Rachel Ruckdeschel Smith

Author PubWeight™ 20.54^‹?›

Rank	Title	Journal	Year	PubWeight™‹?›
1	Relative roles of direct regeneration versus paracrine effects of human cardiosphere-derived cells transplanted into infarcted mice.	Circ Res	2010	4.19
2	Direct comparison of different stem cell types and subpopulations reveals superior paracrine potency and myocardial repair efficacy with cardiosphere-derived cells.	J Am Coll Cardiol	2012	3.48
3	Engraftment, differentiation, and functional benefits of autologous cardiosphere-derived cells in porcine ischemic cardiomyopathy.	Circulation	2009	3.45
4	Cardiospheres recapitulate a niche-like microenvironment rich in stemness and cell-matrix interactions, rationalizing their enhanced functional potency for myocardial repair.	Stem Cells	2010	2.10
5	Assessment and optimization of cell engraftment after transplantation into the heart.	Circ Res	2010	1.90
6	Isolation and expansion of functionally-competent cardiac progenitor cells directly from heart biopsies.	J Mol Cell Cardiol	2010	1.88
7	Kidney-derived stromal cells modulate dendritic and T cell responses.	J Am Soc Nephrol	2009	1.51
8	Cardiospheres and cardiosphere-derived cells as therapeutic agents following myocardial infarction.	Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther	2012	0.92