Christopher B. Heward

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Christopher B. Heward is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher B. Heward has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Christopher B. Heward's work include Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (5 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (4 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). Christopher B. Heward is often cited by papers focused on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (5 papers), melanin and skin pigmentation (4 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (4 papers). Christopher B. Heward collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Christopher B. Heward's co-authors include Mac E. Hadley, Victor J. Hruby, Tomi K. Sawyer, S. Mitchell Harman, Michael H. Engel, Pauline J. Sanfilippo, Jean B. Burnett, Panayiotis D. Tsitouras, Richard G. Cutler and Wayne Ensign and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher B. Heward

27 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.

1980 484 citations Tomi K. Sawyer, Victor J. Hruby et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher B. Heward United States	20	563	491	368	265	262	27	1.8k
Andrew G. Swick United States	24	851 1.5×	441 0.9×	857 2.3×	812 3.1×	128 0.5×	49	2.5k
Fei Hong China	17	878 1.6×	436 0.9×	654 1.8×	344 1.3×	73 0.3×	38	1.9k
Lionel Brétillon France	35	1.7k 3.0×	870 1.8×	89 0.2×	614 2.3×	121 0.5×	120	4.0k
Jennifer Gallagher United Kingdom	13	1.7k 3.1×	316 0.6×	629 1.7×	917 3.5×	254 1.0×	24	3.6k
Shaun McNulty United Kingdom	22	761 1.4×	415 0.8×	269 0.7×	243 0.9×	58 0.2×	38	2.1k
Mirela Delibegović United Kingdom	29	1.6k 2.9×	190 0.4×	387 1.1×	779 2.9×	272 1.0×	85	2.9k
Leonard A. Sauer United States	26	761 1.4×	246 0.5×	1.5k 4.0×	859 3.2×	72 0.3×	57	2.7k
R. G. Cutler United States	24	1.2k 2.1×	183 0.4×	379 1.0×	1.5k 5.6×	90 0.3×	39	3.1k
J R Arch United Kingdom	21	570 1.0×	196 0.4×	484 1.3×	849 3.2×	183 0.7×	34	1.9k
Márcio Alberto Torsoni Brazil	26	518 0.9×	355 0.7×	717 1.9×	863 3.3×	115 0.4×	81	2.1k

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Chibnik, Lori B., Joshua M. Shulman, Sue E. Leurgans, et al.. (2010). CR1 is associated with amyloid plaque burden and age‐related cognitive decline. Annals of Neurology. 69(3). 560–569. 129 indexed citations

Traustadóttir, Tinna, Sean S. Davies, Yali Su, et al.. (2009). Tart Cherry Juice Decreases Oxidative Stress in Healthy Older Men and Women , ,. Journal of Nutrition. 139(10). 1896–1900. 116 indexed citations

Tsitouras, Panayiotis D., et al.. (2008). High Omega-3 Fat Intake Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Reduces CRP and IL6, but does not Affect Other Endocrine Axes in Healthy Older Adults. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 40(3). 199–205. 106 indexed citations

Videan, Elaine N., Jo Fritz, Christopher B. Heward, & James R. Murphy. (2008). Reproductive Aging in Female Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). PubMed. 36. 103–118. 16 indexed citations

Videan, Elaine N., et al.. (2007). Relationship between sunlight exposure, housing condition, and serum vitamin D and related physiologic biomarker levels in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).. PubMed. 57(4). 402–6. 10 indexed citations

Heward, Christopher B.. (2006). Negligible Senescence: How Will We Know It When We See It?. Rejuvenation Research. 9(2). 362–366. 4 indexed citations

Videan, Elaine N., Jo Fritz, Christopher B. Heward, & James D. Murphy. (2006). The effects of aging on hormone and reproductive cycles in female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).. PubMed. 56(4). 291–9. 29 indexed citations

Plummer, John, et al.. (2005). Oxidative Stress Profiling:. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1055(1). 136–158. 37 indexed citations

Harman, S. Mitchell, et al.. (2005). Discrimination of Breast Cancer by Anti-Malignin Antibody Serum Test in Women Undergoing Biopsy. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 14(10). 2310–2315. 4 indexed citations

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Naftolin, Frederick, Hugh S. Taylor, Richard H. Karas, et al.. (2004). The Women's Health Initiative could not have detected cardioprotective effects of starting hormone therapy during the menopausal transition. Fertility and Sterility. 81(6). 1498–1501. 111 indexed citations

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Harman, S. Mitchell, Eliot A. Brinton, Thomas B. Clarkson, et al.. (2004). Is the WHI Relevant to HRT Started in the Perimenopause?. Endocrine. 24(3). 195–202. 49 indexed citations

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Wei, Ping, et al.. (2003). Quantification of 8-iso-prostaglandin-F2α and 2,3-dinor-8-iso-prostaglandin-F2α in human urine using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 34(4). 409–418. 93 indexed citations

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Harman, S. Mitchell, Panayiotis D. Tsitouras, Christopher B. Heward, et al.. (2003). Urinary excretion of three nucleic acid oxidation adducts and isoprostane F2α measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in smokers, ex-smokers, and nonsmokers. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 35(10). 1301–1309. 74 indexed citations

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Grey, Aubrey D.N.J. de, John Baynes, David Berd, et al.. (2002). Is human aging still mysterious enough to be left only to scientists?. BioEssays. 24(7). 667–676. 35 indexed citations

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Grey, Aubrey D.N.J. de, Bruce N. Ames, Julie K. Andersen, et al.. (2002). Time to Talk SENS: Critiquing the Immutability of Human Aging. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 959(1). 452–462. 105 indexed citations

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Hadley, Mac E., et al.. (1981). Biological Actions of Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone. Novartis Foundation symposium. 81. 244–262. 8 indexed citations

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Hadley, Mac E., Britt Anderson, Christopher B. Heward, Tomi K. Sawyer, & Victor J. Hruby. (1981). Calcium-Dependent Prolonged Effects on Melanophores of [4-Norleucine, 7-D-Phenylalanine]-α-Melanotropin. Science. 213(4511). 1025–1027. 64 indexed citations

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Hruby, Victor J., et al.. (1980). Synthesis and structure-function studies of melanocyte stimulating hormone analogs modified in the 2 and 4(7) positions: comparison of activities on frog skin melanophores and melanoma adenylate cyclase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 23(12). 1432–1437. 33 indexed citations

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Heward, Christopher B., et al.. (1979). Effects of Chloramine T and lodination on the Biological Activity of Melanotropin. Hoppe-Seyler´s Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie. 360(2). 1851–1860. 29 indexed citations

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Heward, Christopher B., Tomi K. Sawyer, Marvin D. Bregman, et al.. (1979). Iodination associated inactivation of β-melanocyte stimulating hormone. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 88(1). 266–273. 23 indexed citations

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