D. E. Schmechel

27.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
39 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

D. E. Schmechel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, D. E. Schmechel has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in D. E. Schmechel's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and S100 Proteins and Annexins (6 papers). D. E. Schmechel is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (15 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and S100 Proteins and Annexins (6 papers). D. E. Schmechel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. D. E. Schmechel's co-authors include Ann M. Saunders, Warren J. Strittmatter, Allen D. Roses, Jeffery M. Vance, Elizabeth H. Corder, P. C. Gaskell, Gary W. Small, J. L. Haines, Guy S. Salvesen and Dmitry Goldgaber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

D. E. Schmechel

39 papers receiving 20.5k citations

Hit Papers

Gene Dose of Apolipoprotein E Type 4 Allele and the Risk ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Gene Dose of Apolipoprotein E Type 4 Allele and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Late Onset Families
    1993 7.0k citations Elizabeth H. Corder, Ann M. Saunders et al. Science profile →
  2. Apolipoprotein E: high-avidity binding to beta-amyloid and increased frequency of type 4 allele in late-onset familial Alzheimer disease.
    1993 3.3k citations Warren J. Strittmatter, Ann M. Saunders et al. profile →
  3. Association of apolipoprotein E allele ϵ4 with late‐onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease
    1993 3.0k citations Ann M. Saunders, Warren J. Strittmatter et al. profile →
  4. Protective effect of apolipoprotein E type 2 allele for late onset Alzheimer disease
    1994 1.4k citations Elizabeth H. Corder, Ann M. Saunders et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  5. Increased amyloid beta-peptide deposition in cerebral cortex as a consequence of apolipoprotein E genotype in late-onset Alzheimer disease.
    1993 1.3k citations D. E. Schmechel, Ann M. Saunders et al. profile →
  6. Binding of human apolipoprotein E to synthetic amyloid beta peptide: isoform-specific effects and implications for late-onset Alzheimer disease.
    1993 1.1k citations Warren J. Strittmatter, Karl H. Weisgraber et al. profile →
  7. Identification of insulin in rat brain.
    1978 504 citations D. E. Schmechel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. E. Schmechel United States 28 13.2k 8.2k 4.5k 3.6k 2.7k 39 21.1k
Warren J. Strittmatter United States 53 14.8k 1.1× 10.7k 1.3× 4.9k 1.1× 5.2k 1.5× 2.9k 1.1× 107 25.3k
Ann M. Saunders United States 61 19.6k 1.5× 11.4k 1.4× 7.9k 1.8× 4.2k 1.2× 4.0k 1.5× 177 31.5k
Allen D. Roses United States 77 17.9k 1.4× 14.4k 1.8× 6.0k 1.3× 5.7k 1.6× 3.8k 1.4× 357 34.7k
Peter St George‐Hyslop Canada 83 16.8k 1.3× 12.1k 1.5× 3.1k 0.7× 5.3k 1.5× 3.7k 1.4× 391 28.3k
Barbara J. Crain United States 54 8.0k 0.6× 5.2k 0.6× 4.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 153 20.0k
Jeffery M. Vance United States 70 10.3k 0.8× 12.8k 1.6× 3.6k 0.8× 7.0k 2.0× 3.6k 1.3× 298 29.0k
Steven M. Paul United States 66 11.6k 0.9× 5.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 3.7k 1.1× 3.8k 1.4× 117 16.4k
Sam Gandy United States 74 13.2k 1.0× 8.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 3.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 292 21.5k
Guojun Bu United States 101 14.8k 1.1× 12.1k 1.5× 2.6k 0.6× 4.6k 1.3× 6.8k 2.5× 336 30.8k
André Delacourte France 66 10.7k 0.8× 7.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 3.2k 1.2× 201 18.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carney, Regina M., Michael A. Slifer, Ping‐I Lin, et al.. (2008). Longitudinal follow‐up of late‐onset Alzheimer disease families. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 147B(5). 571–578. 1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Patrick M., Brian E. Mace, Nobuo Maeda, & D. E. Schmechel. (2004). Marked regional differences of brain human apolipoprotein e expression in targeted replacement mice. Neuroscience. 124(4). 725–733. 93 indexed citations
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Malek, Goldis, Patrick M. Sullivan, Brian E. Mace, D. E. Schmechel, & Catherine Bowes Rickman. (2003). Effect of Diet and Targeted Replacement Human APOE Isoforms in Aged Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 1737–1737. 2 indexed citations
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Schmechel, D. E., et al.. (2001). Potential human health effects associated with laboratory exposures to Pfiesteria piscicida.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(suppl 5). 775–779. 18 indexed citations
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Wilkins, Jean, Ken Hudnell, Colin D. Hall, et al.. (2001). Estuary-associated syndrome in North Carolina: an occupational prevalence study.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(1). 21–26. 23 indexed citations
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Laskowitz, Daniel T., et al.. (2000). Altered immune responses in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 41(4). 613–620. 129 indexed citations
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Levin, Edward D., D. E. Schmechel, H Glasgow, et al.. (1999). Pfiesteria Toxin and Learning Performance. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 21(3). 215–221. 33 indexed citations
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Roses, Allen D., James Gilbert, Pu Xu, et al.. (1998). Cis-Acting Human ApoE Tissue Expression Element is Associated with Human Pattern of Intraneuronal ApoE in Transgenic Mice. Neurobiology of Aging. 19(1). S53–S58. 19 indexed citations
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Levin, Edward D., et al.. (1997). Persisting learning deficits in rats after exposure to Pfiesteria piscicida.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(12). 1320–1325. 41 indexed citations
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Roses, Allen D., Gillian Einstein, James Gilbert, et al.. (1996). Morphological, Biochemical, and Genetic Support for an Apolipoprotein E Effect on Microtubular Metabolisma. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 777(1). 146–157. 38 indexed citations
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Sanan, David A., Karl H. Weisgraber, Stephen J. Russell, et al.. (1994). Apolipoprotein E associates with beta amyloid peptide of Alzheimer's disease to form novel monofibrils. Isoform apoE4 associates more efficiently than apoE3.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(2). 860–869. 335 indexed citations
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Corder, Elizabeth H., Ann M. Saunders, Neil Risch, et al.. (1994). Protective effect of apolipoprotein E type 2 allele for late onset Alzheimer disease. Nature Genetics. 7(2). 180–184. 1414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roses, Allen D., Ann M. Saunders, Elizabeth H. Corder, et al.. (1994). Apolipoprotein E-e4 and apolipoprotein E-e2 are susceptibility genes that affect the rate of disease expressivity of late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer disease. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 127(1). 2–2. 5 indexed citations
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Corder, Elizabeth H., Ann M. Saunders, Warren J. Strittmatter, et al.. (1993). Gene Dose of Apolipoprotein E Type 4 Allele and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Late Onset Families. Science. 261(5123). 921–923. 7044 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saunders, Ann M., Allen D. Roses, Jeffery M. Vance, et al.. (1993). Apolipoprotein E ∈4 allele distributions in late-onset Alzheimer's disease and in other amyloid-forming diseases. The Lancet. 342(8873). 710–711. 415 indexed citations
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Goldgaber, Dmitry, R Bhasin, Luisa Gregori, et al.. (1993). Sequestration of Amyloid β‐Peptidea. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 695(1). 139–143. 27 indexed citations
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Walsh, Thomas J., Dwaine F. Emerich, & D. E. Schmechel. (1989). GM1 ganglioside attenuates the behavioral deficits but not the granule cell damage produced by intradentate colchicine. Brain Research. 478(1). 24–33. 20 indexed citations
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Hanin, Israel, et al.. (1988). AF64A-induced working memory impairment: behavioral, neurochemical and histological correlates. Brain Research. 463(1). 107–117. 92 indexed citations
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Hooghe‐Peters, E. L., M. Dubois-Dalcq, & D. E. Schmechel. (1979). Visna virus-induced fusion of nerve cells in vitro.. PubMed. 41(3). 247–55. 6 indexed citations
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Schmechel, D. E. & Donald M. Crothers. (1971). Kinetic and hydrodynamic studies of the complex of proflavine with poly A·poly U. Biopolymers. 10(3). 465–480. 138 indexed citations

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