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David E. Birk

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
24424
World Ranking
2610
National Ranking
1360

David E. Birk publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 241 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.

David E. Birk 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 David E. Birk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David E. Birk is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, their work encompasses several subfields such as Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery, Rheumatology, Cell Biology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics addressed by their research include:

  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research

David E. Birk has published extensively, with frequent contributions to journals such as Matrix Biology, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, Matrix Biology Plus, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Advanced Science. Their research appears regularly in Matrix Biology and the Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, each with multiple publications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David E. Birk include:

  • Composition, structure and function of the corneal stroma (2020, Experimental Eye Research)
  • Type V Collagen in Scar Tissue Regulates the Size of Scar after Heart Injury (2020, Cell)
  • Niche stiffening compromises hair follicle stem cell potential during ageing by reducing bivalent promoter accessibility (2021, Nature Cell Biology)
  • Collagen XI regulates the acquisition of collagen fibril structure, organization and functional properties in tendon (2020, Matrix Biology)
  • Collagen XII mediated cellular and extracellular mechanisms regulate establishment of tendon structure and function (2020, Matrix Biology)

Their collaborative work often includes frequent co-authors such as Sheila M. Adams, Louis J. Soslowsky, Lin Han, Mei Sun, and Robert L. Mauck. These collaborations suggest engagement in team-based research across related areas of musculoskeletal and connective tissue biology.

Best Publications

  • Altered wound healing in mice lacking a functional osteopontin gene (spp1).

    L Liaw;D E Birk;C B Ballas;J S Whitsitt

  • Collagen fibrillogenesis in vitro: interaction of types I and V collagen regulates fibril diameter.

    D.E. Birk;J.M. Fitch;J.P. Babiarz;K.J. Doane

  • PROCEDIMIENTO PARA PREPARAR UNA MATRIZ BIODEGRADABLE A BASE DE COLAGENO

    Silver Frederick H;Berg Richard A;Birk David E;Weadock Kevin

  • The molecular basis of corneal transparency

    John R. Hassell;David E. Birk

  • Type V Collagen Controls the Initiation of Collagen Fibril Assembly

    Richard J. Wenstrup;Jane B. Florer;Eric W. Brunskill;Sheila M. Bell

  • Collagen type I and type V are present in the same fibril in the avian corneal stroma.

    D E Birk;J M Fitch;J P Babiarz;T F Linsenmayer

  • Type V collagen: heterotypic type I/V collagen interactions in the regulation of fibril assembly

    D.E Birk

  • Decorin regulates assembly of collagen fibrils and acquisition of biomechanical properties during tendon development.

    Guiyun Zhang;Yoichi Ezura;Inna Chervoneva;Paul S. Robinson

  • Extracellular compartments in tendon morphogenesis: collagen fibril, bundle, and macroaggregate formation.

    David E. Birk;Robert L. Trelstad

  • Differential expression of lumican and fibromodulin regulate collagen fibrillogenesis in developing mouse tendons.

    Yoichi Ezura;Shukti Chakravarti;Åke Oldberg;Inna Chervoneva

  • The regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in extracellular matrix assembly.

    Shoujun Chen;David E. Birk

  • Extracellular matrix assembly and structure

    Peter D. Yurchenco;David E. Birk;Robert P. Mecham

  • Extracellular compartments in matrix morphogenesis: collagen fibril, bundle, and lamellar formation by corneal fibroblasts.

    D E Birk;R L Trelstad

  • Type V collagen: molecular structure and fibrillar organization of the chicken alpha 1(V) NH2-terminal domain, a putative regulator of corneal fibrillogenesis.

    Thomas E Linsenmayer;Eileen Gibney;Frank Igoe;Marion K. Gordon

  • Corneal Opacity in Lumican-Null Mice: Defects in Collagen Fibril Structure and Packing in the Posterior Stroma

    S. Chakravarti;W. M. Petroll;J. R. Hassell;J. V. Jester

  • Localization of collagen types I, III and V during tendon development. Changes in collagen types I and III are correlated with changes in fibril diameter.

    Birk De;Mayne R

  • Development of tendon structure and function: regulation of collagen fibrillogenesis.

    G. Zhang;B. B. Young;Y. Ezura;Y. Ezura;M. Favata

  • A Syndrome of Joint Laxity and Impaired Tendon Integrity in Lumican- and Fibromodulin-deficient Mice

    Karl J. Jepsen;Feng Wu;Jason H. Peragallo;Jennifer Paul

  • Collagen fibrillogenesis in situ: Fibril segments undergo post‐depositional modifications resulting in linear and lateral growth during matrix development

    David E. Birk;Maria V. Nurminskaya;Emanuel I. Zycband

  • Human limbal biopsy–derived stromal stem cells prevent corneal scarring

    Sayan Basu;Andrew J. Hertsenberg;Martha L. Funderburgh;Michael K. Burrow

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis J. Soslowsky
Louis J. Soslowsky University of Pennsylvania
Thomas F. Linsenmayer
Thomas F. Linsenmayer Harvard Medical School
Renato V. Iozzo
Renato V. Iozzo Thomas Jefferson University
Manuel Koch
Manuel Koch University of Cologne
James L. Funderburgh
James L. Funderburgh University of Pittsburgh
John R. Hassell
John R. Hassell University of South Florida
Winston W.-Y. Kao
Winston W.-Y. Kao University of Cincinnati
Richard J. Wenstrup
Richard J. Wenstrup Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mon-Li Chu
Mon-Li Chu Thomas Jefferson University
James V. Jester
James V. Jester University of California, Irvine

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