Victor J. Thannickal

37.7k total citations · 17 hit papers
231 papers, 28.7k citations indexed

About

Victor J. Thannickal is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor J. Thannickal has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 28.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 84 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Victor J. Thannickal's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (117 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (35 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (24 papers). Victor J. Thannickal is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (117 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (35 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (24 papers). Victor J. Thannickal collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Victor J. Thannickal's co-authors include Barry L. Fanburg, Gang Liu, Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Sem H. Phan, Giulio Gabbiani, Boris Hinz, Eric S. White, Fernando J. Martínez, Karen Bernard and Galen B. Toews and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Victor J. Thannickal

224 papers receiving 28.2k citations

Hit Papers

Reactive oxygen species i... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2000 2007 1995 2012 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Reactive oxygen species in cell signaling
    2000 2.3k citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology profile →
  2. The Myofibroblast
    2007 1.7k citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  3. Nitric oxide decreases cytokine-induced endothelial activation. Nitric oxide selectively reduces endothelial expression of adhesion molecules and proinflammatory cytokines.
    1995 1.4k citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  4. Recent Developments in Myofibroblast Biology
    2012 989 citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  5. miR-21 mediates fibrogenic activation of pulmonary fibroblasts and lung fibrosis
    2010 783 citations Gang Liu, Qiang Ding et al. profile →
  6. NADPH oxidase-4 mediates myofibroblast activation and fibrogenic responses to lung injury
    2009 689 citations Louise Hecker, Ragini Vittal et al. profile →
  7. Mechanisms of Pulmonary Fibrosis
    2004 626 citations Victor J. Thannickal, Eric S. White et al. profile →
  8. Reversal of Persistent Fibrosis in Aging by Targeting Nox4-Nrf2 Redox Imbalance
    2014 536 citations Louise Hecker, Karen Bernard et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
  9. Myofibroblast Differentiation by Transforming Growth Factor-1 Is Dependent on Cell Adhesion and Integrin Signaling via Focal Adhesion Kinase
    2003 508 citations Victor J. Thannickal, Eric S. White et al. profile →
  10. Host Responses in Tissue Repair and Fibrosis
    2012 497 citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  11. Glycolytic Reprogramming in Myofibroblast Differentiation and Lung Fibrosis
    2015 413 citations Na Xie, Zheng Tan et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  12. Metformin reverses established lung fibrosis in a bleomycin model
    2018 407 citations Karen Bernard, Morgan L. Locy et al. profile →
  13. Matrix Stiffness–Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation Is Mediated by Intrinsic Mechanotransduction
    2012 406 citations Xiangwei Huang, Vincent F. Fiore et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →
  14. Developmental pathways in the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis
    2018 361 citations Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  15. Macrophage Akt1 Kinase-Mediated Mitophagy Modulates Apoptosis Resistance and Pulmonary Fibrosis
    2016 328 citations Jessy S. Deshane, Victor J. Thannickal et al. profile →
  16. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Use of Animal Models for the Preclinical Assessment of Potential Therapies for Pulmonary Fibrosis
    2017 280 citations Bethany B. Moore, Oliver Eickelberg et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →
  17. Airway Remodeling in Asthma
    2020 272 citations Rui-Ming Liu, Jessy S. Deshane et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Victor J. Thannickal United States 85 11.9k 10.2k 4.3k 4.1k 3.3k 231 28.7k
Rubin M. Tuder United States 98 20.6k 1.7× 9.7k 0.9× 3.6k 0.9× 5.0k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 330 33.1k
Friedrich Grimminger Germany 90 18.5k 1.6× 7.2k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 5.7k 1.4× 2.0k 0.6× 556 31.3k
Paul W. Noble United States 83 16.2k 1.4× 6.9k 0.7× 4.8k 1.1× 5.5k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 208 30.1k
Joe G. N. Garcia United States 92 7.3k 0.6× 15.3k 1.5× 5.1k 1.2× 5.1k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 577 30.8k
Timothy S. Blackwell United States 77 7.3k 0.6× 6.0k 0.6× 4.7k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 285 18.9k
Norbert F. Voelkel United States 84 16.8k 1.4× 6.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 274 24.8k
Moisés Selman Mexico 81 19.4k 1.6× 4.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 4.3k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 341 26.1k
Kurt R. Stenmark United States 70 13.2k 1.1× 6.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 344 21.7k
Sem H. Phan United States 76 8.4k 0.7× 5.6k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 208 20.0k
Guy A. Zimmerman United States 98 4.6k 0.4× 10.5k 1.0× 8.6k 2.0× 3.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 262 32.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ikonomou, Laertis, Mattias Magnusson, Ruben Dries, et al.. (2022). Stem cells, cell therapies, and bioengineering in lung biology and disease 2021. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 323(3). L341–L354. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Fu Jun, Ranu Surolia, Huashi Li, et al.. (2021). Citrullinated vimentin mediates development and progression of lung fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine. 13(585). 86 indexed citations
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Qu, Jing, Zijing Zhou, Ping Chen, et al.. (2018). Reversing Mechanoinductive DSP Expression by CRISPR/dCas9–mediated Epigenome Editing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(5). 599–609. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Fu Jun, Ranu Surolia, Huashi Li, et al.. (2017). Autoimmunity to Vimentin Is Associated with Outcomes of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The Journal of Immunology. 199(5). 1596–1605. 65 indexed citations
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Thannickal, Victor J., M.R. Ven Murthy, William E. Balch, et al.. (2015). Blue Journal Conference. Aging and Susceptibility to Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(3). 261–269. 124 indexed citations
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Xie, Na, Zheng Tan, Sami Banerjee, et al.. (2015). Glycolytic Reprogramming in Myofibroblast Differentiation and Lung Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(12). 1462–1474. 413 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pennathur, Subramaniam, Anuradha Vivekanandan‐Giri, Morgan L. Locy, et al.. (2015). Oxidative Modifications of Protein Tyrosyl Residues Are Increased in Plasma of Human Subjects with Interstitial Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(8). 861–868. 27 indexed citations
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Bernard, Karen, Louise Hecker, Tracy Luckhardt, Guangjie Cheng, & Victor J. Thannickal. (2013). NADPH Oxidases in Lung Health and Disease. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(17). 2838–2853. 87 indexed citations
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Sawant, Anandi, Tong Huan Jin, Jaroslaw W. Zmijewski, et al.. (2013). Enhancement of Antitumor Immunity in Lung Cancer by Targeting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Pathways. Cancer Research. 73(22). 6609–6620. 70 indexed citations
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Sanders, Yan Y., Hui Liu, Xiangyu Zhang, et al.. (2013). Histone Modifications in Senescence-Associated Resistance to Apoptosis by Oxidative Stress. Redox Biology. 1(1). 8–16. 103 indexed citations
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Sanders, Yan Y., Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Brian Halloran, et al.. (2012). Altered DNA Methylation Profile in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(6). 525–535. 185 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiangwei, Vincent F. Fiore, Thomas H. Barker, et al.. (2012). Matrix Stiffness–Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation Is Mediated by Intrinsic Mechanotransduction. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 47(3). 340–348. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cushing, Leah, Ping Kuang, Jun Qian, et al.. (2010). miR-29 Is a Major Regulator of Genes Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 45(2). 287–294. 404 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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Behr, Jürgen & Victor J. Thannickal. (2009). Update in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease 2008. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(6). 439–444. 11 indexed citations
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Pendyala, Srikanth, И. А. Горшкова, Peter V. Usatyuk, et al.. (2008). Role of Nox4 and Nox2 in Hyperoxia-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Migration of Human Lung Endothelial Cells. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 11(4). 747–764. 157 indexed citations
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Choi, Jung-Eun, Sung-Soon Lee, Isham Huizar, et al.. (2008). Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor Blockade Improves Outcome in Mouse Model of Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(3). 212–219. 71 indexed citations
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Hennrick, Kenneth, Suparna Nanua, Theresa Guckian Kijek, et al.. (2007). Lung Cells from Neonates Show a Mesenchymal Stem Cell Phenotype. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(11). 1158–1164. 97 indexed citations
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Thannickal, Victor J., et al.. (2006). Evolving Concepts of Apoptosis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 3(4). 350–356. 294 indexed citations
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Horowitz, Jeffrey C. & Victor J. Thannickal. (2006). Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PubMed. 5(5). 325–342. 41 indexed citations

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