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Lee A. Witters

Active 1978–2009

78
Papers
21,073
Citations
76
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Citations per year for Lee A. Witters1978: 2 citations1979: 11 citations1980: 4 citations1981: 18 citations1982: 12 citations1983: 14 citations1984: 7 citations1985: 13 citations1986: 32 citations1987: 45 citations1988: 38 citations1989: 31 citations1990: 37 citations1991: 27 citations1992: 23 citations1993: 25 citations1994: 31 citations1995: 36 citations1996: 72 citations1997: 119 citations1998: 94 citations1999: 169 citations2000: 156 citations2001: 248 citations2002: 278 citations2003: 342 citations2004: 380 citations2005: 431 citations2006: 519 citations2007: 396 citations2008: 351 citations2009: 505 citations2010: 370 citations2011: 306 citations2012: 294 citations2013: 221 citations2014: 223 citations2015: 184 citations2016: 190 citations2017: 165 citations2018: 158 citations2019: 394 citations2020: 446 citations2021: 377 citations2022: 245 citations2023: 196 citations2024: 241 citations2025: 95 citations2026: 6 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,498 citing papers, 33% of this breakdownChina: 705 citing papers, 9.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 550 citing papers, 7.3% of this breakdownCanada: 431 citing papers, 5.7% of this breakdownAustralia: 312 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownFrance: 302 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownJapan: 247 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 240 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownGermany: 236 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownItaly: 174 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownSpain: 172 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownDenmark: 130 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
0%33%Other 20.8%

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Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55%
  • Medicine35.2%
  • Neuroscience4.7%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.6%
  • Immunology and Microbiology1.2%
  • Nursing0.6%
  • Other1.7%

Topics

  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer12.2%
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism6.6%
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes6.4%
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism3.8%
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy2.7%
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer2.6%
  • Other65.7%

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  1. The tumor suppressor LKB1 kinase directly activates AMP-activated kinase and regulates apoptosis in response to energy stress

    Authors: Reuben J. Shaw, Monica Kosmatka, Nabeel Bardeesy, Rebecca L. Hurley, Lee A. Witters, Ronald A. DePinho, Lewis C. Cantley - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2004 cited by 1,774

  2. Regulation of mTOR function in response to hypoxia by REDD1 and the TSC1/TSC2 tumor suppressor complex

    Authors: James Brugarolas, Kui Lei, Rebecca L. Hurley, Brendan D. Manning, Jan H. Reiling, Ernst Hafen, Lee A. Witters, Leif W. Ellisen, William G. Kaelin - Genes & Development 2004 cited by 1,376

  3. The Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Kinases Are AMP-activated Protein Kinase Kinases

    Authors: Rebecca L. Hurley, Kristin A. Anderson, Jeanne M. Franzone, Bruce E. Kemp, Anthony R. Means, Lee A. Witters - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2005 cited by 1,013

  4. AMP‐activated protein kinase phosphorylation of endothelial NO synthase

    Authors: Zhi-Ping Chen, Ken I. Mitchelhill, Belinda J. Michell, David Stapleton, Ignacio Rodríguez‐Crespo, Lee A. Witters, David A. Power, Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano, Bruce E. Kemp - FEBS Letters 1999 cited by 834

  5. Hypothalamic CaMKK2 Contributes to the Regulation of Energy Balance

    Authors: Kristin A. Anderson, Thomas J. Ribar, Fumin Lin, Pamela Noeldner, Michelle Green, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Lee A. Witters, Bruce E. Kemp, Anthony R. Means - Cell Metabolism 2008 cited by 388

  6. Mammalian AMP-activated Protein Kinase Subfamily

    Authors: David Stapleton, Ken I. Mitchelhill, Guang Gao, Jane Widmer, Belinda J. Michell, Trazel Teh, Colin M. House, Carolina Fernández, Timothy M. Cox, Lee A. Witters, Bruce E. Kemp - Journal of Biological Chemistry 1996 cited by 643

  7. AMP-activated kinase reciprocally regulates triacylglycerol synthesis and fatty acid oxidation in liver and muscle: evidence that sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase is a novel target

    Authors: Deborah M. Muoio, Kimberly Seefeld, Lee A. Witters, Rosalind Coleman - Biochemical Journal 1999 cited by 402

  8. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase regulation of fatty acid oxidation in the heart.

    Authors: Maruf Saddik, James L. Gamble, Lee A. Witters, Gary D. Lopaschuk - Journal of Biological Chemistry 1993 cited by 395

  9. Effect of Exercise Intensity on Skeletal Muscle AMPK Signaling in Humans

    Authors: Zhiping Chen, Terry J. Stephens, Sid Murthy, Benedict J. Canny, Mark Hargreaves, Lee A. Witters, Bruce E. Kemp, Glenn K. McConell - Diabetes 2003 cited by 365

  10. AMPK β Subunit Targets Metabolic Stress Sensing to Glycogen

    Authors: Galina Polekhina, Abhilasha Gupta, Belinda J. Michell, Bryce van Denderen, Sid Murthy, Susanne C. Feil, Ian G. Jennings, Duncan J. Campbell, Lee A. Witters, Michael W. Parker, Bruce E. Kemp, David Stapleton - Current Biology 2003 cited by 420

  11. Functional Domains of the α1 Catalytic Subunit of the AMP-activated Protein Kinase

    Authors: Barbara E. Crute, Kimberly Seefeld, James L. Gamble, Bruce E. Kemp, Lee A. Witters - Journal of Biological Chemistry 1998 cited by 366

  12. The blooming of the French lilac

    Authors: Lee A. Witters - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2001 cited by 361

  13. Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Exercise Training

    Authors: Katja S.C. Röckl, Michael F. Hirshman, Josef Brandauer, Nobuharu Fujii, Lee A. Witters, Laurie J. Goodyear - Diabetes 2007 cited by 303

  14. Exercise Induces Isoform-Specific Increase in 5′AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle

    Authors: Nobuharu Fujii, Tatsuya Hayashi, Michael F. Hirshman, Jeremy T. Smith, Susan A. Habinowski, L. Kaijser, James Mu, Olle Ljungqvist, Morris J. Birnbaum, Lee A. Witters, Anders Thorell, Laurie J. Goodyear - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2000 cited by 349

  15. Enzymes of the fatty acid synthesis pathway are highly expressed in in situ breast carcinoma.

    Authors: L Z Milgraum, Lee A. Witters, Gary R. Pasternack, Francis P. Kuhajda - 1997 cited by 333

  16. Regulation of AMP-activated Protein Kinase by Multisite Phosphorylation in Response to Agents That Elevate Cellular cAMP

    Authors: Rebecca L. Hurley, Laura Barré, Sumintra D. Wood, Kristin A. Anderson, Bruce E. Kemp, Anthony R. Means, Lee A. Witters - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2006 cited by 260

  17. Posttranslational Modifications of the 5′-AMP-activated Protein Kinase β1 Subunit

    Authors: Ken I. Mitchelhill, Belinda J. Michell, Colin M. House, David Stapleton, Jason R.B. Dyck, James L. Gamble, Christina Ullrich, Lee A. Witters, Bruce E. Kemp - Journal of Biological Chemistry 1997 cited by 154

  18. AMP-activated protein kinase regulates CO2-induced alveolar epithelial dysfunction in rats and human cells by promoting Na,K-ATPase endocytosis

    Authors: István Vadász, Laura A. Dada, Arturo Briva, Humberto E. Trejo Bittar, Lynn C. Welch, Jiwang Chen, Péter T. Tóth, Emilia Lecuona, Lee A. Witters, Paul T. Schumacker, Navdeep S. Chandel, Werner Seeger, Jacob I. Sznajder - Journal of Clinical Investigation 2008 cited by 167

  19. Identification of an isozymic form of acetyl-CoA carboxylase.

    Authors: Anderson Elias Bianchi, Joseph L. Evans, A J Iverson, A C Nordlund, Thomas D. Watts, Lee A. Witters - Journal of Biological Chemistry 1990 cited by 262

  20. Post-translational modifications of the β-1 subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase affect enzyme activity and cellular localization

    Authors: Scott Warden, Christine Richardson, John B. O’Donnell, David Stapleton, Bruce E. Kemp, Lee A. Witters - Biochemical Journal 2001 cited by 245

  21. The Effects of AICAR on Adipocyte Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Cells

    Authors: Susan A. Habinowski, Lee A. Witters - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2001 cited by 213

  22. Stimulation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Is Associated with Enhancement of Glut1-Mediated Glucose Transport

    Authors: Wafa Abbud, Sue Habinowski, Jin Z. Zhang, Julie Kendrew, Fadel S. Elkairi, Bruce E. Kemp, Lee A. Witters, Faramarz Ismail‐Beigi - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2000 cited by 192

  23. Silencing the constitutive active transcription factor CREB by the LKB1‐SIK signaling cascade

    Authors: Yoshiko Katoh, Hiroshi Takemori, Xing‐zi Lin, Mitsuhiro Tamura, Masaaki Muraoka, Tomohiro Satoh, Yuko Tsuchiya, Min Li, Junko Doi, Akira Miyauchi, Lee A. Witters, Haruki Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Okamoto - FEBS Journal 2006 cited by 190

  24. Insulin‐like growth factor 1 is essential for normal dendritic growth

    Authors: Clara M. Cheng, Ronald F. Mervis, Shui‐Lin Niu, Norman Salem, Lee A. Witters, Victor Tseng, Rickey R. Reinhardt, Carolyn A. Bondy - Journal of Neuroscience Research 2003 cited by 152