Steven D. Leach

30.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Steven D. Leach is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven D. Leach has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Oncology, 78 papers in Surgery and 68 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Steven D. Leach's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (76 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (50 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (19 papers). Steven D. Leach is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (76 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (50 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (19 papers). Steven D. Leach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Steven D. Leach's co-authors include Anirban Maitra, Jennifer M. Bailey, Ralph H. Hruban, Jerry M. Rhee, Michael J. Parsons, Florencia McAllister, Anil K. Rustgi, Ingrid M. Meszoely, Maximilian Reichert and Ben Z. Stanger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Steven D. Leach

166 papers receiving 14.1k 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.

EMT and Dissemination Precede Pancreatic Tumor Formation

2012 1.6k citations Anirban Maitra, Jennifer M. Bailey et al. profile →
Notch mediates TGFα-induced changes in epithelial differentiation during pancreatic tumorigenesis

2003 504 citations Yoshiharu Miyamoto, Anirban Maitra et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven D. Leach United States	62	7.0k	6.0k	5.2k	2.3k	2.0k	168	14.4k
Hans‐Peter Gerber United States	51	5.7k 0.8×	12.1k 2.0×	2.2k 0.4×	4.6k 2.0×	2.5k 1.2×	91	21.1k
Gerhard Christofori Switzerland	71	7.1k 1.0×	12.4k 2.1×	1.8k 0.4×	4.5k 1.9×	1.8k 0.9×	163	19.6k
Masahide Takahashi Japan	65	3.3k 0.5×	8.9k 1.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	367	16.0k
Jeffrey S. Rubin United States	68	2.5k 0.4×	9.9k 1.7×	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	146	16.0k
Donald P. Bottaro United States	54	2.6k 0.4×	8.0k 1.3×	1.9k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	165	12.5k
Jan Kitajewski United States	76	3.6k 0.5×	11.6k 1.9×	1.9k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	180	17.7k
Steven A. Stacker Australia	66	9.1k 1.3×	9.7k 1.6×	2.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	166	17.3k
Kenneth J. Hillan United States	36	4.2k 0.6×	9.0k 1.5×	1.3k 0.2×	3.0k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	57	14.6k
Reinhard Buettner Germany	60	3.4k 0.5×	8.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.2×	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	312	14.3k
Robert M.W. Hofstra Netherlands	60	2.7k 0.4×	5.1k 0.8×	3.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	251	12.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Tan, Lei, Xiaohua Duan, Ting Zhou, et al.. (2023). A targetable pathway to eliminate TRA-1-60+/TRA-1-81+ chemoresistant cancer cells. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 15(6). 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Yun-Han, Jing Hu, Fei Chen, et al.. (2019). ID1 Mediates Escape from TGFβ Tumor Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 10(1). 142–157. 49 indexed citations

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Krishnamoorthy, Gnana P., Natalie R. Davidson, Steven D. Leach, et al.. (2018). EIF1AX and RAS Mutations Cooperate to Drive Thyroid Tumorigenesis through ATF4 and c-MYC. Cancer Discovery. 9(2). 264–281. 71 indexed citations

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Fu, Ya–Yuan, Adrien Grimont, Kelly J. Lafaro, et al.. (2017). PanIN Neuroendocrine Cells Promote Tumorigenesis via Neuronal Cross-talk. Cancer Research. 77(8). 1868–1879. 72 indexed citations

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Knudsen, Erik S., Paris Vail, Uthra Balaji, et al.. (2017). Stratification of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Combinatorial Genetic, Stromal, and Immunologic Markers. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(15). 4429–4440. 143 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yi, Anne M. Macgregor‐Das, Tyler Saunders, et al.. (2016). Mutant p53 Together with TGFβ Signaling Influence Organ-Specific Hematogenous Colonization Patterns of Pancreatic Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(6). 1607–1620. 30 indexed citations

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Hendley, Audrey M., Yue J. Wang, Kishore Polireddy, et al.. (2016). p120 Catenin Suppresses Basal Epithelial Cell Extrusion in Invasive Pancreatic Neoplasia. Cancer Research. 76(11). 3351–3363. 29 indexed citations

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Jordan, Emmet, Olca Baştürk, Steven D. Leach, et al.. (2016). Clinical and Molecular Analysis of Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Pancreas. JOP, journal of the pancreas. 17(6). 1 indexed citations

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Provost, Elayne, et al.. (2014). The Tumor Suppressor rpl36 Restrains KRAS ^G12V -Induced Pancreatic Cancer. Zebrafish. 11(6). 551–559. 22 indexed citations

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Provost, Elayne, Christopher Weier, & Steven D. Leach. (2013). Multiple Ribosomal Proteins Are Expressed at High Levels in Developing Zebrafish Endoderm and Are Required for Normal Exocrine Pancreas Development. Zebrafish. 10(2). 161–169. 21 indexed citations

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Davison, Jon M., Seung Woo Park, Jerry M. Rhee, & Steven D. Leach. (2008). Characterization of Kras‐Mediated Pancreatic Tumorigenesis in Zebrafish. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 438. 391–417. 15 indexed citations

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Halpern, Marnie E., et al.. (2008). Gal4/UAS Transgenic Tools and Their Application to Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 5(2). 97–110. 157 indexed citations

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Fendrich, Volker, Farzad Esni, Georg Feldmann, et al.. (2008). Hedgehog Signaling Is Required for Effective Regeneration of Exocrine Pancreas. Gastroenterology. 135(2). 621–631.e8. 146 indexed citations

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Garonzik‐Wang, Jacqueline & Steven D. Leach. (2008). Truncal Sarcomas and Abdominal Desmoids. Surgical Clinics of North America. 88(3). 571–582. 7 indexed citations

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Means, Anna L., Ingrid M. Meszoely, Kazufumi Suzuki, et al.. (2005). Pancreatic epithelial plasticity mediated by acinar cell transdifferentiation and generation of nestin-positive intermediates. Development. 132(16). 3767–3776. 262 indexed citations

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Prasad, Nijaguna B., Andrew V. Biankin, Noriyoshi Fukushima, et al.. (2005). Gene Expression Profiles in Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia Reflect the Effects of Hedgehog Signaling on Pancreatic Ductal Epithelial Cells. Cancer Research. 65(5). 1619–1626. 186 indexed citations

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Fukushima, Noriyoshi, Norihiro Sato, Nijaguna B. Prasad, et al.. (2004). Characterization of gene expression in mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas using oligonucleotide microarrays. Oncogene. 23(56). 9042–9051. 78 indexed citations

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Crawford, Howard C., Charles R. Scoggins, M. Kay Washington, Lynn M. Matrisian, & Steven D. Leach. (2002). Matrix metalloproteinase-7 is expressed by pancreatic cancer precursors and regulates acinar-to-ductal metaplasia in exocrine pancreas. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(11). 1437–1444. 15 indexed citations

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Crawford, Howard C., Charles R. Scoggins, M. Kay Washington, Lynn M. Matrisian, & Steven D. Leach. (2002). Matrix metalloproteinase-7 is expressed by pancreatic cancer precursors and regulates acinar-to-ductal metaplasia in exocrine pancreas. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(11). 1437–1444. 56 indexed citations

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Stewart, Zoe A., Steven D. Leach, & Jennifer A. Pietenpol. (1999). p21 ^Waf1/Cip1 Inhibition of Cyclin E/Cdk2 Activity Prevents Endoreduplication after Mitotic Spindle Disruption. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(1). 205–215. 156 indexed citations

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