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D-Index
144
Citations
84581
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1434
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836

David N. Herndon 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 David N. Herndon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,741 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David N. Herndon 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 David N. Herndon sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • A genomic storm in critically injured humans

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

  • Hydrogen sulfide is an endogenous stimulator of angiogenesis

    Andreas Papapetropoulos;Anastasia Pyriochou;Zaid Altaany;Guangdong Yang

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

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

  • Pathophysiologic response to severe burn injury.

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

  • Reversal of catabolism by beta-blockade after severe burns.

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

  • Total Burn Care

    Jong Lee;David Herndon

  • Association of hyperglycemia with increased mortality after severe burn injury.

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

  • Support of the metabolic response to burn injury

    David N Herndon;Ronald G Tompkins

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Persistence of muscle catabolism after severe burn

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Surgically Induced Stress Response

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. Traber
Daniel L. Traber The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Steven E. Wolf
Steven E. Wolf The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert R. Wolfe
Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ronald G. Tompkins
Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard University
Nicole S. Gibran
Nicole S. Gibran University of Washington
Richard B. Pollard
Richard B. Pollard University of California, Davis
Csaba Szabó
Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg
Richard L. Gamelli
Richard L. Gamelli Loyola University Chicago
Wenzhong Xiao
Wenzhong Xiao Harvard University
Martin C. Robson
Martin C. Robson University of South Florida

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