Frank A. Anania

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Frank A. Anania is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank A. Anania has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Hepatology and 24 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frank A. Anania's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (47 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (17 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (17 papers). Frank A. Anania is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (47 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (17 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (17 papers). Frank A. Anania collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and India. Frank A. Anania's co-authors include Neeraj K. Saxena, Xiaokun Ding, Jamie E. Mells, Songbai Lin, Dipali Sharma, Samir Parekh, Jeffrey A. Handy, Ping Fu, Naga Chalasani and David E. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Frank A. Anania

81 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

2000 841 citations Frank A. Anania et al. profile →
World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines

2014 384 citations Frank A. Anania et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank A. Anania United States	44	5.7k	2.6k	2.3k	2.1k	1.7k	81	8.7k
Isabelle Leclercq Belgium	50	5.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	161	9.6k
Hirokazu Takahashi Japan	46	3.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	219	6.9k
Kenichi Ikejima Japan	44	3.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	806 0.5×	147	6.2k
Roberto Testa Italy	48	2.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	238	8.3k
Gianluca Svegliati‐Baroni Italy	47	6.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	132	9.2k
Yao‐Chang Liu United States	6	7.8k 1.4×	3.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	9	9.1k
Naim Alkhouri United States	59	8.7k 1.5×	3.8k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	3.9k 1.8×	1.9k 1.1×	325	11.2k
Anna Alisi Italy	56	6.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	3.4k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	225	9.8k
Takumi Kawaguchi Japan	45	4.2k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	290	8.4k
Suthat Liangpunsakul United States	50	3.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	252	7.3k

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Liu, Yunshan, Smita S. Iyer, Silvia Liu, et al.. (2020). Blocking integrin α4β7-mediated CD4 T cell recruitment to the intestine and liver protects mice from western diet-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Journal of Hepatology. 73(5). 1013–1022. 63 indexed citations

Chinnadurai, Raghavan, Devi Rajan, Xiao Liu, et al.. (2019). Molecular Genetic and Immune Functional Responses Distinguish Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Hepatic Stellate Cells. Stem Cells. 37(8). 1075–1082. 12 indexed citations

Rahman, Khalidur, Chirayu Desai, Smita S. Iyer, et al.. (2016). Loss of Junctional Adhesion Molecule A Promotes Severe Steatohepatitis in Mice on a Diet High in Saturated Fat, Fructose, and Cholesterol. Gastroenterology. 151(4). 733–746.e12. 264 indexed citations

Thapa, Manoj, Raghavan Chinnadurai, Victoria M. Velazquez, et al.. (2015). Liver fibrosis occurs through dysregulation of MyD88‐dependent innate B‐cell activity. Hepatology. 61(6). 2067–2079. 83 indexed citations

Saxena, Neeraj K. & Frank A. Anania. (2015). Adipocytokines and hepatic fibrosis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 26(3). 153–161. 105 indexed citations

Huang, Mianbo, et al.. (2014). Antagonistic interaction between Wnt and Notch activity modulates the regenerative capacity of a zebrafish fibrotic liver model. Hepatology. 60(5). 1753–1766. 66 indexed citations

Kumar, Pradeep, T. Lynn Smith, Khalidur Rahman, Natalie Thorn, & Frank A. Anania. (2014). Adiponectin Agonist ADP355 Attenuates CCl4-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110405–e110405. 73 indexed citations

Saxena, Neeraj K., Ping Fu, Arumugam Nagalingam, et al.. (2010). Adiponectin Modulates C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology. 139(5). 1762–1773.e5. 141 indexed citations

Saxena, Neeraj K., Brandi B. Knight, Didier Merlin, et al.. (2008). Bidirectional Crosstalk between Leptin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Signaling Promotes Invasion and Migration of Breast Cancer Cells via Transactivation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor. Cancer Research. 68(23). 9712–9722. 176 indexed citations

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Anania, Frank A., et al.. (2008). Increased Liver Enzyme Levels and HNF-1ß Gene Mutation. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 6(12). A26–A26. 1 indexed citations

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Mwangi, Simon M., Mallappa Anitha, Xiaokun Ding, et al.. (2008). Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Increases β-Cell Mass and Improves Glucose Tolerance. Gastroenterology. 134(3). 727–737. 39 indexed citations

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Saxena, Neeraj K., Paula M. Vertino, Frank A. Anania, & Dipali Sharma. (2007). Leptin-induced Growth Stimulation of Breast Cancer Cells Involves Recruitment of Histone Acetyltransferases and Mediator Complex to CYCLIN D1 Promoter via Activation of Stat3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(18). 13316–13325. 173 indexed citations

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Jackson, James F. & Frank A. Anania. (2007). Chlorzoxazone as a Cause of Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 52(12). 3389–3391. 3 indexed citations

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Aleffi, Sara, Ilaria Petrai, Cristiana Bertolani, et al.. (2005). Upregulation of proinflammatory and proangiogenic cytokines by leptin in human hepatic stellate cells†. Hepatology. 42(6). 1339–1348. 272 indexed citations

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Anania, Frank A., et al.. (2002). Alcoholic hepatitis. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 5(6). 417–423. 11 indexed citations

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Anania, Frank A., et al.. (2002). Hepatorenal syndrome. Critical Care Clinics. 18(2). 345–373. 9 indexed citations

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Miyahara, Takeo, Laura W. Schrum, Richard A. Rippe, et al.. (2000). Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors and Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(46). 35715–35722. 410 indexed citations

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Potter, James J., Lynda Rennie-Tankersley, Frank A. Anania, & Esteban Mezey. (1999). A transient increase in c-myc precedes the transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells to myofibroblast-like cells. Liver International. 19(2). 135–144. 22 indexed citations

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Potter, James J., et al.. (1998). Transdifferentiation of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cells Results in Leptin Expression. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 244(1). 178–182. 151 indexed citations

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Anania, Frank A., James J. Potter, Lynda Rennie-Tankersley, & Esteban Mezey. (1996). Activation by Acetaldehyde of the Promoter of the Mouse α2(I) Collagen Gene When Transfected into Rat Activated Stellate Cells. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 331(2). 187–193. 42 indexed citations

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