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Ren‐Jay Shei

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2013
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchCardiovascular and exercise physiologyCystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesSports Performance and TrainingNeonatal Respiratory Health Research

Publications

52

Citations

1,003

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Ren-Jay Shei studies how the lungs and body respond to exercise, disease, and environmental challenges. His work spans respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis and COPD, the mechanisms of mucus clearance in the airways, and how factors like altitude, breathing-muscle training, and dietary supplements affect physical performance.

Respiratory disease research (cystic fibrosis, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis)Exercise and cardiovascular physiologyMucociliary transport and airway biologyInspiratory muscle training and sports performanceNitric oxide and dietary supplementation

Publication activity peaked around 2018 and has generally slowed over the last several years, averaging about 2-3 papers per year recently.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 4,618 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 1,003cohort median 616
h-index: 16cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 2.4cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 23% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 19 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 14 publications14182019: 6 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 6 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PubMed×4
  • Nitric Oxide×4
  • Frontiers in Physiology×3
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology×3
  • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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