Rudolf Vracko

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Rudolf Vracko is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Vracko has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Vracko's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (6 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (5 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). Rudolf Vracko is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (6 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (5 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). Rudolf Vracko collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. Rudolf Vracko's co-authors include Earl P. Benditt, David Thorning, Charles E. Murry, Cecilia M. Giachelli, Stephen M. Schwartz, Richard G. Frederickson, Thomas W. Huang, John C. Sherris, James L. Ritchie and David Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, The Journal of Cell Biology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Vracko

35 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Basal lamina scaffold-anatomy and significance for mainte... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Basal lamina scaffold-anatomy and significance for maintenance of orderly tissue structure.
    1974 473 citations Rudolf Vracko PubMed profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rudolf Vracko United States 24 707 547 385 377 281 35 2.4k
F Gabbiani Switzerland 10 1.1k 1.6× 583 1.1× 402 1.0× 382 1.0× 131 0.5× 10 2.8k
G Gabbiani Switzerland 25 955 1.4× 576 1.1× 141 0.4× 276 0.7× 200 0.7× 63 2.8k
Walter Schürch Canada 21 774 1.1× 677 1.2× 321 0.8× 872 2.3× 543 1.9× 44 3.1k
Reza I. Bashey United States 30 642 0.9× 443 0.8× 849 2.2× 235 0.6× 300 1.1× 61 2.7k
Umberto Kucich United States 35 775 1.1× 613 1.1× 219 0.6× 680 1.8× 190 0.7× 69 3.1k
Antoine Geinoz Switzerland 10 1.1k 1.6× 612 1.1× 409 1.1× 431 1.1× 146 0.5× 15 2.9k
Jill E. Bishop United States 32 796 1.1× 489 0.9× 625 1.6× 372 1.0× 105 0.4× 42 3.0k
Osamu Matsuo Japan 34 1.4k 2.0× 486 0.9× 371 1.0× 763 2.0× 186 0.7× 269 4.3k
C. Lafuma France 29 707 1.0× 414 0.8× 269 0.7× 936 2.5× 110 0.4× 73 2.9k
W. J. Cliff Australia 19 368 0.5× 514 0.9× 245 0.6× 293 0.8× 155 0.6× 36 1.7k

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All Works

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Murry, Charles E., Cecilia M. Giachelli, Stephen M. Schwartz, & Rudolf Vracko. (1994). Macrophages express osteopontin during repair of myocardial necrosis.. PubMed. 145(6). 1450–62. 250 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf & David Thorning. (1993). Myofibroblasts and smooth muscle cells in human myocardial scars: Possible origins and inductive factors. Cardiovascular Pathology. 2(3). 207–213. 9 indexed citations
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Cerqueira, M. D., Jon Stratton, Rudolf Vracko, T Schaible, & James L. Ritchie. (1992). Noninvasive arterial thrombus imaging with 99mTc monoclonal antifibrin antibody.. Circulation. 85(1). 298–304. 16 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, David Thorning, & Richard G. Frederickson. (1991). Nerve fibers in human myocardial scars. Human Pathology. 22(2). 138–146. 47 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf & David Thorning. (1991). Contractile cells in rat myocardial scar tissue.. PubMed. 65(2). 214–27. 69 indexed citations
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Ritchie, James L., Daniël Hansen, Christopher C. Johnson, Rudolf Vracko, & David C. Auth. (1990). Combined mechanical and chemical thrombolysis in an experimental animal model: Evaluation by angiography and angioscopy. American Heart Journal. 119(1). 64–72. 9 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf. (1990). Spatial arrangements of microfibrils in myocardial scars: Application of antibody to fibrillin. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 22(7). 749–757. 24 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, David Thorning, & Richard G. Frederickson. (1990). Fate of nerve fibers in necrotic, healing, and healed rat myocardium.. PubMed. 63(4). 490–501. 74 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, David Cunningham, Richard G. Frederickson, & David Thorning. (1988). Basal lamina of rat myocardium. Its fate after death of cardiac myocytes.. PubMed. 58(1). 77–87. 28 indexed citations
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Ritchie, James L., Daniël Hansen, Rudolf Vracko, & David C. Auth. (1986). Mechanical thrombolysis: a new rotational catheter approach for acute thrombi.. Circulation. 73(5). 1006–1012. 32 indexed citations
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McDonald, George B. & Rudolf Vracko. (1984). Systemic absorption of oral cholestyramine. Gastroenterology. 87(1). 213–215. 2 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, Bentson H. McFarland, & Roger E. Pecoraro. (1983). Seeding efficiency, plating efficiency, and population doublings of human skin fibroblastlike cells: Results of replicate testing. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 19(6). 504–514. 5 indexed citations
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Thorning, David & Rudolf Vracko. (1977). Renal glomerular basal lamina scaffold: embryologic development, anatomy, and role in cellular reconstruction of rat glomeruli injured by freezing and thawing.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 37(1). 105–19. 52 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, et al.. (1975). Problems in the development of a clinically oriented program in electron microscopy. Human Pathology. 6(4). 485–489. 2 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf & Earl P. Benditt. (1975). Restricted replicative life-span of diabetic fibroblasts in vitro: its relation to microangiopathy. PubMed. 34(1). 131–135. 35 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf. (1974). Basal Lamina Layering in Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence for Accelerated Rate of Cell Death and Cell Regeneration. Diabetes. 23(2). 93–104. 120 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf & Earl P. Benditt. (1972). BASAL LAMINA: THE SCAFFOLD FOR ORDERLY CELL REPLACEMENT. The Journal of Cell Biology. 55(2). 406–419. 311 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf, et al.. (1972). Corticosteroids as Treatment for Chemical Pneumonitis Induced by Intravenous Oleic Acid. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 86. 230–236. 8 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf. (1970). Skeletal Muscle Capillaries in Nondiabetics. Circulation. 41(2). 285–297. 37 indexed citations
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Vracko, Rudolf. (1970). Skeletal Muscle Capillaries in Diabetics. Circulation. 41(2). 271–283. 113 indexed citations

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