Basil J. Petrof

17.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
133 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Basil J. Petrof is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Basil J. Petrof has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Basil J. Petrof's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (51 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (42 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (19 papers). Basil J. Petrof is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (51 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (42 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (19 papers). Basil J. Petrof collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Basil J. Petrof's co-authors include H. Lee Sweeney, Joseph B. Shrager, Hansell H. Stedman, A. M. Kelly, Stéfan Matecki, Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Gawiyou Danialou, Stewart B. Gottfried, Sabah N. A. Hussain and George Karpati and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Basil J. Petrof

129 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Dystrophin protects the sarcolemma from stresses develope... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2010 400 800 1.2k
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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. Dystrophin protects the sarcolemma from stresses developed during muscle contraction.
    1993 1.2k citations Basil J. Petrof et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Rapidly Progressive Diaphragmatic Weakness and Injury during Mechanical Ventilation in Humans
    2010 439 citations Samir Jaber, Basil J. Petrof et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Basil J. Petrof Canada 52 4.3k 3.0k 2.0k 1.4k 967 133 8.6k
Stéfan Matecki France 35 1.4k 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 649 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 261 0.3× 106 4.8k
Douglas W. Zochodne Canada 62 2.1k 0.5× 383 0.1× 4.7k 2.4× 745 0.5× 413 0.4× 233 12.5k
Robert Boushel Denmark 45 1.3k 0.3× 748 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 82 0.1× 576 0.6× 93 6.5k
Stephan Sorichter Germany 39 781 0.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 142 0.1× 486 0.5× 97 4.8k
Volker Adams Germany 47 3.3k 0.8× 666 0.2× 2.0k 1.0× 102 0.1× 584 0.6× 170 8.1k
Carlos B. Mantilla United States 48 1.4k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 970 0.5× 153 0.1× 109 0.1× 179 6.5k
Thomas Gustafsson Sweden 47 2.6k 0.6× 291 0.1× 2.7k 1.4× 82 0.1× 972 1.0× 172 6.8k
Stephen D. R. Harridge United Kingdom 39 1.7k 0.4× 226 0.1× 1.8k 0.9× 364 0.3× 680 0.7× 111 5.1k
Richard M. McCarron United States 46 1.4k 0.3× 476 0.2× 1.1k 0.5× 583 0.4× 81 0.1× 195 6.5k
Jan M. Schwab Germany 48 1.9k 0.4× 407 0.1× 615 0.3× 181 0.1× 253 0.3× 125 7.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Leduc‐Gaudet, Jean‐Philippe, Dominique Mayaki, Laurent Huck, et al.. (2024). Lack of compensatory mitophagy in skeletal muscles during sepsis. The Journal of Physiology. 602(12). 2823–2838. 6 indexed citations
2.
Westenberg, Jean N., Basil J. Petrof, Francine Noël, et al.. (2021). Validation of home portable monitoring for the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing in adolescents and adults with neuromuscular disorders. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 17(8). 1579–1590. 10 indexed citations
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Matecki, Stéfan, Haikel Dridi, Boris Jung, et al.. (2016). Leaky ryanodine receptors contribute to diaphragmatic weakness during mechanical ventilation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(32). 9069–9074. 78 indexed citations
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Giordano, Christian, Kamalika Mojumdar, Feng‐Xia Liang, et al.. (2014). Toll-like receptor 4 ablation in mdx mice reveals innate immunity as a therapeutic target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(8). 2147–2162. 71 indexed citations
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Picard, Martin, Boris Jung, Feng‐Xia Liang, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Lipid Accumulation in the Human Diaphragm during Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(11). 1140–1149. 157 indexed citations
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Jung, Boris, Jean‐Michel Constantin, Mustapha Sebbane, et al.. (2010). Adaptive Support Ventilation Prevents Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Piglet. Anesthesiology. 112(6). 1435–1443. 76 indexed citations
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Jaber, Samir, Basil J. Petrof, Boris Jung, et al.. (2010). Rapidly Progressive Diaphragmatic Weakness and Injury during Mechanical Ventilation in Humans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(3). 364–371. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hussain, Sabah N. A., Mahroo Mofarrahi, Ioanna Sigala, et al.. (2010). Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragm Disuse in Humans Triggers Autophagy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(11). 1377–1386. 192 indexed citations
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Jeyanathan, Mangalakumari, Kapilan Kugathasan, Xizhong Zhang, et al.. (2008). Airway Delivery of Soluble Mycobacterial Antigens Restores Protective Mucosal Immunity by Single Intramuscular Plasmid DNA Tuberculosis Vaccination: Role of Proinflammatory Signals in the Lung. The Journal of Immunology. 181(8). 5618–5626. 29 indexed citations
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Danialou, Gawiyou, Nancy Larochelle, An‐Bang Liu, et al.. (2007). Successful Compensation for Dystrophin Deficiency by a Helper-dependent Adenovirus Expressing Full-length Utrophin. Molecular Therapy. 15(10). 1767–1774. 22 indexed citations
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Demoule, Alexandre, Maziar Divangahi, Gawiyou Danialou, et al.. (2006). Endotoxin Triggers Nuclear Factor-κB–dependent Up-regulation of Multiple Proinflammatory Genes in the Diaphragm. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(6). 646–653. 60 indexed citations
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Boyd, John H., Basil J. Petrof, Qutayba Hamid, Richard S. Fraser, & R. John Kimoff. (2004). Upper Airway Muscle Inflammation and Denervation Changes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(5). 541–546. 249 indexed citations
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Vassilakopoulos, Theodoros, Maziar Divangahi, George Rallis, et al.. (2004). Differential Cytokine Gene Expression in the Diaphragm in Response to Strenuous Resistive Breathing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(2). 154–161. 66 indexed citations
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Grifone, Raphaëlle, Christine Laclef, François Spitz, et al.. (2004). Six1 and Eya1 Expression Can Reprogram Adult Muscle from the Slow-Twitch Phenotype into the Fast-Twitch Phenotype. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(14). 6253–6267. 156 indexed citations
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Divangahi, Maziar, Stéfan Matecki, Roy Dudley, et al.. (2003). Preferential Diaphragmatic Weakness during Sustained Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(6). 679–686. 56 indexed citations
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Yang, Liying, et al.. (2002). Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Leads to Remodeling of the Rat Diaphragm. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 166(8). 1135–1140. 76 indexed citations
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Ebihara, Satoru, Sabah N. A. Hussain, Gawiyou Danialou, et al.. (2002). Mechanical Ventilation Protects against Diaphragm Injury in Sepsis: Interaction of Oxidative and Mechanical Stresses. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(2). 221–228. 93 indexed citations
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Lin, Meng‐Chih, Satoru Ebihara, Sabah N. A. Hussain, et al.. (1998). Diaphragm Sarcolemmal Injury Is Induced by Sepsis and Alleviated by Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(5). 1656–1663. 81 indexed citations
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Petrof, Basil J., et al.. (1997). Diaphragm Muscle Fiber Injury After Inspiratory Resistive Breathing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(3). 1110–1116. 72 indexed citations
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Petrof, Basil J., Gyula Acsádi, A Jani, et al.. (1995). Efficiency and Functional Consequences of Adenovirus-Mediated In Vivo Gene Transfer to Normal and Dystrophic (Mdx) Mouse Diaphragm. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 13(5). 508–517. 31 indexed citations

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