Robert C. Bast

76.6k total citations · 15 hit papers
608 papers, 44.8k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Bast is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Bast has authored 608 papers receiving a total of 44.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 231 papers in Molecular Biology, 195 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 182 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Bast's work include Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (193 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (91 papers) and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (49 papers). Robert C. Bast is often cited by papers focused on Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (193 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (91 papers) and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (49 papers). Robert C. Bast collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Robert C. Bast's co-authors include Gordon B. Mills, Robert C. Knapp, Ian Jacobs, Andrew Berchuck, Daniel F. Hayes, Jonathan M. Niloff, Mark R. Somerfield, Bryan T. Hennessy, Robert Mennel and Robert B. Colvin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Bast

599 papers receiving 43.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Radioimmunoassay Using a Monoclonal Antibody to Monitor... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1983 2007 1981 2006 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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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. A Radioimmunoassay Using a Monoclonal Antibody to Monitor the Course of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
    1983 1.7k citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  2. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2007 Update of Recommendations for the Use of Tumor Markers in Breast Cancer
    2007 1.7k citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  3. Reactivity of a monoclonal antibody with human ovarian carcinoma.
    1981 1.3k citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  4. ASCO 2006 Update of Recommendations for the Use of Tumor Markers in Gastrointestinal Cancer
    2006 1.2k citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  5. The biology of ovarian cancer: new opportunities for translation
    2009 1.1k citations Robert C. Bast, Gordon B. Mills et al. profile →
  6. Three Biomarkers Identified from Serum Proteomic Analysis for the Detection of Early Stage Ovarian Cancer
    2004 741 citations Robert C. Bast, Andrew Berchuck et al. Cancer Research profile →
  7. The CA 125 tumour-associated antigen: a review of the literature
    1989 729 citations Ian Jacobs, Robert C. Bast profile →
  8. Phosphorylation and inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 by protein kinase A
    2000 688 citations Robert C. Bast, Gordon B. Mills et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. 2000 Update of Recommendations for the Use of Tumor Markers in Breast and Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology*
    2001 660 citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  10. A novel multiple marker bioassay utilizing HE4 and CA125 for the prediction of ovarian cancer in patients with a pelvic mass
    2008 641 citations Robert C. Bast, Steven J. Skates et al. profile →
  11. Effect of Recombinant Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor on Hematopoietic Reconstitution after High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation
    1988 599 citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  12. Use of Biomarkers to Guide Decisions on Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Women With Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline
    2016 576 citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  13. Tumor Marker Utility Grading System: a Framework to Evaluate Clinical Utility of Tumor Markers
    1996 553 citations Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  14. The use of multiple novel tumor biomarkers for the detection of ovarian carcinoma in patients with a pelvic mass
    2007 532 citations Steven J. Skates, Robert C. Bast et al. profile →
  15. Tissue Distribution of a Coelomic- Epithelium-Related Antigen Recognized by the Monoclonal Antibody OC125
    1983 485 citations Robert C. Bast 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 C. Bast United States 105 17.8k 13.7k 13.7k 9.6k 6.9k 608 44.8k
Giovanni Scambia Italy 89 11.1k 0.6× 16.5k 1.2× 12.4k 0.9× 4.3k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 2.0k 49.2k
Martin Gore United Kingdom 78 12.9k 0.7× 4.9k 0.4× 14.4k 1.0× 4.9k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 382 29.5k
Ignace Vergote Belgium 89 7.3k 0.4× 21.6k 1.6× 13.5k 1.0× 5.2k 0.5× 2.6k 0.4× 899 38.3k
Elizabeth A. Eisenhauer Canada 61 12.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.2× 15.2k 1.1× 7.3k 0.8× 3.2k 0.5× 213 41.9k
Elisabeth G.E. de Vries Netherlands 102 14.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.2× 24.1k 1.8× 6.4k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 1.0k 47.8k
Ursula A. Matulonis United States 77 7.9k 0.4× 8.2k 0.6× 13.4k 1.0× 3.1k 0.3× 3.3k 0.5× 443 23.1k
Robert L. Coleman United States 72 7.7k 0.4× 9.5k 0.7× 7.7k 0.6× 3.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.3× 690 23.3k
Michael Friedländer Australia 73 7.5k 0.4× 9.8k 0.7× 15.7k 1.1× 4.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 493 27.5k
Andrew Berchuck United States 73 8.1k 0.5× 6.9k 0.5× 5.8k 0.4× 3.8k 0.4× 1.7k 0.2× 358 19.9k
Amit M. Oza Canada 72 7.4k 0.4× 7.0k 0.5× 10.8k 0.8× 3.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.2× 599 21.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Xudong, et al.. (2024). Crizotinib Enhances PARP Inhibitor Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer Cells and Xenograft Models by Inducing Autophagy. Molecular Cancer Research. 22(9). 840–851. 4 indexed citations
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Irajizad, Ehsan, Chae Young Han, Joseph Celestino, et al.. (2022). A Blood-Based Metabolite Panel for Distinguishing Ovarian Cancer from Benign Pelvic Masses. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(21). 4669–4676. 10 indexed citations
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Gray, Joshua P., Rajan Chaudhari, Margie N. Sutton, et al.. (2021). Directed evolution of cyclic peptides for inhibition of autophagy. Chemical Science. 12(10). 3526–3543. 27 indexed citations
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Lytle, Nikki K., Seth T. Gammon, Tikvah K. Hayes, et al.. (2020). Analysis of RAS protein interactions in living cells reveals a mechanism for pan-RAS depletion by membrane-targeted RAS binders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(22). 12121–12130. 12 indexed citations
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Gentry‐Maharaj, Aleksandra, Oleg Blyuss, Andy Ryan, et al.. (2020). Multi-Marker Longitudinal Algorithms Incorporating HE4 and CA125 in Ovarian Cancer Screening of Postmenopausal Women. Cancers. 12(7). 1931–1931. 22 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Makoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Ehsan Irajizad, et al.. (2020). Proteome Profiling Uncovers an Autoimmune Response Signature That Reflects Ovarian Cancer Pathogenesis. Cancers. 12(2). 485–485. 7 indexed citations
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Skubitz, Amy P.N., Qing Cao, Timothy K. Starr, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous Measurement of 92 Serum Protein Biomarkers for the Development of a Multiprotein Classifier for Ovarian Cancer Detection. Cancer Prevention Research. 12(3). 171–184. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Hailing, Weiqun Mao, Cristian Rodriguez‐Aguayo, et al.. (2018). Paclitaxel Sensitivity of Ovarian Cancer Can be Enhanced by Knocking Down Pairs of Kinases that Regulate MAP4 Phosphorylation and Microtubule Stability. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(20). 5072–5084. 32 indexed citations
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Yang, Wei-Lei, Aleksandra Gentry‐Maharaj, Andy Ryan, et al.. (2017). Elevation of TP53 Autoantibody Before CA125 in Preclinical Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(19). 5912–5922. 44 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jinhua, Shu Zhang, Abdulkhaliq Alsaadi, et al.. (2016). A Novel Compound ARN-3236 Inhibits Salt-Inducible Kinase 2 and Sensitizes Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines and Xenografts to Paclitaxel. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(8). 1945–1954. 48 indexed citations
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Deniger, Drew C., Sourindra N. Maiti, Tiejuan Mi, et al.. (2014). Activating and Propagating Polyclonal Gamma Delta T Cells with Broad Specificity for Malignancies. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(22). 5708–5719. 104 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shu, Zhen Lü, Anna K. Unruh, et al.. (2014). Clinically Relevant microRNAs in Ovarian Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(3). 393–401. 70 indexed citations
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Su, Jen-Liang, Xiaoyun Cheng, Hirohito Yamaguchi, et al.. (2011). FOXO3a-Dependent Mechanism of E1A-Induced Chemosensitization. Cancer Research. 71(21). 6878–6887. 39 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Ahmed A., Xiaoyan Wang, Zhen Lü, et al.. (2011). Modulating Microtubule Stability Enhances the Cytotoxic Response of Cancer Cells to Paclitaxel. Cancer Research. 71(17). 5806–5817. 45 indexed citations
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Landen, Charles N., Blake W. Goodman, Ashwini A. Katre, et al.. (2010). Targeting Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Cancer Stem Cells in Ovarian Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(12). 3186–3199. 322 indexed citations
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Xie, Xiaoming, Jennifer L. Hsu, Min Gew Choi, et al.. (2009). A novel hTERT promoter–driven E1A therapeutic for ovarian cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(8). 2375–2382. 30 indexed citations
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Bast, Robert C., Lajos Pusztai, Billie‐Jo Kerns, et al.. (1998). Coexpression of the HER-2 Gene Product, pl85 HER-2 , and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, pl70 EGF-R , on Epithelial Ovarian Cancers and Normal Tissues. Hybridoma. 17(4). 313–321. 32 indexed citations
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Xu, Fengfeng, C. Boyer, Kathy O'Briant, et al.. (1997). Heregulin and agonistic anti-p185(c-erbB2) antibodies inhibit proliferation but increase invasiveness of breast cancer cells that overexpress p185(c-erbB2): increased invasiveness may contribute to poor prognosis.. PubMed. 3(9). 1629–34. 61 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Ian, et al.. (1996). High sensitivity and specificity of screening for ovarian cancer with the risk of ovarian cancer (ROC) algorithm based on rising CA125 levels.. UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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