Serena Nik‐Zainal

59.4k citations
66 papers · 6.5k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 31
Topics
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (38 papers)DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers)Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (14 papers)

In The Last Decade

Serena Nik‐Zainal

62 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Deciphering Signatures of Mutational Processes Operative ...201320262017202120132016201520142019200400600

Peers

Serena Nik‐Zainal
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  • Molecular Biology 3.8k
  • Cancer Research 3.2k
  • Oncology 1.9k
  • Genetics 1.2k
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.1k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Serena Nik‐Zainal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Serena Nik‐Zainal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Serena Nik‐Zainal based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Serena Nik‐Zainal. Serena Nik‐Zainal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Clock-like mutational processes in human somatic cellsbreakdown →
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About Serena Nik‐Zainal

Serena Nik‐Zainal is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Genetics, having authored 66 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (38 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers) and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (3.2k citations), Oncology (1.9k citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (1.1k citations). Serena Nik‐Zainal has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Michael R. Stratton, Peter J. Campbell, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, David C. Wedge, Saeed Eshtad, Thomas Helleday, Xueqing Zou, David H. Phillips, Philip H. Jones and Julian E. Sale. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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