B.P. Hughes

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

B.P. Hughes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B.P. Hughes has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in B.P. Hughes's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (9 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). B.P. Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (9 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). B.P. Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Japan. B.P. Hughes's co-authors include R Mahler, K. Owens, W. King Engel, John Burt Foster, H. E. Huxley, Rose Yasin, Edward J. Thompson, T Takasu, N P Cavanagh and David R. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Brain.

In The Last Decade

B.P. Hughes

29 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

A method for the estimation of serum creatine kinase and its use in comparing creatine kinase and aldolase activity in normal and pathological sera

1962 484 citations B.P. Hughes Clinica Chimica Acta profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B.P. Hughes United Kingdom	13	541	213	210	137	134	30	1.2k
Denis Ikkos Sweden	13	610 1.1×	247 1.2×	103 0.5×	322 2.4×	60 0.4×	27	1.2k
H. N. Munro United States	13	619 1.1×	453 2.1×	327 1.6×	94 0.7×	120 0.9×	26	1.6k
A. E. Renold Switzerland	15	369 0.7×	238 1.1×	96 0.5×	41 0.3×	83 0.6×	28	1.1k
G Hetenyi Canada	22	485 0.9×	708 3.3×	242 1.2×	213 1.6×	129 1.0×	100	1.5k
L Sestoft Denmark	24	471 0.9×	529 2.5×	171 0.8×	148 1.1×	191 1.4×	86	1.8k
Maurice Bichara France	23	851 1.6×	238 1.1×	65 0.3×	67 0.5×	74 0.6×	52	1.4k
Thomas W. Burns United States	19	380 0.7×	369 1.7×	99 0.5×	22 0.2×	66 0.5×	36	1.2k
W. M. Bennet United Kingdom	20	420 0.8×	515 2.4×	506 2.4×	125 0.9×	53 0.4×	41	1.4k
Lennart Lundholm Sweden	18	324 0.6×	323 1.5×	120 0.6×	34 0.2×	33 0.2×	56	1.1k
Jean‐Pierre Felber Switzerland	17	485 0.9×	752 3.5×	346 1.6×	44 0.3×	137 1.0×	27	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B.P. Hughes

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Takahashi, Masanori, David R. Black, B.P. Hughes, & R. Marks. (1987). Exploration of a quantitative dansyl chloride technique for measurement of the rate of desquamation. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 12(4). 246–249. 14 indexed citations

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Cavanagh, N P, et al.. (1981). Creatine kinase isoenzymes in cultured human muscle cells. II. A study of carrier females for Duchenne muscular dystrophy by needle and open biopsy. Clinica Chimica Acta. 115(2). 191–198. 7 indexed citations

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Yasin, Rose, et al.. (1980). Acetylcholine receptors in cultured human muscle cells. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 47(3). 317–327. 9 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P., et al.. (1976). The effect of indomethacin on serum and skeletal muscle enzyme activities of dystrophic hamsters. Biochemical Pharmacology. 25(8). 981–983. 3 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P. & Rose Yasin. (1973). Calcium transport and phospholipid composition of microsomal fractions from denervated rat gastrocnemius. Biochemical Journal. 136(4). 1129–1132. 6 indexed citations

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Yasin, Rose, et al.. (1973). The effect of vincristine on the calcium transport and phospholipid composition of rat skeletal muscle microsomes.. PubMed. 29(2). 207–15. 9 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1972). Lipid changes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 35(5). 658–663. 48 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1971). Creatine Phosphokinase in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy. BMJ. 3(5772). 464–465. 12 indexed citations

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Takasu, T & B.P. Hughes. (1969). Lactate dehydrogenase isozyme patterns in human skeletal muscle. I. Variation of isozyme pattern in the adult.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 32(3). 175–179. 6 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P., et al.. (1967). Changes in Plasmalogen Content of Human Heart and Skeletal Muscle with Age and Development. Nature. 215(5104). 993–994. 12 indexed citations

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Takasu, T & B.P. Hughes. (1966). Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes in Developing Human Muscle. Nature. 212(5062). 609–610. 7 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1965). Serum Creatine Kinase and Exercise. BMJ. 2(5457). 361.2–361. 2 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1965). Some Biochemical Aspects of the Myopathies. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 41(476). 313–324. 1 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1963). Serum Enzymes in Clinical Practice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56(3). 179–182. 17 indexed citations

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Mahler, R, et al.. (1962). McARDLE'S SYNDROME. The Lancet. 279(7238). 1045–1048. 297 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1962). Serum Enzymes in Carriers of Muscular Dystrophy. BMJ. 2(5310). 963–964. 55 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1962). A method for the estimation of serum creatine kinase and its use in comparing creatine kinase and aldolase activity in normal and pathological sera. Clinica Chimica Acta. 7(5). 597–603. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hughes, B.P.. (1961). Studies on the starch gel electrophoresis of some human muscle proteins. Clinica Chimica Acta. 6(6). 794–800. 11 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P.. (1960). Effect of Degeneration on the ‘Albumin’ Components of Human Muscle Extracts. Nature. 188(4755). 1028–1029. 3 indexed citations

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Hughes, B.P., et al.. (1955). Influence of styryl quinoline compounds on the growth of sarcomas native in rats of the Wistar inbred strain.. PubMed. 19(4). 323–9.

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