K. Frank Austen

52.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
540 papers, 40.8k citations indexed

About

K. Frank Austen is a scholar working on Immunology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Frank Austen has authored 540 papers receiving a total of 40.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 264 papers in Immunology, 175 papers in Physiology and 169 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in K. Frank Austen's work include Mast cells and histamine (172 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (142 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (79 papers). K. Frank Austen is often cited by papers focused on Mast cells and histamine (172 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (142 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (79 papers). K. Frank Austen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. K. Frank Austen's co-authors include Robert A. Lewis, Richard L Stevens, Stephen I. Wasserman, Douglas T. Fearon, Nicholas A. Soter, Michael F. Gurish, Shaun Ruddy, E.J. Corey, Robert P. Orange and Edward J. Goetzl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

K. Frank Austen

533 papers receiving 37.0k 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.

Comparative airway and vascular activities of leukotrienes C-1 and D in vivo and in vitro.

1980 512 citations K. Frank Austen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Isolation of a human erythrocyte membrane glycoprotein with decay-accelerating activity for C3 convertases of the complement system.

1982 495 citations K. Frank Austen et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
Prostaglandin D2 generation after activation of rat and human mast cells with anti-IgE.

1982 482 citations K. Frank Austen et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
Control of the amplification convertase of complement by the plasma protein beta1H.

1976 474 citations K. Frank Austen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Human eosinophils have prolonged survival, enhanced functional properties, and become hypodense when exposed to human interleukin 3.

1988 395 citations K. Frank Austen, Richard L Stevens et al. profile →
Properdin: binding to C3b and stabilization of the C3b-dependent C3 convertase.

1975 358 citations K. Frank Austen et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Regulation of human eosinophil viability, density, and function by granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor in the presence of 3T3 fibroblasts.

1987 336 citations R L Stevens, K. Frank Austen et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Characterization and biologic properties of 5,12-dihydroxy derivatives of eicosapentaenoic acid, including leukotriene B5 and the double lipoxygenase product.

1984 235 citations K. Frank Austen et al. profile →
Effects of exogenous arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and docosahexaenoic acids on the generation of 5-lipoxygenase pathway products by ionophore-activated human neutrophils.

1984 222 citations K. Frank Austen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
K. Frank Austen	20.1k	13.0k	9.6k	8.3k	5.4k	540	40.8k
Stephen J. Galli	27.5k 1.4×	13.3k 1.0×	10.1k 1.1×	13.6k 1.6×	4.9k 0.9×	352	44.2k
Peter Valent	16.7k 0.8×	6.7k 0.5×	9.7k 1.0×	12.0k 1.5×	8.6k 1.6×	900	40.5k
Dean D. Metcalfe	17.2k 0.9×	5.9k 0.5×	4.7k 0.5×	8.4k 1.0×	7.4k 1.4×	411	25.9k
Peter M. Henson	28.1k 1.4×	8.3k 0.6×	16.9k 1.8×	3.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	375	51.4k
Sergio Romagnani	20.6k 1.0×	6.2k 0.5×	4.7k 0.5×	4.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	350	36.0k
Tadamitsu Kishimoto	34.0k 1.7×	4.4k 0.3×	22.3k 2.3×	2.9k 0.3×	8.2k 1.5×	643	77.6k
Lawrence B. Schwartz	11.5k 0.6×	6.1k 0.5×	5.0k 0.5×	6.9k 0.8×	4.1k 0.8×	263	22.2k
Kouji Matsushima	25.6k 1.3×	4.4k 0.3×	11.8k 1.2×	5.1k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	562	49.2k
Steven L. Kunkel	21.6k 1.1×	5.3k 0.4×	9.7k 1.0×	4.6k 0.6×	2.6k 0.5×	528	48.1k
Joost J. Oppenheim	28.9k 1.4×	4.0k 0.3×	15.2k 1.6×	4.8k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	451	54.1k

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Petersen, Bodil, K. Frank Austen, Kenneth D. Bloch, et al.. (2011). Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Impair Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction in Endotoxemic Mice. Anesthesiology. 115(4). 804–811. 9 indexed citations

Collington, Sarah J., Jenny Hallgren, James E. Pease, et al.. (2010). The Role of the CCL2/CCR2 Axis in Mouse Mast Cell Migration In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 184(11). 6114–6123. 88 indexed citations

Jones, T. G., Jenny Hallgren, Alison A. Humbles, et al.. (2009). Antigen-Induced Increases in Pulmonary Mast Cell Progenitor Numbers Depend on IL-9 and CD1d-Restricted NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 183(8). 5251–5260. 75 indexed citations

Barrett, Nora A., et al.. (2009). Dectin-2 Recognition of House Dust Mite Triggers Cysteinyl Leukotriene Generation by Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 182(2). 1119–1128. 191 indexed citations

Abonia, J. Pablo, Jenny Hallgren, T. G. Jones, et al.. (2006). Alpha-4 integrins and VCAM-1, but not MAdCAM-1, are essential for recruitment of mast cell progenitors to the inflamed lung. Blood. 108(5). 1588–1594. 131 indexed citations

Chen, Mei, Bing Lam, Yoshihide Kanaoka, et al.. (2006). Neutrophil-derived leukotriene B4 is required for inflammatory arthritis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(4). 837–842. 238 indexed citations

Abonia, J. Pablo, K. Frank Austen, Barrett J. Rollins, et al.. (2005). Constitutive homing of mast cell progenitors to the intestine depends on autologous expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR2. Blood. 105(11). 4308–4313. 97 indexed citations

Price, Kursteen S., et al.. (2004). Lysophosphatidic acid accelerates the development of human mast cells. Blood. 104(13). 4080–4087. 67 indexed citations

Gurish, Michael F., Alison A. Humbles, Tao Hong, et al.. (2002). CCR3 Is Required for Tissue Eosinophilia and Larval Cytotoxicity After Infection with Trichinella spiralis. The Journal of Immunology. 168(11). 5730–5736. 70 indexed citations

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Seymour, Michelle L., S. Rak, Yoshihide Kanaoka, et al.. (2001). Leukotriene and Prostanoid Pathway Enzymes in Bronchial Biopsies of Seasonal Allergic Asthmatics. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(11). 2051–2056. 44 indexed citations

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Lam, Bing & K. Frank Austen. (2000). Leukotriene C4 Synthase: A Pivotal Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of the Cysteinyl Leukotrienes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(Supplement_1). S16–S19. 27 indexed citations

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Eklund, Kari K., N. P. Ghildyal, K. Frank Austen, et al.. (1994). Mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (mBMMC) obtained in vitro from mice that are mast cell-deficient in vivo express the same panel of granule proteases as mBMMC and serosal mast cells from their normal littermates.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 180(1). 67–73. 37 indexed citations

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Levi‐Schaffer, Francesca, K. Frank Austen, & R L Stevens. (1986). Mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) change their phenotype when cultured with fibroblasts. Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States). 1 indexed citations

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Tantravahi, Ramana, Richard L Stevens, K. Frank Austen, & John H. Weis. (1986). A single gene in mast cells encodes the core peptides of heparin and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(23). 9207–9210. 73 indexed citations

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Austen, K. Frank, et al.. (1984). Mast cell activation and mediator release. KARGER eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Austen, K. Frank & Lawrence M. Lichtenstein. (1977). Asthma, physiology, immunopharmacology, and treatment : second international symposium. Academic Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations

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Austen, K. Frank, et al.. (1977). Eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis (ECF-A): cellular origin, structure and function.. PubMed. 12. 189–97. 3 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Anne & K. Frank Austen. (1976). Isolation and Characterization of Guinea Pig Properdin Using an EAC4h3g Intermediate. The Journal of Immunology. 116(6). 1743–1744. 3 indexed citations

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Strom, Terry B., Charles B. Carpenter, Marvin R. Garovoy, et al.. (1973). THE MODULATING INFLUENCE OF CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDES UPON LYMPHOCYTE-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 138(2). 381–393. 132 indexed citations

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Ruddy, Shaun & K. Frank Austen. (1967). A Stoichiometric Assay for the Fourth Component of Complement in Whole Human Serum Using Eac′lagp and Functionally Pure Human Second Component. The Journal of Immunology. 99(6). 1162–1172. 101 indexed citations

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