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Richard P. Bazinet

Richard P. Bazinet

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14547
World Ranking
10200
National Ranking
348

Richard P. Bazinet 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 Richard P. Bazinet sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 284 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard P. Bazinet 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 Richard P. Bazinet sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard P. Bazinet is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Nursing, with significant contributions in Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Richard P. Bazinet has published extensively in a range of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • Lipids
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Nature Communications
  • Nutrients

Among recent publications are:

  • Essential omega-3 fatty acids tune microglial phagocytosis of synaptic elements in the mouse developing brain, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Protein concentrations and activities of fatty acid desaturase and elongase enzymes in liver, brain, testicle, and kidney from mice: Substrate dependency, 2023, BioFactors
  • The Environmental Sustainability of Plant-Based Dietary Patterns: A Scoping Review, 2023, Journal of Nutrition
  • Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta-analysis and dose-response meta-regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials, 2021, Obesity Reviews
  • Do Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Have the Potential to Compete against Each Other?, 2020, Nutrients

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Adam H. Metherel
  • Giulia Cisbani
  • Anthony J. Hanley
  • Chuck T. Chen
  • Mackenzie E. Smith

Best Publications

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their metabolites in brain function and disease

    Richard P. Bazinet;Sophie Layé

  • Markers of microglia in post-mortem brain samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review

    K E Hopperton;D Mohammad;M O Trépanier;V Giuliano

  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Brain: Physiological Mechanisms and Relevance to Pharmacology

    Sophie Layé;Agnès Nadjar;Corinne Joffre;Richard P. Bazinet

  • Postmortem evidence of cerebral inflammation in schizophrenia: a systematic review

    M O Trépanier;K E Hopperton;R Mizrahi;N Mechawar

  • Retraction Note: n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid deprivation in rats decreases frontal cortex BDNF via a p38 MAPK-dependent mechanism

    J S Rao;R N Ertley;H-J Lee;J C DeMar

  • Effect of non-oil-seed pulses on glycaemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled experimental trials in people with and without diabetes

    J. L. Sievenpiper;C. W. C. Kendall;C. W. C. Kendall;C. W. C. Kendall;A. Esfahani;A. Esfahani;J. M. W. Wong;J. M. W. Wong

  • Diffusion of docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids through the blood-brain barrier: An in situ cerebral perfusion study.

    Melissa Ouellet;Vincent Emond;Chuck T. Chen;Carl Julien

  • Is docosahexaenoic acid synthesis from α-linolenic acid sufficient to supply the adult brain?

    Anthony F. Domenichiello;Alex P. Kitson;Richard P. Bazinet

  • Supplementation of Conventional Therapy With the Novel Grain Salba (Salvia hispanica L.) Improves Major and Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes: Results of a randomized controlled trial

    Vladimir Vuksan;Dana Whitham;John L Sievenpiper;Alexandra L Jenkins

  • Dietary n-3 PUFA deprivation alters expression of enzymes of the arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid cascades in rat frontal cortex.

    Rao Js;Ertley Rn;DeMar Jc;Rapoport Si

  • Effect of dietary pulse intake on established therapeutic lipid targets for cardiovascular risk reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Vanessa Ha;John L. Sievenpiper;John L. Sievenpiper;Russell J. de Souza;Russell J. de Souza;Viranda H. Jayalath

  • Regulation of brain polyunsaturated fatty acid uptake and turnover

    Chuck T. Chen;Joshua T. Green;Sarah K. Orr;Richard P. Bazinet

  • Rapid β-oxidation of eicosapentaenoic acid in mouse brain: an in situ study.

    Chuck T. Chen;Zhen Liu;Melissa Ouellet;Frédéric Calon

  • Brain elongation of linoleic acid is a negligible source of the arachidonate in brain phospholipids of adult rats

    James C. DeMar;Ho-Joo Lee;Kaizong Ma;Lisa Chang

  • Unesterified docosahexaenoic acid is protective in neuroinflammation

    Sarah K. Orr;Sara Palumbo;Francesca Bosetti;Howard T. Mount

  • Brain docosahexaenoic acid uptake and metabolism

    R.J.Scott Lacombe;Raphaël Chouinard-Watkins;Richard P. Bazinet

  • Experimental models and mechanisms underlying the protective effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease.

    Cynthia Boudrault;Richard P. Bazinet;David W.L. Ma;David W.L. Ma

  • Chronic carbamazepine decreases the incorporation rate and turnover of arachidonic acid but not docosahexaenoic acid in brain phospholipids of the unanesthetized rat: relevance to bipolar disorder.

    Richard P. Bazinet;Jagadeesh S. Rao;Lisa Chang;Stanley I. Rapoport

  • Mode of action of mood stabilizers: is the arachidonic acid cascade a common target?

    Rao Js;Lee Hj;Rapoport Si;Bazinet Rp;Bazinet Rp

  • The emerging role of group VI calcium-independent phospholipase A2 in releasing docosahexaenoic acid from brain phospholipids

    Joshua T. Green;Sarah K. Orr;Richard P. Bazinet

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley I. Rapoport
Stanley I. Rapoport National Institutes of Health
Cyril W.C. Kendall
Cyril W.C. Kendall University of Toronto
John L. Sievenpiper
John L. Sievenpiper University of Toronto
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Anthony J.G. Hanley University of Toronto
David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
Bernard Zinman
Bernard Zinman University of Toronto
Stewart B. Harris
Stewart B. Harris University of Western Ontario
Sophie Layé
Sophie Layé University of Bordeaux
Sylvain Houle
Sylvain Houle University of Toronto
Rachel F. Tyndale
Rachel F. Tyndale University of Toronto

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