Jorge A. Bezerra

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Jorge A. Bezerra is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jorge A. Bezerra has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Surgery, 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 42 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Jorge A. Bezerra's work include Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (84 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (41 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (30 papers). Jorge A. Bezerra is often cited by papers focused on Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (84 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (41 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (30 papers). Jorge A. Bezerra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Jorge A. Bezerra's co-authors include Pranavkumar Shivakumar, Gregg Sabla, Reena Mourya, Ronald J. Sokol, Alexander Miethke, Jay H. Hoofnagle, Jay L. Degen, Akihiro Asai, Kazuhiko Bessho and Benjamin L. Shneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jorge A. Bezerra

123 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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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.

Clinical Best Practice Advice for Hepatology and Liver Transplant Providers During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: AASLD Expert Panel Consensus Statement

2020 338 citations Jorge A. Bezerra et al. Hepatology profile →
Biliary Atresia: Clinical and Research Challenges for the Twenty‐First Century

2018 218 citations Jorge A. Bezerra, Saul J. Karpen et al. Hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jorge A. Bezerra United States	46	4.2k	2.0k	1.3k	836	682	127	5.8k
Cara L. Mack United States	35	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	477 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	97	4.4k
Mureo Kasahara Japan	45	4.7k 1.1×	665 0.3×	3.7k 2.8×	405 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	351	6.6k
Dominique Nochy France	45	2.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	450 0.3×	389 0.5×	792 1.2×	153	8.5k
Tetsuya Mine Japan	35	2.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	651 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	626 0.9×	239	4.6k
J.A.C. Buckels United Kingdom	37	2.1k 0.5×	963 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	780 1.1×	110	3.9k
Yukihiro Inomata Japan	40	5.2k 1.2×	582 0.3×	4.4k 3.3×	440 0.5×	1.5k 2.2×	296	7.2k
Joan Torrás Spain	38	1.5k 0.4×	446 0.2×	813 0.6×	455 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	214	5.2k
Takashi Tajiri Japan	36	2.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	943 1.4×	387	5.1k
Tetsuya Kiuchi Japan	42	5.7k 1.4×	465 0.2×	5.2k 3.9×	605 0.7×	2.1k 3.1×	185	7.7k
Lillian W. Gaber United States	36	2.3k 0.5×	588 0.3×	233 0.2×	892 1.1×	514 0.8×	155	4.6k

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Ayabe, Hiroaki, Erica A. K. DePasquale, Surya Amarachintha, et al.. (2025). Cellular crosstalk mediated by TGF-β drives epithelial-mesenchymal transition in patient-derived multi-compartment biliary organoids. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6575–6575. 1 indexed citations

Russi, Abigail E. & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2021). A single-cell view of biliary atresia. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(4). 219–220. 5 indexed citations

DiPaola, Frank, Andrew T. Trout, Ashley Walther, et al.. (2019). Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Children: Associations, Complications, and Outcomes. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 65(4). 1239–1251. 24 indexed citations

Shivakumar, Pranavkumar, Tatsuki Mizuochi, Reena Mourya, et al.. (2017). Preferential TNFα signaling via TNFR2 regulates epithelial injury and duct obstruction in experimental biliary atresia. JCI Insight. 2(5). e88747–e88747. 22 indexed citations

DiPaola, Frank, et al.. (2013). Identification of intramural epithelial networks linked to peribiliary glands that express progenitor cell markers and proliferate after injury in mice. Hepatology. 58(4). 1486–1496. 63 indexed citations

Bessho, Kazuhiko, Kumar Shanmukhappa, Rachel Sheridan, et al.. (2013). Integrative genomics identifies candidate microRNAs for pathogenesis of experimental biliary atresia. BMC Systems Biology. 7(1). 104–104. 25 indexed citations

Shivakumar, Pranavkumar, Reena Mourya, & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2013). Perforin and granzymes work in synergy to mediate cholangiocyte injury in experimental biliary atresia. Journal of Hepatology. 60(2). 370–376. 25 indexed citations

Shneider, Benjamin L., John Magee, Jorge A. Bezerra, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of Fat-Soluble Vitamin Supplementation in Infants With Biliary Atresia. PEDIATRICS. 130(3). e607–e614. 66 indexed citations

Li, Jun, Kazuhiko Bessho, Pranavkumar Shivakumar, et al.. (2011). Th2 signals induce epithelial injury in mice and are compatible with the biliary atresia phenotype. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(11). 4244–4256. 62 indexed citations

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Mohanty, Sujit K., et al.. (2010). Macrophages Are Targeted by Rotavirus in Experimental Biliary Atresia and Induce Neutrophil Chemotaxis by Mip2/Cxcl2. Pediatric Research. 67(4). 345–351. 53 indexed citations

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Shanmukhappa, Kumar, Úrsula da Silveira Matte, Jay L. Degen, & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2009). Plasmin-mediated Proteolysis Is Required for Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activation during Liver Repair. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(19). 12917–12923. 31 indexed citations

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Shivakumar, Pranavkumar, Gregg Sabla, Peter F. Whitington, Claire Chougnet, & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2009). Neonatal NK cells target the mouse duct epithelium via Nkg2d and drive tissue-specific injury in experimental biliary atresia. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(8). 2281–2290. 85 indexed citations

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Lugea, Aurelia, Nan Li, Samuel W. French, et al.. (2006). Pancreas Recovery Following Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis Is Impaired in Plasminogen-Deficient Mice. Gastroenterology. 131(3). 885–899. 45 indexed citations

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Balistreri, William F. & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2006). Whatever Happened to “Neonatal Hepatitis”?. Clinics in Liver Disease. 10(1). 27–53. 74 indexed citations

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Shivakumar, Pranavkumar, Kathleen Campbell, Gregg Sabla, et al.. (2004). Obstruction of extrahepatic bile ducts by lymphocytes is regulated by IFN-γ in experimental biliary atresia. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(3). 322–329. 161 indexed citations

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Pohl, John F., Héctor Melín‐Aldana, Gregg Sabla, Jay L. Degen, & Jorge A. Bezerra. (2001). Plasminogen Deficiency Leads to Impaired Lobular Reorganization and Matrix Accumulation after Chronic Liver Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 159(6). 2179–2186. 46 indexed citations

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Du, Hong, Sulaiman Sheriff, Jorge A. Bezerra, Tatyana Leonova, & Gregory A. Grabowski. (1998). Molecular and Enzymatic Analyses of Lysosomal Acid Lipase in Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 64(2). 126–134. 44 indexed citations

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Bezerra, Jorge A.. (1998). Liver Development: A Paradigm for Hepatobiliary Disease in Later Life. Seminars in Liver Disease. 18(3). 203–216. 10 indexed citations

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Bezerra, Jorge A., et al.. (1996). Pancreatite aguda necrohemorragica durante a gravidez. 106. 41–45.

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Flores, Carlos A., Patsy M. Brannon, Sergio A. Bustamante, et al.. (1988). Effect of Diet on Intestinal and Pancreatic Enzyme Activities in the Pig. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 7(6). 914–921. 1 indexed citations

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