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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
57613
World Ranking
2377
National Ranking
58

Jan Paul Medema 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 Jan Paul Medema sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 291 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan Paul Medema 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 Jan Paul Medema 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: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jan Paul Medema is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular concentration in oncology and related subfields.

Their research spans key areas such as oncology, molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, cancer research, and surgery. The scientist's main topics of interest include genetic factors in colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer treatments and studies, cancer cells and metastasis, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, cancer genomics and diagnostics, colorectal cancer surgical treatments, and digestive system health.

Medema's publication record is extensive, with frequent contributions to various scientific journals. The main venues for their work include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancers
  • BMC Cancer
  • Research Square (Research Square)

They collaborate regularly with several co-authors such as Jan Köster, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Louis Vermeulen, Arezo Torang, and Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven.

Recent notable papers authored by or involving Jan Paul Medema include:

  • The Role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, 2021, Cancers
  • Apc-mutant cells act as supercompetitors in intestinal tumour initiation, 2021, Nature
  • BCL-2 family deregulation in colorectal cancer: potential for BH3 mimetics in therapy, 2020, APOPTOSIS
  • Molecular characterization of colorectal cancer related peritoneal metastatic disease, 2022, Nature Communications
  • PI3K-driven HER2 expression is a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer stem cells, 2021, Gut

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • The consensus molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer

    Justin Guinney;Rodrigo Dienstmann;Rodrigo Dienstmann;Xingwu Wang;Xingwu Wang;Aurélien De Reyniès

  • Wnt activity defines colon cancer stem cells and is regulated by the microenvironment

    Louis Vermeulen;Felipe De Sousa E Melo;Maartje van der Heijden;Kate Cameron

  • FLICE is activated by association with the CD95 death-inducing signaling complex (DISC).

    Jan Paul Medema;Carsten Scaffidi;Frank C. Kischkel;Andrej Shevchenko

  • Colon cancer stem cells dictate tumor growth and resist cell death by production of interleukin-4.

    Matilde Todaro;Mileidys Perez Alea;Anna B. Di Stefano;Patrizia Cammareri

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Sequential cancer mutations in cultured human intestinal stem cells

    Jarno Drost;Richard H. van Jaarsveld;Bas Ponsioen;Cheryl Zimberlin

  • Betulin Is a Potent Anti-Tumor Agent that Is Enhanced by Cholesterol

    Franziska B. Mullauer;Jan H. Kessler;Jan H. Kessler;Jan Paul Medema

  • Single-cell cloning of colon cancer stem cells reveals a multi-lineage differentiation capacity

    L. Vermeulen;M. Todaro;F. de Sousa Mello;M. R. Sprick

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cancer stem cells: The challenges ahead

    Jan Paul Medema

  • Poor-prognosis colon cancer is defined by a molecularly distinct subtype and develops from serrated precursor lesions

    Felipe De Sousa E Melo;Xin Wang;Marnix Jansen;Evelyn Fessler

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring cell death in higher eukaryotes

    L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;L. Galluzzi;S. A. Aaronson;J. Abrams;E. S. Alnemri

  • Intra-tumor heterogeneity from a cancer stem cell perspective

    Pramudita R. Prasetyanti;Jan Paul Medema

  • Cancer Stem Cell Niche: The Place to Be

    Tijana Borovski;Felipe De Sousa E Melo;Louis Vermeulen;Jan Paul Medema

  • Microenvironmental regulation of stem cells in intestinal homeostasis and cancer

    Jan Paul Medema;Louis Vermeulen

  • Colon cancer stem cells: promise of targeted therapy.

    Matilde Todaro;Maria Giovanna Francipane;Jan Paul Medema;Giorgio Stassi

  • FLICE is predominantly expressed as two functionally active isoforms, caspase-8/a and caspase-8/b.

    Carsten Scaffidi;Jan Paul Medema;Peter H. Krammer;Marcus E. Peter

  • The developing cancer stem-cell model: clinical challenges and opportunities

    Louis Vermeulen;Felipe de Sousa e Melo;Dick J Richel;Jan Paul Medema

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Hahne
Michael Hahne Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Giorgio Stassi
Giorgio Stassi University of Palermo
Matilde Todaro
Matilde Todaro University of Palermo
Marcus E. Peter
Marcus E. Peter Northwestern University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Rienk Offringa
Rienk Offringa German Cancer Research Center
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University

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