Patrick Nana‐Sinkam

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Patrick Nana‐Sinkam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Nana‐Sinkam has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cancer Research and 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Patrick Nana‐Sinkam's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (21 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (12 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (10 papers). Patrick Nana‐Sinkam is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (21 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (12 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (10 papers). Patrick Nana‐Sinkam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Patrick Nana‐Sinkam's co-authors include Carlo M. Croce, Francesca Lovat, Gerard J. Nuovo, Melissa Crawford, Federica Calore, Hansjüerg Alder, Giulia Romano, Paolo Fadda, Nicola Zanesi and Eugenio Gaudio and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Nana‐Sinkam

61 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

MicroRNAs bind to Toll-like receptors to induce prometastatic inflammatory response

2012 1.3k citations Muller Fabbri, Alessio Paone et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Nana‐Sinkam United States	26	2.1k	1.8k	466	415	304	63	3.3k
Yu Xu China	28	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	463 1.0×	302 0.7×	447 1.5×	184	3.5k
Hongyan Chen China	26	1.8k 0.8×	623 0.4×	524 1.1×	311 0.7×	568 1.9×	79	2.7k
Ravindra Kolhe United States	32	1.6k 0.7×	726 0.4×	527 1.1×	273 0.7×	664 2.2×	147	3.4k
G. Ronquist Sweden	34	1.8k 0.8×	690 0.4×	336 0.7×	327 0.8×	142 0.5×	161	3.4k
Chunling Zhao China	26	1.1k 0.5×	615 0.4×	219 0.5×	343 0.8×	328 1.1×	102	2.3k
Kuo‐Wang Tsai Taiwan	35	2.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	256 0.5×	371 0.9×	298 1.0×	139	3.6k
Qingqing Cai China	27	1.2k 0.6×	720 0.4×	362 0.8×	317 0.8×	818 2.7×	191	2.9k
Rui Tang China	31	1.2k 0.6×	678 0.4×	287 0.6×	767 1.8×	723 2.4×	166	3.0k
Yan Gu China	19	1.7k 0.8×	727 0.4×	672 1.4×	124 0.3×	363 1.2×	47	2.7k
Esmaeil Mortaz Iran	22	887 0.4×	498 0.3×	476 1.0×	212 0.5×	149 0.5×	63	1.9k

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Cobb, Caroline O., Judith A. Voynow, Youngdeok Kim, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Impact of E-cigarettes on Cardiovascular Health: Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Studies. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 25(11). 1673–1688.

Lü, Juan, et al.. (2024). COPD is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk independent of phenotype. Respirology. 29(12). 1047–1057. 8 indexed citations

Romano, Giulia, Giovanni Nigita, Alessandro La Ferlita, et al.. (2024). METTL3 alters capping enzyme expression and its activity on ribosomal proteins. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 27720–27720. 1 indexed citations

Thode, Christopher J., Hayley Billingsley, Syed Imran Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Young users of electronic cigarettes exhibit reduced cardiorespiratory fitness. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(3). 569–580. 3 indexed citations

McColl, Karen, Gary Wildey, Peronne Joseph, et al.. (2024). Identification of HEPACAM2 as a novel and specific marker of small cell carcinoma. Cancer. 131(1). e35557–e35557. 1 indexed citations

Thode, Christopher J., Alison Breland, Caroline O. Cobb, et al.. (2024). Evidence of premature vascular dysfunction in young adults who regularly use e-cigarettes and the impact of usage length. Angiogenesis. 27(2). 229–243. 5 indexed citations

Romano, Giulia, Joseph P. McElroy, Giovanni Nigita, et al.. (2023). A plasma miRNA-based classifier for small cell lung cancer diagnosis. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1255527–1255527. 6 indexed citations

Shows, Kathryn H., et al.. (2023). Sex Differences in Lung Cancer. Cancers. 15(12). 3111–3111. 35 indexed citations

Nana‐Sinkam, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Targeted therapies in non-small cell lung cancer: present and future. PubMed. 12. 22–22. 9 indexed citations

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Nana‐Sinkam, Patrick, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Ralph L. Sacco, et al.. (2021). Health disparities and equity in the era of COVID-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). e99–e99. 72 indexed citations

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Garner, W. E., Robin S. Everhart, Kristina B. Hood, et al.. (2021). What influences demand for cigars among African American adult cigar smokers? Results from a hypothetical purchase task.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 30(5). 479–485. 3 indexed citations

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Toldo, Stefano, Rossana Bussani, Vincenzo Nuzzi, et al.. (2020). Inflammasome formation in the lungs of patients with fatal COVID-19. Inflammation Research. 70(1). 7–10. 97 indexed citations

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Shojaee, Samira, Inderjit Singh, Ian Solsky, & Patrick Nana‐Sinkam. (2019). Malignant Pleural Effusion at Presentation in Patients with Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Respiration. 98(3). 198–202. 22 indexed citations

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Nana‐Sinkam, Patrick, et al.. (2014). Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of the Pleura Presenting as Unilateral Pleural Effusion: A Case Report. CHEST Journal. 146(4). 657A–657A. 1 indexed citations

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Garofalo, Michela, Young-Jun Jeon, Gerard J. Nuovo, et al.. (2013). MiR-34a/c-Dependent PDGFR-α/β Downregulation Inhibits Tumorigenesis and Enhances TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Lung Cancer. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e67581–e67581. 103 indexed citations

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Fabbri, Muller, Alessio Paone, Federica Calore, et al.. (2012). MicroRNAs bind to Toll-like receptors to induce prometastatic inflammatory response. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(31). E2110–6. 1284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vachani, Anil & Patrick Nana‐Sinkam. (2010). Searching for the elusive biomarker in lung cancer: Where should we look?. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 10(3). 273–275. 1 indexed citations

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Taraseviciene‐Stewart, Laimute, Ivor S. Douglas, Patrick Nana‐Sinkam, et al.. (2006). Is Alveolar Destruction and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease an Immune Disease?. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 3(8). 687–690. 80 indexed citations

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Nana‐Sinkam, Patrick, Heiko Golpon, Robert L. Keith, et al.. (2004). Prostacyclin in Human Non-small Cell Lung Cancers. CHEST Journal. 125(5). 141S–141S. 13 indexed citations

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Nana‐Sinkam, Patrick, et al.. (2002). Unilateral Pulmonary Edema in a 29-Year-Old Man Visiting High Altitude. CHEST Journal. 122(6). 2230–2233. 11 indexed citations

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