therapy in a Murine Model of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 74(4). 1032–1044. 76 indexed citations

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Rivera, Lee B., et al.. (2013). Escape Mechanisms from Antiangiogenic Therapy: An Immune Cell’s Perspective. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 772. 83–99. 11 indexed citations

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Hezel, Aram F., Vikram Deshpande, Stephanie M. Zimmerman, et al.. (2012). TGF-β and αvβ6 Integrin Act in a Common Pathway to Suppress Pancreatic Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 72(18). 4840–4845. 77 indexed citations

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Arnold, Shanna A., Lee B. Rivera, Juliet G. Carbon, et al.. (2012). Losartan Slows Pancreatic Tumor Progression and Extends Survival of SPARC-Null Mice by Abrogating Aberrant TGFβ Activation. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31384–e31384. 62 indexed citations

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Rivera, Lee B., Amy D. Bradshaw, & Rolf A. Brekken. (2011). The regulatory function of SPARC in vascular biology. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 68(19). 3165–3173. 73 indexed citations

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Harris, Brett S., et al.. (2011). SPARC regulates collagen interaction with cardiac fibroblast cell surfaces. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 301(3). H841–H847. 59 indexed citations

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Rivera, Lee B. & Rolf A. Brekken. (2011). SPARC promotes pericyte recruitment via inhibition of endoglin-dependent TGF-β1 activity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 193(7). 1305–1319. 52 indexed citations

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Villasenor, Alethia, Zhao V. Wang, Lee B. Rivera, et al.. (2010). Rgs16 and Rgs8 in embryonic endocrine pancreas and mouse models of diabetes. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 3(9-10). 567–580. 34 indexed citations

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Arnold, Shanna A., Lee B. Rivera, Andrew F. Miller, et al.. (2009). Lack of host SPARC enhances vascular function and tumor spread in an orthotopic murine model of pancreatic carcinoma. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 3(1-2). 57–72. 93 indexed citations

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