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Lawrence L. Rudel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lawrence L. Rudel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 274 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Lawrence L. Rudel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lawrence L. Rudel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lawrence L. Rudel was affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research activity spanned the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in Epidemiology, Surgery, and Hematology.

The scientist's published work included a focus on several interconnected main topics. These were:

  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

One notable paper authored associated with Rudel was titled "Monocyte tissue factor-dependent activation of coagulation in hypercholesterolemic mice and monkeys is inhibited by simvastatin", published in 2020 through UNC Libraries.

Collaborations appeared frequently in Rudel's research, with coauthors including:

  • A. Phillip Owens
  • Freda Passam
  • Silvio Antoniak
  • Stephanie Marshall
  • Allison L. McDaniel

Lawrence L. Rudel contributed to the academic community with publications predominantly concentrated in venues such as UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006 A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee

    Alice H. Lichtenstein;Lawrence J. Appel;Michael Brands;Mercedes Carnethon

  • Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

    Frank M. Sacks;Alice H. Lichtenstein;Jason H.Y. Wu;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association Nutrition Subcommittee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

    William S. Harris;Dariush Mozaffarian;Eric Rimm;Penny Kris-Etherton

  • Enzymatic determination of triglyceride, free cholesterol, and total cholesterol in tissue lipid extracts

    Timothy P. Carr;Catharine J. Andresen;Lawrence L. Rudel

  • Hepatic Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 regulates biliary cholesterol concentration and is a target of ezetimibe.

    Ryan E. Temel;Weiqing Tang;Yinyan Ma;Lawrence L. Rudel

  • Summary of American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006

    Alice H. Lichtenstein;Lawrence J. Appel;Michael Brands;Mercedes Carnethon

  • Identification of a Form of Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Specific to Liver and Intestine in Nonhuman Primates *

    Richard A. Anderson;Charles Joyce;Matthew Davis;Jerry W. Reagan

  • Review of cholesterol absorption with emphasis on dietary and biliary cholesterol.

    M D Wilson;L L Rudel

  • Fatty acids in cardiovascular health and disease: a comprehensive update.

    Seth J. Baum;Penny M. Kris-Etherton;Walter C. Willett;Alice H. Lichtenstein

  • Toll-like receptor signaling links dietary fatty acids to the metabolic syndrome.

    Michael B Fessler;Lawrence L Rudel;J Mark Brown

  • Effects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on plasma lipoproteins.

    Gustav Schonfeld;Wolfgang Patsch;Lawrence L. Rudel;Charles Nelson

  • Triglyceride, High-Density Lipoprotein, and Coronary Heart Disease

    E. Rapaport;D. W. Bilheimer;A. V. Chobanian;D. P. Hajjar

  • Acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase types 1 and 2: structure and function in atherosclerosis.

    Lawrence L. Rudel;Richard G. Lee;Terri L. Cockman

  • Compared With Dietary Monounsaturated and Saturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat Protects African Green Monkeys From Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

    Lawrence L. Rudel;John S. Parks;Janet K. Sawyer

  • Trans fat diet induces abdominal obesity and changes in insulin sensitivity in monkeys.

    Kylie Kavanagh;Kate L. Jones;Janet Sawyer;Kathryn Kelley

  • ACAT2 Is Localized to Hepatocytes and Is the Major Cholesterol-Esterifying Enzyme in Human Liver

    Paolo Parini;Matthew Davis;Aaron T. Lada;Sandra K. Erickson

  • The TMAO-Producing Enzyme Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 Regulates Obesity and the Beiging of White Adipose Tissue

    Rebecca C. Schugar;Diana M. Shih;Manya Warrier;Robert N. Helsley

  • Dietary Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Promote Aortic Atherosclerosis in LDL Receptor–Null, Human ApoB100–Overexpressing Transgenic Mice

    Lawrence L. Rudel;Kathryn Kelley;Janet K. Sawyer;Ramesh Shah

  • Studies on the expression of genes encoding apolipoproteins B100 and B48 and the low density lipoprotein receptor in nonhuman primates. Comparison of dietary fat and cholesterol.

    M Sorci-Thomas;M D Wilson;F L Johnson;D L Williams

  • Who Is at Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor-Quality Health Care?

    Lawrence L. Rudel;Robert V. Farese;Steven E. Nissen

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Parks
John S. Parks Wake Forest University
J. Mark Brown
J. Mark Brown Cleveland Clinic
Hiroshi Tomoda
Hiroshi Tomoda Kitasato University
Michael J. Thomas
Michael J. Thomas Medical College of Wisconsin
Satoshi Omura
Satoshi Omura Kitasato University
Rosanne M. Crooke
Rosanne M. Crooke Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
David L. Williams
David L. Williams Stony Brook University
Frank M. Sacks
Frank M. Sacks Harvard University
Mark C. Willingham
Mark C. Willingham Wake Forest University

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