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Alan R. Saltiel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan R. Saltiel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 407 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alan R. Saltiel D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan R. Saltiel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Alan R. Saltiel is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific focus on molecular biology, physiology, epidemiology, surgery, and cell biology.

The scientist's main research topics include adipose tissue and metabolism, metabolism relating to diabetes and cancer, adipokines and inflammation in metabolic diseases, pancreatic function and diabetes, diet and metabolism studies, diet in relation to metabolism and disease, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alan R. Saltiel include the following:

  • "An AMPK-caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis," 2020, Science
  • "TANK-Binding Kinase 1 Regulates the Localization of Acyl-CoA Synthetase ACSL1 to Control Hepatic Fatty Acid Oxidation," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Obesity causes mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction in white adipocytes due to RalA activation," 2024, Nature Metabolism
  • "Diet and feeding pattern modulate diurnal dynamics of the ileal microbiome and transcriptome," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "FGF21 promotes thermogenic gene expression as an autocrine factor in adipocytes," 2021, Cell Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Shannon M. Reilly, Peng Zhao, Ruth T. Yu, Michael Downes, and Ronald M. Evans.

Their work has been published recurrently in journals such as Cell Metabolism, Diabetes, Nature Metabolism, Cell Reports, and Nature.

Alan R. Saltiel has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2008 and has been a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2005.

Best Publications

  • Insulin signalling and the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism

    Alan R. Saltiel;C. Ronald Kahn

  • Obesity induces a phenotypic switch in adipose tissue macrophage polarization

    Carey N. Lumeng;Jennifer L. Bodzin;Alan R. Saltiel

  • PD 098059 Is a Specific Inhibitor of the Activation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase in Vitro and in Vivo

    Dario R. Alessi;Ana Cuenda;Philip Cohen;David T. Dudley

  • A synthetic inhibitor of the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade.

    David T. Dudley;Long Pang;Stuart J. Decker;Alexander J. Bridges

  • Inflammatory links between obesity and metabolic disease.

    Carey N. Lumeng;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Inflammatory mechanisms linking obesity and metabolic disease

    Alan R. Saltiel;Jerrold M. Olefsky

  • Thiazolidinediones in the Treatment of Insulin Resistance and Type II Diabetes

    Alan R Saltiel;Jerrold M Olefsky

  • Signaling pathways in insulin action: Molecular targets of insulin resistance

    Jeffrey E. Pessin;Alan R. Saltiel;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Blockade of the MAP kinase pathway suppresses growth of colon tumors in vivo.

    J S Sebolt-Leopold;D T Dudley;R Herrera;K Van Becelaere

  • Increased Inflammatory Properties of Adipose Tissue Macrophages Recruited During Diet-Induced Obesity

    Carey N. Lumeng;Stephanie M. DeYoung;Jennifer L. Bodzin;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Structural and Functional Roles of Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol in Membranes

    Martin G. Low;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Adapting to obesity with adipose tissue inflammation.

    Shannon M Reilly;Alan R Saltiel

  • Inhibition of MAP Kinase Kinase Blocks the Differentiation of PC-12 Cells Induced by Nerve Growth Factor ∗

    Long Pang;Takeshi Sawada;Stuart J. Decker;Stuart J. Decker;Alan R. Saltiel

  • Phenotypic Switching of Adipose Tissue Macrophages With Obesity Is Generated by Spatiotemporal Differences in Macrophage Subtypes

    Carey N. Lumeng;Jennifer B. DelProposto;Daniel J. Westcott;Alan R. Saltiel

  • New perspectives into the molecular pathogenesis and treatment of type 2 diabetes.

    Alan R. Saltiel

  • Regulation of glucose transport by insulin: traffic control of GLUT4

    Dara Leto;Alan R. Saltiel

  • CAP defines a second signalling pathway required for insulin-stimulated glucose transport

    Christian A. Baumann;Christian A. Baumann;Vered Ribon;Vered Ribon;Makoto Kanzaki;Debbie C. Thurmond

  • Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Inhibits Apoptosis Using the Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase and Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathways

    Marcelina Párrizas;Alan R. Saltiel;Derek LeRoith

  • Insulin signaling pathways in time and space

    Alan R Saltiel;Jeffrey E Pessin

  • Insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation requires the CAP-dependent activation of TC10

    Shian Huey Chiang;Christian A. Baumann;Christian A. Baumann;Makoto Kanzaki;Debbie C. Thurmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey E. Pessin
Jeffrey E. Pessin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jerrold M. Olefsky
Jerrold M. Olefsky University of California, San Diego
Ronald M. Evans
Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Christopher Liddle
Christopher Liddle University of Sydney
Makoto Kanzaki
Makoto Kanzaki Tohoku University
Michael Downes
Michael Downes Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ruth T. Yu
Ruth T. Yu Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Pedro Cuatrecasas
Pedro Cuatrecasas Research Triangle Park Foundation
Lois S. Weisman
Lois S. Weisman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan
Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan Cornell University

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