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John M. Lowenstein

John M. Lowenstein

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11667
World Ranking
10963
National Ranking
4744

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10649
World Ranking
10312
National Ranking
2854

John M. Lowenstein publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John M. Lowenstein sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

John M. Lowenstein D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John M. Lowenstein sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

John M. Lowenstein was affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on aspects of enzyme structure and function, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, gut microbiota and health, as well as diet, metabolism, and disease.

The scientist's work spanned several interdisciplinary subfields of study, including Materials Chemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. These areas reflect the comprehensive scope of their research interests and contributions.

Lowenstein authored publications in notable scientific venues such as Biochemistry and Structural Dynamics. Their recent papers included:

  • Carbohydrate Deacetylase Unique to Gut Microbe Bacteroides Reveals Atypical Structure (2024) published in Biochemistry
  • Atypical Structure Revealed In Carbohydrate Deacetylase Unique to Bacteroides (2025) published in Structural Dynamics

Frequent collaborators featured Lilith Schwartz, Jordan O. Norman, Sharika Hasan, Olive E. Adamek, and Elisa Dzuong. All of these co-authors worked multiple times with Lowenstein, indicating ongoing collaborative research relationships.

The topics Lowenstein addressed consistently revolved around:

  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

The scientist contributed to advancing understanding in how microbial enzymes relate to gut microbiota and its impact on metabolic health. Their investigations into carbohydrate deacetylases unique to Bacteroides species provided insights into atypical enzyme structures affecting gut microbial function.

Though no awards or book publications are recorded, Lowenstein's research output demonstrates consistent engagement with scientific investigation in their fields of interest until their passing.

Best Publications

  • Ammonia production in muscle and other tissues: the purine nucleotide cycle.

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  • Nitric Oxide Regulates Exocytosis by S-Nitrosylation of N-ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor

    Kenji Matsushita;Craig N Morrell;Beatrice Cambien;Shui Xiang Yang

  • Effect of (-)-hydroxycitrate on fatty acid synthesis by rat liver in vivo.

    John M. Lowenstein

  • Tricarballylate and hydroxycitrate: substrate and inhibitor of ATP: citrate oxaloacetate lyase.

    John A. Watson;Marie Fang;John M. Lowenstein

  • Citrate and the Conversion of Carbohydrate into Fat FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS BY A COMBINATION OF CYTOPLASM AND MITOCHONDRIA

    John A. Watson;John M. Lowenstein

  • Polyphosphoinositides produced by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase are poor substrates for phospholipases C from rat liver and bovine brain.

    L A Serunian;M T Haber;T Fukui;T Fukui;J W Kim

  • An Antiviral Mechanism of Nitric Oxide: Inhibition of a Viral Protease

    Marta Saura;Carlos Zaragoza;Audrey McMillan;Richard A Quick

  • The Purine‐Nucleotide Cycle

    Juan J. Aragón;John M. Lowenstein

  • Fatty Acid and 3-β-Hydroxysterol Synthesis in the Perfused Rat Liver INCLUDING MEASUREMENTS ON THE PRODUCTION OF LACTATE, PYRUVATE, β-HYDROXYBUTYRATE, AND ACETOACETATE BY THE FED LIVER

    Henri Brunengraber;Mireille Boutry;John M. Lowenstein

  • The supply of precursors for the synthesis of fatty acids.

    Alice F. Spencer;John M. Lowenstein

  • Preparation and Properties of 5'-Nucleotidase from Smooth Muscle of Small Intestine

    Richard M. Burger;John M. Lowenstein

  • Initial velocity and equilibrium kinetics of myokinase.

    David G. Rhoads;John M. Lowenstein

  • The Effect of Bivalent Metal Ions on the Hydrolysis of Adenosine Di- and Triphosphate*

    Montserrat Tetas;John M. Lowenstein

  • 5'-Nucleotidase from rat heart.

    Yoshitsugu Naito;John M. Lowenstein

  • Ammonia Production in Muscle: The Purine Nucleotide Cycle

    John Lowenstein;Keith Tornheim

  • Adenylate deaminase. II. Purification and some regulatory properties of the enzyme from calf brain.

    Barbara Setlow;John M. Lowenstein

  • Crystal structures of HINT demonstrate that histidine triad proteins are GalT-related nucleotide-binding proteins.

    Charles Brenner;Preston Garrison;Jeffrey Gilmour;Daniel Peisach

  • The purine nucleotide cycle. The production of ammonia from aspartate by extracts of rat skeletal muscle.

    Keith Tornheim;John M. Lowenstein

  • 5'-Nucleotidase from smooth muscle of small intestine and from brain. Inhibition of nucleotides.

    Richard M. Burger;John M. Lowenstein

  • The stimulation of fatty acid synthesis by isocitrate and malonate.

    Roland G. Kallen;John M. Lowenstein

  • The relation between intra- and extramitochondrial pyridine nucleotides.

    John L. Purvis;John M. Lowenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Henri Brunengraber
Henri Brunengraber Case Western Reserve University
Barbara Setlow
Barbara Setlow University of Connecticut Health Center
Patrick J. Casey
Patrick J. Casey National University of Singapore
Katya Ravid
Katya Ravid Boston University
Charles Brenner
Charles Brenner City Of Hope National Medical Center
Charles J. Lowenstein
Charles J. Lowenstein Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Brian O'Rourke
Brian O'Rourke Johns Hopkins University
John E. Lisman
John E. Lisman Brandeis University
Denisa D. Wagner
Denisa D. Wagner Boston Children's Hospital
Jonathan Pevsner
Jonathan Pevsner National Institute of Mental Health

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