Marjan Rafat

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Marjan Rafat is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marjan Rafat has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Marjan Rafat's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (11 papers) and Effects of Radiation Exposure (8 papers). Marjan Rafat is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (11 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (11 papers) and Effects of Radiation Exposure (8 papers). Marjan Rafat collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and South Korea. Marjan Rafat's co-authors include Edward E. Graves, Kevin C. Corn, Debra T. Auguste, Jin‐Oh You, Marta Vilalta, Billy W. Loo, Peter G. Maxim, Emil Schüler, Frederick M. Lartey and Rie von Eyben and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Marjan Rafat

57 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Matrix mechanical plasticity regulates cancer cell migration through confining microenvironments

2018 318 citations Ninna S. Rossen, Marjan Rafat et al. Nature Communications profile →
Lipids in the tumor microenvironment: From cancer progression to treatment

2020 303 citations Kevin C. Corn, Marjan Rafat et al. Progress in Lipid Research profile →

Peers

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Seong‐Yun Jeong South Korea

Shiro Mori Japan

Jonathan A. Coulter United Kingdom

Michael J. Eblan United States

Edward Y. Kim United States

Peter E. Fecci United States

Gabriele Niedermann Germany

Theodore D. Chung United States

Florian Gaertner Germany

Claire Vanpouille‐Box United States

Seong‐Yun Jeong South Korea

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759 ×1.3

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marjan Rafat

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marjan Rafat

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marjan Rafat. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marjan Rafat 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 Marjan Rafat. Marjan Rafat is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wen, Xiaona, et al.. (2024). Mammary tissue-derived extracellular matrix hydrogels reveal the role of irradiation in driving a pro-tumor and immunosuppressive microenvironment. Biomaterials. 308. 122531–122531. 7 indexed citations

Wen, Xiaona, Saji Uthaman, Yu‐Chuan Ou, et al.. (2023). Physicochemical Properties and Route of Systemic Delivery Control the In Vivo Dynamics and Breakdown of Radiolabeled Gold Nanostars. Small. 19(29). e2204293–e2204293. 8 indexed citations

Sterling, Julie A., et al.. (2023). Development of an alginate-Matrigel hydrogel system to evaluate cancer cell behavior in the stiffness range of the bone marrow. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 5 indexed citations

Moon, Eui Jung, Stephano S. Mello, Caiyun G. Li, et al.. (2021). The HIF target MAFF promotes tumor invasion and metastasis through IL11 and STAT3 signaling. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4308–4308. 76 indexed citations

Tailor, Dhanir, Fernando Jose Garcia-Marques, Mallesh Pandrala, et al.. (2021). Y box binding protein 1 inhibition as a targeted therapy for ovarian cancer. Cell chemical biology. 28(8). 1206–1220.e6. 34 indexed citations

Pua, Heather H., et al.. (2021). Extracellular vesicles: mediators of intercellular communication in tissue injury and disease. Cell Communication and Signaling. 19(1). 104–104. 167 indexed citations

Aguilera, Todd A., Eslam A. Elghonaimy, Hussein Shehade, et al.. (2020). Induced Tumor Heterogeneity Reveals Factors Informing Radiation and Immunotherapy Combinations. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(12). 2972–2985. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Young-Eun, Beom-Ju Hong, Jung-Min Oh, et al.. (2020). Effects of Ultra-high doserate FLASH Irradiation on the Tumor Microenvironment in Lewis Lung Carcinoma: Role of Myosin Light Chain. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 109(5). 1440–1453. 69 indexed citations

Carozza, Jacqueline A., Volker Böhnert, Khanh Cong Nguyen, et al.. (2020). Extracellular cGAMP is a cancer-cell-produced immunotransmitter involved in radiation-induced anticancer immunity. Nature Cancer. 1(2). 184–196. 241 indexed citations

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Rafat, Marjan, et al.. (2020). Organoids as Complex In Vitro Models for Studying Radiation-Induced Cell Recruitment. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 13(4). 341–357. 10 indexed citations

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Corn, Kevin C., et al.. (2020). Lipids in the tumor microenvironment: From cancer progression to treatment. Progress in Lipid Research. 80. 101055–101055. 303 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ou, Yu‐Chuan, Xiaona Wen, Christopher Andrew Johnson, et al.. (2019). Multimodal Multiplexed Immunoimaging with Nanostars to Detect Multiple Immunomarkers and Monitor Response to Immunotherapies. ACS Nano. 14(1). 651–663. 54 indexed citations

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Rossen, Ninna S., et al.. (2019). Studying Normal Tissue Radiation Effects using Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations

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Sherry, Alexander D., Rie von Eyben, Neil B. Newman, et al.. (2019). Systemic Inflammation After Radiation Predicts Locoregional Recurrence, Progression, and Mortality in Stage II-III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 108(1). 268–276. 19 indexed citations

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Rafat, Marjan, Todd A. Aguilera, Marta Vilalta, et al.. (2018). Macrophages Promote Circulating Tumor Cell–Mediated Local Recurrence following Radiotherapy in Immunosuppressed Patients. Cancer Research. 78(15). 4241–4252. 38 indexed citations

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Aguilera, Todd A., Marjan Rafat, Laura Castellini, et al.. (2016). Reprogramming the immunological microenvironment through radiation and targeting Axl. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13898–13898. 140 indexed citations

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Schüler, Emil, S. Trovati, Gregory J. King, et al.. (2016). Experimental Platform for Ultra-high Dose Rate FLASH Irradiation of Small Animals Using a Clinical Linear Accelerator. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 97(1). 195–203. 198 indexed citations

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Vilalta, Marta, Marjan Rafat, Amato Giaccia, & Edward E. Graves. (2014). Recruitment of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells Is Stimulated by Radiotherapy. Cell Reports. 8(2). 402–409. 58 indexed citations

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Rafat, Marjan, Lisa S. Rotenstein, Jennifer L. Hu, & Debra T. Auguste. (2012). Engineered endothelial cell adhesion via VCAM1 and E-selectin antibody-presenting alginate hydrogels. Acta Biomaterialia. 8(7). 2697–2703. 9 indexed citations

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Rafat, Marjan, et al.. (2009). Fabrication of reversibly adhesive fluidic devices using magnetism. Lab on a Chip. 9(20). 3016–3016. 30 indexed citations

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