Peter Bałuk

16.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
107 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Bałuk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bałuk has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 33 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Peter Bałuk's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (28 papers), Lymphatic System and Diseases (27 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers). Peter Bałuk is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (28 papers), Lymphatic System and Diseases (27 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers). Peter Bałuk collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Peter Bałuk's co-authors include Donald M. McDonald, Hiroya Hashizume, Gavin Thurston, Shunichi Morikawa, Amy Haskell, Rakesh K. Jain, John W. McLean, Sylvie Roberge, Michael R. Mancuso and Toshiyuki Kaidoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bałuk

107 papers receiving 12.9k 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.

Openings between Defective Endothelial Cells Explain Tumor Vessel Leakiness

2000 1.3k citations Hiroya Hashizume, Peter Bałuk et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
Abnormalities in Pericytes on Blood Vessels and Endothelial Sprouts in Tumors

2002 771 citations Peter Bałuk, Amy Haskell et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels

2007 761 citations Peter Bałuk, Jonas Fuxe et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Signaling in Cancer Causes Loss of Endothelial Fenestrations, Regression of Tumor Vessels, and Appearance of Basement Membrane Ghosts

2004 589 citations Tetsuichiro Inai, Michael R. Mancuso et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
Cellular abnormalities of blood vessels as targets in cancer

2004 577 citations Peter Bałuk, Hiroya Hashizume et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Peter Bałuk	6.4k	4.1k	2.2k	1.8k	1.7k	107	13.2k
Tatiana V. Petrova	6.4k 1.0×	8.0k 2.0×	2.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	121	13.3k
Neil R. Hackett	7.9k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	159	13.2k
Steven A. Stacker	9.7k 1.5×	9.1k 2.2×	2.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	166	17.3k
Calvin J. Kuo	10.9k 1.7×	5.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.2×	139	20.9k
Janice A. Nagy	7.9k 1.2×	3.0k 0.7×	972 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	132	14.5k
Hellmut G. Augustin	11.0k 1.7×	4.3k 1.0×	914 0.4×	2.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	206	19.0k
Anthony Rosenzweig	9.9k 1.6×	1.8k 0.4×	3.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	186	19.9k
Jianhua Zhang	6.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	396	13.0k
Joseph A. Madri	8.6k 1.4×	2.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	3.3k 1.9×	2.5k 1.4×	241	21.0k
Yasufumi Kaneda	11.8k 1.9×	2.2k 0.5×	2.7k 1.2×	3.4k 1.9×	4.0k 2.3×	470	24.5k

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Cleary, Simon J., Longhui Qiu, Peter Bałuk, et al.. (2025). Intravital imaging of pulmonary lymphatics in inflammation and metastatic cancer. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(5). 3 indexed citations

Shirakura, Keisuke, Peter Bałuk, Astrid F. Nottebaum, et al.. (2023). Shear stress control of vascular leaks and atheromas through Tie2 activation by VE‐PTP sequestration. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15(4). e16128–e16128. 22 indexed citations

Bałuk, Peter, Keisuke Shirakura, Dietmar Vestweber, & Donald M. McDonald. (2023). Heterogeneity of endothelial VE-PTP downstream polarization, Tie2 activation, junctional claudin-5, and permeability in the aorta and vena cava. Cell and Tissue Research. 395(1). 81–103. 2 indexed citations

Bałuk, Peter, et al.. (2013). Transgenic Overexpression of Interleukin-1β Induces Persistent Lymphangiogenesis But Not Angiogenesis in Mouse Airways. American Journal Of Pathology. 182(4). 1434–1447. 37 indexed citations

Xu, Xiang, et al.. (2013). Cathepsin L Protects Mice from Mycoplasmal Infection and Is Essential for Airway Lymphangiogenesis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(3). 437–444. 18 indexed citations

McDonald, D, et al.. (2011). Dynamics of Airway Blood Vessels and Lymphatics: Lessons from Development and Inflammation. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 8(6). 504–507. 14 indexed citations

Hashizume, Hiroya, Beverly L. Falcón, Peter Bałuk, et al.. (2010). Complementary Actions of Inhibitors of Angiopoietin-2 and VEGF on Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth. Cancer Research. 70(6). 2213–2223. 192 indexed citations

Fuxe, Jonas, Erin Lashnits, Shaun O’Brien, et al.. (2010). Angiopoietin/Tie2 Signaling Transforms Capillaries into Venules Primed for Leukocyte Trafficking in Airway Inflammation. American Journal Of Pathology. 176(4). 2009–2018. 29 indexed citations

Johnson, Nicole C, Miriam E. Dillard, Peter Bałuk, et al.. (2008). Lymphatic endothelial cell identity is reversible and its maintenance requires Prox1 activity. Genes & Development. 22(23). 3282–3291. 265 indexed citations

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Bałuk, Peter & Donald M. McDonald. (2008). Markers for Microscopic Imaging of Lymphangiogenesis and Angiogenesis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1131(1). 1–12. 175 indexed citations

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Bałuk, Peter, Jonas Fuxe, Hiroya Hashizume, et al.. (2007). Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(10). 2349–2362. 761 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lewis, Christina C., Jean Yang, Xiaozhu Huang, et al.. (2007). Disease-Specific Gene Expression Profiling in Multiple Models of Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(4). 376–387. 91 indexed citations

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Bhandari, Vineet, Rayman Choo-Wing, Svetlana P. Chapoval, et al.. (2006). Essential role of nitric oxide in VEGF-induced, asthma-like angiogenic, inflammatory, mucus, and physiologic responses in the lung. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(29). 11021–11026. 88 indexed citations

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Bałuk, Peter, Tuomas Tammela, Natalya Lyubynska, et al.. (2005). Pathogenesis of persistent lymphatic vessel hyperplasia in chronic airway inflammation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(2). 247–257. 470 indexed citations

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Aurora, Arin B., Peter Bałuk, Sukhvinder Sidhu, et al.. (2005). Immune Complex-Dependent Remodeling of the Airway Vasculature in Response to a Chronic Bacterial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 175(10). 6319–6326. 46 indexed citations

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Inai, Tetsuichiro, Michael R. Mancuso, Hiroya Hashizume, et al.. (2004). Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Signaling in Cancer Causes Loss of Endothelial Fenestrations, Regression of Tumor Vessels, and Appearance of Basement Membrane Ghosts. American Journal Of Pathology. 165(1). 35–52. 589 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gale, Nicholas W., Peter Bałuk, Pan Li, et al.. (2001). Ephrin-B2 Selectively Marks Arterial Vessels and Neovascularization Sites in the Adult, with Expression in Both Endothelial and Smooth-Muscle Cells. Developmental Biology. 230(2). 151–160. 301 indexed citations

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Thurston, Gavin, J W McLean, Peter Bałuk, et al.. (1998). Cationic liposomes target angiogenic endothelial cells in tumors and chronic inflammation in mice.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 101(7). 1401–1413. 354 indexed citations

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Bałuk, Peter, Claude Bertrand, Pierangelo Geppetti, Donald M. McDonald, & Jay A. Nadel. (1996). NK₁Receptor Antagonist CP-99,994 Inhibits Cigarette Smoke-Induced Neutrophil and Eosinophil Adhesion in Rat Tracheal Venules. Experimental Lung Research. 22(4). 409–418. 26 indexed citations

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Bałuk, Peter, Jay A. Nadel, & Donald M. McDonald. (1993). Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide in Secretory Granules of Serous Cells in the Rat Tracheal Epithelium. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 8(4). 446–453. 20 indexed citations

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