Ben S. Wittner

Active 1987–2025

42
Papers
20,434
Citations
36
h-index
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Citations

Citations per year for Ben S. Wittner1948: 1 citations1978: 1 citations1987: 2 citations1988: 2 citations1989: 25 citations1990: 12 citations1991: 14 citations1992: 14 citations1993: 11 citations1994: 8 citations1995: 17 citations1996: 7 citations1997: 10 citations1998: 8 citations1999: 5 citations2000: 6 citations2001: 6 citations2002: 4 citations2003: 3 citations2004: 5 citations2005: 3 citations2006: 8 citations2007: 12 citations2008: 17 citations2009: 34 citations2010: 103 citations2011: 138 citations2012: 155 citations2013: 205 citations2014: 256 citations2015: 340 citations2016: 364 citations2017: 470 citations2018: 387 citations2019: 1,036 citations2020: 1,067 citations2021: 1,043 citations2022: 832 citations2023: 618 citations2024: 848 citations2025: 433 citations2026: 21 citations1949–1977: no citations, so these years are not shown1979–1986: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,124 citing papers, 29.4% of this breakdownChina: 1,910 citing papers, 18% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 545 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownGermany: 519 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownItaly: 371 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownFrance: 345 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 320 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownJapan: 295 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownCanada: 283 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSpain: 260 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownNetherlands: 228 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 205 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Medicine43.4%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.9%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.7%
  • Computer Science3.4%
  • Engineering2.8%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences1%
  • Other2.8%

Topics

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis9.7%
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics6.4%
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics3.1%
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation3.1%
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis2.4%
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers2.3%
  • Other73%

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  1. Systematic RNA interference reveals that oncogenic KRAS-driven cancers require TBK1

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Jill P. Mesirov, David E. Root, D. Gary Gilliland, Tyler Jacks, William C. Hahn - Nature 2009 cited by 4,263

  2. A Chromatin-Mediated Reversible Drug-Tolerant State in Cancer Cell Subpopulations

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell 2010 cited by 2,813

  3. Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters Are Oligoclonal Precursors of Breast Cancer Metastasis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell 2014 cited by 2,505

  4. Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Science 2013 cited by 2,496

  5. The Lipogenic Regulator SREBP2 Induces Transferrin in Circulating Melanoma Cells and Suppresses Ferroptosis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cancer Discovery 2020 cited by 226

  6. Deregulation of ribosomal protein expression and translation promotes breast cancer metastasis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Science 2020 cited by 377

  7. RNA-Seq of single prostate CTCs implicates noncanonical Wnt signaling in antiandrogen resistance

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Science 2015 cited by 724

  8. DNA hypomethylation silences anti-tumor immune genes in early prostate cancer and CTCs

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell 2023 cited by 70

  9. Ex vivo culture of circulating breast tumor cells for individualized testing of drug susceptibility

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Science 2014 cited by 913

  10. HER2 expression identifies dynamic functional states within circulating breast cancer cells

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature 2016 cited by 409

  11. Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression by Pancreatic Circulating Tumor Cells

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell Reports 2014 cited by 544

  12. A microfluidic device for label-free, physical capture of circulating tumor cell clusters

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature Methods 2015 cited by 723

  13. TGF-β in the microenvironment induces a physiologically occurring immune-suppressive senescent state

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell Reports 2023 cited by 57

  14. Expression of β-globin by cancer cells promotes cell survival during blood-borne dissemination

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature Communications 2017 cited by 143

  15. HIF1A signaling selectively supports proliferation of breast cancer in the brain

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature Communications 2020 cited by 104

  16. NR4A1 regulates expression of immediate early genes, suppressing replication stress in cancer

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Molecular Cell 2021 cited by 69

  17. A Digital RNA Signature of Circulating Tumor Cells Predicting Early Therapeutic Response in Localized and Metastatic Breast Cancer

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cancer Discovery 2018 cited by 116

  18. RNA sequencing of pancreatic circulating tumour cells implicates WNT signalling in metastasis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature 2012 cited by 478

  19. Molecular signatures of circulating melanoma cells for monitoring early response to immune checkpoint therapy

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 cited by 130

  20. Pericentromeric satellite repeat expansions through RNA-derived DNA intermediates in cancer

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015 cited by 188

  21. AR Expression in Breast Cancer CTCs Associates with Bone Metastases

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Molecular Cancer Research 2018 cited by 109

  22. Tumor cell-based liquid biopsy using high-throughput microfluidic enrichment of entire leukapheresis product

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , David T. Miyamoto, Daniel A. Haber, Mehmet Toner - Nature Communications 2025 cited by 35

  23. Androgen Receptor Signaling in Circulating Tumor Cells as a Marker of Hormonally Responsive Prostate Cancer

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cancer Discovery 2012 cited by 271

  24. COX-2 mediates tumor-stromal prolactin signaling to initiate tumorigenesis

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019 cited by 48