Robert A. Edwards

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Edwards is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Edwards has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Oncology and 19 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Edwards's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Robert A. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Robert A. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert A. Edwards's co-authors include Manuela Raffatellu, Marian L. Waterman, Janet Z. Liu, Joseph Bryan, Kira T. Pate, Louis Eichel, Thomas E. Ahlering, Douglas Skarecky, Raymond J. Turner and Steven M. Lipkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Edwards

111 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Microcins mediate competition among Enterobacteriaceae in the inflamed gut

2016 395 citations Sean‐Paul Nuccio, Robert A. Edwards et al. profile →
Probiotic Bacteria Reduce Salmonella Typhimurium Intestinal Colonization by Competing for Iron

2013 390 citations Elisa Deriu, Janet Z. Liu et al. profile →
NOTCH Signaling Is Required for Formation and Self-Renewal of Tumor-Initiating Cells and for Repression of Secretory Cell Differentiation in Colon Cancer

2010 225 citations Shaheen S. Sikandar, Kira T. Pate et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Edwards United States	39	3.2k	1.0k	809	799	742	117	6.6k
Paola Matarrese Italy	50	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.7×	787 1.0×	562 0.7×	751 1.0×	175	7.5k
Randall J. Mrsny United States	45	3.1k 1.0×	714 0.7×	687 0.8×	618 0.8×	280 0.4×	123	6.8k
Melissa H. Wong United States	33	3.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	2.5k 3.0×	1.1k 1.4×	697 0.9×	88	6.7k
Wolf‐Georg Forssmann Germany	54	4.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	926 1.2×	374 0.5×	259	10.3k
Makoto Inoue Japan	44	4.5k 1.4×	701 0.7×	804 1.0×	504 0.6×	308 0.4×	333	8.3k
Maria Panico United Kingdom	56	6.1k 1.9×	1.8k 1.8×	682 0.8×	848 1.1×	597 0.8×	144	10.8k
Ping Chen China	46	4.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	618 0.8×	1.5k 2.0×	358	7.8k
Jinhua Zhang China	37	3.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	466 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	193	6.6k
Sangdun Choi South Korea	49	3.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.9×	645 0.8×	419 0.5×	677 0.9×	185	8.0k
Isabelle Van Seuningen France	47	5.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.4×	1.8k 2.2×	1.9k 2.4×	900 1.2×	157	8.2k

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Shiu, Jessica, Chi‐Fen Chen, Jie Wu, et al.. (2025). Uncovering minimal pathways in melanoma initiation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5369–5369.

Prakash, Swayam, Nisha R. Dhanushkodi, Izabela Coimbra Ibraim, et al.. (2024). Cross-protection induced by highly conserved human B, CD4+, and CD8+ T-cell epitopes-based vaccine against severe infection, disease, and death caused by multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1328905–1328905. 18 indexed citations

Dhanushkodi, Nisha R., Swayam Prakash, Ruchi Srivastava, et al.. (2024). Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Effect of RAGE-Ig Protein against Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Demonstrated in K18-hACE2 Mouse and Syrian Golden Hamster Models. The Journal of Immunology. 212(4). 576–585. 3 indexed citations

Banerji, Udai, William D. Tap, Natalie Cook, et al.. (2024). 646P A phase I trial of AVA6000, a fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-released, tumor microenvironment (TME)-targeted doxorubicin peptide drug conjugate in patients with FAP-positive solid tumors. Annals of Oncology. 35. S511–S511. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuhan, Yumay Chen, Wenjun Fan, et al.. (2023). Dual roles of myocardial mitochondrial AKT on diabetic cardiomyopathy and whole body metabolism. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 22(1). 294–294. 10 indexed citations

Gussin, Gabrielle, Raveena Singh, Delia F. Tifrea, et al.. (2023). Beyond Costs: Pragmatic Considerations for Pooling of SARS-CoV-2 Test Samples for Nursing Home Surveillance. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(2). e0388022–e0388022.

Chun, Sung Kook, Amber N. Habowski, Amandine Verlande, et al.. (2022). Disruption of the circadian clock drives Apc loss of heterozygosity to accelerate colorectal cancer. Science Advances. 8(32). eabo2389–eabo2389. 58 indexed citations

Sanders, Emily C., Brian Miller, Rie Nakajima, et al.. (2021). Predicting COVID-19 Severity with a Specific Nucleocapsid Antibody plus Disease Risk Factor Score. mSphere. 6(2). 19 indexed citations

Chen, George, Delia F. Tifrea, Rabi Murad, et al.. (2021). Disruption of β-Catenin–Dependent Wnt Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells Remodels the Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Invasion. Molecular Cancer Research. 20(3). 468–484. 10 indexed citations

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Prakash, Swayam, Ruchi Srivastava, Pierre‐Grégoire Coulon, et al.. (2021). Genome-Wide B Cell, CD4+, and CD8+ T Cell Epitopes That Are Highly Conserved between Human and Animal Coronaviruses, Identified from SARS-CoV-2 as Targets for Preemptive Pan-Coronavirus Vaccines. The Journal of Immunology. 206(11). 2566–2582. 61 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yu‐Ting, Lindsay A. Hohsfield, Ricardo Miramontes, et al.. (2021). Microglia Do Not Restrict SARS-CoV-2 Replication following Infection of the Central Nervous System of K18-Human ACE2 Transgenic Mice. Journal of Virology. 96(4). e0196921–e0196921. 17 indexed citations

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Habowski, Amber N., Jennifer Bates, Chia‐Feng Tsai, et al.. (2020). Transcriptomic and proteomic signatures of stemness and differentiation in the colon crypt. Communications Biology. 3(1). 453–453. 33 indexed citations

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Pérez-López, Araceli, Sean‐Paul Nuccio, Irina Ushach, et al.. (2019). CRTAM Shapes the Gut Microbiota and Enhances the Severity of Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 203(2). 532–543. 10 indexed citations

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Pate, Kira T., Chiara Stringari, Kehui Wang, et al.. (2014). Wnt signaling directs a metabolic program of glycolysis and angiogenesis in colon cancer. The EMBO Journal. 33(13). 1454–1473. 354 indexed citations

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Bellet, Marina Maria, Elisa Deriu, Janet Z. Liu, et al.. (2013). Circadian clock regulates the host response to Salmonella. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(24). 9897–9902. 205 indexed citations

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Stringari, Chiara, Kira T. Pate, Robert A. Edwards, Marian L. Waterman, & Enrico Gratton. (2013). Metabolic Imaging of Colon Cancer Tumors In Vivo by Phasor Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy of NADH. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 342a–343a. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian, Robert A. Edwards, Diana Dizon, et al.. (2012). miR-23a Promotes the Transition from Indolent to Invasive Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 2(6). 540–553. 127 indexed citations

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Nalbandian, Angèle, Katrina J. Llewellyn, Masashi Kitazawa, et al.. (2012). The Homozygote VCPR155H/R155H Mouse Model Exhibits Accelerated Human VCP-Associated Disease Pathology. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46308–e46308. 52 indexed citations

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Sikandar, Shaheen S., Kira T. Pate, Scott Anderson, et al.. (2010). NOTCH Signaling Is Required for Formation and Self-Renewal of Tumor-Initiating Cells and for Repression of Secretory Cell Differentiation in Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 70(4). 1469–1478. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edwards, Robert A., Mavee Witherspoon, Kehui Wang, et al.. (2009). Epigenetic Repression of DNA Mismatch Repair by Inflammation and Hypoxia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease–Associated Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 69(16). 6423–6429. 61 indexed citations

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