Wim J. van Blitterswijk

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

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Wim J. van Blitterswijk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim J. van Blitterswijk has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Physiology and 15 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Wim J. van Blitterswijk's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (39 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (35 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (25 papers). Wim J. van Blitterswijk is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (39 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (35 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (25 papers). Wim J. van Blitterswijk collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and France. Wim J. van Blitterswijk's co-authors include Marcel Verheij, Henk Hilkmann, B. Wieb van der Meer, R.P. Van Hoeven, Jannie Borst, Wouter H. Moolenaar, R.L. van der Bend, John de Widt, Arnold H. van der Luit and Annemiek D. Tepper and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Wim J. van Blitterswijk

111 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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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.

Lipid structural order parameters (reciprocal of fluidity) in biomembranes derived from steady-state fluorescence polarization measurements

1981 578 citations Wim J. van Blitterswijk et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wim J. van Blitterswijk Netherlands	51	5.7k	1.1k	1.1k	731	671	111	7.4k
Myles C. Cabot United States	46	5.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	524 0.7×	506 0.8×	128	7.1k
John W. Crabb United States	58	7.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	861 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	433 0.6×	213	11.2k
Linda J. Pike United States	38	6.4k 1.1×	2.4k 2.2×	1.1k 1.0×	750 1.0×	370 0.6×	80	8.5k
Carson R. Loomis United States	25	4.2k 0.7×	851 0.8×	754 0.7×	416 0.6×	462 0.7×	35	5.4k
David J. Shapiro United States	54	5.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.8×	845 1.2×	405 0.6×	188	9.9k
Noa Noy United States	50	7.1k 1.2×	628 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	869 1.2×	426 0.6×	111	8.7k
Milton Adesnik United States	44	5.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	552 0.5×	381 0.5×	354 0.5×	78	7.9k
Maurine E. Linder United States	50	7.9k 1.4×	2.7k 2.4×	733 0.7×	755 1.0×	314 0.5×	90	9.9k
Richard A. Rachubinski Canada	61	8.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	500 0.7×	802 1.2×	185	10.1k
Faustino Mollinedo Spain	55	5.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	774 0.7×	1.6k 2.3×	481 0.7×	207	9.6k

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Verheij, Marcel, Wouter H. Moolenaar, & Wim J. van Blitterswijk. (2014). Combining Anti-tumor Alkyl-Phospholipid Analogs and Radiotherapy: Rationale and Clinical Outlook. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 14(4). 618–628. 7 indexed citations

Hell, Albert J. van, Manuel N. Melo, Wim J. van Blitterswijk, et al.. (2013). Defined lipid analogues induce transient channels to facilitate drug-membrane traversal and circumvent cancer therapy resistance. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1949–1949. 23 indexed citations

Hell, Albert J. van, Regine Süss, Wim J. van Blitterswijk, et al.. (2013). Improving Intracellular Doxorubicin Delivery Through Nanoliposomes Equipped with Selective Tumor Cell Membrane Permeabilizing Short-Chain Sphingolipids. Pharmaceutical Research. 30(7). 1883–1895. 15 indexed citations

Baal, J. van, John de Widt, Nullin Divecha, & Wim J. van Blitterswijk. (2012). Diacylglycerol kinase θ counteracts protein kinase C-mediated inactivation of the EGF receptor. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 44(11). 1791–1799. 6 indexed citations

Klarenbeek, Jeffrey, Arnold H. van der Luit, Menno van Lummel, et al.. (2011). Phosphoinositide phosphatase SHIP-1 regulates apoptosis induced by edelfosine, Fas ligation and DNA damage in mouse lymphoma cells. Biochemical Journal. 440(1). 127–135. 8 indexed citations

Baldanzi, Gianluca, Elisa Alchera, Chiara Imarisio, et al.. (2010). Negative regulation of diacylglycerol kinase θ mediates adenosine-dependent hepatocyte preconditioning. Cell Death and Differentiation. 17(6). 1059–1068. 24 indexed citations

Chianale, Federica, Santina Cutrupi, Elena Rainero, et al.. (2007). Diacylglycerol Kinase-α Mediates Hepatocyte Growth Factor-induced Epithelial Cell Scatter by Regulating Rac Activation and Membrane Ruffling. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(12). 4859–4871. 30 indexed citations

Baldanzi, Gianluca, Stefania Mitola, Santina Cutrupi, et al.. (2004). Activation of diacylglycerol kinase α is required for VEGF-induced angiogenic signaling in vitro. Oncogene. 23(28). 4828–4838. 67 indexed citations

Vruchte, Daniëlle te, Emyr Lloyd‐Evans, Robert Jan Veldman, et al.. (2004). Accumulation of Glycosphingolipids in Niemann-Pick C Disease Disrupts Endosomal Transport. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(25). 26167–26175. 163 indexed citations

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Verheij, Marcel, et al.. (2002). Submicromolar doses of alkyl‐lysophospholipids induce rapid internalization, but not activation, of epidermal growth factor receptor and concomitant MAPK/ERK activation in A431 cells. International Journal of Cancer. 102(4). 343–350. 19 indexed citations

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Blitterswijk, Wim J. van, et al.. (2001). Sphingolipids related to apoptosis from the point of view of membrane structure and topology. Biochemical Society Transactions. 29(6). 819–824. 12 indexed citations

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Verheij, Marcel, et al.. (2001). Alkyl-lysophospholipids as anticancer agents and enhancers of radiation-induced apoptosis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 49(2). 415–419. 87 indexed citations

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Zerp, Shuraila F., et al.. (1999). Alkyl-lysophospholipids activate the SAPK/JNK pathway and enhance radiation-induced apoptosis.. PubMed. 59(10). 2457–63. 138 indexed citations

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Doornbos, Robert P., et al.. (1999). Protein Kinase Cζ Is a Negative Regulator of Protein Kinase B Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(13). 8589–8596. 118 indexed citations

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Tepper, Annemiek D., Evert de Vries, Wim J. van Blitterswijk, & Jannie Borst. (1999). Ordering of ceramide formation, caspase activation, and mitochondrial changes during CD95- and DNA damage–induced apoptosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 103(9). 1363–1363. 6 indexed citations

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Postma, Friso R., et al.. (1998). Exogenous phospholipase D generates Iysophosphatidic acid and activates Ras, Rho and Ca2+ signaling pathways. Current Biology. 8(7). 386–392. 74 indexed citations

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Schaap, Dick, et al.. (1993). A dominant-negative mutant of raf blocks mitogen-activated protein kinase activation by growth factors and oncogenic p21ras.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(27). 20232–20236. 138 indexed citations

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Moolenaar, Wouter H., R.L. van der Bend, E.J. van Corven, et al.. (1992). Lysophosphatidic Acid: A Novel Phospholipid with Hormone- and Growth Factor-like Activities. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 57(0). 163–167. 24 indexed citations

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Bend, R.L. van der, Josef Brunner, Kees Jalink, et al.. (1992). Identification of a putative membrane receptor for the bioactive phospholipid, lysophosphatidic acid.. The EMBO Journal. 11(7). 2495–2501. 177 indexed citations

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Blitterswijk, Wim J. van, Jan Damen, Henk Hilkmann, & John de Widt. (1985). Alterations in biosynthesis and homeostatis of cholesterol and in lipoprotein patterns in mice bearing a transplanted lymphoid tumor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 816(1). 46–56. 8 indexed citations

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