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D-Index
67
Citations
35725
World Ranking
8026
National Ranking
3636

Daniel J. Weiss 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 Daniel J. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 250 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel J. Weiss 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 Daniel J. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel J. Weiss is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research portfolio covers several subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Genetics, Biomaterials, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass Mesenchymal stem cell research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Weiss has published extensively with notable frequent co-authors such as Jacques Galipeau, Iván Martín, Patrícia R. M. Rocco, Rachele Ciccocioppo, and Sara Rolandsson Enes. Their research appears frequently in journals including Cytotherapy, European Respiratory Journal, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Biomaterials, and Acta Biomaterialia.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Current status of cell-based therapies for respiratory virus infections: applicability to COVID-19, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Porcine Lung-Derived Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Properties Are Dependent on Pepsin Digestion Time, 2020, Tissue Engineering Part C Methods
  • Mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell therapy modulates miR-193b-5p expression to attenuate sepsis-induced acute lung injury, 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • The Inflammatory Lung Microenvironment; a Key Mediator in MSC Licensing, 2021, Cells
  • Cell-based therapies for coronavirus disease 2019: proper clinical investigations are essential, 2020, Cytotherapy

Throughout their career, Weiss has contributed to understanding mechanisms involving mesenchymal stem cells and their applications in respiratory and regenerative medicine contexts. The scientific contributions include advancing knowledge relevant to acute lung injury, extracellular matrix materials, and inflammatory lung environments.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1983.

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Effect of intensive treatment of hyperglycaemia on microvascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: an analysis of the ACCORD randomised trial

    Faramarz Ismail-Beigi;Timothy Craven;Mary Ann Banerji;Jan Basile

  • International Society for Cellular Therapy perspective on immune functional assays for mesenchymal stromal cells as potency release criterion for advanced phase clinical trials

    Jacques Galipeau;Mauro Krampera;John Barrett;Francesco Dazzi

  • Engineered whole organs and complex tissues.

    Stephen F Badylak;Daniel J Weiss;Arthur L. Caplan;Paolo Macchiarini

  • Generation of Transgene‐Free Lung Disease‐Specific Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using a Single Excisable Lentiviral Stem Cell Cassette

    Aba Somers;Jyh‐Chang Jean;Cesar A. Sommer;Amel Omari

  • Defining mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived small extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications

    Kenneth W. Witwer;Bas W.M. Van Balkom;Stefania Bruno;Andre Choo

  • A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in COPD

    Daniel J. Weiss;Richard Casaburi;Robin Flannery;Michelle LeRoux-Williams

  • Efficient derivation of purified lung and thyroid progenitors from embryonic stem cells.

    Tyler A. Longmire;Tyler A. Longmire;Laertis Ikonomou;Laertis Ikonomou;Finn Hawkins;Finn Hawkins;Constantina Christodoulou;Constantina Christodoulou

  • Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology and Lung Diseases

    Daniel J. Weiss;Jay K. Kolls;Luis A. Ortiz;Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

  • Adult stem cells from bone marrow stroma differentiate into airway epithelial cells: Potential therapy for cystic fibrosis

    Guoshun Wang;Bruce A. Bunnell;Richard G. Painter;Blesilda C. Quiniones

  • Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Ryan M Barber;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Systemic Administration of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Extracellular Vesicles Ameliorates Aspergillus Hyphal Extract-Induced Allergic Airway Inflammation in Immunocompetent Mice

    Fernanda F. Cruz;Fernanda F. Cruz;Zachary D. Borg;Meagan Goodwin;Dino Sokocevic

  • Limited Restoration of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Epithelium In Vivo with Adult Bone Marrow–derived Cells

    Roberto Loi;Travis Beckett;Kaarin K. Goncz;Benjamin T. Suratt

  • Current status of cell-based therapies for respiratory virus infections: applicability to COVID-19.

    Maroun Khoury;Jimena Cuenca;Fernanda F. Cruz;Fernanda F. Cruz;Fernando E. Figueroa

  • Initial Binding and Recellularization of Decellularized Mouse Lung Scaffolds with Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Amanda B. Daly;John M. Wallis;Zachary D. Borg;Ryan W. Bonvillain

  • Tumor‐propagating cells and Yap/Taz activity contribute to lung tumor progression and metastasis

    Allison N. Lau;Allison N. Lau;Stephen J. Curtis;Stephen J. Curtis;Christine M. Fillmore;Christine M. Fillmore;Samuel P. Rowbotham;Samuel P. Rowbotham

  • Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells inhibit Th2-mediated allergic airways inflammation in mice.

    Meagan Goodwin;Viranuj Sueblinvong;Philip Eisenhauer;Nicholas P. Ziats

  • Derivation of lung epithelium from human cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

    Viranuj Sueblinvong;Roberto Loi;Philip L. Eisenhauer;Ira M. Bernstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
Massimo Dominici
Massimo Dominici University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Samir Bhatt
Samir Bhatt Imperial College London
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
David M. Pigott
David M. Pigott University of Washington
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Michael A. Matthay
Michael A. Matthay University of California, San Francisco
Matthew E. Poynter
Matthew E. Poynter University of Vermont
Darwin J. Prockop
Darwin J. Prockop Texas A&M University
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington

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