Vesna Cekic

859 total citations
49 papers, 649 citations indexed

About

Vesna Cekic is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesna Cekic has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 649 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Oncology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Vesna Cekic's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (8 papers). Vesna Cekic is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (17 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (8 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (8 papers). Vesna Cekic collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Guatemala. Vesna Cekic's co-authors include Richard L. Whelan, Richard L. Whelan, Irena Kirman, Daniel L. Feingold, H. M. C. Shantha Kumara, Emre Balık, Tracey D. Arnell, Avraham Belizon, Kenneth A. Forde and Xiaohong Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gastroenterology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Vesna Cekic

46 papers receiving 637 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vesna Cekic United States 15 343 239 186 150 146 49 649
Isaku Yoshioka Japan 13 273 0.8× 91 0.4× 369 2.0× 235 1.6× 80 0.5× 58 661
Renfang Xu China 13 143 0.4× 362 1.5× 106 0.6× 148 1.0× 311 2.1× 50 697
Taisuke Yagi Japan 14 546 1.6× 181 0.8× 391 2.1× 314 2.1× 107 0.7× 29 936
Xiangqian Su China 18 395 1.2× 380 1.6× 324 1.7× 594 4.0× 249 1.7× 103 1.3k
Cristina López-Blau Spain 4 186 0.5× 451 1.9× 96 0.5× 122 0.8× 98 0.7× 5 766
Renato Colella Italy 17 261 0.8× 185 0.8× 266 1.4× 285 1.9× 128 0.9× 40 847
Martina Crysandt Germany 12 175 0.5× 122 0.5× 50 0.3× 143 1.0× 60 0.4× 50 519
Aimalie Hardaway United States 8 235 0.7× 187 0.8× 45 0.2× 115 0.8× 179 1.2× 10 565
Takayoshi Kaida Japan 16 401 1.2× 159 0.7× 273 1.5× 143 1.0× 155 1.1× 44 761

Countries citing papers authored by Vesna Cekic

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vesna Cekic

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vesna Cekic

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

All Works

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Miyagaki, Hiromichi, et al.. (2024). Plasma levels of progranulin, a tumorigenic protein, are persistently elevated during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 15(5). 2157–2165. 1 indexed citations
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Miyagaki, Hiromichi, et al.. (2021). Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-7 levels are elevated first month after surgery and may promote growth of residual metastases. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 13(8). 879–892. 5 indexed citations
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Kumara, H. M. C. Shantha, et al.. (2018). Plasma levels of the proangiogenic protein CXCL16 remains elevated for 1 month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 16(1). 132–132. 7 indexed citations
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Grieco, Michael J., et al.. (2017). Warm and Humidified Versus Cold and Dry CO2 Pneumoperitoneum in Minimally Invasive Colon Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Surgical Innovation. 24(5). 471–482. 1 indexed citations
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Kumara, H. M. C. Shantha, et al.. (2016). Plasma chitinase 3-like 1 is persistently elevated during first month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 8(8). 607–607. 13 indexed citations
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Guend, Hamza, et al.. (2014). Technique of last resort: characteristics of patients undergoing open surgery in the laparoscopic era. Surgical Endoscopy. 29(9). 2763–2769. 7 indexed citations
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Myers, Elizabeth A., Daniel L. Feingold, Tracey D. Arnell, et al.. (2013). The rate for the use of hand-assisted laparoscopic methods is directly proportional to body mass index. Surgical Endoscopy. 28(1). 108–115. 9 indexed citations
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Balık, Emre, Daniel D. Kirchoff, Anjali S. Kumar, et al.. (2011). Oncologic Colorectal Resection, Not Advanced Endoscopic Polypectomy, Is the Best Treatment for Large Dysplastic Adenomas. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 16(1). 165–172. 26 indexed citations
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Kumara, H. M. C. Shantha, Daniel L. Feingold, Matthew F. Kalady, et al.. (2009). Colorectal Resection is Associated With Persistent Proangiogenic Plasma Protein Changes. Annals of Surgery. 249(6). 973–977. 38 indexed citations
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Belizon, Avraham, Emre Balık, Patrick K. Horst, et al.. (2008). Persistent elevation of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels during the first month after minimally invasive colorectal resection. Surgical Endoscopy. 22(2). 287–297. 38 indexed citations
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Kumara, H. M. C. Shantha, Irena Kirman, Daniel L. Feingold, et al.. (2008). Perioperative GMCSF limits the proangiogenic plasma protein changes associated with colorectal cancer resection. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 35(3). 295–301. 17 indexed citations
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Kirman, Irena, Avraham Belizon, Emre Balık, et al.. (2007). Perioperative sargramostim (recombinant human GM-CSF) induces an increase in the level of soluble VEGFR1 in colon cancer patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 33(10). 1169–1176. 19 indexed citations
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Belizon, Avraham, Emre Balık, Daniel L. Feingold, et al.. (2006). Major Abdominal Surgery Increases Plasma Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Annals of Surgery. 244(5). 792–798. 87 indexed citations
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Kirman, Irena, et al.. (2004). Depletion of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 After Open Surgery is Associated With High Interleukin-6 Levels. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 47(6). 911–918. 15 indexed citations
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Kirman, Irena, Vesna Cekic, Daniel L. Feingold, et al.. (2003). The percentage of CD31 + T cells decreases after open but not laparoscopic surgery. Surgical Endoscopy. 17(5). 754–757. 12 indexed citations
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