Heather Francis

1.5k total citations
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Heather Francis is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Francis has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Heather Francis's work include Liver physiology and pathology (10 papers), Mast cells and histamine (7 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (6 papers). Heather Francis is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (10 papers), Mast cells and histamine (7 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (6 papers). Heather Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Heather Francis's co-authors include Fanyin Meng, Gianfranco Alpini, Shannon Glaser, Lindsey Kennedy, Yuyan Han, Laura Hargrove, Benjamin Solomon, Kelly McDaniel, Taylor Francis and Tianhao Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Heather Francis

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Francis United States 21 407 354 302 280 266 33 1.1k
Pi‐Xiao Wang China 21 604 1.5× 553 1.6× 195 0.6× 139 0.5× 188 0.7× 27 1.3k
Konstantina Kyritsi United States 18 186 0.5× 338 1.0× 316 1.0× 262 0.9× 106 0.4× 37 804
Kelly McDaniel United States 17 309 0.8× 262 0.7× 249 0.8× 252 0.9× 245 0.9× 26 839
Ryan E. Feaver United States 14 426 1.0× 339 1.0× 194 0.6× 168 0.6× 121 0.5× 17 1.1k
Jun-ya Kaimori Japan 7 430 1.1× 387 1.1× 153 0.5× 135 0.5× 80 0.3× 8 969
Margaret Wilde United States 8 708 1.7× 217 0.6× 110 0.4× 183 0.7× 119 0.4× 8 1.2k
Steven Strom United States 12 340 0.8× 245 0.7× 352 1.2× 307 1.1× 176 0.7× 18 1.1k
Nicoletta Campanini Italy 22 482 1.2× 384 1.1× 96 0.3× 213 0.8× 280 1.1× 71 1.7k
Thomas L. Freeman United States 13 250 0.6× 163 0.5× 79 0.3× 128 0.5× 141 0.5× 26 707
Masako Omori Japan 17 259 0.6× 84 0.2× 151 0.5× 150 0.5× 136 0.5× 45 760

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Francis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Francis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Francis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Francis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Francis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heather Francis. Heather Francis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hargrove, Laura, et al.. (2017). Cellular crosstalk during cholestatic liver injury. Liver Research. 1(1). 26–33. 15 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Lindsey, Heather Francis, Fanyin Meng, Shannon Glaser, & Gianfranco Alpini. (2017). Diagnostic and therapeutic potentials of microRNAs in cholangiopathies. Liver Research. 1(1). 34–41. 5 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Lindsey, Laura Hargrove, Jennifer Demieville, et al.. (2017). Knockout of l-Histidine Decarboxylase Prevents Cholangiocyte Damage and Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice Subjected to High-Fat Diet Feeding via Disrupted Histamine/Leptin Signaling. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(3). 600–615. 27 indexed citations
4.
Wan, Ying, Kelly McDaniel, Nan Wu, et al.. (2017). Regulation of Cellular Senescence by miR-34a in Alcoholic Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(12). 2788–2798. 68 indexed citations
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Hargrove, Laura, et al.. (2017). Commonly Used H1 and H2 Histamine Receptor (HR) Blockers Decrease Cholangiocarcinoma Xenograft Tumor Growth, Angiogenesis and EMT. Gastroenterology. 152(5). S1182–S1183. 1 indexed citations
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Sato, Keisaku, Chad Hall, Shannon Glaser, et al.. (2016). Pathogenesis of Kupffer Cells in Cholestatic Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(9). 2238–2247. 93 indexed citations
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Hargrove, Laura, et al.. (2016). Isolation and characterization of hepatic mast cells from cholestatic rats. Laboratory Investigation. 96(11). 1198–1210. 21 indexed citations
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Meng, Fanyin, Heather Francis, Yuyan Han, Shannon Glaser, & Gianfranco Alpini. (2015). Functional Role of MicroRNA‐200 Family in Human Gall Bladder Cancer Stem Cells. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Han, Yuyan, Kelly McDaniel, Tianhao Zhou, et al.. (2015). Functional Role of Cellular Senescence in Biliary Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 185(3). 602–609. 47 indexed citations
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Francis, Heather & Laura Hargrove. (2015). Knockout of Histidine Decarboxylase (HDC) Reduces Hepatic Fibrosis in Bile Duct Ligated (BDL) Mice. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Wan, Ying, Nan Wu, Yuyan Han, et al.. (2015). Role of stem cells during diabetic liver injury. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 20(2). 195–203. 24 indexed citations
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Meng, Fanyin, Sharon DeMorrow, Julie Venter, et al.. (2014). Overexpression of membrane metalloendopeptidase inhibits substance P stimulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 306(9). G759–G768. 25 indexed citations
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McDaniel, Kelly, Tianhao Zhou, Heather Francis, et al.. (2014). The functional role of microRNAs in alcoholic liver injury. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 18(2). 197–207. 96 indexed citations
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Hargrove, Laura, Taylor Francis, & Heather Francis. (2014). Vitamin D and GI cancers: shedding some light on dark diseases.. PubMed. 2(1). 9–9. 19 indexed citations
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McDaniel, Kelly, et al.. (2014). Molecular mechanisms of stem cell therapy in alcoholic liver disease. Digestive and Liver Disease. 46(5). 391–397. 21 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Lindsey, Julie Venter, Laura Hargrove, et al.. (2013). Dysregulation of vitamin D3 synthesis leads to enhanced cholangiocarcinoma growth. Digestive and Liver Disease. 45(4). 316–322. 12 indexed citations
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Meng, Fanyin, Shannon Glaser, Heather Francis, et al.. (2012). Epigenetic Regulation of miR-34a Expression in Alcoholic Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(3). 804–817. 115 indexed citations
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Francis, Heather, et al.. (2012). Hedgehog signalling and LSEC capillarisation: stopping this one in its tracks. Gut. 61(9). 1243–1244. 4 indexed citations
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Meng, Fanyin, Yuyan Han, Dustin Staloch, et al.. (2011). The H4 histamine receptor agonist, clobenpropit, suppresses human cholangiocarcinoma progression by disruption of epithelial mesenchymal transition and tumor metastasis. Hepatology. 54(5). 1718–1728. 65 indexed citations
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Francis, Heather & Benjamin Solomon. (2009). The current status of targeted therapy for non‐small cell lung cancer. Internal Medicine Journal. 40(9). 611–618. 63 indexed citations

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