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D-Index
120
Citations
58315
World Ranking
3721
National Ranking
2050

Irfan Rahman 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 Irfan Rahman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 433 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Irfan Rahman 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 Irfan Rahman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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

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

Overview

Irfan Rahman is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States, contributing extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, such as Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, study of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors, and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Among recent publications, Irfan Rahman has contributed to the following papers:

  • SenNet recommendations for detecting senescent cells in different tissues, 2024, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • NIH SenNet Consortium to map senescent cells throughout the human lifespan to understand physiological health, 2022, Nature Aging
  • Pulmonary Toxicity and the Pathophysiology of Electronic Cigarette, or Vaping Product, Use Associated Lung Injury, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • The E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Epidemic: Pathogenesis, Management, and Future Directions: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report, 2022, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 susceptibility and lung inflammatory storm by smoking and vaping, 2020, Journal of Inflammation

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Dongmei Li, Thivanka Muthumalage, Qixin Wang, Gagandeep Kaur, and Sadiya Bi Shaikh.

Irfan Rahman's research is often published in journals such as Preprints.org, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Toxics, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

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

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

  • Assay for quantitative determination of glutathione and glutathione disulfide levels using enzymatic recycling method.

    Irfan Rahman;Aruna Kode;Saibal K Biswas

  • Oxidative stress and redox regulation of lung inflammation in COPD

    Rahman I;Adcock Im

  • Regulation of inflammation and redox signaling by dietary polyphenols

    Irfan Rahman;Saibal K. Biswas;Paul A. Kirkham

  • Oxidative stress and regulation of glutathione in lung inflammation

    I Rahman;W MacNee

  • Systemic oxidative stress in asthma, COPD, and smokers.

    I Rahman;D Morrison;K Donaldson;W MacNee

  • Oxidant and antioxidant balance in the airways and airway diseases

    Irfan Rahman;Saibal K Biswas;Aruna Kode

  • Regulation of SIRT1 in cellular functions: role of polyphenols.

    Sangwoon Chung;Hongwei Yao;Samuel Caito;Jae-woong Hwang

  • Redox modifications of protein-thiols: emerging roles in cell signaling

    Saibal Biswas;Asiya Seema Chida;Irfan Rahman

  • Role of transcription factors in inflammatory lung diseases

    Irfan Rahman;William MacNee

  • Vapors Produced by Electronic Cigarettes and E-Juices with Flavorings Induce Toxicity, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Response in Lung Epithelial Cells and in Mouse Lung

    Chad A. Lerner;Isaac K. Sundar;Hongwei Yao;Janice Gerloff

  • Lung glutathione and oxidative stress: implications in cigarette smoke-induced airway disease

    Irfan Rahman;William MacNee

  • Role of oxidants/antioxidants in smoking-induced lung diseases

    Irfan Rahman;William MacNee

  • Regulation of redox glutathione levels and gene transcription in lung inflammation: therapeutic approaches

    Irfan Rahman;William MacNee

  • Oxidative stress in asthma and COPD: Antioxidants as a therapeutic strategy

    Paul Kirkham;Irfan Rahman;Irfan Rahman

  • SIRT1, an antiinflammatory and antiaging protein, is decreased in lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Saravanan Rajendrasozhan;Se-Ran Yang;Vuokko L. Kinnula;Irfan Rahman

  • Redox modulation of chromatin remodeling: impact on histone acetylation and deacetylation, NF-κB and pro-inflammatory gene expression

    Irfan Rahman;John Marwick;Paul Kirkham

  • 4-Hydroxy-2-Nonenal, a Specific Lipid Peroxidation Product, Is Elevated in Lungs of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Irfan Rahman;Annemarie A. M. van Schadewijk;Ann J. L. Crowther;Pieter S. Hiemstra

  • Cigarette smoke induces proinflammatory cytokine release by activation of NF-κB and posttranslational modifications of histone deacetylase in macrophages

    Se Ran Yang;Asiya S. Chida;Mark R. Bauter;Nusrat Shafiq

  • Sirtuin regulates cigarette smoke-induced proinflammatory mediator release via RelA/p65 NF-κB in macrophages in vitro and in rat lungs in vivo: implications for chronic inflammation and aging

    Se-Ran Yang;Jessica Wright;Mark Bauter;Kathryn Seweryniak

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongwei Yao
Hongwei Yao Brown University
William MacNee
William MacNee University of Edinburgh
Dongmei Li
Dongmei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ken Donaldson
Ken Donaldson University of Edinburgh
Vuokko L. Kinnula
Vuokko L. Kinnula University of Helsinki
Richard P. Phipps
Richard P. Phipps University of Rochester
Ian L. Megson
Ian L. Megson University of the Highlands and Islands
Michael W. McBurney
Michael W. McBurney University of Ottawa
David J. Harrison
David J. Harrison University of St Andrews

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