2026 Joseph S. Janicki: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	88	13298	12517	6766	6259	255	24656

Overview

Joseph S. Janicki is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with 22 publications contributing to various subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on cardiovascular and molecular studies. Key research themes include:

Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Mast cells and histamine
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Asthma and respiratory diseases
Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

Janicki has contributed notably to the understanding of cardiac fibrosis, diabetic heart disease, and heart failure through various publications. Representative papers include:

"The Diabetic Cardiac Fibroblast: Mechanisms Underlying Phenotype and Function," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Replacement of Lost Substance P Reduces Fibrosis in the Diabetic Heart by Preventing Adverse Fibroblast and Macrophage Phenotype Changes," 2021, Cells
"Histamine receptors in heart failure," 2021, Heart Failure Reviews
"Replacement substance P reduces cardiac fibrosis in monkeys with type 2 diabetes," 2023, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
"The Histamine 3 Receptor Is Expressed in the Heart and Its Activation Opposes Adverse Cardiac Remodeling in the Angiotensin II Mouse Model," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their research has appeared regularly in a core set of scientific journals including:

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Circulation
Circulation Research
Cells
Heart Failure Reviews

Joseph S. Janicki often collaborates with several frequent coauthors, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their scientific inquiries. These collaborators are:

Alexander Widiapradja
Martyn Bullock
Roderick Clifton-Bligh
Heather Connery
Ainsley O. Kasparian

Best Publications

Oxygen utilization and ventilation during exercise in patients with chronic cardiac failure.

K T Weber;G T Kinasewitz;J S Janicki;A P Fishman

1281
Citations
Remodeling of the rat right and left ventricles in experimental hypertension.

C G Brilla;R Pick;L B Tan;J S Janicki

1005
Citations
Collagen remodeling of the pressure-overloaded, hypertrophied nonhuman primate myocardium.

K T Weber;J S Janicki;S G Shroff;R Pick

772
Citations
Fibrillar collagen and myocardial stiffness in the intact hypertrophied rat left ventricle.

J E Jalil;C W Doering;J S Janicki;R Pick

697
Citations
Myocardial fibrosis: functional significance and regulatory factors

Karl T Weber;Christian G Brilla;Joseph S Janicki

674
Citations
Impaired diastolic function and coronary reserve in genetic hypertension. Role of interstitial fibrosis and medial thickening of intramyocardial coronary arteries.

C G Brilla;J S Janicki;K T Weber

583
Citations
Cardiac myocyte necrosis induced by angiotensin II.

Lip-Bun Tan;J. E. Jalil;R. Pick;J. S. Janicki

555
Citations
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for evaluation of chronic cardiac failure.

Karl T. Weber;Joseph S. Janicki

468
Citations
Cardioreparative effects of lisinopril in rats with genetic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy.

C G Brilla;J S Janicki;K T Weber

468
Citations
Interleukin 6 Mediates Myocardial Fibrosis, Concentric Hypertrophy, and Diastolic Dysfunction in Rats

Giselle C. Meléndez;Jennifer L. McLarty;Scott P. Levick;Yan Du

465
Citations
The relationship between myocardial extracellular matrix remodeling and ventricular function

Gregory L. Brower;Jason D. Gardner;Mary F. Forman;David B. Murray

392
Citations
Collagen network remodelling and diastolic stiffness of the rat left ventricle with pressure overload hypertrophy

Christian W Doering;Jorge E Jalil;Joseph S Janicki;Ruth Pick

351
Citations
Fibrillar collagen and remodeling of dilated canine left ventricle.

Karl T. Weber;Ruth Pick;Marc A. Silver;Gordon W. Moe

349
Citations
Muscle fiber orientation and connective tissue content in the hypertrophied human heart.

E S Pearlman;K T Weber;J S Janicki;G G Pietra

332
Citations
Contractile mechanics and interaction of the right and left ventricles

Karl T. Weber;Joseph S. Janicki;Sanjeev Shroff;Alfred P. Fishman

321
Citations
Primary pulmonary hypertension. Vascular structure, morphometry, and responsiveness to vasodilator agents.

H I Palevsky;B L Schloo;G G Pietra;K T Weber

298
Citations
Nrf2 Protects Against Maladaptive Cardiac Responses to Hemodynamic Stress

Jinqing Li;Tomonaga Ichikawa;Luis Villacorta;Joseph S. Janicki

268
Citations
Patterns of myocardial fibrosis.

Karl T. Weber;Ruth Pick;Jorge E. Jalil;Joseph S. Janicki

242
Citations
Left ventricular force-length relations of isovolumic and ejecting contractions

Karl Weber;J. S. Janicki;L. L. Hefner

236
Citations
Impaired Diastolic Function andCoronary Reserve inGenetic Hypertension RoleofInterstitial Fibrosis andMedialThickening of Intramyocardial Coronary Arteries

Christian G. Brilla;Joseph S. Janicki

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl T. Weber University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Alfred P. Fishman University of Pennsylvania

Suresh C. Tyagi University of Louisville

Francis G. Spinale University of South Carolina

Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University

Mariell Jessup American Heart Association

Nathaniel Reichek Stony Brook University

Mitzi Nagarkatti University of South Carolina

Prakash S. Nagarkatti University of South Carolina

Xuejun Wang University of South Dakota

External Links

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