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Michael A. Nalesnik 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 Michael A. Nalesnik sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 265 publications — 10th percentile

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Michael A. Nalesnik 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 Michael A. Nalesnik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael A. Nalesnik is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in epidemiology, oncology, hepatology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and molecular biology.

The scientist has concentrated on several key topics throughout their career. These include:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments

Recent publications by Michael A. Nalesnik highlight diverse areas of medical research and transplantation science. Notable papers include:

  • Non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: ATRX/DAXX and alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) are prognostically independent from ARX/PDX1 expression and tumour size, 2021, published in Gut
  • Ten years of donor-derived disease: A report of the disease transmission advisory committee, 2020, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Transcriptome and Exome Analyses of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveal Patterns to Predict Cancer Recurrence in Liver Transplant Patients, 2021, Hepatology Communications
  • Pten-NOLC1 fusion promotes cancers involving MET and EGFR signalings, 2020, Oncogene
  • Donor derived hepatitis B virus infection: Analysis of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee, 2020, Transplant Infectious Disease

They have coauthored multiple works with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Aatur D. Singhi
  • Silvia Liu
  • Bao-Guo Ren
  • George K. Michalopoulos
  • Marc G. Ghany

Michael A. Nalesnik's work is published in a variety of scientific journals, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Hepatology Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut
  • American Journal of Transplantation

The scope of their research addresses complex issues in liver transplant outcomes, disease transmission, cancer biology, and viral hepatitis, providing insights across several interconnected disciplines within medicine.

Best Publications

  • Recombinant IL-12 administration induces tumor regression in association with IFN-gamma production.

    C L Nastala;H D Edington;T G McKinney;H Tahara

  • Cell migration and chimerism after whole-organ transplantation: The basis of graft acceptance

    Thomas E. Starzl;Anthony J. Demetris;Massimo Trucco;Noriko Murase

  • The pathology of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders occurring in the setting of cyclosporine A-prednisone immunosuppression.

    M A Nalesnik;R Jaffe;T E Starzl;A J Demetris

  • The association of Epstein-Barr virus with smooth-muscle tumors occurring after organ transplantation.

    Elsie S. Lee;Joseph Locker;Michael Nalesnik;Jorge Reyes

  • Epstein-barr virus-induced posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders

    Carlos V. Paya;John J. Fung;Michael A. Nalesnik;Elliott Kieff

  • Tolerogenic immunosuppression for organ transplantation.

    Thomas E Starzl;Noriko Murase;Kareem Abu-Elmagd;Edward A Gray

  • THE FREQUENCY OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME AFTER TRANSPLANTATION AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS IN CHILDREN

    Monto Ho;Ronald Jaffe;George Miller;Mary Kay Breinig

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation with biphasic, contrast-enhanced, helical CT.

    R L Baron;J H Oliver rd;G D Dodd rd;M Nalesnik

  • Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in thoracic organ transplant patients: ten years of cyclosporine-based immunosuppression.

    Armitage Jm;Kormos Rl;Stuart Rs;Fricker Fj

  • Epstein-Barr virus-negative post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: A distinct entity?

    Beverly P. Nelson;Michael A. Nalesnik;David W. Bahler;Joseph Locker

  • Report of a national conference on liver allocation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States.

    Elizabeth A. Pomfret;Kenneth Washburn;Christoph Wald;Michael A. Nalesnik

  • Human Merkel cell polyomavirus infection I. MCV T antigen expression in Merkel cell carcinoma, lymphoid tissues and lymphoid tumors.

    Masahiro Shuda;Reety Arora;Hyun Jin Kwun;Huichen Feng

  • Transcriptomic and genomic analysis of human hepatocellular carcinomas and hepatoblastomas

    Jian-Hua Luo;Baoguo Ren;Sergei Keryanov;George C. Tseng

  • The diagnosis and treatment of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders.

    Michael A. Nalesnik;Leonard Makowka;Thomas E. Starzl;Thomas E. Starzl

  • Hepatocyte paraffin 1: a monoclonal antibody that reacts with hepatocytes and can be used for differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors.

    Anne E. Wennerberg;Michael A. Nalesnik;William B. Coleman

  • Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in liver transplantation: a 20-year experience.

    Ashok Jain;Mike Nalesnik;Jorge Reyes;Renu Pokharna

  • Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Imaging and Pathologic Findings in 31 Recent Cases

    Tomoaki Ichikawa;Michael P. Federle;Luigi Grazioli;Juan Madariaga

  • Carbon monoxide inhalation protects rat intestinal grafts from ischemia/reperfusion injury.

    Atsunori Nakao;Kei Kimizuka;Donna B. Stolz;Joao Seda Neto

  • Expression of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA (by the EBER-1 gene) in liver specimens from transplant recipients with post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease.

    Parmjeet S. Randhawa;Ronald Jaffe;Anthony J. Demetris;Michael Nalesnik

  • An Update on Donor-Derived Disease Transmission in Organ Transplantation

    M. G. Ison;M. A. Nalesnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Demetris
Anthony J. Demetris University of Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Starzl
Thomas E. Starzl University of Pittsburgh
Noriko Murase
Noriko Murase University of Pittsburgh
Parmjeet Randhawa
Parmjeet Randhawa University of Pittsburgh
John J. Fung
John J. Fung University of Chicago
George K. Michalopoulos
George K. Michalopoulos University of Pittsburgh
David A. Geller
David A. Geller University of Pittsburgh
Kareem Abu-Elmagd
Kareem Abu-Elmagd Cleveland Clinic
Tong Wu
Tong Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Donna B. Stolz
Donna B. Stolz University of Pittsburgh

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