Lillian M. Shaffer

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lillian M. Shaffer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lillian M. Shaffer has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Lillian M. Shaffer's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (2 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (2 papers). Lillian M. Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (2 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (2 papers). Lillian M. Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Lillian M. Shaffer's co-authors include Steven G. Younkin, Tobun T. Cheung, Mikio Shoji, Todd E. Golde, Jorge Ghiso, Steven Estus, B Frangione, Ron Tintner, Michael J. Rindler and Milton H. Saier and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Cell Biology and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Lillian M. Shaffer

10 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Production of the Alzheimer Amyloid β Protein by Normal Proteolytic Processing

1992 1.2k citations Mikio Shoji, Todd E. Golde et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lillian M. Shaffer United States	6	1.4k	935	335	257	214	10	1.8k
Harry F. Dovey United States	10	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	415 1.2×	256 1.0×	320 1.5×	11	2.2k
Menglan Yuan United States	8	1.3k 1.0×	941 1.0×	350 1.0×	380 1.5×	190 0.9×	8	2.0k
Kevin M. Felsenstein United States	24	1.3k 1.0×	963 1.0×	503 1.5×	334 1.3×	305 1.4×	48	2.0k
William J. Netzer United States	17	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	328 1.0×	361 1.4×	178 0.8×	29	2.4k
Camilla Nilsberth Sweden	15	1.2k 0.9×	861 0.9×	324 1.0×	218 0.8×	200 0.9×	22	1.6k
Annette C. Crowley United States	7	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	469 1.4×	552 2.1×	242 1.1×	7	2.4k
Agnès Petit-Paitel France	20	853 0.6×	797 0.9×	306 0.9×	462 1.8×	131 0.6×	38	2.0k
Israel Gloger United Kingdom	19	970 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	353 1.1×	570 2.2×	286 1.3×	32	2.6k
Thomas Kukar United States	25	890 0.7×	873 0.9×	259 0.8×	208 0.8×	200 0.9×	42	1.9k
Luke Esposito United States	14	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	267 0.8×	354 1.4×	100 0.5×	17	2.5k

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Shaffer, Lillian M., et al.. (2025). Single Amino Acid Changes Impact the Ability of Drosophila melanogaster Cecropins to Inhibit Growth of Providencia Pathogens. ACS Omega. 10(6). 5403–5414. 2 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Lillian M.. (1996). Metabolism of brain peptides. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 7(9). 353–354. 15 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Lillian M., et al.. (1995). Amyloid β protein (Aβ) removal by neuroglial cells in culture. Neurobiology of Aging. 16(5). 737–745. 153 indexed citations

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Shoji, Mikio, Yasuo Harigaya, Kenji Hosoda, et al.. (1994). Amyloid β protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid are elevated in early‐onset Alzheimer's disease. Annals of Neurology. 36(6). 903–911. 85 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Lillian M., Yifan Han, & Linda A. Dokas. (1993). Phorbol ester- and glutamate-sensitive phosphorylation of hippocampal membrane proteins from adult and neonatal rats. Developmental Brain Research. 73(1). 133–139. 5 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Lillian M., et al.. (1993). PROCESSING OF NEURONALLY-GENERATED ßAPP BY MACROPHAGES AND MICROGLIA. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 52(3). 296–296. 4 indexed citations

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Shoji, Mikio, Todd E. Golde, Jorge Ghiso, et al.. (1992). Production of the Alzheimer Amyloid β Protein by Normal Proteolytic Processing. Science. 258(5079). 126–129. 1212 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shaffer, Lillian M., J.D. Roussel, & K. L. Koonce. (1981). Effects of Age, Temperature-Season, and Breed on Blood Characteristics of Dairy Cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 64(1). 62–70. 78 indexed citations

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Roussel, J.D., et al.. (1979). Interaction of Exogenous Corticotropin and Environment on Protein Bound Iodine and Other Plasma Biochemical Parameters. Journal of Dairy Science. 62(2). 278–283. 3 indexed citations

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Rindler, Michael J., L M Chuman, Lillian M. Shaffer, & Milton H. Saier. (1979). Retention of differentiated properties in an established dog kidney epithelial cell line (MDCK).. The Journal of Cell Biology. 81(3). 635–648. 266 indexed citations

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