Nicholas C. Popescu

10.5k citations

104 papers · 8.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 49

Co-authors: Drazen B. Zimonjic Snorri S. Thorgeirsson Marian E. Durkin Bao‐Zhu Yuan Olga A. Sedelnikova William M. Bonner Izumi Horikawa Matthias H. Kraus
Topics: Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (21 papers)Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers)DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers)
Cited by: Aging Cancer Research Molecular Biology
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Japan

In The Last Decade

Nicholas C. Popescu

104 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Human breast cancer cells generated by oncogenic transformation of primary mammary epithelial cells

2001 677 citations Drazen B. Zimonjic, Nicholas C. Popescu et al. profile →
Senescing human cells and ageing mice accumulate DNA lesions with unrepairable double-strand breaks

2004 623 citations Olga A. Sedelnikova, Izumi Horikawa et al. profile →
Isolation of a Novel Receptor cDNA Establishes the Existence of Two PDGF Receptor Genes

1989 531 citations Nicholas C. Popescu et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In vitro and in vivo effects of geranylgeranyltransferase I inhibitor P61A6 on non-small cell lung cancer cells 2013 ·BMC Cancer ·Drazen B. Zimonjic,Lai N. Chan,Veenu Tripathi,Jie Lü,Ohyun Kwon,Nicholas C. Popescu,Douglas R. Lowy,Fuyuhiko Tamanoi	27
2	Inactivation of the Dlc1 Gene Cooperates with Downregulation of p15INK4b and p16Ink4a , Leading to Neoplastic Transformation and Poor Prognosis in Human Cancer 2012 ·Cancer Research ·Xiaolan Qian,Marian E. Durkin,Dunrui Wang,Brajendra K. Tripathi,Lyra B. Olson,Xu-Yu Yang,William C. Vass,Nicholas C. Popescu,Douglas R. Lowy	25
3	DLC1 Interaction with S100A10 Mediates Inhibition of In Vitro Cell Invasion and Tumorigenicity of Lung Cancer Cells through a RhoGAP-Independent Mechanism 2011 ·Cancer Research ·Xu-Yu Yang,Nicholas C. Popescu,Drazen B. Zimonjic	56
4	Recurrent and nonrandom DNA copy number and chromosome alterations in Myc transgenic mouse model for hepatocellular carcinogenesis: implications for human disease 2009 ·Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics ·Drazen B. Zimonjic,Veronika Benson,Valentina M. Factor,Snorri S. Thorgeirsson,Nicholas C. Popescu	5
5	Nonclassic Functions of Human Topoisomerase I: Genome-Wide and Pharmacologic Analyses 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Ze-Hong Miao,Audrey Player,Uma Shankavaram,(unknown),Drazen B. Zimonjic,Philip L. Lorenzi,(unknown),Hong Liu,Tsutomu Shimura,(unknown),(unknown),Yongwei Zhang,Ernest S. Kawasaki,Nicholas C. Popescu,Mirit I. Aladjem,D. Goldstein,John N. Weinstein,Yves Pommier	79
6	Enrichment of a Population of Mammary Gland Cells that Form Mammospheres and Have In vivo Repopulating Activity 2007 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown),Cheng Zhang,Beiyan Zhou,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Sendurai A. Mani,Megan Kaba,Ann Gifford,Ferenc Reinhardt,Nicholas C. Popescu,Wenjun Guo,Elinor Ng Eaton,Harvey F. Lodish,Robert A. Weinberg	141
7	DLC‐1:a Rho GTPase‐activating protein and tumour suppressor 2007 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Marian E. Durkin,Bao‐Zhu Yuan,Xiaoling Zhou,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Douglas R. Lowy,Snorri S. Thorgeirsson,Nicholas C. Popescu	155
8	Delayed kinetics of DNA double‐strand break processing in normal and pathological aging 2007 ·Aging Cell ·Olga A. Sedelnikova,Izumi Horikawa,Christophe E. Redon,Asako Nakamura,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,William M. Bonner	176
9	Morphological changes and nuclear translocation of DLC1 tumor suppressor protein precede apoptosis in human non-small cell lung carcinoma cells 2007 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Bao‐Zhu Yuan,Amy M. Jefferson,Lyndell Millecchia,Nicholas C. Popescu,Steven H. Reynolds	41
10	GTF2IRD1 in Craniofacial Development of Humans and Mice 2005 ·Science ·May Tassabehji,Peter Hammond,Annette Karmiloff‐Smith,Pamela Thompson,Snorri S. Thorgeirsson,Marian E. Durkin,Nicholas C. Popescu,(unknown),Kay Metcalfe,(unknown),Helen Stewart,Andrew Read,Mark Maconochie,Dian Donnai	145
11	The Human AKNA Gene Expresses Multiple Transcripts and Protein Isoforms as a Result of Alternative Promoter Usage, Splicing, and Polyadenylation 2005 ·DNA and Cell Biology ·(unknown),Shirley R. Bruce,(unknown),Roberto Rangel,Liliana Guzman‐Rojas,(unknown),Cristina López,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,J Gordon,Miles Wilkinson,Héctor Martínez-Valdez	17
12	Chromosomal aberrations in cell lines derived from thyroid tumors spontaneously developed in TRβPV/PV mice 2005 ·Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics ·Drazen B. Zimonjic,Yasuhito Kato,Hao Ying,Nicholas C. Popescu,Sheue-yann Cheng	12
13	Genetic alterations in cancer as a result of breakage at fragile sites 2003 ·Cancer Letters ·Nicholas C. Popescu	86
14	The fragile histidine triad/common chromosome fragile site 3B locus and repair-deficient cancers. 2002 ·PubMed ·Bruce Turner,Michelle Ottey,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Magdalena Potoczek,Walter W. Hauck,Edward Pequignot,C.L. Keck-Waggoner,Cinzia Sevignani,C. Marcelo Aldaz,Peter A. McCue,Juan Palazzo,Kay Huebner,Nicholas C. Popescu	47
15	Alterations of the FHIT gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma. 2000 ·PubMed ·Bao‐Zhu Yuan,C.L. Keck-Waggoner,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Snorri S. Thorgeirsson,Nicholas C. Popescu	39
16	Comprehensive genetic analysis of cancer cells 2000 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Nicholas C. Popescu	11
17	Nonrandom Cytogenetic Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Transgenic Mice Overexpressing c-Myc and Transforming Growth Factor-α in the Liver 1999 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Linda M. Sargent,Xuan Zhou,Catherine L. Keck,Nancy D. Sanderson,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,(unknown)	50
18	Nab1, a Corepressor of NGFI-A (Egr-1), Contains an Active Transcriptional Repression Domain 1998 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown),Elizabeth D. Apel,John Svaren,Bradley R. Sevetson,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,Jeffrey Milbrandt	95
19	Characterization and Chromosomal Localization of Human Hair-Specific Keratin Genes and Comparative Expression During the Hair Growth Cycle 1998 ·Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Paul E. Bowden,(unknown),Gillian A. Parker,David O. Jones,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,Malcolm B. Hodgins	30
20	Natural melatonin `knockdown' in C57BL/6J mice: rare mechanism truncates serotonin N-acetyltransferase 1998 ·Molecular Brain Research ·Patrick H. Roseboom,M.A.A. Namboodiri,Drazen B. Zimonjic,Nicholas C. Popescu,Ignacio R. Rodríguez,Jonathan A. Gastel,David C. Klein	245

About Nicholas C. Popescu

Nicholas C. Popescu is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, having authored 104 papers that have together received 8.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (21 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (184 citations), Cancer Research (1.4k citations) and Molecular Biology (5.6k citations). Nicholas C. Popescu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Drazen B. Zimonjic, Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, Marian E. Durkin, Bao‐Zhu Yuan, Olga A. Sedelnikova, William M. Bonner, Izumi Horikawa, Matthias H. Kraus, Robert A. Weinberg and William C. Hahn. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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