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Michael L. Freeman

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12806
World Ranking
9314
National Ranking
4112

Michael L. Freeman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 229 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael L. Freeman 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 Michael L. Freeman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael L. Freeman is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with several subfields including surgery, sensory systems, physiology, epidemiology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics such as:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research
  • Biochemical effects in animals

Freeman has contributed publications to frequent venues, including:

  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Scientific Medical Data
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Frontiers in Medicine

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Freeman include:

  • "Nrf2 attenuates hyperglycemia-induced nNOS impairment in adult mouse primary enteric neuronal crest cells and normalizes stomach function," 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • "Mechanistic role of antioxidants in rescuing delayed gastric emptying in high fat diet induced diabetic female mice," 2021, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • "Engineering functional 3-dimensional patient-derived endocrine organoids for broad multiplatform applications," 2022, Surgery
  • "Inhibition of GSK-3β restores delayed gastric emptying in obesity-induced diabetic female mice," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • "A potential adverse role for leptin and cardiac leptin receptor in the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension: effect of metformin is BMPR2 mutation-specific," 2023, Frontiers in Medicine

Freeman frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Chethan Sampath
  • Pandu R. Gangula
  • Shanthi Srinivasan
  • Eva Poveda López
  • Abhinav V. Raju

Best Publications

  • Identification of sensor cysteines in human Keap1 modified by the cancer chemopreventive agent sulforaphane.

    Fei Hong;Michael L Freeman;Daniel C Liebler

  • Inhibition of TGF-β with neutralizing antibodies prevents radiation-induced acceleration of metastatic cancer progression

    Swati Biswas;Marta Guix;Cammie Rinehart;Teresa C. Dugger

  • A System of Cytokines Encapsulated in ExtraCellular Vesicles

    Wendy Fitzgerald;Michael L. Freeman;Michael Marcel Lederman;Elena Vasilieva

  • Specific Patterns of Electrophile Adduction Trigger Keap1 Ubiquitination and Nrf2 Activation

    Fei Hong;Konjeti R. Sekhar;Michael L. Freeman;Daniel C. Liebler

  • Novel n-3 Fatty Acid Oxidation Products Activate Nrf2 by Destabilizing the Association between Keap1 and Cullin3 *

    Ling Gao;Jiakun Wang;Konjeti R. Sekhar;Huiyong Yin

  • Aldosterone modulates plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and glomerulosclerosis in vivo

    Nancy J. Brown;Shinya Nakamura;Lijun Ma;Ikuko Nakamura

  • Age-related retinopathy in NRF2-deficient mice

    Zhenyang Zhao;Yan Chen;Jian Wang;Paul Sternberg

  • Cell biology of hyperthermia and radiation

    W.C. Dewey;D.P. Highfield;M.L. Freeman;R.A. Coss

  • Modulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in vivo: A new mechanism for the anti-fibrotic effect of renin-angiotensin inhibition

    Tsuyoshi Oikawa;Michael Freeman;Wilbur Lo;Douglas E. Vaughan

  • Double-Strand Break Repair Deficiency and Radiation Sensitivity in BRCA2 Mutant Cancer Cells

    Derek W. Abbott;Michael L. Freeman;Jeffrey T. Holt

  • Molecular mechanism of human Nrf2 activation and degradation: role of sequential phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2.

    Jingbo Pi;Yushi Bai;Jeffrey M. Reece;Jason Williams

  • Survivin As a Therapeutic Target for Radiation Sensitization in Lung Cancer

    Bo Lu;Yi Mu;Carolyn Cao;Fenghua Zeng

  • Covalent Modification at Cys151 Dissociates the Electrophile Sensor Keap1 from the Ubiquitin Ligase CUL3

    Girish Rachakonda;Ying Xiong;Konjeti R. Sekhar;Sheryl L. Stamer

  • Autophagy for cancer therapy through inhibition of pro-apoptotic proteins and mammalian target of rapamycin signaling.

    Kwang Woon Kim;Robert W. Mutter;Carolyn Cao;Jeffrey M. Albert

  • Psychological stress compromises CD8+ T cell control of latent herpes simplex virus type 1 infections.

    Michael L. Freeman;Brian S. Sheridan;Robert H. Bonneau;Robert L. Hendricks

  • NADPH oxidase limits innate immune responses in the lungs in mice.

    Brahm H. Segal;Brahm H. Segal;Wei Han;Jennifer J. Bushey;Myungsoo Joo

  • Cysteine-based regulation of the CUL3 adaptor protein Keap1.

    Konjeti R. Sekhar;Girish Rachakonda;Michael L. Freeman

  • Inflammatory chemokine receptors regulate CD8+ T cell contraction and memory generation following infection

    Jacob E. Kohlmeier;William W. Reiley;Georgia Perona-Wright;Michael L. Freeman

  • Increased expression of nuclear factor E2 p45-related factor 2 (NRF2) in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Donnie R. Stacy;Kim Ely;Pierre P. Massion;Wendell G. Yarbrough

  • Nrf2 degradation by the ubiquitin proteasome pathway is inhibited by KIAA0132, the human homolog to INrf2.

    Konjet R Sekhar;Xue Xian Yan;Michael L Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Crooks
Peter A. Crooks University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Timothy S. Blackwell
Timothy S. Blackwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
Brahm H. Segal
Brahm H. Segal Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Dennis E. Hallahan
Dennis E. Hallahan Washington University in St. Louis
Lawrence J. Marnett
Lawrence J. Marnett Vanderbilt University
daniel c liebler
daniel c liebler Vanderbilt University
Jason D. Morrow
Jason D. Morrow Vanderbilt University
Bo Lu
Bo Lu The Ohio State University
Pierre P. Massion
Pierre P. Massion Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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