Selçuk Çolak

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Selçuk Çolak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Selçuk Çolak has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Selçuk Çolak's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers), FOXO transcription factor regulation (4 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers). Selçuk Çolak is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers), FOXO transcription factor regulation (4 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (2 papers). Selçuk Çolak collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Taiwan. Selçuk Çolak's co-authors include Peter ten Dijke, Jan Paul Medema, Louis Vermeulen, Hans M. Rodermond, Pramudita R. Prasetyanti, Evelyn Fessler, Jan Köster, Felipe de Sousa e Melo, Joan H. de Jong and Rogier Versteeg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Selçuk Çolak

13 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Targeting TGF-β Signaling in Cancer

2017 779 citations Selçuk Çolak, Peter ten Dijke Trends in cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Selçuk Çolak Netherlands	11	1.0k	761	460	233	219	13	1.7k
Ludovica Ciuffreda Italy	21	1.4k 1.3×	668 0.9×	549 1.2×	233 1.0×	373 1.7×	41	2.0k
Hilla Solomon Israel	20	1.1k 1.1×	883 1.2×	551 1.2×	242 1.0×	148 0.7×	29	1.8k
Jason R. Pitarresi United States	15	959 0.9×	830 1.1×	467 1.0×	358 1.5×	256 1.2×	36	1.8k
Chee Wee Ong Singapore	21	845 0.8×	688 0.9×	338 0.7×	179 0.8×	314 1.4×	35	1.5k
Abbas Fotovati Canada	24	1.2k 1.1×	529 0.7×	320 0.7×	247 1.1×	146 0.7×	35	1.7k
Hong Sug Kim South Korea	26	1.5k 1.5×	621 0.8×	428 0.9×	349 1.5×	209 1.0×	36	1.9k
Kirsi‐Maria Haapasaari Finland	24	674 0.7×	437 0.6×	337 0.7×	176 0.8×	180 0.8×	76	1.5k
Franziska van Zijl Austria	11	824 0.8×	604 0.8×	371 0.8×	193 0.8×	164 0.7×	13	1.6k
Juanjuan Shan China	24	1.4k 1.4×	635 0.8×	735 1.6×	208 0.9×	130 0.6×	41	2.1k
Quintin Pan United States	24	1.2k 1.1×	631 0.8×	442 1.0×	146 0.6×	163 0.7×	44	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Selçuk Çolak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Selçuk Çolak

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Jaroenlapnopparat, Aunchalee, et al.. (2025). Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Gastrointestinal Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology. 169(6). 1268–1281. 8 indexed citations

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Çolak, Selçuk, Junmin Song, Kuan‐Yu Chi, et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular and thromboembolic outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastroesophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched cohort study. Gastric Cancer. 28(3). 550–555. 1 indexed citations

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Çolak, Selçuk & Peter ten Dijke. (2017). Targeting TGF-β Signaling in Cancer. Trends in cancer. 3(1). 56–71. 779 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heijden, Maartje van der, Cheryl Zimberlin, Anna M. Nicholson, et al.. (2016). Bcl-2 is a critical mediator of intestinal transformation. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10916–10916. 53 indexed citations

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Wielenga, Mattheus C.B., Selçuk Çolak, Jarom Heijmans, et al.. (2015). ER-Stress-Induced Differentiation Sensitizes Colon Cancer Stem Cells to Chemotherapy. Cell Reports. 13(3). 489–494. 69 indexed citations

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Çolak, Selçuk, Cheryl Zimberlin, Evelyn Fessler, et al.. (2014). Decreased mitochondrial priming determines chemoresistance of colon cancer stem cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 21(7). 1170–1177. 91 indexed citations

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Potze, Lisette, Franziska B. Mullauer, Selçuk Çolak, Jacqueline Keßler, & Jan Paul Medema. (2014). Betulinic acid-induced mitochondria-dependent cell death is counterbalanced by an autophagic salvage response. Cell Death and Disease. 5(4). e1169–e1169. 62 indexed citations

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Çolak, Selçuk & Jan Paul Medema. (2014). Cancer stem cells – important players in tumor therapy resistance. FEBS Journal. 281(21). 4779–4791. 197 indexed citations

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Çolak, Selçuk & Jan Paul Medema. (2014). Human colonic fibroblasts regulate stemness and chemotherapy resistance of colon cancer stem cells. Cell Cycle. 15(12). 1531–1537. 13 indexed citations

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Kemper, Kristel, Miranda Versloot, Katherine Cameron, et al.. (2012). Mutations in the Ras–Raf Axis Underlie the Prognostic Value of CD133 in Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(11). 3132–3141. 76 indexed citations

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Kemper, Kristel, Hans M. Rodermond, Selçuk Çolak, Catarina Grandela, & Jan Paul Medema. (2012). Targeting colorectal cancer stem cells with inducible caspase-9. APOPTOSIS. 17(5). 528–537. 35 indexed citations

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Melo, Felipe de Sousa e, Selçuk Çolak, Joyce Y. Buikhuisen, et al.. (2011). Methylation of Cancer-Stem-Cell-Associated Wnt Target Genes Predicts Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Cell stem cell. 9(5). 476–485. 260 indexed citations

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Koning, Pieter J.A. de, Kiki Tesselaar, Niels Bovenschen, et al.. (2009). The cytotoxic protease granzyme M is expressed by lymphocytes of both the innate and adaptive immune system. Molecular Immunology. 47(4). 903–911. 25 indexed citations

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