E. H. Mercer

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

E. H. Mercer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, E. H. Mercer has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in E. H. Mercer's work include Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers (14 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (11 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (7 papers). E. H. Mercer is often cited by papers focused on Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers (14 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (11 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (7 papers). E. H. Mercer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. E. H. Mercer's co-authors include M. S. C. Birbeck, David J. Anderson, David J. Gerber, Eric R. Kandel, Dong Feng Chen, Susumu Tonegawa, Mark Mayford, Cindy W. Tom, Joe Z. Tsien and Amita Sehgal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

E. H. Mercer

82 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Subregion- and Cell Type–Restricted Gene Knockout in Mouse Brain

1996 992 citations Joe Z. Tsien, Dong Feng Chen et al. Cell profile →
Expression and structure of the human NGF receptor

1986 832 citations E. H. Mercer et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. H. Mercer United Kingdom	32	2.0k	1.4k	815	652	359	84	4.8k
Marcus Singer United States	35	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	869 1.1×	363 0.6×	923 2.6×	110	4.7k
J. A. Kiernan Canada	36	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	284 0.3×	230 0.4×	479 1.3×	149	5.4k
K. C. Richardson United States	18	1.5k 0.7×	999 0.7×	549 0.7×	424 0.7×	138 0.4×	39	4.7k
Bryce L. Munger United States	40	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	796 1.0×	449 0.7×	132 0.4×	91	4.6k
Norman K. Wessells United States	43	4.2k 2.1×	1.9k 1.3×	2.8k 3.5×	1.0k 1.6×	582 1.6×	72	8.7k
W. Bargmann Germany	34	1.3k 0.6×	927 0.7×	866 1.1×	282 0.4×	170 0.5×	88	4.8k
Axel Visel United States	47	7.1k 3.5×	514 0.4×	600 0.7×	2.0k 3.0×	410 1.1×	107	9.6k
John A. Mercer United States	33	2.3k 1.2×	746 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	301 0.5×	102 0.3×	76	4.5k
John F. Hartmann United States	32	1.2k 0.6×	782 0.6×	431 0.5×	257 0.4×	145 0.4×	105	4.2k
C. P. Leblond Canada	52	4.0k 2.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	1.5k 2.3×	1.5k 4.2×	86	10.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. H. Mercer

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Zinyk, Dawn, E. H. Mercer, Esther Harris, David J. Anderson, & Alexandra L. Joyner. (1998). Fate mapping of the mouse midbrain–hindbrain constriction using a site-specific recombination system. Current Biology. 8(11). 665–672. 169 indexed citations

Tsien, Joe Z., Dong Feng Chen, David J. Gerber, et al.. (1996). Subregion- and Cell Type–Restricted Gene Knockout in Mouse Brain. Cell. 87(7). 1317–1326. 992 indexed citations breakdown →

Hoyle, Gary W., E. H. Mercer, Richard D. Palmiter, & Ralph L. Brinster. (1993). Expression of NGF in sympathetic neurons leads to excessive axon outgrowth from ganglia but decreased terminal innervation within tissues. Neuron. 10(6). 1019–1034. 89 indexed citations

Mercer, E. H., Gary W. Hoyle, Raj P. Kapur, Ralph L. Brinster, & Richard D. Palmiter. (1991). The dopamine β-hydroxylase gene promoter directs expression of E. coli lacZ to sympathetic and other neurons in adult transgenic mice. Neuron. 7(5). 703–716. 239 indexed citations

Kapur, Raj P., Gary W. Hoyle, E. H. Mercer, Ralph L. Brinster, & R D Palmiter. (1991). Some neuronal cell populations express human dopamine β-hydroxylase-lacZ transgenes transiently during embryonic development. Neuron. 7(5). 717–727. 68 indexed citations

Filshie, B.K., M. F. Day, & E. H. Mercer. (1975). Colour and colour change in the grasshopper, Kosciuscola tristis. Journal of Insect Physiology. 21(11). 1763–1770. 19 indexed citations

Doy, Colin H., et al.. (1967). Ultrastructure of the Obligate Halophilic Bacterium Halobacterium halobium. Journal of Bacteriology. 94(1). 196–201. 24 indexed citations

Cunningham, Alastair J., J. Bryan Smith, & E. H. Mercer. (1966). ANTIBODY FORMATION BY SINGLE CELLS FROM LYMPH NODES AND EFFERENT LYMPH OF SHEEP. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 124(4). 701–714. 106 indexed citations

Nicholas, W. L. & E. H. Mercer. (1965). The ultrastructure of the tegument of Moniliformis dubius (Acanthocephala).. PubMed. 106(2). 137–46. 31 indexed citations

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Lapis, K. & E. H. Mercer. (1963). An Electron Microscope Study of NK Lymphoma Cells and the Changes Produced by Two Cytostatic Drugs. Cancer Research. 23(5). 676–681. 5 indexed citations

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Wolpert, Lewis & E. H. Mercer. (1963). An electron microscope study of the development of the blastula of the sea urchin embryo and its radial polarity. Experimental Cell Research. 30(2). 280–300. 86 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1961). Electron Microscopy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 54(12). 1057–1064. 13 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1959). An electron microscopic study of Amoeba proteus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 150(939). 216–232. 72 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H. & P Brunet. (1959). The Electron Microscopy of the Left Colleterial Gland of the Cockroach. The Journal of Cell Biology. 5(2). 257–262. 77 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1958). A modification to the Cambridge rocking microtome to facilitate the cutting of thin sections for electron microscopy. Journal of Scientific Instruments. 35(11). 426–427. 1 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1954). The Action on Wool Fibers of Strong Solutions of Urea Containing Reducing Agents. Textile Research Journal. 24(9). 835–841. 6 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1954). The Action of Carroting Agents. Journal of the Textile Institute Transactions. 45(9). T719–T722. 3 indexed citations

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Phillips, D. M. P. & E. H. Mercer. (1953). Fibrous insulin (F-insulin). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 12(1-2). 592–593. 6 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H.. (1952). The Biosynthesis of Fibers. 75. 280. 3 indexed citations

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Mercer, E. H. & Bertil Olofsson. (1951). Sedimentation and diffusion studies on a derivative of wool keratin. Journal of Polymer Science. 6(6). 671–680. 10 indexed citations

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