Franklin H. Epstein

73.9k total citations · 26 hit papers
252 papers, 57.2k citations indexed

About

Franklin H. Epstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Franklin H. Epstein has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 57.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Nephrology and 44 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Franklin H. Epstein's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (24 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (22 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (21 papers). Franklin H. Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (24 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (22 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (21 papers). Franklin H. Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Franklin H. Epstein's co-authors include Joe M. McCord, Salvador Moncada, Nancy A. Noble, Wayne A. Border, Paul A. Rosenberg, Stuart A. Lipton, Charles A. Dinarello, Edward D. Harris, Joseph E. Parrillo and S. Ananth Karumanchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Franklin H. Epstein

249 papers receiving 54.3k citations

Hit Papers

The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxi... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1993 1985 2003 1994 1994 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway
    1993 5.5k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Oxygen-Derived Free Radicals in Postischemic Tissue Injury
    1985 4.6k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Excess placental soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) may contribute to endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and proteinuria in preeclampsia
    2003 3.1k citations Sharon E. Maynard, Isaac E. Stillman et al. profile →
  4. Transforming Growth Factor β in Tissue Fibrosis
    1994 2.7k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Excitatory Amino Acids as a Final Common Pathway for Neurologic Disorders
    1994 2.3k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  6. The Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease and the Acute Coronary Syndromes
    1992 2.2k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Dietary Protein Intake and the Progressive Nature of Kidney Disease:
    1982 1.6k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  8. Natriuretic Peptides
    1998 1.6k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  9. Regulatory Functions of the Vascular Endothelium
    1990 1.5k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  10. Soluble endoglin contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia
    2006 1.4k citations Chun Sing Lam, Isaac E. Stillman et al. profile →
  11. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1990 1.3k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  12. Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Septic Shock
    1993 1.3k citations Franklin H. Epstein, Joseph E. Parrillo New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  13. The Emerging Concept of Vascular Remodeling
    1994 1.2k citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  14. Interleukin-1 and the Pathogenesis of the Acute-Phase Response
    1984 935 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  15. The Immunopathogenesis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
    1993 861 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  16. The Role of Interleukin-1 in Disease
    1993 809 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  17. The Pathogenesis of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
    1994 800 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  18. The Progression of Renal Disease
    1988 704 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  19. The Molecular Genetics of Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Leukemias
    1988 691 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  20. Survival after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Hospital
    1983 665 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  21. The Calcium Messenger System
    1986 553 citations Franklin H. Epstein, Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  22. Mechanism of Action of Calcium-Channel-Blocking Agents
    1982 546 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  23. Maternal and Fetal Thyroid Function
    1994 486 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  24. Calcium and Ischemic Injury
    1986 427 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  25. Renal ischemia: A new perspective
    1984 344 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. Kidney International profile →
  26. Mechanisms of Membrane-Receptor Regulation
    1984 254 citations Franklin H. Epstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Franklin H. Epstein 13.0k 9.4k 8.8k 7.1k 7.0k 252 57.2k
Friedrich C. Luft 12.8k 1.0× 16.9k 1.8× 8.8k 1.0× 6.8k 0.9× 4.7k 0.7× 1.1k 50.6k
Barry M. Brenner 7.8k 0.6× 13.0k 1.4× 5.2k 0.6× 3.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 296 39.7k
Richard J. Johnson 15.6k 1.2× 5.8k 0.6× 8.8k 1.0× 10.2k 1.4× 4.1k 0.6× 815 68.9k
Li Zhang 28.5k 2.2× 5.7k 0.6× 6.8k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 4.8k 0.7× 1.9k 60.1k
Nader Rifai 9.2k 0.7× 21.5k 2.3× 10.3k 1.2× 21.1k 3.0× 9.1k 1.3× 455 77.6k
Yoshihiro Ogawa 9.8k 0.8× 9.6k 1.0× 11.4k 1.3× 5.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.4× 849 40.7k
Oliver Smithies 26.5k 2.0× 7.4k 0.8× 5.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.4× 6.0k 0.9× 331 55.5k
John R. Vane 13.2k 1.0× 12.3k 1.3× 18.4k 2.1× 6.9k 1.0× 4.8k 0.7× 468 63.3k
Yūji Matsuzawa 16.7k 1.3× 16.7k 1.8× 25.2k 2.9× 14.8k 2.1× 8.3k 1.2× 700 80.5k
David G. Harrison 14.1k 1.1× 20.4k 2.2× 23.3k 2.6× 7.3k 1.0× 10.0k 1.4× 400 60.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qian, Cong, et al.. (2009). Circulating angiogenic factors in gestational proteinuria without hypertension. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 200(4). 392.e1–392.e10. 36 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H.. (2008). Nephrologists Sans Frontières: A renal clinician meets comparative physiology on the coast of Maine. Kidney International. 73(9). 983–984. 1 indexed citations
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Rana, Sarosh, et al.. (2008). Use of Circulating Antiangiogenic Factors to Differentiate Other Hypertensive Disorders From Preeclampsia in a Pregnant Woman on Dialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 51(6). 1029–1032. 19 indexed citations
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Levine, Richard J., Chun Sing Lam, Cong Qian, et al.. (2007). Soluble Endoglin and Other Circulating Antiangiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(2). 82–83. 177 indexed citations
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Karumanchi, S. Ananth & Franklin H. Epstein. (2007). Placental ischemia and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1: Cause or consequence of preeclampsia?. Kidney International. 71(10). 959–961. 56 indexed citations
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Signore, Caroline, James L. Mills, Cong Qian, et al.. (2006). Circulating Angiogenic Factors and Placental Abruption. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 108(2). 338–344. 84 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Scott F., Chun S. Zuo, & Franklin H. Epstein. (2005). Effect of Specific and Non-Specific Inhibition of COX-2 on Renal Oxygenation before and after Water Diuresis. Nephron Physiology. 99(4). p101–p104. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H.. (2002). John P. Peters and Nephrology.. PubMed. 75(1). 3–11. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H., et al.. (2002). Role of the cytoskeleton in secretion of chloride by shark rectal gland. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 172(8). 719–723. 3 indexed citations
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Prasad, Pottumarthi V., et al.. (2001). Changes in intrarenal oxygenation as evaluated by BOLD MRI in a rat kidney model for radiocontrast nephropathy. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 13(5). 744–747. 113 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H. & Pottumarthi V. Prasad. (2000). Effects of furosemide on medullary oxygenation in younger and older subjects. Kidney International. 57(5). 2080–2083. 115 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H., et al.. (1999). Evaluation of changes in intrarenal oxygenation in rats using multiple gradient-recalled echo (mGRE) sequence. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 9(6). 842–846. 37 indexed citations
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Solomon, Richard, et al.. (1996). The rectal gland of Squalus acanthias: A model for the transport of chloride. Kidney International. 49(6). 1552–1556. 45 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H. & Joseph E. Parrillo. (1993). Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Septic Shock. New England Journal of Medicine. 328(20). 1471–1477. 1256 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epstein, Franklin H., Vincent Quagliarello, & W. Michael Scheld. (1992). Bacterial Meningitis: Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Progress. New England Journal of Medicine. 327(12). 864–872. 353 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H., Michael Field, Mrinalini C. Rao, & Eugene B. Chang. (1989). Intestinal Electrolyte Transport and Diarrheal Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 321(12). 800–806. 162 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H., Michael E. Field, Mrinalini C. Rao, & Eugene B. Chang. (1989). Intestinal Electrolyte Transport and Diarrheal Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 321(13). 879–883. 256 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H.. (1984). Recollections of nephrology: Peters and Seldin presentation of the First John P Peters Award to Donald W. Seldin, 1983. Seminars in Nephrology. 4(2). 107–112. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Franklin H.. (1960). Electrolytes in Biological Systems. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 32(5). 401–402.
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Epstein, Franklin H.. (1957). Anesthesiology and Related Problems. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 30(2). 157–157. 17 indexed citations

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