Sima Lev

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Sima Lev is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sima Lev has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sima Lev's work include Cellular transport and secretion (18 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Sima Lev is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (18 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers). Sima Lev collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and France. Sima Lev's co-authors include Joseph Schlessinger, George Tokiwa, David Givol, Ivan Đikić, Gregory D. Plowman, Yosef Yarden, Wanjin Hong, Sara A. Courtneidge, Elior Peles and Ronny Martínez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sima Lev

81 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Protein tyrosine kinase PYK2 involved in Ca2+-induced regulation of ion channel and MAP kinase functions

1995 1.2k citations Sima Lev, Joseph Schlessinger et al. profile →
A role for Pyk2 and Src in linking G-protein-coupled receptors with MAP kinase activation

1996 884 citations Ivan Đikić, Sima Lev et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sima Lev Israel	43	5.2k	2.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	81	8.0k
Carlo Tacchetti Italy	49	5.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	802 0.7×	858 0.8×	817 0.8×	122	8.6k
Omar A. Coso Argentina	31	5.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	927 0.9×	721 0.7×	65	7.9k
Johan de Rooij Netherlands	38	5.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	654 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	967 1.0×	63	8.8k
Thomas Leung Singapore	43	5.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	644 0.6×	783 0.8×	89	7.7k
Lawrence A. Quilliam United States	46	5.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	745 0.7×	473 0.5×	91	7.5k
John G. Collard Netherlands	52	6.9k 1.3×	4.0k 1.7×	974 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	807 0.8×	73	9.6k
Sheila Μ. Thomas United States	35	6.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	2.3k 2.2×	879 0.9×	50	9.7k
Kent L. Rossman United States	37	6.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.2×	693 0.6×	568 0.5×	920 0.9×	51	8.8k
John Sondek United States	53	7.8k 1.5×	2.9k 1.3×	742 0.6×	736 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	114	10.0k
Pontus Aspenström Sweden	42	5.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	686 0.6×	750 0.7×	803 0.8×	95	7.3k

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Maimon, Avi, et al.. (2025). PNKP targeting engages the autophagic machinery through STING and STAT3 to potentiate ferroptosis and chemotherapy in TNBC. Redox Biology. 86. 103775–103775. 1 indexed citations

Vinik, Yaron, Avi Maimon, Vinay Dubey, et al.. (2024). Programming a Ferroptosis‐to‐Apoptosis Transition Landscape Revealed Ferroptosis Biomarkers and Repressors for Cancer Therapy. Advanced Science. 11(17). e2307263–e2307263. 28 indexed citations

Sardo, Federica Lo, Andrea Sacconi, Francesca R. Auciello, et al.. (2024). The oncogenic axis YAP/MYC/EZH2 impairs PTEN tumor suppression activity enhancing lung tumorigenicity. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 452–452. 3 indexed citations

Vinik, Yaron, Avi Maimon, Vinay Dubey, et al.. (2024). Programming a Ferroptosis‐to‐Apoptosis Transition Landscape Revealed Ferroptosis Biomarkers and Repressors for Cancer Therapy (Adv. Sci. 17/2024). Advanced Science. 11(17). 2 indexed citations

Gil-Henn, Hava, Jean‐Antoine Girault, & Sima Lev. (2023). PYK2, a hub of signaling networks in breast cancer progression. Trends in Cell Biology. 34(4). 312–326. 13 indexed citations

Khera, Lohit & Sima Lev. (2021). Accelerating AXL targeting for TNBC therapy. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 139. 106057–106057. 6 indexed citations

Khera, Lohit, Yaron Vinik, Flavio Maina, & Sima Lev. (2021). The AXL-PYK2-PKCα axis as a nexus of stemness circuits in TNBC. Life Science Alliance. 4(6). e202000985–e202000985. 10 indexed citations

Cockcroft, Shamshad & Sima Lev. (2020). Mammalian PITPs at the Golgi and ER-Golgi Membrane Contact Sites. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 3767308065–3767308065. 7 indexed citations

Kedan, Amir, Nandini Verma, Ashish Saroha, et al.. (2018). PYK2 negatively regulates the Hippo pathway in TNBC by stabilizing TAZ protein. Cell Death and Disease. 9(10). 985–985. 28 indexed citations

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Shin, Sung‐Young, et al.. (2018). Systems modelling of the EGFR-PYK2-c-Met interaction network predicts and prioritizes synergistic drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(6). e1006192–e1006192. 24 indexed citations

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Verma, Nandini, Charu Kothari, Amir Kedan, et al.. (2016). Targeting of PYK2 Synergizes with EGFR Antagonists in Basal-like TNBC and Circumvents HER3-Associated Resistance via the NEDD4–NDRG1 Axis. Cancer Research. 77(1). 86–99. 61 indexed citations

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Laufman, Orly, Amir Kedan, Wanjin Hong, & Sima Lev. (2009). Direct interaction between the COG complex and the SM protein, Sly1, is required for Golgi SNARE pairing. The EMBO Journal. 28(14). 2006–2017. 80 indexed citations

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Tian, Donghua, Vladimir Litvak, Maria Toledo‐Rodriguez, Shari Carmon, & Sima Lev. (2002). Nir2, a Novel Regulator of Cell Morphogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(8). 2650–2662. 20 indexed citations

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Litvak, Vladimir, et al.. (2002). Targeting of Nir2 to Lipid Droplets Is Regulated by a Specific Threonine Residue within Its PI-Transfer Domain. Current Biology. 12(17). 1513–1518. 48 indexed citations

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Ling, Shizhang, et al.. (2000). Enhanced Activity of a Large Conductance, Calcium-sensitive K+ Channel in the Presence of Src Tyrosine Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(39). 30683–30689. 75 indexed citations

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Litvak, Vladimir, Donghua Tian, Yoav D. Shaul, & Sima Lev. (2000). Targeting of PYK2 to Focal Adhesions as a Cellular Mechanism for Convergence between Integrins and G Protein-coupled Receptor Signaling Cascades. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(42). 32736–32746. 74 indexed citations

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Qian, Dapeng, Sima Lev, Nicolai S. C. van Oers, et al.. (1997). Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Pyk2 Is Selectively Regulated by Fyn During TCR Signaling. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(7). 1253–1260. 148 indexed citations

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Blechman, Janna, Sima Lev, David Givol, & Yosef Yarden. (1996). Structure-function analyses of the kit receptor for the steel factor. Stem Cells. 11(S2). 12–21. 35 indexed citations

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Blechman, Janna, Sima Lev, Jacob Barg, et al.. (1995). The fourth immunoglobulin domain of the stem cell factor receptor couples ligand binding to signal transduction. Cell. 80(1). 103–113. 142 indexed citations

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Lev, Sima, Janna Blechman, Shin‐Ichi Nishikawa, David Givol, & Yosef Yarden. (1993). Interspecies Molecular Chimeras of Kit Help Define the Binding Site of the Stem Cell Factor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(4). 2224–2234. 15 indexed citations

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