2026 Takis S. Papas: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	63	1798	899	184	15636

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Molecular Biology

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Overview

Takis S. Papas was a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their academic contributions predominantly spanned the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Oncology, Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Small Animals. The scope of their work frequently intersected with clinical and pathological aspects of cancer and related diseases.

The scientist's published research primarily appeared in the journal EJC Skin Cancer, where they contributed to a number of studies focusing on dermatological oncology. Their recent papers included the following titles:

"Epithelioid sarcoma of the hand mimicking Dupuytren's disease" (2025, EJC Skin Cancer)
"Self-Involuting Merkel Cell Carcinoma Following Punch Biopsy: A Rare Phenomenon" (2025, EJC Skin Cancer)
"Indocyanine Green for Sentinel Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma: A Novel Approach" (2025, EJC Skin Cancer)
"Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix in Skin Cancer Reconstruction: An Innovative Approach" (2025, EJC Skin Cancer)

They also contributed as a co-author to the paper "Simultaneous upper limb melanoma and breast cancer related lymphedema management" published in 2025 in the same journal.

Papas's research covered several main topics, particularly:

Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
Tumors and Oncological Cases
Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
Polyomavirus and Related Diseases
Infectious Diseases and Mycology
Lymphatic System and Diseases

Frequent collaboration was a feature of their research career, with several co-authors contributing to multiple studies. These included:

Efterpi Demiri
Ioannis Kaloudis
Stavroula Pervana
Theodoros Garoufalias
A. Tassos

Best Publications

Complete nucleotide sequence of the AIDS virus, HTLV-III

Lee Ratner;William Haseltine;Roberto Patarca;Kenneth J. Livak

2949
Citations
Expression of cellular homologues of retroviral onc genes in human hematopoietic cells

E H Westin;F Wong-Staal;E P Gelmann;R Dalla-Favera

730
Citations
Cellular genes analogous to retroviral onc genes are transcribed in human tumour cells

Alessandra Eva;Keith C. Robbins;Philip R. Andersen;Alagarsamy Srinivasan

608
Citations
Cloning and characterization of different human sequences related to the onc gene (v-myc) of avian myelocytomatosis virus (MC29).

R Dalla-Favera;E P Gelmann;S Martinotti;G Franchini

456
Citations
Hemorrhage, impaired hematopoiesis, and lethality in mouse embryos carrying a targeted disruption of the Fli1 transcription factor.

Demetri D. Spyropoulos;Pamela N. Pharr;Kim R. Lavenburg;Pascale Jackers

417
Citations
Mammalian ets-1 and ets-2 genes encode highly conserved proteins.

Dennis K. Watson;Mary J. McWilliams;Peter Lapis;James A. Lautenberger

333
Citations
Gene amplification and analysis

T.S. Papas;G.F. Vande Woude

324
Citations
The Ets1 transcription factor is widely expressed during murine embryo development and is associated with mesodermal cells involved in morphogenetic processes such as organ formation

Ismail Kola;Sarah Brookes;Anthony R. Green;Richard Garber

317
Citations
Identification of a colon mucosa gene that is down-regulated in colon adenomas and adenocarcinomas.

Clifford W. Schweinfest;Kelly W. Henderson;Saul Suster;Nobuo Kondoh

292
Citations
Sequence-specific binding of human Ets-1 to the T cell receptor alpha gene enhancer.

I-Cheng Ho;Narayan K. Bhat;Lisa R. Gottschalk;Tullia Lindsten

264
Citations
EAP1/Daxx interacts with ETS1 and represses transcriptional activation of ETS1 target genes.

Runzhao Li;Huiping Pei;Dennis K Watson;Takis S Papas

263
Citations
Down's syndrome-like skeletal abnormalities in Ets2 transgenic mice.

Sony Heru Sumarsono;Trevor J. Wilson;Martin J. Tymms;Deon J. Venter

262
Citations
Hu-ets-1 and Hu-ets-2 genes are transposed in acute leukemias with (4;11) and 8;21) translocations

N. Sacchi;D. K. Watson;A. H. M. Guerts Van Kessel;A. Hagemeijer

246
Citations
Temporal and tissue-specific expression of mouse ets genes.

Narayan K. Bhat;Robert J. Fisher;Shigeyoshi Fujiwara;Richard Ascione

237
Citations
erg, a human ets-related gene on chromosome 21: alternative splicing, polyadenylation, and translation

V. N. Rao;T. S. Papas;E. S. P. Reddy

232
Citations
The ets sequence from the transforming gene of avian erythroblastosis virus, E26, has unique domains on human chromosomes 11 and 21: both loci are transcriptionally active.

Dennis K. Watson;Mary J. McWilliams-Smith;M. F. Nunn;Peter Duesberg

212
Citations
The erg gene: a human gene related to the ets oncogene.

E.S.P. Reddy;V.N. Rao;T.S. Papas

211
Citations
Nucleotide sequence analysis of the chicken c-myc gene reveals homologous and unique coding regions by comparison with the transforming gene of avian myelocytomatosis virus MC29, delta gag-myc

D K Watson;E P Reddy;P H Duesberg;T S Papas

209
Citations
Reciprocal expression of human ETS1 and ETS2 genes during T-cell activation: regulatory role for the protooncogene ETS1.

N.K. Bhat;C.G. Thompson;T. Lindsten;C.H. June

202
Citations
The ets gene family

Arun Seth;Richard Ascione;Robert J. Fisher;George I. Mavrothalassitis

160
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis K. Watson Medical University of South Carolina

Robert J. Fisher Science Applications International Corporation (United States)

Peter H. Duesberg University of California, Berkeley

Arun Seth Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

Claude F. Garon National Institutes of Health

Flossie Wong-Staal University of California, San Diego

Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

Edward P. Gelmann University of Arizona

Harry A. Drabkin Medical University of South Carolina

James F. Gusella Harvard University

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