R. Becher

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

R. Becher is a scholar working on Hematology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Becher has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Hematology, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in R. Becher's work include Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments (23 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (20 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (20 papers). R. Becher is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments (23 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (20 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (20 papers). R. Becher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. R. Becher's co-authors include Zenon Gibas, Ian D. Dubé, David E. Housman, Vincent P. Stanton, Julian Borrow, A.A. Sandberg, Oliver G. Ottmann, Arnold Ganser, Avery A. Sandberg and Doug Horsman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

R. Becher

99 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The translocation t(8;16)... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
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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. The translocation t(8;16)(p11;p13) of acute myeloid leukaemia fuses a putative acetyltransferase to the CREB–binding protein
    1996 603 citations R. Becher et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. Becher 1.4k 1.2k 658 535 381 103 3.1k
Mark Blick 1.0k 0.7× 830 0.7× 999 1.5× 290 0.5× 589 1.5× 55 2.8k
N Kamada 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 475 0.7× 341 0.6× 438 1.1× 149 4.0k
Carol A. Westbrook 1.1k 0.8× 677 0.5× 509 0.8× 354 0.7× 434 1.1× 75 2.3k
J. Whang‐Peng 1.1k 0.8× 456 0.4× 867 1.3× 375 0.7× 229 0.6× 46 2.2k
Tomohiko Taki 2.4k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 402 0.6× 303 0.6× 432 1.1× 127 3.7k
Fumio Bessho 863 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 357 0.5× 229 0.4× 286 0.8× 102 2.4k
Bert A. van der Reijden 2.5k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 485 0.7× 407 0.8× 634 1.7× 93 3.7k
Gerwin Huls 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 378 0.7× 435 1.1× 115 3.9k
Miron Prokocimer 1.2k 0.9× 551 0.4× 860 1.3× 183 0.3× 342 0.9× 60 2.3k
T. R. Bradley 976 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 764 1.2× 374 0.7× 468 1.2× 65 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Becher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becher, R., W. Michael Korn, & Gabriele Prescher. (1997). Use of fluorescence in situ hybridization and comparative genomic hybridization in the cytogenetic analysis of testicular germ cell tumors and uveal melanomas. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 93(1). 22–28. 27 indexed citations
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Korn, W. Michael, Ron F. Suijkerbuijk, Ulrich Schmidt, et al.. (1996). Detection of chromosomal DNA gains and losses in testicular germ cell tumors by comparative genomic hybridization. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 17(2). 78–87. 77 indexed citations
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Herrmann, Richard, K. Mross, Ulrich R. Kleeberg, et al.. (1995). 4′-lodo-4′-Deoxydoxorubicin (IDX) in Colorectal Cancer – A Multicenter Phase II Study. Oncology Research and Treatment. 18(1). 28–30. 1 indexed citations
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Prescher, Gabriele, Norbert Bornfeld, & R. Becher. (1994). Two subclones in a case of uveal melanoma. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 77(2). 144–146. 40 indexed citations
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Speicher, Michael R., et al.. (1993). Delineation of translocation t(15; 17) in acute promyelocytic leukemia by chromosomal in situ suppression hybridization. Leukemia Research. 17(4). 359–364. 4 indexed citations
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Queißer, W., et al.. (1991). Phase II Study of Vinorelbine by Oral Route (in a Hard Gelatine Capsule) for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients. Oncology Research and Treatment. 14(1). 35–39. 6 indexed citations
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Popp, Susanne, et al.. (1991). Translocation (8;21) in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia delineated by chromosomal in situ suppression hybridization. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 57(1). 103–107. 8 indexed citations
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Höffken, K., W. Jonat, K. Possinger, et al.. (1990). Aromatase inhibition with 4-hydroxyandrostenedione in the treatment of postmenopausal patients with advanced breast cancer: a phase II study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 8(5). 875–880. 69 indexed citations
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Becher, R., et al.. (1990). Seven variants including four new Philadelphia translocations. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 44(2). 181–186. 2 indexed citations
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Becher, R.. (1988). Acute myelofibrosis in megakaryoblastic leukemia with translocation between chromosomes 8 and 14. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 66(12). 556–556. 1 indexed citations
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Becher, R., E. Kurschel, O. Kloke, et al.. (1988). 5-Fluorouracil and 5-Formyltetrahydrofolate in Advanced Malignancies. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 244. 225–232. 2 indexed citations
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Kloke, O., R. Becher, & N. Niederle. (1987). Response to the combined administration of interferons alpha and gamma after failure of single interferon therapy in chronic myelogenous leukaemia. Annals of Hematology. 55(5). 453–458. 14 indexed citations
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Beelen, Dietrich W., K. Quabeck, Hossam K. Mahmoud, et al.. (1987). Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for acute leukaemia or chronic myeloid leukaemia in the fifth decade of life. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology. 23(11). 1665–1671. 10 indexed citations
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Bartram, Claus R., Johannes W.G. Janssen, & R. Becher. (1987). Persistence of CML Despite Deletion of Rearranged bcr/c-abl Sequences. Hämatologie und Bluttransfusion. 31. 145–148. 2 indexed citations
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Becher, R., Hossam K. Mahmoud, U. W. Schaefer, & Carl G. Schmidt. (1986). Transplantation of bone marrow with constitutional chromosomal anomalies. Annals of Hematology. 53(4). 341–346. 4 indexed citations
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Bartram, Claus R., Johannes W.G. Janssen, R. Becher, Annelies de Klein, & Gerard C. Grosveld. (1986). Persistence of chronic myelocytic leukemia despite deletion of rearranged bcr/c-abl sequences in blast crisis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 164(5). 1389–1396. 33 indexed citations
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Schaefer, U. W., et al.. (1985). Marrow transplantation for pancytopenia in dyskeratosis congenita. Annals of Hematology. 51(1). 57–60. 15 indexed citations
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Becher, R., et al.. (1984). Clonal evolution with isodicentric Ph1 chromosome in Ph1-positive CML: Karyotypic conversion after bone marrow transplantation. Annals of Hematology. 48(4). 247–250. 8 indexed citations
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Becher, R. & Ursula Ravens. (1982). Post-rest adaptation of electrical and mechanical activity in the isolated guinea-pig papillary muscle. Archives Internationales de Physiologie et de Biochimie. 90(5). 317–327. 6 indexed citations
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Firusian, N. & R. Becher. (1981). [High-dosed gestagen therapy of the metastatic mammary carcinoma (author's transl)].. PubMed. 157(12). 808–12. 1 indexed citations

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