John R. Klune

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

John R. Klune is a scholar working on Surgery, Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Klune has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in John R. Klune's work include Advanced Glycation End Products research (11 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (8 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers). John R. Klune is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Glycation End Products research (11 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (8 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers). John R. Klune collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. John R. Klune's co-authors include Allan Tsung, Timothy R. Billiar, Jon Cardinal, Rajeev Dhupar, David A. Geller, Geetha Jeyabalan, Donna B. Stolz, Ximei Peng, Zongxian Cao and Matthew R. Rosengart and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

John R. Klune

38 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

HMGB1: Endogenous Danger Signaling

2008 654 citations John R. Klune, Rajeev Dhupar et al. profile →
HMGB1 release induced by liver ischemia involves Toll-like receptor 4–dependent reactive oxygen species production and calcium-mediated signaling

2007 521 citations Allan Tsung, John R. Klune et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. Klune United States	16	813	798	682	468	382	41	2.5k
Jon Cardinal United States	22	563 0.7×	633 0.8×	696 1.0×	535 1.1×	577 1.5×	36	2.5k
Geetha Jeyabalan United States	16	327 0.4×	392 0.5×	274 0.4×	415 0.9×	180 0.5×	37	1.4k
Donna Beer–Stolz United States	21	236 0.3×	562 0.7×	869 1.3×	540 1.2×	302 0.8×	28	2.2k
Nike Claessen Netherlands	34	173 0.2×	1.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.9×	473 1.0×	397 1.0×	90	3.5k
Qian Chen China	25	266 0.3×	377 0.5×	928 1.4×	135 0.3×	359 0.9×	75	2.1k
Ruochan Chen China	22	725 0.9×	822 1.0×	2.6k 3.9×	246 0.5×	600 1.6×	53	4.7k
Andrew M. Hall United Kingdom	31	177 0.2×	458 0.6×	807 1.2×	150 0.3×	402 1.1×	74	2.9k
Faikah Gueler Germany	34	95 0.1×	648 0.8×	751 1.1×	581 1.2×	261 0.7×	91	3.2k
James S. Owen United Kingdom	29	167 0.2×	237 0.3×	883 1.3×	676 1.4×	571 1.5×	122	2.8k
Eun Young Choi South Korea	21	253 0.3×	688 0.9×	660 1.0×	155 0.3×	213 0.6×	55	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Klune

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Klune, John R., et al.. (2025). Routine Should No Longer Be Routine: The Evolving Paradigm for Postoperative Imaging After Perforated Peptic Ulcer Repair. World Journal of Surgery. 49(8). 2123–2124.

Turcotte, Justin, et al.. (2025). Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between Conversion to Open and Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy in the Difficult Gallbladder: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. The American Surgeon. 91(5). 819–825.

Sibia, Udai S., et al.. (2024). Socially vulnerable patients are more likely to fail outpatient management of symptomatic cholelithiasis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 28(7). 1145–1150. 1 indexed citations

Sibia, Udai S., et al.. (2024). Analysis of 10-year trends in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments in surgery. Surgery. 175(4). 920–926. 3 indexed citations

Sibia, Udai S., John R. Klune, Justin Turcotte, Luther H. Holton, & Adam I. Riker. (2022). Hospital-Based Same-Day Compared to Overnight-Stay Mastectomy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. Ochsner Journal. 22(2). 139–145. 9 indexed citations

Turcotte, Justin, et al.. (2022). Interfacility Transfer for Nonelective Cholecystectomy in High MELD Patients: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 279. 127–134. 1 indexed citations

Eaton, Barbara, et al.. (2021). Does routine postoperative contrast radiography improve outcomes for patients with perforated peptic ulcer? A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Surgery. 170(5). 1554–1560. 4 indexed citations

Allen, Rebecca, et al.. (2021). Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Open Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcers: An ACS-NSQIP Study. Journal of Surgical Research. 265. 13–20. 8 indexed citations

Turcotte, Justin, et al.. (2020). Indocyanine green does not decrease the need for bail-out operation in an acute care surgery population. Surgery. 169(2). 227–231. 6 indexed citations

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Sibia, Udai S., Justin Turcotte, John R. Klune, & G. R. Gibson. (2019). Are we ready for bundled payments for major bowel surgery?. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(11). 4950–4956. 4 indexed citations

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Sibia, Udai S., et al.. (2019). Bundled Payments for Appendectomy: a Model of Financial Implications to Institutions. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 24(3). 643–649. 2 indexed citations

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Sibia, Udai S., et al.. (2019). How Does a New General Surgery Residency Program's Junior Residents Impact Hospital Efficiency and Productivity?. Journal of surgical education. 77(2). 309–315. 5 indexed citations

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Dyer, Mitchell, Jay S. Raval, John R. Klune, et al.. (2016). Aged Human Stored Red Blood Cell Supernatant Inhibits Macrophage Phagocytosis in an HMGB1 Dependent Manner After Trauma in a Murine Model. Shock. 47(2). 217–224. 10 indexed citations

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Nace, Gary, Hai Huang, John R. Klune, et al.. (2013). Cellular-specific role of toll-like receptor 4 in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice. Hepatology. 58(1). 374–387. 102 indexed citations

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Huang, Hai, Gary Nace, Kerry-Ann McDonald, et al.. (2013). Hepatocyte-Specific High-Mobility Group Box 1 Deletion Worsens the Injury in Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion: A Role for Intracellular High-Mobility Group Box 1 in Cellular Protection. Hepatology. 59(5). 1984–1997. 120 indexed citations

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Dhupar, Rajeev, John Evankovich, John R. Klune, Luís G. Vargas, & Steven J. Hughes. (2011). Delayed operating room availability significantly impacts the total hospital costs of an urgent surgical procedure. Surgery. 150(2). 299–305. 30 indexed citations

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Klune, John R., Brian S. Zuckerbraun, & Allan Tsung. (2010). Isolated skeletal muscle metastasis following successful treatment of laryngeal cancer: case report. PubMed. 7(1). 1–1. 9 indexed citations

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Klune, John R. & Allan Tsung. (2010). Molecular Biology of Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Established Mechanisms and Recent Advancements. Surgical Clinics of North America. 90(4). 665–677. 176 indexed citations

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Ueki, Shinya, Rajeev Dhupar, Jon Cardinal, et al.. (2009). Critical Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 in Murine Liver Transplant Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Hepatology. 51(5). 1692–1701. 58 indexed citations

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Tsung, Allan, Sharon L. McCoy, John R. Klune, et al.. (2007). A NOVEL INHIBITORY PEPTIDE OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR SIGNALING LIMITS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED PRODUCTION OF INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS AND ENHANCES SURVIVAL IN MICE. Shock. 27(4). 364–369. 30 indexed citations

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