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Catherine M. Shanahan

Catherine M. Shanahan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
31964
World Ranking
11716
National Ranking
1113

Catherine M. Shanahan 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 Catherine M. Shanahan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 249 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine M. Shanahan 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 Catherine M. Shanahan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Catherine M. Shanahan is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Medicine. The primary subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scientist's research covers a range of main topics, such as:

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Connective tissue disorders research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity and Interactions in Vessel Wall Inflammation, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Reactive Oxygen-Forming Nox5 Links Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Vascular Calcification, 2020, Circulation Research
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Vascular Health: Insights From Vascular Aging and Calcification, 2022, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Glycation changes molecular organization and charge distribution in type I collagen fibrils, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification via Increased Release of Grp78 (Glucose-Regulated Protein, 78 kDa)-Loaded Extracellular Vesicles, 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Meredith Whitehead
  • Thomas Iskratsch
  • Sadia Ahmad
  • Emilie Marhuenda
  • Pamela Swiatlowska

Frequent publication venues for this researcher are:

  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Circulation Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Force Triggers YAP Nuclear Entry by Regulating Transport across Nuclear Pores

    Alberto Elosegui-Artola;Ion Andreu;Ion Andreu;Amy E.M. Beedle;Amy E.M. Beedle;Ainhoa Lezamiz;Ainhoa Lezamiz

  • Arterial Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Key Roles for Calcium and Phosphate

    Catherine M. Shanahan;Matthew H. Crouthamel;Alexander Kapustin;Cecilia M. Giachelli

  • Apoptosis regulates human vascular calcification in vitro: evidence for initiation of vascular calcification by apoptotic bodies.

    Diane Proudfoot;Jeremy N. Skepper;Laszlo Hegyi;Martin R. Bennett

  • Human vascular smooth muscle cells undergo vesicle-mediated calcification in response to changes in extracellular calcium and phosphate concentrations: a potential mechanism for accelerated vascular calcification in ESRD.

    Joanne L. Reynolds;Alexis J. Joannides;Jeremy N. Skepper;Rosamund McNair

  • High expression of genes for calcification-regulating proteins in human atherosclerotic plaques.

    C. M. Shanahan;N. R. B. Cary;J. C. Metcalfe;P. L. Weissberg

  • Role of smooth muscle cells in vascular calcification: implications in atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness.

    Andrew L Durham;Mei Y Speer;Marta Scatena;Cecilia M Giachelli

  • Medial Localization of Mineralization-Regulating Proteins in Association With Mönckeberg’s Sclerosis Evidence for Smooth Muscle Cell–Mediated Vascular Calcification

    Catherine M. Shanahan;Nathaniel R. B. Cary;Jon R. Salisbury;Diane Proudfoot

  • Medial vascular calcification revisited: review and perspectives

    Peter Lanzer;Manfred Boehm;Victor Sorribas;Marc Thiriet

  • Osteo/Chondrocytic Transcription Factors and Their Target Genes Exhibit Distinct Patterns of Expression in Human Arterial Calcification

    Kerry L. Tyson;Joanne L. Reynolds;Rosamund McNair;Qiuping Zhang

  • Nesprin-1 and -2 are involved in the pathogenesis of Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and are critical for nuclear envelope integrity

    Qiuping Zhang;Cornelia Bethmann;Nathalie F. Worth;John D. Davies

  • SUN1 interacts with nuclear lamin a and cytoplasmic nesprins to provide a physical connection between the nuclear lamina and the cytoskeleton

    Farhana Haque;David J. Lloyd;Dawn T. Smallwood;Carolyn L. Dent

  • Dialysis Accelerates Medial Vascular Calcification in Part by Triggering Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis

    Rukshana C. Shroff;Rosamund McNair;Nichola Figg;Jeremy N. Skepper

  • Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease.

    William G Goodman;Gerard London;Kerstin Amann;Geoffrey A Block

  • Nesprins: a novel family of spectrin-repeat-containing proteins that localize to the nuclear membrane in multiple tissues.

    Qiuping Zhang;Jeremy N. Skepper;Fangtang Yang;John D. Davies

  • Isolation of gene markers of differentiated and proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells.

    C M Shanahan;P L Weissberg;J C Metcalfe

  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Coronary Artery Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

    Mark J. Sarnak;Kerstin Amann;Sripal Bangalore;João L. Cavalcante

  • Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification Is Mediated by Regulated Exosome Secretion

    Alexander N. Kapustin;Martijn L.L. Chatrou;Ignat Drozdov;Ying Zheng

  • Macrophage-derived matrix vesicles: an alternative mechanism for microcalcification in atherosclerotic plaques

    Elena Aikawa;Masanori Aikawa;Sophie New;Kevin Croce

  • Mechanistic Insights into Vascular Calcification in CKD

    Rukshana Shroff;David A. Long;Catherine Shanahan

  • Multifunctional Roles for Serum Protein Fetuin-A in Inhibition of Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification

    Joanne L. Reynolds;Jeremy N. Skepper;Rosamund McNair;Takeshi Kasama

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy N. Skepper
Jeremy N. Skepper University of Cambridge
Leon J. Schurgers
Leon J. Schurgers Maastricht University
Manuel Mayr
Manuel Mayr King's College London
Glenn E. Morris
Glenn E. Morris Keele University
Ajay M. Shah
Ajay M. Shah King's College London
Chris P. M. Reutelingsperger
Chris P. M. Reutelingsperger Maastricht University
John E. Deanfield
John E. Deanfield University College London
Elisabeth Ehler
Elisabeth Ehler King's College London
Willi Jahnen-Dechent
Willi Jahnen-Dechent RWTH Aachen University

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