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Francesco Ramirez

Active 1973–2023

115
Papers
22,296
Citations
90
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115
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Citations

Citations per year for Francesco Ramirez1974: 2 citations1975: 2 citations1976: 3 citations1977: 3 citations1978: 13 citations1979: 29 citations1980: 21 citations1981: 17 citations1982: 10 citations1983: 36 citations1984: 56 citations1985: 113 citations1986: 42 citations1987: 74 citations1988: 100 citations1989: 109 citations1990: 87 citations1991: 92 citations1992: 97 citations1993: 99 citations1994: 99 citations1995: 151 citations1996: 140 citations1997: 155 citations1998: 131 citations1999: 120 citations2000: 142 citations2001: 145 citations2002: 168 citations2003: 168 citations2004: 154 citations2005: 172 citations2006: 201 citations2007: 224 citations2008: 217 citations2009: 199 citations2010: 257 citations2011: 196 citations2012: 192 citations2013: 156 citations2014: 124 citations2015: 158 citations2016: 117 citations2017: 145 citations2018: 114 citations2019: 379 citations2020: 386 citations2021: 376 citations2022: 293 citations2023: 151 citations2024: 240 citations2025: 112 citations2026: 6 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,205 citing papers, 39.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 426 citing papers, 7.6% of this breakdownChina: 314 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownGermany: 307 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownJapan: 235 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownFrance: 222 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownCanada: 210 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownItaly: 173 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownNetherlands: 163 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownAustralia: 150 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownBelgium: 137 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSpain: 96 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology50.6%
  • Medicine42.1%
  • Materials Science1.8%
  • Neuroscience1.6%
  • Immunology and Microbiology1.3%
  • Engineering1.1%
  • Other1.5%

Topics

  • Connective tissue disorders research10.5%
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches4.7%
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research4.3%
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments3.7%
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms3.3%
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases3%
  • Other70.5%

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  1. Losartan, an AT1 Antagonist, Prevents Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome

    Authors: Jennifer Habashi, Daniel P. Judge, Tammy M. Holm, Ronald D. Cohn, Bart Loeys, Timothy K. Cooper, Loretha Myers, Erin C. Klein, Guosheng Liu, Carla L. Calvi, Megan Podowski, Enid Neptune, Marc K. Halushka, Djahida Bedja, Kathleen Gabrielson, Daniel B. Rifkin, Luca Carta, Francesco Ramirez, David L. Huso, Harry C. Dietz - Science 2006 cited by 1,797

  2. Tendon Functional Extracellular Matrix

    Authors: Hazel R. C. Screen, David E. Berk, Karl E. Kadler, Francesco Ramirez, Marian F. Young - Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 2015 cited by 265

  3. Therapies for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Acute Aortic Dissections

    Authors: Dianna M. Milewicz, Francesco Ramirez - Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2019 cited by 152

  4. Pathogenetic sequence for aneurysm revealed in mice underexpressing fibrillin-1

    Authors: Lygia V. Pereira, Sui Ying Lee, Barbara Gayraud-Morel, Kostantinos Andrikopoulos, Steven D. Shapiro, Tracie E. Bunton, Nancy Jensen Biery, Harry C. Dietz, Lynn Y. Sakai, Francesco Ramirez - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1999 cited by 549

  5. Phenotypic Alteration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Precedes Elastolysis in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome

    Authors: Tracie E. Bunton, Nancy Jensen Biery, Loretha Myers, Barbara Gayraud-Morel, Francesco Ramirez, Harry C. Dietz - Circulation Research 2001 cited by 363

  6. Dysregulation of TGF-β activation contributes to pathogenesis in Marfan syndrome

    Authors: Enid Neptune, Pamela A. Frischmeyer, Dan E. Arking, Loretha Myers, Tracie E. Bunton, Barbara Gayraud-Morel, Francesco Ramirez, Lynn Y. Sakai, Harry C. Dietz - Nature Genetics 2003 cited by 1,407

  7. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade attenuates TGF-β–induced failure of muscle regeneration in multiple myopathic states

    Authors: Ronald D. Cohn, Christel van Erp, Jennifer Habashi, Arshia Soleimani, Erin C. Klein, Matthew T Lisi, Matthew Gamradt, Colette M ap Rhys, Tammy M. Holm, Bart Loeys, Francesco Ramirez, Daniel P. Judge, Christopher W. Ward, Harry C. Dietz - Nature Medicine 2007 cited by 668

  8. Dimorphic Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling During Aortic Aneurysm Progression in Mice Suggest a Combinatorial Therapy for Marfan Syndrome

    Authors: Jason Cook, Nicholas P. Clayton, Luca Carta, Josephine Galatioto, Emily Chiu, Silvia Smaldone, Carol A. Nelson, Seng H. Cheng, Bruce M. Wentworth, Francesco Ramirez - Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2015 cited by 225

  9. Marfan syndrome; A connective tissue disease at the crossroads of mechanotransduction, TGFβ signaling and cell stemness

    Authors: Francesco Ramirez, Cristina I. Caescu, Elisabeth Wondimu, Josephine Galatioto - Matrix Biology 2017 cited by 105

  10. The role of LTBPs in TGF beta signaling

    Authors: Daniel B. Rifkin, Nalani Sachan, Karan Singh, Elyse Sauber, George Tellides, Francesco Ramirez - Developmental Dynamics 2021 cited by 58

  11. Massive aggrecan and versican accumulation in thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection

    Authors: Frank Cikach, Christopher D. Koch, Timothy J. Mead, Josephine Galatioto, Belinda Willard, Kelly Emerton, Matthew J. Eagleton, Eugene H. Blackstone, Francesco Ramirez, Eric E. Roselli, Suneel Apte - JCI Insight 2018 cited by 168

  12. Targetting of the gene encoding fibrillin–1 recapitulates the vascular aspect of Marfan syndrome

    Authors: Lygia V. Pereira, Konstantinos S. Andrikopoulos, Jenny Tian, Sui Ying Lee, Douglas R. Keene, Robert N. Ono, Dieter P. Reinhardt, Lynn Y. Sakai, Nancy Jensen Biery, Tracie E. Bunton, Harry C. Dietz, Francesco Ramirez - Nature Genetics 1997 cited by 401

  13. Biogenesis and function of fibrillin assemblies

    Authors: Francesco Ramirez, Lynn Y. Sakai - Cell and Tissue Research 2009 cited by 208

  14. Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrome

    Authors: Keiichi Asano, Anna Cantalupo, Lauriane Sedes, Francesco Ramirez - Biomolecules 2022 cited by 41

  15. The molecular genetics of Marfan syndrome and related disorders

    Authors: Peter N. Robinson, Emilio Arteaga‐Solis, Clair Baldock, Gwenaëlle Collod‐Béroud, Patrick Booms, Anne De Paepe, Harry C. Dietz, Gao Guo, Penny A. Handford, Daniel P. Judge, Cay M. Kielty, Bart Loeys, Dianna M. Milewicz, Andreas Ney, Francesco Ramirez, Dieter P. Reinhardt, Kerstin Tiedemann, Pat Whiteman, Maurice Godfrey - Journal of Medical Genetics 2006 cited by 431

  16. Altered steady-state ratio of type I/III procollagen mRNAs correlates with selectively increased type I procollagen biosynthesis in cultured keloid fibroblasts.

    Authors: Jouni Uitto, Andrea J. Perejda, R. Patrick Abergel, Mon‐Li Chu, Francesco Ramirez - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1985 cited by 211

  17. Therapeutics Targeting Drivers of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Acute Aortic Dissections: Insights from Predisposing Genes and Mouse Models

    Authors: Dianna M. Milewicz, Siddharth K. Prakash, Francesco Ramirez - Annual Review of Medicine 2017 cited by 124

  18. Fibrillins 1 and 2 Perform Partially Overlapping Functions during Aortic Development

    Authors: Luca Carta, Lygia V. Pereira, Emilio Arteaga‐Solis, Sui Lee‐Arteaga, Brett A. Lenart, Barry Starcher, Christian Merkel, M. A. Sukoyan, Alexander Kerkis, Noriko Hazeki, Douglas R. Keene, Lynn Y. Sakai, Francesco Ramirez - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2005 cited by 244

  19. Latent Transforming Growth Factor β-binding Proteins and Fibulins Compete for Fibrillin-1 and Exhibit Exquisite Specificities in Binding Sites

    Authors: Robert N. Ono, Gerhard Sengle, Noé L. Charbonneau, Valerie M. Carlberg, Hans Peter Bächinger, Takako Sasaki, Sui Lee‐Arteaga, Lior Zilberberg, Daniel B. Rifkin, Francesco Ramirez, Mon‐Li Chu, Lynn Y. Sakai - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2009 cited by 168

  20. Comparison of 10 murine models reveals a distinct biomechanical phenotype in thoracic aortic aneurysms

    Authors: Chiara Bellini, Matthew R. Bersi, Alexander W. Caulk, Jacopo Ferruzzi, Dianna M. Milewicz, Francesco Ramirez, Daniel B. Rifkin, George Tellides, Hiromi Yanagisawa, Jay D. Humphrey - Journal of The Royal Society Interface 2017 cited by 113

  21. The Multiple Functions of Fibrillin-1 Microfibrils in Organismal Physiology

    Authors: Keiichi Asano, Anna Cantalupo, Lauriane Sedes, Francesco Ramirez - International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022 cited by 24

  22. Abnormal muscle mechanosignaling triggers cardiomyopathy in mice with Marfan syndrome

    Authors: Jason Cook, Luca Carta, Ludovic Bénard, Elie R. Chemaly, Emily Chiu, Satish Rao, Thomas Hampton, Peter D. Yurchenco, Kevin D. Costa, Roger J. Hajjar, Francesco Ramirez - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2014 cited by 142

  23. Association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and change in bone mineral density in prospective cohorts

    Authors: Daniel Segna, Douglas C. Bauer, Martin Feller, Claudio Schneider, Howard A Fink, Carole E. Aubert, Tinh‐Hai Collet, Bruno R. da Costa, Karina Fischer, Robin P. Peeters, Anne Rentoumis Cappola, Manuel R. Blum, H.A. van Dorland, John A. Robbins, K.E. Naylor, Richard Eastell, André G. Uitterlinden, Francesco Ramirez, Apostolos Gogakos, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Graham R. Williams, Ann V. Schwartz, Jane A. Cauley, Drahomir Aujesky, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Nicolas Rodondi - Journal of Internal Medicine 2017 cited by 88

  24. Systems pharmacology–based integration of human and mouse data for drug repurposing to treat thoracic aneurysms

    Authors: Jens Hansen, Josephine Galatioto, Cristina I. Caescu, Pauline Arnaud, Rhodora C. Calizo, Bart Spronck, Sae‐Il Murtada, Roshan M. Borkar, Alan Weinberg, Evren U. Azeloglu, María Bintanel-Morcillo, James M. Gallo, Jay D. Humphrey, Guillaume Jondeau, Cathérine Boileau, Francesco Ramirez, Ravi Iyengar - JCI Insight 2019 cited by 30