Sabrina L. Spencer

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Sabrina L. Spencer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sabrina L. Spencer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sabrina L. Spencer's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (12 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (12 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers). Sabrina L. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (12 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (12 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers). Sabrina L. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Austria. Sabrina L. Spencer's co-authors include Peter K. Sorger, John M. Burke, John G. Albeck, Suzanne Gaudet, Tobias Meyer, Mingwei Min, Steven D. Cappell, K. Wesley Overton, Chengzhe Tian and Clifford L. Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sabrina L. Spencer

43 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Non-genetic origins of cell-to-cell variability in TRAIL-induced apoptosis

2009 768 citations Sabrina L. Spencer, Suzanne Gaudet et al. profile →
The Proliferation-Quiescence Decision Is Controlled by a Bifurcation in CDK2 Activity at Mitotic Exit

2013 486 citations Sabrina L. Spencer, Steven D. Cappell et al. Cell profile →
Ki67 is a Graded Rather than a Binary Marker of Proliferation versus Quiescence

2018 406 citations Mingwei Min, Chen Yang et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sabrina L. Spencer United States	25	2.6k	855	607	442	435	45	3.7k
John G. Albeck United States	29	3.7k 1.4×	661 0.8×	559 0.9×	612 1.4×	576 1.3×	55	4.8k
Nikolas K. Haass Australia	36	2.8k 1.1×	1.7k 2.0×	822 1.4×	579 1.3×	169 0.4×	99	4.3k
Jia‐Ren Lin United States	27	2.0k 0.8×	689 0.8×	449 0.7×	363 0.8×	520 1.2×	56	3.0k
Chris Bakal United Kingdom	30	1.9k 0.7×	733 0.9×	793 1.3×	585 1.3×	539 1.2×	74	3.3k
Weigang Wang China	25	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	1.3k 2.1×	694 1.6×	284 0.7×	71	4.4k
Jeremy E. Purvis United States	22	1.8k 0.7×	626 0.7×	289 0.5×	255 0.6×	202 0.5×	48	2.5k
Joshua Gould United States	12	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	235 0.4×	810 1.8×	243 0.6×	17	4.1k
Marc R. Birtwistle United States	23	1.8k 0.7×	400 0.5×	367 0.6×	231 0.5×	144 0.3×	74	2.5k
Laura M. Selfors United States	25	2.0k 0.8×	874 1.0×	473 0.8×	640 1.4×	121 0.3×	43	3.2k
Vanessa Almendro Spain	29	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	404 0.7×	1.5k 3.4×	108 0.2×	53	4.6k

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Fairbanks, Benjamin D., et al.. (2025). Design and Synthesis of Hydrolytically Degradable PEG Carbamate, Carbonate, and Ester Derivatives to Induce Reversible Biostasis. Biomacromolecules. 26(3). 1850–1859. 3 indexed citations

Spencer, Sabrina L., et al.. (2025). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a quiescence-senescence continuum and distinct senotypes following chemotherapy. Nature Communications. 17(1). 169–169.

Tian, Chengzhe, Varuna Nangia, Chen Yang, et al.. (2025). CDK2 activity crosstalk on the ERK kinase translocation reporter can be resolved computationally. Cell Systems. 16(1). 101162–101162. 2 indexed citations

Spencer, Sabrina L., et al.. (2024). A Highly Anticipated Selective Therapeutic Agent against CDK2: INX-315. Cancer Discovery. 14(3). 386–388. 3 indexed citations

Lipp, Sarah N., et al.. (2024). Extracellular matrix protein composition dynamically changes during murine forelimb development. iScience. 27(2). 108838–108838. 3 indexed citations

Arora, Mansi, Justin Moser, Mingwei Min, et al.. (2023). Rapid adaptation to CDK2 inhibition exposes intrinsic cell-cycle plasticity. Cell. 186(12). 2628–2643.e21. 66 indexed citations

Spencer, Sabrina L., et al.. (2023). Cyclin E/CDK2 and feedback from soluble histone protein regulate the S phase burst of histone biosynthesis. Cell Reports. 42(7). 112768–112768. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Jia-Yun, Clemens B. Hug, José Reyes, et al.. (2023). Multi-range ERK responses shape the proliferative trajectory of single cells following oncogene induction. Cell Reports. 42(3). 112252–112252. 14 indexed citations

Nangia, Varuna, et al.. (2023). Multiple cancers escape from multiple MAPK pathway inhibitors and use DNA replication stress signaling to tolerate aberrant cell cycles. Science Signaling. 16(796). eade8744–eade8744. 9 indexed citations

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Moser, Justin C., Mingwei Min, Mónica Musteanu, et al.. (2023). Abstract 5992: Cells rapidly adapt to CDK2 inhibitors via plasticity of the CDK2/4/6-Rb-E2F axis. Cancer Research. 83(7_Supplement). 5992–5992. 1 indexed citations

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Spencer, Sabrina L., et al.. (2023). RNA binding by the glucocorticoid receptor attenuates dexamethasone-induced gene activation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9385–9385. 10 indexed citations

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Promislow, Daniel, Rozalyn M. Anderson, Marten Scheffer, et al.. (2022). Resilience integrates concepts in aging research. iScience. 25(5). 104199–104199. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Chen, et al.. (2021). Melanoma subpopulations that rapidly escape MAPK pathway inhibition incur DNA damage and rely on stress signalling. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1747–1747. 52 indexed citations

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Cappell, Steven D., Mingyu Chung, Ariel Jaimovich, Sabrina L. Spencer, & Tobias Meyer. (2016). Irreversible APC Cdh1 Inactivation Underlies the Point of No Return for Cell-Cycle Entry. Cell. 166(1). 167–180. 174 indexed citations

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Brož, Daniela Kenzelmann, K. Wesley Overton, Sabrina L. Spencer, et al.. (2014). p53 suppresses muscle differentiation at the myogenin step in response to genotoxic stress. Cell Death and Differentiation. 22(4). 560–573. 33 indexed citations

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Flusberg, Deborah A., Jérémie Roux, Sabrina L. Spencer, & Peter K. Sorger. (2013). Cells surviving fractional killing by TRAIL exhibit transient but sustainable resistance and inflammatory phenotypes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(14). 2186–2200. 71 indexed citations

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Gaudet, Suzanne, Sabrina L. Spencer, William W. Chen, & Peter K. Sorger. (2012). Exploring the Contextual Sensitivity of Factors that Determine Cell-to-Cell Variability in Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis. PLoS Computational Biology. 8(4). e1002482–e1002482. 64 indexed citations

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Spencer, Sabrina L., John G. Albeck, John M. Burke, et al.. (2010). Systematic calibration of a cell signaling network model. BMC Bioinformatics. 11(1). 202–202. 2 indexed citations

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Pepper, John W., C. Scott Findlay, Rees Kassen, Sabrina L. Spencer, & Carlo C. Maley. (2009). SYNTHESIS: Cancer research meets evolutionary biology. Evolutionary Applications. 2(1). 62–70. 74 indexed citations

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Albeck, John G., John M. Burke, Sabrina L. Spencer, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, & Peter K. Sorger. (2008). Modeling a Snap-Action, Variable-Delay Switch Controlling Extrinsic Cell Death. PLoS Biology. 6(12). e299–e299. 206 indexed citations

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