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J. Michael Wells

University of Alabama at Birmingham · US
Area of research
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, and Asthma and respiratory diseases.
h-index
46
citations
8,139
works
260
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Two randomised controlled phase 2 studies of the oral neutrophil elastase inhibitor alvelestat in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
European Respiratory Journal 2025cited by 9position: firstdoi
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Biomarker in Clinically Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: SPIROMICS Cohort
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Maternal smoking and CC-16: implications for lung development and COPD across the lifespan
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Pulmonary vascular features on chest computed tomography differentially associate with adverse outcomes in smokers in COPDGene
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Spatial Transcriptomic Approach to Understanding Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2024cited by 40position: middledoi
What every clinician should know about inflammation in COPD
ERJ Open Research 2024cited by 19position: lastdoi
Differential Association of COPD Subtypes With Cardiovascular Events and COPD Exacerbations
CHEST Journal 2024cited by 15position: middledoi
A Research Agenda to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Design of the SPIROMICS Study of Early COPD Progression: SOURCE Study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation 2024cited by 6position: middledoi
Alvelestat (MPH966) for the Treatment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (ATALANTa): A Phase 2, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Alvelestat in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
2024cited by 2position: firstdoi
Causes of and Clinical Features Associated with Death in Tobacco Cigarette Users by Lung Function Impairment
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2023cited by 41position: middledoi
Protease-armed, Pathogenic Extracellular Vesicles Link Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
A blood and bronchoalveolar lavage protein signature of rapid FEV1 decline in smoking-associated COPD
Scientific Reports 2023cited by 13position: middledoi
Preserved Ratio With Impaired Spirometry
CHEST Journal 2023cited by 10position: lastdoi
Forced Expiratory Flow at 25%-75% Links COPD Physiology to Emphysema and Disease Severity in the SPIROMICS Cohort
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation 2022cited by 34position: middledoi
Mortality Risk and Serious Cardiopulmonary Events in Moderate-to-Severe COPD: Post Hoc Analysis of the IMPACT Trial
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation 2022cited by 19position: firstdoi
Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Tobacco-Exposed People With or Without COPD
CHEST Journal 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Clinical risk factors for admission with Pseudomonas and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas community-acquired pneumonia
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2022cited by 11position: middledoi
Lung microbiota associations with clinical features of COPD in the SPIROMICS cohort
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 2021cited by 68position: middledoi
Secondary polycythemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence and risk factors
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2021cited by 54position: middledoi
Pulmonary Arterial Pruning and Longitudinal Change in Percent Emphysema and Lung Function
CHEST Journal 2021cited by 48position: middledoi
Identification of Sputum Biomarkers Predictive of Pulmonary Exacerbations in COPD
CHEST Journal 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
Significance of FEV3/FEV6 in Recognition of Early Airway Disease in Smokers at Risk of Development of COPD
CHEST Journal 2021cited by 36position: middledoi
Small Airway Disease and Emphysema Are Associated with Future Exacerbations in Smokers with CT-derived Bronchiectasis and COPD: Results from the COPDGene Cohort
Radiology 2021cited by 36position: middledoi
Association of plasma mitochondrial DNA with COPD severity and progression in the SPIROMICS cohort
Respiratory Research 2021cited by 31position: middledoi
ST6GAL1 and α2-6 Sialylation Regulates IL-6 Expression and Secretion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Frontiers in Immunology 2021cited by 27position: middledoi
Genetic variation in genes regulating skeletal muscle regeneration and tissue remodelling associated with weight loss in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle 2021cited by 19position: middledoi
Prolyl endopeptidase contributes to early neutrophilic inflammation in acute myocardial transplant rejection
JCI Insight 2021cited by 10position: middledoi
Machine Learning and Prediction of All-Cause Mortality in COPD
CHEST Journal 2020cited by 126position: middledoi
Associations Among 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels, Lung Function, and Exacerbation Outcomes in COPD
CHEST Journal 2020cited by 52position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Mark T. Dransfield · University of Minnesota Morris47 papers (2012–2025)Surya P. Bhatt · MGH Institute of Health Professions35 papers (2013–2024)MeiLan K. Han · Seoul National University Hospital20 papers (2012–2023)George R. Washko · Harvard University15 papers (2012–2025)Fernando J. Martínez · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School15 papers (2012–2023)Russell P. Bowler · University of Alabama at Birmingham14 papers (2012–2023)J. Edwin Blalock · Medical University of South Carolina14 papers (2013–2023)Alejandro A. Díaz · University of Alabama at Birmingham12 papers (2013–2025)Edwin K. Silverman · Harvard University12 papers (2012–2024)Raúl San Jośe Estépar · University of Alabama at Birmingham11 papers (2013–2025)Amit Gaggar · University of Alabama at Birmingham11 papers (2014–2024)Barry J. Make · Utrecht University11 papers (2012–2023)Jeffrey L. Curtis · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System10 papers (2012–2023)R. Graham Barr · La Trobe University10 papers (2018–2024)Wassim W. Labaki · A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center9 papers (2018–2023)James D. Crapo · National Jewish Health9 papers (2012–2023)Prescott G. Woodruff · Advanced ENT and Allergy9 papers (2018–2022)Patricia L. Jackson · University of Alabama at Birmingham8 papers (2013–2018)Gregory L. Kinney · University of Colorado Denver8 papers (2013–2024)Igor Barjaktarević · University of California, Los Angeles8 papers (2018–2025)