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D-Index
66
Citations
15167
World Ranking
8698
National Ranking
3901

Burton F. Dickey publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burton F. Dickey sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 239 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Burton F. Dickey D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Burton F. Dickey sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Burton F. Dickey is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a concentration on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Physiology. The scientist's work encompasses several critical topics including Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Asthma and respiratory diseases, and Respiratory viral infections research.

Burton F. Dickey has contributed to multiple studies in high-impact venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Regenerative Metaplastic Clones in COPD Lung Drive Inflammation and Fibrosis (2020, Cell)
  • Inhibition of calcium-triggered secretion by hydrocarbon-stapled peptides (2022, Nature)
  • Airway Epithelial Innate Immunity (2021, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • Potentiating TMEM16A does not stimulate airway mucus secretion or bronchial and pulmonary arterial smooth muscle contraction (2020, FASEB BioAdvances)
  • Mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B Are Variably Packaged in the Same and in Separate Secretory Granules (2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

The publication venues where Burton F. Dickey has published extensively include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

In collaboration, Burton F. Dickey frequently co-authors work with several researchers. Among the most frequent are Michael J. Tuvim, Ajay Sheshadri, Scott E. Evans, Lara Bashoura, and Richard E. Champlin.

Best Publications

  • Airway mucus function and dysfunction.

    John V. Fahy;Burton F. Dickey

  • A common MUC5B promoter polymorphism and pulmonary fibrosis

    Max A. Seibold;Anastasia L. Wise;Marcy C. Speer;Mark P. Steele

  • Muc5b is required for airway defence

    Michelle G. Roy;Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico;Ashley A. Fletcher;Melissa M. McElwee

  • Airway mucus: From production to secretion.

    Olatunji W. Williams;Amir Sharafkhaneh;Victor Kim;Burton F. Dickey

  • Muc5ac: a critical component mediating the rejection of enteric nematodes

    Sumaira Z. Hasnain;Christopher M. Evans;Michelle Roy;Amanda L. Gallagher

  • Mucus hypersecretion in asthma: causes and effects.

    Christopher M. Evans;Kyubo Kim;Kyubo Kim;Michael J. Tuvim;Burton F. Dickey

  • Mucin Is Produced by Clara Cells in the Proximal Airways of Antigen-Challenged Mice

    Christopher M. Evans;Olatunji W. Williams;Michael J. Tuvim;Rupesh Nigam

  • Regulated Airway Goblet Cell Mucin Secretion

    C. William Davis;Burton F. Dickey

  • The polymeric mucin Muc5ac is required for allergic airway hyperreactivity

    Christopher M. Evans;Dorota S. Raclawska;Fani Ttofali;Deborah R. Liptzin

  • Pulmonary disease in polymyositis/dermatomyositis

    Burton F. Dickey;Allen R. Myers

  • Synaptotagmin-2 Is Essential for Survival and Contributes to Ca2+ Triggering of Neurotransmitter Release in Central and Neuromuscular Synapses

    Zhiping P. Pang;Ernestina Melicoff;Daniel Padgett;Yun Liu

  • Neutrophil recruitment in Clostridium difficile toxin A enteritis in the rabbit.

    C P Kelly;S Becker;J K Linevsky;M A Joshi

  • Central Role of Muc5ac Expression in Mucous Metaplasia and Its Regulation by Conserved 5′ Elements

    Hays W. J. Young;Olatunji W. Williams;Divay Chandra;Lindsey K. Bellinghausen

  • Chronic exposure to beta-blockers attenuates inflammation and mucin content in a murine asthma model.

    Long P. Nguyen;Ozozoma Omoluabi;Sergio Parra;Joanna M. Frieske

  • Inducible Innate Resistance of Lung Epithelium to Infection

    Scott E. Evans;Yi Xu;Michael J. Tuvim;Burton F. Dickey

  • Promotion of Lung Carcinogenesis by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease–Like Airway Inflammation in a K-ras–Induced Mouse Model

    Seyed Javad Moghaddam;Huaiguang Li;Sung Nam Cho;Megan K. Dishop

  • Promoting effect of neutrophils on lung tumorigenesis is mediated by CXCR2 and neutrophil elastase.

    Lei Gong;Lei Gong;Lei Gong;Amber M Cumpian;Mauricio S Caetano;Cesar E Ochoa

  • The safety and effects of the beta-blocker, nadolol, in mild asthma: An open-label pilot study

    Nicola A. Hanania;Supria Singh;Rami El-Wali;Michael Flashner

  • Regulated mucin secretion from airway epithelial cells

    Kenneth Bruce Adler;Michael J. Tuvim;Burton F Dickey

  • Synaptotagmin II Negatively Regulates Ca2+-triggered Exocytosis of Lysosomes in Mast Cells

    Dana Baram;Roberto Adachi;Ora Medalia;Michael Tuvim

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola A. Hanania
Nicola A. Hanania Baylor College of Medicine
David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt University College London
Alan R. Burns
Alan R. Burns University of Houston
David J. Thornton
David J. Thornton Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research
David A. Schwartz
David A. Schwartz University of Colorado Denver
Michael R. Blackburn
Michael R. Blackburn The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Francesco J. DeMayo
Francesco J. DeMayo National Institutes of Health
Brian E. Gilbert
Brian E. Gilbert Baylor College of Medicine
Richard K. Grencis
Richard K. Grencis University of Manchester
Richard E. Fine
Richard E. Fine Boston University

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