Barbara Corcoran

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Barbara Corcoran is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Corcoran has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Barbara Corcoran's work include S100 Proteins and Annexins (7 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers) and Chemokine receptors and signaling (3 papers). Barbara Corcoran is often cited by papers focused on S100 Proteins and Annexins (7 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (4 papers) and Chemokine receptors and signaling (3 papers). Barbara Corcoran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Canada. Barbara Corcoran's co-authors include E Schiffmann, Sharon M. Wahl, S. Aswanikumar, Elmer L. Becker, Richard J. Freer, S H Zigmond, H J Showell, Candace B. Pert, Fusao Hirata and K. Venkatasubramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Corcoran

17 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

N-formylmethionyl peptides as chemoattractants for leucoc... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 1976 200 400 600
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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. N-formylmethionyl peptides as chemoattractants for leucocytes.
    1975 734 citations E Schiffmann, Barbara Corcoran et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. The structure-activity relations of synthetic peptides as chemotactic factors and inducers of lysosomal secretion for neutrophils.
    1976 638 citations H J Showell, Richard J. Freer et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Corcoran United States 15 1.5k 864 406 343 274 17 2.6k
Margrith W. Verghese United States 25 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 313 0.8× 305 0.9× 226 0.8× 37 3.0k
Yu‐Ching E. Pan United States 19 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 326 0.8× 189 0.6× 88 0.3× 32 2.8k
Marlene Wolf Switzerland 23 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 1.0k 2.5× 319 0.9× 154 0.6× 30 3.4k
Y K Yip United States 24 1.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.9× 595 1.5× 286 0.8× 74 0.3× 42 3.0k
Thomas E. Eessalu United States 19 895 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 415 1.0× 209 0.6× 79 0.3× 27 2.3k
Borbala Gesser Denmark 29 1.1k 0.7× 857 1.0× 416 1.0× 289 0.8× 95 0.3× 46 2.6k
Patricia E. Rao United States 27 1.0k 0.7× 2.2k 2.5× 653 1.6× 789 2.3× 118 0.4× 53 4.0k
Jack Silver United States 43 1.4k 0.9× 3.7k 4.3× 321 0.8× 332 1.0× 189 0.7× 124 5.6k
H F Kung United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 680 0.8× 580 1.4× 238 0.7× 53 0.2× 30 2.6k
Christian P. Sommerhoff Germany 39 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 421 1.0× 380 1.1× 136 0.5× 97 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Corcoran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Barbara Corcoran. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Barbara Corcoran. The network helps show where Barbara Corcoran may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Corcoran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Corcoran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Corcoran 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 Barbara Corcoran. Barbara Corcoran is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Venkatasubramanian, K., Fusao Hirata, C. Gagnon, et al.. (1980). Protein methylesterase and leukocyte chemotaxis. Molecular Immunology. 17(2). 201–207. 35 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E, S. Aswanikumar, K. Venkatasubramanian, Barbara Corcoran, & Candace B. Pert. (1980). Some characteristics of the neutrophil receptor for chemotactic peptides. FEBS Letters. 117(1-2). 1–7. 37 indexed citations
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Fontana, Juan, et al.. (1980). Development of chemotactic responsiveness in myeloid precursor cells: studies with a human leukemia cell line.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(6). 3664–3668. 81 indexed citations
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Hirata, Fusao, Barbara Corcoran, K. Venkatasubramanian, E Schiffmann, & J Axelrod. (1979). Chemoattractants stimulate degradation of methylated phospholipids and release of arachidonic acid in rabbit leukocytes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(6). 2640–2643. 221 indexed citations
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OʼDea, Robert F., O. Humberto Viveros, J Axelrod, et al.. (1978). Rapid Stimulation of protein carboxymethylation in leukocytes by a chemotactic peptide. Nature. 272(5652). 462–464. 146 indexed citations
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Aswanikumar, S., E Schiffmann, Barbara Corcoran, et al.. (1978). Antibiotics and peptides with agonist and antagonist chemotactic activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 80(2). 464–471. 20 indexed citations
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Aswanikumar, S., Barbara Corcoran, Alan R. Day, et al.. (1977). Demonstration of a receptor on rabbit neutrophils for chemotactic peptides. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 74(2). 810–817. 303 indexed citations
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Day, Alan R., Jeffrey A Radding, Richard J. Freer, et al.. (1977). Synthesis and binding characteristics of an intrinsically radiolabeled chemotactic acyl tripeptide Nα‐Formyl—norleucyl—leucyl—phenylalanine. FEBS Letters. 77(2). 291–294. 28 indexed citations
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Showell, H J, Richard J. Freer, S H Zigmond, et al.. (1976). The structure-activity relations of synthetic peptides as chemotactic factors and inducers of lysosomal secretion for neutrophils.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 143(5). 1154–1169. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aswanikumar, S., E Schiffmann, Barbara Corcoran, & Sharon M. Wahl. (1976). Role of a peptidase in phagocyte chemotaxis.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 73(7). 2439–2442. 68 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E, Barbara Corcoran, & Sharon M. Wahl. (1975). N-formylmethionyl peptides as chemoattractants for leucocytes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(3). 1059–1062. 734 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schiffmann, Elliott, et al.. (1975). The Isolation and Partial Characterization of Neutrophil Chemotactic Factors from Escherichia Coli. The Journal of Immunology. 114(6). 1831–1837. 234 indexed citations
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Zipkin, I., et al.. (1970). Fluoride and calcification of rat aorta. Calcified Tissue International. 6(1). 173–182. 9 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E, et al.. (1969). Amino acids at the nucleating site in mineralizing elastic tissue. Calcified Tissue International. 3(1). 125–135. 25 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E & Barbara Corcoran. (1969). A role for a ternary complex in nucleating a mineral phase. Calcified Tissue International. 3(1). 136–141. 2 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E, Barbara Corcoran, & George R. Martin. (1966). The role of complexed heavy metals in initiating the mineralization of “elastin” and the precipitation of mineral from solution. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 115(1). 87–94. 36 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, E, George R. Martin, & Barbara Corcoran. (1964). The role of the matrix in aortic calcification. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 107(2). 284–291. 28 indexed citations

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