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Brigid L.M. Hogan

Brigid L.M. Hogan

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Molecular Biology
USA
2026

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
144
Citations
86504
World Ranking
189
National Ranking
117

Molecular Biology

D-Index
145
Citations
88413
World Ranking
99
National Ranking
63

Brigid L.M. Hogan publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brigid L.M. Hogan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 339 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Brigid L.M. Hogan D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brigid L.M. Hogan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 145 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Brigid L.M. Hogan is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research encompasses a broad range of subfields including surgery, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and cancer research.

The main topics of their work include neonatal respiratory health research, tracheal and airway disorders, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, renal and related cancers, microRNA in disease regulation, and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Their recent papers reflect this multidisciplinary scope:

  • "Transgenic over-expression of the microRNA miR-17-92 cluster promotes proliferation and inhibits differentiation of lung epithelial progenitor cells" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Dorso-ventral heterogeneity in tracheal basal stem cells" (2021, Biology Open)
  • "Repair and Regeneration of the Respiratory System: Complexity, Plasticity, and Mechanisms of Lung Stem Cell Function" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Distinct requirements for extra-embryonic and embryonic bone morphogenetic protein 4 in the formation of the node and primitive streak and coordination of left-right asymmetry in the mouse" (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • "Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time" (2025, Developmental Biology)

These publications show a focus on lung development, stem cell function, and molecular mechanisms underlying respiratory system repair and development.

Frequent collaborators include Scott H. Randell, Jason R. Rock, Christina E. Barkauskas, Barry R. Stripp, and Marko Nikolić. Their work has been published mainly in UNC Libraries, but also in Biology Open and Developmental Biology, indicating a consistent presence in both digital and traditional scientific publication venues.

Brigid L.M. Hogan has received several awards recognizing their scientific contributions, including:

  • Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 2020
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2000
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1996
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

This profile outlines a researcher active in understanding respiratory biology through experimental and developmental approaches, with engagement in both clinical and molecular research areas.

Best Publications

  • Manipulating the mouse embryo: A laboratory manual

    Brigid Hogan;Frank Costantini;Elizabeth Lacy

  • Out of Eden: Stem Cells and Their Niches

    Fiona M. Watt;Brigid L. M. Hogan

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins: multifunctional regulators of vertebrate development.

    B. L. M. Hogan

  • Bone morphogenetic protein-4 is required for mesoderm formation and patterning in the mouse.

    Glenn Winnier;M. Blessing;P. A. Labosky;B. L.M. Hogan

  • PDX-1 is required for pancreatic outgrowth and differentiation of the rostral duodenum

    Martin F. Offield;Tom L. Jetton;Patricia A. Labosky;Michael Ray

  • Derivation of pluripotential embryonic stem cells from murine primordial germ cells in culture.

    Yasuhisa Matsui;Krisztina Zsebo;Brigid L.M. Hogan

  • Type 2 alveolar cells are stem cells in adult lung

    Christina E. Barkauskas;Michael J. Cronce;Craig R. Rackley;Emily J. Bowie

  • Mouse small eye results from mutations in a paired-like homeobox-containing gene.

    Robert E. Hill;Jack Favor;Brigid L. M. Hogan;Carl C. T. Ton

  • Basal cells as stem cells of the mouse trachea and human airway epithelium

    Jason R. Rock;Mark W. Onaitis;Emma L. Rawlins;Yun Lu

  • Bmp4 is required for the generation of primordial germ cells in the mouse embryo.

    K. A. Lawson;N. R. Dunn;B. A. J. Roelen;L. M. Zeinstra

  • Manipulating the Mouse Embryo

    Brigid Hogan;Rosa Beddington;Frank Costantini;Gen Me

  • Fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) and branching morphogenesis in the embryonic mouse lung

    Savério Bellusci;Justin Grindley;Hisayo Emoto;Nobuyuki Itoh

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins in development

    Brigid Lm Hogan

  • Multiple stromal populations contribute to pulmonary fibrosis without evidence for epithelial to mesenchymal transition

    Jason R. Rock;Christina E. Barkauskas;Michael J. Cronce;Yan Xue

  • Effects on blood pressure and exploratory behaviour of mice lacking angiotensin II type-2 receptor

    T. Ichiki;P. A. Labosky;C. Shiota;S. Okuyama

  • Preparing for the First Breath: Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms in Lung Development

    Edward E. Morrisey;Brigid L.M. Hogan

  • Repair and regeneration of the respiratory system: complexity, plasticity, and mechanisms of lung stem cell function.

    Brigid L.M. Hogan;Christina E. Barkauskas;Harold A. Chapman;Jonathan A. Epstein

  • The Role of Scgb1a1+ Clara Cells in the Long-Term Maintenance and Repair of Lung Airway, but Not Alveolar, Epithelium

    Emma L. Rawlins;Tadashi Okubo;Yan Xue;David M. Brass

  • Involvement of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-4 (BMP-4) and Vgr-1 in morphogenesis and neurogenesis in the mouse

    C. M. Jones;K. M. Lyons;B. L. M. Hogan

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) as regulators of dorsal forebrain development

    Yasuhide Furuta;David W. Piston;Brigid L. M. Hogan

Frequent Co-Authors

Denise P. Barlow
Denise P. Barlow Austrian Academy of Sciences
Patricia A. Labosky
Patricia A. Labosky National Institutes of Health
Christopher V.E. Wright
Christopher V.E. Wright Vanderbilt University
Scott H. Randell
Scott H. Randell University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yasuhisa Matsui
Yasuhisa Matsui Tohoku University
Peter W. H. Holland
Peter W. H. Holland University of Oxford
Agnes B. Fogo
Agnes B. Fogo Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Saverio Bellusci
Saverio Bellusci University of Giessen
Iekuni Ichikawa
Iekuni Ichikawa Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Paul W. Noble
Paul W. Noble Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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