Robert A. Gatenby

38.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
337 papers, 26.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Gatenby is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Modeling and Simulation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Gatenby has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 26.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Cancer Research, 102 papers in Molecular Biology and 91 papers in Modeling and Simulation. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Gatenby's work include Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (91 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (89 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (66 papers). Robert A. Gatenby is often cited by papers focused on Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth (91 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (89 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (66 papers). Robert A. Gatenby collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Robert A. Gatenby's co-authors include Robert J. Gillies, E. T. Gawlinski, Joel S. Brown, B. Roy Frieden, Joel S. Brown, Yoganand Balagurunathan, Alexander R.A. Anderson, Dmitry B. Goldgof, Lawrence Hall and William S. Dalton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Gatenby

325 papers receiving 26.4k citations

Hit Papers

Why do cancers have high aerobic glycolysis? 1988 2026 2000 2013 2004 2012 2013 1988 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Why do cancers have high aerobic glycolysis?
    2004 3.9k citations Robert A. Gatenby, Robert J. Gillies profile →
  2. Radiomics: the process and the challenges
    2012 1.7k citations Yoganand Balagurunathan, Robert A. Gatenby et al. profile →
  3. Acidity Generated by the Tumor Microenvironment Drives Local Invasion
    2013 1.1k citations Verónica Estrella, Tingan Chen et al. Cancer Research profile →
  4. Oxygen distribution in squamous cell carcinoma metastases and its relationship to outcome of radiation therapy
    1988 696 citations Robert A. Gatenby et al. profile →
  5. Environment-mediated drug resistance: a major contributor to minimal residual disease
    2009 679 citations Robert A. Gatenby et al. profile →
  6. Acid-Mediated Tumor Invasion: a Multidisciplinary Study
    2006 599 citations Robert A. Gatenby, Robert J. Gillies et al. Cancer Research profile →
  7. A microenvironmental model of carcinogenesis
    2007 565 citations Robert A. Gatenby, Robert J. Gillies profile →
  8. Adaptive Therapy
    2009 557 citations Robert A. Gatenby, Ariosto S. Silva et al. Cancer Research profile →
  9. Bicarbonate Increases Tumor pH and Inhibits Spontaneous Metastases
    2009 524 citations Bonnie F. Sloane, Robert A. Gatenby et al. Cancer Research profile →
  10. Evolutionary dynamics of carcinogenesis and why targeted therapy does not work
    2012 497 citations Robert J. Gillies, Robert A. Gatenby et al. profile →
  11. Integrating evolutionary dynamics into treatment of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
    2017 351 citations Jingsong Zhang, Joel S. Brown et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Updating the Definition of Cancer
    2023 263 citations Joel S. Brown, Sarah R. Amend 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
Robert A. Gatenby United States 75 11.1k 10.2k 5.7k 5.2k 4.2k 337 26.9k
Timothy F. Cloughesy United States 91 10.9k 1.0× 7.8k 0.8× 8.2k 1.4× 6.3k 1.2× 762 0.2× 557 33.6k
Charles Swanton United Kingdom 79 13.0k 1.2× 12.7k 1.2× 3.2k 0.6× 12.8k 2.5× 687 0.2× 325 30.6k
Mark W. Dewhirst United States 105 18.2k 1.6× 13.7k 1.3× 8.9k 1.6× 8.7k 1.7× 665 0.2× 627 48.6k
J. Gregory Cairncross Canada 60 12.5k 1.1× 8.4k 0.8× 5.9k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 475 0.1× 169 36.1k
Roger Stupp Switzerland 85 15.7k 1.4× 10.7k 1.0× 8.2k 1.5× 9.5k 1.8× 671 0.2× 376 49.8k
Peter Vaupel Germany 68 10.0k 0.9× 13.6k 1.3× 6.0k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 403 0.1× 393 28.2k
Robert J. Gillies United States 108 15.6k 1.4× 11.5k 1.1× 28.0k 4.9× 8.9k 1.7× 1.6k 0.4× 515 57.0k
Martin J. van den Bent Netherlands 92 12.7k 1.1× 9.9k 1.0× 10.3k 1.8× 8.1k 1.6× 595 0.1× 579 51.0k
Patrick Y. Wen United States 102 12.3k 1.1× 8.0k 0.8× 7.3k 1.3× 9.9k 1.9× 505 0.1× 781 43.2k
Douglas A. Lauffenburger United States 98 19.9k 1.8× 2.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.5× 6.1k 1.2× 1.9k 0.4× 561 39.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Whelan, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). The Hallmarks of Cancer as Eco-Evolutionary Processes. Cancer Discovery. 15(4). 685–701. 2 indexed citations
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Hammarlund, Emma U., Nicole R. Posth, Sarah R. Amend, et al.. (2025). Benthic diel oxygen variability and stress as potential drivers for animal diversification in the Neoproterozoic-Palaeozoic. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2223–2223.
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Prabhakaran, Sandhya, Chandler Gatenbee, Mark Robertson‐Tessi, et al.. (2022). Mistic: An open-source multiplexed image t-SNE viewer. Patterns. 3(7). 100523–100523.
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Saberi, Abbas Ali, et al.. (2021). Superlinear growth reveals the Allee effect in tumors. Physical review. E. 103(4). 42405–42405. 7 indexed citations
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Capp, Jean‐Pascal, James DeGregori, Aurora M. Nedelcu, et al.. (2021). Group phenotypic composition in cancer. eLife. 10. 24 indexed citations
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Damaghi, Mehdi, Jeffrey West, Mark Robertson‐Tessi, et al.. (2021). The harsh microenvironment in early breast cancer selects for a Warburg phenotype. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(3). 91 indexed citations
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West, Jeffrey, You Li, Jingsong Zhang, et al.. (2020). Towards Multidrug Adaptive Therapy. Cancer Research. 80(7). 1578–1589. 122 indexed citations
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Gatenby, Robert A. & Joel S. Brown. (2020). Integrating evolutionary dynamics into cancer therapy. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 17(11). 675–686. 134 indexed citations
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Robertson‐Tessi, Mark, Kimberly A. Luddy, Philip K. Maini, et al.. (2019). The Goldilocks Window of Personalized Chemotherapy: Getting the Immune Response Just Right. Cancer Research. 79(20). 5302–5315. 27 indexed citations
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West, Jeffrey, et al.. (2019). Multidrug Cancer Therapy in Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer: An Evolution-Based Strategy. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(14). 4413–4421. 65 indexed citations
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Gallaher, Jill, Pedro M. Enríquez‐Navas, Kimberly A. Luddy, Robert A. Gatenby, & Alexander R.A. Anderson. (2018). Spatial Heterogeneity and Evolutionary Dynamics Modulate Time to Recurrence in Continuous and Adaptive Cancer Therapies. Cancer Research. 78(8). 2127–2139. 156 indexed citations
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Ibrahim‐Hashim, Arig, Mark Robertson‐Tessi, Pedro M. Enríquez‐Navas, et al.. (2017). Defining Cancer Subpopulations by Adaptive Strategies Rather Than Molecular Properties Provides Novel Insights into Intratumoral Evolution. Cancer Research. 77(9). 2242–2254. 89 indexed citations
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Robertson‐Tessi, Mark, Robert J. Gillies, Robert A. Gatenby, & Alexander R.A. Anderson. (2015). Impact of Metabolic Heterogeneity on Tumor Growth, Invasion, and Treatment Outcomes. Cancer Research. 75(8). 1567–1579. 211 indexed citations
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Estrella, Verónica, Tingan Chen, Mark C. Lloyd, et al.. (2013). Acidity Generated by the Tumor Microenvironment Drives Local Invasion. Cancer Research. 73(5). 1524–1535. 1065 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silva, Ariosto S., et al.. (2012). Evolutionary Approaches to Prolong Progression-Free Survival in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 72(24). 6362–6370. 111 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyung‐Ok, Ariosto S. Silva, Yuesheng Li, et al.. (2011). Evolution of Tumor Invasiveness: The Adaptive Tumor Microenvironment Landscape Model. Cancer Research. 71(20). 6327–6337. 28 indexed citations
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Gatenby, Robert A., Ariosto S. Silva, Robert J. Gillies, & B. Roy Frieden. (2009). Adaptive Therapy. Cancer Research. 69(11). 4894–4903. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silva, Ariosto S., José Andrés Yunes, Robert J. Gillies, & Robert A. Gatenby. (2009). The Potential Role of Systemic Buffers in Reducing Intratumoral Extracellular pH and Acid-Mediated Invasion. Cancer Research. 69(6). 2677–2684. 171 indexed citations
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Frieboes, Hermann B., Mary E. Edgerton, John P. Fruehauf, et al.. (2009). Prediction of Drug Response in Breast Cancer Using Integrative Experimental/Computational Modeling. Cancer Research. 69(10). 4484–4492. 106 indexed citations

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