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D-Index
124
Citations
46682
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3248
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1791

Alan I. Faden publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan I. Faden sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 501 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alan I. Faden D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan I. Faden sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alan I. Faden is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader areas, their work concentrates on key subfields including neurology, molecular biology, immunology, pathology and forensic medicine, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main research topics cover diverse aspects of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, spinal cord injury research, immune response and inflammation, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, S100 proteins and annexins, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

Frequent publication venues for Alan I. Faden include:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Cells
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Notable recent papers include:

  • Microglial Depletion with CSF1R Inhibitor During Chronic Phase of Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Reduces Neurodegeneration and Neurological Deficits, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Delayed microglial depletion after spinal cord injury reduces chronic inflammation and neurodegeneration in the brain and improves neurological recovery in male mice, 2020, Theranostics
  • Interferon-β Plays a Detrimental Role in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury by Enhancing Neuroinflammation That Drives Chronic Neurodegeneration, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Spinal cord injury alters microRNA and CD81+ exosome levels in plasma extracellular nanoparticles with neuroinflammatory potential, 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Proton extrusion during oxidative burst in microglia exacerbates pathological acidosis following traumatic brain injury, 2020, Glia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alan I. Faden include:

  • Rodney M. Ritzel
  • Bogdan A. Stoica
  • Junfang Wu
  • Rebecca J. Henry
  • Yun Li

Best Publications

  • The role of excitatory amino acids and NMDA receptors in traumatic brain injury.

    Alan I. Faden;Paul Demediuk;S. Scott Panter;Robert Vink

  • Activation of CPP32-Like Caspases Contributes to Neuronal Apoptosis and Neurological Dysfunction after Traumatic Brain Injury

    Alexander G. Yakovlev;Susan M. Knoblach;Lei Fan;Gerard B. Fox

  • MASCIS Evaluation of Open Field Locomotor Scores: Effects of Experience and Teamwork on Reliability

    D. M. Basso;M. S. Beattie;J. C. Bresnahan;D. K. Anderson

  • Naloxone reversal of endotoxin hypotension suggests role of endorphins in shock

    J W Holaday;A I Faden

  • Neuroprotection for traumatic brain injury: translational challenges and emerging therapeutic strategies.

    David J. Loane;Alan I. Faden

  • Endogenous repair after spinal cord contusion injuries in the rat.

    M. S. Beattie;J. C. Bresnahan;J. Komon;C. A. Tovar

  • Progressive Neurodegeneration after Experimental Brain Trauma: Association with Chronic Microglial Activation

    David J. Loane;Alok Kumar;Bogdan A. Stoica;Rainier Cabatbat

  • Opiate Antagonists: A Role in the Treatment of Hypovolemic Shock

    A. I. Faden;J. W. Holaday

  • Caspase pathways, neuronal apoptosis, and CNS injury.

    Basil A. Eldadah;Alan I. Faden

  • A potential role for excitotoxins in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury.

    Alan I. Faden;Roger P. Simon

  • Cell cycle inhibition provides neuroprotection and reduces glial proliferation and scar formation after traumatic brain injury

    Simone Di Giovanni;Vilen Movsesyan;Farid Ahmed;Ibolja Cernak

  • Opiate antagonist improves neurologic recovery after spinal injury

    Alan I. Faden;Thomas P. Jacobs;John W. Holaday

  • Sustained Sensory/Motor and Cognitive Deficits With Neuronal Apoptosis Following Controlled Cortical Impact Brain Injury in the Mouse

    Gerard B. Fox;Lei Fan;Ryan A. Levasseur;Alan I. Faden

  • Interleukin-10 improves outcome and alters proinflammatory cytokine expression after experimental traumatic brain injury

    Susan M. Knoblach;Alan I. Faden

  • Alteration in extracellular amino acids after traumatic spinal cord injury.

    S. Scott Panter;Sabrina W. Yum;Alan I. Faden;Alan I. Faden

  • Decline in intracellular free Mg2+ is associated with irreversible tissue injury after brain trauma.

    R Vink;T K McIntosh;P Demediuk;M W Weiner

  • Early neuronal expression of tumor necrosis factor-α after experimental brain injury contributes to neurological impairment

    Susan M. Knoblach;Lei Fan;Alan I. Faden

  • Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness

    Virginia Ashby Sharpe;Alan I. Faden

  • Differential expression of apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 and caspase-3 genes and susceptibility to apoptosis during brain development and after traumatic brain injury.

    Alexander G. Yakovlev;Katsuya Ota;Geping Wang;Vilen Movsesyan

  • Cell death mechanisms and modulation in traumatic brain injury

    Bogdan A. Stoica;Alan I. Faden

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Vink
Robert Vink University of South Australia
John W. Holaday
John W. Holaday Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Linda Noble
Linda Noble University of California, San Francisco
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
Tracy K. McIntosh
Tracy K. McIntosh Media NeuroConsultants
Philip Weinstein
Philip Weinstein University of Adelaide
Rohit Bakshi
Rohit Bakshi Brigham and Women's Hospital
G. William Rebeck
G. William Rebeck Georgetown University Medical Center
Gerard B. Fox
Gerard B. Fox Georgetown University Medical Center
Alan P. Kozikowski
Alan P. Kozikowski StarWise Therapeutics LLC

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