Richard E. Pratt

18.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
169 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Pratt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Pratt has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 38 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Pratt's work include Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (48 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (36 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (33 papers). Richard E. Pratt is often cited by papers focused on Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (48 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (36 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (33 papers). Richard E. Pratt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Richard E. Pratt's co-authors include Victor J. Dzau, Lunan Zhang, Gary H. Gibbons, V J Dzau, Allen J. Naftilan, Lutz Hein, Brian K. Kobilka, Luis G. Melo, Masatsugu Horiuchi and Massimiliano Gnecchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Pratt

168 papers receiving 13.1k 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.

Evidence supporting paracrine hypothesis for Akt‐modified mesenchymal stem cell‐mediated cardiac protection and functional improvement

2006 920 citations Massimiliano Gnecchi, Lunan Zhang et al. profile →
Expression cloning of type 2 angiotensin II receptor reveals a unique class of seven-transmembrane receptors.

1993 657 citations Masatsugu Horiuchi, Richard E. Pratt et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Behavioural and cardiovascular effects of disrupting the angiotensin II type-2 receptor gene in mice

1995 606 citations Lutz Hein, Gregory S. Barsh et al. Nature profile →
Vascular smooth muscle cell hypertrophy vs. hyperplasia. Autocrine transforming growth factor-beta 1 expression determines growth response to angiotensin II.

1992 556 citations Gary H. Gibbons, Richard E. Pratt et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Induction of platelet-derived growth factor A-chain and c-myc gene expressions by angiotensin II in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

1989 543 citations Allen J. Naftilan, Richard E. Pratt et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard E. Pratt United States	60	6.6k	6.3k	3.1k	3.0k	1.9k	169	13.4k
Jean‐Sébastien Silvestre France	55	4.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	145	9.7k
Yunzeng Zou China	61	7.1k 1.1×	5.2k 0.8×	771 0.3×	1.8k 0.6×	670 0.3×	307	13.0k
Ronglih Liao United States	65	7.0k 1.1×	4.3k 0.7×	671 0.2×	2.4k 0.8×	802 0.4×	206	12.4k
Julie Chao United States	64	5.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	885 0.3×	5.5k 2.8×	320	12.8k
Satoshi Ogawa Japan	65	4.8k 0.7×	7.4k 1.2×	393 0.1×	4.1k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	324	14.6k
Mansoor Husain Canada	48	4.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.4×	4.8k 1.6×	2.6k 0.9×	329 0.2×	158	10.9k
Yuichi Oike Japan	69	6.5k 1.0×	3.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	653 0.3×	211	13.1k
Jane‐Lise Samuel France	58	3.8k 0.6×	3.7k 0.6×	817 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	468 0.2×	184	8.0k
Ichiro Shiojima Japan	48	7.3k 1.1×	4.4k 0.7×	827 0.3×	2.2k 0.7×	340 0.2×	169	12.1k
Stephen G. Ball United Kingdom	48	2.7k 0.4×	3.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	568 0.3×	245	8.8k

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Wang, Xinghua, et al.. (2025). Nucleosome repositioning in cardiac reprogramming. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0317718–e0317718.

Wang, Xinghua, et al.. (2024). The impact of aging on cardiac repair and regeneration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(9). 107682–107682. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Xinghua, et al.. (2024). Modifying miRs for effective reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 35(2). 102160–102160. 2 indexed citations

Pratt, Richard E., et al.. (2024). Skeletal muscle differentiation induces wide-ranging nucleosome repositioning in muscle gene promoters. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9396–9396. 1 indexed citations

Pratt, Richard E., et al.. (2023). Novel method of differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells to mature cardiomyocytes via Sfrp2. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3920–3920. 11 indexed citations

Sun, Hualing, Conrad P. Hodgkinson, Richard E. Pratt, & Victor J. Dzau. (2021). CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Deletion of the Angiotensinogen Gene Reduces Hypertension: A Potential for Cure?. Hypertension. 77(6). 1990–2000. 16 indexed citations

Bareja, Akshay, Conrad P. Hodgkinson, Alan Payne, Richard E. Pratt, & Victor J. Dzau. (2014). Abstract 15731: Hypoxia and Akt Induced Stem Cell Factor Exerts Cardioprotective Effects via Specific Binding to the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor. Circulation. 130. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Hao, José A. Gómez, Sabine Klein, et al.. (2013). Adult Renal Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Like Cells Contribute to Juxtaglomerular Cell Recruitment. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 24(8). 1263–1273. 33 indexed citations

Matsushita, Kenichi, Fulvio Morello, Yaojiong Wu, et al.. (2010). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiate into Renin-producing Juxtaglomerular (JG)-like Cells under the Control of Liver X Receptor-α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(16). 11974–11982. 25 indexed citations

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Ip, James E., Yaojiong Wu, Jing Huang, et al.. (2007). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Use Integrin β1 Not CXC Chemokine Receptor 4 for Myocardial Migration and Engraftment. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(8). 2873–2882. 176 indexed citations

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Melo, Luis G., Massimiliano Gnecchi, Alok S. Pachori, et al.. (2004). Endothelium-Targeted Gene and Cell-Based Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 24(10). 1761–1774. 50 indexed citations

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Tamura, Kouichi, Yuqing E. Chen, Masatsugu Horiuchi, et al.. (2000). LXRα functions as a cAMP-responsive transcriptional regulator of gene expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(15). 8513–8518. 71 indexed citations

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Bishopric, Nanette H., et al.. (1997). Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Induces Apoptosis in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(23). 14860–14866. 197 indexed citations

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Hein, Lutz, Lorenz Meinel, Richard E. Pratt, V J Dzau, & Brian K. Kobilka. (1997). Intracellular Trafficking of Angiotensin II and its AT₁and AT₂Receptors: Evidence for Selective Sorting of Receptor and Ligand. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(9). 1266–1277. 204 indexed citations

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Hein, Marc, Jens W. Fischer, Duk‐Kyung Kim, Lutz Hein, & Richard E. Pratt. (1996). Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Influences Glycosaminoglycan Composition and Growth Effects of Extracellular Matrix. Journal of Vascular Research. 33(6). 433–441. 16 indexed citations

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Hein, Lutz, Gregory S. Barsh, Richard E. Pratt, Victor J. Dzau, & Brian K. Kobilka. (1995). Behavioural and cardiovascular effects of disrupting the angiotensin II type-2 receptor gene in mice. Nature. 377(6551). 744–747. 606 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gibbons, Gary H., Richard E. Pratt, & Victor J. Dzau. (1992). Vascular smooth muscle cell hypertrophy vs. hyperplasia. Autocrine transforming growth factor-beta 1 expression determines growth response to angiotensin II.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 90(2). 456–461. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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Naftilan, Allen J., et al.. (1991). Localization and differential regulation of angiotensinogen mRNA expression in the vessel wall.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(4). 1300–1311. 108 indexed citations

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Cooke, John P., et al.. (1991). Persistent endothelial and adrenergic dysfunction after angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A59–A59. 2 indexed citations

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Pratt, Richard E., Victor J. Dzau, & André J. Ouellette. (1984). Influence of androgen on translatable renin mRNA in the mouse submandibular gland.. Hypertension. 6(5). 605–613. 24 indexed citations

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