Siniša Volarević

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Siniša Volarević is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Siniša Volarević has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Siniša Volarević's work include RNA modifications and cancer (19 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers). Siniša Volarević is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (19 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers). Siniša Volarević collaborates with scholars based in Croatia, United States and Sweden. Siniša Volarević's co-authors include George Thomas, Joffrey Pelletier, George Thomas, Moshe Oren, Slađana Bursać, Lior Golomb, Mladen Merćep, Ines Oršolić, Christopher M. Burns and Jonathan D. Ashwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Siniša Volarević

38 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Ribosome biogenesis in cancer: new players and therapeutic avenues

2017 523 citations Joffrey Pelletier, George Thomas et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siniša Volarević Croatia	26	2.8k	858	515	396	237	39	3.6k
Tim C. P. Somervaille United Kingdom	29	3.3k 1.2×	654 0.8×	368 0.7×	435 1.1×	199 0.8×	105	4.4k
John Easton United States	32	2.3k 0.8×	675 0.8×	413 0.8×	678 1.7×	246 1.0×	84	3.5k
Zhi-Min Yuan United States	35	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	364 0.7×	554 1.4×	345 1.5×	61	3.8k
Javier León Spain	34	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	378 0.7×	543 1.4×	335 1.4×	100	4.0k
Jude Fitzgibbon United Kingdom	37	1.7k 0.6×	965 1.1×	642 1.2×	562 1.4×	157 0.7×	112	4.2k
Matthew D. Galbraith United States	22	1.8k 0.6×	759 0.9×	267 0.5×	744 1.9×	195 0.8×	48	2.7k
Kam C. Yeung United States	31	3.0k 1.1×	644 0.8×	324 0.6×	453 1.1×	279 1.2×	52	3.8k
Qishen Pang United States	33	2.3k 0.8×	409 0.5×	322 0.6×	566 1.4×	242 1.0×	80	3.0k
Rosa Bernardi Italy	29	3.4k 1.2×	946 1.1×	607 1.2×	606 1.5×	378 1.6×	60	4.4k

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Xu, Fan, et al.. (2026). Vitamin D Receptor in Cancer: Biological Functions, Mechanistic Insights, and Clinical Relevance. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 18. 1–15.

Kolman, R., Slađana Bursać, Richard de Reuver, et al.. (2025). ADAR1 p150 prevents HSV-1 from triggering PKR/eIF2α-mediated translational arrest and is required for efficient viral replication. PLoS Pathogens. 21(4). e1012452–e1012452. 2 indexed citations

Moudrý, Pavel, et al.. (2021). RNA-interference screen for p53 regulators unveils a role of WDR75 in ribosome biogenesis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(3). 687–696. 20 indexed citations

Oršolić, Ines, Slađana Bursać, Irena Drmić Hofman, et al.. (2020). Cancer-associated mutations in the ribosomal protein L5 gene dysregulate the HDM2/p53-mediated ribosome biogenesis checkpoint. Oncogene. 39(17). 3443–3457. 36 indexed citations

Bursać, Slađana, et al.. (2020). Dysregulated Ribosome Biogenesis Reveals Therapeutic Liabilities in Cancer. Trends in cancer. 7(1). 57–76. 47 indexed citations

Lindström, Mikael S., et al.. (2018). Nucleolus as an emerging hub in maintenance of genome stability and cancer pathogenesis. Oncogene. 37(18). 2351–2366. 160 indexed citations

Pelletier, Joffrey, George Thomas, & Siniša Volarević. (2017). Ribosome biogenesis in cancer: new players and therapeutic avenues. Nature reviews. Cancer. 18(1). 51–63. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

Oršolić, Ines, et al.. (2015). The relationship between the nucleolus and cancer: Current evidence and emerging paradigms. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 37-38. 36–50. 131 indexed citations

Kanellis, Dimitris C., Slađana Bursać, Philip N. Tsichlis, Siniša Volarević, & Aristides G. Eliopoulos. (2014). Physical and functional interaction of the TPL2 kinase with nucleophosmin. Oncogene. 34(19). 2516–2526. 9 indexed citations

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Bursać, Slađana, Maja Cokarić Brdovčak, Giulio Donati, & Siniša Volarević. (2013). Activation of the tumor suppressor p53 upon impairment of ribosome biogenesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(6). 817–830. 114 indexed citations

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Bursać, Slađana, Maja Cokarić Brdovčak, Martin Pfannkuchen, et al.. (2012). Mutual protection of ribosomal proteins L5 and L11 from degradation is essential for p53 activation upon ribosomal biogenesis stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(50). 20467–20472. 173 indexed citations

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Donati, Giulio, Serena Bertoni, Elisa Brighenti, et al.. (2011). The balance between rRNA and ribosomal protein synthesis up- and downregulates the tumour suppressor p53 in mammalian cells. Oncogene. 30(29). 3274–3288. 78 indexed citations

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Reddy, Pradeep, Deepak Adhikari, Wenjing Zheng, et al.. (2009). PDK1 signaling in oocytes controls reproductive aging and lifespan by manipulating the survival of primordial follicles. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(15). 2813–2824. 192 indexed citations

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Montagne, Jacques, et al.. (2007). S6-Haploinsufficiency Activates the p53 Tumor Suppressor. Cell Cycle. 6(1). 20–24. 34 indexed citations

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Solter, Davor, et al.. (2006). Ribosomal Protein S6 Gene Haploinsufficiency Is Associated with Activation of a p53-Dependent Checkpoint during Gastrulation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(23). 8880–8891. 110 indexed citations

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Merćep, Mladen, et al.. (2005). Inactivation of S6 ribosomal protein gene in T lymphocytes activates a p53-dependent checkpoint response. Genes & Development. 19(24). 3070–3082. 390 indexed citations

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Volarević, Siniša & George Thomas. (2000). Role of S6 phosphorylation and S6 kinase in cell growth. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 65. 101–127. 163 indexed citations

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Berchtold, Susanne, Siniša Volarević, Richard Moriggl, Mladen Merćep, & Bernd Groner. (1998). Dominant Negative Variants of the SHP-2 Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibit Prolactin Activation of Jak2 (Janus Kinase 2) and Induction of Stat5 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5)-Dependent Transcription. Molecular Endocrinology. 12(4). 556–567. 41 indexed citations

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Moriggl, Richard, et al.. (1998). Activation of STAT Proteins and Cytokine Genes in Human Th1 and Th2 Cells Generated in the Absence of IL-12 and IL-4. The Journal of Immunology. 160(7). 3385–3392. 24 indexed citations

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Volarević, Siniša, Christopher M. Burns, Hiroyuki Yamada, et al.. (1992). The CD45 tyrosine phosphatase regulates phosphotyrosine homeostasis and its loss reveals a novel pattern of late T cell receptor-induced Ca2+ oscillations.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(3). 835–844. 72 indexed citations

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