Thomas H. Sisson

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas H. Sisson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas H. Sisson has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas H. Sisson's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (36 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (20 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (13 papers). Thomas H. Sisson is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (36 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (20 papers) and Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (13 papers). Thomas H. Sisson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Thomas H. Sisson's co-authors include Richard H. Simon, Bethany B. Moore, Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Noboru Hattori, Eric S. White, Natalya Subbotina, Cory M. Hogaboam, Tim D. Oury, William E. Lawson and Krishnan Raghavendran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Thomas H. Sisson

58 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mechanosignaling through YAP and TAZ drives fibroblast activation and fibrosis

2014 617 citations Fei Liu, David Lagares et al. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology profile →
Animal Models of Fibrotic Lung Disease

2013 319 citations Bethany B. Moore, William E. Lawson et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas H. Sisson United States	35	2.1k	1.0k	506	431	407	62	3.9k
Craig A. Henke United States	35	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	683 1.3×	604 1.4×	345 0.8×	64	4.1k
Oichi Kawanami Japan	33	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	245 0.5×	584 1.4×	659 1.6×	97	4.4k
Jörgen Wieslander Sweden	43	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	553 1.1×	384 0.9×	1.2k 3.1×	130	6.2k
Elisabeth M. Cramer France	38	925 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	474 0.9×	434 1.0×	1.1k 2.6×	119	5.1k
Chrystelle Garat United States	19	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	208 0.4×	297 0.7×	385 0.9×	27	2.9k
Christina E. Barkauskas United States	17	3.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	214 0.4×	1.4k 3.2×	302 0.7×	27	4.5k
Takumi Akashi Japan	28	784 0.4×	696 0.7×	189 0.4×	455 1.1×	203 0.5×	122	2.6k
Tianju Liu United States	27	1.9k 0.9×	837 0.8×	95 0.2×	484 1.1×	815 2.0×	44	3.4k
David K. Madtes United States	35	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	156 0.3×	877 2.0×	1.1k 2.6×	73	4.9k
Makoto Handa Japan	42	915 0.4×	954 0.9×	307 0.6×	786 1.8×	675 1.7×	184	5.2k

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Su, Enming J., Mark Warnock, Kris Mann, et al.. (2026). A potent inhibitor of PAI-1, MDI-2517, mitigates disease severity in a preclinical systemic sclerosis model. JCI Insight.

Sisson, Thomas H., John J. Osterholzer, Lisa Leung, et al.. (2025). PAI-1 interaction with sortilin-related receptor 1 is required for lung fibrosis. JCI Insight. 10(11).

Lathuilière, Aurélien, Enming J. Su, Yuyu Song, et al.. (2024). SORL1 is a receptor for tau that promotes tau seeding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(6). 107313–107313. 7 indexed citations

Frame, David, Thomas Braun, Mary Maliarik, et al.. (2022). Defibrotide Therapy for SARS-CoV-2 ARDS. CHEST Journal. 162(2). 346–355. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Jibing, Manisha Agarwal, Song Ling, et al.. (2020). Diverse Injury Pathways Induce Alveolar Epithelial Cell CCL2/12, Which Promotes Lung Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 62(5). 622–632. 53 indexed citations

Ajayi, Iyabode O., Shanna L. Ashley, Steven K. Huang, et al.. (2018). Regulation of fibroblast Fas expression by soluble and mechanical pro-fibrotic stimuli. Respiratory Research. 19(1). 91–91. 22 indexed citations

Gay, Steven E., Sally A. Santen, Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, et al.. (2017). The influence of MCAT and GPA preadmission academic metrics on interview scores. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 23(1). 151–158. 11 indexed citations

Sheth, Jamie, John A. Belperio, Michael C. Fishbein, et al.. (2016). Utility of Transbronchial vs Surgical Lung Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Suspected Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease. CHEST Journal. 151(2). 389–399. 61 indexed citations

Rubin, Jonathan M., Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Thomas H. Sisson, et al.. (2016). Ultrasound Strain Measurements for Evaluating Local Pulmonary Ventilation. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 42(11). 2525–2531. 9 indexed citations

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Santen, Sally A., Jessica Seidelman, Erica Brownfield, et al.. (2015). Milestones for Internal Medicine Sub-interns. The American Journal of Medicine. 128(7). 790–798.e2. 6 indexed citations

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Ashley, Shanna L., Thomas H. Sisson, Kevin K. Kim, et al.. (2015). Targeting Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins Protects from Bleomycin-Induced Lung Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 54(4). 482–492. 44 indexed citations

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Knippenberg, Sarah, Bianca Ueberberg, Regina Maus, et al.. (2015). Streptococcus pneumoniae triggers progression of pulmonary fibrosis through pneumolysin. Thorax. 70(7). 636–646. 74 indexed citations

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Liu, Fei, David Lagares, Kyoung Moo Choi, et al.. (2014). Mechanosignaling through YAP and TAZ drives fibroblast activation and fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 308(4). L344–L357. 617 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moore, Bethany B., William E. Lawson, Tim D. Oury, et al.. (2013). Animal Models of Fibrotic Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(2). 167–179. 319 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ajayi, Iyabode O., Thomas H. Sisson, Peter Higgins, et al.. (2013). X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Regulates Lung Fibroblast Resistance to Fas-Mediated Apoptosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 49(1). 86–95. 55 indexed citations

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Horowitz, Jeffrey C., Iyabode O. Ajayi, David S. Rogers, et al.. (2011). Survivin expression induced by endothelin-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 44(1). 158–169. 65 indexed citations

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Sisson, Thomas H., Michael Mendez, Eun-Young Choi, et al.. (2009). Targeted Injury of Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells Induces Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(3). 254–263. 361 indexed citations

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Humphries, Julia, James Gossage, Bijan Modarai, et al.. (2009). Monocyte urokinase-type plasminogen activator up-regulation reduces thrombus size in a model of venous thrombosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 50(5). 1127–1134. 35 indexed citations

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Hattori, Noboru, Thomas H. Sisson, Yin Xu, & Richard H. Simon. (1999). Upregulation of Fibrinolysis by Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Genes to Lung Cells in Vitro and in Vivo. Human Gene Therapy. 10(2). 215–222. 16 indexed citations

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Standiford, Theodore J., Jodi Wilkowski, Thomas H. Sisson, et al.. (1999). Intrapulmonary Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Therapy Increases Bacterial Clearance and Survival in Murine Gram-Negative Pneumonia. Human Gene Therapy. 10(6). 899–909. 57 indexed citations

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