Efraim Racker

19.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
164 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Efraim Racker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Efraim Racker has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Efraim Racker's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (43 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (26 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (25 papers). Efraim Racker is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (43 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (26 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (25 papers). Efraim Racker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Albania and Canada. Efraim Racker's co-authors include Yasuo Kagawa, Robert Buchsbaum, John A. Thomas, Lawrence L. Horstman, Richard E. McCarty, Walther Stoeckenius, Nathan Nelson, Kosaku Uyeda, Hannah Nelson and Peter C. Hinkle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Efraim Racker

162 papers receiving 13.6k 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.

Intracellular pH measurements in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells utilizing spectroscopic probes generated in situ

1979 1.9k citations Efraim Racker et al. Biochemistry profile →
Partial Resolution of the Enzymes Catalyzing Oxidative Phosphorylation

1971 1.2k citations Efraim Racker et al. profile →
Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation

1977 533 citations Lars Ernster, Efraim Racker et al. profile →
Reconstitution of Purple Membrane Vesicles Catalyzing Light-driven Proton Uptake and Adenosine Triphosphate Formation

1974 523 citations Efraim Racker et al. profile →
Membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts

1970 377 citations Efraim Racker profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Efraim Racker	11.9k	2.7k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	164	15.2k
Thomas P. Singer	8.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	399	16.9k
E. Racker	9.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	168	12.1k
Philip Siekevitz	8.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	2.7k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	149	14.2k
Peter Mitchell	13.1k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	107	17.1k
Albert L. Lehninger	11.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	3.7k 2.4×	1.7k 1.3×	2.6k 2.1×	224	16.9k
E.C. Slater	8.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	216	12.2k
Angelo Azzi	8.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	790 0.6×	328	16.0k
Roderick Capaldi	14.4k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	238	16.7k
Vladimir P. Skulachev	14.7k 1.2×	4.0k 1.5×	4.4k 2.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	418	20.9k
Edwin G. Krebs	14.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	3.9k 3.0×	663 0.5×	150	20.6k

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All Works

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Racker, Efraim. (1991). [7] Use of synthetic amino acid polymers for assay of protein-tyrosine and protein-serine kinases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 200. 107–111. 33 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim. (1989). A view of misconduct in science. Nature. 339(6220). 91–93. 18 indexed citations

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Igarashi, Yasuyuki, Sen‐itiroh Hakomori, Tatsushi Toyokuni, et al.. (1989). Effect of chemically well-defined sphingosine and its N-methyl derivatives on protein kinase C and src kinase activities. Biochemistry. 28(17). 6796–6800. 240 indexed citations

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Leister, Kirk J., Mark A. Schenerman, & Efraim Racker. (1988). Energetic mechanism of system a amino acid transport in normal and transformed mouse fibroblasts. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 135(2). 163–168. 8 indexed citations

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Volonté, Cinzia, et al.. (1988). Stimulation of Inositol Incorporation into Lipids of PC 12 Cells by Nerve Growth Factor and Bradykinin. Journal of Neurochemistry. 51(4). 1156–1162. 11 indexed citations

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Schenerman, Mark A., et al.. (1988). Induction of system A amino acid transport through long‐term treatment with ouabain: Correlation with increased (Na⁺/K⁺)‐ATpase activity. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 135(2). 157–162. 7 indexed citations

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Volonté, Cinzia & Efraim Racker. (1988). Lithium Stimulation of Membrane‐Bound Phospholipase C from PC 12 Cells Exposed to Nerve Growth Factor. Journal of Neurochemistry. 51(4). 1163–1168. 25 indexed citations

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Hammerstedt, Roy H., Cinzia Volonté, & Efraim Racker. (1988). Motility, heat, and lactate production in ejaculated bovine sperm. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 266(1). 111–123. 36 indexed citations

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Kilian, P L, et al.. (1980). Reconstitution of acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica with highly purified phospholipids: Effect of α-tocopherol, phylloquinone, and other terpenoid quinones. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 93(2). 409–414. 42 indexed citations

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Nelson, Nathan, et al.. (1980). A Light-dependent Protein Kinase Activity of Chloroplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 65(4). 730–734. 51 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim. (1979). [76] Reconstitution of membrane processes. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 55. 699–711. 100 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim, et al.. (1979). Membrane bioenergetics : based on the international workshop held at Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, July 5-7, 1979 in honor of Efraim Racker. Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim. (1976). Structure and function of ATP-driven ion pumps Efraim Racker. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 1(11). 244–247. 20 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim. (1975). Energy transducing mechanisms. 24 indexed citations

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Lang, Dennis & Efraim Racker. (1974). Effects of quercetin and F1 inhibitor on mitochondrial ATPase and energy-linked reactions in submitochondrial particles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 333(2). 180–186. 162 indexed citations

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Racker, Efraim. (1970). Membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Butow, Ronald A. & Efraim Racker. (1965). On the Mechanism of Respiratory Control. The Journal of General Physiology. 49(1). 149–162. 31 indexed citations

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Mandel, Benjamin & Efraim Racker. (1953). INHIBITION OF THEILER'S ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS (GDVII STRAIN) OF MICE BY AN INTESTINAL MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 98(5). 417–426. 10 indexed citations

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Mandel, Benjamin & Efraim Racker. (1953). INHIBITION OF THEILER'S ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS (GDVII STRAIN) OF MICE BY AN INTESTINAL MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 98(5). 399–415. 14 indexed citations

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Mandel, Benjamin, et al.. (1953). SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICE FREE OF THEILER'S VIRUS (TO STRAIN) TO INFECTION WITH TO VIRUS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 98(5). 427–432. 4 indexed citations

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