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Erik H.J. Danen

Erik H.J. Danen

Leiden University
Netherlands

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
11366
World Ranking
16579
National Ranking
400

Erik H.J. Danen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erik H.J. Danen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Erik H.J. Danen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erik H.J. Danen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erik H.J. Danen is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands, conducting research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their scholarly contributions focus strongly on subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, including:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Danen document specific areas of interest and research activity, including:

  • "Targeting Integrins for Cancer Therapy - Disappointments and Opportunities," 2022, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Metastasis: crosstalk between tissue mechanics and tumour cell plasticity," 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Multiparametric assessment of mitochondrial respiratory inhibition in HepG2 and RPTEC/TERT1 cells using a panel of mitochondrial targeting agrochemicals," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Mechanical interplay between cell shape and actin cytoskeleton organization," 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Crosstalk between Hypoxia and Extracellular Matrix in the Tumor Microenvironment in Breast Cancer," 2022, Genes

Danen's frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas Schmidt
  • Chen-Yi Liao
  • Cecilia Bergonzini
  • Bob van de Water
  • Sylvia E. Le Dévédec

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, indicating consistent engagement with specific academic communities. These frequent venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancers
  • Archives of Toxicology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Soft Matter

Best Publications

  • Adhesion signaling - crosstalk between integrins, Src and Rho.

    Stephan Huveneers;Erik H. J. Danen

  • Fibronectin, integrins, and growth control.

    Erik H.J. Danen;Kenneth M. Yamada

  • Shc and Fak Differentially Regulate Cell Motility and Directionality Modulated by Pten

    Jianguo Gu;Masahito Tamura;Roumen Pankov;Erik H.J. Danen

  • PTEN Interactions with Focal Adhesion Kinase and Suppression of the Extracellular Matrix-dependent Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Cell Survival Pathway *

    Masahito Tamura;Jianguo Gu;Erik H.J. Danen;Takahisa Takino

  • Integrins in regulation of tissue development and function.

    Erik H J Danen;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • The fibronectin-binding integrins α5β1 and αvβ3 differentially modulate RhoA–GTP loading, organization of cell matrix adhesions, and fibronectin fibrillogenesis

    Erik H.J. Danen;Petra Sonneveld;Cord Brakebusch;Reinhard Fässler

  • Adverse outcome pathways: opportunities, limitations and open questions.

    Marcel Leist;Ahmed Ghallab;Ahmed Ghallab;Rabea Graepel;Rosemarie Marchan

  • A guide to mechanobiology: Where biology and physics meet.

    Karin A. Jansen;Dominique M. Donato;Hayri E. Balcioglu;Thomas Schmidt

  • Establishment and characterization of an uveal‐melanoma cell line

    I. de Waard-Siebinga;D.J.R. Blom;M. Griffioen;P.I. Schrier

  • Generation of antimelanoma cytotoxic T lymphocytes from healthy donors after presentation of melanoma-associated antigen-derived epitopes by dendritic cells in vitro

    A.B.H. Bakker;G. Marland;A.J. de Boer;R.J.F. Huijbens

  • Integrins control motile strategy through a Rho-cofilin pathway.

    Erik H.J. Danen;Jacco van Rheenen;Willeke Franken;Stephan Huveneers

  • Erratum: Integrins in regulation of tissue development and function. J Pathol; 200: 471–480

    Erik Hj Danen;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Neutrophil-Mediated Experimental Metastasis Is Enhanced by VEGFR Inhibition in a Zebrafish Xenograft Model

    Shuning He;Shuning He;Gerda Em Lamers;Jan-Willem M Beenakker;Chao Cui

  • Requirement for the Synergy Site for Cell Adhesion to Fibronectin Depends on the Activation State of Integrin α5β1

    E.H.J. Danen;S.I. Aota;A.A. van Kraats;K.M. Yamada

  • Binding of soluble fibronectin to integrin alpha 5 beta 1 - link to focal adhesion redistribution and contractile shape

    S. Huveneers;S. Huveneers;H. Truong;R. Faessler;A. Sonnenberg

  • Emergence of α5β1 fibronectin‐ and αvβ3 vitronectin‐receptor expression in melanocytic tumour progression

    E.H.J. Danen;P.J.M. Ten Berge;G.N.P. Van Muijen;A.E. Van't Hof-Grootenboer

  • Integrins: regulators of tissue function and cancer progression.

    Erik H.J. Danen

  • Dual stimulation of Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase and RhoA by cell adhesion to fibronectin supports growth factor-stimulated cell cycle progression.

    Erik H.J. Danen;Petra Sonneveld;Arnoud Sonnenberg;Kenneth M. Yamada

  • E-cadherin expression in human melanoma.

    E H Danen;T J de Vries;R Morandini;Ghanem Elias Ghanem

  • 3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug Screens: Challenges in Imaging, Image Analysis, and High-Content Analysis.

    Tijmen H. Booij;Tijmen H. Booij;Leo S. Price;Erik H. J. Danen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bob van de Water
Bob van de Water Leiden University
Judith V.M.G. Bovée
Judith V.M.G. Bovée Leiden University Medical Center
Arnoud Sonnenberg
Arnoud Sonnenberg Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Kenneth M. Yamada
Kenneth M. Yamada National Institutes of Health
Harry Vrieling
Harry Vrieling Leiden University Medical Center
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn Leiden University Medical Center
Marcel Leist
Marcel Leist University of Konstanz
Martine J. Jager
Martine J. Jager Leiden University Medical Center
Jacco van Rheenen
Jacco van Rheenen Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Herman P. Spaink
Herman P. Spaink Leiden University

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Johanna Ivaska

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Margot Zöller

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Publications: 19

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Andrés J. García

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Publications: 19

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Publications: 18

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