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Michael S. Parmacek publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael S. Parmacek sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Parmacek 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 S. Parmacek sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael S. Parmacek is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and focuses primarily on research in the field of Medicine, with a notable emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their research contributions span a variety of subfields, including Surgery, Gender Studies, Emergency Medical Services, and General Health Professions.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Michael S. Parmacek has published extensively, with a significant number of works appearing in the journal JAMA Cardiology. Other frequent publication venues include eLife, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The Journal of Pathology, and Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Parmacek include:

  • 2022 ACC Health Policy Statement on Career Flexibility in Cardiology, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Myocd regulates airway smooth muscle cell remodeling in response to chronic asthmatic injury, 2022, The Journal of Pathology
  • Defective mesenchymal Bmpr1a-mediated BMP signaling causes congenital pulmonary cysts, 2023, eLife
  • Abstract 285: Association Of Patient Out-of-pocket Costs And Financial Assistance With Prescription Abandonment: The Case Of PCSK9 Inhibitors, 2020, Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
  • Defective mesenchymal Bmpr1a-mediated BMP signaling causes congenital pulmonary cysts, 2024, eLife

Frequent collaborators in their research include Patrick T. O'Gara, Marc S. Sabatine, Clyde Boston, Ann Yancy, and Michael Pencina, each contributing to a substantial number of joint publications.

Best Publications

  • GATA4 transcription factor is required for ventral morphogenesis and heart tube formation.

    Chay T. Kuo;Edward E. Morrisey;Roshani Anandappa;Kirsten Sigrist

  • GATA6 regulates HNF4 and is required for differentiation of visceral endoderm in the mouse embryo

    Edward E. Morrisey;Zhihua Tang;Kirsten Sigrist;Min Min Lu

  • GATA-6: a zinc finger transcription factor that is expressed in multiple cell lineages derived from lateral mesoderm.

    Edward E. Morrisey;Hon S. Ip;Min M. Lu;Michael S. Parmacek

  • Myocardin Is a Critical Serum Response Factor Cofactor in the Transcriptional Program Regulating Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation

    Kevin L. Du;Hon S. Ip;Jian Li;Mary Chen

  • A Gata6-Wnt pathway required for epithelial stem cell development and airway regeneration

    Yuzhen Zhang;Ashley M Goss;Ethan David Cohen;Rachel Kadzik

  • Myocardin-related transcription factors: critical coactivators regulating cardiovascular development and adaptation.

    Michael S. Parmacek

  • Structure and Expression of a Smooth Muscle Cell-specific Gene, SM22α

    Julian Solway;Jonathan Seltzer;Frederick F. Samaha;Steven Kim

  • GATA-5: a transcriptional activator expressed in a novel temporally and spatially-restricted pattern during embryonic development.

    Edward E. Morrisey;Hon S. Ip;Zhihua Tang;Min M. Lu

  • Biology of the troponin complex in cardiac myocytes

    Michael S. Parmacek;R.John Solaro

  • An essential role for Notch in neural crest during cardiovascular development and smooth muscle differentiation.

    Frances A. High;Maozhen Zhang;Aaron Proweller;LiLi Tu

  • Impaired notch signaling promotes de novo squamous cell carcinoma formation.

    Aaron Proweller;Lili Tu;John J. Lepore;Lan Cheng

  • A Serum Response Factor-Dependent Transcriptional Regulatory Program Identifies Distinct Smooth Muscle Cell Sublineages

    S Kim;H S Ip;M M Lu;C Clendenin

  • Transcriptional Genomics Associates FOX Transcription Factors With Human Heart Failure

    Sridhar Hannenhalli;Mary E. Putt;Joan M. Gilmore;Junwen Wang

  • Analysis of SM22α-Deficient Mice Reveals Unanticipated Insights into Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Function

    Janet C. L. Zhang;Steven Kim;Brian P. Helmke;William W. Yu

  • The GATA-4 transcription factor transactivates the cardiac muscle-specific troponin C promoter-enhancer in nonmuscle cells.

    H. S. Ip;D. B. Wilson;M. Heikinheimo;Zhihua Tang

  • Megakaryoblastic leukemia factor-1 transduces cytoskeletal signals and induces smooth muscle cell differentiation from undifferentiated embryonic stem cells.

    Kevin L. Du;Mary Chen;Jian Li;John J. Lepore

  • Myocardin-related transcription factor B is required in cardiac neural crest for smooth muscle differentiation and cardiovascular development.

    Jian Li;Xiaohong Zhu;Mary Chen;Lan Cheng

  • GATA-6 regulates semaphorin 3C and is required in cardiac neural crest for cardiovascular morphogenesis

    John J. Lepore;Patricia A. Mericko;Lan Cheng;Min Min Lu

  • Smooth muscle cell plasticity: fact or fiction?

    Anh T. Nguyen;Delphine Gomez;Robert D. Bell;Julie H. Campbell

  • Myocardin regulates expression of contractile genes in smooth muscle cells and is required for closure of the ductus arteriosus in mice

    Jianhe Huang;Lan Cheng;Jian Li;Mary Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Min Lu
Min Min Lu University of Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Rader
Daniel J. Rader University of Pennsylvania
Edward E. Morrisey
Edward E. Morrisey University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan A. Epstein
Jonathan A. Epstein University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey M. Leiden
Jeffrey M. Leiden Harvard University
Julian Solway
Julian Solway University of Chicago
Emile R. Mohler
Emile R. Mohler University of Pennsylvania
Robert L. Wilensky
Robert L. Wilensky University of Pennsylvania
Warren S. Pear
Warren S. Pear University of Pennsylvania
John K. Cowell
John K. Cowell Augusta University

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