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Stuart J. Knechtle

Stuart J. Knechtle

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
26294
World Ranking
14157
National Ranking
7171

Stuart J. Knechtle 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 Stuart J. Knechtle sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 536 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stuart J. Knechtle 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 Stuart J. Knechtle sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Stuart J. Knechtle is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Transplantation, and Immunology. Their work covers various subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Oncology.

The scientist's recent publications highlight advancements and clinical insights in organ transplantation. Notable papers include:

  • Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials, 2020, The Lancet
  • Design and testing of a humanized porcine donor for xenotransplantation, 2023, Nature
  • Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Donor Livers for Transplantation in the United States, 2023, Annals of Surgery
  • Clinical recommendations for posttransplant assessment of anti-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) donor-specific antibodies: A Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk consensus document, 2023, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation as a New Standard of Care in Patients With Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma? Results From an International Benchmark Study, 2022, Annals of Surgery

Their frequent co-authors include Jean Kwun, Janghoon Yoon, Annette M. Jackson, Alton B. Farris, and Joseph M. Ladowski. These collaborations have contributed significantly to the development of transplantation research.

Stuart J. Knechtle's publication record is concentrated in several venues, including:

  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Transplantation
  • Frontiers in Transplantation
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Xenotransplantation

The main research topics addressed in their work consist of:

  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Xenotransplantation and immune response
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Complement system in diseases

Among honors received, Stuart J. Knechtle has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • CTLA4-Ig and anti-CD40 ligand prevent renal allograft rejection in primates

    Allan D. Kirk;David M. Harlan;Nicholas N. Armstrong;Thomas A. Davis

  • Risk factors for primary dysfunction after liver transplantation--a multivariate analysis.

    Rutger Ploeg;Anthony D'alessandro;Stuart Knechtle;Mark Stegall

  • Treatment with humanized monoclonal antibody against CD154 prevents acute renal allograft rejection in nonhuman primates.

    Allan D. Kirk;Allan D. Kirk;Allan D. Kirk;Linda C. Burkly;D. Scott Batty;Roxanne E. Baumgartner

  • The predictive value of donor liver biopsies for the development of primary nonfunction after orthotopic liver transplantation.

    Anthony M. D'alessandro;Munci Kalayoglu;Hans W. Sollinger;Robert M. Hoffmann

  • 2016 Comprehensive Update of the Banff Working Group on Liver Allograft Pathology: Introduction of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.

    A J Demetris;C Bellamy;S G Hübscher;J O'Leary

  • Donation After Cardiac Death: The University of Wisconsin Experience With Liver Transplantation

    David P Foley;Luis A Fernandez;Glen Leverson;L Thomas Chin

  • Campath‐1H Induction Plus Rapamycin Monotherapy for Renal Transplantation: Results of a Pilot Study

    Stuart J. Knechtle;John D. Pirsch;John H. Fechner;Bryan N. Becker

  • Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials.

    Birgit Sawitzki;Paul N Harden;Petra Reinke;Aurélie Moreau

  • Results of the double-blind, randomized, multicenter, phase III clinical trial of thymoglobulin versus Atgam in the treatment of acute graft rejection episodes after renal transplantation

    Osama O. Gaber;M. Roy First;Raymond J. Tesi;Robert S. Gaston

  • Experience with 500 simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants.

    Hans W. Sollinger;Jon S. Odorico;Stuart J. Knechtle;Anthony M. D'Alessandro

  • Urinary-Cell mRNA Profile and Acute Cellular Rejection in Kidney Allografts

    Manikkam Suthanthiran;Joseph E. Schwartz;Ruchuang Ding;Michael Abecassis

  • Pneumatosis intestinalis. Surgical management and clinical outcome.

    Stuart J. Knechtle;Andrew M. Davidoff;Reed P. Rice

  • Successful extrarenal transplantation from non-heart-beating donors

    Anthony M. D'alessandro;Robert M. Hoffmann;Stuart J. Knechtle;Devin E. Eckhoff

  • Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk (STAR) 2017 Working Group Meeting Report.

    Anat R. Tambur;Patricia Campbell;Frans H. Claas;Sandy Feng

  • Naked DNA delivered intraportally expresses efficiently in hepatocytes.

    V Budker;G Zhang;S Knechtle;J A Wolff

  • CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T cells increase de novo in kidney transplant patients after immunodepletion with Campath-1H.

    D. D. Bloom;Z. Chang;J. H. Fechner;Wasim A Dar

  • Elevation of CXCR3‐Binding Chemokines in Urine Indicates Acute Renal‐Allograft Dysfunction

    Huaizhong Hu;Brian D. Aizenstein;Alice Puchalski;Jeanine A. Burmania

  • Expression of naked plasmid DNA injected into the afferent and efferent vessels of rodent and dog livers.

    Guofeng Zhang;Daniel Vargo;Vladimir Budker;Nicholas Armstrong

  • α1‐Adrenergic effects and liver regeneration

    Jennifer L. Cruise;Stuart J. Knechtle;R. Randal Bollinger;Cynthia Kuhn

  • The University of Wisconsin Experience With Liver Transplantation

    David P. Foley;Luis A. Fernandez;Glen Leverson;L. Thomas Chin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans W. Sollinger
Hans W. Sollinger University of Wisconsin–Madison
John D. Pirsch
John D. Pirsch University of Wisconsin–Madison
Angelo D'Alessandro
Angelo D'Alessandro University of Colorado Denver
Allan D. Kirk
Allan D. Kirk Duke University
William J. Burlingham
William J. Burlingham University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rutger J. Ploeg
Rutger J. Ploeg University of Oxford
Edward K. Geissler
Edward K. Geissler University of Regensburg
Terry D. Oberley
Terry D. Oberley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark D. Stegall
Mark D. Stegall Mayo Clinic
David M. Neville
David M. Neville National Institutes of Health

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