Benjamin T. Bikman

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Benjamin T. Bikman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin T. Bikman has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Physiology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Benjamin T. Bikman's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (21 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (17 papers). Benjamin T. Bikman is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (21 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (17 papers). Benjamin T. Bikman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Australia. Benjamin T. Bikman's co-authors include Scott A. Summers, William L. Holland, Philipp E. Scherer, Markus R. Wenk, Guanghou Shui, Yuguang Guan, Michael J. Pagliassotti, Trina A. Knotts, Liping Wang and Sarada Bulchand and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin T. Bikman

74 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

2010 730 citations William L. Holland, Russell Miller et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Lipid-induced insulin resistance mediated by the proinflammatory receptor TLR4 requires saturated fatty acid–induced ceramide biosynthesis in mice

2011 558 citations William L. Holland, Benjamin T. Bikman et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin T. Bikman United States	24	1.5k	1.3k	859	461	412	80	3.0k
Hye Lim Noh United States	26	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	839 1.0×	422 0.9×	445 1.1×	40	2.8k
Stefania Carobbio United Kingdom	24	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	546 1.2×	327 0.8×	46	3.1k
Sung Sik Choe South Korea	26	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	391 0.8×	319 0.8×	37	3.1k
Vincent Aguirre United States	14	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	846 1.0×	669 1.5×	529 1.3×	22	3.1k
William T. Festuccia Brazil	35	1.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	976 1.1×	307 0.7×	439 1.1×	100	3.8k
Eun Hee Koh South Korea	28	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	791 0.9×	524 1.1×	464 1.1×	77	3.1k
Louise Lantier United States	30	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	822 1.0×	884 1.9×	631 1.5×	63	3.9k
Jacques Robidoux United States	21	942 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	735 0.9×	316 0.7×	202 0.5×	33	2.5k
Kyle D. Copps United States	18	1.8k 1.2×	893 0.7×	562 0.7×	539 1.2×	510 1.2×	25	2.9k
Raffaella Mastrocola Italy	36	1.4k 0.9×	821 0.6×	545 0.6×	410 0.9×	832 2.0×	78	3.5k

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Parker, Genevieve, Amy C. Reynolds, E. Evans, et al.. (2025). Effect of Exogenous Ketones as an Adjunct to Low-Calorie Diet on Metabolic Markers. Nutrients. 17(22). 3582–3582.

Jackson, Matthew D., George Hill, Beverly L. Davidson, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic Insights into Gas6-Induced Placental Dysfunction: Gene Targets for Preeclampsia Therapy. Cells. 14(4). 278–278. 1 indexed citations

Palmer, I., Genevieve Parker, Arthur Chiu, et al.. (2025). RAGE Knockout Mitigates Diet-Induced Obesity and Metabolic Disruption. Metabolites. 15(8). 524–524.

Bikman, Benjamin T., Lance E. Davidson, Benjamin D. Horne, et al.. (2024). The Effects of a High-Carbohydrate versus a High-Fat Shake on Biomarkers of Metabolism and Glycemic Control When Used to Interrupt a 38-h Fast: A Randomized Crossover Study. Nutrients. 16(1). 164–164. 1 indexed citations

D’Agostino, Dominic P., Richard J. Johnson, Andrew P. Koutnik, et al.. (2024). The Metabolic and Endocrine Effects of a 12-Week Allulose-Rich Diet. Nutrients. 16(12). 1821–1821. 7 indexed citations

Reynolds, Paul R., et al.. (2024). The Effect of Diesel Exhaust Particles on Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Function and Inflammatory Status. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(8). 4322–4322. 7 indexed citations

Bikman, Benjamin T., et al.. (2023). The Effects of Exercise on Appetite-Regulating Hormone Concentrations over a 36-h Fast in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Crossover Study. Nutrients. 15(8). 1911–1911. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Ting, Jonathon T. Hill, Timothy M. Moore, et al.. (2020). Lack of skeletal muscle liver kinase B1 alters gene expression, mitochondrial content, inflammation and oxidative stress without affecting high-fat diet-induced obesity or insulin resistance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866(8). 165805–165805. 6 indexed citations

Bikman, Benjamin T., et al.. (2019). Differential placental ceramide levels during gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 17(1). 81–81. 17 indexed citations

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Arroyo, Juan A., et al.. (2017). Cigarette smoke extract (CSE) induces RAGE-mediated inflammation in the Ca9-22 gingival carcinoma epithelial cell line. Archives of Oral Biology. 80. 95–100. 8 indexed citations

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Merrill, Ray M., et al.. (2015). Volumetric analysis of central body fat accurately predicts incidence of diabetes and hypertension in adults. BMC Obesity. 2(1). 10–10. 5 indexed citations

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Tippetts, Trevor S., et al.. (2015). Lipopolysaccharide Disrupts Mitochondrial Physiology in Skeletal Muscle via Disparate Effects on Sphingolipid Metabolism. Shock. 44(6). 585–592. 33 indexed citations

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Bikman, Benjamin T., et al.. (2014). A comprehensive protein–protein interactome for yeast PAS kinase 1 reveals direct inhibition of respiration through the phosphorylation of Cbf1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(14). 2199–2215. 12 indexed citations

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Bikman, Benjamin T.. (2012). A role for sphingolipids in the pathophysiology of obesity-induced inflammation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 69(13). 2135–2146. 55 indexed citations

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Bikman, Benjamin T., Yuguang Guan, Guanghou Shui, et al.. (2012). Fenretinide Prevents Lipid-induced Insulin Resistance by Blocking Ceramide Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(21). 17426–17437. 116 indexed citations

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Holland, William L., Benjamin T. Bikman, Liping Wang, et al.. (2011). Lipid-induced insulin resistance mediated by the proinflammatory receptor TLR4 requires saturated fatty acid–induced ceramide biosynthesis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(5). 1858–1870. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bikman, Benjamin T. & Scott A. Summers. (2011). Sphingolipids and Hepatic Steatosis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 721. 87–97. 41 indexed citations

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Holland, William L., Russell Miller, Zhao V. Wang, et al.. (2010). Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin. Nature Medicine. 17(1). 55–63. 730 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bikman, Benjamin T., Tracey Woodlief, Robert C. Noland, et al.. (2009). High-Fat Diet Induces IKKβ and Reduces Insulin Sensitivity in Rats with Low Running Capacity. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 30(9). 631–635. 8 indexed citations

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Stob, Nicole R., Douglas R. Seals, Jørgen Jensen, et al.. (2007). Increased thermogenic responsiveness to intravenous β‐adrenergic stimulation in habitually exercising humans is not related to skeletal muscle β₂‐adrenergic receptor density. Experimental Physiology. 92(5). 823–830. 6 indexed citations

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