Zorica Janjetović

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Zorica Janjetović is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dermatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zorica Janjetović has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 26 papers in Dermatology and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zorica Janjetović's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (42 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (24 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (20 papers). Zorica Janjetović is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (42 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (24 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (20 papers). Zorica Janjetović collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Poland. Zorica Janjetović's co-authors include Andrzej Słomiński, Robert C. Tuckey, Tae‐Kang Kim, Wěi Li, Michał A. Żmijewski, Minh N. Nguyen, Anna A. Brożyna, Arnold E. Postlethwaite, Rüssel J. Reiter and Cezary Skobowiat and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Zorica Janjetović

78 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Biological Effects of CYP11A1-Derived Vitamin D and Lumisterol Metabolites in the Skin

2024 45 citations Andrzej Słomiński, Tae‐Kang Kim et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →
Melatonin and the Skin: Current Progress and Perspectives for Human Health

2025 13 citations Andrzej Słomiński, Tae Kim et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zorica Janjetović United States	43	2.3k	1.4k	840	827	755	79	4.9k
Tae‐Kang Kim United States	40	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	702 0.8×	749 0.9×	866 1.1×	82	4.7k
Trevor W. Sweatman United States	31	678 0.3×	759 0.6×	400 0.5×	770 0.9×	772 1.0×	71	3.2k
Radomir M. Slominski United States	34	614 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	226 0.3×	773 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	56	4.1k
Blazej Zbytek United States	30	346 0.1×	1.4k 1.0×	278 0.3×	632 0.8×	684 0.9×	36	3.6k
Cezary Skobowiat Poland	23	342 0.1×	824 0.6×	178 0.2×	442 0.5×	361 0.5×	42	2.3k
David F. Woodward United States	39	406 0.2×	181 0.1×	317 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	153 0.2×	149	4.9k
Ilka Nemere United States	41	2.6k 1.1×	90 0.1×	1.2k 1.4×	1.6k 2.0×	36 0.0×	109	4.6k
Ian Appleton New Zealand	31	341 0.1×	197 0.1×	244 0.3×	915 1.1×	209 0.3×	51	3.6k
Gennady Ermak United States	30	107 0.0×	457 0.3×	227 0.3×	2.0k 2.5×	299 0.4×	41	3.9k
Grant D. Barish United States	36	332 0.1×	63 0.0×	731 0.9×	3.7k 4.5×	1.5k 2.0×	54	7.5k

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Słomiński, Andrzej, et al.. (2026). Metabolic activation of lumisterol to biologically active metabolites and their mechanism of action. Biochemical Pharmacology. 246. 117711–117711.

Janjetović, Zorica, Tae‐Kang Kim, Anna A. Brożyna, et al.. (2025). The vitamin D₃ hormone, 1,25(OH)₂D₃, regulates fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) production in human skin cells. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 328(4). C1177–C1192. 1 indexed citations

Chou, Chu‐Fang, Yun Huang, Jeremy B. Foote, et al.. (2025). Constitutive epidermal expression of osteopontin in osteopontin-null mice restores ultraviolet B-induced cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas to wild-type levels. Carcinogenesis. 46(4). 1 indexed citations

Słomiński, Andrzej, Tae Kim, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2025). Melatonin and the Skin: Current Progress and Perspectives for Human Health. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(6). 1345–1360.e2. 13 indexed citations breakdown →

Slominski, Radomir M., Tae‐Kang Kim, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2024). Malignant Melanoma: An Overview, New Perspectives, and Vitamin D Signaling. Cancers. 16(12). 2262–2262. 33 indexed citations

Słomiński, Andrzej, Tae‐Kang Kim, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2024). Biological Effects of CYP11A1-Derived Vitamin D and Lumisterol Metabolites in the Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(10). 2145–2161. 45 indexed citations breakdown →

Janjetović, Zorica, Shariq Qayyum, Wěi Li, et al.. (2024). Novel Vitamin D3 Hydroxymetabolites Require Involvement of the Vitamin D Receptor or Retinoic Acid-Related Orphan Receptors for Their Antifibrogenic Activities in Human Fibroblasts. Cells. 13(3). 239–239. 7 indexed citations

Słomiński, Andrzej, Tae‐Kang Kim, Radomir M. Slominski, et al.. (2023). Melatonin and Its Metabolites Can Serve as Agonists on the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(20). 15496–15496. 45 indexed citations

Slominski, Radomir M., Shariq Qayyum, Tae‐Kang Kim, et al.. (2022). Molecular and structural basis of interactions of vitamin D3 hydroxyderivatives with aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR): An integrated experimental and computational study. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 209(Pt A). 1111–1123. 32 indexed citations

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Bocheva, Georgeta, Radomir M. Slominski, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2022). Protective Role of Melatonin and Its Metabolites in Skin Aging. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1238–1238. 97 indexed citations

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Słomiński, Andrzej, Anna A. Brożyna, Tae‐Kang Kim, et al.. (2022). CYP11A1‑derived vitamin D hydroxyderivatives as candidates for therapy of basal and squamous cell carcinomas. International Journal of Oncology. 61(2). 26 indexed citations

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Stefan, Joanna, Tae‐Kang Kim, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2021). Differential and Overlapping Effects of Melatonin and Its Metabolites on Keratinocyte Function: Bioinformatics and Metabolic Analyses. Antioxidants. 10(4). 618–618. 9 indexed citations

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Słomiński, Andrzej, Tae‐Kang Kim, Konrad Kleszczyński, et al.. (2019). Characterization of serotonin and N‐acetylserotonin systems in the human epidermis and skin cells. Journal of Pineal Research. 68(2). e12626–e12626. 50 indexed citations

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Lin, Zongtao, Hao Chen, Anna Y. Belorusova, et al.. (2017). 1α,20S-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Interacts with Vitamin D Receptor: Crystal Structure and Route of Chemical Synthesis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10193–10193. 25 indexed citations

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Słomiński, Andrzej, Tae‐Kang Kim, Judith V. Hobrath, et al.. (2017). Characterization of a new pathway that activates lumisterol in vivo to biologically active hydroxylumisterols. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 11434–11434. 72 indexed citations

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Brożyna, Anna A., et al.. (2014). CYP24A1 Expression Inversely Correlates with Melanoma Progression: Clinic-Pathological Studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 15(10). 19000–19017. 40 indexed citations

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Słomiński, Andrzej, Anna A. Brożyna, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2014). The role of melanogenesis in regulation of melanoma behavior: Melanogenesis leads to stimulation of HIF-1α expression and HIF-dependent attendant pathways. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 563. 79–93. 179 indexed citations

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Tang, Edith K. Y., Wěi Li, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2010). Purified Mouse CYP27B1 Can Hydroxylate 20,23-Dihydroxyvitamin D3, Producing 1α,20,23-Trihydroxyvitamin D3, Which Has Altered Biological Activity. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 38(9). 1553–1559. 38 indexed citations

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Tuckey, Robert C., Zorica Janjetović, Wěi Li, et al.. (2008). Metabolism of 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 by cytochrome P450scc to biologically active 1α,20-dihydroxyvitamin D3. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 112(4-5). 213–219. 40 indexed citations

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Hanissian, Silva H., Bin Teng, Zorica Janjetović, et al.. (2005). Regulation of myeloid leukemia factor-1 interacting protein (MLF1IP) expression in glioblastoma. Brain Research. 1047(1). 56–64. 28 indexed citations

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