B. Spencer

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

B. Spencer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Spencer has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in B. Spencer's work include Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies (12 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (6 papers). B. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies (12 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers) and Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (6 papers). B. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Singapore and Ireland. B. Spencer's co-authors include K. S. Dodgson, H. Baum, T Harada, K. Williams, C H Wynn, B A Orsi, John M. Scott, R. T. Williams, Frederick A. Rose and Angharad Lloyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

B. Spencer

55 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

The assay of arylsulphatases A and B in human urine

1959 556 citations K. S. Dodgson, B. Spencer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Spencer United Kingdom	27	1.2k	491	446	236	195	55	2.3k
Bernard B. Keele United States	12	1.4k 1.2×	335 0.7×	302 0.7×	143 0.6×	120 0.6×	19	3.2k
L. Eldjarn Norway	32	1.2k 1.1×	376 0.8×	180 0.4×	240 1.0×	84 0.4×	91	2.5k
Burton M. Pogell United States	27	1.4k 1.2×	226 0.5×	198 0.4×	448 1.9×	480 2.5×	61	2.5k
R. T. Holman United States	32	1.0k 0.9×	321 0.7×	244 0.5×	130 0.6×	207 1.1×	68	3.0k
Shigeaki Sato Japan	33	1.4k 1.2×	247 0.5×	372 0.8×	102 0.4×	190 1.0×	112	3.1k
Th. Bücher Germany	21	1.7k 1.4×	493 1.0×	91 0.2×	410 1.7×	189 1.0×	32	2.8k
Sterling Chaykin United States	28	1.1k 0.9×	236 0.5×	172 0.4×	123 0.5×	64 0.3×	57	2.0k
R. Sömme Norway	20	763 0.7×	145 0.3×	324 0.7×	111 0.5×	183 0.9×	76	1.9k
L.M. Henderson United States	32	1.6k 1.4×	283 0.6×	134 0.3×	184 0.8×	59 0.3×	116	3.7k
Roslyn B. Alfin‐Slater United States	25	580 0.5×	337 0.7×	113 0.3×	131 0.6×	211 1.1×	91	2.0k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Spencer, B.. (1975). [32] Phenylacetyl coenzyme A hydrolase. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 43. 482–487. 3 indexed citations

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Spencer, B., et al.. (1972). Non-specific uptake and specific binding of sulfate byAspergillus nidulans. Biochemical Journal. 127(3). 72P.1–72P.1. 2 indexed citations

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Spencer, B.. (1968). The biosynthesis of penicillins: Acylation of 6-aminopenicillanic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 31(2). 170–175. 15 indexed citations

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Orsi, B A, et al.. (1965). Mechanism of Choline Sulphate Utilization in Fungi. Nature. 207(4997). 632–634. 15 indexed citations

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Orsi, B A & B. Spencer. (1964). Choline Sulphokinase (Sulphotransferase)***. The Journal of Biochemistry. 56(1). 81–91. 19 indexed citations

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Harada, T & B. Spencer. (1964). Repression and induction of arylsulphatase synthesis in Aerobacter aerogenes. Biochemical Journal. 93(2). 373–378. 34 indexed citations

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Harada, T & B. Spencer. (1962). The effect of sulphate assimilation on the induction of arylsulphatase synthesis in fungi. Biochemical Journal. 82(1). 148–156. 22 indexed citations

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Spencer, B.. (1960). The ultramicro determination of inorganic sulphate. Biochemical Journal. 75(3). 435–440. 137 indexed citations

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Spencer, B.. (1960). Endogenous sulphate acceptors in rat liver. Biochemical Journal. 77(2). 294–304. 47 indexed citations

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Spencer, B. & T Harada. (1960). The role of choline sulphate in the sulphur metabolism of fungi. Biochemical Journal. 77(2). 305–315. 34 indexed citations

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Spencer, B.. (1958). A CYTOLOGICAL BASIS FOR THE BIOCHEMICAL STUDY OF BRONCHIAL EPITHELIUM. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 6(2). 105–111. 5 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S. & B. Spencer. (1956). The impure nature of nitrocatechol sulphate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 21(1). 175–175. 23 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S., B. Spencer, & K. Williams. (1955). Studies on sulphatases. 11. The purification and properties of the arylsulphatase of Alcaligenes metalcaligenes. Biochemical Journal. 61(3). 374–380. 30 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S., Frederick A. Rose, & B. Spencer. (1955). Studies on sulphatases. 10. The isolation and characterization of biosynthetic arylsulphates. Biochemical Journal. 60(2). 346–352. 22 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S., et al.. (1954). The arylsulphatases of mammalian liver.. PubMed. 57(328th Meeting). xxi–xxii. 3 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S., Frederick A. Rose, & B. Spencer. (1954). Isolation and Characterization of Biosynthetic Arylsulphates. Nature. 174(4430). 599–599. 2 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S. & B. Spencer. (1954). Studies on sulphatases. 7. A preliminary account of the glycosulphatase of Littorina littorea. Biochemical Journal. 57(2). 310–315. 24 indexed citations

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Dodgson, K. S., et al.. (1953). Studies on sulphatases. 3. The arylsulphatase and β-glucuronidase of marine molluscs. Biochemical Journal. 55(2). 253–259. 48 indexed citations

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Robinson, D., J. N. Smith, B. Spencer, & R. T. Williams. (1952). Studies in detoxication. 43. A study of the arylsulphatase activity of takadiastase towards some phenolic ethereal sulphates. Biochemical Journal. 51(2). 202–208. 39 indexed citations

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Spencer, B. & R. T. Williams. (1951). Studies in detoxication. 35. Spectrophotometric determination of β-glucuronidase using p-chlorophenylglucuronide as substrate. Biochemical Journal. 48(5). 537–546. 35 indexed citations

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