Mina J. Bissell

67.6k total citations · 20 hit papers
372 papers, 48.1k citations indexed

About

Mina J. Bissell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Mina J. Bissell has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 48.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Molecular Biology, 154 papers in Oncology and 90 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Mina J. Bissell's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (123 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (90 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (56 papers). Mina J. Bissell is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (123 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (90 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (56 papers). Mina J. Bissell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. Mina J. Bissell's co-authors include Derek C. Radisky, Zena Werb, Ole W. Petersen, Celeste M. Nelson, Paraic A. Kenny, Lone Rønnov‐Jessen, William C. Hines, Mary Helen Barcellos‐Hoff, Gordon Parry and H.Glenn Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mina J. Bissell

370 papers receiving 47.0k citations

Hit Papers

Putting tumours in context 1982 2026 1996 2011 2001 2017 1982 2011 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Putting tumours in context
    2001 1.7k citations Mina J. Bissell, Derek C. Radisky profile →
  2. Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases
    2017 1.4k citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  3. How does the extracellular matrix direct gene expression?
    1982 1.2k citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  4. Why don't we get more cancer? A proposed role of the microenvironment in restraining cancer progression
    2011 1.1k citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  5. Three-dimensional culture models of normal and malignant breast epithelial cells
    2007 1.1k citations Paraic A. Kenny, Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  6. Suppression of ICE and Apoptosis in Mammary Epithelial Cells by Extracellular Matrix
    1995 1.0k citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  7. Rac1b and reactive oxygen species mediate MMP-3-induced EMT and genomic instability
    2005 1.0k citations Derek C. Radisky, Jimmie E. Fata et al. profile →
  8. Interaction with basement membrane serves to rapidly distinguish growth and differentiation pattern of normal and malignant human breast epithelial cells.
    1992 885 citations Ole W. Petersen, Lone Rønnov‐Jessen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Of Extracellular Matrix, Scaffolds, and Signaling: Tissue Architecture Regulates Development, Homeostasis, and Cancer
    2006 871 citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  10. The perivascular niche regulates breast tumour dormancy
    2013 843 citations Hidetoshi Mori, Mina J. Bissell et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  11. The morphologies of breast cancer cell lines in three-dimensional assays correlate with \ntheir profiles of gene expression
    2008 809 citations Paraic A. Kenny, Connie A. Myers et al. eScholarship (California Digital Library) profile →
  12. The Stromal Proteinase MMP3/Stromelysin-1 Promotes Mammary Carcinogenesis
    1999 722 citations André Lochter, Joe W. Gray et al. profile →
  13. Mutant p53 Disrupts Mammary Tissue Architecture via the Mevalonate Pathway
    2012 696 citations Mina J. Bissell, Anne‐Lise Børresen‐Dale et al. profile →
  14. β4 integrin-dependent formation of polarized three-dimensional architecture confers resistance to apoptosis in normal and malignant mammary epithelium
    2002 627 citations Valerie M. Weaver, Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  15. Functional differentiation and alveolar morphogenesis of primary mammary cultures on reconstituted basement membrane
    1989 579 citations Mary Helen Barcellos‐Hoff, Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →
  16. Control of mammary epithelial differentiation: basement membrane induces tissue-specific gene expression in the absence of cell-cell interaction and morphological polarity.
    1991 539 citations Charles Streuli, Mina J. Bissell et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  17. Reciprocal interactions between β1-integrin and epidermal growth factor receptor in three-dimensional basement membrane breast cultures: A different perspective in epithelial biology
    1998 535 citations Valerie M. Weaver, Ole W. Petersen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Influence of a reconstituted basement membrane and its components on casein gene expression and secretion in mouse mammary epithelial cells.
    1987 516 citations Mina J. Bissell et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  19. Organoids: A historical perspective of thinking in three dimensions
    2016 461 citations Mina J. Bissell et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  20. Addressing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: a prescription for change
    2014 351 citations Mina J. Bissell et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mina J. Bissell United States 113 22.8k 20.1k 10.4k 9.6k 8.1k 372 48.1k
Jean Paul Thiery France 108 34.1k 1.5× 19.4k 1.0× 9.5k 0.9× 11.7k 1.2× 2.7k 0.3× 553 55.8k
Lance A. Liotta United States 129 34.6k 1.5× 16.9k 0.8× 6.1k 0.6× 16.9k 1.8× 3.4k 0.4× 658 62.1k
J. Silvio Gutkind United States 121 33.7k 1.5× 11.5k 0.6× 7.8k 0.7× 5.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.4× 582 52.2k
Joan S. Brugge United States 111 25.6k 1.1× 10.2k 0.5× 9.5k 0.9× 5.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.3× 259 41.9k
David A. Cheresh United States 109 28.3k 1.2× 10.3k 0.5× 7.6k 0.7× 10.6k 1.1× 2.9k 0.4× 245 48.7k
Carl‐Henrik Heldin Sweden 132 41.7k 1.8× 14.1k 0.7× 6.7k 0.6× 8.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.2× 494 62.7k
Meenhard Herlyn United States 110 26.4k 1.2× 17.1k 0.9× 6.7k 0.6× 6.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.2× 545 42.8k
Harold F. Dvorak United States 101 24.4k 1.1× 10.0k 0.5× 3.7k 0.4× 10.0k 1.0× 4.6k 0.6× 279 47.8k
Kenneth M. Yamada United States 140 28.8k 1.3× 8.3k 0.4× 25.4k 2.4× 9.3k 1.0× 10.0k 1.2× 701 71.9k
Valerie M. Weaver United States 77 12.4k 0.5× 11.1k 0.6× 15.6k 1.5× 4.6k 0.5× 11.0k 1.4× 184 36.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mboge, Mam Y. & Mina J. Bissell. (2020). The not-so-sweet side of sugar: Influence of the microenvironment on the processes that unleash cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866(12). 165960–165960. 4 indexed citations
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Jorgens, Danielle M., Jamie L. Inman, Michal Wojcik, et al.. (2016). Deep nuclear invaginations linked to cytoskeletal filaments: Integrated bioimaging of epithelial cells in 3D culture. Journal of Cell Science. 130(1). 177–189. 67 indexed citations
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Matsubara, Masahiro & Mina J. Bissell. (2016). Inhibitors of Rho kinase (ROCK) signaling revert the malignant phenotype of breast cancer cells in 3D context. Oncotarget. 7(22). 31602–31622. 49 indexed citations
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Radisky, Derek C., Yi Ling Eileen Koh, Jimmie E. Fata, et al.. (2013). Epimorphin Is a Novel Regulator of the Progesterone Receptor Isoform-A. Cancer Research. 73(18). 5719–5729. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Jiyoung, René Villadsen, Thérese Sørlie, et al.. (2012). Tumor initiating but differentiated luminal-like breast cancer cells are highly invasive in the absence of basal-like activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(16). 6124–6129. 95 indexed citations
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Hong, Liu, Derek C. Radisky, Dun Yang, et al.. (2012). MYC suppresses cancer metastasis by direct transcriptional silencing of αv and β3 integrin subunits. Nature Cell Biology. 14(6). 567–574. 154 indexed citations
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Nam, Jin‐Min, Yasuhito Onodera, Mina J. Bissell, & Catherine C. Park. (2010). Breast Cancer Cells in Three-dimensional Culture Display an Enhanced Radioresponse after Coordinate Targeting of Integrin α5β1 and Fibronectin. Cancer Research. 70(13). 5238–5248. 168 indexed citations
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Fournier, Marcia V., Jimmie E. Fata, Katherine J. Martin, Paul Yaswen, & Mina J. Bissell. (2009). Interaction of E-cadherin and PTEN Regulates Morphogenesis and Growth Arrest in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells. Cancer Research. 69(10). 4545–4552. 57 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren, Aaron Boudreau, & Mina J. Bissell. (2009). Tissue architecture and function: dynamic reciprocity via extra- and intra-cellular matrices. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 28(1-2). 167–176. 238 indexed citations
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Rizki, Aylin, Valerie M. Weaver, Sunyoung Lee, et al.. (2008). A Human Breast Cell Model of Preinvasive to Invasive Transition. Cancer Research. 68(5). 1378–1387. 130 indexed citations
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Andarawewa, Kumari L., Anna Erickson, William Chou, et al.. (2007). Ionizing Radiation Predisposes Nonmalignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells to Undergo Transforming Growth Factor β–Induced Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Cancer Research. 67(18). 8662–8670. 135 indexed citations
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Fournier, Marcia V., Katherine J. Martin, Paraic A. Kenny, et al.. (2006). Gene Expression Signature in Organized and Growth-Arrested Mammary Acini Predicts Good Outcome in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 66(14). 7095–7102. 102 indexed citations
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Park, Catherine C., Hui Zhang, Maria G. Pallavicini, et al.. (2006). β1 Integrin Inhibitory Antibody Induces Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells, Inhibits Growth, and Distinguishes Malignant from Normal Phenotype in Three Dimensional Cultures and In vivo. Cancer Research. 66(3). 1526–1535. 279 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren, Virginia A. Spencer, & Mina J. Bissell. (2006). Extracellular Matrix-Regulated Gene Expression Requires Cooperation of SWI/SNF and \nTranscription Factors. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 79 indexed citations
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Liu, Hong, Derek C. Radisky, Fei Wang, & Mina J. Bissell. (2004). Polarity and proliferation are controlled by distinct signaling pathways downstream of PI3-kinase in breast epithelial tumor cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 164(4). 603–612. 177 indexed citations
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Lochter, André & Mina J. Bissell. (1995). Involvement of extracellular matrix constituents in breast cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 6(3). 165–173. 158 indexed citations
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Talhouk, Rabih, Charles Streuli, Mary Helen Barcellos‐Hoff, & Mina J. Bissell. (1990). The Extracellular Matrix. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4 indexed citations
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Parry, Geraint, et al.. (1985). Collagenous substrata regulate the nature and distribution of glycosaminoglycans produced by differentiated cultures of mouse mammary epithelial cells. Experimental Cell Research. 156(2). 487–499. 67 indexed citations
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Bissell, Mina J., et al.. (1979). Culture systems for studying malignancy. Cancer Research. 39(10). 4293–4295. 3 indexed citations
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Neff, Nicola T., et al.. (1977). Leucine in cultured cells. [/sup 14/C tracer technique]. Experimental Cell Research. 106. 29 indexed citations

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