LabCompass

Brian Weiss

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1974Rising activity
Neuroblastoma Research and TreatmentsNeurofibromatosis and Schwannoma CasesCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer therapeutics and mechanismsGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Publications

149

Citations

5,997

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

52

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
AI-generated

Brian Weiss conducts pediatric cancer research focused on high-risk neuroblastoma, a nervous-system tumor affecting children, and neurofibromatosis type 1 (a genetic condition that causes nerve-related tumors). The work spans clinical trials of new drug therapies (including MEK inhibitors, CAR-NKT cell immunotherapies, and radiolabeled treatments), laboratory studies of tumor biology, and analyses of treatment outcomes and disparities.

Pediatric neuroblastoma therapyNeurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromasCancer clinical trials and drug developmentImmunotherapy and cell therapyPediatric osteosarcoma models

Publication activity has been steady across the decade with a notable spike in 2023, averaging roughly 11 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 5,997cohort median 2,525
h-index: 38cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 11.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~22 · 0% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 32 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 32 publications32232024: 5 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×16
  • Neuro-Oncology×10
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer×7
  • Transplantation and Cellular Therapy×3
  • Cancer Research×3
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile