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Colin R. Jefcoate

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14090
World Ranking
7545
National Ranking
3430

Colin R. Jefcoate publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 220 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Colin R. Jefcoate 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 Colin R. Jefcoate sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Colin R. Jefcoate is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial work also in the field of medicine. Within these domains, their contributions span molecular biology, cancer research, immunology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of biomedical studies including cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism; epigenetics and DNA methylation; liver disease diagnosis and treatment; drug transport and resistance mechanisms; pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism; pharmacological effects and toxicity studies; and mitochondrial function and pathology.

Colin R. Jefcoate has authored several papers, including:

  • Cytochrome P450 1B1: A Key Regulator of Ocular Iron Homeostasis and Oxidative Stress (2022, Cells)
  • STARD1 Functions in Mitochondrial Cholesterol Metabolism and Nascent HDL Formation. Gene Expression and Molecular mRNA Imaging Show Novel Splicing and a 1:1 Mitochondrial Association (2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • Cyp1b1 directs Srebp-mediated cholesterol and retinoid synthesis in perinatal liver; Association with retinoic acid activity during fetal development (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Cytochrome P4501B1 in bone marrow is co-expressed with key markers of mesenchymal stem cells. BMS2 cell line models PAH disruption of bone marrow niche development functions (2020, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology)
  • Cholesterol Contributes to Male Sex Differentiation Through Its Developmental Role in Androgen Synthesis and Hedgehog Signaling (2021, Endocrinology)

Their frequent co-authors include Michele Campaigne Larsen, Yong-Seok Song, Nader Sheibani, Joan S. Jorgensen, and Meghan Maguire.

Colin R. Jefcoate's work has appeared in multiple scientific venues, most often in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, as well as in Cells, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, and Endocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of intramitochondrial cholesterol transfer to side-chain cleavage cytochrome P-450 in rat adrenal gland.

    Christopher T. Privalle;Joseph F. Crivello;Colin R. Jefcoate

  • Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 determines susceptibility to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced lymphomas

    Jeroen T. M. Buters;Shuichi Sakai;Thomas Richter;Thierry Pineau

  • Tissue-specific synthesis and oxidative metabolism of estrogens.

    Colin R. Jefcoate;Joachim G. Liehr;Richard J. Santen;Thomas R. Sutter

  • Mitochondrial Cytochrome P450 A COMPONENT OF CHICK KIDNEY 25-HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROL-1α-HYDROXYLASE

    Jacob G. Ghazarian;Colin R. Jefcoate;Joyce C. Knutson;William H. Orme-Johnson

  • Mitochondrial processing of newly synthesized steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), but not total StAR, mediates cholesterol transfer to cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme in adrenal cells.

    Irina P. Artemenko;Dong Zhao;Dale B. Hales;Karen H. Hales

  • Mouse cytochrome P-450EF, representative of a new 1B subfamily of cytochrome P-450s : cloning, sequence determination and tissue expression

    U Savas;K K Bhattacharyya;M Christou;D L Alexander

  • The effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on estrogen metabolism in MCF-7 breast cancer cells : evidence for induction of a novel 17β-estradiol 4-hydroxylase

    David C. Spink;Carrie L. Hayes;Nina R. Young;Nina R. Young;Maro Christou

  • Regulation of cholesterol movement to mitochondrial cytochrome P450scc in steroid hormone synthesis

    Colin R. Jefcoate;Brian C. McNamara;Irina Artemenko;Takeshi Yamazaki

  • Identification of a rat adrenal cytochrome P450 active in polycyclic hydrocarbon metabolism as rat CYP1B1. Demonstration of a unique tissue- specific pattern of hormonal and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-linked regulation

    KK Bhattacharyya;PB Brake;SE Eltom;SA Otto

  • Fungal cytochrome P450 monooxygenases: Their distribution, structure, functions, family expansion, and evolutionary origin

    Wanping Chen;Mi-Kyung Lee;Colin Jefcoate;Sun Chang Kim

  • Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor is an inhibitory regulator of lipid synthesis and of commitment to adipogenesis.

    David L. Alexander;Leonardo G. Ganem;Pedro Fernandez-Salguero;Frank Gonzalez

  • High-flux mitochondrial cholesterol trafficking, a specialized function of the adrenal cortex

    Colin Jefcoate

  • Characterization of the Mouse Cyp1B1 Gene IDENTIFICATION OF AN ENHANCER REGION THAT DIRECTS ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR-MEDIATED CONSTITUTIVE AND INDUCED EXPRESSION

    Leying Zhang;Üzen Savas;David L. Alexander;Colin R. Jefcoate

  • Mechanism of corticotropin action in rat adrenal cells I. The effects of inhibitors of protein synthesis and of microfilament formation on corticosterone synthesis

    Joseph F. Crivello;Colin R. Jefcoate

  • Characterization of CYP1B1 and CYP1A1 Expression in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells: Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolism

    Michele Campaigne Larsen;William G. R. Angus;Paul B. Brake;Sakina E. Eltom

  • ACTH regulation of cholesterol movement in isolated adrenal cells

    Colin R. Jefcoate;Michael J. Dibartolomeis;Cristopher A. Williams;Brian C. McNamara

  • Cytochromes CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 in the rat mammary gland: Cell-specific expression and regulation by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hormones

    Maro Christou;Uzen Savas;Shelly Schroeder;Xin Shen

  • EFFECT OF ACTH ON ADRENAL MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME P‐450 IN THE RAT*

    Alexander C. Brownie;Josephine Alfano;Colin R. Jefcoate;William Orme-Johnson

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism in rat adrenal, ovary, and testis microsomes is catalyzed by the same novel cytochrome P450 (P450RAP)

    S Otto;K K Bhattacharyya;C R Jefcoate

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin inhibits steroidogenesis in the rat testis by inhibiting the mobilization of cholesterol to cytochrome P450scc.

    Robert W. Moore;Colin R. Jefcoate;Richard E. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Czuprynski
Charles J. Czuprynski University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nader Sheibani
Nader Sheibani University of Wisconsin–Madison
Frank J. Gonzalez
Frank J. Gonzalez National Institutes of Health
Christine M. Sorenson
Christine M. Sorenson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard E. Peterson
Richard E. Peterson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Henry C. Pitot
Henry C. Pitot University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael N. Gould
Michael N. Gould University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Jae-Hyuk Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Charles Heidelberger
Charles Heidelberger University of Southern California
Daniel W. Nebert
Daniel W. Nebert University of Cincinnati

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