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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
16148
World Ranking
8219
National Ranking
3713

Walter E. Finkbeiner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter E. Finkbeiner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 192 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter E. Finkbeiner 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 Walter E. Finkbeiner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter E. Finkbeiner is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical sciences with significant contributions to immunology and microbiology.

Their work spans several subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, physiology, epidemiology, and molecular biology. Research topics cover a range of areas such as neonatal respiratory health, asthma and other respiratory diseases, immune cell function and interaction, cystic fibrosis research advances, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, tracheal and airway disorders, and respiratory viral infections.

Recent publications by Walter E. Finkbeiner include:

  • "Epithelial miR-141 regulates IL-13-induced airway mucus production" (2021) in JCI Insight
  • "Flow-Cytometric Analysis and Purification of Airway Epithelial-Cell Subsets" (2020) in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • "The Type 2 Asthma Mediator IL-13 Inhibits Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection of Bronchial Epithelium" (2022) in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • "Comparative Super-Resolution Mapping of Basal Feet Reveals a Modular but Distinct Architecture in Primary and Motile Cilia" (2020) in Developmental Cell
  • "The Type 2 Asthma Mediator IL-13 Inhibits Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection of Bronchial Epithelium." (2022) in PubMed

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Walter E. Finkbeiner include:

  • Lorna Zlock (12 joint works)
  • Luke R. Bonser (8 joint works)
  • Kyung Duk Koh (8 joint works)
  • David J. Erle (8 joint works)
  • Walter L. Eckalbar (7 joint works)

Common venues for publication consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 3 publications
  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, with 2 publications
  • JCI Insight, with 1 publication
  • Developmental Cell, with 1 publication
  • PubMed, with 1 publication

Best Publications

  • CFTR expression and chloride secretion in polarized immortal human bronchial epithelial cells.

    A. L. Cozens;M. J. Yezzi;K. Kunzelmann;T. Ohrui

  • Autopsy findings in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

    Kevin Welch;Walter Finkbeiner;Charles E. Alpers;Walter Blumenfeld

  • Differentiated structure and function of cultures from human tracheal epithelium

    M. Yamaya;W. E. Finkbeiner;S. Y. Chun;Jonathan Widdicombe

  • Ozone-induced airway inflammation in human subjects as determined by airway lavage and biopsy

    Robert M. Aris;Dorothy Christian;Patrick Q. Hearne;Kim Kerr

  • Calu-3: a human airway epithelial cell line that shows cAMP-dependent Cl- secretion

    B. Q. Shen;W. E. Finkbeiner;J. J. Wine;R. J. Mrsny

  • Culture and transformation of human airway epithelial cells

    Dieter C. Gruenert;Walter E. Finkbeiner;Jonathan H. Widdicombe

  • Effects of long-term right ventricular apical pacing on left ventricular perfusion, innervation, function and histology

    Michael A. Lee;Michael W. Dae;Jonathan J. Langberg;Jerry C. Griffin

  • Calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A modulates mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction

    Fen Huang;Hongkang Zhang;Meng Wu;Huanghe Yang;Huanghe Yang

  • Predominant generation of 15-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid by epithelial cells from human trachea.

    J A Hunter;W E Finkbeiner;J A Nadel;E J Goetzl

  • Altered fluid transport across airway epithelium in cystic fibrosis

    Canwen Jiang;Walter E. Finkbeiner;Jonathan H. Widdicombe;Paul B. McCray

  • Some gating potentiators, including VX-770, diminish ΔF508-CFTR functional expression

    Guido Veit;Radu G. Avramescu;Doranda Perdomo;Puay Wah Phuan

  • Characterization of human tracheal epithelial cells transformed by an origin-defective simian virus 40.

    D C Gruenert;C B Basbaum;M J Welsh;M Li

  • Etiology of intestinal damage in gastroschisis. I: Effects of amniotic fluid exposure and bowel constriction in a fetal lamb model

    Jacob C. Langer;Michael T. Longaker;Timothy M. Crombleholme;Sheldon J. Bond

  • Squamous metaplasia amplifies pathologic epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in COPD patients

    Jun Araya;Stephanie Cambier;Jennifer A. Markovics;Paul Wolters

  • Airway Epithelial miRNA Expression Is Altered in Asthma

    Owen D. Solberg;Edwin Justin Ostrin;Michael I. Love;Jeffrey C. Peng

  • Cystic fibrosis decreases the apical membrane chloride permeability of monolayers cultured from cells of tracheal epithelium.

    Jonathan Widdicombe;M. J. Welsh;W. E. Finkbeiner

  • Extrarenal tissue distribution of CHIP28 water channels by in situ hybridization and antibody staining

    H. Hasegawa;Siew-Chin Lian;W. E. Finkbeiner;A. A. S. Verkman

  • Small-molecule activators of TMEM16A, a calcium-activated chloride channel, stimulate epithelial chloride secretion and intestinal contraction

    Wan Namkung;Zhen Yao;Walter E. Finkbeiner;A. S. Verkman

  • The Serous Cell

    Carol B. Basbaum;Berthold Jany;Walter E. Finkbeiner

  • Experimental pulmonary hypoplasia and oligohydramnios: Relative contributions of lung fluid and fetal breathing movements

    N. Scott Adzick;Michael R. Harrison;Philip L. Glick;Robin L. Villa

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Widdicombe
Jonathan Widdicombe University of California, Davis
Alan S. Verkman
Alan S. Verkman University of California, San Francisco
David J. Erle
David J. Erle University of California, San Francisco
Carol Basbaum
Carol Basbaum University of California, San Francisco
Prescott G. Woodruff
Prescott G. Woodruff University of California, San Francisco
Michael T. Longaker
Michael T. Longaker Stanford University
Melvin M. Scheinman
Melvin M. Scheinman University of California, San Francisco
Homer A. Boushey
Homer A. Boushey University of California, San Francisco
John V. Fahy
John V. Fahy University of California, San Francisco
Gergely L. Lukacs
Gergely L. Lukacs McGill University

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