Brian J. Altman

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Altman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Altman has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Altman's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Brian J. Altman is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Brian J. Altman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Brian J. Altman's co-authors include Chi V. Dang, Zachary E. Stine, Annie L. Hsieh, Zandra E. Walton, Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Olga Ilkayeva, Jonathan L. Coloff, Sarah R. Jacobs and Heather L. Wieman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Altman

44 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

From Krebs to clinic: glutamine metabolism to cancer therapy

2016 1.6k citations Brian J. Altman, Zachary E. Stine et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
MYC, Metabolism, and Cancer

2015 929 citations Zachary E. Stine, Zandra E. Walton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian J. Altman United States	23	3.0k	2.2k	700	523	460	44	4.6k
Shawn M. Davidson United States	23	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	608 0.9×	272 0.5×	333 0.7×	38	4.2k
Zachary E. Stine United States	16	3.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	791 1.1×	501 1.0×	242 0.5×	23	4.6k
Arvin M. Gouw United States	16	3.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	878 1.7×	255 0.6×	36	5.1k
Thales Papagiannakopoulos United States	33	5.6k 1.9×	3.5k 1.6×	907 1.3×	473 0.9×	276 0.6×	58	7.4k
Irina Tchernyshyov United States	10	3.6k 1.2×	3.4k 1.6×	499 0.7×	440 0.8×	354 0.8×	10	5.2k
Peggy P. Hsu United States	13	4.2k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	758 1.1×	569 1.1×	492 1.1×	19	5.7k
Bangyan L. Stiles United States	30	3.1k 1.1×	895 0.4×	871 1.2×	335 0.6×	635 1.4×	57	4.7k
Ioanna Papandreou United States	23	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	378 0.5×	325 0.6×	698 1.5×	37	4.5k
Santiago Ropero Spain	35	4.8k 1.6×	2.5k 1.1×	750 1.1×	230 0.4×	299 0.7×	65	6.0k
Youngkyu Park South Korea	35	2.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	608 1.2×	339 0.7×	88	5.0k

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Altman, Brian J., Po‐Ju Lin, Chin‐Shang Li, et al.. (2025). Blood Clock Correlation Distance (BloodCCD) as a novel marker to detect circadian rhythm disruption in cancer survivors with insomnia. PubMed. 3(1). 60–60. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Po‐Ju, Brian J. Altman, Richard F. Dunne, et al.. (2024). The influence of yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy on mediational relationships between insomnia and cancer-related fatigue: A URCC NCORP RCT in 550 cancer survivors.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 12015–12015. 1 indexed citations

Nkosi, Dingani, William Crowe, Brian J. Altman, et al.. (2024). SATB2 is an Emergent Biomarker of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: A Series with Comprehensive Biomarker and Molecular Studies. Endocrine Pathology. 35(4). 432–441. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Bradley, Lisa Blanchard, Nellie Wixom, et al.. (2024). A whole food, plant-based diet reduces amino acid levels in patients with metastatic breast cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 38–38. 3 indexed citations

Clark, Amelia, Juliana Cazarin, Lauren M. Hablitz, et al.. (2024). Circadian rhythms of macrophages are altered by the acidic tumor microenvironment. EMBO Reports. 25(11). 5080–5112. 4 indexed citations

Clark, Amelia & Brian J. Altman. (2024). Colorectal cancer clocks in on TIME. Nature Immunology. 25(7). 1133–1135. 1 indexed citations

Cazarin, Juliana, Saikumari Krishnaiah, Annie L. Hsieh, et al.. (2023). MYC disrupts transcriptional and metabolic circadian oscillations in cancer and promotes enhanced biosynthesis. PLoS Genetics. 19(8). e1010904–e1010904. 9 indexed citations

Lin, Po‐Ju, Brian J. Altman, Nikesha Gilmore, et al.. (2023). Effect of Yoga and Mediational Influence of Fatigue on Walking, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 21(2). 153–162.e2. 10 indexed citations

Pariollaud, Marie, Alanna B. Chan, Brian J. Altman, et al.. (2022). Circadian disruption enhances HSF1 signaling and tumorigenesis in Kras -driven lung cancer. Science Advances. 8(39). eabo1123–eabo1123. 27 indexed citations

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Yee, Min, Andrew McDavid, Ethan D. Cohen, et al.. (2022). Neonatal Hyperoxia Activates Activating Transcription Factor 4 to Stimulate Folate Metabolism and Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cell Proliferation. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 66(4). 402–414. 2 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Ekta, Brian J. Altman, Jae Ho Seo, et al.. (2019). Myc-mediated transcriptional regulation of the mitochondrial chaperone TRAP1 controls primary and metastatic tumor growth. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(27). 10407–10414. 24 indexed citations

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Gouw, Arvin M., Katherine Margulis, Anthony Mancuso, et al.. (2019). The MYC Oncogene Cooperates with Sterol-Regulated Element-Binding Protein to Regulate Lipogenesis Essential for Neoplastic Growth. Cell Metabolism. 30(3). 556–572.e5. 146 indexed citations

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Walton, Zandra E., Brian J. Altman, Rebekah Brooks, & Chi V. Dang. (2017). Circadian Clock's Cancer Connections. 2(1). 133–153. 11 indexed citations

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Altman, Brian J.. (2016). Cancer Clocks Out for Lunch: Disruption of Circadian Rhythm and Metabolic Oscillation in Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 4. 62–62. 39 indexed citations

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Altman, Brian J., Zachary E. Stine, & Chi V. Dang. (2016). From Krebs to clinic: glutamine metabolism to cancer therapy. Nature reviews. Cancer. 16(10). 619–634. 1606 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altman, Brian J., Annie L. Hsieh, Arjun Sengupta, et al.. (2015). MYC Disrupts the Circadian Clock and Metabolism in Cancer Cells. Cell Metabolism. 22(6). 1009–1019. 207 indexed citations

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Hsieh, Annie L., Zandra E. Walton, Brian J. Altman, Zachary E. Stine, & Chi V. Dang. (2015). MYC and metabolism on the path to cancer. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 43. 11–21. 262 indexed citations

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Altman, Brian J. & Chi V. Dang. (2012). Normal and cancer cell metabolism: lymphocytes and lymphoma. FEBS Journal. 279(15). 2598–2609. 51 indexed citations

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Altman, Brian J. & Jeffrey C. Rathmell. (2009). Autophagy: Not good OR bad, but good AND bad. Autophagy. 5(4). 569–570. 21 indexed citations

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Altman, Brian J., Jessica A. Wofford, Yuxing Zhao, et al.. (2008). Autophagy Provides Nutrients but Can Lead to Chop-dependent Induction of Bim to Sensitize Growth Factor–deprived Cells to Apoptosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(4). 1180–1191. 48 indexed citations

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