2026 Allen W. Cowley: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	98	9005	8452	4635	4287	574	30403

Overview

Allen W. Cowley is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Sodium Intake and Health
Birth, Development, and Health
Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
Renal function and acid-base balance
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Among recent publications, Allen W. Cowley has co-authored papers such as:

"SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Gene Is Associated with Hypertension and Severity of COVID 19: Interaction with Sex, Obesity, and Smoking," 2020, American Journal of Hypertension
"NOX4-dependent regulation of ENaC in hypertension and diabetic kidney disease," 2020, The FASEB Journal
"NOX4/H ₂O ₂/mTORC1 Pathway in Salt-Induced Hypertension and Kidney Injury," 2020, Hypertension
"CCL2 mediates early renal leukocyte infiltration during salt-sensitive hypertension," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
"Substrate-dependent differential regulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics in the heart and kidney cortex and outer medulla," 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics

Frequent co-authors working alongside Allen W. Cowley include:

Ranjan K. Dash
Chun Yang
Andrew S. Greene
Aron M. Geurts
Satoshi Shimada

Their research is frequently published in the following venues:

Hypertension
The FASEB Journal
Physiology
American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
Function

Best Publications

Arterial pressure regulation: Overriding dominance of the kidneys in long-term regulation and in hypertension☆

Arthur C. Guyton;Thomas G. Coleman;Allen W. Cowley;Konrad W. Scheel

1521
Citations
Long-term control of arterial blood pressure

A. W. Cowley

824
Citations
Role of the Baroreceptor Reflex in Daily Control of Arterial Blood Pressure and Other Variables in Dogs

Allen W. Cowley;Jean Francois Liard;Arthur C. Guyton

809
Citations
Increased plasma arginine vasopressin levels in patients with congestive heart failure.

Steven R. Goldsmith;Gary S. Francis;Allen W. Cowley;T. Barry Levine

656
Citations
Production and actions of superoxide in the renal medulla.

Ai-Ping Zou;Ningjun Li;Allen W. Cowley

429
Citations
Brief Reviews: A Systems Analysis Approach to Understanding Long-Range Arterial Blood Pressure Control and Hypertension

Arthur C. Guyton;Thomas G. Coleman;Allen W. Cowley;R. Davis Manning

423
Citations
The genetic dissection of essential hypertension

Allen W. Cowley

423
Citations
Interaction of Vasopressin and the Baroreceptor Reflex System in the Regulation of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Dog

Allen W. Cowley;Emil Monos;Arthur C. Guyton

415
Citations
Salt in Health and Disease — A Delicate Balance

Theodore A. Kotchen;Allen W. Cowley;Edward D. Frohlich

407
Citations
Distribution of angiotensin AT1 and AT2 receptor subtypes in the rat kidney

Noriyuki Miyata;Frank Park;Xiao Feng Li;Allen W. Cowley

385
Citations
The role of the kidney in hypertension

Allen W. Cowley;Richard J. Roman

341
Citations
Microvascular rarefaction and tissue vascular resistance in hypertension

A. S. Greene;P. J. Tonellato;J. Lui;J. H. Lombard

329
Citations
Role of the renal medulla in volume and arterial pressure regulation

A. W. Cowley

303
Citations
New Target Regions for Human Hypertension via Comparative Genomics

Monika Stoll;Anne E. Kwitek-Black;Allen W. Cowley;Eugenie L. Harris

295
Citations
Role of renal NO production in the regulation of medullary blood flow

Allen W. Cowley;Takefumi Mori;David Mattson;Ai Ping Zou

291
Citations
The Renal Medulla and Hypertension

Allen W. Cowley;David L. Mattson;Shanhong Lu;Richard J. Roman

286
Citations
Role of nitric oxide in renal papillary blood flow and sodium excretion.

David L. Mattson;Richard J. Roman;Allen W. Cowley

265
Citations
Renal Medullary MicroRNAs in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats: miR-29b Regulates Several Collagens and Related Genes

Yong Liu;Norman E. Taylor;Limin Lu;Kristie Usa

258
Citations
Angiotensin II type1a receptor gene expression in the heart: AP-1 and GATA-4 participate in the response to pressure overload

Thomas C. Herzig;Shawn M. Jobe;Hiroki Aoki;Jeffery D. Molkentin

246
Citations
Characterization of a new model for the study of pressure-natriuresis in the rat

R. J. Roman;A. W. Cowley

243
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mingyu Liang Medical College of Wisconsin

Richard J. Roman University of Mississippi Medical Center

Howard J. Jacob AbbVie (United States)

Aron M. Geurts Medical College of Wisconsin

Pavel Hamet University of Montreal

Daniel Gaudet University of Montreal

Marina Vannucci Rice University

Anne E. Kwitek Medical College of Wisconsin

Gary S. Francis University of Minnesota

Sadayoshi Ito Tohoku University

External Links

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