John J. Lemasters

58.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
446 papers, 32.8k citations indexed

About

John J. Lemasters is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Lemasters has authored 446 papers receiving a total of 32.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Molecular Biology, 144 papers in Surgery and 120 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in John J. Lemasters's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (131 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (126 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (87 papers). John J. Lemasters is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (131 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (126 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (87 papers). John J. Lemasters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. John J. Lemasters's co-authors include Ronald G. Thurman, Hartmut Jaeschke, Insil Kim, Sara Rodríguez‐Enríquez, Brian Herman, Lihua He, B. Herman, Anna‐Liisa Nieminen, Gregory J. Gores and Zhi Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John J. Lemasters

431 papers receiving 32.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Selective degradation of mitochondria by mitophagy

2007 1.3k citations John J. Lemasters et al. profile →
Selective Mitochondrial Autophagy, or Mitophagy, as a Targeted Defense Against Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Aging

2005 1.1k citations John J. Lemasters profile →
Rhodamine 123 as a probe of transmembrane potential in isolated rat-liver mitochondria: spectral and metabolic properties

1986 705 citations John J. Lemasters et al. profile →
Mitochondrial permeability transition: a common pathway to necrosis and apoptosis

2003 619 citations Kim Js, John J. Lemasters et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Apoptosis and Necrosis in the Liver: A Tale of Two Deaths?

2006 530 citations Harmeet Malhi, Gregory J. Gores et al. Hepatology profile →
The mitochondrial permeability transition initiates autophagy in rat hepatocytes

2001 527 citations John J. Lemasters et al. profile →
Mitochondrial calcium and the permeability transition in cell death

2009 520 citations John J. Lemasters, Zhi Zhong et al. profile →
Blebbing, free Ca2+ and mitochondrial membrane potential preceding cell death in hepatocytes

1987 455 citations John J. Lemasters, Anna‐Liisa Nieminen et al. profile →
Ceramide targets autophagosomes to mitochondria and induces lethal mitophagy

2012 432 citations Venkat K. Ramshesh, John J. Lemasters et al. profile →
Functions of autophagy in normal and diseased liver

2013 373 citations Mark J. Czaja, Wen-Xing Ding et al. Autophagy profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ceramide-Induced Metabolic Stress Depletes Fumarate and Drives Mitophagy to Mediate Tumor Suppression 2025 ·Cancer Research ·Natalia V. Oleinik, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zdzisław M. Szulc, Elizabeth G. Hill, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Hüseyin Çimen, (unknown), Christina Voelkel‐Johnson, Michelle M. Lilly, John J. Lemasters, Norma Frizzell, Xue‐Zhong Yu, Shikhar Mehrotra, Besim Öğretmen	1
2	MitoTracker Red for isolation of zone-specific hepatocytes and characterization of hepatic sublobular metabolism 2024 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), Kenji Takemoto, Jiangting Hu, (unknown), (unknown), Zhi Zhong, John J. Lemasters	0
3	Role of Mitochondrial Iron Uptake in Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jiangting Hu, Anna‐Liisa Nieminen, Zhi Zhong, John J. Lemasters	4
4	917 CHRONIC-BINGE ETHANOL (CBE) CAUSES MITOCHONDRIAL DEPOLARIZATION (MTDEPO), DISTRUPTED MITOCHONDRIAL HEMEOSTASIS, AND RELEASE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DAMAGE-ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERNS (MTDAMPS): REVERSAL BY ALDA-1 2023 ·Gastroenterology ·Devadoss J. Samuvel, (unknown), John J. Lemasters, Zhi Zhong	1
5	LP342, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, decreases nitro-oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatic ischaemia/reperfusion injury in mice 2023 ·PubMed ·Devadoss J. Samuvel, Yasodha Krishnasamy, Li Li, John J. Lemasters, C. James Chou, Zhi Zhong	6
6	Autophagy Attenuates Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Reducing Oxidative Stress 2015 ·Antioxidants and Redox Signaling ·Yuan Hu, Xianren Wang, Kayla Hill, Jun Chen, John J. Lemasters, Shiming Yang, Su‐Hua Sha	142
7	Low Dose Acetaminophen Induces Reversible Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with Transient c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Activation in Mouse Liver 2015 ·Toxicological Sciences ·Jiangting Hu, Venkat K. Ramshesh, Mitchell R. McGill, Hartmut Jaeschke, John J. Lemasters	80
8	Functions of autophagy in normal and diseased liver breakdown → 2013 ·Autophagy ·Mark J. Czaja, Wen-Xing Ding, Terrence M. Donohue, Scott L. Friedman, Kim Js, Masaaki Komatsu, John J. Lemasters, Antoinette Lemoine, Jiandie D. Lin, Jing‐hsiung James Ou, David H. Perlmutter, Glenn Randall, Ratna B. Ray, Allan Tsung, Xiao-Ming Yin	373
9	Voltage-dependent Anion Channels Modulate Mitochondrial Metabolism in Cancer Cells 2013 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Eduardo N. Maldonado, Kely L. Sheldon, David N. DeHart, Jyoti Patnaik, Yefim Manevich, Danyelle M. Townsend, Sergey M. Bezrukov, Tatiana K. Rostovtseva, John J. Lemasters	205
10	Translocation of Glycolytic ATP into Mitochondria of Cancer Cells does not Utilize the Adenine Nucleotide Transporter 2013 ·Biophysical Journal ·Eduardo N. Maldonado, (unknown), David N. DeHart, (unknown), John J. Lemasters	2
11	Autophagy in Alcohol‐Induced Liver Diseases 2012 ·Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research ·Angela Dolganiuc, Paul G. Thomes, Wen‐Xing Ding, John J. Lemasters, Terrence M. Donohue	82
12	Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Modulates Mitochondrial Oxidant Stress in Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity 2011 ·Toxicological Sciences ·Mary Lynn Bajt, Anup Ramachandran, (unknown), Margitta Lebofsky, Anwar Farhood, John J. Lemasters, Hartmut Jaeschke	89
13	Free Tubulin Modulates Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Cancer Cells 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Eduardo N. Maldonado, Jyoti Patnaik, (unknown), John J. Lemasters	181
14	Lysosomal Iron Mobilization and Induction of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Acetaminophen-Induced Toxicity to Mouse Hepatocytes 2010 ·Toxicological Sciences ·Kazuyoshi Kon, Jae‐Sung Kim, Akira Uchiyama, Hartmut Jaeschke, John J. Lemasters	77
15	Role of apoptosis in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity 2007 ·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Kazuyoshi Kon, Kenichi Ikejima, Kyoko Okumura, Tomonori Aoyama, Kumiko Arai, Yoshiyuki Takei, John J. Lemasters, Nobuhiro Sato	56
16	Apoptosis and Necrosis in the Liver: A Tale of Two Deaths? breakdown → 2006 ·Hepatology ·Harmeet Malhi, Gregory J. Gores, John J. Lemasters	530
17	Nitric oxide protects rat hepatocytes against reperfusion injury mediated by the mitochondrial permeability transition 2004 ·Hepatology ·Jae‐Sung Kim, Shigetoshi Ohshima, Peter Pediaditakis, John J. Lemasters	88
18	ALTERATION IN KUPFFER CELL FUNCTION AFTER MILD HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK 2001 ·Shock ·John P. Hunt, (unknown), Michelle R. Brownstein, (unknown), L. B. Roberts, Robert T. Currin, John J. Lemasters, Christopher C. Baker	12
19	Mitochondrial dysfunction and cytoskeletal disruption during chemical hypoxia to cultured rat hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells: The pH paradox and cytoprotection by glucose, acidotic pH, and glycine 1998 ·Hepatology ·Y Nishimura, Lewis H. Romer, John J. Lemasters	86
20	Optical microscopy : emerging methods and applications 1993 ·Academic Press eBooks ·Brian Herman, John J. Lemasters	67

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