Robert B. West

32.9k citations

185 papers · 20.2k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

Cancer Research top 0.05%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Oncology top 0.2%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Papers in

Cancer Research 50
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics 28
Gastroenterology 12
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment 11

Co-authors: Matt van de Rijn Kelli Montgomery Torsten O. Nielsen Howard Y. Chang Marc J. van de Vijver Ash A. Alizadeh Rui Li Shirley Zhu
Journals: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology (13 papers)Modern Pathology (10 papers)Clinical Cancer Research (9 papers)American Journal Of Pathology (6 papers)Nature Communications (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Robert B. West

181 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

10 papers align trajectories log scale

Spatially Segregated Macrophage Populations Predict Distinct Outcomes in Colon Cancer 2024 · 62 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Cancer Discovery
2019 Science Advances
2018 Cell
2018 Nature Communications
2016 Nature Biotechnology
2015 Nature Medicine
2011 Science Translational Medicine
2010 Nature
2004 PLoS Biology
2004 American Journal Of Pathology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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1	Single-Cell Expression Analysis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Identifies Complex Genotypic–Phenotypic Relationships Altering Epithelial Composition Cancer Research ·Xiaodi Qin, Siri H. Strand, Marissa R. Lee, Aashrith Saraswathibhatla, David G.P. van IJzendoorn, Chunfang Zhu, Sujay Vennam, Sushama Varma, Allison Hall, А.Н. Котова, Lorraine King, П. Н. Варгин, JESUS PEREZ-ALONSO, Graham A. Colditz, Shu Jiang, Ovijit Chaudhuri, E. Shelley Hwang, Jeffrey R. Marks, Kouros Owzar, Robert B. West	2025	1
2	Impact of high-risk EBV strains on nasopharyngeal carcinoma gene expression Oral Oncology ·Natalie Gabriel, 박헌국, Samija Muratović, Mankowski, Ian Cheong, Eng Eong Ooi, Jianjun Liu, Robert B. West, Kwok Seng Loh, Joshua K. Tay	2024	2
3	Extracellular Microenvironment Alterations in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Invasive Breast Cancer Pathologies by Multiplexed Spatial Proteomics International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·于凤河, Laura Spruill, Han Yue, Yeonhee Park, Robert B. West, Jeffrey R. Marks, E. Shelley Hwang, Richard R. Drake, Peggi M. Angel	2024	4
4	Interactions in CSF1-Driven Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors Clinical Cancer Research ·David G.P. van IJzendoorn, Magdalena Matusiak, Gregory W. Charville, AR Jo, Sushama Varma, Deana R.C. Colburg, Michiel A. J. van de Sande, Kirsten van Langevelde, David G. Mohler, Kristen N. Ganjoo, Nam Q. Bui, Raffi S. Avedian, Judith V.M.G. Bovée, Robert Steffner, Robert B. West, Matt van de Rijn	2022	14
5	Acinar cell clonal expansion in pancreas homeostasis and carcinogenesis Nature ·Patrick Neuhöfer, Caitlin M. Roake, Frédéric Deprez, Ryan Lu, Robert B. West, Gregory W. Charville, Steven E. Artandi	2021	31
6	Primary mammary angiosarcomas harbor frequent mutations in KDR and PIK3CA and show evidence of distinct pathogenesis Modern Pathology ·Francisco Beça, Gregor Krings, Yunn‐Yi Chen, Elizabeth M. Hosfield, Poonam Vohra, Richard K. Sibley, Megan L. Troxell, Robert B. West, Kimberly H. Allison, Gregory R. Bean	2020	19
7	YAP-independent mechanotransduction drives breast cancer progression Nature Communications ·Joanna Y. Lee, Jessica Chang, Antonia A. Dominguez, Hong-Pyo Lee, Sungmin Nam, Julie Chang, Sushama Varma, Lei S. Qi, Robert B. West, Ovijit Chaudhuri	2019	141
8	Race and risk of subsequent aggressive breast cancer following ductal carcinoma in situ Cancer ·Ying Liu, Robert B. West, Jason D. Weber, Graham A. Colditz	2019	19
9	Cell cycle progression in confining microenvironments is regulated by a growth-responsive TRPV4-PI3K/Akt-p27 ^Kip1 signaling axis Science Advances ·Sungmin Nam, A Henschel, Hong-Pyo Lee, Joanna Y. Lee, Katrina M. Wisdom, Sushama Varma, Hana Buti, Li Shaowi, Robert B. West, Ovijit Chaudhuri	2019	138
10	Higher Absolute Lymphocyte Counts Predict Lower Mortality from Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Clinical Cancer Research ·Anosheh Afghahi, Natasha Purington, Summer S. Han, Manisha Desai, Emma Pierson, Maya B. Mathur, Tina Seto, Caroline A. Thompson, Joseph Rigdon, Melinda L. Telli, Sunil Badve, Christina Curtis, Robert B. West, Kathleen C. Horst, Scarlett Lin Gomez, James M. Ford, George W. Sledge, Allison W. Kurian	2018	67
11	GFPT2 -Expressing Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Mediate Metabolic Reprogramming in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cancer Research ·Weiruo Zhang, Fumihiko TAKASAKI, Barrie Hoogsteyns, Mājid Shafiq, Mehran Jamali, Joseph B. Shrager, Kelsey Ayers, Shaimaa Bakr, Andrew J. Gentles, Maximilian Diehn, Andrew Quon, Robert B. West, Viswam S. Nair, Matt van de Rijn, Sandy Napel, Sylvia K. Plevritis	2018	87
12	Role of KEAP1 / NRF2 and TP53 Mutations in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development and Radiation Resistance Cancer Discovery ·Youngtae Jeong, Ngoc T. Hoang, Alexander F. Lovejoy, Henning Stehr, Aaron M. Newman, Andrew J. Gentles, William Kong, Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig, Shanique Martin, Aadel A. Chaudhuri, Diane Heiser, Li Zhou, Carmen Say, Justin N. Carter, Susan M. Hiniker, Billy W. Loo, Robert B. West, Philip A. Beachy, Ash A. Alizadeh, Maximilian Diehn	2016	243
13	CAPP-Seq Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis for Early Detection of Tumor Progression After Definitive Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Aadel A. Chaudhuri, Alex Lovejoy, Jacob J. Chabon, Aaron M. Newman, Henning Stehr, Carmen Say, Sonya Aggarwal, Liza Svoboda, Robert B. West, Joel W. Neal, Heather A. Wakelee, Billy W. Loo, Ash A. Alizadeh, Maximilian Diehn	2016	3
14	Clinically Relevant Molecular Subtypes in Leiomyosarcoma Clinical Cancer Research ·Xiangqian Guo, Vickie Y. Jo, Anne M. Mills, Shirley Zhu, Cheng‐Han Lee, Íñigo Espinosa, Marisa R. Nucci, Sushama Varma, Erna Forgó, Trevor Hastie, Sharon M. Anderson, Kristen N. Ganjoo, Andrew H. Beck, Robert B. West, Christopher Fletcher, Matt van de Rijn	2015	112
15	Stromal Responses among Common Carcinomas Correlated with Clinicopathologic Features Clinical Cancer Research ·Julia L-Y. Chen, Íñigo Espinosa, Albert Y. Lin, Kuate Dieudonné, Matt van de Rijn, Robert B. West	2013	13
16	The Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Response Signature in Breast Carcinoma Clinical Cancer Research ·Andrew H. Beck, Íñigo Espinosa, Badreddin Edris, Rui Li, Kelli Montgomery, Shirley Zhu, Sushama Varma, Robert J. Marinelli, Matt van de Rijn, Robert B. West	2009	154
17	Prognostic Significance of Macrophage Infiltration in Leiomyosarcomas Clinical Cancer Research ·Cheng‐Han Lee, Íñigo Espinosa, Suzan Vrijaldenhoven, Subbaya Subramanian, Kelli Montgomery, Shirley Zhu, Robert J. Marinelli, Johannes L. Peterse, Neal Poulin, Torsten O. Nielsen, Robert B. West, C. Blake Gilks, Matt van de Rijn	2008	142
18	Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of nerve sheath tumors Cancer Research ·Subbaya Subramanian, Robert B. West, Torsten O. Nielsen, Brian P. Rubin, Erinn Downs‐Kelly, John R. Goldblum, Shirley Zhu, Kelli Montgomery, Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn, Christopher L. Corless, André M. Oliveira, Christopher D.�M. Fletcher, Matt van de Rijn	2006	1
19	The Novel Marker, DOG1, Is Expressed Ubiquitously in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Irrespective of KIT or PDGFRA Mutation Status American Journal Of Pathology ·Robert B. West, Christopher L. Corless, Xin Chen, Brian P. Rubin, Subbaya Subramanian, Kelli Montgomery, Shirley Zhu, Catherine A. Ball, Torsten O. Nielsen, Rajiv M. Patel, John R. Goldblum, Patrick O. Brown, Michael C. Heinrich, Matt van de Rijn Hit paper breakdown →	2004	487
20	Gene Expression Patterns and Gene Copy Number Changes in Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans American Journal Of Pathology ·Sabine C. Linn, Robert B. West, Jonathan R. Pollack, Shirley Zhu, Tina Hernandez‐Boussard, Torsten O. Nielsen, Brian P. Rubin, Rajiv M. Patel, John R. Goldblum, David Siegmund, David Botstein, Patrick O. Brown, C. Blake Gilks, Matt van de Rijn	2003	107

About Robert B. West

Robert B. West is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, having authored 185 papers that have together received 20.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (46 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (28 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (17 papers), Soft tissue tumor case studies (11 papers), Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers) and Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (7.4k citations), Oncology (5.8k citations), Gastroenterology (1.2k citations), Molecular Biology (9.8k citations) and Immunology (2.8k citations). Robert B. West has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Matt van de Rijn, Kelli Montgomery, Torsten O. Nielsen, Howard Y. Chang, Marc J. van de Vijver, Ash A. Alizadeh, Rui Li, Shirley Zhu, Tiffany Hung and Miao-Chih Tsai. Their work appears in journals such as The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Modern Pathology, Clinical Cancer Research, American Journal Of Pathology and Nature Communications.

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