Alton L. Boynton

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Alton L. Boynton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alton L. Boynton has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Oncology and 28 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Alton L. Boynton's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (26 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (22 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (19 papers). Alton L. Boynton is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (26 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (22 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (19 papers). Alton L. Boynton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Alton L. Boynton's co-authors include J. F. Whitfield, Gerald M. Kenny, Haakon Ragde, B.A. Tjoa, John P. MacManus, G.P. Murphy, Mohammad Zakir Hossain, R. J. Isaacs, Gerald P. Murphy and Ao Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alton L. Boynton

141 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Characterization of microcystin-LR, a potent inhibitor of type 1 and type 2A protein phosphatases.

1990 515 citations Jean Zwiller, Balwant S. Khatra et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alton L. Boynton United States	51	4.7k	1.9k	1.5k	695	674	142	7.7k
Hong Sun United States	46	7.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	513 0.7×	415 0.6×	125	10.0k
Stein Ove Døskeland Norway	48	5.6k 1.2×	640 0.3×	810 0.5×	507 0.7×	140 0.2×	184	8.2k
Satoshi Nagata Japan	44	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	673 0.4×	253 0.4×	264 0.4×	142	5.8k
Takaaki Sato Japan	42	5.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	534 0.8×	154 0.2×	130	7.4k
Philip Cohen United Kingdom	16	5.4k 1.1×	478 0.3×	755 0.5×	404 0.6×	143 0.2×	18	7.2k
Takatoshi Ishikawa Japan	31	2.5k 0.5×	409 0.2×	746 0.5×	550 0.8×	369 0.5×	116	5.5k
Stephen M. Keyse United Kingdom	50	8.3k 1.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	439 0.6×	329 0.5×	86	10.1k
Toshi Shioda United States	46	6.5k 1.4×	724 0.4×	2.7k 1.7×	1.5k 2.1×	829 1.2×	120	12.2k
Regine Kraft Germany	39	4.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	604 0.9×	106 0.2×	91	6.6k
Carl D. Bortner United States	42	4.2k 0.9×	894 0.5×	501 0.3×	366 0.5×	334 0.5×	92	6.6k

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Zhou, Yaling, et al.. (2002). Serological Cloning of PARIS-1: A New TBC Domain-Containing, Immunogenic Tumor Antigen from a Prostate Cancer Cell Line. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 290(2). 830–838. 29 indexed citations

Huang, Ruo-Pan, Ruo-Pan Huang, Ruochun Huang, et al.. (2001). Connexin 43 (cx43) enhances chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells. International Journal of Cancer. 92(1). 130–138. 132 indexed citations

Huang, Ruo‐Pan, Ruo‐Pan Huang, Ruochun Huang, et al.. (2001). Connexin 43 (cx43) enhances chemotherapy‐induced apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells. International Journal of Cancer. 92(1). 130–138. 11 indexed citations

Huang, Ruochun, Ying Lin, Yan Fan, et al.. (2001). Enhanced apoptosis under low serum conditions in human glioblastoma cells by connexin 43 (Cx43). Molecular Carcinogenesis. 32(3). 128–138. 35 indexed citations

Huang, Ruo‐Pan, Ruo‐Pan Huang, Ao Peng, et al.. (2001). Hydrogen peroxide promotes transformation of rat liver non‐neoplastic epithelial cells through activation of epidermal growth factor receptor. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 30(4). 209–217. 64 indexed citations

Lodge, Patricia A., et al.. (1999). Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for prostate cancer. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 49(2). 117–128. 26 indexed citations

Simmons, S.J., B.A. Tjoa, M. Rogers, et al.. (1999). GM-CSF as a systemic adjuvant in a phase II prostate cancer vaccine trial. The Prostate. 39(4). 291–297. 59 indexed citations

Huang, R P, et al.. (1998). Suppression of human fibrosarcoma cell growth by transcription factor, Egr-1, involves down-regulation of Bcl-2. International Journal of Cancer. 77(6). 880–886. 39 indexed citations

Sehgal, Anil, et al.. (1998). CXCR‐4, a chemokine receptor, is overexpressed in and required for proliferation of glioblastoma tumor cells. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 69(2). 99–104. 6 indexed citations

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Sehgal, Anil, Alton L. Boynton, Ronald F. Young, et al.. (1998). Cell adhesion molecule Nr-CAM is over-expressed in human brain tumors. International Journal of Cancer. 76(4). 451–458. 31 indexed citations

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Murphy, Gerald P., Robert T. Maguire, Alan W. Partin, et al.. (1997). Comparison of serum PSMA, PSA levels with results of cytogen-356 ProstaScint® scanning in prostatic cancer patients. The Prostate. 33(4). 281–285. 49 indexed citations

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Sehgal, Anil, Cassie Keener, Alton L. Boynton, et al.. (1997). Isolation and characterization of a novel gene from human glioblastoma multiforme tumor tissue. International Journal of Cancer. 71(4). 565–572. 18 indexed citations

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Murphy, Gerald P., Robert J. Barren, Sheila J. Erickson, et al.. (1996). Evaluation and comparison of two new prostate carcinoma markers: Free-prostate specific antigen and prostate specific membrane antigen. Cancer. 78(4). 809–818. 52 indexed citations

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Tse, Kathy W.K., et al.. (1994). Characterization of natural toxins with inhibitory activity against serine/threonine protein phosphatases. Toxicon. 32(3). 339–350. 171 indexed citations

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Cooney, Robert V., Ao Pung, Patricia J. Harwood, et al.. (1992). Inhibition of cellular transformation by triphenylmethane: a novel chemopreventive agent. Carcinogenesis. 13(7). 1107–1112. 8 indexed citations

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Honkanen, Richard E., et al.. (1991). Cyanobacterial Nodularin Is a Potent Inhibitor of Type 1 and Type 2A Protein Phosphatases. Molecular Pharmacology. 40(4). 577–583. 113 indexed citations

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Boynton, Alton L., Nicholas M. Dean, & Timothy D. Hill. (1990). Inositol 1, 3, 4, 5-tetrakisphosphate and regulation of intracellular calcium. Biochemical Pharmacology. 40(9). 1933–1939. 12 indexed citations

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Boynton, Alton L., Robert V. Cooney, Tim Hill, et al.. (1989). Extracellular ATP mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ in T51B rat liver epithelial cells: A study involving single cell measurements. Experimental Cell Research. 181(1). 245–255. 17 indexed citations

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Zwiller, Jean, et al.. (1988). Stimulation by inositol trisphosphate and tetrakisphosphate of a protein phosphatase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 155(2). 767–772. 25 indexed citations

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Boynton, Alton L., J. F. Whitfield, R. J. Isaacs, & Roger Tremblay. (1977). Different extracellular calcium requirements for proliferation of nonneoplastic, preneoplastic, and neoplastic mouse cells.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 37(8 Pt 1). 2657–61. 65 indexed citations

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