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Kent E. Pinkerton

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Medicine

D-Index
71
Citations
19647
World Ranking
19975
National Ranking
9950

Kent E. Pinkerton 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 Kent E. Pinkerton sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 348 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kent E. Pinkerton 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 Kent E. Pinkerton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kent E. Pinkerton is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with notable contributions in subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of health and environmental issues. These include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Kent E. Pinkerton has contributed to several recent academic papers spanning a wide variety of topics and publication venues:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report," 2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • "Impact of e-Liquid Composition, Coil Temperature, and Puff Topography on the Aerosol Chemistry of Electronic Cigarettes," 2021, Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • "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
  • "Animal models and mechanisms of tobacco smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)," 2023, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kent E. Pinkerton include:

  • Ching-Wen Wu
  • Tran B. Nguyen
  • Amy K. Madl
  • Minoru Takeuchi
  • Shiyue Pan

Among the main publication venues where this scientist frequently publishes are:

  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • Journal of Agromedicine
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Kent E. Pinkerton has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Nature:

  • Climate Change and Global Public Health, 2020

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children.

    Xiaoxia Lu;Liqiong Zhang;Hui Du;Jingjing Zhang

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps produced during inflammation awaken dormant cancer cells in mice.

    Jean Albrengues;Mario Anthonio Shields;David Ng;Chun Gwon Park

  • Pulmonary health effects of air pollution.

    Ozlem Kar Kurt;Jingjing Zhang;Jingjing Zhang;Kent E. Pinkerton

  • Workshop to identify critical windows of exposure for children's health: immune and respiratory systems work group summary.

    Rodney R. Dietert;Ruth A. Etzel;David Chen;Marilyn Halonen

  • Interactions between chemical and climate stressors: A role for mechanistic toxicology in assessing climate change risks

    Michael J. Hooper;Gerald T. Ankley;Daniel A. Cristol;Lindley A. Maryoung

  • Meeting Report: Hazard Assessment for Nanoparticles—Report from an Interdisciplinary Workshop

    John M. Balbus;Andrew D. Maynard;Vicki L. Colvin;Vincent Castranova

  • Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Hypercholesterolemia Increase Mitochondrial Damage in Cardiovascular Tissues

    Cynthia A. Knight-Lozano;Christal G. Young;David L. Burow;Zhao Yong Hu

  • Morphometric characteristics of cells in the alveolar region of mammalian lungs.

    James D. Crapo;Stephen L. Young;Evan K. Fram;Kent E. Pinkerton

  • MetaMapp: mapping and visualizing metabolomic data by integrating information from biochemical pathways and chemical and mass spectral similarity.

    Dinesh K. Barupal;Pradeep Kumar Haldiya;Gert Wohlgemuth;Tobias Kind

  • Distribution of particulate matter and tissue remodeling in the human lung.

    Kent E. Pinkerton;Francis H. Y. Green;Cathy Saiki;Val Vallyathan

  • Particulate matter in cigarette smoke alters iron homeostasis to produce a biological effect

    Andrew J. Ghio;Elizabeth D. Hilborn;Jacqueline G. Stonehuerner;Lisa A. Dailey

  • Receptor-mediated tobacco toxicity: cooperation of the Ras/Raf-1/MEK1/ERK and JAK-2/STAT-3 pathways downstream of α7 nicotinic receptor in oral keratinocytes

    Juan Arredondo;Alexander I. Chernyavsky;David L. Jolkovsky;Kent E. Pinkerton

  • The mammalian respiratory system and critical windows of exposure for children's health

    Kent E. Pinkerton;Jesse P. Joad

  • Attenuation of tobacco smoke-induced lung inflammation by treatment with a soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor

    Kevin R. Smith;Kent E. Pinkerton;Takaho Watanabe;Theresa L. Pedersen

  • Morphologic changes in the lung during the lifespan of Fischer 344 rats

    Kent E. Pinkerton;Brenda E. Barry;John J. O'Neil;James A. Raub

  • The carcinogenicity of environmental tobacco smoke.

    Hanspeter Witschi;Imelda Espiritu;Janice L. Peake;Kai Wu

  • Influence of air pollution on respiratory health during perinatal development

    Kent E Pinkerton;Jesse P Joad

  • Concordance between in vitro and in vivo dosimetry in the proinflammatory effects of low-toxicity, low-solubility particles: the key role of the proximal alveolar region.

    K. Donaldson;P. J A Borm;G. Oberdorster;Kent E Pinkerton

  • Second-hand smoke is an adjuvant for T helper-2 responses in a murine model of allergy.

    Brian W P Seymour;Kent E Pinkerton;Kathleen E. Friebertshauser;Robert L. Coffman

  • The carcinogenic potential of the gas phase of environmental tobacco smoke.

    H Witschi;I Espiritu;R R Maronpot;K E Pinkerton

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles G. Plopper
Charles G. Plopper University of California, Davis
Bruce D. Hammock
Bruce D. Hammock University of California, Davis
John R. Balmes
John R. Balmes University of California, Berkeley
Alan R. Buckpitt
Alan R. Buckpitt University of California, Davis
Reen Wu
Reen Wu University of California, Davis
Anthony S. Wexler
Anthony S. Wexler University of California, Davis
William N. Rom
William N. Rom New York University
Urmila P. Kodavanti
Urmila P. Kodavanti Environmental Protection Agency
Qi Zhang
Qi Zhang Oil Crops Research Institute
Günter Oberdörster
Günter Oberdörster University of Rochester

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Oliver Fiehn

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