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D-Index
62
Citations
14501
World Ranking
10742
National Ranking
4666

Howard Sprecher 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 Howard Sprecher sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 175 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard Sprecher 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 Howard Sprecher sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Howard Sprecher was affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States during their academic career. The available data indicates a professional trajectory connected to this institution.

There are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues associated with Howard Sprecher in the provided data.

Specific fields and subfields of study related to Howard Sprecher's work are not documented in the available information.

Similarly, there are no listed main topics of work or thematic areas linked to their research output.

No book publications or awards have been registered in the source data regarding this scientist.

Howard Sprecher is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Metabolism of highly unsaturated n-3 and n-6 fatty acids.

    Howard Sprecher

  • Triene prostaglandins: Prostacyclin and thromboxane biosynthesis and unique biological properties

    Philip Needleman;Amiram Raz;Mark S. Minkes;James A. Ferrendelli

  • The metabolism of 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid to 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid in rat liver is independent of a 4-desaturase.

    A. Voss;M. Reinhart;Shankar Sankarappa;H. Sprecher

  • Elongation of long-chain fatty acids

    Amanda E Leonard;Suzette L Pereira;Howard Sprecher;Yung-Sheng Huang

  • Reevaluation of the pathways for the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Howard Sprecher;Devanand L. Luthria;B. S. Mohammed;Svetla P. Baykousheva

  • Biochemistry of essential fatty acids

    Howard Sprecher

  • Phospholipid fatty acid remodeling in mammalian cells.

    James I.S. MacDonald;Howard Sprecher

  • Unidimensional thin-layer chromatography of phospholipids on boric acid-impregnated plates.

    Jeffrey B. Fine;Howard Sprecher

  • The Mycobacterium tuberculosis pks2 Gene Encodes the Synthase for the Hepta- and Octamethyl-branched Fatty Acids Required for Sulfolipid Synthesis

    Tatiana D. Sirakova;Ajay K. Thirumala;Vinod S. Dubey;Howard Sprecher

  • Studies to determine the role rates of chain elongation and desaturation play in regulating the unsaturated fatty acid composition of rat liver lipids.

    John T. Bernert;Howard Sprecher

  • An Analysis of Partial Reactions in the Overall Chain Elongation of Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids by Rat Liver Microsomes

    John T. Bernert;Howard Sprecher

  • Docosahexaenoic acid synthesis in human skin fibroblasts involves peroxisomal retroconversion of tetracosahexaenoic acid.

    S A Moore;E Hurt;E Yoder;H Sprecher

  • Triene prostaglandins: Prostaglandin D3 and icosapentaenoic acid as potential antithrombotic substances

    Mark O. Whitaker;Angela Wyche;Frank Fitzpatrick;Howard Sprecher

  • Manipulation of platelet aggregation by prostaglandins and their fatty acid precursors: pharmacological basis for a therapeutic approach.

    Philip Needleman;Mark O. Whitaker;Angela Wyche;Karin Watters

  • Regulation of the biosynthesis of 22:5n-6 and 22:6n-3: A complex intracellular process

    Howard Sprecher;Qi Chen;Feng Qin Yin

  • Paradoxical conservation of cardiac and renal arachidonate content in essential fatty acid deficiency.

    J B Lefkowith;V Flippo;H Sprecher;P Needleman

  • The roles of anabolic and catabolic reactions in the synthesis and recycling of polyunsaturated fatty acids

    H. Sprecher

  • Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase is a key enzyme in the mitochondrial β-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids

    Weiping Le;Azfar S. Abbas;Howard Sprecher;Jerry Vockley

  • High affinity esterification of eicosanoid precursor fatty acids by platelets.

    Ellis J. Neufeld;David B. Wilson;Howard Sprecher;Philip W. Majerus

  • Stereospecific induction of starfish oocyte maturation by (8R)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid.

    L Meijer;A R Brash;R W Bryant;K Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Needleman
Philip Needleman Washington University in St. Louis
Ernst H. Oliw
Ernst H. Oliw Uppsala University
Jeffrey B. Travers
Jeffrey B. Travers Wright State University
Horst Schulz
Horst Schulz City University of New York
Robert E. Anderson
Robert E. Anderson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Keizo Waku
Keizo Waku Teikyo University
Nicolas G. Bazan
Nicolas G. Bazan Louisiana State University
Aubrey R. Morrison
Aubrey R. Morrison Washington University in St. Louis
Lloyd A. Horrocks
Lloyd A. Horrocks The Ohio State University
Philip W. Majerus
Philip W. Majerus Washington University in St. Louis

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