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Frank C. Sciurba 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 Frank C. Sciurba sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 528 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Frank C. Sciurba 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 Frank C. Sciurba sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Frank C. Sciurba is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant specialization in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work covers several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main research topics include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, and Asthma and respiratory diseases. Additional areas of study encompass Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, as well as Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Frank C. Sciurba are:

  • Gerard J. Criner
  • Mehdi Nouraie
  • Edwin K. Silverman
  • Jessica Bon
  • Yingze Zhang

The scientist publishes extensively in the following venues:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Respiratory Research
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Some of the recent papers involving Frank C. Sciurba are:

  • Effect of Antithrombotic Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Outpatients With Clinically Stable Symptomatic COVID-19, 2021, JAMA
  • Ensifentrine, a Novel Phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Phase III Trials (the ENHANCE Trials), 2023, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Automated quantification of COVID-19 severity and progression using chest CT images, 2020, European Radiology
  • Blood Eosinophil Counts in Clinical Trials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Patients with COPD: Recommendations from an International Task Force on Physical Activity, 2021, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Best Publications

  • The Nature of Small-Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    James C. Hogg;Fanny Chu;Soraya Utokaparch;Ryan Woods

  • An official European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Technical Standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Anne E. Holland;Martijn A. Spruit;Thierry Troosters;Milo A. Puhan

  • Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

    Richard K. Albert;Richard K. Albert;John Connett;William C. Bailey;Richard Casaburi

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD.

    Mei Lan K. Han;Alvar Agusti;Peter M. Calverley;Bartolome R. Celli

  • A randomized study of endobronchial valves for advanced emphysema.

    Frank C. Sciurba;Armin Ernst;Felix J.F. Herth;Charlie Strange

  • An official systematic review of the European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society: measurement properties of field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Sally J. Singh;Milo A. Puhan;Vasileios Andrianopoulos;Nidia A. Hernandes

  • Amplification of Inflammation in Emphysema and Its Association with Latent Adenoviral Infection

    Ivan Retamales;W. Mark Elliott;Bernard Meshi;Harvey O. Coxson

  • MMP1 and MMP7 as Potential Peripheral Blood Biomarkers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Ivan O. Rosas;Thomas J Richards;Kazuhisa Konishi;Yingze Zhang

  • Improvement in pulmonary function and elastic recoil after lung reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema

    F. C. Sciurba;R. M. Rogers;R. J. Keenan;W. A. Slivka

  • Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

    Ian D. Pavord;Pascal Chanez;Gerard J. Criner;Huib A.M. Kerstjens

  • Lung Volumes and Emphysema in Smokers with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

    George R. Washko;Gary M. Hunninghake;Isis E. Fernandez;Mizuki Nishino

  • Predictors of mortality in patients with emphysema and severe airflow obstruction.

    Fernando J. Martinez;Gregory Foster;Jeffrey L. Curtis;Gerard Criner

  • Association of Radiographic Emphysema and Airflow Obstruction with Lung Cancer

    David O. Wilson;Joel L. Weissfeld;Arzu Balkan;Arzu Balkan;Jeffrey G. Schragin

  • Egr-1 Regulates Autophagy in Cigarette Smoke-Induced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Zhi Hua Chen;Hong Pyo Kim;Hong Pyo Kim;Frank C. Sciurba;Seon Jin Lee;Seon Jin Lee

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research Questions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Bartolome R. Celli;Marc Decramer;Jadwiga A. Wedzicha;Kevin C. Wilson

  • A randomized, prospective evaluation of noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure.

    Thomas J. Martin;Jeffrey D. Hovis;Joseph P. Costantino;Morris I. Bierman

  • Outcomes of Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States, 1998–2008

    Divay Chandra;Jason A. Stamm;Brian Taylor;Rose Mary Ramos

  • Six-minute walk distance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: reproducibility and effect of walking course layout and length.

    Frank Sciurba;Gerard J. Criner;Shing M. Lee;Zab Mohsenifar

  • The minimal important difference of exercise tests in severe COPD

    M. A. Puhan;M. A. Puhan;M. A. Puhan;D. Chandra;Z. Mosenifar;A. Ries

  • A Quantification of the Lung Surface Area in Emphysema Using Computed Tomography

    Harvey O. Coxson;Robert M. Rogers;Kenneth P. Whittall;Yulia D'yachkova

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard J. Criner
Gerard J. Criner Temple University
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Naftali Kaminski
Naftali Kaminski Yale University
Barry J. Make
Barry J. Make National Jewish Health
MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
George R. Washko
George R. Washko Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark T. Dransfield
Mark T. Dransfield University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert A. Wise
Robert A. Wise Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeffrey L. Curtis
Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard Casaburi
Richard Casaburi University of California, Los Angeles

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