Wafik S. El‐Deiry

87.5k total citations · 14 hit papers
584 papers, 46.9k citations indexed

About

Wafik S. El‐Deiry is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wafik S. El‐Deiry has authored 584 papers receiving a total of 46.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 371 papers in Oncology, 349 papers in Molecular Biology and 139 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wafik S. El‐Deiry's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (205 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (126 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (86 papers). Wafik S. El‐Deiry is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (205 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (126 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (86 papers). Wafik S. El‐Deiry collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. Wafik S. El‐Deiry's co-authors include Victor E. Velculescu, Benedito A. Carneiro, K W Kinzler, Takashi Tokino, Zhaoyu Jin, David Pei‐Cheng Lin, Daniel B. Levy, Bert Vogelstein, W E Mercer and J.M. Trent and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wafik S. El‐Deiry

545 papers receiving 46.1k citations

Hit Papers

WAF1, a potential mediator of p53 tumor suppression 1992 2026 2003 2014 1993 1992 2020 1994 1992 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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.

  1. WAF1, a potential mediator of p53 tumor suppression
    1993 7.2k citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  2. A mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway utilizing p53 and GADD45 is defective in ataxia-telangiectasia
    1992 2.7k citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  3. Targeting apoptosis in cancer therapy
    2020 1.8k citations Benedito A. Carneiro, Wafik S. El‐Deiry profile →
  4. WAF1/CIP1 is induced in p53-mediated G1 arrest and apoptosis.
    1994 1.8k citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  5. Definition of a consensus binding site for p53
    1992 1.7k citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  6. Overview of cell death signaling pathways
    2005 1.1k citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  7. FADD: Essential for Embryo Development and Signaling from Some, But Not All, Inducers of Apoptosis
    1998 759 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  8. TRAIL and apoptosis induction by TNF-family death receptors
    2003 725 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  9. Regulation ofp53downstream genes
    1998 672 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry profile →
  10. Acoustic separation of circulating tumor cells
    2015 635 citations Lanlan Zhou, Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  11. Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death
    2005 598 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  12. Topological control of p21WAF1/CIP1 expression in normal and neoplastic tissues.
    1995 525 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  13. Tumor suppressor p53: Biology, signaling pathways, and therapeutic targeting
    2021 434 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →
  14. p53 gene mutations are associated with decreased sensitivity of human lymphoma cells to DNA damaging agents.
    1994 358 citations Wafik S. El‐Deiry et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wafik S. El‐Deiry United States 100 32.9k 23.2k 9.3k 5.3k 4.7k 584 46.9k
Karen H. Vousden United Kingdom 105 34.6k 1.1× 24.4k 1.1× 12.3k 1.3× 3.8k 0.7× 4.7k 1.0× 240 49.2k
Moshe Oren Israel 116 34.9k 1.1× 28.8k 1.2× 9.9k 1.1× 3.3k 0.6× 7.2k 1.5× 323 48.9k
David P. Lane United Kingdom 124 37.4k 1.1× 32.2k 1.4× 8.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.7× 7.0k 1.5× 620 57.7k
Scott W. Lowe United States 123 50.1k 1.5× 23.0k 1.0× 16.9k 1.8× 8.5k 1.6× 4.0k 0.9× 325 69.6k
Michael B. Kastan United States 77 30.5k 0.9× 18.4k 0.8× 8.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.6× 156 39.1k
Kornélia Polyák United States 85 30.3k 0.9× 26.6k 1.1× 14.8k 1.6× 4.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 202 49.8k
William C. Hahn United States 101 26.5k 0.8× 11.2k 0.5× 7.8k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 293 40.9k
Victor E. Velculescu United States 83 34.5k 1.0× 20.4k 0.9× 17.0k 1.8× 4.0k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 184 54.3k
David A. Tuveson United States 83 19.6k 0.6× 21.2k 0.9× 9.4k 1.0× 7.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.4× 200 41.1k
Albert J. Fornace United States 102 25.7k 0.8× 12.9k 0.6× 7.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 411 35.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ferrarini, Isacco, Anna D. Louie, Lanlan Zhou, & Wafik S. El‐Deiry. (2021). ONC212 is a Novel Mitocan Acting Synergistically with Glycolysis Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20(9). 1572–1583. 28 indexed citations
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Baca, Yasmine, Joanne Xiu, Fábio Távora, et al.. (2020). The Landscape of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Beta Genomic Alterations in Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20(1). 183–190. 12 indexed citations
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Ellithi, Moataz, et al.. (2020). Differential Effects of Clinically Relevant N- versus C-Terminal Truncating CDKN1A Mutations on Cisplatin Sensitivity in Bladder Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 19(3). 403–413. 5 indexed citations
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Lev, Avital, Amriti R. Lulla, Brian C. Ross, et al.. (2018). ONC201 Targets AR and AR-V7 Signaling, Reduces PSA, and Synergizes with Everolimus in Prostate Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 16(5). 754–766. 22 indexed citations
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Lulla, Amriti R., Michael Slifker, Yan Zhou, et al.. (2017). miR-6883 Family miRNAs Target CDK4/6 to Induce G1 Phase Cell-Cycle Arrest in Colon Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 77(24). 6902–6913. 44 indexed citations
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Ralff, Marie D., C. Leah B. Kline, Jessica Wagner, et al.. (2017). ONC201 Demonstrates Antitumor Effects in Both Triple-Negative and Non–Triple-Negative Breast Cancers through TRAIL-Dependent and TRAIL-Independent Mechanisms. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 16(7). 1290–1298. 38 indexed citations
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Prabhu, Varun V., Bo Hong, Joshua E. Allen, et al.. (2016). Small-Molecule Prodigiosin Restores p53 Tumor Suppressor Activity in Chemoresistant Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells via c-Jun-Mediated ΔNp73 Inhibition and p73 Activation. Cancer Research. 76(7). 1989–1999. 49 indexed citations
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Abdulghani, Junaid, Jean‐Nicolas Gallant, David T. Dicker, et al.. (2016). Sorafenib and Quinacrine Target Anti-Apoptotic Protein MCL1: A Poor Prognostic Marker in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC). Clinical Cancer Research. 22(24). 6192–6203. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shengliang, Lanlan Zhou, Bo Hong, et al.. (2015). Small-Molecule NSC59984 Restores p53 Pathway Signaling and Antitumor Effects against Colorectal Cancer via p73 Activation and Degradation of Mutant p53. Cancer Research. 75(18). 3842–3852. 92 indexed citations
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Allen, Joshua E., Varun V. Prabhu, Mala K. Talekar, et al.. (2015). Genetic and Pharmacological Screens Converge in Identifying FLIP, BCL2, and IAP Proteins as Key Regulators of Sensitivity to the TRAIL-Inducing Anticancer Agent ONC201/TIC10. Cancer Research. 75(8). 1668–1674. 35 indexed citations
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Hao, Sijie, Shuwen Wang, Yuanjun Zhao, et al.. (2015). A Combinatory Strategy for Detection of Live CTCs Using Microfiltration and a New Telomerase-Selective Adenovirus. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(3). 835–843. 18 indexed citations
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Prabhu, Varun V., Joshua E. Allen, David T. Dicker, & Wafik S. El‐Deiry. (2015). Small-Molecule ONC201/TIC10 Targets Chemotherapy-Resistant Colorectal Cancer Stem–like Cells in an Akt/Foxo3a/TRAIL–Dependent Manner. Cancer Research. 75(7). 1423–1432. 113 indexed citations
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Patel, Akshal, Varun V. Prabhu, David T. Dicker, et al.. (2014). COX-2 Drives Metastatic Breast Cells from Brain Lesions into the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Systemic Circulation. Cancer Research. 74(9). 2385–2390. 15 indexed citations
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Hong, Bo, Varun V. Prabhu, Shengliang Zhang, et al.. (2013). Prodigiosin Rescues Deficient p53 Signaling and Antitumor Effects via Upregulating p73 and Disrupting Its Interaction with Mutant p53. Cancer Research. 74(4). 1153–1165. 69 indexed citations
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Allen, Joshua E., Roger Ferrini, David T. Dicker, et al.. (2012). Targeting TRAIL Death Receptor 4 with Trivalent DR4 Atrimer Complexes. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(10). 2087–2095. 25 indexed citations
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Dolloff, Nathan G., Joshua E. Allen, David T. Dicker, et al.. (2012). Sangivamycin-like Molecule 6 Exhibits Potent Anti-Multiple Myeloma Activity through Inhibition of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-9. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(11). 2321–2330. 12 indexed citations
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Mayes, Patrick A., Nathan G. Dolloff, Colin J. Daniel, et al.. (2011). Overcoming Hypoxia-Induced Apoptotic Resistance through Combinatorial Inhibition of GSK-3β and CDK1. Cancer Research. 71(15). 5265–5275. 27 indexed citations
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Laguinge, Luciana M., Raed Samara, Wenge Wang, et al.. (2008). DR5 Receptor Mediates Anoikis in Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cell Lines. Cancer Research. 68(3). 909–917. 40 indexed citations
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Plastaras, John P., Seok-Hyun Kim, Yingqiu Y. Liu, et al.. (2007). Cell Cycle–Dependent and Schedule-Dependent Antitumor Effects of Sorafenib Combined with Radiation. Cancer Research. 67(19). 9443–9454. 118 indexed citations
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Kim, Seok‐Hyun, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Arunasalam Navaraj, et al.. (2006). Tumorigenic Conversion of Primary Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells Using Oncogene Combinations in the Absence of Exogenous Ras. Cancer Research. 66(21). 10415–10424. 34 indexed citations

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