Alexander S. Whitehead

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alexander S. Whitehead is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander S. Whitehead has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Immunology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alexander S. Whitehead's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (2 papers), Complement system in diseases (2 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (2 papers). Alexander S. Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (2 papers), Complement system in diseases (2 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (2 papers). Alexander S. Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Alexander S. Whitehead's co-authors include Diana M. Steel, Walter F. Bodmer, S. R. Chambers, G H Fey, E. Solomon, Sue Povey, Liselotte E. Jensen, Jorunn B. Jørgensen, R. A. Harrison and Leo A. J. Kluijtmans and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gene and Genomics.

In The Last Decade

Alexander S. Whitehead

7 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The major acute phase reactants: C-reactive protein, seru... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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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. The major acute phase reactants: C-reactive protein, serum amyloid P component and serum amyloid A protein
    1994 834 citations Diana M. Steel, Alexander S. Whitehead Immunology Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander S. Whitehead United States 7 474 433 202 194 125 7 1.3k
S.‐E. SVEHAG Denmark 25 756 1.6× 417 1.0× 171 0.8× 175 0.9× 254 2.0× 72 1.7k
L C Boeije Netherlands 16 1.1k 2.2× 385 0.9× 112 0.6× 165 0.9× 131 1.0× 19 1.9k
Diana M. Steel United States 15 413 0.9× 940 2.2× 319 1.6× 256 1.3× 81 0.6× 19 1.9k
Marianne Jensby Nielsen Denmark 16 303 0.6× 552 1.3× 161 0.8× 363 1.9× 128 1.0× 19 1.7k
Sylvie Amu Sweden 24 848 1.8× 294 0.7× 162 0.8× 289 1.5× 99 0.8× 44 1.9k
Subbi Mathur United States 29 900 1.9× 252 0.6× 194 1.0× 149 0.8× 71 0.6× 90 2.2k
D Henriksen-DeStefano United States 10 959 2.0× 519 1.2× 128 0.6× 218 1.1× 126 1.0× 10 1.9k
Suanne F. Dougherty United States 16 1.2k 2.5× 493 1.1× 111 0.5× 187 1.0× 110 0.9× 21 2.0k
Akiko Matsushita Japan 20 306 0.6× 349 0.8× 128 0.6× 155 0.8× 153 1.2× 74 1.2k
Laureline Berthelot France 25 836 1.8× 387 0.9× 172 0.9× 162 0.8× 191 1.5× 46 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander S. Whitehead

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander S. Whitehead

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander S. Whitehead

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander S. Whitehead. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander S. Whitehead based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander S. Whitehead. Alexander S. Whitehead is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Steel, Diana M. & Alexander S. Whitehead. (1994). The major acute phase reactants: C-reactive protein, serum amyloid P component and serum amyloid A protein. Immunology Today. 15(2). 81–88. 834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nunn, Michael, et al.. (1991). Nucleotide sequence and expression of the human gene encoding apolipoprotein H (β2-glycoprotein I). Gene. 108(2). 293–298. 59 indexed citations
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Davis, Alvin E., Alexander S. Whitehead, R. A. Harrison, et al.. (1986). Human inhibitor of the first component of complement, C1: characterization of cDNA clones and localization of the gene to chromosome 11.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(10). 3161–3165. 87 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Alexander S., E. Solomon, S. R. Chambers, et al.. (1982). Assignment of the structural gene for the third component of human complement to chromosome 19.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(16). 5021–5025. 186 indexed citations

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