Peter Besmer

20.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
119 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Besmer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Besmer has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Immunology and 34 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Peter Besmer's work include Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (33 papers), Mast cells and histamine (26 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (20 papers). Peter Besmer is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (33 papers), Mast cells and histamine (26 papers) and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (20 papers). Peter Besmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Peter Besmer's co-authors include Cristina R. Antonescu, Eric J. Huang, Rosemary F. Bachvarova, Alan Bernstein, Benoı̂t Chabot, K Nocka, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Karl Nocka, Jochen Buck and Dennis A. Stephenson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter Besmer

117 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

Recruitment of Stem and Progenitor Cells from the Bo... 1986 2026 1999 2012 2002 1988 1990 2005 1988 400 800 1.2k
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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. Recruitment of Stem and Progenitor Cells from the Bone Marrow Niche Requires MMP-9 Mediated Release of Kit-Ligand
    2002 1.4k citations Peter Besmer, Malcolm A.S. Moore et al. Cell profile →
  2. The proto-oncogene c-kit encoding a transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptor maps to the mouse W locus
    1988 1.2k citations Peter Besmer et al. profile →
  3. The hematopoietic growth factor KL is encoded by the SI locus and is the ligand of the c-kit receptor, the gene product of the W locus
    1990 1.0k citations Tang‐Yuan Chu, Peter Besmer et al. Cell profile →
  4. Acquired Resistance to Imatinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Occurs Through Secondary Gene Mutation
    2005 633 citations Cristina R. Antonescu, Peter Besmer et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →
  5. Primary structure of c-kit: relationship with the CSF-1/PDGF receptor kinase family-oncogenic activation of v-kit involves deletion of extracellular domain and C terminus.
    1988 626 citations Fei-Hua Qiu, Partha Ray et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  6. A new acute transforming feline retrovirus and relationship of its oncogene v-kit with the protein kinase gene family
    1986 523 citations Peter Besmer, Fei-Hua Qiu et al. profile →
  7. Molecular bases of dominant negative and loss of function mutations at the murine c-kit/white spotting locus: W37, Wv, W41 and W.
    1990 520 citations Tang‐Yuan Chu, Peter Besmer et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  8. Imatinib potentiates antitumor T cell responses in gastrointestinal stromal tumor through the inhibition of Ido
    2011 410 citations Vinod P. Balachandran, Michael J. Cavnar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Besmer United States 65 6.5k 4.8k 3.5k 3.3k 2.5k 119 16.6k
Peter Marynen Belgium 67 6.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 640 0.2× 2.0k 0.6× 2.6k 1.0× 289 14.9k
Seiichi Hirota Japan 52 3.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 7.3k 2.1× 6.5k 2.0× 989 0.4× 415 15.4k
Satomi Nishikawa Japan 41 8.2k 1.2× 2.1k 0.4× 463 0.1× 489 0.1× 692 0.3× 74 12.3k
Wun-Jing Kuang United States 12 5.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.4× 259 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 12 11.7k
K C Gatter United Kingdom 55 3.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 237 0.1× 1.9k 0.6× 933 0.4× 106 14.9k
Katia Manova United States 47 7.4k 1.1× 1000 0.2× 300 0.1× 716 0.2× 583 0.2× 79 10.7k
Gerard Pals Netherlands 50 3.8k 0.6× 618 0.1× 523 0.1× 2.1k 0.6× 246 0.1× 210 9.5k
Minetaro Ogawa Japan 52 6.5k 1.0× 3.1k 0.6× 83 0.0× 803 0.2× 1.5k 0.6× 155 11.5k
Takahiro Kunisada Japan 49 7.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.5× 121 0.0× 402 0.1× 767 0.3× 209 12.6k
William Vainchenker France 91 11.9k 1.8× 4.9k 1.0× 114 0.0× 2.3k 0.7× 16.7k 6.7× 569 29.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeng, Shan, Adrian M. Seifert, Jennifer Q. Zhang, et al.. (2017). Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Contributes to Tumor Malignancy and Is Targetable in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 16(9). 1954–1966. 31 indexed citations
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Bosbach, Benedikt, Ferdinand Rossi, Jennifer K. Loo, et al.. (2017). Direct engagement of the PI3K pathway by mutant KIT dominates oncogenic signaling in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(40). E8448–E8457. 37 indexed citations
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Seifert, Adrian M., Shan Zeng, Jennifer Q. Zhang, et al.. (2016). PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Enhances T-cell Activity and Antitumor Efficacy of Imatinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(2). 454–465. 117 indexed citations
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Buono, Mario, R Facchini, Sahoko Matsuoka, et al.. (2016). A dynamic niche provides Kit ligand in a stage-specific manner to the earliest thymocyte progenitors. Nature Cell Biology. 18(2). 157–167. 49 indexed citations
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Ran, Leili, Inna Sirota, Zhen Cao, et al.. (2015). Combined Inhibition of MAP Kinase and KIT Signaling Synergistically Destabilizes ETV1 and Suppresses GIST Tumor Growth. Cancer Discovery. 5(3). 304–315. 93 indexed citations
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Kim, Teresa S., Michael J. Cavnar, Noah A. Cohen, et al.. (2014). Increased KIT Inhibition Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(9). 2350–2362. 44 indexed citations
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Cavnar, Michael J., Shan Zeng, Teresa S. Kim, et al.. (2013). KIT oncogene inhibition drives intratumoral macrophage M2 polarization. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(13). 2873–2886. 101 indexed citations
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Varricchio, Lilian, Valentina Tirelli, Elena Masselli, et al.. (2012). The Expression of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Human Erythroblasts is Uniquely Regulated by KIT Ligand: Implications for Stress Erythropoiesis. Stem Cells and Development. 21(15). 2852–2865. 23 indexed citations
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Bosbach, Benedikt, Shayu Deshpande, Ferdinand Rossi, et al.. (2012). Imatinib resistance and microcytic erythrocytosis in a Kit V558Δ;T669I/+ gatekeeper-mutant mouse model of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(34). E2276–83. 24 indexed citations
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Ameri, Pietro, Yılmaz Yozgat, W Ruan, et al.. (2011). IGF1 promotes survival of mast cells and regulates their number in the developing mammary gland. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 26.
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Guo, Tianhua, Narasimhan P. Agaram, Darren R. Veach, et al.. (2009). Mechanisms of Sunitinib Resistance in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Harboring KIT AY502-3ins Mutation: An In vitro Mutagenesis Screen for Drug Resistance. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(22). 6862–6870. 69 indexed citations
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Deshpande, Shayu, Valter Agosti, Katia Manova, et al.. (2009). Kit ligand cytoplasmic domain is essential for basolateral sorting in vivo and has roles in spermatogenesis and hematopoiesis. Developmental Biology. 337(2). 199–210. 13 indexed citations
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Agaram, Narasimhan P., Michael P. LaQuaglia, Berrin Ustun, et al.. (2008). Molecular Characterization of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(10). 3204–3215. 187 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Michelle Tseng, Ferdinand Rossi, et al.. (2007). Histone H2AX Is a Mediator of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Cell Apoptosis following Treatment with Imatinib Mesylate. Cancer Research. 67(6). 2685–2692. 73 indexed citations
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Robson, Mark E., Emily Glogowski, Gunhild Sommer, et al.. (2004). Pleomorphic Characteristics of a Germ-Line KIT Mutation in a Large Kindred with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Hyperpigmentation, and Dysphagia. Clinical Cancer Research. 10(4). 1250–1254. 86 indexed citations
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Rothschild, Gerson, Chantal M. Sottas, Holger Kissel, et al.. (2003). A Role for Kit Receptor Signaling in Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis1. Biology of Reproduction. 69(3). 925–932. 69 indexed citations
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Chu, Tang‐Yuan & Peter Besmer. (1995). The genomic structure of the proto-oncogene c-kit encoded at the murineWhite spotting locus. Journal of Biomedical Science. 2(1). 36–45. 5 indexed citations
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Packer, Alan, Ying Hsu, Peter Besmer, & Rosemary F. Bachvarova. (1994). The Ligand of the c-kit Receptor Promotes Oocyte Growth. Developmental Biology. 161(1). 194–205. 205 indexed citations
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Rassoulzadegan, Minoo, Véronique Paquis‐Flucklinger, Béatrice Bertino, et al.. (1993). Transmeiotic differentiation of male germ cells in culture. Cell. 75(5). 997–1006. 147 indexed citations
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Qiu, Fei-Hua, Partha Ray, Kate Brown, et al.. (1988). Primary structure of c-kit: relationship with the CSF-1/PDGF receptor kinase family-oncogenic activation of v-kit involves deletion of extracellular domain and C terminus.. The EMBO Journal. 7(4). 1003–1011. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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