N Fausto

8.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
76 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

N Fausto is a scholar working on Hepatology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, N Fausto has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Hepatology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in N Fausto's work include Liver physiology and pathology (43 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers). N Fausto is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (43 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers). N Fausto collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Brazil. N Fausto's co-authors include Janet E. Mead, Eric M. Webber, Joan M. Lemire, Nobuyoshi Shiojiri, Jesús Prìeto, Alberto Castilla, Alexander Laird, Glenn Merlino, L Braun and Mark J. Fitzgerald and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

N Fausto

75 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

  1. Transforming Growth Factors β1 and α in Chronic Liver Disease
    1991 563 citations Alberto Castilla, Jesús Prìeto et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Liver regeneration. 2. Role of growth factors and cytokines in hepatic regeneration.
    1995 521 citations N Fausto, Eric M. Webber et al. profile →
  3. Transforming growth factor alpha may be a physiological regulator of liver regeneration by means of an autocrine mechanism.
    1989 461 citations Janet E. Mead, N Fausto Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Transforming growth factor beta mRNA increases during liver regeneration: a possible paracrine mechanism of growth regulation.
    1988 427 citations L Braun, Janet E. Mead et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
N Fausto 4.2k 2.9k 2.6k 1.8k 1.3k 76 7.1k
Joe W. Grisham 2.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 121 6.3k
Linda E. Greenbaum 2.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 649 0.5× 45 4.5k
Satdarshan P. Monga 4.2k 1.0× 6.9k 2.4× 2.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 229 11.7k
Jesús M. Bañales 1.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 169 6.0k
Yury Popov 2.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.2k 1.2× 554 0.4× 71 4.8k
Véronique Barbu 1.1k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 963 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 85 4.1k
Kinji Asahina 1.7k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 496 0.4× 71 4.0k
Frank Dombrowski 967 0.2× 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 157 5.9k
Nathan W. Werneburg 930 0.2× 2.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 2.6k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 56 6.3k
Olivier Govaere 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 997 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 981 0.8× 66 4.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Cheung, R., John Brooling, Melissa M. Johnson, et al.. (2007). Interactions between MYC and transforming growth factor alpha alter the growth and tumorigenicity of liver progenitor cells. Carcinogenesis. 28(12). 2624–2631. 6 indexed citations
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Dan, Yock Young, Kimberly J. Riehle, Catherine A. Lázaro, et al.. (2006). Isolation of multipotent progenitor cells from human fetal liver capable of differentiating into liver and mesenchymal lineages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(26). 9912–9917. 243 indexed citations
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Lesnikov, Vladimir, Marina Lesnikova, Catherine A. Lázaro, et al.. (2005). Protection of human and murine hepatocytes against Fas-induced death by transferrin and iron. APOPTOSIS. 11(1). 79–87. 10 indexed citations
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Fausto, N. (2001). Liver regeneration: From laboratory to clinic. Liver Transplantation. 7(10). 835–844. 112 indexed citations
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Fausto, N. (1999). Russell Ross. American Journal Of Pathology. 154(5). 1309–1310. 1 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Mark J., Eric M. Webber, Jesse Donovan, & N Fausto. (1995). Rapid DNA binding by nuclear factor kappa B in hepatocytes at the start of liver regeneration.. PubMed. 6(4). 417–27. 184 indexed citations
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Lieber, André, Miet Peeters, Leonard Meuse, et al.. (1995). Adenovirus-mediated urokinase gene transfer induces liver regeneration and allows for efficient retrovirus transduction of hepatocytes in vivo.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(13). 6210–6214. 77 indexed citations
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Fausto, N, Joan M. Lemire, & Nobuyoshi Shiojiri. (1993). Cell Lineages in Hepatic Development and the Identification of Progenitor Cells in Normal and Injured Liver. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 204(3). 237–241. 67 indexed citations
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Lee, Gang‐Hong, Glenn Merlino, & N Fausto. (1992). Development of liver tumors in transforming growth factor alpha transgenic mice.. PubMed. 52(19). 5162–70. 113 indexed citations
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Jakowlew, Sonia B., Janet E. Mead, David Danielpour, et al.. (1991). Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) isoforms in rat liver regeneration: messenger RNA expression and activation of latent TGF-beta.. PubMed. 2(7). 535–548. 119 indexed citations
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Shiojiri, Nobuyoshi, Joan M. Lemire, & N Fausto. (1991). Cell lineages and oval cell progenitors in rat liver development.. PubMed. 51(10). 2611–20. 328 indexed citations
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Castilla, Alberto, Jesús Prìeto, & N Fausto. (1991). Transforming Growth Factors β1 and α in Chronic Liver Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 324(14). 933–940. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fausto, N. (1990). Hepatocyte differentiation and liver progenitor cells. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 2(6). 1036–1042. 100 indexed citations
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Braun, L, Janet E. Mead, M Panzica, et al.. (1988). Transforming growth factor beta mRNA increases during liver regeneration: a possible paracrine mechanism of growth regulation.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(5). 1539–1543. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carlson, G. P., George C. Fuller, & N Fausto. (1974). Effects of Spironolactone on Carbon Tetrachloride Hepatotoxicity. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 145(1). 182–185. 2 indexed citations
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Fausto, N, et al.. (1970). Effects of X-Radiation on Amino Acid Incorporation into Regenerating Liver Proteins. Radiation Research. 42(3). 528–528. 10 indexed citations
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Fausto, N, et al.. (1965). MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF LIVER REGENERATION. IV. THYMIDYLIC KINASE AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID POLYMERASE ACTIVITIES IN NORMAL AND REGENERATING LIVER.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 240(3). 1247–55. 45 indexed citations
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Fausto, N & Julien L. Van Lancker. (1965). Molecular Mechanisms of Liver Regeneration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 240(3). 1247–1255. 41 indexed citations

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