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Steven R. Kleeberger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
17306
World Ranking
6354
National Ranking
2974

Steven R. Kleeberger publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 276 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven R. Kleeberger 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 Steven R. Kleeberger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven R. Kleeberger is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research work encompasses multiple intersecting fields, focusing primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad areas, Kleeberger's research spans several subfields, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Epidemiology
  • Pharmacology

Key topics consistently addressed in their work include:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Medical and Biological Ozone Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Kleeberger has contributed to numerous publications, often collaborating with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hye-Youn Cho
  • Fernando P. Polack
  • David B. Peden
  • Mauricio T. Caballero
  • Heather L. Vellers

The scientist's research has appeared repeatedly in specific venues, such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Antioxidants
  • PubMed
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven R. Kleeberger include:

  • "Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report," published in 2020 in Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • "Glutathione reductase deficiency alters lung development and hyperoxic responses in neonatal mice," from 2020, appearing in Redox Biology
  • "Epigenome-wide association study of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: results from the discovery-BPD program," published in 2022 in Clinical Epigenetics
  • "Fatal enhanced respiratory syncytial virus disease in toddlers," published in 2021 in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Prospective epigenome and transcriptome analyses of cord and peripheral blood from preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia," published in 2023 in Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Role of NRF2 in protection against hyperoxic lung injury in mice

    Hye Youn Cho;Anne E. Jedlicka;Sekhar P.M. Reddy;Thomas W. Kensler

  • Identification of novel NRF2-regulated genes by ChIP-Seq: influence on retinoid X receptor alpha

    Brian N. Chorley;Michelle R. Campbell;Xuting Wang;Mehmet Karaca

  • Nrf2 defends the lung from oxidative stress.

    Hye-Youn Cho;Sekhar P. Reddy;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • Oxidants and the pathogenesis of lung diseases

    Jonathan Ciencewicki;Shweta Trivedi;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • A Role for Immune Complexes in Enhanced Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease

    Fernando P. Polack;Michael N. Teng;Peter L. Collins;Gregory A. Prince

  • Functional polymorphisms in the transcription factor NRF2 in humans increase the risk of acute lung injury

    Jacqui M. Marzec;Jason D. Christie;Sekhar P. Reddy;Anne E. Jedlicka

  • The transcription factor NRF2 protects against pulmonary fibrosis

    Hye-Youn Cho;Hye-Youn Cho;Sekhar P. M. Reddy;Masayuki Yamamoto;Steven R. Kleeberger;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • Microbiota-derived acetate protects against respiratory syncytial virus infection through a GPR43-type 1 interferon response

    Krist Helen Antunes;José Luís Fachi;Rosemeire de Paula;Emanuelle Fraga da Silva

  • Gene expression profiling of NRF2-mediated protection against oxidative injury.

    Hye-Youn Cho;Sekhar P. Reddy;Andrea DeBiase;Masayuki Yamamoto

  • Interleukin 9: A candidate gene for asthma

    Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Kenneth J. Holroyd;Susan L. Ewart;Scott M. Eleff

  • Nrf2 protects against airway disorders.

    Hye-Youn Cho;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • Differential control of ventilation among inbred strains of mice

    C. G. Tankersley;Robert S Fitzgerald;S. R. Kleeberger

  • Genetic influence on daily wheel running activity level

    J. Timothy Lightfoot;Michael J. Turner;Meredith Daves;Anna Vordermark

  • Hyperoxia Stimulates an Nrf2-ARE Transcriptional Response via ROS-EGFR-PI3K-Akt/ERK MAP Kinase Signaling in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells

    Srinivas Papaiahgari;Qin Zhang;Steven R. Kleeberger;Hye-Youn Cho

  • Nrf2-regulated PPARγ Expression Is Critical to Protection against Acute Lung Injury in Mice

    Hye Youn Cho;Wesley Gladwell;Xuting Wang;Brian Chorley

  • Oxidative stress and antioxidants in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis: a potential role for Nrf2.

    Dianne M. Walters;Hye-Youn Cho;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • Ozone-induced lung inflammation and hyperreactivity are mediated via tumor necrosis factor-α receptors

    Hye-Youn Cho;Liu-Yi Zhang;Steven R. Kleeberger

  • Linkage analysis of susceptibility to ozone-induced lung inflammation in inbred mice

    Steven R. Kleeberger;Roy C. Levitt;Liu Yi Zhang;Malinda Longphre

  • Home Range and Homing Behavior of Plethodon cinereus in Northern Michigan

    Steven R. Kleeberger;And J. Kirwin Werner

  • Linkage analysis of susceptibility to hyperoxia. Nrf2 is a candidate gene

    Hye-Youn Cho;Anne E. Jedlicka;Sekhar P. M. Reddy;Liu-Yi Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Masayuki Yamamoto
Masayuki Yamamoto Tohoku University
Sekhar P. Reddy
Sekhar P. Reddy University of Illinois at Chicago
Fernando P. Polack
Fernando P. Polack Vanderbilt University
Douglas A. Bell
Douglas A. Bell National Institutes of Health
Tim Wiltshire
Tim Wiltshire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Francine Kauffmann
Francine Kauffmann University of Paris-Saclay
Thomas W. Kensler
Thomas W. Kensler Johns Hopkins University
Robert B. Devlin
Robert B. Devlin Environmental Protection Agency
Neil E. Alexis
Neil E. Alexis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jack R. Harkema
Jack R. Harkema Michigan State University

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