Alfred H. Merrill

37.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
272 papers, 27.7k citations indexed

About

Alfred H. Merrill is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred H. Merrill has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 27.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 213 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Physiology and 57 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alfred H. Merrill's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (163 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (58 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (35 papers). Alfred H. Merrill is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (163 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (58 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (35 papers). Alfred H. Merrill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Alfred H. Merrill's co-authors include Elaine Wang, M. Cameron Sullards, Ronald T. Riley, Robert M. Bell, Sarah Spiegel, Jeremy C. Allegood, E Wang, Dirck L. Dillehay, Yusuf A. Hannun and Samuel Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Alfred H. Merrill

270 papers receiving 27.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A comprehensive classification system for lipids

2005 1.3k citations Eoin Fahy, Shankar Subramaniam et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →
Sphingosine inhibition of protein kinase C activity and of phorbol dibutyrate binding in vitro and in human platelets.

1986 1.0k citations Yusuf A. Hannun, Alfred H. Merrill et al. profile →
LMSD: LIPID MAPS structure database

2006 999 citations Manish Sud, Eoin Fahy et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Inhibition of sphingolipid biosynthesis by fumonisins. Implications for diseases associated with Fusarium moniliforme

1991 937 citations William P. Norred, Ronald T. Riley et al. profile →
Sphingolipid metabolism and cell growth regulation

1996 634 citations Alfred H. Merrill et al. profile →
Sphingolipid and Glycosphingolipid Metabolic Pathways in the Era of Sphingolipidomics

2011 605 citations Alfred H. Merrill profile →
Sphingolipids—The Enigmatic Lipid Class: Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pathophysiology

1997 558 citations Alfred H. Merrill, Dirck L. Dillehay et al. profile →
SphK1 and SphK2, Sphingosine Kinase Isoenzymes with Opposing Functions in Sphingolipid Metabolism

2005 530 citations Michael Maceyka, Alfred H. Merrill et al. profile →
Update on LIPID MAPS classification, nomenclature, and shorthand notation for MS-derived lipid structures

2020 518 citations Eoin Fahy, Edward A. Dennis et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfred H. Merrill United States	89	20.2k	5.6k	5.0k	4.8k	2.6k	272	27.7k
Sten Orrenius Sweden	122	28.6k 1.4×	4.3k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	4.8k 1.0×	4.2k 1.7×	455	51.5k
Jagannathan Netherlands	3	13.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	4	24.3k
Arne Holmgren Sweden	111	34.3k 1.7×	5.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.3×	3.1k 0.7×	7.1k 2.7×	386	45.9k
Markus R. Wenk Singapore	85	14.7k 0.7×	5.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.2×	3.8k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	370	24.6k
Sue Goo Rhee United States	104	31.0k 1.5×	5.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.2×	4.7k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	244	41.4k
Koji Takio Japan	76	13.4k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	4.1k 0.9×	682 0.3×	196	20.9k
Edward A. Dennis United States	95	23.0k 1.1×	3.6k 0.7×	977 0.2×	4.5k 0.9×	5.3k 2.1×	390	36.7k
Arthur B. Pardee United States	89	23.1k 1.1×	3.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	1.1k 0.2×	1.7k 0.7×	361	32.7k
Michael N. Hall Switzerland	108	34.3k 1.7×	6.7k 1.2×	3.4k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	246	44.9k
Robin F. Irvine United Kingdom	76	21.2k 1.1×	7.5k 1.4×	2.9k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	223	31.0k

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Hu, Zhenying, et al.. (2025). The Emerging Mycotoxin 2-Amino-14, 16-Dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD) Alters Transcriptional Regulation and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Undergoes N-Acylation by HepG2 Cells. Toxins. 17(8). 413–413. 1 indexed citations

Merrill, Alfred H.. (2025). Don’t Be Surprised When These Surprise You: Some Infrequently Studied Sphingoid Bases, Metabolites, and Factors That Should Be Kept in Mind During Sphingolipidomic Studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(2). 650–650. 5 indexed citations

Symolon, Holly, Anatoliy Bushnev, Qiong Peng, et al.. (2011). Enigmol: A Novel Sphingolipid Analogue with Anticancer Activity against Cancer Cell Lines and In vivo Models for Intestinal and Prostate Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(4). 648–657. 52 indexed citations

Moffitt, Andrea B., et al.. (2011). Adaptive Control Model Reveals Systematic Feedback and Key Molecules in Metabolic Pathway Regulation. Journal of Computational Biology. 18(2). 169–182. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yanfeng, Ying Liu, M. Cameron Sullards, & Alfred H. Merrill. (2010). An Introduction to Sphingolipid Metabolism and Analysis by New Technologies. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 12(4). 306–319. 58 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, Yanfeng Chen, Amin A. Momin, et al.. (2010). Elevation of sulfatides in ovarian cancer: An integrated transcriptomic and lipidomic analysis including tissue-imaging mass spectrometry. Molecular Cancer. 9(1). 186–186. 106 indexed citations

Sullards, M. Cameron, Jeremy C. Allegood, Samuel Kelly, et al.. (2007). Structure‐Specific, Quantitative Methods for Analysis of Sphingolipids by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry: “Inside‐Out” Sphingolipidomics. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 432. 83–115. 98 indexed citations

Rao, Raghavendra Pralhada, Changqing Yuan, Jeremy C. Allegood, et al.. (2007). Ceramide transfer protein function is essential for normal oxidative stress response and lifespan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(27). 11364–11369. 130 indexed citations

Lamour, Nadia F., Robert V. Stahelin, Dayanjan S. Wijesinghe, et al.. (2007). Ceramide kinase uses ceramide provided by ceramide transport protein: localization to organelles of eicosanoid synthesis. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(6). 1293–1304. 95 indexed citations

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Sud, Manish, Eoin Fahy, David Cotter, et al.. (2006). LMSD: LIPID MAPS structure database. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(Database). D527–D532. 999 indexed citations breakdown →

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Monick, Martha M., Rama K. Mallampalli, Diann M. McCoy, et al.. (2004). Cooperative Prosurvival Activity by ERK and Akt in Human Alveolar Macrophages is Dependent on High Levels of Acid Ceramidase Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 173(1). 123–135. 43 indexed citations

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Linn, Stephen C., et al.. (2001). Regulation of de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis and the toxic consequences of its disruption. Biochemical Society Transactions. 29(6). 831–831. 72 indexed citations

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Merrill, Alfred H., et al.. (2001). Sphingolipids: novel inhibitors of colon carcinogenesis. Bulletin. International Dairy Federation. 363. 27–29. 2 indexed citations

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Merrill, Alfred H., et al.. (2000). Analysis of Sphingoid Bases and Sphingoid Base 1-Phosphates by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 312. 3–9. 35 indexed citations

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Riley, Ronald T., William P. Norred, E. Wang, & Alfred H. Merrill. (1999). Alteration in sphingolipid metabolism: bioassays for fumonisin- and ISP-I-like activity in tissues, cells and other matrices. Natural Toxins. 7(6). 407–414. 28 indexed citations

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Bell, Robert M., Yusuf A. Hannun, & Alfred H. Merrill. (1993). Regulation and function of metabolism. Academic Press eBooks.

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Borek, Carmia & Alfred H. Merrill. (1993). Sphingolipids Inhibit Multistage Carcinogenesis and Protein Kinase C. PubMed. 61. 367–371. 5 indexed citations

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Bell, Robert M., Yusuf A. Hannun, & Alfred H. Merrill. (1993). Functions and breakdown products. Academic Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Hannun, Yusuf A., Alfred H. Merrill, & Robert M. Bell. (1991). [26] Use of sphingosine as inhibitor of protein kinase C. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 201. 316–328. 57 indexed citations

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Messmer, Trudy O. & Alfred H. Merrill. (1986). Substrate availability for long-chain base formation as a regulator of hepatic sphingolipid and cholesterol biosynthesis. Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States). 1 indexed citations

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