Ferid Murad

35.1k total citations · 24 hit papers
338 papers, 29.1k citations indexed

About

Ferid Murad is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ferid Murad has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 29.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Physiology, 151 papers in Molecular Biology and 72 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ferid Murad's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (149 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (36 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). Ferid Murad is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (149 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (36 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (28 papers). Ferid Murad collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Ferid Murad's co-authors include Robert M. Rapoport, Scott A. Waldman, Masaki Nakane, Chandra K. Mittal, Ulrich Förstermann, Shoji Katsuki, Harald Schmidt, Jennifer S. Pollock, William P. Arnold and Timothy D. Warner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ferid Murad

334 papers receiving 27.5k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Nitric oxide activates guanylate cyclase and increases guanosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate levels in various tissue preparations
    1977 1.1k citations William P. Arnold, Chandra K. Mittal et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Purification and characterization of particulate endothelium-derived relaxing factor synthase from cultured and native bovine aortic endothelial cells.
    1991 817 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Jane A. Mitchell et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Agonist-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat thoracic aorta may be mediated through cGMP.
    1983 764 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  4. Cyclic GMP synthesis and function.
    1987 758 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  5. Isoforms of nitric oxide synthase Characterization and purification from different cell types
    1991 716 citations Ulrich Förstermann, Harald Schmidt et al. profile →
  6. Cyclic guanosine monophosphate as a mediator of vasodilation.
    1986 669 citations Ferid Murad profile →
  7. Atrial natriuretic factor selectively activates particulate guanylate cyclase and elevates cyclic GMP in rat tissues.
    1984 608 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  8. Stimulation of guanylate cyclase by sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerin and nitric oxide in various tissue preparations and comparison to the effects of sodium azide and hydroxylamine.
    1977 562 citations Shoji Katsuki, William P. Arnold et al. PubMed profile →
  9. Mapping of neural nitric oxide synthase in the rat suggests frequent co-localization with NADPH diaphorase but not with soluble guanylyl cyclase, and novel paraneural functions for nitrinergic signal transduction.
    1992 547 citations Harald Schmidt, Masaki Nakane et al. profile →
  10. Endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat aorta may be mediated through cyclic GMP-dependent protein phosphorylation
    1983 485 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  11. Cloned human brain nitric oxide synthase is highly expressed in skeletal muscle
    1993 446 citations Masaki Nakane, Harald Schmidt et al. profile →
  12. Adenyl Cyclase
    1962 429 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  13. Atrial natriuretic factor elicits an endothelium-independent relaxation and activates particulate guanylate cyclase in vascular smooth muscle.
    1984 424 citations Ferid Murad et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  14. Guanylate cyclase: activation by azide, nitro compounds, nitric oxide, and hydroxyl radical and inhibition by hemoglobin and myoglobin.
    1978 346 citations Ferid Murad, Chandra K. Mittal et al. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) profile →
  15. Purification of a soluble isoform of guanylyl cyclase-activating-factor synthase.
    1991 320 citations Harald Schmidt, Masaki Nakane et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  16. Co-purification of an atrial natriuretic factor receptor and particulate guanylate cyclase from rat lung.
    1986 298 citations Masaki Nakane, Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  17. Role of cyclic GMP in the action of heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli
    1978 296 citations Ferid Murad, Bing Chang et al. profile →
  18. Nω-nitro-L-arginine: a potent inhibitor of endothelium-derived relaxing factor formation
    1990 289 citations Kunio Ishii, Bing Chang et al. profile →
  19. Regulation of Adenosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate and Guanosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate Levels and Contractility in Bovine Tracheal Smooth Muscle
    1977 245 citations Shoji Katsuki, Ferid Murad Molecular Pharmacology profile →
  20. Evidence for Two Different Forms of Guanylate Cyclase in Rat Heart
    1974 238 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  21. Endothelium-dependent and nitrovasodilator-induced relaxation of vascular smooth muscle: role of cyclic GMP.
    1983 215 citations Ferid Murad et al. PubMed profile →
  22. Activation of guanylate cyclase from rat liver and other tissues by sodium azide.
    1975 193 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  23. Activation of Intestinal Guanylate Cyclase by Heat-Stable Enterotoxin of Escherichia coli: Studies of Tissue Specificity, Potential Receptors, and Intermediates
    1980 178 citations Bing Chang, Ferid Murad et al. profile →
  24. Effects of Lipolytic and Antilipolytic Agents on Cyclic 3',5'-Adenosine Monophosphate in Fat Cells
    1971 172 citations Ferid Murad et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ferid Murad 14.9k 11.3k 6.8k 4.0k 3.7k 338 29.1k
Ulrich Förstermann 16.4k 1.1× 8.8k 0.8× 7.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 4.7k 1.3× 263 32.4k
Harald Schmidt 14.2k 1.0× 9.1k 0.8× 4.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 372 29.5k
Paul L. Huang 11.8k 0.8× 10.0k 0.9× 6.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 260 31.0k
Louis J. Ignarro 13.7k 0.9× 7.4k 0.6× 5.1k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 4.5k 1.2× 281 29.5k
Sadao Kimura 15.7k 1.1× 9.4k 0.8× 8.7k 1.3× 4.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 310 26.2k
Rudi Busse 18.2k 1.2× 10.3k 0.9× 9.8k 1.4× 1.8k 0.5× 7.7k 2.1× 316 35.8k
Joseph S. Beckman 20.0k 1.3× 13.1k 1.2× 3.0k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 6.4k 1.8× 184 42.7k
Robert F. Furchgott 12.5k 0.8× 5.8k 0.5× 7.1k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 80 21.4k
Paul M. Vanhoutte 15.8k 1.1× 7.5k 0.7× 9.1k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 6.3k 1.7× 432 29.7k
Hiroki Kurihara 10.6k 0.7× 9.6k 0.8× 7.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 263 24.9k

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All Works

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Cheng, Xiaoqian, Alexey Shashurin, Dayun Yan, et al.. (2016). Enhancing cold atmospheric plasma treatment of cancer cells by static magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics. 38(1). 53–62. 18 indexed citations
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Murad, Ferid. (2015). Mechanism of Action of Some Bronchodilators. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Mujoo, Kalpana, et al.. (2010). Nitric Oxide Receptor Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Undergoes Splicing Regulation in Differentiating Human Embryonic Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 20(7). 1287–1293. 15 indexed citations
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Mujoo, Kalpana, Joshua S. Krumenacker, Yoshiko Wada, & Ferid Murad. (2006). Differential Expression of Nitric Oxide Signaling Components in Undifferentiated and Differentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 15(6). 779–787. 33 indexed citations
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Bian, Ka, et al.. (2005). Helminth regulation of host IL-4Rα/Stat6 signaling: Mechanism underlying NOS-2 inhibition byTrichinella spiralis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(11). 3936–3941. 22 indexed citations
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Kildsgaard, Jens, Travis J. Hollmann, Kirstin R.W. Matthews, et al.. (2000). Cutting Edge: Targeted Disruption of the C3a Receptor Gene Demonstrates a Novel Protective Anti-Inflammatory Role for C3a in Endotoxin-Shock. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5406–5409. 156 indexed citations
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McDonald, Lee J. & Ferid Murad. (1995). Nitric Oxide and cGMP Signaling. Advances in pharmacology. 34. 263–275. 106 indexed citations
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Murad, Ferid. (1994). Cyclic GMP : synthesis, metabolism, and function. Academic Press eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Warner, Timothy D., Jane A. Mitchell, Pedro D’Orléans-Juste, et al.. (1992). Characterization of endothelin-converting enzyme from endothelial cells and rat brain: detection of the formation of biologically active endothelin-1 by rapid bioassay.. Molecular Pharmacology. 41(2). 399–403. 11 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Harald, Timothy D. Warner, Masaki Nakane, Ulrich Förstermann, & Ferid Murad. (1992). Regulation and subcellular location of nitrogen oxide synthases in RAW264.7 macrophages.. Molecular Pharmacology. 41(4). 615–624. 236 indexed citations
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Ishii, Kunio, Timothy D. Warner, Hong Sheng, & Ferid Murad. (1991). Endothelin increases cyclic GMP levels in LLC-PK1 porcine kidney epithelial cells via formation of an endothelium-derived relaxing factor-like substance.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 259(3). 1102–1108. 29 indexed citations
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Ishii, Kunio, et al.. (1990). Formation of endothelium-derived relaxing factor in porcine kidney epithelial LLC-PK1 cells: an intra- and intercellular messenger for activation of soluble guanylate cyclase.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 256(1). 38–43. 42 indexed citations
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Hayward, L. D., et al.. (1987). Cultured rat lung fibroblasts as a model for organic nitrate-induced cyclic GMP accumulation and activation of guanylate cyclase. 2(4). 301–311. 14 indexed citations
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Murad, Ferid, et al.. (1979). Properties and regulation of guanylate cyclase and some proposed functions for cyclic GMP.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 11. 175–204. 152 indexed citations
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Murad, Ferid, et al.. (1979). Guanylate cyclase assay methods.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 10. 57–67. 42 indexed citations
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Murad, Ferid, et al.. (1978). Guanylate cyclase: activation by azide, nitro compounds, nitric oxide, and hydroxyl radical and inhibition by hemoglobin and myoglobin.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 9. 145–58. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murad, Ferid, et al.. (1978). Konflikt und Ordnung : Festschrift für Murad Ferid zum 70. Geburtstag. Beck eBooks.
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Mittal, Chandra K. & Ferid Murad. (1977). Properties and oxidative regulation of guanylate cyclase.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 3(6). 381–91. 66 indexed citations
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Katsuki, Shoji & Ferid Murad. (1977). Regulation of Adenosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate and Guanosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate Levels and Contractility in Bovine Tracheal Smooth Muscle. Molecular Pharmacology. 13(2). 330–341. 245 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murad, Ferid, et al.. (1976). Properties of guanylate cyclase from rat kidney cortex and transplantable kidney tumors.. PubMed. 2(1). 11–9. 18 indexed citations

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