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D-Index
61
Citations
18014
World Ranking
11166
National Ranking
4834

Overview

Robert A. Lewis is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. The research work spans several fields of study, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. These include Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist has explored various research topics, incorporating aspects such as Thermal Regulation in Medicine, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Mental Health Research Topics, Mental Health via Writing, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Art Therapy and Mental Health.

Recent publications by Robert A. Lewis show involvement in both clinical and physics-related research areas. Notable papers include:

  • Mixed Effects Random Forests for Personalised Predictions of Clinical Depression Severity (2023) published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Accurate measures of changes in regional lung air volumes from chest x-rays of small animals (2022) published in Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • 33 Cardiac MRI thresholds for improvement in pulmonary arterial hypertension (2023) published in Abstracts
  • The power of diversional therapy: employing co-creation as a process to design a culturally responsive mural using the kawa model. (2025) published in Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lewis include Dylan W. O'Connell, Kaye S. Morgan, Gary Ruben, Linda C. P. Croton, and James A. Pollock. These collaborations indicate engagement with researchers across diverse domains.

Publications are distributed across several venues, including:

  • Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Abstracts
  • Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia

Best Publications

  • Leukotrienes and other products of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway. Biochemistry and relation to pathobiology in human diseases.

    Robert A. Lewis;K. Frank Austen;Roy J. Soberman

  • Effect of dietary enrichment with eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids on in vitro neutrophil and monocyte leukotriene generation and neutrophil function

    Lee Th;Hoover Rl;Williams Jd;Sperling Ri

  • Comparative airway and vascular activities of leukotrienes C-1 and D in vivo and in vitro

    J M Drazen;K F Austen;R A Lewis;D A Clark

  • Prostaglandin D2 generation after activation of rat and human mast cells with anti-IgE.

    R A Lewis;N A Soter;P T Diamond;K F Austen

  • Local Effects of Synthetic Leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4, and LTB4) in Human Skin

    Nicholas A. Soter;Nicholas A. Soter;Robert A. Lewis;Robert A. Lewis;E.J. Corey;E.J. Corey;K. Frank Austen;K. Frank Austen

  • Mediation of local homeostasis and inflammation by leukotrienes and other mast cell-dependent compounds.

    Robert A. Lewis;K. Frank Austen

  • Generation and metabolism of 5-lipoxygenase pathway leukotrienes by human eosinophils: predominant production of leukotriene C4

    P F Weller;C W Lee;D W Foster;E J Corey

  • Increased production of prostaglandin D2 in patients with systemic mastocytosis.

    L J Roberts nd;B J Sweetman;R A Lewis;K F Austen

  • Slow reacting substances of anaphylaxis: Identification of leukotrienes C-1 and D from human and rat sources

    Robert A. Lewis;K. Frank Austen;Jeffrey M. Drazen;David A. Clark

  • Bronchoconstrictor effects of leukotriene C in humans

    JW Weiss;JM Drazen;N Coles;ER McFadden

  • Characterization and biologic properties of 5,12-dihydroxy derivatives of eicosapentaenoic acid, including leukotriene B5 and the double lipoxygenase product.

    T H Lee;J M Menica-Huerta;C Shih;E J Corey

  • Leukotriene B4 action on endothelium mediates augmented neutrophil/endothelial adhesion

    R L Hoover;M J Karnovsky;K F Austen;E J Corey

  • Identification of the C(6)-S-conjugate of leukotriene a with cysteine as a naturally occurring slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A). Importance of the 11-cis-geometry for biological activity

    Robert A. Lewis;Jeffrey M. Drazen;K.Frank Austen;David A. Clark

  • Effects of exogenous arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and docosahexaenoic acids on the generation of 5-lipoxygenase pathway products by ionophore-activated human neutrophils.

    T H Lee;J M Mencia-Huerta;C Shih;E J Corey

  • IgE-mediated release of leukotriene C4, chondroitin sulfate E proteoglycan, beta-hexosaminidase, and histamine from cultured bone marrow-derived mouse mast cells.

    E. Razin;J. M. Mencia-Huerta;R. L. Stevens;R. A. Lewis

  • Characterization and separation of the arachidonic acid 5-lipoxygenase and linoleic acid omega-6 lipoxygenase (arachidonic acid 15-lipoxygenase) of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

    R J Soberman;T W Harper;D Betteridge;R A Lewis

  • Prostaglandin thromboxane, and 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid production by ionophore-stimulated rat serosal mast cells.

    L.Jackson Roberts;Robert A. Lewis;John A. Oates;K.Frank Austen

  • The mechanism of vascular leakage induced by leukotriene E4. Endothelial contraction.

    I. Joris;G. Majno;E. J. Corey;R. A. Lewis

  • Effects of leukotrienes C4 and D4 on glycoprotein and lysozyme secretion by human bronchial mucosa.

    Stephen J. Coles;Kenneth H. Neill;Lynne M. Reid;K.Frank Austen;K.Frank Austen

  • Airway Constriction in Normal Humans Produced by Inhalation of Leukotriene D: Potency, Time Course, and Effect of Aspirin Therapy

    J. Woodrow Weiss;Jeffrey M. Drazen;E. Regis McFadden;Peter Weller

Frequent Co-Authors

E. J. Corey
E. J. Corey Harvard University
K. Frank Austen
K. Frank Austen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jeffrey M. Drazen
Jeffrey M. Drazen Harvard University
Tak H. Lee
Tak H. Lee King's College London
John A. Oates
John A. Oates Vanderbilt University
Steven A. Krilis
Steven A. Krilis University of New South Wales
Peter F. Weller
Peter F. Weller Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stephen I. Wasserman
Stephen I. Wasserman University of California, San Diego
Stephen T. Holgate
Stephen T. Holgate University of Southampton
Richard L. Stevens
Richard L. Stevens Brigham and Women's Hospital

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