Brian Becknell

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Becknell is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Urology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Becknell has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 35 papers in Urology and 32 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Brian Becknell's work include Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (34 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (25 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers). Brian Becknell is often cited by papers focused on Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (34 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (25 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers). Brian Becknell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Brian Becknell's co-authors include Michael A. Caligiuri, John David Spencer, Hsiaoyin Mao, Aharon G. Freud, Jianhua Yu, David S. Hains, Andrew L. Schwaderer, Amy K. Ferketich, Susan S. Taylor and Matthias Mann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Brian Becknell

114 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The PD-1/PD-L1 axis modulates the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect: a therapeutic target for CT-011, a novel monoclonal anti–PD-1 antibody

2010 660 citations Don M. Benson, Courtney E. Bakan et al. Blood profile →
Phosphorylation and Inactivation of BAD by Mitochondria-Anchored Protein Kinase A

1999 552 citations Brian Becknell et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Becknell United States	38	2.6k	2.1k	1.3k	1.3k	822	117	6.1k
Michel Peuchmaur France	49	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	359 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	189	7.6k
Richard J. Riese United States	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	629 0.8×	76	7.2k
Henrik Sengeløv Denmark	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	787 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	713 0.9×	149	6.2k
Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel Denmark	34	701 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	534 0.4×	685 0.5×	282 0.3×	130	3.5k
L Aarden Netherlands	47	4.1k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	961 1.2×	104	8.3k
Michael Sticherling Germany	43	2.3k 0.9×	845 0.4×	788 0.6×	550 0.4×	445 0.5×	214	5.9k
Robert G. Schaub United States	40	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	440 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	622 0.8×	154	5.5k
Marcus O. Muench United States	38	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	409 0.3×	963 0.8×	431 0.5×	121	5.2k
B Chapuis Switzerland	36	2.8k 1.1×	880 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	690 0.8×	104	5.4k
Christel H. Uíttenbogaart United States	38	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	517 0.4×	216 0.2×	436 0.5×	97	4.5k

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Rodríguez, Felipe, Adrianne E. Hardman, Oumar Camara, et al.. (2025). PPARγ promotes urothelial remodeling during urinary tract obstruction. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(5). 950–963.

Burgmaier, Kathrin, Bénédicte Buffin‐Meyer, Julie Klein, et al.. (2025). Urinary peptide signature distinguishes autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease from other causes of chronic kidney disease. Clinical Kidney Journal. 18(5). sfaf093–sfaf093. 1 indexed citations

Plas, Ellen van der, Eric E. Nelson, Brian Becknell, et al.. (2025). Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease. JAMA Network Open. 8(2). e2457601–e2457601. 2 indexed citations

Becknell, Brian, et al.. (2024). Keratin 5 basal cells are temporally regulated developmental and tissue repair progenitors in bladder urothelium. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 326(6). F1078–F1090. 1 indexed citations

Jackson, Ashley R., Nina Mann, Joost P. Schanstra, et al.. (2024). Advancing the state of the art in congenital obstructive uropathy. Nature Reviews Urology. 22(5). 249–250. 1 indexed citations

Waller, Amanda P., Amy Webb, Marina Galdino da Rocha Pitta, et al.. (2022). Selective modulator of nuclear receptor PPARγ with reduced adipogenic potential ameliorates experimental nephrotic syndrome. iScience. 25(4). 104001–104001. 2 indexed citations

Becknell, Brian, et al.. (2020). Trans IL-6 signaling does not appear to play a role in renal scarring after urinary tract infection. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 16(5). 586–591. 4 indexed citations

Barua, Moumita, Rohan John, Lorenzo Stella, et al.. (2017). X-Linked Glomerulopathy Due to COL4A5 Founder Variant. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 71(3). 441–445. 3 indexed citations

McLeod, Daryl J., Christina B. Ching, Daniel Herz, et al.. (2016). Uroepithelial thickening improves detection of vesicoureteral reflux in infants with prenatal hydronephrosis. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 12(4). 257.e1–257.e7. 7 indexed citations

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Spencer, John David, Ashley R. Jackson, Birong Li, et al.. (2015). Expression and Significance of the HIP/PAP and RegIIIγ Antimicrobial Peptides during Mammalian Urinary Tract Infection. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144024–e0144024. 19 indexed citations

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Becknell, Brian, Tad Eichler, Susana Beceiro, et al.. (2014). Ribonucleases 6 and 7 have antimicrobial function in the human and murine urinary tract. Kidney International. 87(1). 151–161. 66 indexed citations

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Becknell, Brian, et al.. (2013). Molecular Basis of Renal Adaptation in a Murine Model of Congenital Obstructive Nephropathy. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e72762–e72762. 15 indexed citations

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Benson, Don M., Courtney E. Bakan, Anjali Mishra, et al.. (2010). The PD-1/PD-L1 axis modulates the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect: a therapeutic target for CT-011, a novel monoclonal anti–PD-1 antibody. Blood. 116(13). 2286–2294. 660 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benson, Don M., Jianhua Yu, Brian Becknell, et al.. (2008). Stem cell factor and interleukin-2/15 combine to enhance MAPK-mediated proliferation of human natural killer cells. Blood. 113(12). 2706–2714. 39 indexed citations

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Dorrance, Anne M., Weifeng Yuan, Brian Becknell, et al.. (2006). Mll partial tandem duplication induces aberrant Hox expression in vivo via specific epigenetic alterations. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(10). 2707–2716. 87 indexed citations

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Mikhalkevich, Natallia, Brian Becknell, Michael A. Caligiuri, et al.. (2006). Responsiveness of Naive CD4 T Cells to Polarizing Cytokine Determines the Ratio of Th1 and Th2 Cell Differentiation. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1553–1560. 31 indexed citations

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Yu, Jianhua, Wei Min, Brian Becknell, et al.. (2006). Pro- and Antiinflammatory Cytokine Signaling: Reciprocal Antagonism Regulates Interferon-gamma Production by Human Natural Killer Cells. Immunity. 24(5). 575–590. 223 indexed citations

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Yu, Jianhua, Brian Becknell, Rossana Trotta, et al.. (2005). Human natural killer cell IFN-gamma production: Inhibition by TGF-beta involves SMAD-mediated downregulation of T-BET expression. Cancer Research. 65. 570–570. 1 indexed citations

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Lesinski, Gregory B., Mirela Anghelina, Jason M. Zimmerer, et al.. (2003). The antitumor effects of IFN-α are abrogated in a STAT1-deficient mouse. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(2). 170–180. 97 indexed citations

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Whitman, Susan P., Kellie J. Archer, Feng Lin, et al.. (2001). Absence of the wild-type allele predicts poor prognosis in adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia with normal cytogenetics and the internal tandem duplication of FLT3: a cancer and leukemia group B study.. PubMed. 61(19). 7233–9. 470 indexed citations

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