Robert J. Pignolo

14.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
189 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Pignolo is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Pignolo has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Rheumatology, 83 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 42 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Pignolo's work include Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions (94 papers), Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (77 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (40 papers). Robert J. Pignolo is often cited by papers focused on Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions (94 papers), Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (77 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (40 papers). Robert J. Pignolo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Robert J. Pignolo's co-authors include Frederick S. Kaplan, Eileen M. Shore, Vincent J. Cristofalo, James L. Kirkland, Sundeep Khosla, Tamar Tchkonia, Nathan K. LeBrasseur, V. J. Cristofalo, David G. Monroe and Joshua N. Farr and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Pignolo

180 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Targeting cellular senescence prevents age-related bone loss in mice

2017 819 citations Matthew T. Drake, Robert J. Pignolo et al. profile →
A new gene set identifies senescent cells and predicts senescence-associated pathways across tissues

2022 453 citations Robert J. Pignolo, James L. Kirkland et al. profile →
Managing Osteoporosis in Patients on Long-Term Bisphosphonate Treatment: Report of a Task Force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

2015 444 citations Matthew T. Drake, Robert J. Pignolo et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →
Identification of Senescent Cells in the Bone Microenvironment

2016 403 citations Haitao Wang, Matthew T. Drake et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert J. Pignolo United States	42	3.3k	2.9k	2.1k	2.0k	1.3k	189	8.7k
Jochen Zwerina Austria	64	4.9k 1.5×	4.8k 1.7×	732 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	757 0.6×	229	12.2k
Peter L. Weissberg United Kingdom	52	4.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	662 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	119	11.4k
Reinhold G. Erben Austria	49	3.0k 0.9×	984 0.3×	693 0.3×	475 0.2×	2.0k 1.6×	185	8.8k
Dengshun Miao China	46	3.6k 1.1×	671 0.2×	734 0.3×	359 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	195	7.7k
W. Scott Simonet United States	32	9.5k 2.9×	1.5k 0.5×	810 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	43	13.4k
Yoshihide Asano Japan	54	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	695 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	521 0.4×	434	10.3k
Toshitsugu Sugimoto Japan	60	5.6k 1.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	692 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	383	14.5k
Daniel P. Judge United States	66	4.8k 1.4×	713 0.2×	565 0.3×	3.6k 1.8×	4.6k 3.7×	220	16.1k
Andrew Leask Canada	63	8.7k 2.6×	817 0.3×	510 0.2×	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	230	14.7k
Jan Damoiseaux Netherlands	53	1.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	984 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	556 0.4×	301	10.2k

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Cheng, Chih-Hsiu, et al.. (2025). Effects of Age and Muscle Activation on Three-Dimensional Spine Kinematics and Asymmetry in Elderly Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1610–1610.

Takahashi, Paul Y., Robert J. Pignolo, Wendelyn Bosch, et al.. (2025). Decentralized subject recruitment for a prospective community surveillance system: The influence of social determinants of health on inclusion of minorities in research. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 9(1). e104–e104. 1 indexed citations

Bosch, Wendelyn, Lisa Speiser, Chung‐Il Wi, et al.. (2024). Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 18–64 Years Over 2 Seasons, 2022–2024, in a North American Community. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(10). ofae597–ofae597.

Pignolo, Robert J., et al.. (2024). Cell Senescence in Heterotopic Ossification. Biomolecules. 14(4). 485–485. 3 indexed citations

Kaplan, Frederick S., et al.. (2024). The HIF-1α and mTOR Pathways Amplify Heterotopic Ossification. Biomolecules. 14(2). 147–147. 12 indexed citations

Jacobson, Robert M., Robert J. Pignolo, & Konstantinos N. Lazaridis. (2024). Clinical Trials for Special Populations: Children, Older Adults, and Rare Diseases. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 99(2). 318–335. 7 indexed citations

Pignolo, Robert J., Mona Al Mukaddam, Geneviève Baujat, et al.. (2023). Study methodology and insights from the palovarotene clinical development program in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23(1). 269–269. 5 indexed citations

Takahashi, Paul Y., Chung‐Il Wi, Euijung Ryu, et al.. (2022). Influenza infection is not associated with phenotypical frailty in older patients, a prospective cohort study. Health Science Reports. 5(5). e750–e750. 1 indexed citations

Li, Weijun, Zhenhong Zhu, Kai He, et al.. (2022). Primary cilia in satellite cells are the mechanical sensors for muscle hypertrophy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(24). e2103615119–e2103615119. 14 indexed citations

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Walker, Laura, Fernanda Bellolio, Claudia C. Dobler, et al.. (2021). Paths of Emergency Department Care: Development of a Decision Aid to Facilitate Shared Decision Making in Goals of Care Discussions in the Acute Setting. MDM Policy & Practice. 6(2). 87804834–87804834. 7 indexed citations

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Kuo, Chia‐Ling, et al.. (2021). Antidiabetic Effects of the Senolytic Agent Dasatinib. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(12). 3021–3029. 15 indexed citations

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Warner, Sarah E., Frederick S. Kaplan, Robert J. Pignolo, et al.. (2021). Whole-body Computed Tomography Versus Dual Energy X‑ray Absorptiometry for Assessing Heterotopic Ossification in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Calcified Tissue International. 109(6). 615–625. 10 indexed citations

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Cunto, Carmen De, Geneviève Baujat, Kelly L. Wentworth, et al.. (2020). Patients with ACVR1R206H mutations have an increased prevalence of cardiac conduction abnormalities on electrocardiogram in a natural history study of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 15(1). 193–193. 12 indexed citations

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Wentworth, Kelly L., Jay C. Groppe, Kimberly E. Taylor, et al.. (2020). Functional Testing of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Pathway Variants Identified on Whole-Exome Sequencing in a Patient with Delayed-Onset Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Using ACVR1R206H-Specific Human Cellular and Zebrafish Models. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37(11). 2058–2076. 6 indexed citations

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Juhn, Young J., Chung‐Il Wi, Euijung Ryu, et al.. (2020). Adherence to Public Health Measures Mitigates the Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults: A Community-Based Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(4). 912–920. 8 indexed citations

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Hebela, Nader M., et al.. (2017). Histopathology of periarticular non-hereditary heterotopic ossification. Bone. 109. 65–70. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Haitao, Qijun Chen, Seoung‐Hoon Lee, et al.. (2012). Impairment of osteoblast differentiation due to proliferation‐independent telomere dysfunction in mouse models of accelerated aging. Aging Cell. 11(4). 704–713. 64 indexed citations

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Pignolo, Robert J.. (2008). Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries. Humana Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Pignolo, Robert J., Mitch O. Rotenberg, Joseph Horton, & Vincent J. Cristofalo. (1998). Senescent WI-38 Fibroblasts Overexpress LPC-1, a Putative Transmembrane Shock Protein. Experimental Cell Research. 240(2). 305–311. 5 indexed citations

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Keogh, Bart P., Robert G. Allen, Robert J. Pignolo, et al.. (1996). Expression of hydrogen peroxide and glutathione metabolizing enzymes in human skin fibroblasts derived from donors of different ages. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 167(3). 512–522. 39 indexed citations

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