Thomas L. Benjamin

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas L. Benjamin is a scholar working on Oncology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Benjamin has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Oncology, 34 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Benjamin's work include Polyomavirus and related diseases (61 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (26 papers). Thomas L. Benjamin is often cited by papers focused on Polyomavirus and related diseases (61 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (26 papers). Thomas L. Benjamin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and South Korea. Thomas L. Benjamin's co-authors include Tian Yu, Brian Schaffhausen, Joanna M. Gilbert, Jonathan Silver, Michele M. Fluck, Jean Dahl, Michael B. Yaffe, Jeong‐Ho Hong, Thilo Stehle and Stephen C. Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Benjamin

95 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. TAZ, a Transcriptional Modulator of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation
    2005 837 citations Jeong‐Ho Hong, Eun Sook Hwang et al. Science profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas L. Benjamin 2.3k 2.1k 1.2k 899 883 95 4.7k
T L Benjamin 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 910 0.8× 789 0.9× 152 0.2× 42 2.8k
Mike Fried 1.1k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 821 0.7× 493 0.5× 341 0.4× 76 3.5k
P Tegtmeyer 4.3k 1.9× 3.4k 1.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 162 0.2× 81 6.7k
Toshiki Tsurimoto 1.5k 0.7× 5.8k 2.7× 1.4k 1.2× 477 0.5× 807 0.9× 100 7.0k
L.V. Crawford 4.3k 1.9× 3.8k 1.8× 2.4k 2.0× 682 0.8× 207 0.2× 84 7.7k
Steven R. Tronick 1.5k 0.7× 3.7k 1.7× 1.9k 1.7× 433 0.5× 415 0.5× 104 6.8k
Gary Ramsay 770 0.3× 3.9k 1.8× 818 0.7× 313 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 33 5.3k
A. Graessmann 908 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 972 0.8× 301 0.3× 189 0.2× 93 3.5k
Harold E Varmus 776 0.3× 2.4k 1.1× 680 0.6× 279 0.3× 339 0.4× 25 3.7k
Paula Traktman 436 0.2× 2.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 383 0.4× 82 5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas L. Benjamin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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You, John J., et al.. (2015). Ganglioside and Non-ganglioside Mediated Host Responses to the Mouse Polyomavirus. PLoS Pathogens. 11(10). e1005175–e1005175. 15 indexed citations
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Sung, Chang K., Hyungshin Yim, Erik Andrews, & Thomas L. Benjamin. (2014). A mouse polyomavirus-encoded microRNA targets the cellular apoptosis pathway through Smad2 inhibition. Virology. 468-470. 57–62. 10 indexed citations
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Chinnapen, Daniel J.‐F., Wan‐Ting Hsieh, Yvonne M. te Welscher, et al.. (2012). Lipid Sorting by Ceramide Structure from Plasma Membrane to ER for the Cholera Toxin Receptor Ganglioside GM1. Developmental Cell. 23(3). 573–586. 105 indexed citations
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Sung, Chang K., Dawei Li, Erik Andrews, Ronny Drapkin, & Thomas L. Benjamin. (2012). Promoter methylation of the SALL2 tumor suppressor gene in ovarian cancers. Molecular Oncology. 7(3). 419–427. 28 indexed citations
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Gu, Hongcang, Dawei Li, Chang K. Sung, et al.. (2011). DNA-binding and regulatory properties of the transcription factor and putative tumor suppressor p150Sal2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1809(4-6). 276–283. 23 indexed citations
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Yang, Ying, Yingqing Huo, Luca Primo, et al.. (2010). Shp2 suppresses PyMT-induced transformation in mouse fibroblasts by inhibiting Stat3 activity. Virology. 409(2). 204–210. 9 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Christopher S., Chang K. Sung, Christopher D. Pack, et al.. (2009). Murine Polyomavirus encodes a microRNA that cleaves early RNA transcripts but is not essential for experimental infection. Virology. 387(1). 157–167. 79 indexed citations
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Yu, Tian, Robert J. Kolb, Jeong‐Ho Hong, et al.. (2007). TAZ Promotes PC2 Degradation through a SCF β-Trcp E3 Ligase Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(18). 6383–6395. 149 indexed citations
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Velupillai, Palanivel, Robert L. Garcea, & Thomas L. Benjamin. (2006). Polyoma Virus-Like Particles Elicit Polarized Cytokine Responses in APCs from Tumor-Susceptible and -Resistant Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 176(2). 1148–1153. 18 indexed citations
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Hong, Jeong‐Ho, Eun Sook Hwang, Michael T. McManus, et al.. (2005). TAZ, a Transcriptional Modulator of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Science. 309(5737). 1074–1078. 837 indexed citations breakdown →
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Magnuson, Brian, et al.. (2005). ERp29 Triggers a Conformational Change in Polyomavirus to Stimulate Membrane Binding. Molecular Cell. 20(2). 289–300. 143 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Thomas L., et al.. (2003). La revolución mexicana : memoria, mito e historia. Taurus eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Thomas L.. (2001). Polyoma Virus: Old Findings and New Challenges. Virology. 289(2). 167–173. 48 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Thomas L., et al.. (1997). Roles ofN-Glycans with α2,6 as well as α2,3 Linked Sialic Acid in Infection by Polyoma Virus. Virology. 233(2). 440–442. 35 indexed citations
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Dahl, Jean, Robert Freund, John Blenis, & Thomas L. Benjamin. (1996). Studies of Partially Transforming Polyomavirus Mutants Establish a Role for Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase in Activation of pp70 S6 Kinase. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(6). 2728–2735. 27 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Thomas L., et al.. (1995). Chiapas : tierra rica, pueblo pobre : historia política y social. 4 indexed citations
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Stehle, Thilo, Youwei Yan, Thomas L. Benjamin, & Stephen C. Harrison. (1994). Structure of murine polyomavirus complexed with an oligosaccharide receptor fragment. Nature. 369(6476). 160–163. 262 indexed citations
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Talmage, David A., Robert Freund, Thomas W. Dubensky, et al.. (1992). Heterogeneity in state and expression of viral DNA in polyoma virus-induced tumors of the mouse. Virology. 187(2). 734–747. 30 indexed citations
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Freund, Robert, et al.. (1992). Polyoma virus middle T is essential for virus replication and persistence as well as for tumor induction in mice. Virology. 191(2). 716–723. 33 indexed citations
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Raptis, Leda, Hildegard Lamfrom, & Thomas L. Benjamin. (1985). Regulation of Cellular Phenotype and Expression of Polyomavirus Middle T Antigen in Rat Fibroblasts. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 5(9). 2476–2486. 59 indexed citations

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