Simone Brabletz

8.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
32 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Simone Brabletz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Brabletz has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Simone Brabletz's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers). Simone Brabletz is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (12 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers). Simone Brabletz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Simone Brabletz's co-authors include Thomas Brabletz, Marc P. Stemmler, Otto Schmalhofer, Harald Schuhwerk, Ulrich F. Wellner, Valerie G. Brunton, Ulrike Burk, Rebecca L. Eccles, Jörg Schubert and Ulrich T. Hopt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The EMBO Journal and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Simone Brabletz

30 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

The EMT-activator ZEB1 promotes tumorigenicity by repress... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2017 2010 2009 2021 400 800 1.2k
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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. The EMT-activator ZEB1 promotes tumorigenicity by repressing stemness-inhibiting microRNAs
    2009 1.4k citations Ulrich F. Wellner, Jörg Schubert et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  2. The EMT-activator Zeb1 is a key factor for cell plasticity and promotes metastasis in pancreatic cancer
    2017 729 citations Angela M. Krebs, Julia Mitschke et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  3. The ZEB/miR‐200 feedback loop—a motor of cellular plasticity in development and cancer?
    2010 654 citations Simone Brabletz, Thomas Brabletz profile →
  4. E-cadherin, β-catenin, and ZEB1 in malignant progression of cancer
    2009 653 citations Otto Schmalhofer, Simone Brabletz et al. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews profile →
  5. Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression
    2021 452 citations Simone Brabletz, Harald Schuhwerk et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  6. Non-redundant functions of EMT transcription factors
    2018 371 citations Marc P. Stemmler, Rebecca L. Eccles et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simone Brabletz Germany 21 4.2k 2.8k 2.5k 675 546 32 6.0k
Otto Schmalhofer Germany 10 4.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 477 0.7× 481 0.9× 11 5.6k
Marc P. Stemmler Germany 27 3.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 728 1.1× 430 0.8× 53 5.2k
Gustavo Baldassarre Italy 40 3.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 581 0.9× 449 0.8× 134 5.1k
Roger R. Gomis Spain 30 3.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 417 0.6× 889 1.6× 67 6.0k
Xiulan Zhao China 44 3.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 372 0.6× 718 1.3× 135 5.5k
Ayyakkannu Ayyanan Switzerland 10 4.5k 1.1× 5.4k 1.9× 2.6k 1.1× 797 1.2× 885 1.6× 10 7.8k
David Olmeda Spain 20 3.4k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 459 0.7× 453 0.8× 25 4.8k
Florence Monville France 13 2.9k 0.7× 4.0k 1.4× 2.0k 0.8× 365 0.5× 514 0.9× 17 5.5k
Pierre Savagner France 28 5.0k 1.2× 3.8k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 841 1.5× 47 7.7k
Libing Song China 53 5.5k 1.3× 1.7k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 685 1.0× 812 1.5× 146 7.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gregory, Philip A., Thomas Brabletz, Simone Brabletz, et al.. (2025). Strongly regulated transcription factors exert an outsized influence in microRNA-regulated networks. Cell Communication and Signaling. 24(1). 63–63.
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Thompson, Erik W., Andrew Redfern, Simone Brabletz, et al.. (2025). EMT and cancer: what clinicians should know. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 22(10). 711–733. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiang, Carlos Agustín Isidro Alonso, Luisina Ongaro, et al.. (2024). ZEB1 Inhibits LHβ Subunit Transcription When Overexpressed, but Is Dispensable for LH Synthesis in Mice. Endocrinology. 165(10). 2 indexed citations
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Stemmler, Marc P., et al.. (2024). Zeb1 maintains long-term adult hematopoietic stem cell function and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Experimental Hematology. 134. 104177–104177.
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Singh, Swati, Simone Brabletz, Philipp Arnold, Martin Schicht, & Friedrich Paulsen. (2023). Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in the lacrimal gland morphogenesis, damage and repair. The Ocular Surface. 29. 401–405. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lingxin, Yi Tang, Xiaoyan Li, et al.. (2023). A Zeb1/MtCK1 metabolic axis controls osteoclast activation and skeletal remodeling. The EMBO Journal. 42(7). e111148–e111148. 13 indexed citations
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Farkas, Carlos, Aissa Benyoucef, Catherine Carmichael, et al.. (2021). Interplay between the EMT transcription factors ZEB1 and ZEB2 regulates hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell differentiation and hematopoietic lineage fidelity. PLoS Biology. 19(9). e3001394–e3001394. 22 indexed citations
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Gupta, Bhavana, Adam C. Errington, Ana Jimenez‐Pascual, et al.. (2021). The transcription factor ZEB1 regulates stem cell self-renewal and cell fate in the adult hippocampus. Cell Reports. 36(8). 109588–109588. 19 indexed citations
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Ferrazzi, Fulvia, Harald Schuhwerk, Sebastian A. Widholz, et al.. (2020). Genome‐wide cooperation of EMT transcription factor ZEB 1 with YAP and AP ‐1 in breast cancer. The EMBO Journal. 39(17). e103209–e103209. 115 indexed citations
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Carpinelli, Marina R., Alana Auden, Nadeem Hafeez Butt, et al.. (2020). Inactivation of Zeb1 in GRHL2-deficient mouse embryos rescues mid-gestation viability and secondary palate closure. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 13(3). 21 indexed citations
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Stemmler, Marc P., Rebecca L. Eccles, Simone Brabletz, & Thomas Brabletz. (2018). Non-redundant functions of EMT transcription factors. Nature Cell Biology. 21(1). 102–112. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krebs, Angela M., Julia Mitschke, M Losada, et al.. (2017). The EMT-activator Zeb1 is a key factor for cell plasticity and promotes metastasis in pancreatic cancer. Nature Cell Biology. 19(5). 518–529. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brabletz, Simone, M Losada, Otto Schmalhofer, et al.. (2017). Generation and characterization of mice for conditional inactivation of Zeb1. genesis. 55(4). 18 indexed citations
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Brabletz, Simone, Bogdan‐Tiberius Preca, Manuel Ruh, et al.. (2015). ZEB 1‐associated drug resistance in cancer cells is reversed by the class I HDAC inhibitor mocetinostat. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 7(6). 831–847. 188 indexed citations
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Sundararajan, Vignesh, Nicolas Gengenbacher, Marc P. Stemmler, et al.. (2015). The ZEB1/miR-200c feedback loop regulates invasion via actin interacting proteins MYLK and TKS5. Oncotarget. 6(29). 27083–27096. 53 indexed citations
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Brabletz, Simone, Karolina Bajdak-Rusinek, Ulrike Burk, et al.. (2011). The ZEB1/miR‐200 feedback loop controls Notch signalling in cancer cells. The EMBO Journal. 30(4). 770–782. 300 indexed citations
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Sass, Steffen, Sabine Dietmann, Ulrike Burk, et al.. (2011). MicroRNAs coordinately regulate protein complexes. BMC Systems Biology. 5(1). 136–136. 49 indexed citations
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Schmalhofer, Otto, Simone Brabletz, & Thomas Brabletz. (2009). E-cadherin, β-catenin, and ZEB1 in malignant progression of cancer. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 28(1-2). 151–166. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wellner, Ulrich F., Jörg Schubert, Ulrike Burk, et al.. (2009). The EMT-activator ZEB1 promotes tumorigenicity by repressing stemness-inhibiting microRNAs. Nature Cell Biology. 11(12). 1487–1495. 1380 indexed citations breakdown →

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