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84
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25398
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15119
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7636

Thomas A. Mustoe 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 Thomas A. Mustoe sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 331 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas A. Mustoe 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 Thomas A. Mustoe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas A. Mustoe is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has a research portfolio primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including dermatology, molecular biology, surgery, rehabilitation, and urology.

The scientist's research primarily covers topics such as wound healing and treatments, dermatologic treatments and research, facial rejuvenation and surgery techniques, body contouring and surgery, periodontal regeneration and treatments, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and ion channel regulation and function.

Mustoe has contributed to numerous publications in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Wound Repair and Regeneration
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • Experimental Cell Research

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Mustoe encompass the following:

  • Staphylococcus aureus impairs cutaneous wound healing by activating the expression of a gap junction protein, connexin-43 in keratinocytes, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Rethinking Upper Blepharoplasty: The Impact of Pretarsal Show, 2020, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • The Nax (SCN7A) channel: an atypical regulator of tissue homeostasis and disease, 2021, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Liposome-encapsulated statins reduce hypertrophic scarring through topical application, 2020, Wound Repair and Regeneration
  • Anti-fibrotic effects of statin drugs: A review of evidence and mechanisms, 2023, Biochemical Pharmacology

Throughout their career, Mustoe has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Among the most common co-authors are:

  • Robert D. Galiano
  • Seok Jong Hong
  • David Dolivo
  • Adrian E. Rodrigues
  • Lauren Sun

Best Publications

  • International clinical recommendations on scar management.

    Thomas A. Mustoe;Rodney D. Cooter;Michael H. Gold;F. D.Richard Hobbs

  • Accelerated healing of incisional wounds in rats induced by transforming growth factor-beta.

    Thomas A. Mustoe;Glenn F. Pierce;Arlen Thomason;Peggy Gramates

  • Platelet-derived growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta enhance tissue repair activities by unique mechanisms.

    G F Pierce;T A Mustoe;J Lingelbach;V R Masakowski

  • Chronic wound pathogenesis and current treatment strategies: a unifying hypothesis.

    Thomas A Mustoe;Kristina O'Shaughnessy;Oliver Kloeters

  • Oxygen in wound healing--more than a nutrient.

    Andrea A. Tandara;Thomas A. Mustoe

  • Understanding chronic wounds: a unifying hypothesis on their pathogenesis and implications for therapy

    Thomas Mustoe

  • Platelet-derived growth factor (BB homodimer), transforming growth factor-beta 1, and basic fibroblast growth factor in dermal wound healing. Neovessel and matrix formation and cessation of repair.

    G F Pierce;J E Tarpley;D Yanagihara;T A Mustoe

  • Transforming growth factor beta reverses the glucocorticoid-induced wound-healing deficit in rats: possible regulation in macrophages by platelet-derived growth factor.

    Glenn F. Pierce;Thomas A. Mustoe;Jane Lingelbach;Victoria R. Masakowski

  • Staphylococcal biofilms impair wound healing by delaying reepithelialization in a murine cutaneous wound model

    Clark F. Schierle;Mauricio De la Garza;Thomas A. Mustoe;Robert D. Galiano

  • In vivo incisional wound healing augmented by platelet-derived growth factor and recombinant c-sis gene homodimeric proteins.

    Glenn F. Pierce;Thomas A. Mustoe;Robert M. Senior;Jacquelyn Reed

  • Evolution of silicone therapy and mechanism of action in scar management.

    Thomas A. Mustoe

  • Platelet-derived growth factor-BB and transforming growth factor beta 1 selectively modulate glycosaminoglycans, collagen, and myofibroblasts in excisional wounds.

    G F Pierce;J Vande Berg;R Rudolph;J Tarpley

  • Updated international clinical recommendations on scar management: part 2--algorithms for scar prevention and treatment.

    Michael H Gold;Michael McGuire;Thomas A Mustoe;Andrea Pusic

  • Acute and chronic animal models for excessive dermal scarring: quantitative studies.

    D. E. Morris;L. Wu;L. L. Zhao;L. Bolton

  • Factors influencing the use of breast reconstruction postmastectomy: a National Cancer Database study.

    Monica Morrow;Monica Morrow;Shirley K Scott;Herman R Menck;Thomas A Mustoe

  • Topical silicone gel for the prevention and treatment of hypertrophic scar.

    Sang Tae Ahn;William W. Monafo;Thomas A. Mustoe

  • Topical silicone gel: a new treatment for hypertrophic scars.

    Sang Tae Ahn;W. W. Monafo;T. A. Mustoe

  • Growth Factors and Wound Healing: Platelet-Derived Growth Factor as a Model Cytokine

    Thomas F. Deuel;Rodney S. Kawahara;Thomas A. Mustoe;Glenn F. Pierce

  • The future of recombinant growth factors in wound healing

    Martin C. Robson;Thomas A. Mustoe;Thomas K. Hunt

  • Oxygen in wound healing: more than a nutrient.

    John D. Davidson;Thomas A. Mustoe

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Deuel
Thomas F. Deuel Scripps Research Institute
Monica Morrow
Monica Morrow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nicholas M. Dean
Nicholas M. Dean Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Gregory S. Schultz
Gregory S. Schultz University of Florida
Martin C. Robson
Martin C. Robson University of South Florida
Alfred W. Rademaker
Alfred W. Rademaker Northwestern University
Lonnie D. Shea
Lonnie D. Shea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard A.F. Clark
Richard A.F. Clark Stony Brook University
D. James Surmeier
D. James Surmeier Northwestern University
David P. Winchester
David P. Winchester American College of Surgeons

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