Alfred W. Alberts

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Alfred W. Alberts is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred W. Alberts has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Biotechnology and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alfred W. Alberts's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (19 papers), Microbial Metabolism and Applications (18 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Alfred W. Alberts is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (19 papers), Microbial Metabolism and Applications (18 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Alfred W. Alberts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Costa Rica. Alfred W. Alberts's co-authors include P. Roy Vagelos, Philip W. Majerus, Jesse W. Huff, V. M. Hunt, Donald Martin, Peter Goldman, Arnold W. Strauss, J. HIRSHFIELD, G. W. Kuron and G. Albers‐Schönberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alfred W. Alberts

85 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mevinolin: a highly potent competitive inhibitor of hydro... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Mevinolin: a highly potent competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and a cholesterol-lowering agent.
    1980 1.3k citations Alfred W. Alberts, G. W. Kuron et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfred W. Alberts United States 42 3.6k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 680 86 5.9k
Victor W. Rodwell United States 37 3.4k 1.0× 403 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 560 0.5× 357 0.5× 116 5.1k
Otto D. Hensens United States 32 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 419 0.3× 1.7k 1.5× 407 0.6× 71 4.7k
Jesse W. Huff United States 17 1.7k 0.5× 834 0.6× 569 0.4× 706 0.6× 134 0.2× 31 3.1k
Jerrold M. Liesch United States 32 2.3k 0.6× 978 0.7× 362 0.3× 1.4k 1.2× 360 0.5× 60 4.3k
Angela Zampella Italy 44 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 154 0.2× 185 5.8k
Levy Kopelovich United States 50 4.8k 1.3× 409 0.3× 555 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 474 0.7× 214 9.2k
Brian K. Hubbard United States 35 2.4k 0.7× 271 0.2× 917 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 228 0.3× 78 4.5k
M. R. Boyd United States 12 4.5k 1.3× 751 0.5× 129 0.1× 1.3k 1.1× 308 0.5× 18 9.3k
Ronald A. Lubet United States 57 5.4k 1.5× 346 0.2× 794 0.6× 2.3k 1.9× 299 0.4× 344 12.7k
Khalid A. El Sayed United States 42 2.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 282 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 129 0.2× 176 5.0k

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All Works

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Hartman, George D., Wasyl Halczenko, Robert L. Smith, et al.. (1992). 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. 9. The synthesis and biological evaluation of novel simvastatin analogs. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(21). 3813–3821. 8 indexed citations
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Chao, Y S, V. M. Hunt, G. W. Kuron, et al.. (1991). Lowering of plasma cholesterol levels in animals by lovastatin and simvastatin. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 40(S1). S11–S14. 15 indexed citations
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Duggan, Mark E., Alfred W. Alberts, R. Bostedor, et al.. (1991). 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. 7. Modification of the hexahydronaphthalene moiety of simvastatin: 5-oxygenated and 5-oxa derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(8). 2489–2495. 5 indexed citations
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Holtz, Wilbur J., et al.. (1991). 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. 8. Side chain ether analogs of lovastatin. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(8). 2474–2477. 11 indexed citations
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Beil, Frank Ulrich, Ulrike Beisiegel†, Heiner Greten, et al.. (1990). Lovastatin versus Bezafibrate: Efficacy, Tolerability, and Effect on Urinary Mevalonate. Cardiology. 77(4). 22–32. 9 indexed citations
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Alberts, Alfred W.. (1990). Lovastatin and Simvastatin - Inhibitors of HMG CoA Reductase and Cholesterol Biosynthesis. Cardiology. 77(4). 14–21. 103 indexed citations
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Greenspan, Michael D., Joel B. Yudkovitz, Michael N. Chang, et al.. (1989). The inhibition of cytoplasmic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase by a triyne carbonate (L-660,631). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 163(1). 548–553. 8 indexed citations
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Macdonald, J. S., Ronald J. Gerson, Douglas J. Kornbrust, et al.. (1988). Preclinical evaluation of lovastatin. The American Journal of Cardiology. 62(15). J16–J27. 163 indexed citations
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Alberts, Alfred W.. (1988). Discovery, biochemistry and biology of lovastatin. The American Journal of Cardiology. 62(15). J10–J15. 291 indexed citations
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STOKKER, G. E., Alfred W. Alberts, Paul Anderson, et al.. (1986). 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. 3. 7-(3,5-Disubstituted-[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acids and their lactone derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 29(2). 170–181. 52 indexed citations
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STOKKER, G. E., Alfred W. Alberts, J. L. Gilfillan, Jesse W. Huff, & Robert L. Smith. (1986). 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. 5. 6-(Fluoren-9-yl)- and 6-(fluoren-9-ylidene)-3,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acids and their lactone derivatives. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 29(5). 852–855. 21 indexed citations
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Chao, Y S, C.B. Pickett, Ting-Ting Yamin, et al.. (1985). Phenobarbital induces rat liver apolipoprotein A-I mRNA.. Molecular Pharmacology. 27(3). 394–398. 30 indexed citations
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Singer, Irwin, D W Kawka, D M Kazazis, et al.. (1984). Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase-containing hepatocytes are distributed periportally in normal and mevinolin-treated rat livers.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(17). 5556–5560. 92 indexed citations
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Sutton, Mike, Ray Fall, Aníbal M. Nervi, et al.. (1977). Amino acid sequence of Escherichia coli biotin carboxyl carrier protein (9100).. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 252(11). 3934–3940. 51 indexed citations
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Alberts, Alfred W., Arnold W. Strauss, Sally W. Hennessy, & P. Roy Vagelos. (1975). Regulation of synthesis of hepatic fatty acid synthetase: binding of fatty acid synthetase antibodies to polysomes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(10). 3956–3960. 41 indexed citations
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Goldman, Peter, Alfred W. Alberts, & P. Roy Vagelos. (1963). The Condensation Reaction of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238(4). 1255–1261. 83 indexed citations
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Vagelos, P. Roy, Alfred W. Alberts, & Donald Martin. (1962). Activation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and associated alteration of sedimentation characteristics of the enzyme. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 8(1-2). 4–8. 38 indexed citations

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