Alexander S. Townes

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

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Alexander S. Townes is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander S. Townes has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Rheumatology, 27 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 21 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Alexander S. Townes's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (27 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (21 papers) and Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis (16 papers). Alexander S. Townes is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (27 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (21 papers) and Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis (16 papers). Alexander S. Townes collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Alexander S. Townes's co-authors include A H Kang, David E. Trentham, Andrew H. Kang, J. Stuart, John Stuart, Marion Cremer, William C. Watson, Koichi Tomoda, Michael A. Cremer and John R. David and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alexander S. Townes

54 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Autoimmunity to type II collagen an experimental model of arthritis.

1977 1.3k citations David E. Trentham, Alexander S. Townes et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander S. Townes United States	29	1.9k	1.8k	1.5k	1.4k	770	56	4.6k
John Stuart United States	29	1.1k 0.5×	906 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	921 0.6×	484 0.6×	100	3.2k
G. Kenneth Haines United States	43	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	524 0.4×	2.2k 2.8×	92	6.6k
David M. Lee United States	26	1.0k 0.5×	712 0.4×	2.7k 1.8×	551 0.4×	472 0.6×	32	4.0k
Edwin D. Murphy United States	23	1.1k 0.6×	306 0.2×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	399 0.5×	41	4.1k
Ian K. Campbell Australia	28	1.2k 0.6×	507 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	344 0.2×	833 1.1×	40	3.6k
Roy A. Fava United States	24	608 0.3×	508 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	380 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	35	4.0k
Cong‐Qiu Chu United States	27	1.5k 0.8×	369 0.2×	1.7k 1.2×	466 0.3×	742 1.0×	69	3.8k
Beate M. Czarnetzki Germany	41	1.1k 0.6×	857 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	132 0.1×	438 0.6×	185	5.0k
Virginia L. Calder United Kingdom	37	578 0.3×	991 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	511 0.4×	254 0.3×	108	3.8k
Fenneke G. Joslin United States	23	525 0.3×	233 0.1×	1.7k 1.2×	916 0.6×	273 0.4×	30	3.0k

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Fava, Roy A., Camille Gates, & Alexander S. Townes. (1993). Critical role of peripheral blood phagocytes and the involvement of complement in tumour necrosis factor enhancement of passive collagen-arthritis. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 94(2). 261–266. 18 indexed citations

Cremer, Marion, et al.. (1992). Collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Examination of the epitope specificities of circulating and cartilage-bound antibodies produced by outbred and inbred rats using cyanogen bromide-derived peptides purified from heterologous and homologous type II collagens. The Journal of Immunology. 149(3). 1045–1053. 19 indexed citations

Cremer, Marion, et al.. (1991). Immunity to type XI collagen in mice. Evidence that the alpha 3(XI) chain of type XI collagen and the alpha 1(II) chain of type II collagen share arthritogenic determinants and induce arthritis in DBA/1 mice. The Journal of Immunology. 146(12). 4130–4137. 14 indexed citations

Fava, Roy A., Nancy J. Olsen, Arnold E. Postlethwaite, et al.. (1991). Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) induced neutrophil recruitment to synovial tissues: implications for TGF-beta-driven synovial inflammation and hyperplasia.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 173(5). 1121–1132. 169 indexed citations

Watson, William C., Pamela Brown, James A. Pitcock, & Alexander S. Townes. (1987). Passive transfer studies with type II collagen antibody in b10.D2/old and new line and C57b1/6 normal and beige (chediak‐higashi) strains: evidence of important roles for C5 and multiple inflammatory cell types in the development of erosive arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 30(4). 460–465. 74 indexed citations

Watson, William C., Alexander S. Townes, & Andrew H. Kang. (1986). Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in Type II Collagen Autoimmune Arthritis. Pathology and Immunopathology Research. 5(3-5). 297–304. 2 indexed citations

Terato, Kuniaki, Karen A. Hasty, Marion Cremer, et al.. (1985). Collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Localization of an arthritogenic determinant to a fragment of the type II collagen molecule.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 162(2). 637–646. 116 indexed citations

Watson, William C. & Alexander S. Townes. (1985). Genetic susceptibility to murine collagen II autoimmune arthritis. Proposed relationship to the IgG2 autoantibody subclass response, complement C5, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and non-MHC loci.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 162(6). 1878–1891. 185 indexed citations

Terato, Kuniaki, Michael A. Cremer, Karen A. Hasty, et al.. (1985). Physicochemical and Immunological Studies of the Renatured α1(II) Chains and Isolated Cyanogen Bromide Peptides of Type II Collagen. Collagen and Related Research. 5(6). 469–480. 18 indexed citations

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Townes, Alexander S.. (1984). Autoantibodies to Type II Collagen. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 59(11-12). 791–792. 2 indexed citations

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Yoo, T.J., Marion Cremer, Koichi Tomoda, et al.. (1983). Type II Collagen-Induced Autoimmune Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Vestibular Dysfunction in Rats. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 92(3). 267–271. 115 indexed citations

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Stuart, John, et al.. (1983). Serum transfer of collagen‐induced arthritis.II. Identification and Localization of Autoantibody to Type II Collagen in Donor and Recipient Rats. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 26(10). 1237–1244. 74 indexed citations

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Stuart, J., Marion Cremer, Alexander S. Townes, & A H Kang. (1982). Type II collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Passive transfer with serum and evidence that IgG anticollagen antibodies can cause arthritis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 155(1). 1–16. 295 indexed citations

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Stuart, John, Alexander S. Townes, & Andrew H. Kang. (1982). The Role of Collagen Autoimmunity in Animal Models and Human Diseases.. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 79(s1). 121s–127s. 35 indexed citations

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Yoo, T.J., J. Stuart, A H Kang, et al.. (1982). Type II Collagen Autoimmunity in Otosclerosis and Meniere's Disease. Science. 217(4565). 1153–1155. 170 indexed citations

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Stuart, J., Alexander S. Townes, & A H Kang. (1982). Nature and specificity of the immune response to collagen in type II collagen-induced arthritis in mice.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 69(3). 673–683. 169 indexed citations

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Trentham, David E., Alexander S. Townes, & A H Kang. (1977). Autoimmunity to type II collagen an experimental model of arthritis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 146(3). 857–868. 1337 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townes, Alexander S.. (1968). Surgery of rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 21(1). 55–56. 13 indexed citations

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Townes, Alexander S.. (1968). Gout. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 21(3). 205–205. 1 indexed citations

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Kory, Ross C., et al.. (1955). Drug evaluation in angina pectoris: Khellin, heparin, Peritrate. American Heart Journal. 50(2). 308–321. 8 indexed citations

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