Brian Skaug

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Brian Skaug is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Skaug has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brian Skaug's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (3 papers). Brian Skaug is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (3 papers). Brian Skaug collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Brian Skaug's co-authors include Zhijian J. Chen, Fajian Hou, Lijun Sun, Qiu‐Xing Jiang, Hui Zheng, Xiaomo Jiang, Shervin Assassi, Ming Xu, Wenwen Zeng and Averil Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Brian Skaug

22 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MAVS Forms Functional Prion-like Aggregates to Activate and Propagate Antiviral Innate Immune Response

2011 998 citations Fajian Hou, Lijun Sun et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Skaug United States	14	1.4k	1.4k	525	326	292	22	2.4k
Beichu Guo United States	22	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	685 1.3×	381 1.2×	639 2.2×	28	3.4k
Robert Besch Germany	21	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	210 0.4×	209 0.6×	372 1.3×	35	2.3k
Andreas Gewies Germany	18	1.1k 0.8×	785 0.6×	513 1.0×	354 1.1×	352 1.2×	31	2.3k
Xiaomo Jiang United States	17	1.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	679 1.3×	346 1.1×	691 2.4×	19	3.3k
Yaël Mamane Canada	21	1.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	496 0.9×	502 1.5×	939 3.2×	27	3.5k
Gabriel Pineda United States	9	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	818 1.6×	439 1.3×	252 0.9×	14	2.4k
Tara L. Roberts Australia	24	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	352 0.7×	232 0.7×	403 1.4×	67	2.8k
Giovina Ruberti Italy	24	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	274 0.5×	299 0.9×	388 1.3×	61	3.0k
Agnes Fütterer Spain	18	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	300 0.6×	258 0.8×	376 1.3×	24	2.6k
Irene M. Pedersen United States	20	1.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 2.1×	353 1.1×	529 1.8×	27	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Skaug

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Skaug

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Zhu, Honglin, Hui Luo, Brian Skaug, et al.. (2023). Fibroblast Subpopulations in Systemic Sclerosis: Functional Implications of Individual Subpopulations and Correlations with Clinical Features. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(6). 1251–1261.e13. 24 indexed citations

Skaug, Brian, Xinjian Guo, Julio Charles, et al.. (2023). Reduced digestion of circulating genomic DNA in systemic sclerosis patients with the DNASE1L3 R206C variant. Lara D. Veeken. 62(9). 3197–3204. 5 indexed citations

Wareing, Nancy, Vishnu Mohan, Elizabeth R. Volkmann, et al.. (2022). Blood Neutrophil Count and Neutrophil‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio for Prediction of Disease Progression and Mortality in Two Independent Systemic Sclerosis Cohorts. Arthritis Care & Research. 75(3). 648–656. 13 indexed citations

Assassi, Shervin, et al.. (2022). False positive anti-Topoisomerase I (Scl-70) antibody results in clinical practice: A case series from a scleroderma referral center. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 56. 152052–152052. 3 indexed citations

Bernstein, Elana J., Shervin Assassi, Flavia V. Castelino, et al.. (2022). Computed Tomography of the Chest to Screen for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis at Expert Scleroderma Centers in the United States. ACR Open Rheumatology. 4(7). 596–602. 2 indexed citations

Skaug, Brian, William R. Swindell, Gloria A. Salazar, et al.. (2021). Large-scale analysis of longitudinal skin gene expression in systemic sclerosis reveals relationships of immune cell and fibroblast activity with skin thickness and a trend towards normalisation over time. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 81(4). 516–523. 15 indexed citations

Skaug, Brian & Shervin Assassi. (2019). Biomarkers in systemic sclerosis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 31(6). 595–602. 22 indexed citations

Wu, Minghua, Brian Skaug, Tingting Mills, et al.. (2019). Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7) represents a link between inflammation and fibrosis in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78(11). 1583–1591. 67 indexed citations

Skaug, Brian & Shervin Assassi. (2019). Type I interferon dysregulation in Systemic Sclerosis. Cytokine. 132. 154635–154635. 71 indexed citations

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Solow, E. Blair, Wanpen Vongpatanasin, Brian Skaug, et al.. (2019). Antinuclear antibodies in the general population: positive association with inflammatory and vascular biomarkers but not traditional cardiovascular risk factors.. PubMed. 36(6). 1031–1037. 13 indexed citations

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Hinman, Rochelle M., Brian Skaug, Laurie S. Davis, et al.. (2018). Foxo3 Promotes Apoptosis of B Cell Receptor–Stimulated Immature B Cells, Thus Limiting the Window for Receptor Editing. The Journal of Immunology. 201(3). 940–949. 11 indexed citations

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Mayeux, Jessica, Brian Skaug, Wei Luo, et al.. (2015). Genetic Interaction between Lyn, Ets1, and Btk in the Control of Antibody Levels. The Journal of Immunology. 195(5). 1955–1963. 18 indexed citations

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Verduzco, Daniel, et al.. (2012). Multiple Isoforms of CDC25 Oppose ATM Activity to Maintain Cell Proliferation during Vertebrate Development. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(11). 1451–1461. 9 indexed citations

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Hou, Fajian, Lijun Sun, Hui Zheng, et al.. (2011). MAVS Forms Functional Prion-like Aggregates to Activate and Propagate Antiviral Innate Immune Response. Cell. 146(5). 841–841. 17 indexed citations

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Hou, Fajian, Lijun Sun, Hui Zheng, et al.. (2011). MAVS Forms Functional Prion-like Aggregates to Activate and Propagate Antiviral Innate Immune Response. Cell. 146(3). 448–461. 998 indexed citations breakdown →

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Skaug, Brian, Jueqi Chen, Fenghe Du, et al.. (2011). Direct, Noncatalytic Mechanism of IKK Inhibition by A20. Molecular Cell. 44(4). 559–571. 195 indexed citations

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Xu, Ke, Anastasia Sacharidou, Diana C. Chong, et al.. (2011). Blood Vessel Tubulogenesis Requires Rasip1 Regulation of GTPase Signaling. Developmental Cell. 20(4). 526–539. 124 indexed citations

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Skaug, Brian & Zhijian J. Chen. (2010). Emerging Role of ISG15 in Antiviral Immunity. Cell. 143(2). 187–190. 175 indexed citations

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Xu, Ming, Brian Skaug, Wenwen Zeng, & Zhijian J. Chen. (2009). A Ubiquitin Replacement Strategy in Human Cells Reveals Distinct Mechanisms of IKK Activation by TNFα and IL-1β. Molecular Cell. 36(2). 302–314. 203 indexed citations

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Upreti, Meenakshi, Christopher S. Lyle, Brian Skaug, Lihua Du, & Timothy C. Chambers. (2006). Vinblastine-induced Apoptosis Is Mediated by Discrete Alterations in Subcellular Location, Oligomeric Structure, and Activation Status of Specific Bcl-2 Family Members. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 15941–15950. 34 indexed citations

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