Karen Smith

6.1k citations

103 papers · 4.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 33

Molecular Biology top 5%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 2%
Virology top 0.5%
Immunology top 5%
Oncology top 5%

Co-authors: Peter B. Bitterman Mark S. Peterson Craig A. Henke Stephen B. Fox Adrian L. Harris R Whitehouse Amir Moghaddam Roy Bicknell
Topics: Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (12 papers)Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (8 papers)Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers)
Cited by: Virology Immunology Cancer Research
Journals: Science New England Journal of Medicine Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

In The Last Decade

Karen Smith

102 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Genomic Structure of an Attenuated Quasi Species of HIV-1 from a Blood Transfusion Donor and Recipients

1995 982 citations Karen Smith et al. profile →
Expression of the angiogenic factors vascular endothelial cell growth factor, acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor, tumor growth factor beta-1, platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor, placenta growth factor, and pleiotrophin in human primary breast cancer and its relation to angiogenesis.

1997 700 citations Karen Smith et al. profile →
Fibrotic extracellular matrix activates a profibrotic positive feedback loop

2014 418 citations Matthew W. Parker, Mark S. Peterson et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tumor suppressors RBL1 and PTEN are epigenetically silenced in IPF mesenchymal progenitor cells by a CD44/Brg1/PRMT5 regulatory complex 2024 ·American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology ·Libang Yang,Xia Hong,Karen Smith,Adam Gilbertsen,(unknown),Juan E. Abrahante,Peter B. Bitterman,Craig A. Henke	2
2	High Glucose Levels Promote Switch to Synthetic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via Lactate/GPR81 2024 ·Cells ·Jing Yang,Glenn R. Gourley,Adam Gilbertsen,Chi Chen,Lei Wang,Karen Smith,(unknown),Libang Yang	12
3	IL-8 concurrently promotes idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mesenchymal progenitor cell senescence and PD-L1 expression enabling escape from immune cell surveillance 2023 ·American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology ·Libang Yang,Xia Hong,Adam Gilbertsen,Karen Smith,Emilian Racila,Peter B. Bitterman,Craig A. Henke	12
4	Dicer1 Deficiency in the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblastic Focus Promotes Fibrosis by Suppressing MicroRNA Biogenesis 2018 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Jeremy Herrera,Daniel Beisang,Mark S. Peterson,Colleen L. Forster,Adam Gilbertsen,Alexey O. Benyumov,Karen Smith,(unknown),Victor H. Barocas,(unknown),(unknown),Lin Zhang,Craig A. Henke,Peter B. Bitterman	37
5	Pathologic Regulation of Collagen I by an Aberrant Protein Phosphatase 2A/Histone Deacetylase C4/MicroRNA-29 Signal Axis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblasts 2015 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Xia Hong,Vidya Bodempudi,Judy Kahm,Polla Hergert,Karen Smith,Mark S. Peterson,Matthew W. Parker,Jeremy Herrera,Peter B. Bitterman,Craig A. Henke	47
6	eIF4E Threshold Levels Differ in Governing Normal and Neoplastic Expansion of Mammary Stem and Luminal Progenitor Cells 2014 ·Cancer Research ·Svetlana Avdulov,Jeremy Herrera,Karen Smith,Mark S. Peterson,(unknown),Thomas C. Beadnell,Kathryn L. Schwertfeger,Alexey O. Benyumov,J. Carlos Manivel,Shunan Li,Anja‐Katrin Bielinsky,Douglas Yee,Peter B. Bitterman,Vitaly A. Polunovsky	13
7	Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action 2010 ·Immunology ·Karen Smith,Nela Malatesti,Nicole Cauchon,Darel J. Hunting,Roger Lecomte,Johan E. van Lier,John Greenman,Ross W. Boyle	24
8	Synthesis and lanthanide coordination chemistry of trifluoromethyl derivatives of phosphinoylmethyl pyridine N-oxides 2009 ·Dalton Transactions ·S. Pailloux,(unknown),(unknown),Eileen N. Duesler,Karen Smith,Robert T. Paine,John R. Klaehn,M.E. McIlwain,Benjamin P. Hay	24
9	Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E–Induced Progression of Primary Human Mammary Epithelial Cells along the Cancer Pathway Is Associated with Targeted Translational Deregulation of Oncogenic Drivers and Inhibitors 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Ola Larsson,Shunan Li,(unknown),Svetlana Avdulov,Mark S. Peterson,Karen Smith,Peter B. Bitterman,Vitaly A. Polunovsky	132
10	Near IR emitting isothiocyanato-substituted fluorophores: their synthesis and bioconjugation to monoclonal antibodies 2005 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Wubiao Duan,Karen Smith,Huguette Savoie,John Greenman,Ross W. Boyle	26
11	Retinoids Assist the Cellular Folding of the Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Opsin Mutant P23H 2004 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·S. Kaushal,Syed M. Noorwez,Rajwant Malhotra,J. Hugh McDowell,Karen Smith,Mark P. Krebs	48
12	Enhanced Efficacy of Melanoma Vaccines in the Absence of B Lymphocytes 2004 ·Journal of Immunotherapy ·Michael A. Perricone,Karen Smith,(unknown),(unknown),Donna Hempel,Bruce Roberts,Judith A. St. George,Johanne Kaplan	61
13	Detection and localization of chemokine gene expression in autoimmune thyroid disease 2003 ·Clinical Endocrinology ·E. Helen Kemp,Russell Metcalfe,Karen Smith,M. Nicola Woodroofe,Philip F. Watson,Anthony P. Weetman	80
14	Immunogene Therapy for Murine Melanoma Using Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors Expressing Melanoma-Associated Antigens 2000 ·Molecular Therapy ·Michael A. Perricone,(unknown),Karen Smith,Johanne Kaplan,Susan Piraino,Srinivas Shankara,Bruce Roberts	27
15	Intrathecal morphine delivered via subcutaneous pump for intractable cancer pain 1999 ·Surgical Neurology ·(unknown),James E. Boggan,Karen Smith,Franklin C. Wagner	21
16	The Effect of Recombinant Insulin‐like Growth Factor I on Ketone Body, Lipid and Apolipoprotein Concentrations and its use to Treat Ketoacidosis in Severe Insulin Resistance 1994 ·Diabetic Medicine ·John Quin,Karen Smith,G. H. Beastall,J P Miell,A C MacCuish	5
17	The Local Side Effects of Transdermally Absorbed Nicotine 1992 ·Skin Pharmacology and Physiology ·Eric W. Smith,Karen Smith,Howard I. Maïbach,Per‐Olof Andersson,Gary W. Cleary,Donald A. Wilson	22
18	Investigations of prejunctional α2-adrenoceptors in rat atrium, vas deferens and submandibular gland 1992 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Karen Smith,(unknown),James R. Docherty	35
19	Lipolytic surface remnants of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are cytotoxic to macrophages but not in the presence of high density lipoprotein. A possible mechanism of atherogenesis? 1989 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·B H Chung,Jere P. Segrest,Karen Smith,F M Griffin,C.G. Brouillette	60
20	Physiological Effects of Passive Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Function 1976 ·Physical Therapy ·Karen Smith	2

About Karen Smith

Karen Smith is a scholar working on Fuel Technology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 103 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (12 papers), Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (8 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (920 citations), Immunology (802 citations) and Cancer Research (546 citations). Karen Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Peter B. Bitterman, Mark S. Peterson, Craig A. Henke, Stephen B. Fox, Adrian L. Harris, R Whitehouse, Amir Moghaddam, Roy Bicknell, S LeJeune and Russell Leek. Their work appears in journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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