Helen H. Hobbs

58.2k total citations · 22 hit papers
192 papers, 44.5k citations indexed

About

Helen H. Hobbs is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen H. Hobbs has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 44.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Surgery, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Helen H. Hobbs's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (59 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (57 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (36 papers). Helen H. Hobbs is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (59 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (57 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (36 papers). Helen H. Hobbs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Helen H. Hobbs's co-authors include Jonathan C. Cohen, Jay D. Horton, Eric Boerwinkle, Alexander Pertsemlidis, Scott M. Grundy, Michael S. Brown, Joseph L. Goldstein, Liqing Yu, Thomas H. Mosley and Julia Kozlitina and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Helen H. Hobbs

192 papers receiving 43.6k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of Hepatic Steatosis in An Urban Populatio... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2004 2008 2006 1996 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Prevalence of Hepatic Steatosis in An Urban Population in the United States: Impact of Ethnicity
    2004 2.9k citations Jay D. Horton, Jonathan C. Cohen et al. Hepatology profile →
  2. Genetic variation in PNPLA3 confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
    2008 2.5k citations Julia Kozlitina, Alexander Pertsemlidis et al. profile →
  3. Sequence Variations in PCSK9, Low LDL, and Protection against Coronary Heart Disease
    2006 2.2k citations Jonathan C. Cohen, Eric Boerwinkle et al. profile →
  4. Identification of Scavenger Receptor SR-BI as a High Density Lipoprotein Receptor
    1996 1.9k citations Helen H. Hobbs et al. Science profile →
  5. Human Fatty Liver Disease: Old Questions and New Insights
    2011 1.7k citations Jonathan C. Cohen, Jay D. Horton et al. Science profile →
  6. Accumulation of Dietary Cholesterol in Sitosterolemia Caused by Mutations in Adjacent ABC Transporters
    2000 1.3k citations Knut Erik Berge, Liqing Yu et al. Science profile →
  7. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure hepatic triglyceride content: prevalence of hepatic steatosis in the general population
    2004 1.2k citations Scott M. Grundy, Helen H. Hobbs et al. profile →
  8. A Common Allele on Chromosome 9 Associated with Coronary Heart Disease
    2007 1.2k citations Ruth McPherson, Alexander Pertsemlidis et al. Science profile →
  9. Low LDL cholesterol in individuals of African descent resulting from frequent nonsense mutations in PCSK9
    2005 1.0k citations Jonathan C. Cohen, Alexander Pertsemlidis et al. profile →
  10. Molecular genetics of the LDL receptor gene in familial hypercholesterolemia
    1992 924 citations Helen H. Hobbs et al. profile →
  11. Exome-wide association study identifies a TM6SF2 variant that confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
    2014 867 citations Julia Kozlitina, Anne Tybjærg‐Hansen et al. profile →
  12. Multiple Rare Alleles Contribute to Low Plasma Levels of HDL Cholesterol
    2004 799 citations Jonathan C. Cohen, Robert S. Kiss et al. Science profile →
  13. Apolipoprotein(a) gene accounts for greater than 90% of the variation in plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations.
    1992 773 citations Eric Boerwinkle, Giulia Chiesa et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  14. Regulation of ATP-binding Cassette Sterol Transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8 by the Liver X Receptors α and β
    2002 690 citations Joyce J. Repa, Knut Erik Berge et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  15. Binding of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 to Epidermal Growth Factor-like Repeat A of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Decreases Receptor Recycling and Increases Degradation
    2007 647 citations Jay D. Horton, Jonathan C. Cohen et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  16. High-density lipoprotein binding to scavenger receptor-BI activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase
    2001 618 citations Yves L. Marcel, Helen H. Hobbs et al. profile →
  17. Disruption of Abcg5 and Abcg8 in mice reveals their crucial role in biliary cholesterol secretion
    2002 582 citations Liqing Yu, Robert E. Hammer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol
    2002 555 citations Liqing Yu, Jia Li-Hawkins et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  19. THE LDL RECEPTOR LOCUS IN FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: Mutational Analysis of a Membrane Protein
    1990 544 citations Helen H. Hobbs et al. profile →
  20. Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol
    2002 511 citations Liqing Yu, Jia Li-Hawkins et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  21. Molecular Characterization of Loss-of-Function Mutations in PCSK9 and Identification of a Compound Heterozygote
    2006 500 citations Lisa N. Kinch, Jay D. Horton et al. profile →
  22. Adiposity amplifies the genetic risk of fatty liver disease conferred by multiple loci
    2017 285 citations Julia Kozlitina, Anne Tybjærg‐Hansen 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
Helen H. Hobbs United States 99 21.3k 12.9k 12.6k 11.9k 7.3k 192 44.5k
Jonathan C. Cohen United States 81 14.1k 0.7× 9.7k 0.8× 11.6k 0.9× 10.3k 0.9× 6.3k 0.9× 181 34.5k
Jay D. Horton United States 74 16.6k 0.8× 15.9k 1.2× 11.8k 0.9× 7.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.4× 123 37.7k
Joseph L. Witztum United States 139 21.8k 1.0× 18.4k 1.4× 10.1k 0.8× 10.4k 0.9× 10.4k 1.4× 460 72.1k
Alan R. Tall United States 119 24.6k 1.2× 16.9k 1.3× 5.8k 0.5× 12.8k 1.1× 5.2k 0.7× 365 45.3k
Marja‐Riitta Taskinen Finland 100 16.8k 0.8× 8.8k 0.7× 8.7k 0.7× 24.4k 2.0× 11.6k 1.6× 571 46.0k
Elizabeth M. Brunt United States 81 8.9k 0.4× 8.2k 0.6× 39.0k 3.1× 15.6k 1.3× 3.9k 0.5× 273 50.2k
Jean‐Charles Fruchart France 94 10.3k 0.5× 15.8k 1.2× 5.0k 0.4× 7.3k 0.6× 4.1k 0.6× 382 31.8k
Timothy M. Willson United States 97 10.8k 0.5× 31.4k 2.4× 7.0k 0.6× 6.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.2× 230 54.1k
Steven A. Kliewer United States 102 11.1k 0.5× 33.0k 2.6× 7.8k 0.6× 6.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.2× 168 56.3k
Jan L. Breslow United States 96 12.0k 0.6× 9.7k 0.7× 4.1k 0.3× 8.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 266 29.9k

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All Works

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Das, Avash, Haili Cheng, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). The ubiquitin E3 ligase BFAR promotes degradation of PNPLA3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(6). e2312291121–e2312291121. 8 indexed citations
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Adam, Rene C., Poulabi Banerjee, Sara Hamon, et al.. (2020). Angiopoietin-like protein 3 governs LDL-cholesterol levels through endothelial lipase-dependent VLDL clearance. Journal of Lipid Research. 61(9). 1271–1286. 124 indexed citations
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Faulkner, James, et al.. (2019). Effects of robotic-assisted gait training on the central vascular health of individuals with spinal cord injury: A pilot study. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 44(2). 299–305. 16 indexed citations
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Witham, Miles D., et al.. (2016). Acute kidney injury: the business of risk. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, Matthew A. Mitsche, Dieter Lütjohann, et al.. (2014). Relative roles of ABCG5/ABCG8 in liver and intestine. Journal of Lipid Research. 56(2). 319–330. 128 indexed citations
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Kozlitina, Julia, Eric Boerwinkle, Jonathan C. Cohen, & Helen H. Hobbs. (2010). Dissociation betweenAPOC3variants, hepatic triglyceride content and insulin resistance. Hepatology. 53(2). 467–474. 93 indexed citations
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Yang, Chendong, et al.. (2008). Functional characterization of genetic variants in NPC1L1 supports the sequencing extremes strategy to identify complex trait genes. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(14). 2101–2107. 50 indexed citations
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McPherson, Ruth, Alexander Pertsemlidis, Nihan Kavaslar, et al.. (2007). A Common Allele on Chromosome 9 Associated with Coronary Heart Disease. Science. 316(5830). 1488–1491. 1164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horton, Janet K., Justus B. Cohen, & Helen H. Hobbs. (2007). Molecular biology of PCSK9: its role in LDL metabolism. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 32(2). 71–77. 464 indexed citations
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McPherson, Ruth, Alexander Pertsemlidis, Nihan Kavaslar, et al.. (2007). A Common Allele on Chromosome 9 Associated With Coronary Heart Disease. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(9). 584–585. 445 indexed citations
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Cohen, Jonathan C., Eric Boerwinkle, Thomas H. Mosley, & Helen H. Hobbs. (2006). Artigo recomendado do mês: Sequence variations in PCSK9, low LDL, and protection against coronary heart disease. Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia. 25. 769–771. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Jonathan C., Robert S. Kiss, Alexander Pertsemlidis, et al.. (2004). Multiple Rare Alleles Contribute to Low Plasma Levels of HDL Cholesterol. Science. 305(5685). 869–872. 799 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Liqing, Sarita Gupta, Fang Xu, et al.. (2004). Expression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 Is Required for Regulation of Biliary Cholesterol Secretion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(10). 8742–8747. 184 indexed citations
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Peshock, Ronald M., Darren K. McGuire, DuWayne L. Willett, et al.. (2004). African Americans and Caucasians have a similar prevalence of coronary calcium in the Dallas Heart Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(5). 1011–1017. 149 indexed citations
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Yang, Chendong, Liqing Yu, Weiping Li, et al.. (2004). Disruption of cholesterol homeostasis by plant sterols. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(6). 813–822. 130 indexed citations
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Graf, Gregory A, Weiping Li, Robert D. Gerard, et al.. (2002). Coexpression of ATP-binding cassette proteins ABCG5 and ABCG8 permits their transport to the apical surface. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(5). 659–669. 237 indexed citations
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Yu, Liqing, Jia Li-Hawkins, Robert E. Hammer, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(5). 671–680. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Liqing, Jia Li-Hawkins, Robert E. Hammer, et al.. (2002). Overexpression of ABCG5 and ABCG8 promotes biliary cholesterol secretion and reduces fractional absorption of dietary cholesterol. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(5). 671–680. 28 indexed citations
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Linton, MacRae F., Robert V. Farese, Giulia Chiesa, et al.. (1993). Transgenic mice expressing high plasma concentrations of human apolipoprotein B100 and lipoprotein(a).. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(6). 3029–3037. 201 indexed citations
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Hobbs, Helen H.. (1962). Tumours and Failing Vision. BMJ. 2(5299). 255.2–255. 3 indexed citations

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