Georgette M. Buga

11.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
49 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Georgette M. Buga is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Georgette M. Buga has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Georgette M. Buga's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (29 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (7 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (6 papers). Georgette M. Buga is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (29 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (7 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (6 papers). Georgette M. Buga collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. Georgette M. Buga's co-authors include K S Wood, R E Byrns, Gautam Chaudhuri, Louis J. Ignarro, L J Ignarro, Jon M. Fukuto, Michele E. Gold, Margaret A. Bush, Jacob Rajfer and Philip M. Bauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Georgette M. Buga

49 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced and released... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1987 1990 1991 1993 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced and released from artery and vein is nitric oxide.
    1987 3.9k citations Georgette M. Buga, K S Wood et al. profile →
  2. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor from pulmonary artery and vein possesses pharmacologic and chemical properties identical to those of nitric oxide radical.
    1987 930 citations Louis J. Ignarro, R E Byrns et al. profile →
  3. Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP formation upon electrical field stimulation cause relaxation of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle
    1990 691 citations Louis J. Ignarro, Georgette M. Buga et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
  4. Shear stress-induced release of nitric oxide from endothelial cells grown on beads.
    1991 398 citations Georgette M. Buga, Michele E. Gold et al. profile →
  5. Negative feedback regulation of endothelial cell function by nitric oxide.
    1993 303 citations Georgette M. Buga, Louis J. Ignarro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Georgette M. Buga United States 34 5.3k 2.1k 1.9k 1.7k 1.1k 49 9.1k
K S Wood United States 30 5.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 40 8.5k
Masaki Nakane United States 46 5.7k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 144 10.7k
Gautam Chaudhuri United States 49 4.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 816 0.7× 171 10.8k
L J Ignarro United States 25 6.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 30 9.0k
Noboru Toda Japan 47 3.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 721 0.4× 771 0.7× 211 7.2k
Daryl D. Rees United Kingdom 24 5.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 991 0.9× 36 8.2k
Roberto Levi United States 48 4.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 3.3k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 957 0.9× 157 10.2k
Richard G. Knowles United Kingdom 41 9.4k 1.8× 2.0k 1.0× 4.2k 2.3× 2.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 96 15.9k
Jürgen Schrader Germany 58 3.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.4× 3.3k 1.8× 676 0.4× 687 0.6× 223 11.7k
Ulrich Pohl Germany 54 3.8k 0.7× 2.7k 1.3× 3.6k 1.9× 1.1k 0.6× 432 0.4× 175 9.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Navab, Mohamad, Greg Hough, Georgette M. Buga, et al.. (2013). Transgenic 6F tomatoes act on the small intestine to prevent systemic inflammation and dyslipidemia caused by Western diet and intestinally derived lysophosphatidic acid. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(12). 3403–3418. 58 indexed citations
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Navab, Mohamad, Srinivasa T. Reddy, G.M. Anantharamaiah, et al.. (2011). D-4F-mediated reduction in metabolites of arachidonic and linoleic acids in the small intestine is associated with decreased inflammation in low-density lipoprotein receptor-null mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(3). 437–445. 49 indexed citations
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Lenten, Brian J. Van, Alan C. Wagner, G.M. Anantharamaiah, et al.. (2008). Apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptides. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 11(1). 52–57. 73 indexed citations
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Navab, Mohamad, G.M. Anantharamaiah, Srinivasa T. Reddy, et al.. (2007). Peptide mimetics of apolipoproteins improve HDL function. Journal of clinical lipidology. 1(2). 142–147. 19 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Junji, Katherine Chou, James C. Liao, et al.. (2007). Differential Association of Hemoglobin with Proinflammatory High Density Lipoproteins in Atherogenic/Hyperlipidemic Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(32). 23698–23707. 69 indexed citations
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Buga, Georgette M., Joy S. Frank, Giuliano A. Mottino, et al.. (2006). D-4F decreases brain arteriole inflammation and improves cognitive performance in LDL receptor-null mice on a Western diet. Journal of Lipid Research. 47(10). 2148–2160. 61 indexed citations
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Garbán, Hermes, Georgette M. Buga, & Louis J. Ignarro. (2004). Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Vascular Responsiveness to Nebivolol: A Novel Endothelium-Related Mechanism of Therapeutic Vasorelaxation. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 43(5). 638–644. 40 indexed citations
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Fiala, Milan, Thomas J. Murphy, James M. MacDougall, et al.. (2004). HAART Drugs Induce Mitochondrial Damage and Intercellular Gaps and gp120 Causes Apoptosis. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 4(4). 327–338. 50 indexed citations
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Azizzadeh, Babak, Georgette M. Buga, Gerald S. Berke, et al.. (2003). Inhibitors of Nitric Oxide Promote Microvascular Thrombosis. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 5(1). 31–35. 11 indexed citations
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Azizzadeh, Babak, et al.. (2003). Local Administration of Nitric Oxide Donor Significantly Impacts Microvascular Thrombosis. The Laryngoscope. 113(3). 406–409. 5 indexed citations
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Ignarro, Louis J., et al.. (2002). Nebivolol inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by mechanisms involving nitric oxide but not cyclic GMP. Nitric Oxide. 7(2). 83–90. 30 indexed citations
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Ribas, Antoni, Saral N. Amarnani, Georgette M. Buga, et al.. (2002). Immunosuppressive effects of interleukin-12 coexpression in melanoma antigen gene–modified dendritic cell vaccines. Cancer Gene Therapy. 9(11). 875–883. 14 indexed citations
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Bauer, Philip M., Georgette M. Buga, Jon M. Fukuto, Anthony E. Pegg, & Louis J. Ignarro. (2001). Nitric Oxide Inhibits Ornithine Decarboxylase viaS-Nitrosylation of Cysteine 360 in the Active Site of the Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(37). 34458–34464. 106 indexed citations
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Bauer, Philip M., Jon M. Fukuto, Georgette M. Buga, Anthony E. Pegg, & Louis J. Ignarro. (1999). Nitric Oxide Inhibits Ornithine Decarboxylase by S-Nitrosylation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 262(2). 355–358. 59 indexed citations
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Glasgow, Robert E., Georgette M. Buga, Louis J. Ignarro, Gautam Chaudhuri, & Michaël Heymann. (1997). Endothelium-derived relaxing factor as a mediator of bradykinin-induced perinatal pulmonary vasodilatation in fetal sheep. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 9(2). 213–216. 5 indexed citations
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Chaudhuri, Gautam, Georgette M. Buga, Michele E. Gold, K S Wood, & Louis J. Ignarro. (1991). Characterization and actions of human umbilical endothelium derived relaxing factor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 102(2). 331–336. 70 indexed citations
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Wood, K S, Georgette M. Buga, Russell E. Byrns, & Louis J. Ignarro. (1990). Vascular smooth muscle-derived relaxing factor (MDRF) and its close similarity to nitric oxide. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 170(1). 80–88. 158 indexed citations
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Gold, Michele E., K S Wood, Georgette M. Buga, Russell E. Byrns, & Louis J. Ignarro. (1989). L-Arginine causes whereas L-argininosuccinic acid inhibits endothelium-dependent vascular smooth muscle relaxation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 161(2). 536–543. 59 indexed citations
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Buga, Georgette M., Michele E. Gold, K S Wood, Gautam Chaudhuri, & Louis J. Ignarro. (1989). Endothelium-derived nitric oxide relaxes nonvascular smooth muscle. European Journal of Pharmacology. 161(1). 61–72. 93 indexed citations
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Ignarro, Louis J., R E Byrns, Georgette M. Buga, K S Wood, & Gautam Chaudhuri. (1988). Pharmacological evidence that endothelium-derived relaxing factor is nitric oxide: use of pyrogallol and superoxide dismutase to study endothelium-dependent and nitric oxide-elicited vascular smooth muscle relaxation.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 244(1). 181–189. 186 indexed citations

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