Edward J. Macarak

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Edward J. Macarak is a scholar working on Surgery, Urology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward J. Macarak has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surgery, 38 papers in Urology and 32 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Edward J. Macarak's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (28 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (26 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (22 papers). Edward J. Macarak is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (28 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (26 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (22 papers). Edward J. Macarak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Edward J. Macarak's co-authors include Pamela S. Howard, Joel Rosenbloom, Nicholas A. Kefalides, Rob Roy MacGregor, Jouni Uitto, Laurence S. Baskin, John W. Duckett, J. Bryan Smith, M.J. Silver and C.M. Ingerman-Wojenski 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

Edward J. Macarak

111 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Keloids: The paradigm of skin fibrosis — Pathomechanisms and treatment

2016 301 citations Edward J. Macarak, Joel Rosenbloom et al. Matrix Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward J. Macarak United States	38	1.2k	1.1k	900	602	456	112	4.4k
Gillian S. Ashcroft United Kingdom	42	1.5k 1.3×	987 0.9×	563 0.6×	433 0.7×	295 0.6×	54	6.8k
Lillian B. Nanney United States	52	2.3k 1.9×	1.8k 1.7×	722 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	551 1.2×	172	8.5k
Ian A. Darby Australia	30	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	359 0.4×	704 1.2×	236 0.5×	71	6.5k
Paul G. Scott Canada	46	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	791 0.9×	1.5k 2.5×	464 1.0×	118	7.7k
Marcia G. Tonnesen United States	28	1.2k 1.0×	618 0.6×	272 0.3×	401 0.7×	847 1.9×	38	4.6k
S. Joseph Leibovich United States	37	2.9k 2.3×	1.1k 1.1×	309 0.3×	473 0.8×	866 1.9×	73	9.1k
David R. Knighton United States	30	1.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	575 0.6×	373 0.6×	251 0.6×	61	5.6k
Paquita Nurden France	49	1.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.7×	404 0.7×	799 1.8×	174	9.3k
H. Paul Ehrlich United States	48	1.8k 1.5×	2.5k 2.4×	771 0.9×	1.6k 2.7×	430 0.9×	184	9.8k
Gail L. Griffin United States	36	1.6k 1.3×	826 0.8×	381 0.4×	531 0.9×	1.1k 2.3×	49	6.0k

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Petruk, Svetlana, Ross Summer, Joel Rosenbloom, et al.. (2023). Changes in nascent chromatin structure regulate activation of the pro-fibrotic transcriptome and myofibroblast emergence in organ fibrosis. iScience. 26(5). 106570–106570. 7 indexed citations

Macarak, Edward J., Peter J. Wermuth, Joel Rosenbloom, & Jouni Uitto. (2020). Keloid disorder: Fibroblast differentiation and gene expression profile in fibrotic skin diseases. Experimental Dermatology. 30(1). 132–145. 96 indexed citations

Rosenbloom, Joel, Shumei Ren, & Edward J. Macarak. (2016). New frontiers in fibrotic disease therapies: The focus of the Joan and Joel Rosenbloom Center for Fibrotic Diseases at Thomas Jefferson University. Matrix Biology. 51. 14–25. 20 indexed citations

Beckel, Jonathan M., Jingsheng Xia, Jason Lim, Edward J. Macarak, & Claire H. Mitchell. (2012). Reduced GFAP Expression in Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes Linked To Pannexin-mediated Release Of ATP. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 2011–2011. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Jingsheng, Jason Lim, Wennan Lu, et al.. (2012). Neurons respond directly to mechanical deformation with pannexin‐mediated ATP release and autostimulation of P2X₇ receptors. The Journal of Physiology. 590(10). 2285–2304. 135 indexed citations

Beckel, Jonathan M., Jason Lim, Mohammad Shahidullah, et al.. (2011). Optic Nerve Astrocytes Release ATP upon Mechanical Strain. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 1819–1819. 2 indexed citations

Eysteinsson, Þór, et al.. (2010). Mechanosensitive Release of ATP From Retinal Ganglion Cells Through Pannexin Hemichannels. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 3308–3308. 1 indexed citations

Macarak, Edward J., Stephen A. Zderic, Yoshikazu Sado, et al.. (2006). Smooth muscle trans-membrane sarcoglycan complex in partial bladder outlet obstruction. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 126(1). 71–82. 8 indexed citations

Stanton, Michaela C., et al.. (2003). Partial bladder outlet obstruction alters Ca²⁺sensitivity of force, but not of MLC phosphorylation, in bladder smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 285(4). F703–F710. 11 indexed citations

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Tamura, Isao, et al.. (2003). Correlation of P-cadherin and β-catenin expression and phosphorylation with carcinogenesis in rat tongue cancer induced with 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. Oral Oncology. 39(5). 506–514. 13 indexed citations

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Coplen, D.E., Edward J. Macarak, & Pamela S. Howard. (2003). Matrix synthesis by bladder smooth muscle cells is modulated by stretch frequency. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 39(3-4). 157–162. 15 indexed citations

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Chaqour, Brahim, Pamela S. Howard, & Edward J. Macarak. (1999). Identification of stretch-responsive genes in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells by a two arbitrary primer-based mRNA differential display approach. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 197(1-2). 87–96. 9 indexed citations

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Koo, Harry P., Edward J. Macarak, Steven L. Chang, J. Rosenbloom, & Pamela S. Howard. (1998). Temporal Expression of Elastic Fiber Components in Bladder Development. Connective Tissue Research. 37(1-2). 1–11. 14 indexed citations

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Chang, Steven L., Pamela S. Howard, Harry P. Koo, & Edward J. Macarak. (1998). Role of type III collagen in bladder filling. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 17(2). 135–145. 47 indexed citations

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Rosenbloom, Joel, William R. Abrams, Joan C. Rosenbloom, et al.. (1997). Expression of microfibrillar proteins by bovine bladder urothelium. Urology. 49(2). 287–292. 8 indexed citations

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Meaney, David F., et al.. (1995). 1995 William J. Stickel Gold Award. High strain rate tissue deformation. A theory on the mechanical etiology of diabetic foot ulcerations. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 85(10). 519–527. 26 indexed citations

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Koo, Harry P., Edward J. Macarak, John W. Duckett, et al.. (1995). Fetal Bovine Bladder: Physiology and Pharmacology. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 385. 251–253. 3 indexed citations

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Coplen, D.E., Pamela S. Howard, John W. Duckett, Howard M. Snyder, & Edward J. Macarak. (1994). Characterization of a fibroblast cell from the urinary bladder wall. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 30(9). 604–608. 11 indexed citations

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Weisz, Paul B., et al.. (1993). Protection of erythrocytes against hemolytic agents by cyclodextrin polysulfate. Biochemical Pharmacology. 45(5). 1011–1016. 15 indexed citations

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Gorfien, Stephen F., Pamela S. Howard, Jeanne C. Myers, & Edward J. Macarak. (1990). Cyclic Biaxial Strain of Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells Causes an Increase in Cell Layer-associated Fibronectin. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 3(5). 421–429. 18 indexed citations

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