Steven F. Abcouwer

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Steven F. Abcouwer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven F. Abcouwer has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Ophthalmology and 19 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Steven F. Abcouwer's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (30 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (18 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (15 papers). Steven F. Abcouwer is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (30 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (18 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (15 papers). Steven F. Abcouwer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Steven F. Abcouwer's co-authors include Thomas W. Gardner, Wiley W. Souba, David L. Vander Jagt, Alistair J. Barber, David A. Antonetti, Cheng-Mao Lin, Lucy A. Hunsaker, C. Nathaniel Roybal, Shujie Yang and Patrice E. Fort and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Biotechnology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven F. Abcouwer

81 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

New insights into the mechanisms of diabetic complications: role of lipids and lipid metabolism

2019 331 citations Stéphanie Eid, Steven F. Abcouwer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven F. Abcouwer United States	33	2.0k	1.3k	610	579	558	83	4.4k
Ram Kannan United States	41	2.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	375 0.6×	208 0.4×	604 1.1×	105	4.4k
Edward P. Feener United States	43	2.8k 1.4×	940 0.7×	373 0.6×	393 0.7×	624 1.1×	94	6.7k
Deborah A. Ferrington United States	41	4.1k 2.1×	2.1k 1.7×	888 1.5×	244 0.4×	699 1.3×	115	6.0k
Joshua L. Dunaief United States	45	3.6k 1.8×	2.7k 2.1×	292 0.5×	246 0.4×	1.1k 2.0×	146	6.9k
Manuela Bartoli United States	31	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	139 0.2×	304 0.5×	755 1.4×	88	4.0k
Giamberto Casini Italy	19	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	255 0.4×	291 0.5×	1.0k 1.8×	45	4.3k
Ting Zhang China	33	1.9k 1.0×	547 0.4×	348 0.6×	385 0.7×	478 0.9×	260	3.9k
Pierre Hardy Canada	37	1.5k 0.8×	862 0.7×	154 0.3×	408 0.7×	842 1.5×	111	3.8k
Ying Song China	33	1.7k 0.9×	782 0.6×	133 0.2×	137 0.2×	319 0.6×	125	3.3k
Ram H. Nagaraj United States	36	1.9k 1.0×	679 0.5×	445 0.7×	84 0.1×	313 0.6×	102	3.9k

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Scavuzzi, Bruna Miglioranza, Sumathi Shanmugam, Meng-Ling Yang, et al.. (2025). Remote Preconditioning Provides Protection Against Retinal Cell Death From Retinal Detachment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(2). 34–34.

Scavuzzi, Bruna Miglioranza, et al.. (2024). ER Stress and Mitochondrial Perturbations Regulate Cell Death in Retinal Detachment: Exploring the Role of HIF1α. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(11). 39–39. 3 indexed citations

Scavuzzi, Bruna Miglioranza, et al.. (2023). A simplified protocol to induce hypoxia in a standard incubator: A focus on retinal cells. Experimental Eye Research. 236. 109653–109653. 7 indexed citations

Canonica, Jérémie, Richard Foxton, Marina Garcia Garrido, et al.. (2023). Delineating effects of angiopoietin-2 inhibition on vascular permeability and inflammation in models of retinal neovascularization and ischemia/reperfusion. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17. 1192464–1192464. 27 indexed citations

Fort, Patrice E., Thekkelnaycke M. Rajendiran, Tanu Soni, et al.. (2021). Diminished retinal complex lipid synthesis and impaired fatty acid β-oxidation associated with human diabetic retinopathy. JCI Insight. 6(19). 25 indexed citations

Eid, Stéphanie, Phillipe D. O’Brien, Lucy M. Hinder, et al.. (2020). Differential Effects of Empagliflozin on Microvascular Complications in Murine Models of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Biology. 9(11). 347–347. 24 indexed citations

Losiewicz, Mandy K., Lynda Elghazi, Diane C. Fingar, et al.. (2020). mTORC1 and mTORC2 expression in inner retinal neurons and glial cells. Experimental Eye Research. 197. 108131–108131. 16 indexed citations

Yao, Jingyu, et al.. (2018). Retinal Detachment Triggers an Innate Immune Response in the Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 4964–4964. 1 indexed citations

Rajala, Ammaji, Yuhong Wang, Steven F. Abcouwer, Thomas W. Gardner, & Raju V. S. Rajala. (2017). Developmental and light regulation of tumor suppressor protein PP2A in the retina. Oncotarget. 9(2). 1505–1523. 6 indexed citations

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Muthusamy, Arivalagan, et al.. (2014). Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Induces Occludin Phosphorylation/Ubiquitination and Retinal Vascular Permeability in a VEGFR-2-Dependent Manner. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 34(3). 522–531. 86 indexed citations

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Muthusamy, Arivalagan, et al.. (2013). Early Ischemia-reperfusion Injury Induces Retinal Vascular Permeability in a VEGF Receptor 2 Dependent Manner Followed by Occludin Phosphorylation and Ubiquitination. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 2474–2474. 1 indexed citations

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Arnold, Edith, Patrice E. Fort, Steven F. Abcouwer, & Thomas W. Gardner. (2013). Role of Autophagy in Diabetic Retinopathy and Metabolic Stress. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 3688–3688. 1 indexed citations

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Muthusamy, Arivalagan, et al.. (2012). Molecular Mechanisms of Blood-Retinal Barrier Breakdown in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 5327–5327. 1 indexed citations

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Barber, Alistair J., Wade Edris, Sumathi Shanmugam, et al.. (2012). Comparison Of Electrophysiological And Optokinetic Measures Of Visual Function After Retinal Ischemia In Brown-norway Rats. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 2447–2447. 1 indexed citations

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Fort, Patrice E., Mandy K. Losiewicz, Chad E.N. Reiter, et al.. (2011). Differential Roles of Hyperglycemia and Hypoinsulinemia in Diabetes Induced Retinal Cell Death: Evidence for Retinal Insulin Resistance. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e26498–e26498. 65 indexed citations

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Bobrovnikova-Marjon, Ekaterina, et al.. (2004). Expression of the pro-angiogenic factors vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-8/CXCL8 by human breast carcinomas is responsive to nutrient deprivation and endoplasmic reticulum stress.. Molecular Cancer. 3(1). 4–4. 73 indexed citations

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Chandrasekhar, Soundararajalu, Wiley W. Souba, & Steven F. Abcouwer. (1999). Identification of glucocorticoid-responsive elements that control transcription of rat glutamine synthetase. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 276(2). L319–L331. 29 indexed citations

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Wasa, Masafumi, et al.. (1998). Determinants of glutamine dependence and utilization by normal and tumor-derived breast cell lines. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 176(1). 166–178. 80 indexed citations

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Abcouwer, Steven F., Barrie P. Bode, & Wiley W. Souba. (1995). Glucocorticoids Regulate Rat Glutamine Synthetase Expression in a Tissue-Specific Manner. Journal of Surgical Research. 59(1). 59–65. 47 indexed citations

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Inoue, Yoshifumi, Barrie P. Bode, Steven F. Abcouwer, & Wiley W. Souba. (1995). Attenuation of the Endotoxin-Stimulated Increase in Hepatic Amino Acid Transport with a Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist. Journal of Surgical Research. 58(6). 693–701. 11 indexed citations

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