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James M. Phang

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
31500
World Ranking
7229
National Ranking
3315

James M. Phang 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 James M. Phang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 164 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James M. Phang 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 James M. Phang 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.

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

Overview

James M. Phang is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular attention to cancer research and molecular biology subfields.

The main research topics covered by James M. Phang include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • RNA modifications and cancer

James M. Phang has published in several academic venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Amino Acids
  • Heart Lung and Circulation

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James M. Phang include:

  • "Perspectives, past, present and future: the proline cycle/proline-collagen regulatory axis," 2021, Amino Acids
  • "The regulatory mechanisms of proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: Recent advances in perspective," 2023, Frontiers in Oncology
  • "Editorial," 2021, Amino Acids

Other notable co-authored papers include:

  • "Proline Metabolism in Tumor Growth and Metastatic Progression," 2020, Frontiers in Oncology (author Cristina D'Aniello)
  • "The Mitochondria-Targeted Therapy AP39 Limits Injury in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Human Cardiomyocytes in a Type-2-Diabetic Milieu," 2023, Heart Lung and Circulation (author Alex M. Parker)

Frequent collaborators of James M. Phang include Cristina D'Aniello, Eduardo J. Patriarca, Gabriella Minchiotti, Alex M. Parker, and Jarmon G. Lees, reflecting interdisciplinary work within molecular biology and medical research contexts.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular effects of genistein on estrogen receptor mediated pathways

    Thomas T.Y. Wang;Neeraja Sathyamoorthy;James M. Phang

  • Reprogramming of proline and glutamine metabolism contributes to the proliferative and metabolic responses regulated by oncogenic transcription factor c-MYC.

    Wei Liu;Anne Le;Chad Hancock;Andrew N. Lane

  • Depletion of Intracellular Ascorbate by the Carcinogenic Metals Nickel and Cobalt Results in the Induction of Hypoxic Stress

    Konstantin Salnikow;Steven P. Donald;Richard K. Bruick;Anatoly Zhitkovich

  • Effects of Estrogen on Apoptotic Pathways in Human Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF-7

    Thomas T. Y. Wang;James M. Phang

  • Proline metabolism and microenvironmental stress.

    James M. Phang;Wei Liu;Olga Zabirnyk

  • Proline oxidase, encoded by p53-induced gene-6, catalyzes the generation of proline-dependent reactive oxygen species.

    Steven P. Donald;Xiao Ya Sun;Chien An A. Hu;Jian Yu

  • The regulatory functions of proline and pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid.

    James M. Phang

  • The metabolism of proline, a stress substrate, modulates carcinogenic pathways

    James M. Phang;Steven P. Donald;Jui Pandhare;Yongmin Liu

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Proline metabolism and cancer: emerging links to glutamine and collagen

    James M. Phang;Wei Liu;Chad N. Hancock;Joseph W. Fischer

  • Modulation of adriamycin accumulation and efflux by flavonoids in HCT-15 colon cells. Activation of P-glycoprotein as a putative mechanism.

    James W. Critchfield;Clement J. Welsh;James M. Phang;Grace Chao Yeh

  • Mechanism-Based Cancer Prevention Approaches: Targets, Examples, and the Use of Transgenic Mice

    Stephen D. Hursting;Thomas J. Slaga;Susan M. Fischer;John DiGiovanni

  • Calorie restriction delays spontaneous tumorigenesis in p53-knockout transgenic mice

    Stephen D. Hursting;Susan N. Perkins;James M. Phang

  • The Metabolism of Proline as Microenvironmental Stress Substrate

    James M. Phang;Jui Pandhare;Yongmin Liu

  • miR-23b targets proline oxidase, a novel tumor suppressor protein in renal cancer.

    Liu W;Zabirnyk O;Wang H;Shiao Yh

  • Stimulation of pS2 Expression by Diet-derived Compounds

    Neeraja Sathyamoorthy;Thomas T. Y. Wang;James M. Phang

  • Proline oxidase activates both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways for apoptosis: the role of ROS/superoxides, NFAT and MEK/ERK signaling

    Liu Y;Borchert Gl;Surazynski A;Hu Ca

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. Hursting
Stephen D. Hursting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
David Valle
David Valle Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Curt H. Hagedorn
Curt H. Hagedorn University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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