Mariia Yuneva

5.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
26 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Mariia Yuneva is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mariia Yuneva has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cancer Research, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Mariia Yuneva's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (18 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers). Mariia Yuneva is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (18 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers). Mariia Yuneva collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mariia Yuneva's co-authors include Ravi Sachidanandam, Yuri Lazebnik, Peter J. Oefner, Nicola Zamboni, Richard M. Higashi, Katherine Sellers, J. Michael Bishop, Chunmei Wang, Thaddeus D. Allen and Dana Ferraris and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Mariia Yuneva

24 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Deficiency in glutamine but not glucose induces MYC-depen... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2015 2012 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Deficiency in glutamine but not glucose induces MYC-dependent apoptosis in human cells
    2007 560 citations Mariia Yuneva et al. profile →
  2. MYC/PGC-1α Balance Determines the Metabolic Phenotype and Plasticity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
    2015 555 citations Patricia Sancho, Emma Burgos‐Ramos et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  3. The Metabolic Profile of Tumors Depends on Both the Responsible Genetic Lesion and Tissue Type
    2012 515 citations Mariia Yuneva, Teresa W.‐M. Fan et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  4. Glutamine Sensitivity Analysis Identifies the xCT Antiporter as a Common Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Therapeutic Target
    2013 471 citations Luika Timmerman, Thomas Holton et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mariia Yuneva United Kingdom 18 2.6k 2.2k 701 347 268 26 3.4k
Jaekyoung Son South Korea 20 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 643 0.9× 208 0.6× 197 0.7× 31 2.4k
Alba Luengo United States 11 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 396 0.6× 189 0.5× 170 0.6× 15 2.5k
Frédéric Dayan France 10 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 420 0.6× 130 0.4× 198 0.7× 15 2.7k
Simon Wigfield United Kingdom 20 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 407 0.6× 230 0.7× 188 0.7× 25 3.2k
Zhao Lin China 26 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 636 0.9× 95 0.3× 178 0.7× 43 3.0k
Deliang Guo United States 29 2.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 615 0.9× 544 1.6× 409 1.5× 76 4.1k
Ryan Williams United States 25 2.0k 0.8× 905 0.4× 429 0.6× 133 0.4× 201 0.8× 44 2.9k
Xiangdong Le United States 32 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 1.5× 142 0.4× 223 0.8× 39 3.5k
Jennifer B. Dennison United States 21 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 583 0.8× 169 0.5× 237 0.9× 52 2.1k
Dimitrios Anastasiou United Kingdom 15 1.7k 0.7× 981 0.4× 384 0.5× 158 0.5× 196 0.7× 30 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Román-Trufero, Mónica, Kevin Blighe, Paula Saavedra-García, et al.. (2025). An ISR-independent role of GCN2 prevents excessive ribosome biogenesis and mRNA translation. Life Science Alliance. 8(5). e202403014–e202403014.
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Kreuzaler, Peter, Catherine Maclachlan, G. McMahon, et al.. (2025). A multimodal imaging pipeline to decipher cell-specific metabolic functions and tissue microenvironment dynamics. Nature Protocols. 20(6). 1678–1699. 4 indexed citations
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Ling, Stephanie, Alex Dexter, Alan Race, et al.. (2025). Use of metabolic imaging to monitor heterogeneity of tumour response following therapeutic mTORC1/2 pathway inhibition. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 18(2). 2 indexed citations
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Tarrado‐Castellarnau, Míriam, Carles Foguet, Ibrahim H. Polat, et al.. (2025). Glutaminase as a metabolic target of choice to counter acquired resistance to Palbociclib by colorectal cancer cells. Oncogene. 44(36). 3386–3406.
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Yuneva, Mariia, et al.. (2024). Orbi‐SIMS Mediated Metabolomics Analysis of Pathogenic Tissue up to Cellular Resolution. Chemistry - Methods. 4(7-8). 4 indexed citations
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Bentham, Robert B., Emily T.Y. Tong, Clement Lo, et al.. (2024). Multistate Gene Cluster Switches Determine the Adaptive Mitochondrial and Metabolic Landscape of Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 84(17). 2911–2925. 1 indexed citations
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Hennequart, Marc, Steven E. Pilley, Christiaan F. Labuschagne, et al.. (2023). ALDH1L2 regulation of formate, formyl-methionine, and ROS controls cancer cell migration and metastasis. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112562–112562. 22 indexed citations
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Seo, Youngho, et al.. (2022). [18F]-(2S,4R)4-Fluoroglutamine PET Imaging of Glutamine Metabolism in Murine Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Molecular Imaging. 2022. 5185951–5185951. 1 indexed citations
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Foguet, Carles, Míriam Tarrado‐Castellarnau, Silvia Marín, et al.. (2021). Cysteine and Folate Metabolism Are Targetable Vulnerabilities of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Cancers. 13(3). 425–425. 16 indexed citations
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Méndez‐Lucas, Andrés, Wei Lin, Paul C. Driscoll, et al.. (2020). Identifying strategies to target the metabolic flexibility of tumours. Nature Metabolism. 2(4). 335–350. 100 indexed citations
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Nanda, Chandan Seth, et al.. (2019). Defining a metabolic landscape of tumours: genome meets metabolism. British Journal of Cancer. 122(2). 136–149. 57 indexed citations
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Kreuzaler, Peter, et al.. (2019). Adapt and conquer: Metabolic flexibility in cancer growth, invasion and evasion. Molecular Metabolism. 33. 83–101. 115 indexed citations
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Méndez‐Lucas, Andrés, Xiaolei Li, Junjie Hu, et al.. (2017). Glucose Catabolism in Liver Tumors Induced by c-MYC Can Be Sustained by Various PKM1/PKM2 Ratios and Pyruvate Kinase Activities. Cancer Research. 77(16). 4355–4364. 67 indexed citations
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Tarrado‐Castellarnau, Míriam, et al.. (2017). De novo MYC addiction as an adaptive response of cancer cells to CDK 4/6 inhibition. Molecular Systems Biology. 13(10). 940–940. 48 indexed citations
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Yuneva, Mariia, et al.. (2017). Hopefully devoted to Q: targeting glutamine addiction in cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 116(11). 1375–1381. 101 indexed citations
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Sancho, Patricia, Emma Burgos‐Ramos, Alejandra Tavera-Tapia, et al.. (2015). MYC/PGC-1α Balance Determines the Metabolic Phenotype and Plasticity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells. Cell Metabolism. 22(4). 590–605. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Bo, Shu‐Hao Hsu, Xinmei Wang, et al.. (2013). Reciprocal Regulation of MicroRNA-122 and c-Myc in Hepatocellular Cancer: Role of E2F1 and Transcription Factor Dimerization Partner 2. Hepatology. 59(2). 555–566. 97 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Luika, Thomas Holton, Mariia Yuneva, et al.. (2013). Glutamine Sensitivity Analysis Identifies the xCT Antiporter as a Common Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Therapeutic Target. Cancer Cell. 24(4). 450–465. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuneva, Mariia, Teresa W.‐M. Fan, Thaddeus D. Allen, et al.. (2012). The Metabolic Profile of Tumors Depends on Both the Responsible Genetic Lesion and Tissue Type. Cell Metabolism. 15(2). 157–170. 515 indexed citations breakdown →
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