MacRae F. Linton

21.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
231 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

MacRae F. Linton is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, MacRae F. Linton has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Surgery, 90 papers in Molecular Biology and 62 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in MacRae F. Linton's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (51 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (48 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (46 papers). MacRae F. Linton is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (51 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (48 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (46 papers). MacRae F. Linton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. MacRae F. Linton's co-authors include Sergio Fazio, Vladimir R. Babaev, Patricia G. Yancey, David J. Maron, Amy S. Major, Sergio Fazio, James B. Atkinson, Linda A. Gleaves, Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil and Stephen G. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

MacRae F. Linton

224 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

Current Perspectives on Statins

2000 1.0k citations Sergio Fazio, MacRae F. Linton et al. Circulation profile →
Premature Coronary-Artery Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

2003 646 citations Annette Oeser, Nancy J. Olsen et al. profile →
Treatment of diabetes and atherosclerosis by inhibiting fatty-acid-binding protein aP2

2007 599 citations Sergio Fazio, MacRae F. Linton et al. profile →
Lack of macrophage fatty-acid–binding protein aP2 protects mice deficient in apolipoprotein E against atherosclerosis

2001 572 citations Sergio Fazio, MacRae F. Linton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
MacRae F. Linton United States	65	5.5k	5.5k	4.4k	2.8k	2.4k	231	15.8k
Alan Daugherty United States	77	4.8k 0.9×	5.4k 1.0×	5.4k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	316	20.9k
Linda K. Curtiss United States	67	4.8k 0.9×	5.1k 0.9×	5.8k 1.3×	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	190	15.0k
Srinivasa T. Reddy United States	67	4.5k 0.8×	4.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	3.3k 1.4×	245	15.7k
Muredach P. Reilly United States	70	4.9k 0.9×	4.0k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	302	18.5k
Wulf Palinski United States	66	5.7k 1.0×	4.9k 0.9×	9.7k 2.2×	3.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	115	20.9k
Judith A. Berliner United States	62	5.5k 1.0×	3.1k 0.6×	5.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	131	15.3k
Alexander N. Orekhov Russia	57	5.5k 1.0×	2.7k 0.5×	4.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	478	13.6k
Marta Ruiz‐Ortega Spain	70	6.9k 1.3×	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	265	18.2k
Michael E. Rosenfeld United States	42	3.0k 0.5×	3.4k 0.6×	4.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	938 0.4×	94	13.3k
Giuseppe Danilo Norata Italy	57	2.7k 0.5×	3.0k 0.6×	3.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	235	10.5k

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Sahinoz, Melis, Katherine Anderson, Amanda C. Doran, & MacRae F. Linton. (2025). Adult onset very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: A case report. Journal of clinical lipidology. 19(3). e71–e71.

Kim, Jiyun, Ji-Won Kim, Hyoun‐Ah Kim, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of Toll-like Receptors Alters Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux and Foam Cell Formation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(12). 6808–6808. 4 indexed citations

Kelsey, Michelle D., Hillary Mulder, Karen Chiswell, et al.. (2023). Contemporary patterns of lipoprotein(a) testing and associated clinical care and outcomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 100478–100478. 22 indexed citations

Liu, Ge, Lan Jiang, V. Eric Kerchberger, et al.. (2023). The relationship between high density lipoprotein cholesterol and sepsis: A clinical and genetic approach. Clinical and Translational Science. 16(3). 489–501. 5 indexed citations

Zhong, Jianyong, Haichun Yang, Elaine L. Shelton, et al.. (2022). Dicarbonyl-modified lipoproteins contribute to proteinuric kidney injury. JCI Insight. 7(21). 7 indexed citations

Feng, QiPing, Wei‐Qi Wei, Cecilia P. Chung, et al.. (2018). Relationship between very low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations not due to statin therapy and risk of type 2 diabetes: A US-based cross-sectional observational study using electronic health records. PLoS Medicine. 15(8). e1002642–e1002642. 24 indexed citations

Allen, Ryan M., Shilin Zhao, Wanying Zhu, et al.. (2018). Bioinformatic analysis of endogenous and exogenous small RNAs on lipoproteins. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 7(1). 1506198–1506198. 60 indexed citations

Zhu, Lin, Joshua C. Neuman, Elijah Trefts, et al.. (2017). Hepatocyte estrogen receptor alpha mediates estrogen action to promote reverse cholesterol transport during Western-type diet feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 8. 106–116. 46 indexed citations

Giunzioni, Ilaria, Hagai Tavori, Roman Covarrubias, et al.. (2013). Abstract 19083: Macrophage Expression of Pcsk9 Influences Atherosclerosis Development. Circulation. 128(suppl_22). 1 indexed citations

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Rana, Tanu, Smita Misra, Mukul K. Mittal, et al.. (2010). Mechanism of Down-regulation of RNA Polymerase III-transcribed Non-coding RNA Genes in Macrophages by Leishmania. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(8). 6614–6626. 20 indexed citations

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Lewis, Terry L., Dongfeng Cao, Hailin Lu, et al.. (2010). Overexpression of Human Apolipoprotein A-I Preserves Cognitive Function and Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(47). 36958–36968. 173 indexed citations

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Jayagopal, Ashwath, Yan Ru Su, John Blakemore, et al.. (2009). Quantum dot mediated imaging of atherosclerosis. Nanotechnology. 20(16). 165102–165102. 37 indexed citations

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Zuo, Yiqin, Patricia G. Yancey, Iris Castro, et al.. (2009). Renal Dysfunction Potentiates Foam Cell Formation by Repressing ABCA1. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 29(9). 1277–1282. 34 indexed citations

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Linton, MacRae F. & Sergio Fazio. (2008). Cyclooxygenase products and atherosclerosis. Drug Discovery Today Therapeutic Strategies. 5(1). 25–36. 28 indexed citations

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Stanic, Aleksandar K., Charles Stein, Sergio Fazio, et al.. (2006). Immune dysregulation accelerates atherosclerosis and modulates plaque composition in systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(18). 7018–7023. 67 indexed citations

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Nishida, Masashi, Hidehiko Fujinaka, Taiji Matsusaka, et al.. (2002). Absence of angiotensin II type 1 receptor in bone marrow–derived cells is detrimental in the evolution of renal fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(12). 1859–1868. 91 indexed citations

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Accad, Michel, Steven J. Smith, Dale Newland, et al.. (2000). Massive xanthomatosis and altered composition of atherosclerotic lesions in hyperlipidemic mice lacking acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(6). 711–719. 196 indexed citations

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Linton, MacRae F., Martin Raabe, Vincenzo Pierotti, & Stephen G. Young. (1997). Reading-frame Restoration by Transcriptional Slippage at Long Stretches of Adenine Residues in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(22). 14127–14132. 35 indexed citations

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Farese, Robert V., David Johnson, L. M. Flynn, et al.. (1995). Transgenic mice expressing high levels of human apolipoprotein B develop severe atherosclerotic lesions in response to a high-fat diet.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 95(5). 2246–2257. 163 indexed citations

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Linton, MacRae F., Robert V. Farese, Giulia Chiesa, et al.. (1993). Transgenic mice expressing high plasma concentrations of human apolipoprotein B100 and lipoprotein(a).. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(6). 3029–3037. 201 indexed citations

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