John A. Glomset

16.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
85 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

John A. Glomset is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Glomset has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in John A. Glomset's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (22 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (14 papers). John A. Glomset is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (22 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (19 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (14 papers). John A. Glomset collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Germany. John A. Glomset's co-authors include Russell Ross, Christopher C. Farnsworth, Michael H. Gelb, Kaare R. Norum, Andreas J. R. Habenicht, Sharon L. Wolda, W C King, Carolyn D. Mitchell, Alex V. Nichols and K. R. Applegate and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John A. Glomset

85 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

The plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase reaction 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 1976 1973 1976 1981 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. The plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase reaction
    1968 2.0k citations John A. Glomset Journal of Lipid Research profile →
  2. The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
    1976 1.5k citations Russell Ross, John A. Glomset profile →
  3. Atherosclerosis and the Arterial Smooth Muscle Cell
    1973 1.1k citations Russell Ross, John A. Glomset profile →
  4. The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
    1976 925 citations Russell Ross, John A. Glomset profile →
  5. Early changes in phosphatidylinositol and arachidonic acid metabolism in quiescent swiss 3T3 cells stimulated to divide by platelet-derived growth factor.
    1981 432 citations Andreas J. R. Habenicht, John A. Glomset et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  6. The Metabolic Role of Lecithin: Cholesterol Acyltransferase: Perspectives from Pathology
    1973 391 citations John A. Glomset, Kaare R. Norum PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Glomset United States 50 6.6k 4.5k 2.3k 1.9k 1.5k 85 13.3k
J L Goldstein United States 47 6.3k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 57 11.9k
J L Goldstein United States 45 5.1k 0.8× 4.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 60 10.7k
Yves L. Marcel Canada 56 4.5k 0.7× 4.9k 1.1× 3.5k 1.5× 2.1k 1.1× 833 0.6× 155 10.8k
M S Brown United States 49 8.8k 1.3× 6.0k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 3.2k 2.1× 57 16.0k
David Y. Hui United States 61 4.7k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 820 0.5× 199 11.7k
Ulrike Beisiegel† Germany 60 3.8k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 2.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 862 0.6× 180 11.2k
Godfrey S. Getz United States 61 5.1k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 642 0.4× 221 11.6k
D.B. Zilversmit United States 49 3.9k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 916 0.6× 143 10.7k
Trudy M. Forte United States 52 3.6k 0.5× 3.8k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 569 0.4× 175 9.5k
Sissel Lund‐Katz United States 63 5.1k 0.8× 4.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 630 0.4× 147 9.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brockman, Howard L., Maureen M. Momsen, Weiling C. King, & John A. Glomset. (2007). Structural Determinants of the Packing and Electrostatic Behavior of Unsaturated Phosphoglycerides. Biophysical Journal. 93(10). 3491–3503. 5 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A.. (2006). Role of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Neuronal Plasma Membranes. Science s STKE. 2006(321). pe6–pe6. 36 indexed citations
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Lin, Qishan, Henry N. Higgs, & John A. Glomset. (2000). Membrane Lipids Have Multiple Effects on Interfacial Catalysis by a Phosphatidic Acid-Preferring Phospholipase A1 from Bovine Testis. Biochemistry. 39(31). 9335–9344. 9 indexed citations
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Higgs, Henry N., May Han, Guy E. Johnson, & John A. Glomset. (1998). Cloning of a Phosphatidic Acid-preferring Phospholipase A1 from Bovine Testis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(10). 5468–5477. 73 indexed citations
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Hollenback, David & John A. Glomset. (1998). On the Relation between a Stearoyl-Specific Transacylase from Bovine Testis Membranes and a Copurifying Acyltransferase. Biochemistry. 37(1). 363–376. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Li, Geeng-Fu Jang, Christopher C. Farnsworth, et al.. (1995). [16] Synthetic prenylated peptides: Studying prenyl protein-specific endoprotease and other aspects of protein prenylation. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 250. 189–206. 14 indexed citations
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Salbach, P., Eberhard von Hodenberg, Jens Koßmann, et al.. (1992). Differential low density lipoprotein receptor-dependent formation of eicosanoids in human blood-derived monocytes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(6). 2439–2443. 31 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Kohei, Gary W. Goodwin, Farideh Ghomashchi, John A. Glomset, & Michael H. Gelb. (1991). A protein geranylgeranyltransferase from bovine brain: implications for protein prenylation specificity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(12). 5302–5306. 196 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Marnie L., Kathryn Mack, Ciarán Richardson, & John A. Glomset. (1988). Regulation of diacylglycerol kinase reaction in Swiss 3T3 cells. Increased phosphorylation of endogenous diacylglycerol and decreased phosphorylation of didecanoylglycerol in response to platelet-derived growth factor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(3). 1575–1583. 81 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Marnie L., Kathryn Mack, & John A. Glomset. (1987). Regulation of phosphoinositide phosphorylation in Swiss 3T3 cells stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(3). 1105–1110. 25 indexed citations
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Schmidt, R., Claudio Schneider, & John A. Glomset. (1984). Evidence for post-translational incorporation of a product of mevalonic acid into Swiss 3T3 cell proteins.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(16). 10175–10180. 203 indexed citations
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Habenicht, Andreas J. R., et al.. (1981). Early changes in phosphatidylinositol and arachidonic acid metabolism in quiescent swiss 3T3 cells stimulated to divide by platelet-derived growth factor.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 256(23). 12329–12335. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Glomset, John A., Katherine L. Applegate, T M Forte, et al.. (1980). Abnormalities in lipoproteins of d < 1.006 g/ml in familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency. Journal of Lipid Research. 21(8). 1116–1127. 27 indexed citations
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Norum, Kaare R., John A. Glomset, Alex V. Nichols, et al.. (1975). Plasma Lipoproteins in Familial Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency: Effects of Incubation with Lecithin: Cholesterol Acyltransferase in vitro. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 35(sup142). 31–55. 99 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A., Kaare R. Norum, Alex V. Nichols, et al.. (1974). Plasma lipoprotein metabolism in familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency.. PubMed. 137. 165–72. 23 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A.. (1970). Physiological Ce:Roles of Lecithin—Cholesterol Acyltransferase. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(8). 1129–1136. 140 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A., et al.. (1964). Some properties of a cholesterol esterifying enzyme in human plasma. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Enzymological Subjects. 89(2). 266–276. 264 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A., et al.. (1962). The esterification in vitro of free cholesterol in human and rat plasma. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 58(3). 398–406. 125 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A.. (1962). The mechanism of the plasma cholesterol esterification reaction: Plasma fatty acid transferase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 65(1). 128–135. 318 indexed citations
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Glomset, John A.. (1959). The further purification and properties of a phosphatase from spleen able to hydrolyze completely the phosphorus of α-casein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 32. 349–357. 23 indexed citations

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