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D-Index
94
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36882
World Ranking
1983
National Ranking
1080

William C. Parks 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 William C. Parks sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 273 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.

William C. Parks 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 William C. Parks sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1934 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1915 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

William C. Parks is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and Molecular Biology as subfields.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics related to respiratory health and disease. These include:

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Recent publications demonstrate involvement in research on lung disease mechanisms and cellular biology. Notable papers include:

  • The dynamic roles of the bladder tumour microenvironment, 2022, Nature Reviews Urology
  • The ZIP8/SIRT1 axis regulates alveolar progenitor cell renewal in aging and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 2022, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Categorization of lung mesenchymal cells in development and fibrosis, 2021, iScience
  • Senescence of alveolar epithelial progenitor cells: a critical driver of lung fibrosis, 2023, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • Differential Responses to Targeting Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

William C. Parks has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Barry R. Stripp, Changfu Yao, Cory M. Hogaboam, Dianhua Jiang, and Paul W. Noble. These collaborations suggest a strong network in lung disease and molecular biology research.

In terms of publication venues, the researcher has contributed multiple times to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Genetics in Medicine Open, Nature Reviews Urology, and the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reflecting a consistent presence in both preprint and peer-reviewed journals specialized in respiratory and biomedical sciences.

William C. Parks has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1934 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1915, indicating longstanding acknowledgment in scientific circles.

Best Publications

  • Matrix metalloproteinases as modulators of inflammation and innate immunity

    William C. Parks;William C. Parks;Carole L. Wilson;Yolanda S. López-Boado

  • Induction and Evasion of Host Defenses by Type 1-Piliated Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

    M.A. Mulvey;Y.S. Lopez-Boado;C.L. Wilson;R. Roth

  • Secretion of microbicidal alpha-defensins by intestinal Paneth cells in response to bacteria.

    Tokiyoshi Ayabe;Donald P. Satchell;Carole L. Wilson;William C. Parks

  • Regulation of Intestinal α-Defensin Activation by the Metalloproteinase Matrilysin in Innate Host Defense

    Carole L. Wilson;Andre J. Ouellette;Donald P. Satchell;Tokiyoshi Ayabe

  • Matrilysin shedding of syndecan-1 regulates chemokine mobilization and transepithelial efflux of neutrophils in acute lung injury.

    Qinglang Li;Pyong Woo Park;Carole L. Wilson;William C. Parks

  • Metalloproteinases and their inhibitors: regulators of wound healing.

    Sean E. Gill;William C. Parks

  • The Activity of Collagenase-1 Is Required for Keratinocyte Migration on a Type I Collagen Matrix

    Brian K. Pilcher;Jo Ann Dumin;Barry D. Sudbeck;Stephen M. Krane

  • Control of matrix metalloproteinase catalytic activity.

    Hyun-Jeong Ra;William C. Parks

  • Hypochlorous acid oxygenates the cysteine switch domain of pro-matrilysin (MMP-7). A mechanism for matrix metalloproteinase activation and atherosclerotic plaque rupture by myeloperoxidase.

    Xiaoyun Fu;Sean Y. Kassim;William C. Parks;Jay W. Heinecke

  • Diverse functions of matrix metalloproteinases during fibrosis.

    Matthew Giannandrea;William C. Parks;William C. Parks

  • Production and localization of 92-kilodalton gelatinase in abdominal aortic aneurysms. An elastolytic metalloproteinase expressed by aneurysm-infiltrating macrophages.

    R. W. Thompson;D. R. Holmes;R. A. Mertens;Shixiong Liao

  • Matrix metalloproteinases in lung biology

    William C Parks;Steven D Shapiro

  • Mechanisms of tendon injury and repair.

    Stavros Thomopoulos;William C. Parks;Daniel B. Rifkin;Kathleen A. Derwin

  • Matrix metalloproteinases in repair.

    William C. Parks

  • Matrilysin is expressed by lipid-laden macrophages at sites of potential rupture in atherosclerotic lesions and localizes to areas of versican deposition, a proteoglycan substrate for the enzyme.

    Igor Halpert;Ulrike I. Sires;Jill D. Roby;Susan Potter-Perigo

  • PDGF A-chain gene is expressed by mammalian neurons during development and in maturity.

    Hsiu Jeng Yeh;Kenneth G. Ruit;Ya Xian Wang;Ya Xian Wang;William C. Parks

  • Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Their Physiological Inhibitors (TIMPs) Are Differentially Expressed during Excisional Skin Wound Repair

    Marianne Madlener;William C. Parks;Sabine Werner

  • Doxycycline inhibition of aneurysmal degeneration in an elastase-induced rat model of abdominal aortic aneurysm: Preservation of aortic elastin associated with suppressed production of 92 kD gelatinase

    Drazen Petrinec;Shixiong Liao;Dennis R. Holmes;Jeffrey M. Reilly

  • Matrilysin (matrix metalloproteinase-7) mediates E-cadherin ectodomain shedding in injured lung epithelium.

    John K. McGuire;John K. McGuire;Qinglang Li;William C. Parks

  • Cell-matrix interactions modulate interstitial collagenase expression by human keratinocytes actively involved in wound healing.

    U K Saarialho-Kere;S O Kovacs;A P Pentland;J E Olerud

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Mecham
Robert P. Mecham Washington University in St. Louis
Howard G. Welgus
Howard G. Welgus Arcutis Biotherapeutics
Kurt R. Stenmark
Kurt R. Stenmark University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sina A. Gharib
Sina A. Gharib University of Washington
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere Karolinska Institute
Jay W. Heinecke
Jay W. Heinecke University of Washington
Charles W. Frevert
Charles W. Frevert University of Washington
Steven F. Ziegler
Steven F. Ziegler Virginia Mason Medical Center
Robert M. Senior
Robert M. Senior Washington University in St. Louis
Scott J. Hultgren
Scott J. Hultgren Washington University in St. Louis

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