Augustine M.K. Choi

75.8k total citations · 16 hit papers
368 papers, 45.1k citations indexed

About

Augustine M.K. Choi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Augustine M.K. Choi has authored 368 papers receiving a total of 45.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 235 papers in Molecular Biology, 98 papers in Epidemiology and 93 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Augustine M.K. Choi's work include Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (135 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (70 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (48 papers). Augustine M.K. Choi is often cited by papers focused on Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (135 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (70 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (48 papers). Augustine M.K. Choi collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Augustine M.K. Choi's co-authors include Stefan W. Ryter, Leo E. Otterbein, Jawed Alam, Danielle Morse, Beth Levine, J Alam, Kiichi Nakahira, Hong Pyo Kim, Suzanne M. Cloonan and Fritz H. Bach and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Augustine M.K. Choi

365 papers receiving 44.5k citations

Hit Papers

Autophagy proteins regula... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2010 2013 2006 2000 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Autophagy proteins regulate innate immune responses by inhibiting the release of mitochondrial DNA mediated by the NALP3 inflammasome
    2010 2.5k citations Seon‐Jin Lee, Tamás Dolinay et al. profile →
  2. Autophagy in Human Health and Disease
    2013 2.1k citations Augustine M.K. Choi, Stefan W. Ryter et al. profile →
  3. Heme Oxygenase-1/Carbon Monoxide: From Basic Science to Therapeutic Applications
    2006 1.9k citations Stefan W. Ryter, Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  4. Carbon monoxide has anti-inflammatory effects involving the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
    2000 1.8k citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  5. Nrf2, a Cap'n'Collar Transcription Factor, Regulates Induction of the Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene
    1999 1.1k citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  6. Mechanisms of Cell Death in Oxidative Stress
    2006 1.0k citations Stefan W. Ryter, Hong Pyo Kim et al. profile →
  7. Heme Oxygenase-1: Function, Regulation, and Implication of a Novel Stress-Inducible Protein in Oxidant-Induced Lung Injury
    1996 988 citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →
  8. Carbon Monoxide Generated by Heme Oxygenase 1 Suppresses Endothelial Cell Apoptosis
    2000 837 citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  9. Heme oxygenase: colors of defense against cellular stress
    2000 751 citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology profile →
  10. Beclin1 Controls the Levels of p53 by Regulating the Deubiquitination Activity of USP10 and USP13
    2011 659 citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  11. Expression of heme oxygenase-1 can determine cardiac xenograft survival
    1998 525 citations Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  12. Mitophagy-dependent necroptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of COPD
    2014 481 citations Kenji Mizumura, Suzanne M. Cloonan et al. profile →
  13. Inflammasome-regulated Cytokines Are Critical Mediators of Acute Lung Injury
    2012 434 citations Tamás Dolinay, Laura E. Fredenburgh et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  14. Autophagy and inflammation in chronic respiratory disease
    2017 413 citations Alexandra C. Racanelli, Augustine M.K. Choi et al. profile →
  15. Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging
    2023 332 citations John S. Harrington, Stefan W. Ryter et al. profile →
  16. Necroptosis: a crucial pathogenic mediator of human disease
    2019 329 citations Mary E. Choi, Stefan W. Ryter et al. profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Augustine M.K. Choi 28.9k 8.8k 6.9k 5.5k 5.1k 368 45.1k
Joseph V. Bonventre 21.0k 0.7× 3.8k 0.4× 6.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 516 55.9k
Timothy R. Billiar 19.5k 0.7× 7.7k 0.9× 5.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 2.4k 0.5× 781 57.3k
Stefan W. Ryter 13.9k 0.5× 6.1k 0.7× 3.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 2.5k 0.5× 170 22.9k
Friedrich C. Luft 12.8k 0.4× 3.5k 0.4× 5.5k 0.8× 3.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 1.1k 50.6k
Roger Bouillon 8.2k 0.3× 5.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 585 46.0k
Ping Wang 13.2k 0.5× 5.8k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 747 0.1× 1.4k 0.3× 1.3k 37.0k
Csaba Szabó 16.1k 0.6× 3.8k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 682 51.1k
Leo E. Otterbein 16.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.2× 1.9k 0.3× 5.5k 1.0× 3.2k 0.6× 195 21.8k
Navdeep S. Chandel 33.7k 1.2× 4.8k 0.5× 4.9k 0.7× 934 0.2× 2.8k 0.5× 303 57.5k
Mark T. Gladwin 8.2k 0.3× 2.1k 0.2× 7.5k 1.1× 3.9k 0.7× 6.1k 1.2× 523 44.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Augustine M.K. Choi

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All Works

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Chung, Kuei‐Pin, Lisa K. Torres, Divya Bhatia, et al.. (2025). High-fat diet obesity exacerbates acute lung injury-induced dysregulation of fatty acid oxidation in alveolar epithelial type 2 cells. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 329(3). L343–L356.
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Liu, Tao, Julian Hecker, Siqi Liu, et al.. (2024). The Asthma Risk Gene, GSDMB, Promotes Mitochondrial DNA-induced ISGs Expression. PubMed. 1(1). 10005–10005. 7 indexed citations
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Chung, Kuei‐Pin, Chia‐Lang Hsu, Min‐Shu Hsieh, et al.. (2024). Alveolar epithelial cells mitigate neutrophilic inflammation in lung injury through regulating mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7241–7241. 18 indexed citations
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Ma, Bing, Suchitra Kamle, Chang-Min Lee, et al.. (2024). Chitinase 3–like-1 Inhibits Innate Antitumor and Tissue Remodeling Immune Responses by Regulating CD47-SIRPα– and CD24-Siglec10–Mediated Phagocytosis. The Journal of Immunology. 213(9). 1279–1291. 1 indexed citations
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Batra, Richa, Oleh M. Akchurin, Sergio Alvarez-Mulett, et al.. (2023). Urine-based multi-omic comparative analysis of COVID-19 and bacterial sepsis-induced ARDS. Molecular Medicine. 29(1). 13–13. 12 indexed citations
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Hisata, Shu, Alexandra C. Racanelli, Pouneh Kermani, et al.. (2021). Reversal of emphysema by restoration of pulmonary endothelial cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(8). 50 indexed citations
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Gómez-Escobar, Luis G., Justin J. Choi, Alain Borczuk, et al.. (2021). Cytokine signatures of end organ injury in COVID-19. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12606–12606. 31 indexed citations
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Schenck, Edward J., C. Kevin, Santosh B. Murthy, & Augustine M.K. Choi. (2018). Danger Signals in the ICU. Critical Care Medicine. 46(5). 791–798. 15 indexed citations
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Johansson, Pär I., Kiichi Nakahira, Angela J. Rogers, et al.. (2018). Plasma mitochondrial DNA and metabolomic alterations in severe critical illness. Critical Care. 22(1). 360–360. 35 indexed citations
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Fernández, David, Maria Pabón, Mikhail Olferiev, et al.. (2016). II-19 Elevated plasma cell-free mitochondrial DNA defines a subgroup of lupus patients with membranous lupus nephritis. Innate Immunity. A25.1–A25. 2 indexed citations
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Stout-Delgado, Heather W., Soo Jung Cho, Sarah Chu, et al.. (2016). Age-Dependent Susceptibility to Pulmonary Fibrosis Is Associated with NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 55(2). 252–263. 112 indexed citations
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Schumacker, Paul T., Mark N. Gillespie, Kiichi Nakahira, et al.. (2014). Mitochondria in lung biology and pathology: more than just a powerhouse. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 306(11). L962–L974. 158 indexed citations
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Parkhitko, Andrey A., Carmen Priolo, Jonathan L. Coloff, et al.. (2013). Autophagy-Dependent Metabolic Reprogramming Sensitizes TSC2-Deficient Cells to the Antimetabolite 6-Aminonicotinamide. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(1). 48–57. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi-Hua, Hilaire C. Lam, Yang Jin, et al.. (2010). Autophagy protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain-3B (LC3B) activates extrinsic apoptosis during cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(44). 18880–18885. 310 indexed citations
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Faller, Simone, Stefan W. Ryter, Augustine M.K. Choi, et al.. (2010). Inhaled Hydrogen Sulfide Protects against Ventilator-induced Lung Injury. Anesthesiology. 113(1). 104–115. 102 indexed citations
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Mangalmurti, Nilam S., Zeyu Xiong, Mei Hulver, et al.. (2008). Loss of red cell chemokine scavenging promotes transfusion-related lung inflammation. Blood. 113(5). 1158–1166. 90 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiao Mei, Yingze Zhang, Hong Pyo Kim, et al.. (2006). Caveolin-1: a critical regulator of lung fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(13). 2895–2906. 325 indexed citations
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Morse, Danielle & Augustine M.K. Choi. (2005). Heme Oxygenase-1. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 172(6). 660–670. 154 indexed citations
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Dolinay, Tamás, Mária Szilasi, Mingyao Liu, & Augustine M.K. Choi. (2004). Inhaled Carbon Monoxide Confers Antiinflammatory Effects against Ventilator-induced Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(6). 613–620. 114 indexed citations
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Horváth, Ildikó, William MacNee, Frank J. Kelly, et al.. (2001). “Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases”, summary of the ERS Research Seminar in Budapest, Hungary, September, 1999. European Respiratory Journal. 18(2). 420–430. 52 indexed citations

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