Jennifer A. Buffa

13.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
31 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Jennifer A. Buffa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer A. Buffa has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jennifer A. Buffa's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (6 papers). Jennifer A. Buffa is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (6 papers). Jennifer A. Buffa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Estonia. Jennifer A. Buffa's co-authors include Stanley L. Hazen, Zeneng Wang, W.H. Wilson Tang, Bruce S. Levison, Joseph A. DiDonato, Yuping Wu, Aldons J. Lusis, Elin Org, Xiaoming Fu and Weifei Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer A. Buffa

31 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreac... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2015 2014 2014 2014 400 800 1.2k
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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. Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk
    2016 1.4k citations Weifei Zhu, Jill C. Gregory et al. Cell profile →
  2. Non-lethal Inhibition of Gut Microbial Trimethylamine Production for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis
    2015 996 citations Zeneng Wang, Adam Roberts et al. Cell profile →
  3. Gut Microbiota-Dependent Trimethylamine N -Oxide (TMAO) Pathway Contributes to Both Development of Renal Insufficiency and Mortality Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease
    2014 955 citations W.H. Wilson Tang, Zeneng Wang et al. profile →
  4. Prognostic value of choline and betaine depends on intestinal microbiota-generated metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide
    2014 458 citations W.H. Wilson Tang, Jennifer A. Buffa et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  5. γ-Butyrobetaine Is a Proatherogenic Intermediate in Gut Microbial Metabolism of L-Carnitine to TMAO
    2014 424 citations Robert Koeth, Bruce S. Levison et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jennifer A. Buffa United States 20 4.0k 2.6k 747 592 535 31 5.8k
Earl B. Britt United States 4 4.8k 1.2× 3.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 743 1.3× 493 0.9× 4 7.0k
Weifei Zhu United States 19 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 512 0.7× 511 0.9× 424 0.8× 34 4.8k
Robert Koeth United States 10 5.6k 1.4× 3.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.9× 845 1.4× 601 1.1× 15 8.3k
Yoon‐Mi Chung United States 10 3.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 577 0.8× 475 0.8× 279 0.5× 17 4.4k
Xinmin S. Li United States 24 2.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 662 0.9× 338 0.6× 279 0.5× 47 3.7k
Jun Cai China 39 3.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 564 0.8× 597 1.0× 173 0.3× 184 5.8k
Diana M. Shih United States 49 3.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 518 0.7× 725 1.2× 252 0.5× 80 9.6k
Jill C. Gregory United States 7 2.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 449 0.6× 339 0.6× 340 0.6× 8 3.3k
Bina Joe United States 37 2.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 425 0.6× 405 0.7× 171 0.3× 181 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kaur, Navdeep, Prasenjit Prasad Saha, Jennifer A. Buffa, et al.. (2023). Exploratory Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals the Role of Gut Microbiota in Vascular Dementia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 8091–8091. 8 indexed citations
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Dwidar, Mohammed, Jennifer A. Buffa, Zeneng Wang, et al.. (2023). Assembling the anaerobic gamma-butyrobetaine to TMA metabolic pathway in Escherichia fergusonii and confirming its role in TMA production from dietary L- carnitine in murine models. mBio. 14(5). e0093723–e0093723. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yijun, Mohammed Dwidar, Ina Nemet, et al.. (2022). Two distinct gut microbial pathways contribute to meta-organismal production of phenylacetylglutamine with links to cardiovascular disease. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(1). 18–32.e9. 76 indexed citations
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Witkowski, Marco, Mario Witkowski, Julian Friebel, et al.. (2021). Vascular endothelial tissue factor contributes to trimethylamine N-oxide-enhanced arterial thrombosis. Cardiovascular Research. 118(10). 2367–2384. 72 indexed citations
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Zamanian-Daryoush, Maryam, Valentin Gogonea, Anthony J. DiDonato, et al.. (2020). Site-specific 5-hydroxytryptophan incorporation into apolipoprotein A-I impairs cholesterol efflux activity and high-density lipoprotein biogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(15). 4836–4848. 16 indexed citations
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Pathak, Preeti, Robert N. Helsley, Amanda L. Brown, et al.. (2020). Small molecule inhibition of gut microbial choline trimethylamine lyase activity alters host cholesterol and bile acid metabolism. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 318(6). H1474–H1486. 65 indexed citations
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Gupta, Nilaksh, Jennifer A. Buffa, Adam Roberts, et al.. (2020). Targeted Inhibition of Gut Microbial Trimethylamine N-Oxide Production Reduces Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis and Functional Impairment in a Murine Model of Chronic Kidney Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 40(5). 1239–1255. 126 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, Elin Org, Joseph A. DiDonato, et al.. (2020). Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk. UNC Libraries. 14 indexed citations
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Koeth, Robert, Miranda K. Culley, Zeneng Wang, et al.. (2019). CROTONOBETAINE IS A PROATHEROGENIC GUT MICROBIOTA METABOLITE OF L-CARNITINE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9). 14–14. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Weifei, Jennifer A. Buffa, Manya Warrier, et al.. (2018). Flavin monooxygenase 3, the host hepatic enzyme in the metaorganismal trimethylamine N‐oxide‐generating pathway, modulates platelet responsiveness and thrombosis risk. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 16(9). 1857–1872. 123 indexed citations
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Levison, Bruce S., Jennifer A. Buffa, Ying Huang, et al.. (2017). Myeloperoxidase-mediated protein lysine oxidation generates 2-aminoadipic acid and lysine nitrile in vivo. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 104. 20–31. 29 indexed citations
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Zhu, Weifei, Jill C. Gregory, Elin Org, et al.. (2016). Gut Microbial Metabolite TMAO Enhances Platelet Hyperreactivity and Thrombosis Risk. Cell. 165(1). 111–124. 1421 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Xiaodong, Zhiping Wu, Ying Huang, et al.. (2016). A Systematic Investigation of Structure/Function Requirements for the Apolipoprotein A-I/Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Interaction Loop of High-density Lipoprotein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(12). 6386–6395. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeneng, Joseph A. DiDonato, Jennifer A. Buffa, et al.. (2016). Eosinophil Peroxidase Catalyzed Protein Carbamylation Participates in Asthma. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(42). 22118–22135. 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Zeneng, Adam Roberts, Jennifer A. Buffa, et al.. (2015). Non-lethal Inhibition of Gut Microbial Trimethylamine Production for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis. Cell. 163(7). 1585–1595. 996 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Jennifer A. Buffa, Xiaoming Fu, et al.. (2014). Prognostic value of choline and betaine depends on intestinal microbiota-generated metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide. European Heart Journal. 35(14). 904–910. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koeth, Robert, Bruce S. Levison, Miranda K. Culley, et al.. (2014). γ-Butyrobetaine Is a Proatherogenic Intermediate in Gut Microbial Metabolism of L-Carnitine to TMAO. Cell Metabolism. 20(5). 799–812. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gregory, Jill C., Jennifer A. Buffa, Elin Org, et al.. (2014). Transmission of Atherosclerosis Susceptibility with Gut Microbial Transplantation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(9). 5647–5660. 382 indexed citations
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Zamanian-Daryoush, Maryam, Daniel J. Lindner, Thomas C. Tallant, et al.. (2013). The Cardioprotective Protein Apolipoprotein A1 Promotes Potent Anti-tumorigenic Effects. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(29). 21237–21252. 198 indexed citations
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Oggero, R, et al.. (1988). Transient Hyperphosphatasemia of Infancy. Acta Paediatrica. 77(2). 257–259. 6 indexed citations

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