John W. Bullen

4.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
25 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

John W. Bullen is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Bullen has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 12 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John W. Bullen's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (12 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). John W. Bullen is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (12 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). John W. Bullen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Greece. John W. Bullen's co-authors include Christos S. Mantzoros, Gregg L. Semenza, Haiquan Lu, Debangshu Samanta, Chuanzhao Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Jean L. Chan, Ivan Chen, Xiaoshun He and Alex M. DePaoli and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John W. Bullen

25 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

  1. Hypoxia induces the breast cancer stem cell phenotype by HIF-dependent and ALKBH5-mediated m 6 A-demethylation of NANOG mRNA
    2016 814 citations Chuanzhao Zhang, Debangshu Samanta et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Recombinant Human Leptin in Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
    2004 639 citations Corrine K. Welt, Jean L. Chan et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. HIF-1 regulates CD47 expression in breast cancer cells to promote evasion of phagocytosis and maintenance of cancer stem cells
    2015 325 citations Haiquan Lu, Lisha Xiang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Chemotherapy triggers HIF-1–dependent glutathione synthesis and copper chelation that induces the breast cancer stem cell phenotype
    2015 224 citations Haiquan Lu, Debangshu Samanta et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 W. Bullen United States 21 1.7k 921 917 836 812 25 3.7k
Nicoletta Filigheddu Italy 23 1.3k 0.8× 916 1.0× 516 0.6× 890 1.1× 370 0.5× 48 3.1k
Rüdiger Göke Germany 40 2.9k 1.7× 818 0.9× 573 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 420 0.5× 108 6.9k
Olga Charlat United States 13 1.8k 1.0× 734 0.8× 222 0.2× 1.2k 1.4× 650 0.8× 14 3.7k
Akihiro Funakoshi Japan 32 991 0.6× 514 0.6× 331 0.4× 563 0.7× 655 0.8× 229 4.0k
Muneyoshi Okada Japan 32 1.1k 0.6× 846 0.9× 438 0.5× 186 0.2× 923 1.1× 120 3.2k
Masanobu Yamada Japan 31 1.1k 0.6× 231 0.3× 239 0.3× 280 0.3× 329 0.4× 208 3.7k
Jill K. Fisher United States 22 3.1k 1.8× 647 0.7× 193 0.2× 222 0.3× 987 1.2× 27 4.5k
Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo Spain 26 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 528 0.6× 184 0.2× 366 0.5× 44 3.9k
Richard Z. Lin United States 36 2.3k 1.3× 384 0.4× 246 0.3× 147 0.2× 625 0.8× 81 3.9k
Nathan L. Price United States 26 1.5k 0.8× 908 1.0× 818 0.9× 182 0.2× 401 0.5× 47 3.0k

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All Works

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Zhang, Chuanzhao, Debangshu Samanta, Haiquan Lu, et al.. (2016). Hypoxia induces the breast cancer stem cell phenotype by HIF-dependent and ALKBH5-mediated m 6 A-demethylation of NANOG mRNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(14). E2047–56. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bullen, John W., Irina Tchernyshyov, Ronald J. Holewinski, et al.. (2016). Protein kinase A–dependent phosphorylation stimulates the transcriptional activity of hypoxia-inducible factor 1. Science Signaling. 9(430). ra56–ra56. 83 indexed citations
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Xiang, Lisha, Daniele M. Gilkes, Hongxia Hu, et al.. (2015). HIF-1α and TAZ serve as reciprocal co-activators in human breast cancer cells. Oncotarget. 6(14). 11768–11778. 64 indexed citations
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Bullen, John W., Jeremy L. Balsbaugh, Dipanjan Chanda, et al.. (2014). Cross-talk between Two Essential Nutrient-sensitive Enzymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(15). 10592–10606. 162 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Thien Huu, et al.. (2009). Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein (MAG) Protects Neurons from Acute Toxicity Using a Ganglioside-Dependent Mechanism. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 1(3). 215–222. 32 indexed citations
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Copeland, Ronald J., John W. Bullen, & Gerald W. Hart. (2008). Cross-talk between GlcNAcylation and phosphorylation: roles in insulin resistance and glucose toxicity. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 295(1). E17–E28. 193 indexed citations
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Blüher, Susann, John W. Bullen, & Christos S. Mantzoros. (2008). Altered Levels of Adiponectin and Adiponectin Receptors May Underlie the Effect of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) to Enhance Insulin Sensitivity in Diet-induced Obese Mice. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 40(3). 225–227. 5 indexed citations
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Alevizos, Ilias, Jatin Misra, John W. Bullen, et al.. (2007). Linking Hepatic Transcriptional Changes to High–Fat Diet Induced Physiology for Diabetes-Prone and Obese-Resistant Mice. Cell Cycle. 6(13). 1631–1638. 7 indexed citations
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Bullen, John W., Susann Blüher, Theodoros Kelesidis, & Christos S. Mantzoros. (2006). Regulation of adiponectin and its receptors in response to development of diet-induced obesity in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(4). E1079–E1086. 119 indexed citations
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Blüher, Matthias, John W. Bullen, Jennifer H. Lee, et al.. (2006). Circulating Adiponectin and Expression of Adiponectin Receptors in Human Skeletal Muscle: Associations with Metabolic Parameters and Insulin Resistance and Regulation by Physical Training. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(6). 2310–2316. 223 indexed citations
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Körner, Antje, Kalliopi Pazaitou‐Panayiotou, Theodoros Kelesidis, et al.. (2006). Total and High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin in Breast Cancer:In Vitroandin VivoStudies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 92(3). 1041–1048. 182 indexed citations
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Raab, R. Michael, John W. Bullen, Joanne K. Kelleher, Christos S. Mantzoros, & Gregory Stephanopoulos. (2005). Regulation of mouse hepatic genes in response to diet induced obesity, insulin resistance and fasting induced weight reduction. Nutrition & Metabolism. 2(1). 15–15. 16 indexed citations
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Welt, Corrine K., Jean L. Chan, John W. Bullen, et al.. (2005). Recombinant Human Leptin in Women With Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 60(2). 104–105. 87 indexed citations
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Welt, Corrine K., Jean L. Chan, John W. Bullen, et al.. (2004). Recombinant Human Leptin in Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. New England Journal of Medicine. 351(10). 987–997. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bullen, John W., Mary Ziotopoulou, Jatin Misra, et al.. (2004). Short-term resistance to diet-induced obesity in A/J mice is not associated with regulation of hypothalamic neuropeptides. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 287(4). E662–E670. 20 indexed citations
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Stamatiadis, Dimitrios, Jean L. Chan, Rebecca Cogswell, et al.. (2004). Elevated leptin fragments in renal failure correlate with BMI and haematopoiesis and are normalized by haemodialysis. Clinical Endocrinology. 60(4). 434–441. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Jennifer H., et al.. (2004). Circulating resistin in lean, obese, and insulin-resistant mouse models: lack of association with insulinemia and glycemia. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 288(3). E625–E632. 54 indexed citations
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Chan, Jean L., John W. Bullen, Jennifer H. Lee, Nikos Yiannakouris, & Christos S. Mantzoros. (2004). Ghrelin Levels Are Not Regulated by Recombinant Leptin Administration and/or Three Days of Fasting in Healthy Subjects. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(1). 335–343. 119 indexed citations

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