Stephen W. Schaffer

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
188 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen W. Schaffer is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Physiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen W. Schaffer has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Cell Biology, 81 papers in Physiology and 60 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stephen W. Schaffer's work include Aldose Reductase and Taurine (112 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (59 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (55 papers). Stephen W. Schaffer is often cited by papers focused on Aldose Reductase and Taurine (112 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (59 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (55 papers). Stephen W. Schaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Somalia. Stephen W. Schaffer's co-authors include Junichi Azuma, Chian Ju Jong, Mahmood S. Mozaffari, Takashi Ito, Kyôko Takahashi, Ha Won Kim, Takashi Ito, Mahmood Mozaffari, Jay H. Kramer and James P. Chovan and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stephen W. Schaffer

186 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent
    2018 267 citations Stephen W. Schaffer et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen W. Schaffer United States 46 3.1k 2.2k 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 188 6.1k
Junichi Azuma Japan 52 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 953 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 197 8.3k
Daniel B. Kim‐Shapiro United States 44 2.8k 0.9× 5.3k 2.4× 1.9k 1.1× 309 0.3× 731 0.7× 163 9.3k
William Durante United States 49 683 0.2× 1.8k 0.8× 3.9k 2.3× 803 0.7× 727 0.7× 133 7.7k
Cornelis Jakobs Netherlands 62 1.6k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 5.4k 3.2× 601 0.5× 1.4k 1.3× 225 12.0k
Susana Cadenas Spain 39 610 0.2× 2.7k 1.2× 3.8k 2.2× 654 0.6× 235 0.2× 68 7.4k
C. Jakobs Netherlands 42 695 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 3.2k 1.9× 389 0.4× 931 0.9× 218 7.1k
S. Tsuyoshi Ohnishi United States 42 448 0.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.8k 1.7× 511 0.5× 350 0.3× 167 6.7k
Husam M. Abu‐Soud United States 45 774 0.2× 3.5k 1.6× 1.9k 1.1× 262 0.2× 280 0.3× 170 7.4k
Katsumi Ikeda Japan 44 450 0.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 852 0.8× 236 0.2× 267 5.8k
Susana Llesuy Argentina 44 433 0.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 635 0.6× 239 0.2× 152 6.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen W. Schaffer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murakami, Shigeru, et al.. (2022). N-Chlorotaurine Reduces the Lung and Systemic Inflammation in LPS-Induced Pneumonia in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Metabolites. 12(4). 349–349. 9 indexed citations
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Murakami, Shigeru, et al.. (2021). Taurine suppresses liquid–liquid phase separation of lysozyme protein. Amino Acids. 53(5). 745–751. 8 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., Takashi Ito, Junichi Azuma, Chian Ju Jong, & Jay H. Kramer. (2020). Mechanisms Underlying Development of Taurine-Deficient Cardiomyopathy. MDPI (MDPI AG). 1(2). 86–98. 3 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Khanh Hoang, et al.. (2020). In Vivo and In Vitro Study of N-Methyltaurine on Pharmacokinetics and Antimuscle Atrophic Effects in Mice. ACS Omega. 5(19). 11241–11246. 4 indexed citations
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Ito, Takashi, Shigeru Murakami, & Stephen W. Schaffer. (2018). Pathway Analysis of a Transcriptome and Metabolite Profile to Elucidate a Compensatory Mechanism for Taurine Deficiency in the Heart of Taurine Transporter Knockout Mice. J — Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal. 1(1). 57–70. 5 indexed citations
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Ito, Takashi, Koei Okazaki, Daisuke Nakajima, et al.. (2017). Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics to identify taurine-modified metabolites in heart. Amino Acids. 50(1). 117–124. 12 indexed citations
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Jong, Chian Ju, et al.. (2015). Role of ROS Production and Turnover in the Antioxidant Activity of Taurine. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 803. 581–596. 66 indexed citations
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Ito, Takashi, et al.. (2014). Tissue Depletion of Taurine Accelerates Skeletal Muscle Senescence and Leads to Early Death in Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e107409–e107409. 90 indexed citations
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Wyss, J. Michael, et al.. (2013). High Sugar Intake Blunts Arterial Baroreflex via Estrogen Receptors in Perinatal Taurine Supplemented Rats. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 775. 437–448. 6 indexed citations
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Jong, Chian Ju, Takashi Ito, Mahmood S. Mozaffari, Junichi Azuma, & Stephen W. Schaffer. (2010). Effect of β-alanine treatment on mitochondrial taurine level and 5-taurinomethyluridine content. Journal of Biomedical Science. 17(Suppl 1). S25–S25. 47 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W. & M.Saadeh Suleiman. (2007). Mitochondria : the dynamic organelle. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 13 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kyôko, et al.. (2003). Taurine transporter in primary cultured neonatal rat heart cells: a comparison between cardiac myocytes and nonmyocytes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 65(7). 1181–1187. 10 indexed citations
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Singh, Ram B., et al.. (2003). Effect of Taurine and Coenzyme Q10 in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 526. 41–48. 6 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., et al.. (2002). Taurine-Deficient Cardiomyopathy: Role of Phospholipids, Calcium and Osmotic Stress. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 483. 57–69. 32 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., John B. Lombardini, & Ryan J. Huxtable. (1998). Cellular and regulatory mechanisms. Plenum Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., et al.. (1993). Regulation of sarcolemmal Ca2+ pump by endogenous protein phosphatases. Basic Research in Cardiology. 88(2). 103–110. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., et al.. (1992). Sarcolemmal Actions of Taurine Linked to Altered Phospholipid N-Methylation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 315. 121–128. 1 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., S. Allo, & Mahmood S. Mozaffari. (1987). Potentiation of Myocardial Ischemic Injury by Drug-Induced Taurine Depletion. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 217. 151–158. 20 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., B. H. Tan, & Mahmood S. Mozaffari. (1985). Effect of glyburide on myocardial metabolism and function. The American Journal of Medicine. 79(3). 48–52. 31 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Stephen W., Steven I. Baskin, & James J. Kocsis. (1981). The effects of taurine on excitable tissues : proceedings of the 21st Annual A.N. Richards Symposium of the Physiological Society of Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, April 23-24, 1979. 2 indexed citations

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