Nancy M. Lepak

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nancy M. Lepak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy M. Lepak has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Nancy M. Lepak's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Nancy M. Lepak is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Nancy M. Lepak collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nancy M. Lepak's co-authors include Susan L. Swain, Ginette Serrero, Debra K. Duso, David P. Harris, Lawrence L. Johnson, Sheri M. Eaton, Laura Haynes, Peter C. Sayles, Frances E. Lund and Dawn M. Jelley‐Gibbs and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Immunology and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Nancy M. Lepak

18 papers receiving 1.2k 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. Reciprocal regulation of polarized cytokine production by effector B and T cells
    2000 660 citations David P. Harris, Laura Haynes et al. Nature Immunology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy M. Lepak United States 12 779 222 188 146 92 18 1.2k
Carla Eponina Carvalho-Pinto Brazil 19 873 1.1× 225 1.0× 158 0.8× 113 0.8× 170 1.8× 33 1.4k
Eduardo Martínez-Soria Switzerland 15 802 1.0× 238 1.1× 289 1.5× 136 0.9× 197 2.1× 21 1.3k
Kim Waggie United States 10 865 1.1× 229 1.0× 139 0.7× 189 1.3× 196 2.1× 12 1.5k
A Urbanski Austria 8 600 0.8× 228 1.0× 131 0.7× 78 0.5× 186 2.0× 12 1.2k
Christine Wallon France 23 777 1.0× 195 0.9× 156 0.8× 72 0.5× 105 1.1× 38 1.4k
S. Kishimoto Japan 19 575 0.7× 349 1.6× 236 1.3× 231 1.6× 170 1.8× 61 1.5k
R H Lin Taiwan 12 535 0.7× 235 1.1× 83 0.4× 149 1.0× 154 1.7× 20 1.2k
Pascal Leplatois France 9 528 0.7× 286 1.3× 74 0.4× 150 1.0× 119 1.3× 11 963
Wook Lew South Korea 10 950 1.2× 341 1.5× 168 0.9× 186 1.3× 356 3.9× 31 1.6k
Nadia Passini Italy 11 1.1k 1.4× 186 0.8× 127 0.7× 156 1.1× 257 2.8× 19 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy M. Lepak

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Agrewala, Javed N., Deborah M. Brown, Nancy M. Lepak, et al.. (2006). Unique Ability of Activated CD4+ T Cells but Not Rested Effectors to Migrate to Non-lymphoid Sites in the Absence of Inflammation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(9). 6106–6115. 27 indexed citations
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Lepak, Nancy M., et al.. (2002). Induction of CD4 T Cell Changes in Murine AIDS Is Dependent on Costimulation and Involves a Dysregulation of Homeostasis. The Journal of Immunology. 169(2). 722–731. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Hui, Gail E. Huston, Debra K. Duso, et al.. (2001). CD4+ T cell effectors can become memory cells with high efficiency and without further division. Nature Immunology. 2(8). 705–710. 157 indexed citations
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Jelley‐Gibbs, Dawn M., et al.. (2000). Two Distinct Stages in the Transition from Naive CD4 T Cells to Effectors, Early Antigen-Dependent and Late Cytokine-Driven Expansion and Differentiation. The Journal of Immunology. 165(9). 5017–5026. 125 indexed citations
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Harris, David P., Laura Haynes, Peter C. Sayles, et al.. (2000). Reciprocal regulation of polarized cytokine production by effector B and T cells. Nature Immunology. 1(6). 475–482. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Serrero, Ginette & Nancy M. Lepak. (1999). Insulin but not IGF-I is required for the maintenance of the adipose phenotype in the adipogenic cell line 1246. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 35(10). 642–646. 5 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette & Nancy M. Lepak. (1997). Prostaglandin F2αReceptor (FP Receptor) Agonists Are Potent Adipose Differentiation Inhibitors for Primary Culture of Adipocyte Precursors in Defined Medium. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 233(1). 200–202. 62 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette & Nancy M. Lepak. (1996). Endocrine and paracrine negative regulators of adipose differentiation.. PubMed. 20 Suppl 3. S58–64. 30 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette & Nancy M. Lepak. (1995). Prostaglandin F2α Inhibits Epidermal Growth Factor Binding to Cellular Receptors on Adipocyte Precursors in Primary Culture. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 212(3). 1125–1132. 6 indexed citations
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Lepak, Nancy M. & Ginette Serrero. (1995). Prostaglandin F2 alpha stimulates transforming growth factor-alpha expression in adipocyte precursors.. Endocrinology. 136(8). 3222–3229. 16 indexed citations
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Lepak, Nancy M.. (1995). Prostaglandin F2 alpha stimulates transforming growth factor-alpha expression in adipocyte precursors. Endocrinology. 136(8). 3222–3229. 6 indexed citations
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Lepak, Nancy M. & Ginette Serrero. (1993). Inhibition of adipose differentiation by 9α, 11β-prostaglandin F2α. Prostaglandins. 46(6). 511–517. 20 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette, Nancy M. Lepak, Jun Hayashi, & Stephen Goodrich. (1993). Impaired epidermal growth factor production in genetically obese ob/ob mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 264(5). E800–E803. 18 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette, Nancy M. Lepak, & Stephen Goodrich. (1992). Prostaglandin F2α inhibits the differentiation of adipocyte precursors in primary culture. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 183(2). 438–442. 38 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette, Nancy M. Lepak, Jun Hayashi, & Dominic Eisinger. (1992). Effect of testosterone on the growth properties and on epidermal growth factor receptor expression in the teratoma-derived tumorigenic cell line 1246-3A.. PubMed. 52(15). 4242–7. 7 indexed citations
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Serrero, Ginette, et al.. (1991). Decreased transforming growth factor‐(β) response and binding in insulin‐independent teratoma‐derived cell lines with increased tumorigenic properties. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 149(3). 503–511. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, Joseph Donald & Nancy M. Lepak. (1982). Purification and characterization of a phosphonic acid-containing glycoprotein from the cell membranes of Tetrahymena. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 213(2). 565–572. 4 indexed citations

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