Richard O. Francis

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Richard O. Francis is a scholar working on Physiology, Hematology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard O. Francis has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Hematology and 17 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Richard O. Francis's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (25 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (17 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (17 papers). Richard O. Francis is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (25 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (17 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (17 papers). Richard O. Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Richard O. Francis's co-authors include Eldad A. Hod, Steven L. Spitalnik, James C. Zimring, Angelo D’Alessandro, Tiffany Thomas, Krystalyn E. Hudson, Jeanne E. Hendrickson, Kirk C. Hansen, Gary M. Brittenham and Travis Nemkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Richard O. Francis

53 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

COVID-19 infection alters kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism, correlating with IL-6 levels and renal status

2020 387 citations Tiffany Thomas, Davide Stefanoni et al. JCI Insight profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard O. Francis United States	21	743	560	532	441	423	55	2.1k
Krystalyn E. Hudson United States	17	483 0.7×	82 0.1×	427 0.8×	309 0.7×	434 1.0×	54	1.4k
Steven B. Solomon United States	23	427 0.6×	428 0.8×	205 0.4×	319 0.7×	52 0.1×	62	2.2k
Julie A. Bastarache United States	34	236 0.3×	75 0.1×	202 0.4×	566 1.3×	275 0.7×	109	3.0k
Allan J. Erslev United States	30	658 0.9×	217 0.4×	1.6k 3.1×	243 0.6×	81 0.2×	78	2.5k
Luci Maria Sant’Ana Dusse Brazil	29	200 0.3×	61 0.1×	605 1.1×	397 0.9×	83 0.2×	136	2.9k
Batya Kristal Israel	27	259 0.3×	109 0.2×	273 0.5×	349 0.8×	37 0.1×	73	1.9k
Antoni Castro Spain	25	227 0.3×	33 0.1×	355 0.7×	320 0.7×	128 0.3×	108	2.2k
Christophe Lelubre Belgium	12	115 0.2×	264 0.5×	88 0.2×	263 0.6×	66 0.2×	40	1.3k
F Balsano Italy	30	329 0.4×	57 0.1×	236 0.4×	295 0.7×	98 0.2×	116	3.3k
Sabine Kurz Germany	21	907 1.2×	138 0.2×	70 0.1×	357 0.8×	192 0.5×	36	2.7k

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Waldrop, Greer, Colleen Schneider, Carla Y. Kim, et al.. (2024). Accuracy of automated analyzers for the estimation of CSF cell counts: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 46(2). 234–242. 1 indexed citations

Akpan, Imo J., et al.. (2024). Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II and ineffective erythropoiesis: challenges in diagnosis and management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3.

Yee, Marianne E., Mischa L. Covington, Patricia E. Zerra, et al.. (2024). Survival of transfused red blood cells from a donor with alpha‐thalassemia trait in a recipient with sickle cell disease. Transfusion. 64(6). 1109–1115. 2 indexed citations

Caughey, Melissa C., Richard O. Francis, & Matthew S. Karafin. (2024). New and emerging technologies for pretransfusion blood quality assessment: A state‐of‐the‐art review. Transfusion. 64(11). 2196–2208. 2 indexed citations

Yee, Marianne E., Richard O. Francis, Naomi L.C. Luban, et al.. (2022). Glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is more prevalent in Duffy‐null red blood cell transfusion in sickle cell disease. Transfusion. 62(3). 551–555. 4 indexed citations

Moore, Amy, Michael P. Busch, Richard O. Francis, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide metabolite quantitative trait loci analysis (mQTL) in red blood cells from volunteer blood donors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(12). 102706–102706. 21 indexed citations

Magid-Bernstein, Jessica, Charles Beaman, Fernanda Carvalho Poyraz, et al.. (2021). Impacts of ABO-incompatible platelet transfusions on platelet recovery and outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage. Blood. 137(19). 2699–2703. 26 indexed citations

Thomas, Tiffany, Davide Stefanoni, Julie A. Reisz, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 infection alters kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism, correlating with IL-6 levels and renal status. JCI Insight. 5(14). 387 indexed citations breakdown →

Bertolone, Lorenzo, Davide Stefanoni, Jin Hyen Baek, et al.. (2020). ZOOMICS: Comparative Metabolomics of Red Blood Cells From Old World Monkeys and Humans. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 593841–593841. 19 indexed citations

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Roh, David, Tiffany Chang, Christopher Zammit, et al.. (2019). Functional Coagulation Differences Between Lobar and Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage Detected by Rotational Thromboelastometry: A Pilot Study. Neurocritical Care. 31(1). 81–87. 8 indexed citations

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Karafin, Matthew S., Xiaoyun Fu, Angelo D’Alessandro, et al.. (2018). The clinical impact of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in patients with sickle cell disease. Current Opinion in Hematology. 25(6). 494–499. 13 indexed citations

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Roh, David, Andrew St. Martin, Chung‐Huan Sun, et al.. (2018). ABO Blood Type and Hematoma Expansion After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Exploratory Analysis. Neurocritical Care. 31(1). 66–71. 8 indexed citations

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Francis, Richard O.. (2016). Utility of preclinical assays to assess stored platelet function. Current Opinion in Hematology. 23(6). 563–567. 2 indexed citations

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Francis, Richard O. & Steven L. Spitalnik. (2016). Red blood cell components: Meeting the quantitative and qualitative transfusion needs. La Presse Médicale. 45(7-8). e281–e288. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Julia, Richard O. Francis, Vaidehi Jobanputra, et al.. (2015). G6PD Deficiency in an HIV Clinic Setting in the Dominican Republic. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(4). 722–729. 6 indexed citations

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Bandyopadhyay, Sheila, Andrea Slate, Richard O. Francis, et al.. (2014). Transfusion of stored blood impairs host defenses against Gram‐negative pathogens in mice. Transfusion. 54(11). 2842–2851. 44 indexed citations

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Francis, Richard O., Jeffrey S. Jhang, Jeanne E. Hendrickson, et al.. (2012). Frequency of glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase–deficient red blood cell units in a metropolitan transfusion service. Transfusion. 53(3). 606–611. 42 indexed citations

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Hod, Eldad A., Gary M. Brittenham, Yelena Ginzburg, et al.. (2010). Transfusions of Red Blood Cells Stored for 40–42 Days Induce Circulating Non-Transferrin-Bound Iron (NTBI) In Healthy Adults. Blood. 116(21). 662–662. 3 indexed citations

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Parker, Antony R., et al.. (2004). A subgroup of microsatellite stable colorectal cancers has elevated mutation rates and different responses to alkylating and oxidising agents. British Journal of Cancer. 90(8). 1666–1671. 2 indexed citations

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Rossi, Ferdinand, Helen E. MacLean, Wei Yuan, et al.. (2002). p107 and p130 Coordinately Regulate Proliferation, Cbfa1 Expression, and Hypertrophic Differentiation during Endochondral Bone Development. Developmental Biology. 247(2). 271–285. 56 indexed citations

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