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Dennis E. Vance

Dennis E. Vance

University of Alberta
Canada

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
34191
World Ranking
1527
National Ranking
45

Dennis E. Vance 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 Dennis E. Vance sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 365 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis E. Vance 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 Dennis E. Vance sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Dennis E. Vance is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes in research bridging medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their research covers a variety of topics primarily focused on the interplay between diet, metabolism, diabetes, and cancer as well as circadian rhythm and melatonin. Specific areas of interest include dietary effects on health, pancreatic function, diabetes treatment and management, and studies related to coenzyme Q10 and its effects.

Among recent publications by Dennis E. Vance are:

  • Lipid molecular timeline profiling reveals diurnal crosstalk between the liver and circulation, 2021, published in Cell Reports
  • Implication of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase in adipocyte differentiation, 2020, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Genetic screening reveals phospholipid metabolism as a key regulator of the biosynthesis of the redox-active lipid coenzyme Q, 2021, published in Redox Biology

Frequent collaborators include Jelske N. van der Veen, Jean E. Vance, Richard R. Sprenger, Martin Hermansson, and Ditte Neess.

Common venues for their research publications are:

  • Cell Reports
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Redox Biology

Dennis E. Vance has contributed to book publications as well, including a titled work published by Elsevier BV: Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes, released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Biochemistry of lipids, lipoproteins, and membranes

    Dennis E. Vance;Jean E. Vance

  • The critical role of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine metabolism in health and disease.

    Jelske N. van der Veen;John P. Kennelly;Sereana Wan;Jean E. Vance

  • Quantitative determination of the neutral glycosyl ceramides in human blood

    Dennis E. Vance;Charles C. Sweeley

  • Phosphatidylcholine and choline homeostasis

    Zhaoyu Li;Dennis E. Vance

  • The ratio of phosphatidylcholine to phosphatidylethanolamine influences membrane integrity and steatohepatitis.

    Zhaoyu Li;Luis B. Agellon;Theresa M. Allen;Masato Umeda

  • The active synthesis of phosphatidylcholine is required for very low density lipoprotein secretion from rat hepatocytes.

    Z M Yao;D E Vance

  • Increased Hepatic CD36 Expression Contributes to Dyslipidemia Associated With Diet-Induced Obesity

    Debby P Y Koonen;René L. Jacobs;Maria Febbraio;Martin E. Young

  • Phosphatidylcholine Synthesis for Lipid Droplet Expansion Is Mediated by Localized Activation of CTP:Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase

    Natalie Krahmer;Yi Guo;Florian Wilfling;Maximiliane Hilger

  • Regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis

    Steven L. Pelech;Dennis E. Vance

  • Control Mechanisms in the Synthesis of Saturated Fatty Acids

    K Bloch;D Vance

  • A Conserved SREBP-1/Phosphatidylcholine Feedback Circuit Regulates Lipogenesis in Metazoans

    Amy K. Walker;René L. Jacobs;Jennifer L. Watts;Veerle Rottiers

  • Signal transduction via phosphatidylcholine cycles

    Steven L. Pelech;Dennis E. Vance

  • Phospholipid biosynthesis in mammalian cells.

    Jean E Vance;Dennis E Vance

  • Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and lipoprotein metabolism.

    Laura K. Cole;Jean E. Vance;Dennis E. Vance

  • Cholesterol in the year 2000.

    Dennis E. Vance;Henk Van den Bosch

  • Inhibition of fatty acid synthetases by the antibiotic cerulenin

    D. Vance;I. Goldberg;O. Mitsuhashi;K. Bloch

  • Is it time to reevaluate methyl balance in humans

    Lori M Stead;John T Brosnan;Margaret E Brosnan;Dennis E Vance

  • Biochemistry of Lipids and Membranes

    Dennis E. Vance;Jean E. Vance

  • BIOCHEMICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF PHOSPHOLIPID METHYLATION

    Christopher J. Walkey;Liqing Yu;Luis B. Agellon;Dennis E. Vance

  • An Unexpected Requirement for PhosphatidylethanolamineN-Methyltransferase in the Secretion of Very Low Density Lipoproteins

    Anna A. Noga;Yang Zhao;Dennis E. Vance

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean E. Vance
Jean E. Vance University of Alberta
Grant M. Hatch
Grant M. Hatch University of Manitoba
Steven L. Pelech
Steven L. Pelech University of British Columbia
Zemin Yao
Zemin Yao University of Ottawa
Neale D. Ridgway
Neale D. Ridgway Dalhousie University
Jason R.B. Dyck
Jason R.B. Dyck University of Alberta
John T. Brosnan
John T. Brosnan Memorial University of Newfoundland
Folkert Kuipers
Folkert Kuipers University Medical Center Groningen
David N. Brindley
David N. Brindley University of Alberta
Margaret E. Brosnan
Margaret E. Brosnan Memorial University of Newfoundland

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