Ronald Curran

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Ronald Curran is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Curran has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Biochemistry, 14 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ronald Curran's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (14 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (14 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers). Ronald Curran is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (14 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (14 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers). Ronald Curran collaborates with scholars based in United States and Bulgaria. Ronald Curran's co-authors include Timothy R. Billiar, Richard L. Simmons, Dennis J. Stuehr, J. Stadler, Juan B. Ochoa, Brian G. Harbrecht, R L Simmons, Frank B. Cerra, Anthony J. Demetris and Andrew B. Peitzman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Curran

42 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Nitrogen Oxide Levels in Patients After Trauma and During Sepsis

1991 477 citations Juan B. Ochoa, Anthony O. Udekwu et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Articular chondrocytes synthesize nitric oxide in response to cytokines and lipopolysaccharide

1991 390 citations J. Stadler, Timothy R. Billiar et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald Curran United States	24	2.3k	1.2k	709	602	573	46	4.1k
B.J.R. Whittle United Kingdom	25	1.9k 0.9×	647 0.5×	681 1.0×	422 0.7×	706 1.2×	40	3.5k
Iwao Kurose Japan	33	1.4k 0.6×	468 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	969 1.7×	105	4.5k
J. Stadler Germany	22	1.7k 0.8×	843 0.7×	697 1.0×	425 0.7×	341 0.6×	39	3.1k
Mauricio Di Silvio United States	20	1.9k 0.8×	879 0.7×	773 1.1×	516 0.9×	450 0.8×	46	3.3k
Robert G. Kilbourn United States	27	2.0k 0.9×	869 0.7×	719 1.0×	583 1.0×	1.0k 1.8×	53	4.2k
Timothy R. Billiar United States	23	1.4k 0.6×	435 0.4×	1.2k 1.7×	601 1.0×	586 1.0×	32	3.4k
Aı̈da Habib France	35	807 0.4×	713 0.6×	1.9k 2.6×	435 0.7×	656 1.1×	87	4.8k
N. K. Boughton-Smith United Kingdom	25	1.3k 0.6×	548 0.4×	483 0.7×	540 0.9×	601 1.0×	40	2.9k
Vincenzo Brancaleone Italy	32	778 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.8×	695 1.2×	379 0.7×	63	3.6k
Barry J. Potter United States	35	752 0.3×	274 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	578 1.0×	489 0.9×	78	3.7k

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Jain, Gaurav, Ronald Curran, & Robert S. Jones. (2023). Retrospective Evaluation of Moderate Sedation Visits That Used Oral Meperidine and Hydroxyzine With Oral or Intranasal Midazolam.. PubMed. 90(3). 139–146.

Ritwik, Priyanshi, et al.. (2013). Post-sedation Events in Children Sedated for Dental Care. Anesthesia Progress. 60(2). 54–59. 13 indexed citations

Murphy, Glenn S., et al.. (2001). Influence of a vital capacity maneuver on pulmonary gas exchange after cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 15(3). 336–340. 23 indexed citations

Sehgal, Lakshman R., et al.. (2001). Evaluation of oxygen extraction ratio as a physiologic transfusion trigger in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients. Transfusion. 41(5). 591–595. 28 indexed citations

Curran, Ronald, Constantine Mavroudis, & Carl L. Backer. (1997). Ascending Aortic Extension for Right Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Associated With Ventricular-to-Pulmonary Artery Conduit Replacement. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 12(6). 372–379. 6 indexed citations

Curran, Ronald, et al.. (1995). Inhaled nitric oxide for children with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 60(6). 1765–1771. 45 indexed citations

Harbrecht, Brian G., Timothy R. Billiar, Ronald Curran, J. Stadler, & Richard L. Simmons. (1993). Hepatocyte Injury by Activated Neutrophils In Vitro Is Mediated by Proteases. Annals of Surgery. 218(2). 120–128. 31 indexed citations

Harbrecht, Brian G., Timothy R. Billiar, A J Demetris, et al.. (1992). Nitric oxide synthesis serves to reduce hepatic damage during acute murine endotoxemia. Critical Care Medicine. 20(11). 1568–1568. 146 indexed citations

Ochoa, Juan B., Anthony O. Udekwu, Timothy R. Billiar, et al.. (1991). Nitrogen Oxide Levels in Patients After Trauma and During Sepsis. Annals of Surgery. 214(5). 621–626. 477 indexed citations breakdown →

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Billiar, Timothy R., Jan M. Langrehr, Ronald Curran, et al.. (1991). Two unique aspects of inducible .N=0 synthase in liver cells and accessory cells: hepatic damage is minimized by hepatocyte .N=0 production and immunoregulation is mediated by macrophage. .N=O production. Research in Immunology. 142(7). 584–586. 12 indexed citations

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Stadler, J., et al.. (1990). Nitric oxide inhibits specific enzymes in the Krebs cycle and the respiratory chain of rat hepatocyte mitochondria. 1 indexed citations

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Lysz, Thomas W., et al.. (1990). Kupfer cell-hepatocyte interactions and the changes in 1-14C-arachidonate incorporation in response to endotoxin. Prostaglandins. 39(5). 497–514. 6 indexed citations

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Billiar, Timothy R., Ronald Curran, Dennis J. Stuehr, et al.. (1990). Inducible cytosolic enzyme activity for the production of nitrogen oxides from L-arginine in hepatocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 168(3). 1034–1040. 159 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Rosemary A., Jan M. Langrehr, Timothy R. Billiar, Ronald Curran, & Richard L. Simmons. (1990). Alloantigen-induced activation of rat splenocytes is regulated by the oxidative metabolism of L-arginine.. The Journal of Immunology. 145(7). 2220–2226. 198 indexed citations

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Curran, Ronald, Timothy R. Billiar, Dennis J. Stuehr, et al.. (1990). Multiple Cytokines Are Required to Induce Hepatocyte Nitric Oxide Production and Inhibit Total Protein Synthesis. Annals of Surgery. 212(4). 462–471. 224 indexed citations

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Billiar, Timothy R. & Ronald Curran. (1990). Kupffer Cell and Hepatocyte Interactions: A Brief Overview. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 14(5S). 175S–180S. 31 indexed citations

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West, Michael A., et al.. (1989). Evidence that rat Kupffer cells stimulate and inhibit hepatocyte protein synthesis in vitro by different mechanisms. Gastroenterology. 96(6). 1572–1582. 65 indexed citations

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Curran, Ronald, Timothy R. Billiar, Dennis J. Stuehr, Kay Hofmann, & Richard L. Simmons. (1989). Hepatocytes produce nitrogen oxides from L-arginine in response to inflammatory products of Kupffer cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 170(5). 1769–1774. 340 indexed citations

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Curran, Ronald. (1988). Effect of Interleukin 2 on Kupffer Cell Activation. Archives of Surgery. 123(11). 1373–1373. 11 indexed citations

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Billiar, Timothy R., et al.. (1988). Intestinal Gram-negative Bacterial Overgrowth In Vivo Augments the In Vitro Response of Kupffer Cells to Endotoxin. Annals of Surgery. 208(4). 532–532. 50 indexed citations

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