2026 David N. Herndon: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	144	1434	1325	836	760	1741	84581

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

David N. Herndon is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with notable contributions to epidemiology, rehabilitation, public health, environmental and occupational health, emergency medicine, and general health professions.

The scientist's work centers on several main topics, including:

Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
Wound Healing and Treatments
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
Antimicrobial Agents and Applications
Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

David N. Herndon has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Burn Care & Research
Burns & Trauma
Redox Biology
Clinical Rehabilitation
Scientific Reports

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving David N. Herndon are:

"Adipose-derived stem cells improve grafted burn wound healing by promoting wound bed blood flow," 2020, Burns & Trauma
"Metal chelation attenuates oxidative stress, inflammation, and vertical burn progression in a porcine brass comb burn model," 2021, Redox Biology
"Contracture Severity at Hospital Discharge in Children: A Burn Model System Database Study," 2020, Journal of Burn Care & Research
"Metal chelation reduces skin epithelial inflammation and rescues epithelial cells from toxicity due to thermal injury in a rat model," 2020, Burns & Trauma
"The effects of short bouts of ergometric exercise for severely burned children in intensive care: A randomized controlled trial," 2022, Clinical Rehabilitation

Frequent collaborators with David N. Herndon include:

Steven E. Wolf
Ingrid Parry
Amina El Ayadi
Celeste C. Finnerty
Perenlei Enkhbaatar

In recognition of their contributions, David N. Herndon was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2018.

Best Publications

Genomic responses in mouse models poorly mimic human inflammatory diseases

Seok Junhee Seok;Shaw Warren H. Shaw Warren;G. Cuenca Alex;N. Mindrinos Michael

3265
Citations
A genomic storm in critically injured humans

Wenzhong Xiao;Wenzhong Xiao;Michael N. Mindrinos;Junhee Seok;Joseph Cuschieri

1315
Citations
Hydrogen sulfide is an endogenous stimulator of angiogenesis

Andreas Papapetropoulos;Anastasia Pyriochou;Zaid Altaany;Guangdong Yang

946
Citations
American Burn Association consensus conference to define sepsis and infection in burns

David G. Greenhalgh;Jeffrey R. Saffle;James H. Holmes;Richard L. Gamelli

779
Citations
Pathophysiologic response to severe burn injury.

Marc G. Jeschke;David L. Chinkes;Celeste C. Finnerty;Gabriela Kulp

771
Citations
Reversal of catabolism by beta-blockade after severe burns.

David N. Herndon;David W. Hart;Steven E. Wolf;David L. Chinkes

719
Citations
Total Burn Care

Jong Lee;David Herndon

673
Citations
Association of hyperglycemia with increased mortality after severe burn injury.

Dennis C. Gore;David Chinkes;John Heggers;David N. Herndon

657
Citations
Support of the metabolic response to burn injury

David N Herndon;Ronald G Tompkins

650
Citations
Long-Term Persistance of the Pathophysiologic Response to Severe Burn Injury

Marc G. Jeschke;Marc G. Jeschke;Gerd G. Gauglitz;Gerd G. Gauglitz;Gabriela A. Kulp;Celeste C. Finnerty

629
Citations
Effect of severe burn injury on substrate cycling by glucose and fatty acids.

Robert R. Wolfe;David N. Herndon;Farook Jahoor;Hiroshi Miyoshi

625
Citations
A comparison of conservative versus early excision. Therapies in severely burned patients.

David N. Herndon;Robert E. Barrow;Randi L. Rutan;Thomas C. Rutan

612
Citations
Persistence of muscle catabolism after severe burn

D. W. Hart;Steven Wolf;R. Mlcak;D. L. Chinkes

602
Citations
Clinical Evaluation of an Acellular Allograft Dermal Matrix in Full-Thickness Burns

David J Wainwright;Michael Madden;Arnold Luterman;John Hunt

588
Citations
Transplanted acellular allograft dermal matrix. Potential as a template for the reconstruction of viable dermis

Stephen A. Livesey;David N. Herndon;Maureen A. Hollyoak;Yvelle H. Atkinson

587
Citations
Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on donor-site healing in severely burned children.

David N. Herndon;Robert E. Barrow;Kelly R. Kunkel;Lyle Broemeling

566
Citations
Hypertrophic scarring: the greatest unmet challenge after burn injury.

Celeste C Finnerty;Marc G Jeschke;Marc G Jeschke;Marc G Jeschke;Ludwik K Branski;Ludwik K Branski;Juan P Barret

560
Citations
Three Different Neutrophil Subsets Exhibited in Mice with Different Susceptibilities to Infection by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Yasuhiro Tsuda;Hitoshi Takahashi;Makiko Kobayashi;Makiko Kobayashi;Toshiaki Hanafusa

553
Citations
The Surgically Induced Stress Response

Celeste C. Finnerty;Nigel Tapiwa Mabvuure;Arham Ali;Rosemary A. Kozar

460
Citations
Mortality Determinants in Massive Pediatric Burns: An Analysis of 103 Children with ≥80% TBSA Burns (≥70% Full-Thickness)

Steven Wolf;J. Rose;Manubhai Desai;Joan Mileski

452
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Traber The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Steven E. Wolf The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard University

Nicole S. Gibran University of Washington

Richard B. Pollard University of California, Davis

Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg

Richard L. Gamelli Loyola University Chicago

Wenzhong Xiao Harvard University

Martin C. Robson University of South Florida

External Links

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