Nelson Fausto

17.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
154 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Nelson Fausto is a scholar working on Hepatology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson Fausto has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Hepatology, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 46 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Nelson Fausto's work include Liver physiology and pathology (78 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (35 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers). Nelson Fausto is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (78 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (35 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers). Nelson Fausto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Nelson Fausto's co-authors include Jean S. Campbell, Kimberly J. Riehle, Janet E. Mead, И. В. Кириллова, Yasuhiro Yamada, Jacques J. Peschon, Peter R. Shank, Michelle Chaisson, Eric M. Webber and Michele Goyette and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nelson Fausto

152 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Liver Regeneration 1990 2026 2002 2014 2006 2000 1997 1990 2004 250 500 750 1000
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. Liver Regeneration
    2006 1.1k citations Nelson Fausto, Jean S. Campbell et al. Hepatology profile →
  2. Liver regeneration
    2000 884 citations Nelson Fausto profile →
  3. Initiation of liver growth by tumor necrosis factor: Deficient liver regeneration in mice lacking type I tumor necrosis factor receptor
    1997 803 citations И. В. Кириллова, Nelson Fausto et al. profile →
  4. TGFα overexpression in transgenic mice induces liver neoplasia and abnormal development of the mammary gland and pancreas
    1990 598 citations Nelson Fausto et al. profile →
  5. Liver regeneration and repair: Hepatocytes, progenitor cells, and stem cells
    2004 547 citations Nelson Fausto Hepatology profile →
  6. The role of hepatocytes and oval cells in liver regeneration and repopulation
    2002 519 citations Nelson Fausto, Jean S. Campbell Mechanisms of Development profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nelson Fausto 6.9k 5.5k 4.2k 3.9k 2.3k 154 14.1k
Rebecca Taub 4.6k 0.7× 6.4k 1.2× 3.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 165 15.6k
Steven Dooley 3.7k 0.5× 4.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 237 10.2k
Toru Beppu 2.4k 0.3× 6.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 3.0k 1.3× 418 12.6k
Isabel Fabregat 2.3k 0.3× 4.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 2.4k 1.1× 168 8.8k
Keiji Miyazawa 2.7k 0.4× 7.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.4× 877 0.2× 2.7k 1.2× 224 12.5k
Sanjeev Gupta 4.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 4.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 626 0.3× 223 8.3k
Roberto Montesano 1.3k 0.2× 9.2k 1.7× 2.2k 0.5× 636 0.2× 2.6k 1.1× 147 15.9k
Lixin Wei 1.0k 0.1× 4.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.5× 2.4k 1.0× 244 9.1k
Bård Smedsrød 1.9k 0.3× 2.1k 0.4× 947 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 712 0.3× 132 6.5k
Christine Perret 1.3k 0.2× 5.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 798 0.2× 1.8k 0.8× 158 8.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riehle, Kimberly J., Melissa M. Johnson, Fredrik Johansson, et al.. (2013). Tissue-type plasminogen activator is not necessary for platelet-derived growth factor-c activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(2). 318–325. 9 indexed citations
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Okada, Hikari, Masao Honda, Jean S. Campbell, et al.. (2012). Acyclic Retinoid Targets Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Signaling in the Prevention of Hepatic Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development. Cancer Research. 72(17). 4459–4471. 48 indexed citations
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Caja, Laia, Esther Bertrán, Jean S. Campbell, Nelson Fausto, & Isabel Fabregat. (2010). The transforming growth factor‐beta (TGF‐β) mediates acquisition of a mesenchymal stem cell‐like phenotype in human liver cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 226(5). 1214–1223. 89 indexed citations
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Riehle, Kimberly J., Jean S. Campbell, Ryan S. McMahan, et al.. (2007). Regulation of liver regeneration and hepatocarcinogenesis by suppressor of cytokine signaling 3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(1). 91–103. 129 indexed citations
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Campbell, Jean S., Kimberly J. Riehle, John Brooling, et al.. (2006). Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Liver Regeneration Is Myd88 -Dependent, but Independent of Cd14 , Tlr2 , and Tlr4. The Journal of Immunology. 176(4). 2522–2528. 81 indexed citations
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Walters, Kathie‐Anne, M. W. Smith, Sampa Pal, et al.. (2006). Identification of a specific gene expression pattern associated with HCV-induced pathogenesis in HCV- and HCV/HIV-infected individuals. Virology. 350(2). 453–464. 20 indexed citations
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Fausto, Nelson, Jean S. Campbell, & Kimberly J. Riehle. (2006). Liver Regeneration. Hepatology. 43(Supplement 1). S45–S53. 1124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Argast, Gretchen, Nelson Fausto, & Jean S. Campbell. (2005). Inhibition of RIP2/RICK/CARDIAK activity by pyridinyl imidazole inhibitors of p38 MAPK. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 268(1-2). 129–140. 60 indexed citations
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Brooling, John, Jean S. Campbell, Claudia Mitchell, George C. Yeoh, & Nelson Fausto. (2005). Differential regulation of rodent hepatocyte and oval cell proliferation by interferon γ†. Hepatology. 41(4). 906–915. 68 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Claudia, Mary Nivison, Leslie F. Jackson, et al.. (2004). Heparin-binding Epidermal Growth Factor-like Growth Factor Links Hepatocyte Priming with Cell Cycle Progression during Liver Regeneration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(4). 2562–2568. 124 indexed citations
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Smith, M. W., Marcus J. Korth, Loreto Boix, et al.. (2003). Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Disease: Global Transcriptional Profiling and Identification of Potential Markers. Hepatology. 38(6). 1458–1467. 106 indexed citations
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Chaisson, Michelle, John Brooling, Warren Ladiges, Sophia Y. Tsai, & Nelson Fausto. (2002). Hepatocyte-specific inhibition of NF-κB leads to apoptosis after TNF treatment, but not after partial hepatectomy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(2). 193–202. 7 indexed citations
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Chaisson, Michelle, John Brooling, Warren Ladiges, Sophia Y. Tsai, & Nelson Fausto. (2002). Hepatocyte-specific inhibition of NF-κB leads to apoptosis after TNF treatment, but not after partial hepatectomy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(2). 193–202. 132 indexed citations
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Fausto, Nelson & Jean S. Campbell. (2002). The role of hepatocytes and oval cells in liver regeneration and repopulation. Mechanisms of Development. 120(1). 117–130. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Zong-Yi, Kevin G. Otto, Robert E. Richard, et al.. (2002). Dimerizer-Induced Proliferation of Genetically Modified Hepatocytes. Molecular Therapy. 5(4). 420–426. 18 indexed citations
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Adams, Michael L., Robert H. Pierce, Mary E. Vail, et al.. (2001). Enhanced Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing BCL-2. Molecular Pharmacology. 60(5). 907–915. 1 indexed citations
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Webber, Eric M., Jordi Bruix, Robert H. Pierce, & Nelson Fausto. (1998). Tumor Necrosis Factor Primes Hepatocytes for Dna Replication in the Rat. Hepatology. 28(5). 1226–1234. 229 indexed citations
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Fausto, Nelson. (1991). Protooncogenes and growth factors associated with normal and abnormal liver growth. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 36(5). 653–658. 20 indexed citations
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Goyette, Michele, Maureen Dolan, William K. Kaufmann, et al.. (1988). Transforming activity of DNA from rat liver tumors induced by the carcinogen methyl(acetoxymethyl)nitrosamine. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 1(1). 26–32. 8 indexed citations

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