2026 Stuart J. Shankland: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	90	12360	11626	6327	5850	253	24662

Research.com Recognitions

1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Stuart J. Shankland is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, with a notable focus on Nephrology, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Biomedical Engineering, and Genetics. The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics, including Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Renal and related cancers, Birth, Development, and Health, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Among Stuart J. Shankland's recent publications are:

Loss of Epigenetic Information as a Cause of Mammalian Aging, 2023, Cell
Feature-rich Covalent Stains for Super-resolution and Cleared Tissue Fluorescence Microscopy, 2020, Science Advances
Upregulated PD-1 Signaling Antagonizes Glomerular Health in Aged Kidneys and Disease, 2022, Journal of Clinical Investigation
Loss of Epigenetic Information as a Cause of Mammalian Aging, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
Kidney Repair and Regeneration: Perspectives of the NIDDK (Re)Building a Kidney Consortium, 2022, Kidney International

The venues where Stuart J. Shankland has frequently published include:

Kidney International
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Seminars in Nephrology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cell

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

Jeffrey W. Pippin
Oliver Wessely
Diana G. Eng
Yuting Zeng
Natalya Kaverina

Stuart J. Shankland's work has addressed topics related to renal function, aging mechanisms, kidney disease pathology, and advanced microscopy methods. Their research has contributed to understanding molecular pathways influencing kidney repair and disease progression.

They have been recognized with awards such as Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1986 and membership in the Association of American Physicians. These distinctions indicate engagement with the broader medical and scientific community over several decades.

Best Publications

The podocyte's response to injury: Role in proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis

S.J. Shankland

1113
Citations
Podocyte biology and response to injury.

Peter Mundel;Stuart J. Shankland

926
Citations
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Contribute to the Regeneration of Renal Tubules after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice

Fangming Lin;Kimberly Cordes;Linheng Li;Leroy Hood

527
Citations
Proteinuria in diabetic kidney disease : A mechanistic viewpoint

J.A. Jefferson;S.J. Shankland;R.H. Pichler

508
Citations
Activation of a local tissue angiotensin system in podocytes by mechanical strain

Raghu V. Durvasula;Arndt T. Petermann;Arndt T. Petermann;Keiju Hiromura;Keiju Hiromura;Mary Blonski;Mary Blonski

443
Citations
Podocytes in culture: past, present, and future.

S.J. Shankland;J.W. Pippin;J. Reiser;P. Mundel

413
Citations
High-Throughput Screening Enhances Kidney Organoid Differentiation From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Enables Automated Multidimensional Phenotyping

Stefan M. Czerniecki;Nelly M. Cruz;Jennifer L. Harder;Rajasree Menon

393
Citations
Anti–microRNA-21 oligonucleotides prevent Alport nephropathy progression by stimulating metabolic pathways

Ivan G. Gomez;Deidre A. MacKenna;Bryce G. Johnson;Vivek Kaimal

392
Citations
Expression of transforming growth factor-β1 during diabetic renal hypertrophy

Stuart J. Shankland;James W. Scholey;Hao Ly;Kerri Thai

372
Citations
Induction of TRPC6 Channel in Acquired Forms of Proteinuric Kidney Disease

Clemens C. Möller;Changli Wei;Mehmet M. Altintas;Jing Li

363
Citations
Obstructive uropathy in the mouse: role of osteopontin in interstitial fibrosis and apoptosis.

Vuddhidej Ophascharoensuk;Cecilia M. Giachelli;Cecilia M. Giachelli;Katherine Gordon;Katherine Gordon;Jeremy Hughes;Jeremy Hughes

361
Citations
Tubulointerstitial disease in aging: evidence for underlying peritubular capillary damage, a potential role for renal ischemia.

Susan E. Thomas;Sharon Anderson;Katherine L. Gordon;Terry T. Oyama

313
Citations
INDUCIBLE RODENT MODELS OF ACQUIRED PODOCYTE DISEASES

Jeffrey W. Pippin;Paul T. Brinkkoetter;Fionnualla C. Cormack-Aboud;Raghu V. Durvasula

310
Citations
Pathogenesis of cyclosporine nephropathy: roles of angiotensin II and osteopontin.

R H Pichler;N Franceschini;B A Young;C Hugo

308
Citations
Cell cycle regulatory proteins in renal disease: role in hypertrophy, proliferation, and apoptosis.

Stuart J. Shankland;Gunter Wolf

265
Citations
Differential expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors in human glomerular disease: role in podocyte proliferation and maturation.

Stuart J. Shankland;Frank Eitner;Kelly L. Hudkins;Tracy Goodpaster

265
Citations
Modulation of apoptosis by the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1).

Keiju Hiromura;Jeffrey W. Pippin;Matthew L. Fero;James M. Roberts

262
Citations
TLR4 links podocytes with the innate immune system to mediate glomerular injury

Miriam C. Banas;Bernhard Banas;Kelly L. Hudkins;Tomasz A. Wietecha

258
Citations
Cellular Response to Injury in Membranous Nephropathy

Masaomi Nangaku;Stuart J. Shankland;William G. Couser

247
Citations
Loss of Epigenetic Information as a Cause of Mammalian Aging

Jae-Hyun Yang;Motoshi Hayano;Patrick Griffin;Joao A. Amorim

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Couser University of Washington

Richard J. Johnson University of Colorado Denver

Charles E. Alpers University of Washington

Masaomi Nangaku University of Tokyo

Jeffrey H. Miner Washington University in St. Louis

Matthias Kretzler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Takehiko Wada Tohoku University

Jonathan Himmelfarb University of Washington

Paola Romagnani University of Florence

Rolf A.K. Stahl Universität Hamburg

External Links

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