Nam V. Vo

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Nam V. Vo is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Nam V. Vo has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 27 papers in Pharmacology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Nam V. Vo's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (30 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (6 papers). Nam V. Vo is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (30 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (6 papers). Nam V. Vo collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Japan. Nam V. Vo's co-authors include Gwendolyn Sowa, James D. Kang, Robert A. Hartman, Takashi Yurube, Michael J. Chamberlin, Lilian M. Hsu, Lloydine J. Jacobs, Michael M. C. Lai, Qing Dong and Paul D. Robbins and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nam V. Vo

44 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Expression and regulation of metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration

2013 355 citations Nam V. Vo, Robert A. Hartman et al. The Spine Journal profile →
Molecular mechanisms of biological aging in intervertebral discs

2016 304 citations Nam V. Vo, Robert A. Hartman et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Research® profile →
Cellular Senescence in Intervertebral Disc Aging and Degeneration: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities

2023 96 citations Prashanta Silwal, Yanshan Wang et al. Biomolecules profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Intervertebral Lumbar Spine Kinematics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Measured Using Biplane Radiography 2025 ·JOR Spine ·William Anderst, James Kim, Kevin M. Bell, Tom Gale, (unknown), Carol M. Greco, (unknown), Gina McKernan, (unknown), Charity G. Patterson, Sara R. Piva, (unknown), Michael Schneider, (unknown), Patrick A. Smith, Nam V. Vo, Gwendolyn Sowa	1
2	Plasma Pro‐ and Anti‐Inflammatory Cytokines in an Observational Chronic Low Back Pain Cohort 2025 ·JOR Spine ·(unknown), William Anderst, Kevin M. Bell, (unknown), (unknown), Anthony Delitto, Carol M. Greco, Joon Y. Lee, Gina McKernan, Charity G. Patterson, Sara R. Piva, Michael Schneider, Lauren Wilcox, Nam V. Vo, Gwendolyn Sowa	0
3	Patient‐Reported Outcomes Among an Observational Cohort of Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain 2025 ·JOR Spine ·Carol M. Greco, Nathan E. Dodds, (unknown), William Anderst, Kevin M. Bell, (unknown), Anthony Delitto, John M. Jakicic, Gina McKernan, Charity G. Patterson, Paul A. Pilkonis, Sara R. Piva, Michael Schneider, Nam V. Vo, Ajay D. Wasan, Lan Yu, Gwendolyn Sowa	0
4	Demographic and Biomedical Characteristics of an Observational Cohort With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Descriptive Analysis 2025 ·JOR Spine ·Sara R. Piva, Clair Smith, William Anderst, Kevin M. Bell, (unknown), Anthony Delitto, (unknown), Carol M. Greco, Gina McKernan, Michael Schneider, Gwendolyn Sowa, Meenakshi Sundaram, Nam V. Vo, Leming Zhou, Charity G. Patterson	1
5	Rapamycin mitigates inflammation‐mediated disc matrix homeostatic imbalance by inhibiting mTORC1 and inducing autophagy through Akt activation 2024 ·JOR Spine ·Takashi Yurube, William Buchser, Zhongying Zhang, Prashanta Silwal, Michael T. Lotze, James D. Kang, Gwendolyn Sowa, Nam V. Vo	13
6	Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hypertrophy of Ligamentum Flavum 2024 ·Biomolecules ·Prashanta Silwal, (unknown), Peter G. Alexander, Gwendolyn Sowa, Nam V. Vo, Joon Y. Lee	1
7	Toward the Identification of Distinct Phenotypes: Research Protocol for the Low Back Pain Biological, Biomechanical, and Behavioral (LB3P) Cohort Study and the BACPAC Mechanistic Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh 2023 ·Pain Medicine ·Nam V. Vo, Sara R. Piva, Charity G. Patterson, Gina McKernan, Leming Zhou, Kevin M. Bell, William Anderst, Carol M. Greco, Michael Schneider, Anthony Delitto, Brad E. Dicianno, (unknown), Gwendolyn Sowa	10
8	Cellular Senescence in Intervertebral Disc Aging and Degeneration: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities breakdown → 2023 ·Biomolecules ·Prashanta Silwal, (unknown), (unknown), Yanshan Wang, Paul D. Robbins, Joon Y. Lee, Nam V. Vo	96
9	The Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program Data Harmonization: Rationale for Data Elements and Standards 2023 ·Pain Medicine ·(unknown), Anton E. Bowden, (unknown), Aaron J. Fields, Carol M. Greco, Richard E. Harris, Trisha F. Hue, (unknown), Wolf Mehling, Conor O’Neill, Charity G. Patterson, Sara R. Piva, Nico Sollmann, (unknown), Ajay D. Wasan, Ronald A. Wasserman, David A. Williams, Nam V. Vo, Matthew A. Psioda, Micah McCumber	5
10	Immune exposure: how macrophages interact with the nucleus pulposus 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Feng Peng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jinghua Gao, Nam V. Vo	36
11	ISSLS Prize in Bioengineering Science 2022: low rate cyclic loading as a therapeutic strategy for intervertebral disc regeneration 2022 ·European Spine Journal ·(unknown), Emma Brown, (unknown), (unknown), Qing Dong, Chaoming Zhou, Sarah E. Gullbrand, Nam V. Vo, Gwendolyn Sowa, Eric H. Ledet	6
12	Serum and nutrient deprivation increase autophagic flux in intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus cells: an in vitro experimental study 2019 ·European Spine Journal ·Takashi Yurube, William Buchser, Hong Joo Moon, Robert A. Hartman, Koji Takayama, Yohei Kawakami, Kotaro Nishida, Masahiro Kurosaka, Nam V. Vo, James D. Kang, Michael T. Lotze, Gwendolyn Sowa	35
13	Mitochondrial‐derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a causal role in aging‐related intervertebral disc degeneration 2013 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Andria R. Robinson, Kevin Ngo, Cheryl L. Clauson, Qing Dong, Claudette M. St. Croix, Gwendolyn Sowa, Enrico Pola, Paul D. Robbins, James D. Kang, Laura J. Niedernhofer, Peter Wipf, Nam V. Vo	158
14	Effects of secreted factors in culture medium of annulus fibrosus cells on microvascular endothelial cells: elucidating the possible pathomechanisms of matrix degradation and nerve in-growth in disc degeneration 2013 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·(unknown), Takashi Yurube, Thomas P. Lozito, Paweł Pohl, Robert A. Hartman, Gwendolyn Sowa, James D. Kang, Nam V. Vo	46
15	Expression and regulation of metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration breakdown → 2013 ·The Spine Journal ·Nam V. Vo, Robert A. Hartman, Takashi Yurube, Lloydine J. Jacobs, Gwendolyn Sowa, James D. Kang	355
16	Genotoxic stress accelerates age-associated degenerative changes in intervertebral discs 2012 ·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development ·Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Dong Wang, Andria R. Robinson, Cheryl L. Clauson, Kevin Ngo, Qing Dong, Peter J. Roughley, Michael W. Epperly, Saiful Huq, Enrico Pola, Gwendolyn Sowa, Paul D. Robbins, James D. Kang, Laura J. Niedernhofer, Nam V. Vo	39
17	Differentiation of Intervertebral Notochordal Cells Through Live Automated Cell Imaging System In Vitro 2009 ·Spine ·Joo Han Kim, Bridget M. Deasy, Hyoung Yeon Seo, Rebecca K. Studer, Nam V. Vo, H. I. Georgescu, Gwendolyn Sowa, James D. Kang	65
18	p38 MAPK inhibition selectively mitigates inflammatory mediators and VEGF production in AF cells co-cultured with activated macrophage-like THP-1 cells 2009 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Ji Hoon Kim, R. Studer, Nam V. Vo, Gwendolyn Sowa, James D. Kang	40
19	Activated Macrophage-Like THP-1 Cells Modulate Anulus Fibrosus Cell Production of Inflammatory Mediators in Response to Cytokines 2008 ·Spine ·Joo Han Kim, Rebecca K. Studer, Gwendolyn Sowa, Nam V. Vo, James D. Kang	49
20	Identification of RNA ligands that bind hepatitis C virus polymerase selectively and inhibit its RNA synthesis from the natural viral RNA templates 2003 ·Virology ·Nam V. Vo, Jong‐Won Oh, Michael M. C. Lai	33

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