Oren J. Becher

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Oren J. Becher is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Oren J. Becher has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Genetics, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Oren J. Becher's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (16 papers) and Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (13 papers). Oren J. Becher is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (62 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (16 papers) and Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer (13 papers). Oren J. Becher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Oren J. Becher's co-authors include Dolores Hambardzumyan, Eric C. Holland, Francisco J. Cordero, C. David Allis, Laura A. Banaszynski, Manuel M. Müller, Shu Lin, Tom W. Muir, Peter W. Lewis and Benjamin A. Garcia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Oren J. Becher

82 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inhibition of PRC2 Activity by a Gain-of-Function H3 Mutation Found in Pediatric Glioblastoma

2013 898 citations Peter W. Lewis, Manuel M. Müller et al. Science profile →

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Tobey J. MacDonald United States

Yoon-Jae Cho United States

Yukihiko Sonoda Japan

Atsushi Natsume Japan

Anja Smits Sweden

Maryam Fouladi United States

Alberto Broniscer United States

Shin Jung South Korea

Maryam Rahman United States

Markus Weiler Germany

Tobey J. MacDonald United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oren J. Becher

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Li, Jiabo, Cheryl L. Olson, David P. Sullivan, et al.. (2025). A clinically relevant model and method to study necrosis as a driving force in glioma restructuring and progression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(7). e2416024122–e2416024122. 1 indexed citations

Ross, James, Gonzalo Piñero, John DeSisto, et al.. (2024). Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations. Immunity. 57(11). 2669–2687.e6. 9 indexed citations

Watanabe, Jun, Matthew R. Clutter, Takahiro Sasaki, et al.. (2024). BET bromodomain inhibition potentiates radiosensitivity in models of H3K27-altered diffuse midline glioma. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(13). 4 indexed citations

Galat, Yekaterina, Yuchen Du, Xiao‐Nan Li, et al.. (2023). In vitro vascular differentiation system efficiently produces natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapies. OncoImmunology. 12(1). 2240670–2240670. 6 indexed citations

Tomita, Yusuke, Yosuke Shimazu, Agila Somasundaram, et al.. (2022). A novel mouse model of diffuse midline glioma initiated in neonatal oligodendrocyte progenitor cells highlights cell‐of‐origin dependent effects of H3K27M. Glia. 70(9). 1681–1698. 18 indexed citations

Siddaway, Robert, Jyothishmathi Swaminathan, Scott Ryall, et al.. (2022). Splicing is an alternate oncogenic pathway activation mechanism in glioma. Nature Communications. 13(1). 588–588. 26 indexed citations

Somasundaram, Agila, et al.. (2021). Prenatal overexpression of platelet‐derived growth factor receptor A results in central nervous system hypomyelination. Brain and Behavior. 11(10). e2332–e2332. 12 indexed citations

Crabtree, Donna, Nerissa T. Williams, Lixia Luo, et al.. (2021). Radiosensitizing the Vasculature of Primary Brainstem Gliomas Fails to Improve Tumor Response to Radiation Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 112(3). 771–779. 6 indexed citations

Tomita, Yusuke, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Nozomu Takata, et al.. (2021). Fifteen-year trends and differences in mortality rates across sex, age, and race/ethnicity in patients with brainstem tumors. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 3(1). vdab137–vdab137. 3 indexed citations

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Crabtree, Donna, Nerissa T. Williams, Lixia Luo, et al.. (2020). Tumor genotype dictates radiosensitization after Atm deletion in primary brainstem glioma models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(1). 26 indexed citations

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Cordero, Francisco J., Zhiqing Huang, Carole Grenier, et al.. (2017). Histone H3.3K27M Represses p16 to Accelerate Gliomagenesis in a Murine Model of DIPG. Molecular Cancer Research. 15(9). 1243–1254. 97 indexed citations

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Mittapalli, Rajendar K., Karen E. Parrish, Donna Crabtree, et al.. (2016). ABCG2 and ABCB1 Limit the Efficacy of Dasatinib in a PDGF-B–Driven Brainstem Glioma Model. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(5). 819–829. 51 indexed citations

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Buczkowicz, Pawel, Ute Bartels, Éric Bouffet, Oren J. Becher, & Cynthia Hawkins. (2014). Histopathological spectrum of paediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Acta Neuropathologica. 128(4). 573–581. 228 indexed citations

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Sturm, Dominik, Sebastian Bender, David Jones, et al.. (2014). Paediatric and adult glioblastoma: multiform (epi)genomic culprits emerge. Nature reviews. Cancer. 14(2). 92–107. 402 indexed citations

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Lewis, Peter W., Manuel M. Müller, Francisco J. Cordero, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of PRC2 Activity by a Gain-of-Function H3 Mutation Found in Pediatric Glioblastoma. Science. 340(6134). 857–861. 898 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pitter, Kenneth L., Fei Li, Nikki Charles, et al.. (2011). Correction: Perifosine and CCI 779 Co-Operate to Induce Cell Death and Decrease Proliferation in PTEN-Intact and PTEN-Deficient PDGF-Driven Murine Glioblastoma. PLoS ONE. 6(1). 7 indexed citations

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Becher, Oren J., Dolores Hambardzumyan, Karim Y. Helmy, et al.. (2010). Preclinical Evaluation of Radiation and Perifosine in a Genetically and Histologically Accurate Model of Brainstem Glioma. Cancer Research. 70(6). 2548–2557. 130 indexed citations

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Hambardzumyan, Dolores, et al.. (2009). Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Activation Is Induced by Acute Brain Injury and Regulated by Injury-Related Inflammation. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(33). 10299–10308. 167 indexed citations

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Becher, Oren J., Dolores Hambardzumyan, Elena I. Fomchenko, et al.. (2008). Gli Activity Correlates with Tumor Grade in Platelet-Derived Growth Factor–Induced Gliomas. Cancer Research. 68(7). 2241–2249. 151 indexed citations

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Hambardzumyan, Dolores, Oren J. Becher, & Eric C. Holland. (2008). Cancer stem cells and survival pathways. Cell Cycle. 7(10). 1371–1378. 85 indexed citations

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