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Clifford C. Taggart 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 Clifford C. Taggart sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 172 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clifford C. Taggart 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 Clifford C. Taggart sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Clifford C. Taggart is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medical Services, and Microbiology.

The main topics addressed in their work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Tracheal and Airway Disorders, Pediatric Health and Respiratory Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, and Respiratory Viral Infections Research.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Cathepsin S: investigating an old player in lung disease pathogenesis, comorbidities, and potential therapeutics, 2020, Respiratory Research
  • Fasciola hepatica-Derived Molecules as Regulators of the Host Immune Response, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Airway Immunity Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of COPD Disease, Progression, and Exacerbation, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Airway Inflammation and Host Responses in the Era of CFTR Modulators, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Effect of CFTR Modulators on Airway Infection in Cystic Fibrosis, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their work include Sinéad Weldon, Dermot Linden, Joseph C. Kidney, Daniel F. McAuley, and D.G. Downey.

Taggart's publications are commonly found in several journals, notably the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers in Medicine, and Biomolecules.

Best Publications

  • Oxidation of either methionine 351 or Methionine 358 in alpha-1-Antitrypsin causes loss of anti-neutrophil elastase activity

    Clifford Taggart;Daniel Cervantes-Laurean;Geumsoo Kim;Noel G. McElvaney

  • Simvastatin Decreases Lipopolysaccharide-induced Pulmonary Inflammation in Healthy Volunteers

    Murali Shyamsundar;Scott T. W. McKeown;Cecilia M. O'Kane;Thelma R. Craig

  • Secretory leucoprotease inhibitor binds to NF-κB binding sites in monocytes and inhibits p65 binding

    Clifford C. Taggart;Sally Ann Cryan;Sinead Weldon;Aileen Gibbons

  • TLR-induced inflammation in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells.

    Catherine M. Greene;Tomás P. Carroll;Stephen G. J. Smith;Clifford C. Taggart

  • Neutrophil elastase up‐regulates interleukin‐8 via toll‐like receptor 4

    James M Devaney;Catherine M Greene;Clifford C Taggart;Tomás P Carroll

  • Inactivation of Human β-Defensins 2 and 3 by Elastolytic Cathepsins

    Clifford C. Taggart;Catherine M. Greene;Stephen G. Smith;Rodney L. Levine

  • Cathepsin B, L, and S Cleave and Inactivate Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor

    Clifford C. Taggart;Gregory J. Lowe;Catherine M. Greene;Alan T. Mulgrew

  • Activation of endoplasmic reticulum-specific stress responses associated with the conformational disease Z alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency.

    Matthew W. Lawless;Catherine M. Greene;Alan Mulgrew;Clifford C. Taggart

  • Loss of Microbicidal Activity and Increased Formation of Biofilm Due to Decreased Lactoferrin Activity in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    Mark P. Rogan;Clifford C. Taggart;Catherine M. Greene;Philip G. Murphy

  • Interleukin-8 Up-regulation by neutrophil elastase is mediated by MyD88/IRAK/TRAF-6 in human Bronchial Epithelium

    Deirdre E. Walsh;Catherine M. Greene;Tomás P. Carroll;Clifford C. Taggart

  • Antimicrobial efficacy of tobramycin polymeric nanoparticles for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis: formulation, characterisation and functionalisation with dornase alfa (DNase).

    Jill Deacon;Sharif M. Abdelghany;Derek J. Quinn;Daniela Schmid

  • Z α1-Antitrypsin Polymerizes in the Lung and Acts as a Neutrophil Chemoattractant

    Alan T. Mulgrew;Clifford C. Taggart;Matthew W. Lawless;Catherine M. Greene

  • Gentamicin-loaded nanoparticles show improved antimicrobial effects towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

    Sharif M Abdelghany;Derek J Quinn;Rebecca J Ingram;Brendan F Gilmore

  • Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor Prevents Lipopolysaccharide-induced IκBα Degradation without Affecting Phosphorylation or Ubiquitination

    Clifford C Taggart;Catherine M Greene;Noel G McElvaney;Shane J O'Neill

  • Antimicrobial proteins and polypeptides in pulmonary innate defence

    Mark P Rogan;Patrick Geraghty;Catherine M Greene;Shane J O'Neill

  • Increased elastase release by CF neutrophils is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-8

    Clifford Taggart;Raymond J. Coakley;Peter Greally;Gerry Canny

  • Decreased Levels of Secretory Leucoprotease Inhibitor in the Pseudomonas-Infected Cystic Fibrosis Lung Are Due to Neutrophil Elastase Degradation

    Sinéad Weldon;Paul McNally;Noel G. McElvaney;J. Stuart Elborn

  • Respiratory epithelial cells require Toll-like receptor 4 for induction of Human β-defensin 2 by Lipopolysaccharide

    Ruth E MacRedmond;Catherine M Greene;Clifford C Taggart;Noel G McElvaney

  • Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) by a Novel Metalloprotease Pathway

    David A. Bergin;Catherine M. Greene;Erwin E. Sterchi;Cliona Kenna

  • Cytosolic pH and the inflammatory microenvironment modulate cell death in human neutrophils after phagocytosis

    Raymond J. Coakley;Clifford Taggart;Noel G. McElvaney;Shane J. O'Neill

Frequent Co-Authors

Noel G. McElvaney
Noel G. McElvaney Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Catherine M. Greene
Catherine M. Greene Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Daniel F. McAuley
Daniel F. McAuley Queen's University Belfast
Marcus A. Mall
Marcus A. Mall Charité - University Medicine Berlin
J. Stuart Elborn
J. Stuart Elborn Queen's University Belfast
Rodney L. Levine
Rodney L. Levine National Institutes of Health
Paul B. McCray
Paul B. McCray University of Iowa
John P. Dalton
John P. Dalton University of Galway
Carsten Schultz
Carsten Schultz Oregon Health & Science University
Michael M. Tunney
Michael M. Tunney Queen's University Belfast

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