Upulie Divisekera

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Upulie Divisekera is a scholar working on Oncology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Upulie Divisekera has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Upulie Divisekera's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (2 papers). Upulie Divisekera is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (3 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (2 papers). Upulie Divisekera collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Germany. Upulie Divisekera's co-authors include John Stagg, Mark J. Smyth, Phillip K. Darcy, Helene Duret, Michele W.L. Teng, Karen M. Dwyer, Sandra Pommey, Janelle Sharkey, Nicole M. McLaughlin and Delphine Denoyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer Research and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Upulie Divisekera

7 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Anti-CD73 antibody therapy inhibits breast tumor growth and metastasis

2010 479 citations John Stagg, Upulie Divisekera et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Upulie Divisekera Australia	7	892	846	752	386	183	7	1.8k
Evelyne Zeira Israel	17	512 0.6×	96 0.1×	399 0.5×	429 1.1×	112 0.6×	21	1.3k
Naz Chaudary Canada	22	474 0.5×	180 0.2×	161 0.2×	695 1.8×	186 1.0×	45	1.5k
Sally A. Hunsucker United States	17	342 0.4×	140 0.2×	236 0.3×	588 1.5×	95 0.5×	32	1.1k
Nils-Petter Rudqvist Sweden	19	1.4k 1.5×	61 0.1×	1.0k 1.4×	549 1.4×	170 0.9×	44	2.3k
Kathleen Spring Canada	10	209 0.2×	224 0.3×	226 0.3×	347 0.9×	163 0.9×	14	846
Robert Eil United States	14	1.1k 1.2×	42 0.0×	1.0k 1.4×	739 1.9×	257 1.4×	30	2.1k
Shanshan Wan China	16	572 0.6×	33 0.0×	454 0.6×	421 1.1×	90 0.5×	54	1.5k
Kristin DePeaux United States	8	881 1.0×	46 0.1×	1.1k 1.5×	755 2.0×	286 1.6×	11	2.1k
Maria Buoncervello Italy	15	298 0.3×	46 0.1×	213 0.3×	292 0.8×	166 0.9×	18	828
Paolo Vignali United States	8	710 0.8×	39 0.0×	1.1k 1.4×	697 1.8×	220 1.2×	17	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Upulie Divisekera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Upulie Divisekera

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Divisekera, Upulie, Wenjuan Yang, Vijayaraghavan Ranganathan, et al.. (2014). Biological stability and activity of siRNA in ionic liquids. Chemical Communications. 50(88). 13457–13460. 36 indexed citations

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Beavis, Paul A., Upulie Divisekera, Christophe Paget, et al.. (2013). Blockade of A _2A receptors potently suppresses the metastasis of CD73 ⁺ tumors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(36). 14711–14716. 290 indexed citations

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Stagg, John, Paul A. Beavis, Upulie Divisekera, et al.. (2012). CD73-Deficient Mice Are Resistant to Carcinogenesis. Cancer Research. 72(9). 2190–2196. 174 indexed citations

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Stagg, John, Upulie Divisekera, Helene Duret, et al.. (2011). CD73-Deficient Mice Have Increased Antitumor Immunity and Are Resistant to Experimental Metastasis. Cancer Research. 71(8). 2892–2900. 320 indexed citations

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Stagg, John, Sherene Loi, Upulie Divisekera, et al.. (2011). Anti–ErbB-2 mAb therapy requires type I and II interferons and synergizes with anti–PD-1 or anti-CD137 mAb therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(17). 7142–7147. 381 indexed citations

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Stagg, John, Upulie Divisekera, Nicole M. McLaughlin, et al.. (2010). Anti-CD73 antibody therapy inhibits breast tumor growth and metastasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(4). 1547–1552. 479 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vermette, Patrick, Thomas R. Gengenbach, Upulie Divisekera, et al.. (2003). Immobilization and surface characterization of NeutrAvidin biotin-binding protein on different hydrogel interlayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 259(1). 13–26. 92 indexed citations

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