David Shemin

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

David Shemin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Shemin has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in David Shemin's work include Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (33 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (17 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (11 papers). David Shemin is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (33 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (17 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (11 papers). David Shemin collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. David Shemin's co-authors include Eric J. Simon, Charlotte S. Russell, Dhirendra L. Nandi, Goro Kikuchi, Jonathan B. Wittenberg, John W. Corcoran, Peter M. Jordan, David R. Bevan, Charles Rosenblum and Ian M. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

David Shemin

54 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Preparation of S-Succinyl Coenzyme A

1953 968 citations Eric J. Simon, David Shemin Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Shemin United States	27	2.6k	718	592	343	324	55	3.2k
G.W.E. Plaut United States	30	1.6k 0.6×	622 0.9×	169 0.3×	178 0.5×	446 1.4×	60	2.2k
Burton M. Pogell United States	27	1.4k 0.5×	289 0.4×	109 0.2×	448 1.3×	216 0.7×	61	2.5k
W.E. Pricer United States	21	2.5k 1.0×	246 0.3×	130 0.2×	425 1.2×	308 1.0×	26	3.7k
Peter M. Jordan United Kingdom	30	2.0k 0.8×	484 0.7×	693 1.2×	154 0.4×	85 0.3×	86	2.3k
Yukiya Sakamoto Japan	22	1.0k 0.4×	86 0.1×	229 0.4×	200 0.6×	238 0.7×	138	2.2k
Alan Berry United Kingdom	31	2.3k 0.9×	819 1.1×	90 0.2×	219 0.6×	147 0.5×	73	3.1k
Frank J. Ruzicka United States	27	1.7k 0.6×	389 0.5×	113 0.2×	140 0.4×	201 0.6×	48	2.7k
Neal J. Stolowich United States	29	1.6k 0.6×	267 0.4×	516 0.9×	75 0.2×	111 0.3×	74	2.2k
Donald E. Hultquist United States	23	1.0k 0.4×	161 0.2×	104 0.2×	420 1.2×	129 0.4×	60	2.0k
R. K. Morton Australia	30	1.4k 0.5×	189 0.3×	99 0.2×	239 0.7×	100 0.3×	53	2.4k

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Shemin, David. (1987). On the impact on biochemical research of the discovery of stable isotopes: The outcome of the serendipic meeting of a refugee with the discoverer of heavy isotopes at columbia university. Analytical Biochemistry. 161(2). 365–369. 1 indexed citations

Shemin, David, et al.. (1977). Dissociation and reassociation of immobilized porphobilinogen synthase: use of immobilized subunits for enzyme isolation.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 74(4). 1383–1387. 19 indexed citations

Barnard, G F, et al.. (1977). Mechanism of porphobilinogen synthase. Possible role of essential thiol groups.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 252(24). 8965–8974. 72 indexed citations

Shemin, David. (1976). 5-Aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase: structure, function, and mechanism. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 273(924). 109–115. 74 indexed citations

Shemin, David. (1975). PORPHYRIN SYNTHESIS: SOME PARTICULAR APPROACHES*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 244(1). 348–355. 5 indexed citations

Brown, Charles Eric, David Shemin, & Joseph Katz. (1973). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of the Biosynthesis of Vitamin B12. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 248(23). 8015–8021. 27 indexed citations

Foulds, John & David Shemin. (1969). Concomitant Synthesis of Bacteriocin and Bacteriocin Inactivator from Serratia marcescens. Journal of Bacteriology. 99(3). 661–666. 13 indexed citations

Shemin, David. (1969). Mechanism and Control of Pyrrole Synthesis. Vitamins and hormones. 26. 357–373. 3 indexed citations

Nandi, Dhirendra L., et al.. (1968). δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase of Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(6). 1224–1230. 115 indexed citations

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Shemin, David. (1968). Mechanism and controlf pyrrole synthesis.. PubMed. 28. 75–89. 1 indexed citations

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Shemin, David, et al.. (1965). The Formation of Isoleucine from β-Methylaspartic Acid in Escherichia coli W. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 240(7). 2971–2975. 12 indexed citations

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Rowland, Lewis P., et al.. (1962). The Formation of Isoleucine from β-Methylaspartic Acid in Escherichia coli W. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237(1). PC265–PC266. 9 indexed citations

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Shemin, David, et al.. (1958). The biosynthesis of the porphyrin-like moiety of vitamin B12 II. The origin of the methyl groups. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 30(3). 647–648. 19 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Goro, et al.. (1958). The Enzymatic Synthesis of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 233(5). 1214–1219. 220 indexed citations

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Corcoran, John W. & David Shemin. (1957). On the biosynthesis of the porphyrin-like moiety of vitamin B12: the mode of utilization of σ-aminolevulinic acid. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 25(3). 661–662. 29 indexed citations

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Nemeth, Andrew M., Charlotte S. Russell, & David Shemin. (1957). THE SUCCINATE-GLYCINE CYCLE. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 229(1). 415–422. 59 indexed citations

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Shemin, David, et al.. (1956). On the Biosynthesis of the Porphyrinlike Moiety of Vitamin B12. Science. 124(3215). 272–272. 27 indexed citations

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Shemin, David, John W. Corcoran, Charles Rosenblum, & Ian M. Miller. (1956). On the Biosynthesis of the Porphyrinlike Moiety of Vitamin B ₁₂. Science. 124(3215). 272–272. 9 indexed citations

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Shemin, David, John W. Corcoran, Charles Rosenblum, & Ian M. Miller. (1956). On the Biosynthesis of the Porphyrinlike Moiety of Vitamin B ₁₂. Science. 124(3215). 272–272. 86 indexed citations

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Simon, Eric J. & David Shemin. (1953). The Preparation of S-Succinyl Coenzyme A. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(10). 2520–2520. 968 indexed citations breakdown →

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