Monowar Aziz

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Monowar Aziz is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Monowar Aziz has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Immunology, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Monowar Aziz's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (40 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (23 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (19 papers). Monowar Aziz is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (40 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (23 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (19 papers). Monowar Aziz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Monowar Aziz's co-authors include Ping Wang, Asha Jacob, Max Brenner, Atsushi Murao, Naomi‐Liza Denning, Steven D. Gurien, Weng-Lang Yang, Akihisa Matsuda, Mian Zhou and Haichao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Monowar Aziz

102 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

DAMPs and NETs in Sepsis

2019 445 citations Naomi‐Liza Denning, Monowar Aziz et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →
Release mechanisms of major DAMPs

2021 374 citations Atsushi Murao, Monowar Aziz et al. APOPTOSIS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Monowar Aziz United States	33	2.2k	1.5k	826	500	398	112	4.1k
James A. Lederer United States	38	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	522 1.0×	326 0.8×	117	5.2k
Melanie J. Scott United States	39	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	905 1.1×	410 0.8×	274 0.7×	109	4.0k
Firas S. Zetoune United States	39	3.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	577 1.2×	389 1.0×	65	5.6k
Yuka Sumi Japan	16	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	753 0.9×	389 0.8×	316 0.8×	43	4.0k
Annette T. Lee United States	29	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	751 0.9×	350 0.7×	297 0.7×	50	5.2k
Ren-Feng Guo United States	28	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	520 1.0×	266 0.7×	32	4.5k
Robert Hariri United States	25	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	722 0.9×	410 0.8×	322 0.8×	86	4.0k
Tolga Sursal United States	10	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	707 0.9×	344 0.7×	244 0.6×	21	3.3k
Jaklien C. Leemans Netherlands	40	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	599 1.2×	296 0.7×	101	5.5k
David Hesse United States	11	2.0k 0.9×	901 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	521 1.0×	511 1.3×	21	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monowar Aziz

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Zhou, Mian, et al.. (2025). Radiation-induced eCIRP causes macrophage phagocytic dysfunction via mitochondrial impairment and ferroptosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1719613–1719613.

Murao, Atsushi, et al.. (2025). Gut-primed neutrophils activate Kupffer cells to promote hepatic injury in mouse sepsis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9657–9657.

Jin, Hui, et al.. (2025). DLL4+ neutrophils promote Notch1-mediated endothelial PANoptosis to exacerbate acute lung injury in sepsis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(24).

Aziz, Monowar, et al.. (2024). Harnessing Extracellular microRNAs for Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Acute Systemic Inflammation. Cells. 13(6). 545–545. 5 indexed citations

Murao, Atsushi, et al.. (2024). Radiation-induced eCIRP impairs macrophage bacterial phagocytosis. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 116(5). 1072–1079. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Mian, et al.. (2024). BMAL2 promotes eCIRP-induced macrophage endotoxin tolerance. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1426682–1426682. 1 indexed citations

Nofi, Colleen P., José M. Prince, Monowar Aziz, & Ping Wang. (2024). The Novel MFG-E8-derived Oligopeptide, MOP3, Improves Outcomes in a Preclinical Murine Model of Neonatal Sepsis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 59(7). 1282–1290. 7 indexed citations

Nofi, Colleen P., José M. Prince, Ping Wang, & Monowar Aziz. (2024). Chromatin as alarmins in necrotizing enterocolitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1403018–1403018. 2 indexed citations

Jin, Hui, Monowar Aziz, Atsushi Murao, et al.. (2023). Antigen-presenting aged neutrophils induce CD4+ T cells to exacerbate inflammation in sepsis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(14). 26 indexed citations

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Tan, Chuyi, Atsushi Murao, Yongchan Lee, et al.. (2022). Active Release of eCIRP via Gasdermin D Channels to Induce Inflammation in Sepsis. The Journal of Immunology. 208(9). 2184–2195. 27 indexed citations

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Murao, Atsushi, Monowar Aziz, Haichao Wang, Max Brenner, & Ping Wang. (2021). Release mechanisms of major DAMPs. APOPTOSIS. 26(3-4). 152–162. 374 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Kehong, et al.. (2021). Extracellular CIRP activates STING to exacerbate hemorrhagic shock. JCI Insight. 6(14). 29 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mian, Monowar Aziz, & Ping Wang. (2021). Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns As Double-Edged Swords in Sepsis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 35(15). 1308–1323. 31 indexed citations

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Last, J. I., et al.. (2020). MFG-E8-derived peptide attenuates inflammation and injury after renal ischemia-reperfusion in mice. Heliyon. 6(12). e05794–e05794. 6 indexed citations

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Denning, Naomi‐Liza, Monowar Aziz, Mahendar Ochani, José M. Prince, & Ping Wang. (2020). Inhibition of a triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) with an extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (eCIRP)-derived peptide protects mice from intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Surgery. 168(3). 478–485. 31 indexed citations

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McGinn, Joseph T., Monowar Aziz, Fangming Zhang, et al.. (2018). Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein-derived peptide C23 attenuates inflammation and tissue injury in a murine model of intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. Surgery. 164(6). 1191–1197. 28 indexed citations

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Hirano, Yohei, Monowar Aziz, Weng-Lang Yang, Mahendar Ochani, & Ping Wang. (2016). Neutralization of Osteopontin Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury Induced by Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion. Shock. 46(4). 431–438. 24 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Akihisa, Taro Kishi, Asha Jacob, Monowar Aziz, & Ping Wang. (2012). Association between insertion/deletion polymorphism in angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis. BMC Medical Genetics. 13(1). 76–76. 34 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Akihisa, Asha Jacob, Rongqian Wu, et al.. (2012). Milk fat globule–EGF factor VIII ameliorates liver injury after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Journal of Surgical Research. 180(1). e37–e46. 30 indexed citations

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Aziz, Monowar, Asha Jacob, Akihisa Matsuda, et al.. (2011). Pre-Treatment of Recombinant Mouse MFG-E8 Downregulates LPS-Induced TNF-α Production in Macrophages via STAT3-Mediated SOCS3 Activation. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27685–e27685. 73 indexed citations

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