David A. Rees

17.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
159 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

David A. Rees is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Rees has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Food Science, 45 papers in Plant Science and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David A. Rees's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (43 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (42 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (28 papers). David A. Rees is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (43 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (42 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (28 papers). David A. Rees collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tanzania. David A. Rees's co-authors include Edwin R. Morris, David Thom, E.R. Morris, Peter J. Smith, E. Jane Welsh, I.C.M. Dea, John Couchman, W. E. Scott, Clive Lloyd and Struther Arnott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David A. Rees

157 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Biological interactions between polysaccharides and dival... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1981 1974 1980 1978 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model
    1973 2.2k citations Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. profile →
  2. Concentration and shear rate dependence of viscosity in random coil polysaccharide solutions
    1981 728 citations E.R. Morris, S.B. Ross-Murphy et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →
  3. The agarose double helix and its function in agarose gel structure
    1974 605 citations Struther Arnott, W. E. Scott et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  4. Cation-specific aggregation of carrageenan helices: Domain model of polymer gel structure
    1980 447 citations Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  5. Chiroptical and stoichiometric evidence of a specific, primary dimerisation process in alginate gelation
    1978 391 citations Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. Carbohydrate Research profile →
  6. Order-disorder transition for a bacterial polysaccharide in solution. A role for polysaccharide conformation in recognition between Xanthomonas pathogen and its plant host
    1977 299 citations E.R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Rees United Kingdom 57 4.7k 4.0k 2.8k 2.1k 1.6k 159 13.7k
Olav Smidsrød Norway 67 3.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 3.3k 1.2× 654 0.3× 4.3k 2.6× 305 18.5k
Marguerite Rinaudo France 65 4.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 517 0.2× 7.2k 4.4× 250 18.0k
Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk Norway 55 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 2.2k 0.8× 516 0.2× 2.2k 1.3× 144 10.9k
J. E. Scott United Kingdom 60 627 0.1× 1.0k 0.3× 5.0k 1.8× 5.0k 2.4× 1.4k 0.9× 280 15.7k
Sergio Paoletti Italy 44 840 0.2× 574 0.1× 1.2k 0.4× 513 0.2× 1.6k 1.0× 226 7.1k
E.R. Morris United Kingdom 40 3.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 863 0.3× 207 0.1× 590 0.4× 118 5.9k
Shin‐Ichiro Nishimura Japan 62 631 0.1× 927 0.2× 8.7k 3.1× 1.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 451 16.8k
Fuming Zhang United States 62 908 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 6.4k 2.3× 3.7k 1.8× 746 0.5× 437 14.0k
David Thom United Kingdom 16 887 0.2× 939 0.2× 749 0.3× 317 0.2× 703 0.4× 21 3.9k
E. D. T. Atkins United Kingdom 40 658 0.1× 506 0.1× 2.0k 0.7× 679 0.3× 2.2k 1.3× 120 12.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sengupta, S., et al.. (1998). Novel pyroelectric sensor materials. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 45(6). 1444–1452. 13 indexed citations
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Streeter, Heather B. & David A. Rees. (1987). Fibroblast adhesion to RGDS shows novel features compared with fibronectin.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 105(1). 507–515. 78 indexed citations
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Arnott, Struther, David A. Rees, & E.R. Morris. (1985). Molecular Biophysics of the Extracellular Matrix. Humana Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Couchman, John, R.A. Badley, & David A. Rees. (1983). Redistribution of microfilament-associated proteins during the formation of focal contacts and adhesions in chick fibroblasts. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 4(6). 647–661. 13 indexed citations
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Morris, Edwin R., et al.. (1982). Interactions of alginates with univalent cations. Carbohydrate Research. 110(1). 101–112. 53 indexed citations
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Rees, David A., John Couchman, C. G. Smith, Anne Woods, & Gary Wilson. (1982). Cell-substratum interactions in the adhesion and locomotion of fibroblasts. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 299(1095). 169–176. 12 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Clive & David A. Rees. (1981). Cellular controls in differentiation. Academic Press eBooks. 93 indexed citations
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Morris, E.R., et al.. (1981). Concentration and shear rate dependence of viscosity in random coil polysaccharide solutions. Carbohydrate Polymers. 1(1). 5–21. 728 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liang, Jack N., et al.. (1980). Cation-specific vacuum ultraviolet circular dichroism behaviour of alginate solutions, gels and solid films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2(4). 204–208. 24 indexed citations
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Gidley, Michael J., Edwin R. Morris, Edward J. Murray, David Powell, & David A. Rees. (1979). Spectroscopic and stoicheiometric characterisation of the calcium-mediated association of pectate chains in gels and in the solid state. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 990–990. 36 indexed citations
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Balazs, Endre A., et al.. (1977). Characterization of polysaccharide conformation and interactions by circular dichroism: anomalous chiroptical effects in hyaluronate systems. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 44–44. 13 indexed citations
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Morris, E.R., David A. Rees, Graham A. Young, Malcolm D. Walkinshaw, & A. Darke. (1977). Order-disorder transition for a bacterial polysaccharide in solution. A role for polysaccharide conformation in recognition between Xanthomonas pathogen and its plant host. Journal of Molecular Biology. 110(1). 1–16. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rees, David A., Clive Lloyd, & David Thom. (1977). Control of grip and stick in cell adhesion through lateral relationships of membrane glycoproteins. Nature. 267(5607). 124–128. 162 indexed citations
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Grant, Walter H., et al.. (1975). International dosimetry: an evaluation of treatment planning in clinical trials. British Journal of Radiology. 48(572). 634–637.
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Dea, I.C.M., Ralph Moorhouse, David A. Rees, et al.. (1973). Hyaluronic Acid: A Novel, Double Helical Molecule. Science. 179(4073). 560–562. 100 indexed citations
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Rees, David A., et al.. (1972). A concise textbook of radiotherapy. 1 indexed citations
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Rees, David A., W. E. Scott, & FRANK B. WILLIAMSON. (1970). Correlation of Optical Activity with Polysaccharide Conformation. Nature. 227(5256). 390–392. 69 indexed citations
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Rees, David A.. (1967). The shapes of molecules : carbohydrate polymers. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6 indexed citations

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