Jean‐François Pittet

21.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
238 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Jean‐François Pittet is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐François Pittet has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 73 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 54 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jean‐François Pittet's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (48 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (39 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (34 papers). Jean‐François Pittet is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (48 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (39 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (34 papers). Jean‐François Pittet collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Jean‐François Pittet's co-authors include Michael A. Matthay, Robert C. Mackersie, Mitchell J. Cohen, Karim Brohi, Dean Sheppard, Michael T. Ganter, Xiaozhu Huang, Naftali Kaminski, Mark Griffiths and Stephen Dalton and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐François Pittet

231 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Mechanism for Regulating Pulmonary Inflammation and Fib... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2002 2007 2008 2024 500 1000 1.5k
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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. A Mechanism for Regulating Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis: The Integrin αvβ6 Binds and Activates Latent TGF β1
    1999 1.6k citations Jean‐François Pittet, Michael A. Matthay et al. profile →
  2. Pulmonary Dead-Space Fraction as a Risk Factor for Death in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    2002 563 citations Jean‐François Pittet, Mark D. Eisner et al. profile →
  3. Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy: Initiated by Hypoperfusion
    2007 561 citations Mitchell J. Cohen, Michael T. Ganter et al. profile →
  4. Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma: Hypoperfusion Induces Systemic Anticoagulation and Hyperfibrinolysis
    2008 538 citations Mitchell J. Cohen, Michael T. Ganter et al. profile →
  5. Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management Strategies
    2024 42 citations Jean‐François Pittet et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean‐François Pittet United States 58 4.8k 3.6k 3.3k 2.8k 2.0k 238 14.1k
Carl J. Hauser United States 52 1.2k 0.3× 3.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 228 11.9k
Alexander Zarbock Germany 70 2.0k 0.4× 3.9k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 2.2k 1.1× 288 17.7k
Kenneth L. Brigham United States 54 9.6k 2.0× 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 225 17.6k
Anirban Banerjee United States 60 1.3k 0.3× 2.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 3.8k 1.4× 1.7k 0.8× 288 13.2k
Christopher C. Silliman United States 61 1.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.4× 6.1k 1.9× 3.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 311 13.5k
Bruce A. Molitoris United States 56 1.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 180 16.3k
Jonathan Barasch United States 61 2.8k 0.6× 4.6k 1.3× 2.9k 0.9× 759 0.3× 2.2k 1.1× 113 17.5k
Patrícia R. M. Rocco Brazil 57 7.0k 1.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 491 12.1k
Xu Zhang China 31 3.7k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 780 0.3× 2.2k 1.1× 134 10.2k
Irshad H. Chaudry United States 73 2.9k 0.6× 5.2k 1.4× 3.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 6.4k 3.2× 510 23.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pittet, Jean‐François, Angela Brandon, Sixto M. Leal, et al.. (2024). Tau and Aβ42 in lavage fluid of pneumonia patients are associated with end-organ dysfunction: A prospective exploratory study. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0298816–e0298816. 3 indexed citations
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Balczon, Ron, Mike T. Lin, Amy R. Nelson, et al.. (2023). Lung endothelium, tau, and amyloids in health and disease. Physiological Reviews. 104(2). 533–587. 17 indexed citations
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Patel, Mita, Abu‐Bakr Al‐Mehdi, Robert A. Barrington, et al.. (2022). ExoU Induces Lung Endothelial Cell Damage and Activates Pro-Inflammatory Caspase-1 during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Toxins. 14(2). 152–152. 12 indexed citations
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Choi, Chung‐Sik, Chun Zhou, Amy R. Nelson, et al.. (2021). Cytotoxic tau released from lung microvascular endothelial cells upon infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa promotes neuronal tauopathy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(1). 101482–101482. 17 indexed citations
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Pittet, Jean‐François, Parker Hu, Jaideep Honavar, et al.. (2020). Estrogen Alleviates Sex-Dependent Differences in Lung Bacterial Clearance and Mortality Secondary to Bacterial Pneumonia after Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(8). 989–999. 16 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Mathijs R., Kirsten Balvers, Marjolein M. Admiraal, et al.. (2020). Autonomic nervous system activity and the risk of nosocomial infection in critically ill patients with brain injury. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 8(1). 69–69. 9 indexed citations
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Wagener, Brant M., Sarah C. Christiaans, Stephen A. Moser, et al.. (2020). Exoenzyme Y Contributes to End-Organ Dysfunction Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients: An Exploratory Study. Toxins. 12(6). 369–369. 17 indexed citations
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Wagener, Brant M., Angela Brandon, Jaideep Honavar, et al.. (2020). α-Tocopherol Attenuates the Severity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa –induced Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 63(2). 234–243. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ting, Zhihong Yu, Ming‐Yuan Jian, et al.. (2018). Instillation of hyaluronan reverses acid instillation injury to the mammalian blood gas barrier. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 314(5). L808–L821. 18 indexed citations
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Griffin, Russell, et al.. (2017). Echocardiographic correlates are associated with in-hospital mortality in trauma and burn patients. The American Journal of Surgery. 214(5). 798–803. 4 indexed citations
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McCunn, Maureen, Richard P. Dutton, Armagan Dagal, et al.. (2015). Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency Care Anesthesiology. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 121(6). 1668–1673. 9 indexed citations
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Calfee, Carolyn S., Michael A. Matthay, Mark D. Eisner, et al.. (2011). Active and Passive Cigarette Smoking and Acute Lung Injury after Severe Blunt Trauma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(12). 1660–1665. 110 indexed citations
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Howard, Matthew K., Arnaud Goolaerts, Jérémie Roux, et al.. (2011). Cytoprotective-Selective Activated Protein C Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa –Induced Lung Injury in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 45(3). 632–641. 31 indexed citations
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Hamacher, Jürg, Uz Stammberger, Jérémie Roux, et al.. (2010). The lectin-like domain of tumor necrosis factor improves lung function after rat lung transplantation—Potential role for a reduction in reactive oxygen species generation*. Critical Care Medicine. 38(3). 871–878. 33 indexed citations
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Roux, Jérémie, Michel Carlès, Hidefumi Koh, et al.. (2009). Transforming Growth Factor β1 Inhibits Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator-dependent cAMP-stimulated Alveolar Epithelial Fluid Transport via a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-dependent Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(7). 4278–4290. 31 indexed citations
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Frank, James A., Jean‐François Pittet, Charlie M. Wray, & Michael A. Matthay. (2007). Protection from experimental ventilator-induced acute lung injury by IL-1 receptor blockade. Thorax. 63(2). 147–53. 109 indexed citations
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Pittet, Jean‐François, Le Lu, D.G. Morris, et al.. (2001). Reactive Nitrogen Species Inhibit Alveolar Epithelial Fluid Transport After Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats. The Journal of Immunology. 166(10). 6301–6310. 63 indexed citations
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Laffon, M., Jean‐François Pittet, Katharina Modelska, Michael A. Matthay, & David M. Young. (1999). Interleukin-8 Mediates Injury from Smoke Inhalation to both the Lung Endothelial and the Alveolar Epithelial Barriers in Rabbits. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(5). 1443–1449. 77 indexed citations
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Modelska, Katharina, Jean‐François Pittet, Hans G. Folkesson, V. Courtney Broaddus, & Michael A. Matthay. (1999). Acid-induced Lung Injury: Protective Effect of Anti-interleukin-8 Pretreatment on Alveolar Epithelial Barrier Function in Rabbits. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(5). 1450–1456. 116 indexed citations

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