Ira G. Schulman

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ira G. Schulman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ira G. Schulman has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ira G. Schulman's work include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (20 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (19 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (10 papers). Ira G. Schulman is often cited by papers focused on Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (20 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (19 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (10 papers). Ira G. Schulman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Sweden. Ira G. Schulman's co-authors include Richard A. Heyman, Ronald M. Evans, Henry Juguilon, Eric D. Bischoff, Debabrata Chakravarti, Norbert Leitinger, Vickie J. LaMorte, Marc Montminy, Toshihiro Nakajima and Michael C. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ira G. Schulman

49 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Role of CBP/P300 in nuclear receptor signalling

1996 795 citations Debabrata Chakravarti, Vickie J. LaMorte et al. Nature profile →
Errα and Gabpa/b specify PGC-1α-dependent oxidative phosphorylation gene expression that is altered in diabetic muscle

2004 572 citations Vamsi K. Mootha, Christoph Handschin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ira G. Schulman United States	31	3.2k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	729	49	5.1k
Frances M. Sladek United States	39	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	926 0.9×	320 0.4×	68	5.6k
Hueng-Sik Choi South Korea	31	2.5k 0.8×	886 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	949 0.9×	377 0.5×	67	4.4k
Knut R. Steffensen Sweden	42	2.6k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	498 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	769 1.1×	97	5.1k
Patrice Denèfle France	35	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.7×	617 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	392 0.5×	69	4.9k
Stefan Westin United States	21	3.6k 1.1×	465 0.3×	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	732 1.0×	26	5.5k
Michael R. Briggs United States	20	4.5k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	640 0.6×	689 0.7×	428 0.6×	25	6.4k
Liming Pei United States	28	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	409 0.4×	850 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	37	5.1k
Sotirios K. Karathanasis United States	42	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	408 0.4×	565 0.8×	85	6.2k
Jacqueline G. Alvarez United States	9	3.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	316 0.3×	810 0.8×	783 1.1×	9	5.5k
Donald K. Scott United States	41	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	431 0.4×	476 0.7×	98	5.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schulman, Ira G., et al.. (2025). A mutation in LXRα uncovers a role for cholesterol sensing in limiting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1102–1102. 7 indexed citations

Schulman, Ira G., et al.. (2021). Liver X receptors and liver physiology. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867(6). 166121–166121. 33 indexed citations

Belorusova, Anna Y., Emma Evertsson, Jenny Sandmark, et al.. (2019). Structural analysis identifies an escape route from the adverse lipogenic effects of liver X receptor ligands. Communications Biology. 2(1). 431–431. 22 indexed citations

Kick, Ellen K., Richard Martin, Yinong Xie, et al.. (2014). Liver X Receptor (LXR) partial agonists: Biaryl pyrazoles and imidazoles displaying a preference for LXRβ. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(2). 372–377. 33 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuan, Sarah R. Breevoort, Jerry Angdisen, et al.. (2012). Liver LXRα expression is crucial for whole body cholesterol homeostasis and reverse cholesterol transport in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(5). 1688–1699. 167 indexed citations

Cheng, Feng, Dan Theodorescu, Ira G. Schulman, & Jae K. Lee. (2011). In vitro transcriptomic prediction of hepatotoxicity for early drug discovery. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 290. 27–36. 27 indexed citations

Bischoff, Eric D., Chris Daige, Mary Petrowski, et al.. (2010). Non-redundant roles for LXR and LXR in atherosclerosis susceptibility in low density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 51(5). 900–906. 78 indexed citations

Martin, Richard, Tielin Wang, Paige E. Mahaney, et al.. (2009). Discovery of XL335 (WAY-362450), a Highly Potent, Selective, and Orally Active Agonist of the Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52(4). 904–907. 141 indexed citations

Schulman, Ira G., et al.. (2009). Chapter 1 Regulation of Metabolism by Nuclear Hormone Receptors. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 87. 1–51. 3 indexed citations

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Schulman, Ira G.. (2009). Cholesterol Worships a New Idol. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 1(2). 75–76. 2 indexed citations

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Mootha, Vamsi K., Christoph Handschin, Xiaohui Xie, et al.. (2004). Errα and Gabpa/b specify PGC-1α-dependent oxidative phosphorylation gene expression that is altered in diabetic muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(17). 6570–6575. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Jiali, P Pircher, Ira G. Schulman, & Stefan Westin. (2004). Regulation of Complement C3 Expression by the Bile Acid Receptor FXR. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(9). 7427–7434. 80 indexed citations

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Schulman, Ira G. & Richard A. Heyman. (2004). The Flip Side. Chemistry & Biology. 11(5). 639–646. 57 indexed citations

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Pircher, P, Mary Petrowski, Rajendra K. Tangirala, et al.. (2003). Farnesoid X Receptor Regulates Bile Acid-Amino Acid Conjugation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(30). 27703–27711. 146 indexed citations

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Muscat, George E.O., Brandee Wagner, Jinzhao Hou, et al.. (2002). Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis and Lipid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle by Liver X Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(43). 40722–40728. 89 indexed citations

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Shao, Gang, R A Heyman, & Ira G. Schulman. (2000). Three Amino Acids Specify Coactivator Choice By Retinoid X Receptors. Molecular Endocrinology. 14(8). 1198–1209. 19 indexed citations

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Lala, Deepak S., Ranjan Mukherjee, Ira G. Schulman, et al.. (1996). Activation of specific RXR heterodimers by an antagonist of RXR homodimers. Nature. 383(6599). 450–453. 134 indexed citations

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Chakravarti, Debabrata, Vickie J. LaMorte, Michael C. Nelson, et al.. (1996). Role of CBP/P300 in nuclear receptor signalling. Nature. 383(6595). 99–103. 795 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schulman, Ira G., Tongtong Wang, Laurie A. Stargell, Martin A. Gorovsky, & C. David Allis. (1991). Cell-cell interactions trigger the rapid induction of a specific high mobility group-like protein during early stages of conjugation in Tetrahymena. Developmental Biology. 143(2). 248–257. 6 indexed citations

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Schulman, Ira G. & Kerry Bloom. (1991). Centromeres: An Integrated Protein/DNA Complex Required for Chromosome Movement. PubMed. 7(1). 311–336. 45 indexed citations

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