Howard Sprecher

11.3k citations

175 papers · 9.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.02%
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.05%
- Fatty Acid Research and Health

Papers in

Biochemistry 92
- Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology 57
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis 43
Clinical Biochemistry 48
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders 47

Co-authors: Philip Needleman Devanand L. Luthria John T. Bernert Shankar K. Sankarappa Anne Voss Marta I. Aveldaño Amiram Raz James I. MacDonald
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (27 papers)Prostaglandins (9 papers)Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (8 papers)Journal of Lipid Research (7 papers)Progress in Lipid Research (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Russia

In The Last Decade

Howard Sprecher

173 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Metabolism of highly unsaturated n-3 and n-6 fatty acids 2000 · 675 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2000 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
1991 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1979 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Intercellular Communication in Fatty Acid Metabolism1 World review of nutrition and dietetics ·Howard Sprecher, Devanand L. Luthria, Michelle Geiger, B. Selma Mohammed, M P Reinhart	2015	0
2	Functional Characterization of Δ3,Δ2-Enoyl-CoA Isomerases from Rat Liver Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Dongyan Zhang, Wenfeng Yu, Brian V. Geisbrecht, Stephen J. Gould, Howard Sprecher, Horst Schulz	2002	45
3	The roles of anabolic and catabolic reactions in the synthesis and recycling of polyunsaturated fatty acids Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids ·Howard Sprecher	2002	86
4	Differences in the Regulation of the Biosynthesis and Esterification of 20- versus 22-Carbon Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids World review of nutrition and dietetics ·Howard Sprecher	2000	3
5	Metabolism of highly unsaturated n-3 and n-6 fatty acids Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·Howard Sprecher Hit paper breakdown →	2000	675
6	An update on the pathways of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care ·Howard Sprecher	1999	41
7	A comparison of the metabolism of [3-14C]-labeled 22- and 24-carbon (n−3) and (n−6) unsaturated fatty acids by rat testes and liver Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·Feng Yin, Qi Chen, Howard Sprecher	1999	11
8	Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Successful Treatment of Acute Cardiomyopathy Biochemical and Molecular Medicine ·Mary Carole Brown-Harrison, Mohamed A. Nada, Howard Sprecher, Christine Vianey‐Saban, John W. Farquhar, Angela C. Gilladoga, Charles R. Roe	1996	69
9	Differences in the regulation of biosynthesis of 20- versus 22-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids ·Howard Sprecher, S Baykousheva, Devanand L. Luthria, B.S. Mohammed	1995	19
10	Studies to determine if rat liver contains chain-length-specific acyl-CoA 6-desaturases Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·M. Geiger, B. Selma Mohammed, Shankar K. Sankarappa, Howard Sprecher	1993	61
11	Binding of carbamyl-platelet-activating factor to the raji lymphoblast platelet-activating factor receptor International Journal of Immunopharmacology ·Jeffrey B. Travers, Qian Li, Howard Sprecher, Richard H. Fertel	1992	5
12	2,4-Dienoyl-coenzyme A reductase deficiency: a possible new disorder of fatty acid oxidation. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Charles R. Roe, David S. Millington, Daniel L. Norwood, Naoki Kodo, Howard Sprecher, Bisala Mohammed, Mohamed A. Nada, Horst Schulz, Robert McVie	1990	69
13	Metabolism of 13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid by MOLT-4 lymphocytes Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Christos Hadjiagapiou, Jeffrey B. Travers, Richard H. Fertel, Howard Sprecher	1990	4
14	Studies on the incorporation and transacylation of various fatty acids in choline and ethanolamine-containing phosphoacyglycerol subclasses in human neutrophils Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·James I. MacDonald, Howard Sprecher	1989	25
15	Metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids by an (n − 6)-lipoxygenase associated with human ejaculates Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Ernst H. Oliw, Howard Sprecher	1989	31
16	Selective acyl transfer in the reacylation of brain glycerophospholipids. Comparison of three acylation systems for 1-alk-1′-enylglycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1-acylglycero-3-phosphoethanolamine and 1-acylglycero-3-phosphocholine in rat brain microsomes Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Yasuo Masuzawa, Takayuki Sugiura, Howard Sprecher, Keizo Waku	1989	52
17	Interactions between the metabolism of n‐3 and n‐6 fatty acids Journal of Internal Medicine ·Howard Sprecher	1989	35
18	Anti-aggregatory and contractile activity of analogues of prostaglandins E1, D1 and H1 Biochemical Pharmacology ·Thomas W. Lysz, Diane Felsen, Howard Sprecher	1987	2
19	Isolation of two novel E prostaglandins in human seminal fluid. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ernst H. Oliw, Howard Sprecher, Mats Hámberg	1986	29
20	Evaluation of superoxide anion and singlet oxygen in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins from eicosa-8,11,14-trienoic acid Prostaglandins ·Rao V. Panganamala, Nicholas Robert Brownlee, Howard Sprecher, David G. Cornwell	1974	39

About Howard Sprecher

Howard Sprecher is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, having authored 175 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (63 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (57 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (54 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (47 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (43 papers), Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (27 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (16 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (3.6k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (4.1k citations), Clinical Biochemistry (1.1k citations), Aquatic Science (749 citations) and Molecular Biology (4.0k citations). Howard Sprecher has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Philip Needleman, Devanand L. Luthria, John T. Bernert, Shankar K. Sankarappa, Anne Voss, Marta I. Aveldaño, Amiram Raz, James I. MacDonald, S Baykousheva and Mark S. Minkes. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Prostaglandins, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Journal of Lipid Research and Progress in Lipid Research.

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