D Ernst

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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D Ernst is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, D Ernst has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 7 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in D Ernst's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (15 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers). D Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (15 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers). D Ernst collaborates with scholars based in United States. D Ernst's co-authors include Byron Caughey, Richard Race, Kolari S. Bhat, S F Hayes, Winslow S. Caughey, A. Dong, Bruce Chesebro, Gregory J. Raymond, Michael J. Buchmeier and K. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Biochemistry and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

D Ernst

15 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Secondary structure analysis of the scrapie-associated protein PrP 27-30 in water by infrared spectroscopy

1991 695 citations Byron Caughey, A. Dong et al. Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D Ernst United States	14	2.1k	1.2k	960	181	100	15	2.1k
Hana Serban United States	13	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	235 1.3×	77 0.8×	13	2.5k
Keh‐Ming Pan United States	6	1.5k 0.7×	815 0.7×	627 0.7×	147 0.8×	58 0.6×	7	1.5k
K M Pan China	5	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	921 1.0×	291 1.6×	138 1.4×	10	2.2k
Christine Farquhar United Kingdom	18	1.7k 0.8×	831 0.7×	753 0.8×	160 0.9×	38 0.4×	29	1.7k
Hoang-Oanh B. Nguyen United States	11	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	755 0.8×	319 1.8×	49 0.5×	14	2.1k
C. Mirenda United States	11	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	908 0.9×	114 0.6×	38 0.4×	12	2.0k
Manuel Morillas United States	12	1.4k 0.7×	517 0.4×	579 0.6×	189 1.0×	170 1.7×	14	1.5k
Nathan R. Deleault United States	15	1.8k 0.9×	813 0.7×	739 0.8×	191 1.1×	33 0.3×	16	1.8k
H. Diringer Germany	26	2.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	168 0.9×	51 0.5×	56	3.0k
Suehiro Sakaguchi Japan	23	1.7k 0.8×	916 0.8×	718 0.7×	166 0.9×	26 0.3×	70	1.9k

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15 of 15 papers shown

Race, Richard, Suzette A. Priola, Richard A. Bessen, et al.. (1995). Neuron-specific expression of a hamster prion protein minigene in transgenic mice induces susceptibility to hamster scrapie agent. Neuron. 15(5). 1183–1191. 126 indexed citations

Miller, Janice Μ., Allen L. Jenny, William D. Taylor, et al.. (1994). Detection of Prion Protein in Formalin-Fixed Brain by Hydrated Autoclaving Immunohistochemistry for the Diagnosis of Scrapie in Sheep. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 6(3). 366–368. 59 indexed citations

Race, Richard, D Ernst, & Diane L. Sutton. (1994). Severe Autolysis Does not Prevent Scrapie Diagnosis in Sheep. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 6(4). 486–489. 11 indexed citations

Ernst, D & Richard Race. (1993). Comparative analysis of scrapie agent inactivation methods. Journal of Virological Methods. 41(2). 193–201. 97 indexed citations

Chesebro, Bruce, K Wehrly, Byron Caughey, et al.. (1993). Foreign PrP expression and scrapie infection in tissue culture cell lines.. PubMed. 80. 131–40. 32 indexed citations

Caughey, Byron, D Ernst, & Richard Race. (1993). Congo red inhibition of scrapie agent replication. Journal of Virology. 67(10). 6270–6272. 112 indexed citations

Race, Richard, D Ernst, Allen L. Jenny, et al.. (1992). Diagnostic implications of detection of proteinase K-resistant protein in spleen, lymph nodes, and brain of sheep. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 53(6). 883–889. 68 indexed citations

Race, Richard & D Ernst. (1992). Detection of proteinase K-resistant prion protein and infectivity in mouse spleen by 2 weeks after scrapie agent inoculation. Journal of General Virology. 73(12). 3319–3323. 42 indexed citations

Caughey, Byron, A. Dong, Kolari S. Bhat, et al.. (1991). Secondary structure analysis of the scrapie-associated protein PrP 27-30 in water by infrared spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 30(31). 7672–7680. 695 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caughey, Byron, Gregory J. Raymond, D Ernst, & Richard Race. (1991). N-terminal truncation of the scrapie-associated form of PrP by lysosomal protease(s): implications regarding the site of conversion of PrP to the protease-resistant state. Journal of Virology. 65(12). 6597–6603. 363 indexed citations

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Caughey, Byron, et al.. (1991). Protease sensitivity and nuclease resistance of the scrapie agent propagated in vitro in neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Virology. 65(2). 1031–1034. 17 indexed citations

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Race, Richard, K. Graham, D Ernst, Byron Caughey, & Brian B. Chesebro. (1990). Analysis of linkage between scrapie incubation period and the prion protein gene in mice. Journal of General Virology. 71(2). 493–497. 56 indexed citations

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Caughey, Byron, et al.. (1990). Normal and scrapie-associated forms of prion protein differ in their sensitivities to phospholipase and proteases in intact neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Virology. 64(3). 1093–1101. 93 indexed citations

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Caughey, Byron, Richard Race, D Ernst, Michael J. Buchmeier, & Bruce Chesebro. (1989). Prion protein biosynthesis in scrapie-infected and uninfected neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Virology. 63(1). 175–181. 270 indexed citations

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Race, Richard, Byron Caughey, K. Graham, D Ernst, & Bruce Chesebro. (1988). Analyses of frequency of infection, specific infectivity, and prion protein biosynthesis in scrapie-infected neuroblastoma cell clones. Journal of Virology. 62(8). 2845–2849. 106 indexed citations

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