Alan E. Barton

548 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 411 citations indexed

About

Alan E. Barton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan E. Barton has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 411 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan E. Barton's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (4 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (2 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (2 papers). Alan E. Barton is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (4 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (2 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (2 papers). Alan E. Barton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Alan E. Barton's co-authors include E. J. Corey, Shunichi Hashimoto, J. O. Albright, Salvatore Coluccia, A. J. Tench, David A. Clark, Hunseung Oh, Robert A. Lewis, Alfred I. Tauber and K. Frank Austen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Tetrahedron.

In The Last Decade

Alan E. Barton

10 papers receiving 356 citations

Hit Papers

Chemical and enzymic syntheses of 5-HPETE, a key biologic... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Chemical and enzymic syntheses of 5-HPETE, a key biological precursor of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS), and 5-HETE
    1980 150 citations E. J. Corey, J. O. Albright et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Alan E. Barton
John Paxton United States
Marta T. Ignasiak Poland
Renée Morelis France
David Silverman United States
Erik Balieu
Seiji Ogawa Japan
Hermann J. Roth Germany
Andrew Sicignano United States
Elizabeth Jamison United States
Yutaka Hachimori Japan
John Paxton United States
Alan E. Barton
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan E. Barton

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Corey, E. J., Hunseung Oh, & Alan E. Barton. (1982). Pathways for migration and cleavage of the S-peptide unit of the leukotrienes. Tetrahedron Letters. 23(34). 3467–3470. 4 indexed citations
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Lewis, Robert A., E. J. Corey, Alan E. Barton, et al.. (1982). Oxidative inactivation of leukotriene C 4 by stimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(13). 4166–4170. 60 indexed citations
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Corey, E. J. & Alan E. Barton. (1982). Chemical conversion of arachidonic acid to slow reacting substances. Tetrahedron Letters. 23(23). 2351–2354. 22 indexed citations
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Coluccia, Salvatore, Alan E. Barton, & A. J. Tench. (1981). Reactivity of low-coordination sites on the surface of magnesium oxide. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 77(9). 2203–2203. 86 indexed citations
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Corey, E. J., Shunichi Hashimoto, & Alan E. Barton. (1981). Chirally directed synthesis of (-)-methyl 5(S), 6(S)-oxido-7-hydroxyheptanoate, a key intermediate for the total synthesis of leukotrienes A, C, D and E. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(3). 721–722. 25 indexed citations
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Corey, E. J., Alan E. Barton, & David A. Clark. (1980). Synthesis of the slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis leukotriene C-1 from arachidonic acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(12). 4278–4279. 33 indexed citations
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Corey, E. J., Alan E. Barton, & David A. Clark. (1980). ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS OF THE SLOW REACTING SUBSTANCE OF ANAPHYLAXIS LEUKOTRIENE C‐1 FROM ARACHIDONIC ACID. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 11(36). 4 indexed citations
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Corey, E.J., et al.. (1980). Synthesis of three potential inhibitors of the biosynthesis of leukotrienes A–E. Tetrahedron Letters. 21(44). 4243–4246. 18 indexed citations
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Corey, E. J., J. O. Albright, Alan E. Barton, & Shunichi Hashimoto. (1980). Chemical and enzymic syntheses of 5-HPETE, a key biological precursor of slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS), and 5-HETE. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(4). 1435–1436. 150 indexed citations breakdown →

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