Ronald G. Crystal

1.1k total papers · 85.6k total citations
800 papers, 64.9k citations indexed

About

Ronald G. Crystal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald G. Crystal has authored 800 papers receiving a total of 64.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 320 papers in Molecular Biology, 286 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 222 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ronald G. Crystal's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (170 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (137 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (114 papers). Ronald G. Crystal is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (170 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (137 papers) and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (114 papers). Ronald G. Crystal collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Qatar. Ronald G. Crystal's co-authors include Gary W. Hunninghake, Neil R. Hackett, Peter B. Bitterman, James E. Gadek, Richard C. Hubbard, Stephen I. Rennard, Philip L. Leopold, Jack D. Fulmer, G A Fells and Malcolm A.S. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ronald G. Crystal

790 papers receiving 62.0k citations

Hit Papers

Impaired recruitment of b... 1976 2026 1992 2009 2001 2002 1986 1995 1979 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Impaired recruitment of bone-marrow–derived endothelial and hematopoietic precursor cells blocks tumor angiogenesis and growth
    2001 1.5k citations David Lyden, Koichi Hattori et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  2. Recruitment of Stem and Progenitor Cells from the Bone Marrow Niche Requires MMP-9 Mediated Release of Kit-Ligand
    2002 1.4k citations Beate Heissig, Koichi Hattori et al. Cell profile →
  3. Estimation of volume of epithelial lining fluid recovered by lavage using urea as marker of dilution
    1986 970 citations S. I. Rennard, Guy Basset et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  4. Transfer of Genes to Humans: Early Lessons and Obstacles to Success
    1995 824 citations Ronald G. Crystal Science profile →
  5. Inflammatory and immune processes in the human lung in health and disease: evaluation by bronchoalveolar lavage.
    1979 809 citations Gary W. Hunninghake, James E. Gadek et al. PubMed profile →
  6. In vivo transfer of the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene to the airway epithelium
    1992 774 citations Melissa A. Rosenfeld, Kunihiko Yoshimura et al. Cell profile →
  7. Normal alveolar epithelial lining fluid contains high levels of glutathione
    1987 680 citations André M. Cantin, Richard C. Hubbard et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →
  8. Administration of an adenovirus containing the human CFTR cDNA to the respiratory tract of individuals with cystic fibrosis
    1994 654 citations Ronald G. Crystal, Noel G. McElvaney et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  9. Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of a Recombinant α1-Antitrypsin Gene to the Lung Epithelium in Vivo
    1991 617 citations Melissa A. Rosenfeld, Wolfgang Siegfried et al. Science profile →
  10. Chemokine-mediated interaction of hematopoietic progenitors with the bone marrow vascular niche is required for thrombopoiesis
    2003 582 citations Scott T. Avecilla, Koichi Hattori et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  11. Altered chloride ion channel kinetics associated with the ΔF508 cystic fibrosis mutation
    1991 579 citations Wilfried Dalemans, Pascal Barbry et al. Nature profile →
  12. Interstitial Lung Diseases of Unknown Cause
    1984 577 citations Ronald G. Crystal, Peter B. Bitterman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  13. Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
    1981 553 citations Gary W. Hunninghake, Ronald G. Crystal New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  14. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    1976 550 citations Ronald G. Crystal, Jack D. Fulmer et al. profile →
  15. A SNAIL1–SMAD3/4 transcriptional repressor complex promotes TGF-β mediated epithelial–mesenchymal transition
    2009 535 citations C. Theresa Vincent, Etienne P.A. Neve et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  16. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Angiopoietin-1 Stimulate Postnatal Hematopoiesis by Recruitment of Vasculogenic and Hematopoietic Stem Cells
    2001 529 citations Koichi Hattori, Sérgio Dias et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  17. Angiogenesis Gene Therapy
    1999 514 citations Todd K. Rosengart, Leonard Y. Lee et al. Circulation profile →
  18. Replacement Therapy for Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Associated with Emphysema
    1987 485 citations Mark D. Wewers, Mario Casolaro et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  19. Plasma elevation of stromal cell–derived factor-1 induces mobilization of mature and immature hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells
    2001 434 citations Koichi Hattori, Beate Heissig et al. Blood profile →
  20. Analysis of cellular and protein content of broncho-alveolar lavage fluid from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
    1977 432 citations Herbert Y. Reynolds, Jack D. Fulmer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  21. Interstitial lung disease: Current concepts of pathogenesis, staging and therapy
    1981 424 citations Ronald G. Crystal, James E. Gadek et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
  22. Bleomycin-induced interstitial pulmonary disease in the nude, athymic mouse.
    1979 414 citations Susan V. Szapiel, Jack D. Fulmer et al. PubMed profile →
  23. Neutrophil elastase in respiratory epithelial lining fluid of individuals with cystic fibrosis induces interleukin-8 gene expression in a human bronchial epithelial cell line.
    1992 412 citations Hidenori Nakamura, Kazuya Yoshimura et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  24. Gamma interferon is spontaneously released by alveolar macrophages and lung T lymphocytes in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis.
    1985 387 citations Bruce Robinson, Ronald G. Crystal et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  25. Interstitial Lung Diseases of Unknown Cause
    1984 386 citations Ronald G. Crystal, Peter B. Bitterman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  26. Glutathione Deficiency in the Epithelial Lining Fluid of the Lower Respiratory Tract in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    1989 383 citations André M. Cantin, Richard C. Hubbard et al. American Review of Respiratory Disease profile →
  27. Evaluating the state of the science for adeno-associated virus integration: An integrated perspective
    2022 123 citations Denise E. Sabatino, Frederic D. Bushman et al. Molecular Therapy profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ronald G. Crystal 24.3k 22.8k 12.3k 10.1k 9.1k 800 64.9k
Roderick T. Bronson 46.0k 1.9× 5.7k 0.2× 8.4k 0.7× 5.8k 0.6× 23.1k 2.5× 544 77.7k
Simon C. Watkins 28.3k 1.2× 4.9k 0.2× 4.6k 0.4× 7.8k 0.8× 5.8k 0.6× 787 59.1k
Peter Carmeliet 53.0k 2.2× 9.1k 0.4× 5.4k 0.4× 6.4k 0.6× 15.0k 1.7× 730 99.7k
Carlos Cordon‐Cardo 41.3k 1.7× 11.0k 0.5× 4.0k 0.3× 3.5k 0.3× 22.8k 2.5× 564 68.0k
Russell Ross 25.1k 1.0× 8.4k 0.4× 4.7k 0.4× 7.2k 0.7× 5.7k 0.6× 245 79.4k
Michael B. Sporn 44.7k 1.8× 5.4k 0.2× 8.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.3× 12.8k 1.4× 512 73.4k
George D. Yancopoulos 55.1k 2.3× 5.1k 0.2× 6.1k 0.5× 12.2k 1.2× 14.3k 1.6× 430 102.8k
Adi F. Gazdar 36.4k 1.5× 19.3k 0.8× 5.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.2× 28.3k 3.1× 656 70.7k
Nico van Rooijen 21.3k 0.9× 5.3k 0.2× 5.5k 0.4× 6.9k 0.7× 10.0k 1.1× 838 80.2k
Ira Pastan 45.5k 1.9× 6.4k 0.3× 10.2k 0.8× 3.5k 0.4× 30.0k 3.3× 1.2k 89.9k

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