Scott E. Kern

44.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
174 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

Scott E. Kern is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott E. Kern has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Oncology, 89 papers in Molecular Biology and 54 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Scott E. Kern's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (83 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (49 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (37 papers). Scott E. Kern is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (83 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (49 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (37 papers). Scott E. Kern collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Scott E. Kern's co-authors include Bert Vogelstein, Ralph H. Hruban, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Stanley R. Hamilton, Eric R. Fearon, Charles J. Yeo, Alida M.M. Smits, Johannes L. Bos, Mark Leppert and Michael Goggins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Scott E. Kern

174 papers receiving 31.0k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic Alterations during Colorectal-Tumor Development 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1996 2011 1992 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Genetic Alterations during Colorectal-Tumor Development
    1988 5.2k citations Scott E. Kern et al. profile →
  2. DPC4 , A Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene at Human Chromosome 18q21.1
    1996 1.9k citations Stephan A. Hahn, Mieke Schutte et al. profile →
  3. Oncogene-induced Nrf2 transcription promotes ROS detoxification and tumorigenesis
    2011 1.8k citations Charles J. Yeo, Eric S. Calhoun et al. profile →
  4. Definition of a consensus binding site for p53
    1992 1.7k citations Scott E. Kern et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  5. Identification of a Chromosome 18q Gene that Is Altered in Colorectal Cancers
    1990 1.4k citations Scott E. Kern et al. profile →
  6. Allelotype of Colorectal Carcinomas
    1989 1.1k citations Scott E. Kern et al. profile →
  7. Gene Expression Profiles in Normal and Cancer Cells
    1997 1.0k citations Scott E. Kern, Ralph H. Hruban et al. profile →
  8. Identification of p53 as a Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Protein
    1991 935 citations Scott E. Kern et al. profile →
  9. Frequent somatic mutations and homozygous deletions of the p16 (MTS1) gene in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
    1994 912 citations Stephan A. Hahn, Mieke Schutte et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  10. Human Smad3 and Smad4 Are Sequence-Specific Transcription Activators
    1998 849 citations Jia Le Dai, Scott E. Kern et al. profile →
  11. Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia
    2001 842 citations Ralph H. Hruban, Volkan Adsay et al. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology profile →
  12. DPC4 gene in various tumor types.
    1996 570 citations Mieke Schutte, Ralph H. Hruban et al. PubMed profile →
  13. Exomic Sequencing Identifies PALB2 as a Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Gene
    2009 565 citations Ralph H. Hruban, Kieran Brune et al. profile →
  14. Evaluation of candidate tumour suppressor genes on chromosome 18 in colorectal cancers
    1996 501 citations Sam Thiagalingam, Christoph Lengauer et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott E. Kern United States 71 19.0k 16.5k 8.5k 7.9k 4.5k 174 31.7k
Sanford D. Markowitz United States 82 12.4k 0.7× 20.3k 1.2× 8.4k 1.0× 10.2k 1.3× 2.7k 0.6× 239 32.1k
Eric R. Fearon United States 82 20.8k 1.1× 23.8k 1.4× 12.5k 1.5× 13.0k 1.6× 4.0k 0.9× 191 45.9k
Nickolas Papadopoulos United States 65 11.7k 0.6× 13.1k 0.8× 10.6k 1.3× 9.1k 1.2× 2.7k 0.6× 164 28.1k
Michael Goggins United States 99 21.2k 1.1× 12.6k 0.8× 10.7k 1.3× 3.1k 0.4× 7.9k 1.8× 320 30.8k
Christoph Lengauer United States 66 11.7k 0.6× 22.3k 1.4× 7.4k 0.9× 5.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.3× 129 31.7k
Marco A. Pierotti Italy 85 10.7k 0.6× 13.3k 0.8× 5.5k 0.6× 3.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 457 27.2k
Yusuke Nakamura Japan 82 8.0k 0.4× 15.2k 0.9× 5.4k 0.6× 4.8k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 377 25.6k
Christine A. Iacobuzio–Donahue United States 87 17.3k 0.9× 13.3k 0.8× 9.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.3× 4.8k 1.1× 285 29.5k
Kornélia Polyák United States 85 26.6k 1.4× 30.3k 1.8× 14.8k 1.7× 3.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.5× 202 49.8k
Jorge S. Reis‐Filho United States 100 18.0k 0.9× 17.1k 1.0× 16.4k 1.9× 7.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 521 37.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kiemen, Ashley, Mohamad Dbouk, Azarakhsh Baghdadi, et al.. (2024). Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based Assessment of Pancreatic Fat Strongly Correlates With Histology-Based Assessment of Pancreas Composition. Pancreas. 53(2). e180–e186. 4 indexed citations
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Thompson, Elizabeth D., Nicholas J. Roberts, Laura D. Wood, et al.. (2020). The genetics of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in the year 2020: dramatic progress, but far to go. Modern Pathology. 33(12). 2544–2563. 29 indexed citations
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Patel, Kalpesh, Francesca Scrimieri, Soma Ghosh, et al.. (2013). FAM190A Deficiency Creates a Cell Division Defect. American Journal Of Pathology. 183(1). 296–303. 19 indexed citations
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Kern, Scott E. & Darryl Shibata. (2007). The Fuzzy Math of Solid Tumor Stem Cells: A Perspective. Cancer Research. 67(19). 8985–8988. 77 indexed citations
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Hruban, Ralph H., Anirban Maitra, Scott E. Kern, & Michael Goggins. (2007). Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 36(4). 831–849. 148 indexed citations
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Calhoun, Eric S., Tomáš Hucl, Eike Gallmeier, et al.. (2006). Identifying Allelic Loss and Homozygous Deletions in Pancreatic Cancer without Matched Normals Using High-Density Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Arrays. Cancer Research. 66(16). 7920–7928. 66 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Steven C., Eike Gallmeier, Tomáš Hucl, et al.. (2006). Targeted Deletion of MKK4 in Cancer Cells: A Detrimental Phenotype Manifests as Decreased Experimental Metastasis and Suggests a Counterweight to the Evolution of Tumor-Suppressor Loss. Cancer Research. 66(11). 5560–5564. 39 indexed citations
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Iacobuzio–Donahue, Christine A., Anirban Maitra, Mari Olsen, et al.. (2003). Exploration of Global Gene Expression Patterns in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Using cDNA Microarrays. American Journal Of Pathology. 162(4). 1151–1162. 394 indexed citations
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Iacobuzio–Donahue, Christine A., Anirban Maitra, G L Shen-Ong, et al.. (2002). Discovery of Novel Tumor Markers of Pancreatic Cancer using Global Gene Expression Technology. American Journal Of Pathology. 160(4). 1239–1249. 241 indexed citations
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Jaffee, Elizabeth M., Ralph H. Hruban, Marcia Irene Canto, & Scott E. Kern. (2002). Focus on pancreas cancer. Cancer Cell. 2(1). 25–28. 172 indexed citations
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Murphy, Kathleen M., Kieran Brune, Constance A. Griffin, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of candidate genes MAP2K4, MADH4, ACVR1B, and BRCA2 in familial pancreatic cancer: deleterious BRCA2 mutations in 17%.. PubMed. 62(13). 3789–93. 321 indexed citations
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Hruban, Ralph H., Volkan Adsay, Jorge Albores‐Saavedra, et al.. (2001). Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 25(5). 579–586. 842 indexed citations breakdown →
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Feldser, David M. & Scott E. Kern. (2001). Oncogenic levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling of the dinucleotide KRAS2 mutations G12F and GG12-13VC. Human Mutation. 18(4). 357–357. 4 indexed citations
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Lynch, H. T., Randall E. Brand, Jane F. Lynch, et al.. (2000). Genetic counseling and testing for germline p16 mutations in two pancreatic cancer–prone families. Gastroenterology. 119(6). 1756–1760. 26 indexed citations
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Goggins, Michael, Ralph H. Hruban, & Scott E. Kern. (2000). BRCA2 Is Inactivated Late in the Development of Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia. American Journal Of Pathology. 156(5). 1767–1771. 159 indexed citations
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Dai, Jia Le, et al.. (1999). Transforming growth factor-? responsiveness inDPC4/SMAD4-null cancer cells. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 26(1). 37–43. 74 indexed citations
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Xiao, Lei, et al.. (1998). Two active copies of the X-linked gene spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) in a female lung cancer cell line are associated with an increase in sensitivity to an antitumor polyamine analogue.. PubMed. 4(8). 2003–8. 20 indexed citations
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Hruban, Ralph H., G. J. A. Offerhaus, Scott E. Kern, et al.. (1998). Tumor-Suppressor genes in pancreatic cancer. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 5(4). 383–391. 36 indexed citations
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Day, John, Joseph A. DiGiuseppe, Charles J. Yeo, et al.. (1996). Immunohistochemical evaluation of HER-2/neu expression in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasms. Human Pathology. 27(2). 119–124. 150 indexed citations
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Thiagalingam, Sam, Christoph Lengauer, Mieke Schutte, et al.. (1996). Evaluation of candidate tumour suppressor genes on chromosome 18 in colorectal cancers. Nature Genetics. 13(3). 343–346. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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