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51
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8651
World Ranking
17242
National Ranking
7096

Merle L. Blank 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 Merle L. Blank sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 134 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Merle L. Blank 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 Merle L. Blank 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Merle L. Blank was affiliated with Oak Ridge Associated Universities in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community within this institutional context.

There are no recent papers, frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues documented to outline the scope of their research output in detail. Additionally, no book publications have been recorded for this scientist.

Details regarding their main fields of study, subfields, and primary research topics are not available, so no explicit areas of specialization can be identified from the existing data.

There are no recorded awards or honors associated with Merle L. Blank, and the specific timeline of career achievements remains undocumented.

Best Publications

  • A specific acetylhydrolase for 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (a hypotensive and platelet-activating lipid).

    M.L. Blank;T. Lee;V. Fitzgerald;F. Snyder

  • Novel quantitative method for determination of molecular species of phospholipids and diglycerides.

    Merle L. Blank;Mitchell Robinson;Veronica Fitzgerald;Fred Snyder

  • Inactivation of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine by a plasma acetylhydrolase: higher activities in hypertensive rats.

    Merle L. Blank;Marvin N. Hall;Edgar A. Cress;Fred Snyder

  • The enzymic synthesis of ethanolamine plasmalogens.

    Fred Snyder;M.L. Blank;Robert L. Wykle

  • Acylation of lysophospholipids by rabbit alveolar macrophages. Specificities of CoA-dependent and CoA-independent reactions.

    M Robinson;M L Blank;F Snyder

  • Evidence for a mixed function oxidase in the biosynthesis of ethanolamine plasmalogens from 1-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine.

    Robert L. Wykle;M.L. Blank;Boyd Malone;Fred Snyder

  • An arachidonoyl (polyenoic)-specific phospholipase A2 activity regulates the synthesis of platelet-activating factor in granulocytic HL-60 cells.

    Kazuhiro Suga;Tomio Kawasaki;Merle L. Blank;Fred Snyder

  • Improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method for isolation of platelet-activating factor from other phospholipids

    M.L. Blank;Fred Snyder

  • Occurrence and nature of O-alkyl and O-alk-1-enyl moieties of glycerol in lipids of morris transplanted hepatomas and normal rat liver

    Fred Snyder;M.L. Blank;Harold P. Morris

  • 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (platelet-activating factor) stimulates calcium influx in rabbit platelets

    Ten-ching Lee;Boyd Malone;Merle L. Blank;Fred Snyder

  • The role of transacylases in the metabolism of arachidonate and platelet activating factor.

    Fred Snyder;Ten-Ching Lee;Merle L. Blank

  • Meats and fish consumed in the American diet contain substantial amounts of ether-linked phospholipids.

    Merle L. Blank;Edgar A. Cress;Zigrida L. Smith;Fred Snyder

  • In vivo metabolism of a new class of biologically active phospholipids: 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, a platelet activating-hypotensive phospholipid

    Merle L. Blank;Edgar A. Cress;Thomas Whittle;Fred Snyder

  • Requirement of cytidine derivatives in the biosynthesis of O-alkyl phospholipids.

    Fred Snyder;M.L. Blank;Boyd Malone

  • The retention of arachidonic acid in ethanolamine plasmalogens of rat testes during essential fatty acid deficiency.

    M.L. Blank;Robert L. Wykle;Fred Snyder

  • Quantitative analysis of ether-linked lipids as alkyl- and alk-1-enyl-glycerol benzoates by high-performance liquid chromatography☆☆☆★

    Merle L. Blank;Edgar A. Cress;Ten-Ching Lee;Nelson Stephens

  • Long chain fatty alcohols in normal and neoplastic tissues.

    M. L. Blank;Fred Snyder

  • The biosynthesis of plasmalogens from labeled O-alkylglycerols in ehrlich ascites cells

    M.L. Blank;Robert L. Wykle;Claude Piantadosi;Fred Snyder

  • Substrate specificity in the biocleavage of the O-alkyl bond: 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (a hypotensive and platelet-activating lipid) and its metabolites

    Ten-Ching Lee;Merle L. Blank;Veronica Fitzgerald;Fred Snyder

  • The quantitative production of aldehydes from O-alk-1-enyl glycerols

    Robert E. Anderson;Ronald D. Garrett;M. L. Blank;Fred Snyder

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Snyder
Fred Snyder Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Robert Bittman
Robert Bittman City University of New York
Arthur A. Spector
Arthur A. Spector University of Iowa
Paul Nettesheim
Paul Nettesheim National Institutes of Health
Morris Kates
Morris Kates University of Ottawa
Irwin J. Kopin
Irwin J. Kopin National Institutes of Health
Giora Z. Feuerstein
Giora Z. Feuerstein Debina Diagnostics

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