Michael L. Merchant

10.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Michael L. Merchant is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Merchant has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Nephrology and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Merchant's work include Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (15 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (14 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (14 papers). Michael L. Merchant is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (15 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (14 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (14 papers). Michael L. Merchant collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Michael L. Merchant's co-authors include Jon B. Klein, Ilse M. Rood, Jeroen K. Deegens, Daniel W. Wilkey, Rukhsana Sultana, William M. Pierce, Jian Cai, H. Fai Poon, Jingyao Mu and Kenneth R. McLeish and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Merchant

135 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Thrombospondin Type-1 Domain-Containing 7A in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

2014 641 citations Michael L. Merchant, Jon B. Klein et al. profile →
Isolation and characterization of urinary extracellular vesicles: implications for biomarker discovery

2017 379 citations Michael L. Merchant, Ilse M. Rood et al. profile →
Garlic exosome-like nanoparticles reverse high-fat diet induced obesity via the gut/brain axis

2022 120 citations Kumaran Sundaram, Jingyao Mu et al. Theranostics profile →
Plant-nanoparticles enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy by shaping human commensal microbiota metabolites

2025 28 citations Chao Luo, Xiaolan Qiu et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Plant-nanoparticles enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy by shaping human commensal microbiota metabolites breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Chao Luo, Xiaolan Qiu, Jingyao Mu, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Qingbo Xu, Minmin Liu, Xin Hu, Fangyi Xu, Lifeng Zhang, Juw Won Park, (unknown), Maiying Kong, Zhanxu Liu, Xiang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Michael L. Merchant, Craig J. McClain, Huang‐Ge Zhang	28
2	Yersinia pestis Actively Inhibits the Production of Extracellular Vesicles by Human Neutrophils 2025 ·Journal of Extracellular Vesicles ·(unknown), Timothy D. Cummins, Michael L. Merchant, Joshua L. Hood, Silvia M. Uriarte, Matthew B. Lawrenz	1
3	Outer Membrane Vesicles Released from Garlic Exosome‐like Nanoparticles (GaELNs) Train Gut Bacteria that Reverses Type 2 Diabetes via the Gut‐Brain Axis 2024 ·Small ·Kumaran Sundaram, Yun Teng, Jingyao Mu, Qingbo Xu, Fangyi Xu, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Lifeng Zhang, Juw Won Park, Xiang Zhang, Jun Yan, (unknown), Michael L. Merchant, Shao‐yu Chen, Craig J. McClain, Gerald W. Dryden, Huang‐Ge Zhang	44
4	Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Normalization in Urine Biomarker Analysis in Nephrotic Syndrome 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Timothy D. Cummins, David W. Powell, Daniel W. Wilkey, (unknown), F. Benz, Michelle T. Barati, Dawn J. Caster, Jon B. Klein, Michael L. Merchant	2
5	Garlic exosome-like nanoparticles reverse high-fat diet induced obesity via the gut/brain axis breakdown → 2022 ·Theranostics ·Kumaran Sundaram, Jingyao Mu, Anil Kumar, Jyotirmaya Behera, Chao Lei, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Fangyi Xu, Gerald W. Dryden, Lifeng Zhang, Shao‐yu Chen, Jun Yan, Xiang Zhang, Juw Won Park, Michael L. Merchant, Neetu Tyagi, Yun Teng, Huang‐Ge Zhang	120
6	A Comprehensive Survey of Statistical Approaches for Differential Expression Analysis in Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Studies 2021 ·Genes ·Samarendra Das, Anil Rai, Michael L. Merchant, Matthew C. Cave, N. Shesh	21
7	The Utility of Differential Scanning Calorimetry Curves of Blood Plasma for Diagnosis, Subtype Differentiation and Predicted Survival in Lung Cancer 2021 ·Cancers ·Gabriela Schneider, Alagammai Kaliappan, (unknown), Robert Buscaglia, Guy Brock, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel W. Wilkey, Michael L. Merchant, Jon B. Klein, Tanya Wiese, Hiram Rivas-Perez, Goetz Kloecker, Nichola C. Garbett	11
8	NHERF1 Loss Upregulates Enzymes of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Kidney Cortex 2020 ·Antioxidants ·(unknown), Michelle T. Barati, Kenneth B. Gagnon, Syed J. Khundmiri, (unknown), Bradford G. Hill, (unknown), Michael L. Merchant, N. Shesh, Sudhir Srivastava, Barbara J. Clark, Leah J. Siskind, Michael E. Brier, (unknown), Eleanor D. Lederer	4
9	Redox States of Protein Cysteines in Pathways of Protein Turnover and Cytoskeleton Dynamics Are Changed with Aging and Reversed by Slc7a11 Restoration in Mouse Lung Fibroblasts 2020 ·Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity ·(unknown), Michael L. Merchant, (unknown), Jeffrey D. Ritzenthaler, Ming Li, Adam E. Gawęda, Frederick W. Benz, Jesse Roman, Walter H. Watson	11
10	Neutrophils produce proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory extracellular vesicles depending on the environmental conditions 2020 ·Journal of Leukocyte Biology ·(unknown), Erika Kajdácsi, (unknown), Dániel Sándor Veres, Delaram Khamari, Ágnes Kittel, Michael L. Merchant, Kenneth R. McLeish, Ákos M. Lőrincz, Erzsébet Ligeti	55
11	Proteomic Analysis Identifies Distinct Glomerular Extracellular Matrix in Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis 2020 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Michael L. Merchant, Michelle T. Barati, Dawn J. Caster, (unknown), (unknown), Susan Coventry, Michael E. Brier, Daniel W. Wilkey, Ming Li, Ilse M. Rood, Jeroen K. Deegens, Jack F.M. Wetzels, Christopher P. Larsen, Jonathan P. Troost, Jeffrey B. Hodgin, Laura H. Mariani, Matthias Kretzler, Jon B. Klein, Kenneth R. McLeish	26
12	Establishing a Case for Anti-complement Therapy in Membranous Nephropathy 2020 ·Kidney International Reports ·Isabelle Ayoub, John P. Shapiro, Huijuan Song, (unknown), Samir M. Parikh, Salem Almaani, Sethu M. Madhavan, Sergey V. Brodsky, Anjali A. Satoskar, (unknown), Lianbo Yu, Michael L. Merchant, John B. Klein, Juan M. Mejía‐Vilet, Tibor Nádasdy, Dan Birmingham, Brad H. Rovin	18
13	Microbiome data analysis with applications to pre-clinical studies using QIIME2: Statistical considerations 2019 ·Genes & Diseases ·N. Shesh, Chen Qian, Jianmin Pan, (unknown), Ming Song, Juhi Bagaitkar, Michael L. Merchant, Matthew C. Cave, Nejat K. Egilmez, Craig J. McClain	41
14	Standardizing Proteomics Workflow for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Technical and Statistical Considerations 2019 ·PubMed ·Sudhir Srivastava, Michael L. Merchant, Anil Rai, N. Shesh	19
15	Low dose ouabain stimulates Na K ATPase α1 subunit association with angiotensin II type 1 receptor in renal proximal tubule cells 2016 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Rebecca D. Murray, (unknown), Eleanor D. Lederer, Daniel W. Wilkey, Michael L. Merchant, Syed J. Khundmiri	17
16	Characterization of glomerular extracellular matrix by proteomic analysis of laser-captured microdissected glomeruli 2016 ·Kidney International ·(unknown), Michelle T. Barati, Dawn J. Caster, Kenneth R. McLeish, Michael L. Merchant	38
17	Oncostatin M receptor β and cysteine/histidine-rich 1 are biomarkers of the response to erythropoietin in hemodialysis patients 2010 ·Kidney International ·Michael L. Merchant, Adam E. Gawęda, (unknown), Daniel W. Wilkey, Xiaolan Zhang, Brad H. Rovin, Jon B. Klein, Michael E. Brier	6
18	Urinary Peptidome May Predict Renal Function Decline in Type 1 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria 2009 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Michael L. Merchant, Bruce A. Perkins, Grzegorz M. Boratyn, Linda Ficociello, Daniel W. Wilkey, Michelle T. Barati, Clinton C. Bertram, Grier P. Page, Brad H. Rovin, James H. Warram, Andrzej S. Królewski, Jon B. Klein	110
19	Comparison of Proteins Expressed on Secretory Vesicle Membranes and Plasma Membranes of Human Neutrophils 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Silvia M. Uriarte, David W. Powell, Gregory C. Luerman, Michael L. Merchant, Timothy D. Cummins, Neelakshi R. Jog, Richard A. Ward, Kenneth R. McLeish	83
20	Urinary protein expression patterns in children with sleep-disordered breathing: Preliminary findings 2006 ·Sleep Medicine ·Jyoti Krishna, Zahoor A. Shah, Michael L. Merchant, Jon B. Klein, David Gozal	43

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