Alan C. Pao

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alan C. Pao is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan C. Pao has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan C. Pao's work include Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (26 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (21 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (16 papers). Alan C. Pao is often cited by papers focused on Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (26 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (21 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (16 papers). Alan C. Pao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Alan C. Pao's co-authors include Vivek Bhalla, David Pearce, Glenn M. Chertow, Madhumitha Rajagopal, John T. Leppert, Paul C. Grimm, Simon Conti, Hongyan Li, James A. McCormick and Rama Soundararajan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan C. Pao

59 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A widely distributed gene cluster compensates for uricase loss in hominids

2023 75 citations Calyani Ganesan, Alan C. Pao et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan C. Pao United States	21	602	358	205	179	159	63	1.2k
Rildo Aparecido Volpini Brazil	26	454 0.8×	243 0.7×	104 0.5×	463 2.6×	120 0.8×	60	1.6k
G.V. Melzi d’Eril Italy	22	503 0.8×	70 0.2×	203 1.0×	191 1.1×	39 0.2×	79	1.7k
Tetyana L. Vasylyeva United States	15	436 0.7×	67 0.2×	98 0.5×	183 1.0×	90 0.6×	39	893
Kamel S. Kamel Canada	20	466 0.8×	633 1.8×	142 0.7×	515 2.9×	89 0.6×	45	1.3k
Asma Omezzine Tunisia	19	232 0.4×	106 0.3×	149 0.7×	35 0.2×	88 0.6×	80	1.1k
Soumyalekshmi Nair Australia	15	824 1.4×	73 0.2×	655 3.2×	50 0.3×	132 0.8×	39	2.3k
Robert W. Hunter United Kingdom	15	252 0.4×	303 0.8×	149 0.7×	148 0.8×	43 0.3×	41	849
Piyaratana Tosukhowong Thailand	20	257 0.4×	502 1.4×	26 0.1×	219 1.2×	177 1.1×	66	1.1k
Huaqi Zhang China	17	222 0.4×	156 0.4×	66 0.3×	68 0.4×	67 0.4×	61	957

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Sun, Ryan, Calyani Ganesan, Alan C. Pao, et al.. (2025). Limitations of ultrasound compared with computed tomography for kidney stone surveillance. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 19(7). E229–E237.

Malieckal, Deepa A., et al.. (2023). Breaking the Cycle of Recurrent Calcium Stone Disease. PubMed. 30(2). 164–176. 4 indexed citations

Ganesan, Calyani, Sai Liu, Simon Conti, et al.. (2023). MP31-14 CLINICAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH A KIDNEY STONE EVENT AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION. The Journal of Urology. 209(Supplement 4). 1 indexed citations

Thomas, I‐Chun, Calyani Ganesan, Alan C. Pao, et al.. (2022). Renal Morbidity Following Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Bladder Cancer. European Urology Open Science. 35. 29–36. 5 indexed citations

Pao, Alan C., et al.. (2022). Acid-Mediated Kidney Injury Across the Spectrum of Metabolic Acidosis. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 29(4). 406–415. 9 indexed citations

Thomas, I‐Chun, et al.. (2021). Twenty-four-hour Urine Testing and Urinary Stone Disease Recurrence in Veterans. Urology. 159. 33–40. 5 indexed citations

Spradling, Kyle, Chiyuan A. Zhang, Alan C. Pao, et al.. (2021). Risk of Postpartum Urinary Stone Disease in Women with History of Urinary Stone Disease During Pregnancy. Journal of Endourology. 36(1). 138–142. 3 indexed citations

Seib, Carolyn D., Calyani Ganesan, Katherine Arnow, et al.. (2021). Association of Parathyroidectomy With 5-Year Clinically Significant Kidney Stone Events in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Endocrine Practice. 27(9). 948–955. 5 indexed citations

Ganesan, Calyani, I‐Chun Thomas, Carolyn D. Seib, et al.. (2020). Analysis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Screening Among US Veterans With Kidney Stones. JAMA Surgery. 155(9). 861–861. 23 indexed citations

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Cheng, Robin Z., Eugene Shkolyar, Tim Chang, et al.. (2019). Ultra-Low-Dose CT: An Effective Follow-Up Imaging Modality for Ureterolithiasis. Journal of Endourology. 34(2). 139–144. 24 indexed citations

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Ganesan, Calyani, I‐Chun Thomas, Manjula Kurella Tamura, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of twenty-four hour urine testing in Veterans with urinary stone disease. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0220768–e0220768. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Da, et al.. (2015). Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase SGK2 regulates human organic anion transporters 4 via ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. Biochemical Pharmacology. 102. 120–129. 18 indexed citations

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Pao, Alan C.. (2014). Update on the Guytonian view of hypertension. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 23(4). 391–398. 8 indexed citations

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Pao, Alan C.. (2012). SGK regulation of renal sodium transport. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 21(5). 534–540. 35 indexed citations

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Johns, Barry, Alan C. Pao, & Sun H. Kim. (2011). Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and kidney function in non-diabetic individuals. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(4). 1410–1415. 33 indexed citations

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Charlton, Carol, et al.. (2011). The natriuretic mechanism of Gamma-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone. Peptides. 32(5). 1068–1072. 7 indexed citations

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Rajagopal, Madhumitha & Alan C. Pao. (2010). Adenosine Activates A2b Receptors and Enhances Chloride Secretion in Kidney Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells. Hypertension. 55(5). 1123–1128. 30 indexed citations

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Pao, Alan C., Aditi Bhargava, Francesca Di Sole, et al.. (2010). Expression and role of serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 2 in the regulation of Na ⁺ /H ⁺ exchanger 3 in the mammalian kidney. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 299(6). F1496–F1506. 39 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Vivek, Paul C. Grimm, Glenn M. Chertow, & Alan C. Pao. (2009). Melamine nephrotoxicity: an emerging epidemic in an era of globalization. Kidney International. 75(8). 774–779. 115 indexed citations

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Pao, Alan C., James A. McCormick, Hongyan Li, et al.. (2007). NH₂terminus of serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 binds to phosphoinositides and is essential for isoform-specific physiological functions. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 292(6). F1741–F1750. 32 indexed citations

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