Brian Button

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Brian Button is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Button has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Brian Button's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (42 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (28 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (18 papers). Brian Button is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (42 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (28 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (18 papers). Brian Button collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Brian Button's co-authors include Richard C. Boucher, David B. Hill, Michael Rubinstein, Mehmet Kesımer, Robert Tarran, Camille Ehré, John K. Sheehan, Maryse Picher, Eduardo R. Lazarowski and Liqun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Brian Button

59 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia

2012 615 citations Brian Button, Camille Ehré et al. Science profile →
Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus

2022 159 citations David B. Hill, Brian Button et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Button United States	28	2.3k	804	511	346	273	63	3.5k
Mehmet Kesımer United States	33	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 2.0×	683 1.3×	417 1.2×	254 0.9×	67	4.2k
Scott H. Donaldson United States	33	3.1k 1.4×	761 0.9×	534 1.0×	352 1.0×	114 0.4×	99	4.0k
Camille Ehré United States	24	1.4k 0.6×	752 0.9×	382 0.7×	359 1.0×	122 0.4×	44	2.5k
David A. Stoltz United States	42	3.7k 1.6×	1.6k 2.0×	676 1.3×	639 1.8×	191 0.7×	126	6.3k
C. William Davis United States	39	3.6k 1.6×	2.0k 2.5×	986 1.9×	498 1.4×	240 0.9×	74	6.2k
Mary C. Rose United States	32	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 2.0×	781 1.5×	419 1.2×	106 0.4×	71	4.0k
Jean‐Marie Zahm France	31	1.3k 0.6×	955 1.2×	380 0.7×	137 0.4×	198 0.7×	77	3.0k
Eric W.F.W. Alton United Kingdom	51	4.4k 1.9×	3.2k 4.0×	807 1.6×	733 2.1×	409 1.5×	253	8.0k
Hirotoshi Matsui Japan	21	1.1k 0.5×	664 0.8×	294 0.6×	565 1.6×	94 0.3×	107	2.4k
Édith Puchelle France	50	4.5k 1.9×	2.0k 2.5×	930 1.8×	572 1.7×	271 1.0×	220	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Button

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Button

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Button

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Dunne, Orla M., Lorraine Martin, Gerard P. Sergeant, et al.. (2024). TRPV2 modulates mechanically Induced ATP Release from Human bronchial epithelial cells. Respiratory Research. 25(1). 188–188. 3 indexed citations

Zhong, Yulong, Yi Shen, Daniel P. Miller, et al.. (2023). Aromatic pentaamide macrocycles bind anions with high affinity for transport across biomembranes. Nature Chemistry. 15(11). 1559–1568. 37 indexed citations

Markovetz, Matthew R., Cameron B. Morrison, Gang Chen, et al.. (2023). BPIFB1 loss alters airway mucus properties and diminishes mucociliary clearance. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 325(6). L765–L775. 3 indexed citations

Hill, David B., Brian Button, Michael Rubinstein, & Richard C. Boucher. (2022). Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus. Physiological Reviews. 102(4). 1757–1836. 159 indexed citations breakdown →

Maturavongsadit, Panita, Rima Janusziewicz, Brian Button, et al.. (2021). A mucoadhesive biodissolvable thin film for localized and rapid delivery of lidocaine for the treatment of vestibulodynia. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 612. 121288–121288. 12 indexed citations

Danahay, Henry, Sarah Lilley, Roy Fox, et al.. (2020). TMEM16A Potentiation: A Novel Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(8). 946–954. 65 indexed citations

Bennett, William D., Ashley G. Henderson, Agathe Ceppe, et al.. (2020). Effect of hypertonic saline on mucociliary clearance and clinical outcomes in chronic bronchitis. ERJ Open Research. 6(3). 269–2020. 21 indexed citations

Brinks, Vera, et al.. (2019). The Cystic Fibrosis-Like Airway Surface Layer Is not a Significant Barrier for Delivery of Eluforsen to Airway Epithelial Cells. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 32(5). 303–316. 16 indexed citations

Goodell, Henry, et al.. (2019). Adhesive and Cohesive Peel Force Measurement of Human Airway Mucus. BIO-PROTOCOL. 9(13). 4 indexed citations

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Rogers, Troy D., Lawrence E. Ostrowski, Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, Brian Button, & Barbara R. Grubb. (2018). Mucociliary Clearance in Mice Measured by Tracking Trans-tracheal Fluorescence of Nasally Aerosolized Beads. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14744–14744. 13 indexed citations

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Hill, David B., Robert F. Long, William J. Kissner, et al.. (2018). Pathological mucus and impaired mucus clearance in cystic fibrosis patients result from increased concentration, not altered pH. European Respiratory Journal. 52(6). 1801297–1801297. 94 indexed citations

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Schultz, André, Sergey M. Borisov, Nicole C. Shaw, et al.. (2017). Airway surface liquid pH is not acidic in children with cystic fibrosis. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1409–1409. 80 indexed citations

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Wu, Dan, Richard C. Boucher, Brian Button, Timothy C. Elston, & Ching-Long Lin. (2017). An integrated mathematical epithelial cell model for airway surface liquid regulation by mechanical forces. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 438. 34–45. 12 indexed citations

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Anderson, Wayne H., Raymond D. Coakley, Brian Button, et al.. (2015). The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(2). 182–190. 113 indexed citations

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Herschlag, Gregory, Guilherme J. M. Garcia, Brian Button, et al.. (2013). A mechanochemical model for auto-regulation of lung airway surface layer volume. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 325. 42–51. 11 indexed citations

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Button, Brian, Camille Ehré, Mehmet Kesımer, et al.. (2012). A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia. Science. 337(6097). 937–941. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goralski, Jennifer L., Richard C. Boucher, & Brian Button. (2010). Osmolytes and ion transport modulators: new strategies for airway surface rehydration. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 10(3). 294–299. 27 indexed citations

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Mall, Marcus, Brian Button, Bjarki Jóhannesson, et al.. (2010). Airway Surface Liquid Volume Regulation Determines Different Airway Phenotypes in Liddle Compared with βENaC-overexpressing Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(35). 26945–26955. 62 indexed citations

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Zuo, Peiying, Maryse Picher, Seiko F. Okada, et al.. (2008). Mathematical Model of Nucleotide Regulation on Airway Epithelia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(39). 26805–26819. 34 indexed citations

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Button, Brian, Maryse Picher, & Richard C. Boucher. (2007). Differential effects of cyclic and constant stress on ATP release and mucociliary transport by human airway epithelia. The Journal of Physiology. 580(2). 577–592. 125 indexed citations

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