2026 Steven B. Abramson: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	107	6187	5821	3298	3060	345	47939

Overview

Steven B. Abramson is affiliated with New York University in the United States and primarily works within the field of Medicine. Their research focuses extensively on Rheumatology, with additional contributions to Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Molecular Biology.

Their published work covers a range of topics including:

Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Diversity and Career in Medicine
Innovations in Medical Education
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Steven B. Abramson has contributed to several recent notable papers, including:

"Methotrexate hampers immunogenicity to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in immune-mediated inflammatory disease" (2021), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
"The Pretreatment Gut Microbiome Is Associated With Lack of Response to Methotrexate in New-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis" (2020), published in Arthritis & Rheumatology
"Pharmacomicrobiomics in inflammatory arthritis: gut microbiome as modulator of therapeutic response" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology
"Role of Intestinal Dysbiosis and Nutrition in Rheumatoid Arthritis" (2022), published in Cells
"Periostin loss-of-function protects mice from post-traumatic and age-related osteoarthritis" (2021), published in Arthritis Research & Therapy

Their research is frequently disseminated through several key publication venues, including:

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Academic Medicine
Arthritis Research & Therapy
PLoS ONE

Collaborations form a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Mukundan Attur, Jonathan Samuels, Virginia B. Kraus, Perry Rosenthal, and José U. Scher, indicating a focused network within rheumatology and related medical research fields.

Best Publications

OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines

W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

3702
Citations
Cyclooxygenase in biology and disease

Raymond N. Dubois;Steven B. Abramson;Leslie Crofford;Rajnish A. Gupta

3422
Citations
Expansion of intestinal Prevotella copri correlates with enhanced susceptibility to arthritis

Jose U Scher;Andrew Sczesnak;Andrew Sczesnak;Randy S Longman;Randy S Longman;Nicola Segata;Nicola Segata

2150
Citations
Osteoarthritis, an inflammatory disease: Potential implication for the selection of new therapeutic targets

Jean-Pierre Pelletier;Johanne Martel-Pelletier;Steven B. Abramson

1512
Citations
OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: part III: Changes in evidence following systematic cumulative update of research published through January 2009

W Zhang;G Nuki;R W Moskowitz;S Abramson

1508
Citations
The mechanisms of action of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Steven B. Abramson;Gerald Weissmann

1307
Citations
Nitric oxide, an endothelial cell relaxation factor, inhibits neutrophil superoxide anion production via a direct action on the NADPH oxidase.

Robert M. Clancy;Joanna Leszczynska-Piziak;Steven B. Abramson

1008
Citations
Decreased Bacterial Diversity Characterizes the Altered Gut Microbiota in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis, Resembling Dysbiosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Jose U. Scher;Carles Ubeda;Alejandro Artacho;Mukundan Attur

880
Citations
The Growth Factor Progranulin Binds to TNF Receptors and Is Therapeutic Against Inflammatory Arthritis in Mice

Wei Tang;Yi Lu;Yi Lu;Qing-Yun Tian;Yan Zhang

849
Citations
Prostaglandin E2 synthesis and secretion: the role of PGE2 synthases.

Jean Y. Park;Michael H. Pillinger;Michael H. Pillinger;Steven B. Abramson

844
Citations
OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, part I: critical appraisal of existing treatment guidelines and systematic review of current research evidence.

W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

817
Citations
A novel mechanism of action of tetracyclines: Effects on nitric oxide synthases

Ashok R. Amin;Mukundan G. Attur;Geeta D. Thakker;Prakash D. Patel

636
Citations
The role of nitric oxide in inflammation and immunity

Robert M. Clancy;Ashok R. Amin;Steven B. Abramson

591
Citations
Periodontal disease and the oral microbiota in new‐onset rheumatoid arthritis

Jose U. Scher;Carles Ubeda;Michele Equinda;Raya Khanin

556
Citations
Developments in the scientific understanding of osteoarthritis

Steven B. Abramson;Mukundan G. Attur

554
Citations
The role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia

Susan P. Seligman;Jill P. Buyon;Robert M. Clancy;Bruce K. Young

547
Citations
Superinduction of cyclooxygenase-2 activity in human osteoarthritis-affected cartilage. Influence of nitric oxide.

A R Amin;M Attur;R N Patel;G D Thakker

527
Citations
The microbiome and rheumatoid arthritis

Jose U. Scher;Steven B. Abramson

516
Citations
The fibroblast-like synovial cell in rheumatoid arthritis: a key player in inflammation and joint destruction.

Adam Mor;Steven B. Abramson;Michael H. Pillinger;Michael H. Pillinger

485
Citations
Inflammation in osteoarthritis.

Steven B Abramson

89
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Weissmann New York University

Robert R. Clancy New York University

Jill P. Buyon New York University

Mark R. Philips New York University

Virginia B. Kraus Duke University

Eric G. Pamer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Frank Beier University of Western Ontario

Marc C. Hochberg University of Maryland, Baltimore

Clifton O. Bingham Johns Hopkins University

Dan R. Littman New York University

External Links

Personal website of Steven B. Abramson

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