Robert J. Vanner

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Vanner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hematology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Vanner has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Hematology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Vanner's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (3 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (2 papers). Robert J. Vanner is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers), Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (3 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (2 papers). Robert J. Vanner collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Robert J. Vanner's co-authors include Peter B. Dirks, Long Nguyen, Connie J. Eaves, Lilian Lee, Marco Gallo, Erick K. M. Ling, Ian D. Clarke, Renee Head, Fiona J. Coutinho and Arnold R. Kriegstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature reviews. Cancer and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Vanner

9 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cancer stem cells: an evolving concept

2012 911 citations Long Nguyen, Robert J. Vanner 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 J. Vanner Canada	4	618	584	333	92	90	9	1.0k
Kai‐Hsi Lu Taiwan	13	653 1.1×	521 0.9×	416 1.2×	92 1.0×	66 0.7×	18	1.1k
Alysha K. Croker Canada	5	501 0.8×	748 1.3×	359 1.1×	49 0.5×	67 0.7×	5	1.0k
Antonina Benfante Italy	10	561 0.9×	494 0.8×	314 0.9×	42 0.5×	150 1.7×	12	1.0k
Alice Agliano Spain	12	431 0.7×	429 0.7×	246 0.7×	99 1.1×	44 0.5×	16	810
Joseph S. Dosch United States	10	469 0.8×	635 1.1×	260 0.8×	37 0.4×	78 0.9×	15	913
Alicia J. Kaestli Switzerland	5	613 1.0×	678 1.2×	349 1.0×	39 0.4×	114 1.3×	6	1.1k
Hans Petter Eikesdal Norway	19	496 0.8×	412 0.7×	292 0.9×	50 0.5×	49 0.5×	41	987
Amber Heath United States	4	598 1.0×	719 1.2×	558 1.7×	195 2.1×	59 0.7×	5	1.2k
Soufiane Boumahdi United States	4	836 1.4×	560 1.0×	356 1.1×	39 0.4×	117 1.3×	4	1.2k
Nikolaos A. Dallas United States	13	889 1.4×	711 1.2×	451 1.4×	47 0.5×	74 0.8×	16	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Vanner

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Desai, Kinjal, Siyi Wanggou, Heather Whetstone, et al.. (2025). OLIG2 mediates a rare targetable stem cell fate transition in sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1092–1092. 2 indexed citations

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Vlasschaert, Caitlyn, et al.. (2025). Inflammatory reprogramming of the solid tumor microenvironment by infiltrating clonal hematopoiesis is associated with adverse outcomes. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(3). 101989–101989. 8 indexed citations

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Cathelin, Séverine, et al.. (2025). TET2 deficiency increases the competitive advantage of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells through upregulation of thrombopoietin receptor signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2384–2384. 1 indexed citations

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Titmuss, Emma, Robert J. Vanner, David F. Schaeffer, et al.. (2024). Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and its Association with Treatment Outcomes and Adverse Events in Patients with Solid Tumors. Cancer Research Communications. 5(1). 66–73. 2 indexed citations

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Vanner, Robert J., Andy G.X. Zeng, Michelle Chan‐Seng‐Yue, et al.. (2023). Somatic TET2 Mutations Prime the Immune System for Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Blood. 142(Supplement 1). 2689–2689. 1 indexed citations

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Selvadurai, Hayden, Kinjal Desai, Xiaoyang Lan, et al.. (2020). Medulloblastoma Arises from the Persistence of a Rare and Transient Sox2+ Granule Neuron Precursor. Cell Reports. 31(2). 107511–107511. 41 indexed citations

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Vanner, Robert J., Stephanie M. Dobson, Ildiko Grandal, et al.. (2018). Genetic Analysis of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Dissemination to the Central Nervous System Identifies Clonal Selection and Therapeutic Vulnerability. Blood. 132(Supplement 1). 1542–1542. 1 indexed citations

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Gallo, Marco, Fiona J. Coutinho, Robert J. Vanner, et al.. (2012). A Tumorigenic MLL-Homeobox Network in Human Glioblastoma Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 73(1). 417–427. 63 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Long, Robert J. Vanner, Peter B. Dirks, & Connie J. Eaves. (2012). Cancer stem cells: an evolving concept. Nature reviews. Cancer. 12(2). 133–143. 911 indexed citations breakdown →

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