Carla A. Da Silva

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

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Carla A. Da Silva is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla A. Da Silva has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Carla A. Da Silva's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (13 papers), Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (9 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (8 papers). Carla A. Da Silva is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (13 papers), Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases (9 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (8 papers). Carla A. Da Silva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Carla A. Da Silva's co-authors include Jack A. Elias, Chun Geun Lee, Dominik Hartl, Nelly Frossard, Laurent L. Reber, Chuan-Hua He, Farida Ahangari, Min‐Jong Kang, Bing Ma and Seyedtaghi Takyar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Carla A. Da Silva

22 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Role of Chitin and Chitinase/Chitinase-Like Proteins in Inflammation, Tissue Remodeling, and Injury

2011 680 citations Chun Geun Lee, Carla A. Da Silva et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carla A. Da Silva United States	16	1.2k	779	386	256	211	23	2.3k
Tiffany A. Reese United States	15	608 0.5×	858 1.1×	313 0.8×	87 0.3×	55 0.3×	26	1.9k
Sally Dabelsteen Denmark	25	1.4k 1.2×	631 0.8×	86 0.2×	74 0.3×	55 0.3×	48	2.7k
Ulf Meyer‐Hoffert Germany	32	941 0.8×	971 1.2×	253 0.7×	162 0.6×	35 0.2×	52	3.1k
Tadashi Tezuka Japan	24	476 0.4×	484 0.6×	200 0.5×	182 0.7×	76 0.4×	133	2.3k
Regine Gläser Germany	35	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	336 0.9×	106 0.4×	45 0.2×	95	4.3k
Masamoto Murakami Japan	29	772 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	302 0.8×	116 0.5×	65 0.3×	79	3.5k
Christine Schauer Germany	22	710 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	169 0.4×	186 0.7×	169 0.8×	35	1.9k
Bradford Hall United States	23	1.4k 1.2×	492 0.6×	153 0.4×	79 0.3×	60 0.3×	48	3.2k
Craig Hammerberg United States	35	750 0.6×	1.7k 2.1×	218 0.6×	179 0.7×	57 0.3×	79	4.1k
Lea Brys Belgium	34	918 0.8×	2.0k 2.6×	146 0.4×	116 0.5×	148 0.7×	58	3.6k

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Akuthota, Praveen, Njira Lugogo, Peter B. Barker, et al.. (2025). Clinical relevance of CompEx Asthma and impact on disease trajectory: benralizumab effect. ERJ Open Research. 12(1). 486–2025.

Harrison, Tim, Njira Lugogo, Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, et al.. (2024). Use of CompEx in eosinophilic patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma on benralizumab. ERJ Open Research. 10(2). 1025–2023. 2 indexed citations

Karlsson, Niklas, et al.. (2022). Physical activity end-points in trials of chronic respiratory diseases: summary of evidence. ERJ Open Research. 8(1). 541–2021. 6 indexed citations

Singh, Dave, Jutta Beier, Carol Astbury, et al.. (2021). The novel bronchodilator navafenterol: a phase 2a, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 59(4). 2100972–2100972. 11 indexed citations

Jauhiainen, Alexandra, Lieke E.J.M. Scheepers, Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, et al.. (2020). Impact of season and geography on CompEx Asthma: a composite end-point for exacerbations. ERJ Open Research. 6(4). 246–2020. 3 indexed citations

Vogelmeier, Claus, Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, Alexandra Jauhiainen, et al.. (2020). COPDCompEx: A novel composite endpoint for COPD exacerbations to enable faster clinical development. Respiratory Medicine. 173. 106175–106175. 7 indexed citations

Murray, Lynne A., Rebecca Dunmore, Ana Camelo, et al.. (2017). Acute cigarette smoke exposure activates apoptotic and inflammatory programs but a second stimulus is required to induce epithelial to mesenchymal transition in COPD epithelium. Respiratory Research. 18(1). 82–82. 26 indexed citations

Fuhlbrigge, Anne L., Thomas Bengtsson, Stefan Peterson, et al.. (2017). A novel endpoint for exacerbations in asthma to accelerate clinical development: a post-hoc analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 5(7). 577–590. 28 indexed citations

Mortaz, Esmaeil, et al.. (2012). A relation between TGF-β and mast cell tryptase in experimental emphysema models. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1822(7). 1154–1160. 14 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da, Pierre Pochard, Chun Geun Lee, & Jack A. Elias. (2010). Chitin Particles Are Multifaceted Immune Adjuvants. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(12). 1482–1491. 74 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da, Cécile Chalouni, Adam Williams, et al.. (2009). Chitin Is a Size-Dependent Regulator of Macrophage TNF and IL-10 Production. The Journal of Immunology. 182(6). 3573–3582. 219 indexed citations

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Hartl, Dominik, Chuan He, Carla A. Da Silva, et al.. (2009). Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Regulates Epithelial Cell Apoptosis via a Chitinolytic-Independent Mechanism. The Journal of Immunology. 182(8). 5098–5106. 39 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da, Dominik Hartl, Wei Liu, Chun Geun Lee, & Jack A. Elias. (2008). TLR-2 and IL-17A in Chitin-Induced Macrophage Activation and Acute Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 181(6). 4279–4286. 199 indexed citations

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Hartl, Dominik, Chuan He, Barbara Koller, et al.. (2008). Acidic Mammalian Chitinase Is Secreted via an ADAM17/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-dependent Pathway and Stimulates Chemokine Production by Pulmonary Epithelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(48). 33472–33482. 37 indexed citations

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Lee, Chun Geun, Carla A. Da Silva, Jaeyoung Lee, Dominik Hartl, & Jack A. Elias. (2008). Chitin regulation of immune responses: an old molecule with new roles. Current Opinion in Immunology. 20(6). 684–689. 293 indexed citations

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Hartl, Dominik, Chun Geun Lee, Carla A. Da Silva, Geoffrey Chupp, & Jack A. Elias. (2008). Novel biomarkers in asthma: chemokines and chitinase-like proteins. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 9(1). 60–66. 48 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da, Mélanie Adda, M. Stern, et al.. (2006). Marked stem cell factor expression in the airways of lung transplant recipients. Respiratory Research. 7(1). 90–90. 16 indexed citations

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Reber, Laurent L., Carla A. Da Silva, & Nelly Frossard. (2006). Stem cell factor and its receptor c-Kit as targets for inflammatory diseases. European Journal of Pharmacology. 533(1-3). 327–340. 210 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da, Laurent L. Reber, & Nelly Frossard. (2006). Stem cell factor expression, mast cells and inflammation in asthma. Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology. 20(1). 21–39. 47 indexed citations

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Silva, Carla A. Da & Nelly Frossard. (2005). Regulation of stem cell factor expression in inflammation and asthma. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 100(suppl 1). 145–151. 16 indexed citations

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