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D-Index
80
Citations
17023
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17319
National Ranking
8677

Michael R. Blackburn 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 R. Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 242 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael R. Blackburn 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 R. Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael R. Blackburn is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a particular emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Several subfields of their work include physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, emergency medical services, and cancer research.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Phytoestrogen effects and research
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Blackburn has contributed to multiple publications, including:

  • Enhancing Extracellular Adenosine Levels Restores Barrier Function in Acute Lung Injury Through Expression of Focal Adhesion Proteins, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • MicroRNA-98 reduces nerve growth factor expression in nicotine-induced airway remodeling, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • P2Y6 Receptor Activation Promotes Inflammation and Tissue Remodeling in Pulmonary Fibrosis, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Tissue Specific Delivery of Dietary Metabolite Phenolic Acids Using Clostridial Collagenase Collagen Binding Domain, 2024, Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Soy Isoflavones Prevent Loss of Bone Quality Associated With High Fat Diet in Rats Through Ameliorating Epigenetic Modifications in Bone, 2025, Current Developments in Nutrition

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Harry Karmouty-Quintana
  • Kemly Philip
  • Bindu Akkanti
  • Perry Caviness
  • Oxana P. Lazarenko

The scientist has published often in venues such as:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Among their recognitions, Michael R. Blackburn was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Muc5b is required for airway defence

    Michelle G. Roy;Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico;Ashley A. Fletcher;Melissa M. McElwee

  • Adenosine receptors in regulation of dendritic cell differentiation and function

    Sergey V. Novitskiy;Sergey Ryzhov;Rinat Zaynagetdinov;Anna E. Goldstein

  • Blockade of IL-6 Trans Signaling Attenuates Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Thanh-Thuy T. Le;Harry Karmouty-Quintana;Ernestina Melicoff;Thanh-Truc T. Le

  • Mucin Is Produced by Clara Cells in the Proximal Airways of Antigen-Challenged Mice

    Christopher M. Evans;Olatunji W. Williams;Michael J. Tuvim;Rupesh Nigam

  • Role of A2B adenosine receptor signaling in adenosine-dependent pulmonary inflammation and injury

    Chun Xiao Sun;Hongyan Zhong;Amir Mohsenin;Eva Morschl

  • The polymeric mucin Muc5ac is required for allergic airway hyperreactivity

    Christopher M. Evans;Dorota S. Raclawska;Fani Ttofali;Deborah R. Liptzin

  • Future directions in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research. An NHLBI workshop report.

    Timothy S. Blackwell;Andrew M. Tager;Zea Borok;Bethany B. Moore

  • Constant darkness is a circadian metabolic signal in mammals

    Jianfa Zhang;Krista Kaasik;Michael R Blackburn;Cheng Chi Lee

  • Adenosinergic Regulation of the Expansion and Immunosuppressive Activity of CD11b+Gr1+ Cells

    Sergey Ryzhov;Sergey V. Novitskiy;Anna E. Goldstein;Asel Biktasova

  • Metabolic Consequences of Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency in Mice Are Associated with Defects in Alveogenesis, Pulmonary Inflammation, and Airway Obstruction

    Michael R. Blackburn;Jonathan B. Volmer;Janci L. Thrasher;Hongyan Zhong

  • A2A adenosine receptors and C/EBPβ are crucially required for IL-10 production by macrophages exposed to Escherichia coli

    Balázs Csóka;Zoltán H. Németh;László Virág;Pál Gergely

  • Interleukin-6 Underlies Angiotensin II-induced Hypertension and Chronic Renal Damage

    Weiru Zhang;Wei Wang;Hong Yu;Yujin Zhang

  • Detrimental effects of adenosine signaling in sickle cell disease

    Yujin Zhang;Yingbo Dai;Yingbo Dai;Jiaming Wen;Jiaming Wen;Weiru Zhang;Weiru Zhang

  • Adenosine mediates IL-13-induced inflammation and remodeling in the lung and interacts in an IL-13-adenosine amplification pathway

    Michael R. Blackburn;Chun G. Lee;Hays W.J. Young;Zhou Zhu

  • Central Role of Muc5ac Expression in Mucous Metaplasia and Its Regulation by Conserved 5′ Elements

    Hays W. J. Young;Olatunji W. Williams;Divay Chandra;Lindsey K. Bellinghausen

  • Adenosine Deaminase-deficient Mice Generated Using a Two-stage Genetic Engineering Strategy Exhibit a Combined Immunodeficiency

    Michael R. Blackburn;Surjit K. Datta;Rodney E. Kellems

  • Adenosine-dependent airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in partially adenosine deaminase-deficient mice.

    Janci L. Chunn;Hays W. J. Young;Suman K. Banerjee;Giuseppe N. Colasurdo

  • Adenosine Receptors and Inflammation

    Michael R. Blackburn;Constance O. Vance;Eva Morschl;Constance N. Wilson

  • Adenosine deaminase deficiency: metabolic basis of immune deficiency and pulmonary inflammation.

    Michael R Blackburn;Rodney E Kellems

  • Too much of a good thing: adenosine overload in adenosine-deaminase-deficient mice

    Michael R Blackburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney E. Kellems
Rodney E. Kellems The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Yang Xia
Yang Xia The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Holger K. Eltzschig
Holger K. Eltzschig The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Linda F. Thompson
Linda F. Thompson Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Luiz Belardinelli
Luiz Belardinelli University of Florida
Leng Han
Leng Han Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Sandeep K. Agarwal
Sandeep K. Agarwal Baylor College of Medicine
Italo Biaggioni
Italo Biaggioni Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Angelo D'Alessandro
Angelo D'Alessandro University of Colorado Denver
Burton F. Dickey
Burton F. Dickey The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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