Robert Benezra

23.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
118 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Benezra is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Benezra has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Oncology and 30 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Benezra's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (21 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (21 papers). Robert Benezra is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (21 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (21 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (21 papers). Robert Benezra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Robert Benezra's co-authors include Robert L. Davis, Harold Weintraub, David L. Turner, Daniel Lockshon, David Lyden, Katia Manova, Rocı́o Sotillo, Yong Li, Shahin Rafii and Marianna B. Ruzinova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Benezra

118 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The protein Id: A negative regulator of helix-loop-helix DNA binding proteins

1990 2.0k citations Robert Benezra et al. profile →
Impaired recruitment of bone-marrow–derived endothelial and hematopoietic precursor cells blocks tumor angiogenesis and growth

2001 1.5k citations David Lyden, Koichi Hattori et al. profile →
The myoD Gene Family: Nodal Point During Specification of the Muscle Cell Lineage

1991 1.4k citations Robert Benezra, Yuan Zhuang et al. Science profile →
Id1 and Id3 are required for neurogenesis, angiogenesis and vascularization of tumour xenografts

1999 734 citations David Lyden, Yuan Zhuang et al. Nature profile →
MAD2 haplo-insufficiency causes premature anaphase and chromosome instability in mammalian cells

2001 610 citations Robert Benezra et al. Nature profile →
Tumor Entrained Neutrophils Inhibit Seeding in the Premetastatic Lung

2011 601 citations Zvi Granot, Erik Henke et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Identification of a Human Mitotic Checkpoint Gene: hsMAD2

1996 528 citations Robert Benezra et al. Science profile →
Vascular and haematopoietic stem cells: novel targets for anti-angiogenesis therapy?

2002 522 citations Shahin Rafii, David Lyden et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Benezra United States	63	14.6k	5.2k	4.2k	3.8k	1.9k	118	19.3k
Martin Eilers Germany	77	16.1k 1.1×	6.9k 1.3×	2.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	193	20.6k
Tannishtha Reya United States	38	13.8k 0.9×	7.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.4×	3.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	67	21.0k
Georg Breier Germany	58	12.0k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	5.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	114	17.6k
Amparo Cano Spain	59	15.7k 1.1×	9.4k 1.8×	2.4k 0.6×	4.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	134	22.1k
Charles D. Stiles United States	65	11.0k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	139	18.0k
Arthur M. Mercurio United States	72	9.5k 0.6×	5.1k 1.0×	3.6k 0.9×	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	182	16.5k
Aristidis Moustakas Sweden	68	13.1k 0.9×	5.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	3.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	161	17.8k
Lewis T. Williams United States	65	15.2k 1.0×	4.1k 0.8×	3.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	4.6k 2.4×	114	22.0k
Liliana Attisano Canada	65	16.7k 1.1×	3.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	853 0.4×	110	20.6k
Jan Kitajewski United States	76	11.6k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.2×	180	17.7k

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Deng, Zihou, Pierre-Louis Loyher, Tomi Lazarov, et al.. (2024). The nuclear factor ID3 endows macrophages with a potent anti-tumour activity. Nature. 626(8000). 864–873. 38 indexed citations

Song, Mei, Chao Wang, Huan Wang, et al.. (2020). Targeting ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N-recognin 5 in cancer cells induces a CD8+ T cell mediated immune response. OncoImmunology. 9(1). 1746148–1746148. 20 indexed citations

Thomas, Rozario, et al.. (2017). Whole chromosome loss and associated breakage–fusion–bridge cycles transform mouse tetraploid cells. The EMBO Journal. 37(2). 201–218. 27 indexed citations

Man, Na, Xiao‐Jian Sun, Yurong Tan, et al.. (2016). Differential role of Id1 in MLL-AF9–driven leukemia based on cell of origin. Blood. 127(19). 2322–2326. 14 indexed citations

Montrose, David C., Xi Kathy Zhou, Rhonda K. Yantiss, et al.. (2016). Celecoxib Alters the Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolome in Association with Reducing Polyp Burden. Cancer Prevention Research. 9(9). 721–731. 35 indexed citations

Niola, Francesco, Xudong Zhao, Devendra Raj Singh, et al.. (2012). Id proteins synchronize stemness and anchorage to the niche of neural stem cells. Nature Cell Biology. 14(5). 477–487. 107 indexed citations

Wen, Yong, Alice Y. Ho, Sujata Patil, et al.. (2012). Id4 protein is highly expressed in triple-negative breast carcinomas: possible implications for BRCA1 downregulation. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 135(1). 93–102. 28 indexed citations

Pavlović, Svetlana, et al.. (2011). Id1 Maintains Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal by Up-Regulation of Nanog and Repression of Brachyury Expression. Stem Cells and Development. 21(3). 384–393. 52 indexed citations

Granot, Zvi, Erik Henke, Elizabeth Comen, et al.. (2011). Tumor Entrained Neutrophils Inhibit Seeding in the Premetastatic Lung. Cancer Cell. 20(3). 300–314. 601 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mellick, Albert S., Daniel J. Nolan, Dingcheng Gao, et al.. (2010). Using the Transcription Factor Inhibitor of DNA Binding 1 to Selectively Target Endothelial Progenitor Cells Offers Novel Strategies to Inhibit Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth. Cancer Research. 70(18). 7273–7282. 41 indexed citations

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Escorcia, Freddy E., Erik Henke, Michael R. McDevitt, et al.. (2010). Selective Killing of Tumor Neovasculature Paradoxically Improves Chemotherapy Delivery to Tumors. Cancer Research. 70(22). 9277–9286. 70 indexed citations

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Bai, Ge, Nengyin Sheng, Zhihui Xie, et al.. (2007). Id Sustains Hes1 Expression to Inhibit Precocious Neurogenesis by Releasing Negative Autoregulation of Hes1. Developmental Cell. 13(2). 283–297. 161 indexed citations

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Koltsova, Ekaterina K., Maria Ciofani, Robert Benezra, et al.. (2007). Early Growth Response 1 and NF-ATc1 Act in Concert to Promote Thymocyte Development beyond the β-Selection Checkpoint. The Journal of Immunology. 179(7). 4694–4703. 22 indexed citations

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Fraidenraich, Diego, Elizabeth E. Stillwell, David Wilkes, et al.. (2004). Rescue of Cardiac Defects in Id Knockout Embryos by Injection of Embryonic Stem Cells. Science. 306(5694). 247–252. 159 indexed citations

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Du, Zhimei, et al.. (2002). Enhancer-specific Modulation of E Protein Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(8). 6469–6477. 27 indexed citations

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Rafii, Shahin, David Lyden, Robert Benezra, Koichi Hattori, & Beate Heissig. (2002). Vascular and haematopoietic stem cells: novel targets for anti-angiogenesis therapy?. Nature reviews. Cancer. 2(11). 826–835. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benezra, Robert. (2001). The Id proteins: targets for inhibiting tumor cells and their blood supply. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1551(2). F39–F47. 24 indexed citations

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Manova, Katia, et al.. (1996). Expression patterns of Id1, Id2, and Id3 are highly related but distinct from that of Id4 during mouse embryogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 207(3). 235–252. 13 indexed citations

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Manova, Katia, et al.. (1996). Expression patterns ofId1, Id2, andId3 are highly related but distinct from that ofId4 during mouse embryogenesis. Developmental Dynamics. 207(3). 235–252. 163 indexed citations

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Benezra, Robert, et al.. (1996). Transcription of the Dominant-Negative Helix-Loop-Helix Protein Id1 Is Regulated by a Protein Complex Containing the Immediate-Early Response Gene Egr -1†. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(5). 2418–2430. 105 indexed citations

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