Timothy J. Sontag

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Timothy J. Sontag is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy J. Sontag has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Timothy J. Sontag's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (5 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (4 papers). Timothy J. Sontag is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (5 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (4 papers). Timothy J. Sontag collaborates with scholars based in United States. Timothy J. Sontag's co-authors include Robert S. Parker, Joy E. Swanson, Catherine A. Reardon, Jun Miyoshi, Candace M. Cham, Kristina Martinez, Katya Frazier, P. López Ojeda, Vanessa Leone and Nathaniel Hubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Timothy J. Sontag

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Small Intestine Microbiota Regulate Host Digestive and Ab... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Small Intestine Microbiota Regulate Host Digestive and Absorptive Adaptive Responses to Dietary Lipids
    2018 457 citations Kristina Martinez, Nathaniel Hubert et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy J. Sontag United States 11 629 457 378 282 231 16 1.4k
Koichi Aizawa Japan 23 398 0.6× 435 1.0× 134 0.4× 197 0.7× 118 0.5× 75 1.4k
María Á. Navarro Spain 26 510 0.8× 231 0.5× 436 1.2× 238 0.8× 178 0.8× 64 1.6k
María Ángeles Rosillo Spain 21 517 0.8× 268 0.6× 313 0.8× 286 1.0× 75 0.3× 29 1.5k
Carmen Arnal Spain 23 438 0.7× 203 0.4× 331 0.9× 214 0.8× 136 0.6× 59 1.4k
Takuro Koga Japan 18 343 0.5× 680 1.5× 388 1.0× 252 0.9× 72 0.3× 23 1.4k
Takahiro Eitsuka Japan 23 619 1.0× 318 0.7× 166 0.4× 200 0.7× 146 0.6× 63 1.3k
Norio Yamamoto Japan 25 779 1.2× 260 0.6× 80 0.2× 192 0.7× 234 1.0× 50 1.7k
Thorsten J. Maier Germany 23 521 0.8× 292 0.6× 102 0.3× 241 0.9× 143 0.6× 43 1.9k
Matteo Micucci Italy 21 465 0.7× 217 0.5× 127 0.3× 414 1.5× 76 0.3× 80 1.5k
Marina Aparicio‐Soto Spain 24 433 0.7× 200 0.4× 243 0.6× 214 0.8× 60 0.3× 30 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Timothy J. Sontag

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Timothy J. Sontag's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Timothy J. Sontag with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Timothy J. Sontag more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Timothy J. Sontag

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Timothy J. Sontag. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Timothy J. Sontag. The network helps show where Timothy J. Sontag may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timothy J. Sontag

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Timothy J. Sontag. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Timothy J. Sontag based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Timothy J. Sontag. Timothy J. Sontag is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
1.
Martinez, Kristina, Nathaniel Hubert, Katya Frazier, et al.. (2018). Small Intestine Microbiota Regulate Host Digestive and Absorptive Adaptive Responses to Dietary Lipids. Cell Host & Microbe. 23(4). 458–469.e5. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Krishack, Paulette A., Clarissa Valdez, John R. Lukens, et al.. (2015). Serum Amyloid A Facilitates Early Lesion Development in Ldlr −/− Mice. Journal of the American Heart Association. 4(7). 30 indexed citations
3.
Sontag, Timothy J. & Catherine A. Reardon. (2014). Polymorphisms of Mouse Apolipoprotein A-II Alter Its Physical and Functional Nature. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88705–e88705. 1 indexed citations
4.
Sontag, Timothy J., et al.. (2014). Alginic acid cell entrapment: a novel method for measuring in vivo macrophage cholesterol homeostasis. Journal of Lipid Research. 56(2). 470–483. 4 indexed citations
5.
Kuo, Cheng‐Hsiang, Lorraine Leon, Eun Ji Chung, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of atherosclerosis-promoting microRNAs via targeted polyelectrolyte complex micelles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(46). 8142–8153. 93 indexed citations
6.
Koroleva, Ekaterina P., Timothy J. Sontag, Alexei V. Tumanov, et al.. (2013). LIGHT/TNFSR14 Can Regulate Hepatic Lipase Expression by Hepatocytes Independent of T Cells and Kupffer Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54719–e54719. 9 indexed citations
7.
Sontag, Timothy J., Paulette A. Krishack, John R. Lukens, et al.. (2013). Apolipoprotein A-I Protection Against Atherosclerosis Is Dependent on Genetic Background. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 34(2). 262–269. 18 indexed citations
8.
Yan, Ling, et al.. (2013). IL-22 is induced by S100/calgranulin and impairs cholesterol efflux in macrophages by downregulating ABCG1. Journal of Lipid Research. 55(3). 443–454. 27 indexed citations
9.
Sontag, Timothy J., et al.. (2013). Differing rates of cholesterol absorption among inbred mouse strains yield differing levels of HDL-cholesterol. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(9). 2515–2524. 13 indexed citations
10.
Sontag, Timothy J., Ronald Carnemolla, Tomáš Vaisar, Catherine A. Reardon, & Godfrey S. Getz. (2012). Naturally occurring variant of mouse apolipoprotein A-I alters the lipid and HDL association properties of the protein. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(5). 951–963. 10 indexed citations
11.
Sontag, Timothy J. & Robert S. Parker. (2007). Influence of major structural features of tocopherols and tocotrienols on their ω-oxidation by tocopherol-ω-hydroxylase. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(5). 1090–1098. 143 indexed citations
12.
Sontag, Timothy J., et al.. (2005). Long-Chain Carboxychromanols Are the Major Metabolites of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in A549 Lung Epithelial Cells but Not HepG2 Cells. Journal of Nutrition. 135(2). 227–232. 39 indexed citations
13.
Sontag, Timothy J. & Robert S. Parker. (2004). Vitamin E Exhibits Concentration‐ and Vitamer‐Dependent Impairment of Microsomal Enzyme Activities. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1031(1). 376–377. 3 indexed citations
14.
Parker, Robert S., Timothy J. Sontag, Joy E. Swanson, & Charles C. McCormick. (2004). Discovery, Characterization, and Significance of the Cytochrome P450 ω‐Hydroxylase Pathway of Vitamin E Catabolism. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1031(1). 13–21. 48 indexed citations
15.
Sontag, Timothy J. & Robert S. Parker. (2002). Cytochrome P450 ω-Hydroxylase Pathway of Tocopherol Catabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(28). 25290–25296. 365 indexed citations
16.
Parker, Robert S., Timothy J. Sontag, & Joy E. Swanson. (2000). Cytochrome P4503A-Dependent Metabolism of Tocopherols and Inhibition by Sesamin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 277(3). 531–534. 167 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Koichi Aizawa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by María Á. Navarro Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by María Ángeles Rosillo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carmen Arnal Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Takuro Koga Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Takahiro Eitsuka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Norio Yamamoto Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thorsten J. Maier Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matteo Micucci Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marina Aparicio‐Soto
Rankless by CCL
2026