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Steven A. Wrighton

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
29456
World Ranking
2326
National Ranking
1244

Steven A. Wrighton publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven A. Wrighton D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven A. Wrighton is affiliated with Eli Lilly in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of chemical and pharmaceutical sciences. Their research spans several interconnected areas including computational drug discovery methods, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, and various aspects of molecular biology and physiology.

The scientist's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Glossary and tutorial of xenobiotic metabolism terms used during small molecule drug discovery and development (IUPAC Technical Report), 2021, Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • 191 Reactive Intermediates, 2022, IUPAC Standards Online
  • 20 Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor (Ahr), 2022, IUPAC Standards Online
  • 36 Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase (Comt), 2022, IUPAC Standards Online
  • 158 Organic Cation Transporters (Octs), 2022, IUPAC Standards Online

These publications reflect a focus on biochemistry and drug metabolism, with several appearing in IUPAC Standards Online, a frequent publication venue for Wrighton. The scientist has contributed 241 publications to this platform, alongside work published in Pure and Applied Chemistry.

The scientist's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Paul Erhardt, Kenneth Bachmann, Donald Birkett, Michael Boberg, and Nicholas Bodor. These collaborations have supported research outputs primarily in pharmacological and biochemical contexts.

Wrighton's subfields of study cover:

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology
  • Pharmaceutical Science

The major topics addressed in their research are:

  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

This profile highlights Steven A. Wrighton's engagement with scientific topics that bridge computational approaches and experimental biology, emphasizing molecular mechanisms influencing drug metabolism and related biochemical processes.

Best Publications

  • Sequence diversity in CYP3A promoters and characterization of the genetic basis of polymorphic CYP3A5 expression.

    Peter Kuehl;Jiong Zhang;Yvonne Lin;Jatinder Lamba

  • The human hepatic cytochromes P450 involved in drug metabolism.

    Steven A. Wrighton;Jeffrey C. Stevens

  • The conduct of in vitro and in vivo drug-drug interaction studies: A Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) perspective

    Thorir D. Bjornsson;John T. Callaghan;Heidi J. Einolf;Volker Fischer

  • Identification of glucocorticoid-inducible cytochromes P-450 in the intestinal mucosa of rats and man.

    P B Watkins;S A Wrighton;E G Schuetz;D T Molowa

  • Intronic polymorphism in CYP3A4 affects hepatic expression and response to statin drugs.

    D Wang;Y Guo;S A Wrighton;G E Cooke

  • Comparative metabolic capabilities of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP3A7.

    J. Andrew Williams;Barbara J. Ring;Barbara J. Ring;Varon E. Cantrell;Varon E. Cantrell;David R. Jones

  • Studies on the expression and metabolic capabilities of human liver cytochrome P450IIIA5 (HLp3)

    S A Wrighton;W R Brian;M A Sari;M Iwasaki

  • CYP3A gene expression in human gut epithelium.

    Joseph C. Kolars;Kenneth S. Lown;Phyllissa Schmiedlin-Ren;Mita Ghosh

  • Metabolism and disposition of the thienopyridine antiplatelet drugs ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel in humans.

    Nagy A. Farid;Atsushi Kurihara;Steven A. Wrighton

  • Regioselective biotransformation of midazolam by members of the human cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) subfamily.

    J C Gorski;S D Hall;D R Jones;M VandenBranden

  • Erythromycin breath test as an assay of glucocorticoid-inducible liver cytochromes P-450. Studies in rats and patients.

    P B Watkins;S A Murray;L G Winkelman;D M Heuman

  • Identification of an inducible form of cytochrome P-450 in human liver

    P B Watkins;S A Wrighton;P Maurel;E G Schuetz

  • Hepatic CYP2B6 expression: gender and ethnic differences and relationship to CYP2B6 genotype and CAR (constitutive androstane receptor) expression.

    Vishal Lamba;Jatinder Lamba;Kazuto Yasuda;Stephen Strom

  • Interpatient heterogeneity in expression of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 in small bowel. Lack of prediction by the erythromycin breath test.

    K S Lown;J C Kolars;K E Thummel;J L Barnett

  • In vitro glucuronidation using human liver microsomes and the pore-forming peptide alamethicin.

    Michael B. Fisher;Kristina Campanale;Bradley L. Ackermann;Mark VandenBranden

  • THE ROLE OF HEPATIC AND EXTRAHEPATIC UDP-GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASES IN HUMAN DRUG METABOLISM *,†

    Michael B. Fisher;Mary F. Paine;Timothy J. Strelevitz;Steven A. Wrighton

  • The human pregnane X receptor: genomic structure and identification and functional characterization of natural allelic variants.

    Jiong Zhang;Peter Kuehl;Eric D. Green;Jeffery W. Touchman

  • Identification of the cytochrome P-450 induced by macrolide antibiotics in rat liver as the glucocorticoid responsive cytochrome P-450p

    Steven A. Wrighton;Patrick Maurel;Erin G. Schuetz;Paul B. Watkins

  • Isolation and characterization of human liver cytochrome P450 2C19 : correlation between 2C19 and S-mephenytoin 4'-hydroxylation

    S.A. Wrighton;J.C. Stevens;G.W. Becker;M. Vandenbranden

  • INTERACTIONS OF TWO MAJOR METABOLITES OF PRASUGREL, A THIENOPYRIDINE ANTIPLATELET AGENT, WITH THE CYTOCHROMES P450

    Jessica L. Fayer Rehmel;James A. Eckstein;Nagy A. Farid;John B. Heim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqueline F. Sinclair
Jacqueline F. Sinclair Dartmouth College
Peter R. Sinclair
Peter R. Sinclair Dartmouth College
Paul B. Watkins
Paul B. Watkins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sean Ekins
Sean Ekins University of Arizona
Erin G. Schuetz
Erin G. Schuetz St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Philip S. Guzelian
Philip S. Guzelian University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Stephen C. Strom
Stephen C. Strom Karolinska Institute
Kenneth E. Thummel
Kenneth E. Thummel University of Washington
Elizabeth H. Jeffery
Elizabeth H. Jeffery University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Frank J. Gonzalez
Frank J. Gonzalez National Institutes of Health

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