Simone Spaderna

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Simone Spaderna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Spaderna has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Simone Spaderna's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Simone Spaderna is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (8 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Simone Spaderna collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Simone Spaderna's co-authors include Thomas Brabletz, Falk Hlubek, Thomas Kirchner, Andreas Jung, Otto Schmalhofer, Elizabeth Vincan, Ulrich F. Wellner, Ulrike Burk, Jörg Schubert and Andreas Eger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature reviews. Cancer, Gastroenterology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Simone Spaderna

18 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

A reciprocal repression between ZEB1 and members of the m... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2008 2005 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. A reciprocal repression between ZEB1 and members of the miR‐200 family promotes EMT and invasion in cancer cells
    2008 1.4k citations Ulrike Burk, Jörg Schubert et al. EMBO Reports profile →
  2. Migrating cancer stem cells — an integrated concept of malignant tumour progression
    2005 1.1k citations Thomas Brabletz, Andreas Jung et al. Nature reviews. Cancer 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 Spaderna Germany 15 2.9k 2.2k 1.8k 413 367 18 4.4k
Qingyun Liu China 18 2.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 996 0.6× 297 0.7× 333 0.9× 31 3.4k
Falk Hlubek Germany 25 3.4k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 538 1.3× 649 1.8× 30 5.1k
Dalong Qian United States 16 3.6k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 320 0.8× 292 0.8× 30 5.4k
Scott J. Dylla United States 17 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 951 0.5× 344 0.8× 196 0.5× 36 4.7k
Frank Bartel Germany 31 2.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 841 0.5× 234 0.6× 242 0.7× 65 3.6k
Dieter Niederacher Germany 38 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 251 0.6× 432 1.2× 143 4.2k
Robert W. Cho United States 8 2.5k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 380 0.9× 142 0.4× 9 4.3k
Nicholas A. Willis United States 18 3.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.1× 998 0.6× 389 0.9× 267 0.7× 37 5.4k
Kim L. Mercer United States 10 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 737 0.4× 302 0.7× 222 0.6× 15 3.9k
Dmitri Wiederschain United States 28 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 257 0.6× 175 0.5× 45 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simone Spaderna

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simone Spaderna

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simone Spaderna. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simone Spaderna 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 Simone Spaderna. Simone Spaderna is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Vincan, Elizabeth, Dustin J. Flanagan, Normand Pouliot, Thomas Brabletz, & Simone Spaderna. (2009). Variable FZD7 expression in colorectal cancers indicates regulation by the tumour microenvironment. Developmental Dynamics. 239(1). 311–317. 24 indexed citations
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Spaderna, Simone, Otto Schmalhofer, Mandy Wahlbuhl, et al.. (2008). The Transcriptional Repressor ZEB1 Promotes Metastasis and Loss of Cell Polarity in Cancer. Cancer Research. 68(2). 537–544. 423 indexed citations
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Schmalhofer, Otto, Simone Spaderna, & Thomas Brabletz. (2008). Native Promoter Reporters Validate Transcriptional Targets. Methods in molecular biology. 468. 111–128. 4 indexed citations
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Burk, Ulrike, Jörg Schubert, Ulrich F. Wellner, et al.. (2008). A reciprocal repression between ZEB1 and members of the miR‐200 family promotes EMT and invasion in cancer cells. EMBO Reports. 9(6). 582–589. 1432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gavert, Nancy, Michal Sheffer, Shani Raveh, et al.. (2007). Expression of L1-CAM and ADAM10 in Human Colon Cancer Cells Induces Metastasis. Cancer Research. 67(16). 7703–7712. 167 indexed citations
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Coste, Isabelle, Jean‐Noël Freund, Simone Spaderna, Thomas Brabletz, & Toufic Renno. (2007). Precancerous Lesions Upon Sporadic Activation of β-Catenin in Mice. Gastroenterology. 132(4). 1299–1308. 9 indexed citations
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Spaderna, Simone, et al.. (2007). Epithelial-mesenchymal and mesenchymal-epithelial transitions during cancer progression.. PubMed. 91. 21–8. 33 indexed citations
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Hlubek, Falk, Sabine Pfeiffer, Jan Budczies, et al.. (2006). Securin (hPTTG1) expression is regulated by β-catenin/TCF in human colorectal carcinoma. British Journal of Cancer. 94(11). 1672–1677. 25 indexed citations
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Spaderna, Simone, Otto Schmalhofer, Falk Hlubek, et al.. (2006). A Transient, EMT-Linked Loss of Basement Membranes Indicates Metastasis and Poor Survival in Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 131(3). 830–840. 404 indexed citations
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Brabletz, Thomas, Falk Hlubek, Simone Spaderna, et al.. (2005). Invasion and Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition, Stem Cells and β-Catenin. Cells Tissues Organs. 179(1-2). 56–65. 437 indexed citations
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Brabletz, Thomas, Andreas Jung, Simone Spaderna, Falk Hlubek, & Thomas Kirchner. (2005). Migrating cancer stem cells — an integrated concept of malignant tumour progression. Nature reviews. Cancer. 5(9). 744–749. 1089 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spaderna, Simone, Barbara Kropff, Siyuan Shen, et al.. (2005). Deletion of gpUL132, a Structural Component of Human Cytomegalovirus, Results in Impaired Virus Replication in Fibroblasts. Journal of Virology. 79(18). 11837–11847. 24 indexed citations
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Brabletz, Thomas, Simone Spaderna, J. Kolb, et al.. (2004). Down-Regulation of the Homeodomain Factor Cdx2 in Colorectal Cancer by Collagen Type I. Cancer Research. 64(19). 6973–6977. 113 indexed citations
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Faller, Gerhard, Arno Dimmler, Tilman T. Rau, et al.. (2004). Evidence for acid‐induced loss of Cdx2 expression in duodenal gastric metaplasia. The Journal of Pathology. 203(4). 904–908. 33 indexed citations
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Spaderna, Simone, Gabriele Hahn, & Michael Mach. (2004). Glycoprotein gpTRL10 of human cytomegalovirus is dispensable for virus replication in human fibroblasts. Archives of Virology. 149(3). 495–506. 2 indexed citations
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Hlubek, Falk, Simone Spaderna, Andreas Jung, Thomas Kirchner, & Thomas Brabletz. (2003). β‐Catenin activates a coordinated expression of the proinvasive factors laminin‐5 γ2 chain and MT1‐MMP in colorectal carcinomas. International Journal of Cancer. 108(2). 321–326. 111 indexed citations
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Spaderna, Simone, Holger Blessing, Elke Bogner, William J. Britt, & Michael Mach. (2002). Identification of Glycoprotein gpTRL10 as a Structural Component of Human Cytomegalovirus. Journal of Virology. 76(3). 1450–1460. 15 indexed citations
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