A. Darke

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

A. Darke is a scholar working on Food Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Darke has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Food Science, 7 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. Darke's work include NMR spectroscopy and applications (7 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (7 papers) and Food composition and properties (4 papers). A. Darke is often cited by papers focused on NMR spectroscopy and applications (7 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (7 papers) and Food composition and properties (4 papers). A. Darke collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada. A. Darke's co-authors include E.G. Finer, Michael C. Phillips, David A. Rees, Michael J. Gidley, Sarah E. C. Whitney, J. S. Grant Reid, H. Häuser, A.G. Flook, Malcolm D. Walkinshaw and E.R. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. Darke

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Order-disorder transition for a bacterial polysaccharide in solution. A role for polysaccharide conformation in recognition between Xanthomonas pathogen and its plant host

1977 299 citations E.R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Darke United Kingdom	17	768	611	586	278	262	22	1.9k
F.R. Taravel France	24	471 0.6×	581 1.0×	580 1.0×	254 0.9×	365 1.4×	60	1.7k
Rengaswami Chandrasekaran United States	20	1.2k 1.6×	543 0.9×	668 1.1×	168 0.6×	247 0.9×	39	2.3k
C. Hervé Du Penhoat France	24	679 0.9×	619 1.0×	353 0.6×	109 0.4×	218 0.8×	51	1.7k
Donatella Bulone Italy	30	1.1k 1.4×	263 0.4×	576 1.0×	443 1.6×	120 0.5×	92	2.5k
Dietrich Zirwer Germany	25	1.4k 1.8×	171 0.3×	390 0.7×	67 0.2×	171 0.7×	71	1.9k
Françoise Besson France	28	1.4k 1.9×	420 0.7×	223 0.4×	107 0.4×	53 0.2×	75	2.3k
Irmentraut Löw Germany	20	823 1.1×	333 0.5×	283 0.5×	78 0.3×	152 0.6×	41	1.8k
Florence Husson France	22	991 1.3×	223 0.4×	588 1.0×	83 0.3×	169 0.6×	59	1.9k
Hiroyuki Inouye Japan	28	1.6k 2.1×	1.5k 2.4×	249 0.4×	278 1.0×	50 0.2×	184	3.8k
Alfred C. Olson United States	24	751 1.0×	362 0.6×	182 0.3×	58 0.2×	201 0.8×	44	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Darke, A., et al.. (1999). Glass formation and dormancy in bacterial spores. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 34(1). 59–69. 38 indexed citations

Whitney, Sarah E. C., et al.. (1998). Structural aspects of the interaction of mannan-based polysaccharides with bacterial cellulose. Carbohydrate Research. 307(3-4). 299–309. 168 indexed citations

Gidley, Michael J., D. Cooke, A. Darke, et al.. (1995). Molecular order and structure in enzyme-resistant retrograded starch. Carbohydrate Polymers. 28(1). 23–31. 152 indexed citations

McCarthy, Michael J., et al.. (1995). Diamagnetic susceptibility changes in apple tissue after bruising. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 67(1). 13–20. 47 indexed citations

Whitney, Sarah E. C., et al.. (1995). In vitro assembly of cellulose/xyloglucan networks: ultrastructural and molecular aspects. The Plant Journal. 8(4). 491–504. 173 indexed citations

Ablett, S., A. Darke, & Peter J. Lillford. (1991). The Effect of Mechanical Deformation on the Movement of Water in Foods. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 302. 453–463. 2 indexed citations

Bociek, Stephen M., A. Darke, D. Welti, & David A. Rees. (1980). The 13C-NMR Spectra of Hyaluronate and Chondroitin Sulphates. Further Evidence on an Alkali-Induced Conformation Change. European Journal of Biochemistry. 109(2). 447–456. 73 indexed citations

Darke, A., Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees, & E. Jane Welsh. (1978). Spectroscopic characterisation of order-disorder transitions for extracellular polysaccharides of arthrobacter species. Carbohydrate Research. 66(1). 133–144. 12 indexed citations

Morris, E.R., David A. Rees, Graham A. Young, Malcolm D. Walkinshaw, & A. Darke. (1977). Order-disorder transition for a bacterial polysaccharide in solution. A role for polysaccharide conformation in recognition between Xanthomonas pathogen and its plant host. Journal of Molecular Biology. 110(1). 1–16. 299 indexed citations breakdown →

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Häuser, H., E.G. Finer, & A. Darke. (1977). Crystalline anhydrous Ca-phosphatidylserine bilayers. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 76(2). 267–274. 67 indexed citations

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Häuser, H., A. Darke, & Michael C. Phillips. (1976). Ion‐Binding to Phospholipids. European Journal of Biochemistry. 62(2). 335–344. 132 indexed citations

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Finer, E.G. & A. Darke. (1975). Orientation of poly-L-lysine hydrobromide by magnetic fields. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 71(0). 984–984. 9 indexed citations

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Darke, A. & E.G. Finer. (1975). Nmr studies of mixtures of poly‐L‐lysine hydrobromide with water. Biopolymers. 14(3). 441–455. 13 indexed citations

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Darke, A., E.G. Finer, Ralph Moorhouse, & David A. Rees. (1975). Studies of hyaluronate solutions by nuclear magnetic relaxation measurements. Detection of covalently-defmed, stiff segments within the flexible chains. Journal of Molecular Biology. 99(3). 477–486. 54 indexed citations

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Finer, E.G. & A. Darke. (1974). Phospholipid hydration studied by deuteron magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 12(1). 1–16. 200 indexed citations

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Darke, A., E.G. Finer, A.G. Flook, & Michael C. Phillips. (1972). Nuclear magnetic resonance study of lecithin-cholesterol interactions. Journal of Molecular Biology. 63(2). 265–279. 195 indexed citations

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Kamat, V.B., G. A. Lawrence, Martin D. Barratt, et al.. (1972). Physical studies of egg yolk low density lipoprotein. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 9(1). 1–25. 29 indexed citations

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Darke, A., et al.. (1972). Deuteron magnetic resonance studies of water associated with phospholipids. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 8(2). 142–151. 101 indexed citations

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Darke, A., E.G. Finer, A.G. Flook, & Michael C. Phillips. (1971). Complex and cluster formation in mixed lecithincholesterol bilayers. Cooperativity of motion in lipid systems. FEBS Letters. 18(2). 326–330. 63 indexed citations

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Darke, A., et al.. (1971). Nuclear relaxation (T1) measurements of lecithin-water systems. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 6(3). 205–214. 33 indexed citations

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