B N Ames

33.9k citations

94 papers · 27.1k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 66

Biochemistry top 0.02%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress 6
Aging top 0.2%
Cancer Research top 0.2%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment 20
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.1%
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research 10
Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 12
- Enzyme function and inhibition 9
- Redox biology and oxidative stress 6
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide 6
Genetics
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 7

Co-authors: Mark K. Shigenaga Tory M. Hagen Balz Frei Richard Cathcart Roland Stocker L S Gold Paul Hochstein Barry R. Bochner
Cited by: Biochemistry Aging Cancer Research
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (31 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (12 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

B N Ames

94 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

1995 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1995 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1991 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1990 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1989 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1988 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1988 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1988 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1987 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1982 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1982 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1981 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1980 Journal of Bacteriology
1975 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	γ‐Tocopherol prevents airway eosinophilia and mucous cell hyperplasia in experimentally induced allergic rhinitis and asthma Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·James G. Wagner,Qing Jiang,Jack R. Harkema,B N Ames,Beate Illek,Robert Roubey,David B. Peden	2007	54
2	Smoking and low antioxidant levels increase oxidative damage to sperm DNA Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·César G. Fraga,Paul A. Motchnik,Andrew J. Wyrobek,David Rempel,B N Ames	1996	350
3	Sixth plot of the carcinogenic potency database: results of animal bioassays published in the General Literature 1989 to 1990 and by the National Toxicology Program 1990 to 1993. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Neela B. Manley,Thomas H. Slone,Vu Thi Phuong Quynh,B N Ames,Lars Rohrbach,Bonnie Stern,Ka Ming Chow	1995	39
4	Analysis of Uracil in DNA by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analytical Biochemistry ·Ben Blount,B N Ames	1994	57
5	Effects of a peroxisomal proliferator (PP) on plasma and tissue levels of Coenzyme Q9 (CoQ), other antioxidants, and oxidative damage to DNA (oxo8dG): Evidence that PPs deplete antioxidants and increase oxidative damage to DNA Molecular Aspects of Medicine ·Linda Youngman,Mark K. Shigenaga,Paul A. Motchnik,B N Ames	1994	3
6	Assay of Malondialdehyde in Biological Fluids by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analytical Biochemistry ·Rongxin Bao,Harold J. Helbock,D. Ates Gulkok,B N Ames	1994	122
7	Intestinal cell proliferation is influenced by intakes of protein and energy, aflatoxin, and Whole-body radiation Nutrition and Cancer ·Sharon E. Fleming,Linda Youngman,B N Ames	1994	28
8	The fifth plot of the Carcinogenic Potency Database: results of animal bioassays published in the general literature through 1988 and by the National Toxicology Program through 1989. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Neela B. Manley,Thomas H. Slone,Vu Thi Phuong Quynh,Lars Rohrbach,B N Ames	1993	113
9	The oxidation of blood plasma and low density lipoprotein components by chemically generated singlet oxygen. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·J. Richard Wagner,Paul A. Motchnik,Roland Stocker,Helmut Sies,B N Ames	1993	87
10	DNA lesions, inducible DNA repair, and cell division: three key factors in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis. Environmental Health Perspectives ·B N Ames,Mark K. Shigenaga,L S Gold	1993	252
11	The Carcinogenic Potency Database: analyses of 4000 chronic animal cancer experiments published in the general literature and by the U.S. National Cancer Institute/National Toxicology Program. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Thomas H. Slone,Neela B. Manley,Vu Thi Phuong Quynh,Esther S. Hudes,Lars Rohrbach,B N Ames	1991	82
12	Gas phase oxidants of cigarette smoke induce lipid peroxidation and changes in lipoprotein properties in human blood plasma. Protective effects of ascorbic acid Biochemical Journal ·Balz Frei,Trudy M. Forte,B N Ames,C E Cross	1991	397
13	Third chronological supplement to the carcinogenic potency database: standardized results of animal bioassays published through December 1986 and by the National Toxicology Program through June 1987. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Thomas H. Slone,Georganne M. Backman,David R. Skoff,Michael D. Costa,Ming Hung Wong,Neela B. Manley,Lars Rohrbach,B N Ames	1990	121
14	Second chronological supplement to the Carcinogenic Potency Database: standardized results of animal bioassays published through December 1984 and by the National Toxicology Program through May 1986. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Thomas H. Slone,Georganne M. Backman,Renae Magaw,Michael D. Costa,Caner Ataman,حيدر صالح عبدالله,B N Ames	1987	88
15	Alterations of NAD and adenylyl dinucleotide metabolism in Chediak‐Higashi Syndrome fibroblasts Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease ·Jeffrey C. Baker,B N Ames	1987	3
16	Potential role of conjugated bilirubin and copper in the metabolism of lipid peroxides in bile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roland Stocker,B N Ames	1987	120
17	Chronological supplement to the Carcinogenic Potency Database: standardized results of animal bioassays published through December 1982. Environmental Health Perspectives ·L S Gold,Frédéric Naudon,Georganne M. Backman,Renae Magaw,Caner Ataman,Marjorie Smith,حيدر صالح عبدالله,Richard Levinson,Leslie Bernstein,B N Ames	1986	140
18	The TD50: a proposed general convention for the numerical description of the carcinogenic potency of chemicals in chronic-exposure animal experiments. Environmental Health Perspectives ·Richárd Pető,Malcolm C. Pike,Leslie Bernstein,L S Gold,B N Ames	1984	179
19	Carcinogens are mutagens: their detection and classification. Environmental Health Perspectives ·B N Ames	1973	49
20	Frameshift Mutagenesis in Salmonella Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·B N Ames,Harvey J. Whitfield	1966	177

About B N Ames

B N Ames is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics, having authored 94 papers that have together received 27.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (20 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers), Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (10 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (9 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (7 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (6 papers), Redox biology and oxidative stress (6 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (3.7k citations), Aging (581 citations) and Cancer Research (3.4k citations). B N Ames has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mark K. Shigenaga, Tory M. Hagen, Balz Frei, Richard Cathcart, Roland Stocker, L S Gold, Paul Hochstein, Barry R. Bochner, Laura England and Christoph Richter. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Bacteriology, Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.

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