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David N. Brindley

David N. Brindley

University of Alberta
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
19684
World Ranking
3219
National Ranking
98

David N. Brindley publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 318 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David N. Brindley 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 David N. Brindley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David N. Brindley is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The primary areas of study include molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, epidemiology, and oncology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, particularly focusing on sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, autophagy in disease and therapy, and cellular processes involving caveolin-1. Additional topics of research include erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, immune cells in cancer, and the regulation of phagocytosis and immune responses.

Some of the recent research papers authored or co-authored by David N. Brindley are:

  • "Physiological and pathological functions of sphingolipids in pregnancy," 2021, Cellular Signalling
  • "Lipid Phosphate Phosphatases and Cancer," 2020, Biomolecules
  • "Role of Adipose Tissue-Derived Autotaxin, Lysophosphatidate Signaling, and Inflammation in the Progression and Treatment of Breast Cancer," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Role of the autotaxin-lysophosphatidate axis in the development of resistance to cancer therapy," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • "Autotaxin and Breast Cancer: Towards Overcoming Treatment Barriers and Sequelae," 2020, Cancers

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Xiaoyun Tang
  • Denise G. Hemmings
  • Matthew G.K. Benesch
  • Todd McMullen
  • Kazuaki Takabe

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Cellular Signalling

Best Publications

  • Three Mammalian Lipins Act as Phosphatidate Phosphatases with Distinct Tissue Expression Patterns

    Jimmy Donkor;Meltem Sariahmetoglu;Jay Dewald;David N. Brindley

  • Possible connections between stress, diabetes, obesity, hypertension and altered lipoprotein metabolism that may result in atherosclerosis.

    David N. Brindley;Yves Rolland

  • High-fat feeding alters both basal and stress-induced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity in the rat

    Beth M. Tannenbaum;David N. Brindley;Gloria S. Tannenbaum;Gloria S. Tannenbaum;Mary F. Dallman

  • (n-3) PUFA Alter Raft Lipid Composition and Decrease Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Levels in Lipid Rafts of Human Breast Cancer Cells

    Patricia D. Schley;David N. Brindley;Catherine J. Field

  • Plasma membrane fractions from rat liver contain a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase distinct from that in the endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol.

    Z Jamal;A Martin;A Gomez-Muñoz;D N Brindley

  • Lipid phosphate phosphatases and related proteins: signaling functions in development, cell division, and cancer.

    David N. Brindley

  • Mammalian lipid phosphate phosphohydrolases.

    David N. Brindley;David W. Waggoner

  • Sphingosine 1-phosphate released from platelets during clotting accounts for the potent endothelial cell chemotactic activity of blood serum and provides a novel link between hemostasis and angiogenesis.

    Denis English;Zachary Welch;A. Thomas Kovala;Kevin Harvey

  • Intracellular translocation of phosphatidate phosphohydrolase and its possible role in the control of glycerolipid synthesis

    David N. Brindley

  • Fatty acids promote translocation of CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase to the endoplasmic reticulum and stimulate rat hepatic phosphatidylcholine synthesis.

    S L Pelech;P H Pritchard;D N Brindley;D E Vance

  • Lipid phosphate phosphatases and signaling

    David N. Brindley;Carlos Pilquil

  • Studies on the fractionation of mucosal homogenates from the small intestine.

    G. Hübscher;Gwen R. West;D. N. Brindley

  • Induction of endothelial cell chemotaxis by sphingosine 1-phosphate and stabilization of endothelial monolayer barrier function by lysophosphatidic acid, potential mediators of hematopoietic angiogenesis.

    Denis English;A. Thomas Kovala;Zachary Welch;Kevin A. Harvey

  • Cell-permeable ceramides inhibit the stimulation of DNA synthesis and phospholipase D activity by phosphatidate and lysophosphatidate in rat fibroblasts.

    A Gomez-Muñoz;A Martin;L O'Brien;D N Brindley

  • Thematic Review Series: Glycerolipids. Multiple roles for lipins/phosphatidate phosphatase enzymes in lipid metabolism *

    Karen Reue;David N. Brindley

  • Platelet-released phospholipids link haemostasis and angiogenesis

    Denis English;Joe G.N. Garcia;D.N. Brindley

  • Stress and lipoprotein metabolism: Modulators and mechanisms

    David N. Brindley;Barbara S. McCann;Raymond Niaura;Catherine M. Stoney

  • Interaction of Ceramides, Sphingosine, and Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in Regulating DNA Synthesis and Phospholipase D Activity

    Antonio Gómez-Muñoz;David W. Waggoner;Lori O'Brien;David N. Brindley

  • Phosphatidate phosphohydrolase catalyzes the hydrolysis of ceramide 1- phosphate, lysophosphatidate, and sphingosine 1-phosphate

    David W. Waggoner;Antonio Gómez-Muñoz;Jay Dewald;David N. Brindley

  • Short-chain ceramide-1-phosphates are novel stimulators of DNA synthesis and cell division: antagonism by cell-permeable ceramides.

    A. Gomez-Munoz;P. A. Duffy;A. Martin;L. O'brien

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Reue
Karen Reue University of California, Los Angeles
Joe G.N. Garcia
Joe G.N. Garcia University of Arizona
Denis English
Denis English Indiana University
Gabor Tigyi
Gabor Tigyi University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Viswanathan Natarajan
Viswanathan Natarajan University of Illinois at Chicago
Catherine J. Field
Catherine J. Field University of Alberta
Dennis E. Vance
Dennis E. Vance University of Alberta
Victor A. Zammit
Victor A. Zammit University of Warwick
Stephen G. Young
Stephen G. Young University of California, Los Angeles
Michael A. Walter
Michael A. Walter University of Alberta

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