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Ira Tabas

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
78867
World Ranking
295
National Ranking
201

Medicine

D-Index
137
Citations
90876
World Ranking
1870
National Ranking
1063

Ira Tabas 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 Ira Tabas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 324 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ira Tabas 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 Ira Tabas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ira Tabas is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a substantial body of work centered on medicine, immunology, and biochemistry. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Specific subfields of their research include Immunology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Hepatology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics related to immune system regulation and disease mechanisms. Key research themes include:

  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Liver physiology and pathology
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Among the notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Ira Tabas are:

  • "Mechanisms of Fibrosis Development in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis" (2020), published in Gastroenterology
  • "Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis" (2021), published in Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • "Macrophage Metabolism of Apoptotic Cell-Derived Arginine Promotes Continual Efferocytosis and Resolution of Injury" (2020), published in Cell Metabolism
  • "The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and incident atherosclerotic events: analyses from five contemporary randomized trials" (2020), published in European Heart Journal
  • "Efferocytosis induces macrophage proliferation to help resolve tissue injury" (2021), published in Cell Metabolism

Ira Tabas frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Xiaobo Wang
  • Hongxue Shi
  • Arif Yurdagul
  • George Kuriakose
  • Hanrui Zhang

Publishing venues where Ira Tabas has regularly contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Their contributions have been recognized with membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Macrophages in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

    Kathryn J. Moore;Ira Tabas

  • Integrating the mechanisms of apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress.

    Ira Tabas;David Ron

  • The Response-to-Retention Hypothesis of Early Atherogenesis

    Kevin Jon Williams;Ira Tabas

  • Subendothelial Lipoprotein Retention as the Initiating Process in Atherosclerosis: Update and Therapeutic Implications

    Ira Tabas;Kevin Jon Williams;Jan Borén

  • Role of cholesterol and lipid organization in disease.

    Frederick R. Maxfield;Ira Tabas

  • Macrophage death and defective inflammation resolution in atherosclerosis.

    Ira Tabas

  • Anti-Inflammatory Therapy in Chronic Disease: Challenges and Opportunities

    Ira Tabas;Christopher K. Glass

  • Recent insights into the cellular biology of atherosclerosis

    Ira Tabas;Guillermo García-Cardeña;Guillermo García-Cardeña;Gary K. Owens

  • Inflammation and its resolution in atherosclerosis: mediators and therapeutic opportunities

    Magnus Bäck;Arif Yurdagul;Ira Tabas;Katariina Öörni

  • The endoplasmic reticulum is the site of cholesterol-induced cytotoxicity in macrophages

    Bo Feng;Pin Mei Yao;Yankun Li;Cecilia M. Devlin

  • Macrophage Phenotype and Function in Different Stages of Atherosclerosis

    Ira Tabas;Karin E. Bornfeldt

  • Insulin Resistance, Hyperglycemia, and Atherosclerosis

    Karin E. Bornfeldt;Ira Tabas

  • Inflammation and plaque vulnerability

    Goran Hansson;Peter Libby;Ira Tabas

  • Consequences of cellular cholesterol accumulation: basic concepts and physiological implications

    Ira Tabas

  • Consequences and Therapeutic Implications of Macrophage Apoptosis in Atherosclerosis The Importance of Lesion Stage and Phagocytic Efficiency

    Ira Tabas

  • Autophagy Regulates Cholesterol Efflux from Macrophage Foam Cells via Lysosomal Acid Lipase

    Mireille Ouimet;Vivian Franklin;Esther Mak;Xianghai Liao

  • Macrophage Autophagy Plays a Protective Role in Advanced Atherosclerosis

    Xianghai Liao;Judith C. Sluimer;Ying-Jan Wang;Manikandan Subramanian

  • Role of ERO1-α–mediated stimulation of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor activity in endoplasmic reticulum stress–induced apoptosis

    Gang Li;Marco Mongillo;Kingtung Chin;Heather P. Harding

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Tall
Alan R. Tall Columbia University
Kevin Jon Williams
Kevin Jon Williams Temple University
Frederick R. Maxfield
Frederick R. Maxfield Cornell University
Robert F. Schwabe
Robert F. Schwabe Columbia University
Domenico Accili
Domenico Accili Columbia University
Edward A. Fisher
Edward A. Fisher New York University
Omid C. Farokhzad
Omid C. Farokhzad Harvard Medical School
Kathryn J. Moore
Kathryn J. Moore New York University Langone Medical Center
Edward H. Schuchman
Edward H. Schuchman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David Ron
David Ron University of Cambridge

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