John D. Sandy

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

John D. Sandy is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Sandy has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Rheumatology, 68 papers in Cell Biology and 39 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in John D. Sandy's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (79 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (65 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (39 papers). John D. Sandy is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (79 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (65 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (39 papers). John D. Sandy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. John D. Sandy's co-authors include Anna Plaas, Alan J. Grodzinsky, Peter J. Neame, Carl R. Flannery, Stefan Lohmander, Robert L. Sah, Vivian P. Thompson, Michael W. Lark, Young Jo Kim and Jennifer Westling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

John D. Sandy

132 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Biosynthetic response of cartilage explants to dynamic co... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 200 400 600
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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. Biosynthetic response of cartilage explants to dynamic compression
    1989 706 citations Alan J. Grodzinsky, John D. Sandy et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Research® profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John D. Sandy United States 54 5.3k 2.6k 2.3k 2.1k 1.9k 132 9.4k
Bruce Caterson United Kingdom 68 5.8k 1.1× 4.6k 1.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.3× 243 13.8k
Tim Hardingham United Kingdom 63 5.5k 1.0× 5.0k 1.9× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 181 11.3k
A. Robin Poole Canada 64 8.9k 1.7× 2.0k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 2.4k 1.1× 3.4k 1.8× 163 15.0k
Amanda Fosang Australia 47 4.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 927 0.5× 100 8.0k
Michael T. Bayliss United Kingdom 52 4.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 739 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 113 8.0k
Carl R. Flannery United States 40 3.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 76 6.2k
A. Robin Poole Canada 47 3.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 762 0.3× 996 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 93 6.6k
Maurizio Pacifici United States 59 4.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 210 10.2k
Peter Brückner Germany 51 2.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 2.4k 1.2× 747 0.4× 124 8.8k
Peter J. Roughley Canada 79 7.2k 1.4× 4.3k 1.7× 2.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 3.9k 2.0× 276 18.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John D. Sandy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Plaas, Anna, et al.. (2023). Aggrecan and Hyaluronan: The Infamous Cartilage Polyelectrolytes – Then and Now. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1402. 3–29. 10 indexed citations
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Shen, Quan, Jun Li, Deva D. Chan, et al.. (2019). Effect of intra-articular hyaluronan injection on inflammation and bone remodeling in the epiphyses and metaphyses of the knee in a murine model of joint injury.. PubMed Central. 11(6). 3280–3300. 4 indexed citations
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Luo, Wei, John D. Sandy, Daniel J. Gorski, et al.. (2016). Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis (DSLD) in Peruvian Paso Horses Is Characterized by Altered Expression of TGFβ Signaling Components in Adipose-Derived Stromal Fibroblasts. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0167069–e0167069. 9 indexed citations
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Sandy, John D., et al.. (2015). Human genome-wide expression analysis reorients the study of inflammatory mediators and biomechanics in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 23(11). 1939–1945. 41 indexed citations
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Bell, Rebecca, Jun Li, Elizabeth Shewman, et al.. (2013). ADAMTS5 is required for biomechanically‐stimulated healing of murine tendinopathy. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 31(10). 1540–1548. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Meina, Jie Shen, Hongting Jin, et al.. (2011). Recent progress in understanding molecular mechanisms of cartilage degeneration during osteoarthritis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1240(1). 61–69. 165 indexed citations
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Kopesky, Paul W., Eric J. Vanderploeg, John D. Kisiday, et al.. (2010). Controlled Delivery of Transforming Growth Factor β1 by Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels Induces Chondrogenesis of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Modulates Smad2/3 Signaling. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(1-2). 83–92. 60 indexed citations
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Carrino, David A., Anthony Calabro, Adnan Darr, et al.. (2010). Age-related differences in human skin proteoglycans. Glycobiology. 21(2). 257–268. 48 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Jonathan B., Michael A. DiMicco, Debbie M. Cheng, et al.. (2009). Co-culture of mechanically injured cartilage with joint capsule tissue alters chondrocyte expression patterns and increases ADAMTS5 production. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 489(1-2). 118–126. 26 indexed citations
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Wilson, Christopher G., Eric J. Vanderploeg, Fengrong Zuo, John D. Sandy, & Marc E. Levenston. (2009). Aggrecanolysis and in vitromatrix degradation in the immature bovine meniscus: mechanisms and functional implications. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 11(6). R173–R173. 26 indexed citations
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Stewart, Matthew C., et al.. (2006). ADAMTS5-mediated aggrecanolysis in murine epiphyseal chondrocyte cultures. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 14(4). 392–402. 27 indexed citations
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Westling, Jennifer, Amanda Fosang, Karena Last, et al.. (2002). ADAMTS4 Cleaves at the Aggrecanase Site (Glu373-Ala374) and Secondarily at the Matrix Metalloproteinase Site (Asn341-Phe342) in the Aggrecan Interglobular Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(18). 16059–16066. 72 indexed citations
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Lark, Michael W., Jeffrey R. Weidner, James H. Kimura, et al.. (1995). Cell-mediated Catabolism of Aggrecan. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(6). 2550–2556. 169 indexed citations
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Kim, Youn Joong, Robert L. Sah, Alan J. Grodzinsky, Anna Plaas, & John D. Sandy. (1994). Mechanical Regulation of Cartilage Biosynthetic Behavior: Physical Stimuli. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 311(1). 1–12. 271 indexed citations
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Flannery, Carl R. & John D. Sandy. (1994). Effects of Proteinase Inhibitors on Aggrecan Catabolism in Chondrocyte Culturesa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 732(1). 380–383. 3 indexed citations
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Sandy, John D., Carl R. Flannery, Peter J. Neame, & Stefan Lohmander. (1992). The structure of aggrecan fragments in human synovial fluid. Evidence for the involvement in osteoarthritis of a novel proteinase which cleaves the Glu 373-Ala 374 bond of the interglobular domain.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(5). 1512–1516. 349 indexed citations
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Sandy, John D., H.-J. Barrach, Carl R. Flannery, & Anna Plaas. (1987). The biosynthetic response of the mature chondrocyte in early osteoarthritis.. PubMed. 14 Spec No. 16–9. 9 indexed citations

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