B.A. Bridges

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

B.A. Bridges is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, B.A. Bridges has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Molecular Biology, 68 papers in Cancer Research and 50 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in B.A. Bridges's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (117 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (65 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (47 papers). B.A. Bridges is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (117 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (65 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (47 papers). B.A. Bridges collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. B.A. Bridges's co-authors include R.J. Munson, R.P. Mottershead, D.G. Harnden, Roger Woodgate, C.F. Arlett, Alan R. Lehmann, M.H.L. Green, Steven G. Sedgwick, A. Malcolm R. Taylor and Susan A. Harcourt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B.A. Bridges

207 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Ataxia telangiectasia: a human mutation with abnormal radiation sensitivity

1975 798 citations C.F. Arlett, B.A. Bridges et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
B.A. Bridges	4.6k	2.3k	1.4k	910	592	208	6.6k
A.V. Carrano	5.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	598 1.0×	134	8.0k
William G. Thilly	5.3k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	611 0.7×	904 1.5×	215	8.4k
Paul Howard-Flanders	7.1k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 2.0×	751 0.8×	535 0.9×	105	8.8k
Barry W. Glickman	5.5k 1.2×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	883 1.0×	643 1.1×	224	7.1k
Kendric C. Smith	4.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	616 0.7×	409 0.7×	148	5.8k
Jacques Laval	7.3k 1.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	509 0.6×	703 1.2×	135	8.8k
Robert B. Painter	5.3k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	490 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	132	6.8k
Samuel A. Latt	4.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	696 1.2×	84	7.2k
Eliezer Huberman	5.9k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	735 0.5×	529 0.6×	1.6k 2.7×	153	9.3k
C.F. Arlett	5.9k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	661 0.5×	632 0.7×	1.5k 2.5×	163	8.0k

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Bridges, B.A.. (1999). DNA repair: Polymerases for passing lesions. Current Biology. 9(13). R475–R477. 21 indexed citations

Timms, Andrew R., W.J. Muriel, & B.A. Bridges. (1999). A UmuD,C-dependent pathway for spontaneous G:C to C:G transversions in stationary phase Escherichia coli mut Y. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 435(1). 77–80. 19 indexed citations

Bridges, B.A.. (1998). UV-induced mutations and skin cancer: how important is the link?. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 422(1). 23–30. 11 indexed citations

Waters, Michael D., H.Frank Stack, Marcus Jackson, & B.A. Bridges. (1993). Hazard identification: efficiency of short-term tests in identifying germ cell mutagens and putative nongenotoxic carcinogens.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 101(suppl 3). 61–72. 11 indexed citations

Bates, Helen J. & B.A. Bridges. (1991). Mutagenic DNA repair in Escherichia coli. XIX. On the roles of RecA protein in ultraviolet light mutagenesis. Biochimie. 73(4). 485–489. 20 indexed citations

Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1991). L5178Ytk+/-3.7.2Cマウスリンパ腫細胞における2-アミノ-N 6 -ヒドロキシアデニンの変異原性ウアバイン,6-チオグアニン及びトリフルオロチミジン耐性変異の測定と小核の誘導. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 253(1). 55–62. 8 indexed citations

Bridges, B.A.. (1990). Sunlight, DNA Damage and Skin Cancer: A New Perspective. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 81(2). 105–107. 11 indexed citations

Bridges, B.A. & Helen J. Bates. (1990). Mutagenic DNA repair in Escherichia coli XVIII. Involvement of DNA polymerase III α-subunit (DnaE protein) in mutagenesis after exposure to UV light. Mutagenesis. 5(1). 35–38. 20 indexed citations

Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1986). Mutagenic DNA repair in Escherichia coli. XII. Ultraviolet mutagenesis in excision–proficient umuC and lexA (ind—) bacteria as revealed by delayed photoreversal. Mutagenesis. 1(2). 111–117. 11 indexed citations

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James, S. Elizabeth, et al.. (1983). Radiosensitivity of Human T-lymphocytes Proliferating in Long Term Culture. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 44(5). 417–422. 31 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1973). Mutagenicity of dichlorvos and methyl methane-sulphonate for Escherichia coli WP2 and some derivatives deficient in DNA repair. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 19(3). 295–303. 86 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1970). Mutagenesis in Escherichia coli IV. Photosensitization to near ultraviolet light by 8-methoxypsoralen. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 9(1). 21–30. 118 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1970). Mutagenesis of cultured mammalian cells by X-irradiation and ultraviolet light. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 10(2). 141–151. 103 indexed citations

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Munson, R.J., G.J. Neary, B.A. Bridges, & R. Julian Preston. (1968). The Sensitivity of Escherichia Coli to Ionizing Particles of Different LETs. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 13(3). 205–224. 42 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1967). Mutation in Escherichia coli B/r WP2 try− by reversion or suppression of a chain-terminating codon. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 4(4). 502–504. 56 indexed citations

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Ashwood-Smith, M.J. & B.A. Bridges. (1966). Ultraviolet mutagenesis in Escherichia coli at low temperatures. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 3(2). 135–144. 17 indexed citations

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Munson, R.J. & B.A. Bridges. (1966). Non-photoreactivating repair of mutational lesions induced by ultraviolet and ionizing radiations in Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 3(6). 461–469. 33 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A.. (1966). A note on the mechanism of UV mutagenesis in Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 3(4). 273–279. 35 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A. & R.J. Munson. (1964). Temperature, time and X-ray mutagenesis in Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 1(4). 362–372. 12 indexed citations

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Bridges, B.A., et al.. (1960). Suitability of various plating media for counting bacteria after exposure to gamma radiation. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 8(2-3). 136–138. 7 indexed citations

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