Elijah Adams

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Elijah Adams is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Elijah Adams has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Biochemistry and 15 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Elijah Adams's work include Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (19 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (16 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers). Elijah Adams is often cited by papers focused on Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (19 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (16 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (15 papers). Elijah Adams collaborates with scholars based in United States. Elijah Adams's co-authors include Leonard Frank, Alfred Goldstone, Emil L. Smith, Yung‐Feng Chang, Gloria Rosso, Joyce E. Loper, Daisaburo Fujimoto, Raizada M.M. Singh, R. Rosso and Neil C. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Elijah Adams

75 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Metabolism of Proline and the Hydroxyprolines 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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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. Metabolism of Proline and the Hydroxyprolines
    1980 427 citations Elijah Adams, Leonard Frank Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elijah Adams United States 28 1.4k 548 438 254 224 75 2.3k
Gerhard Pfleiderer Germany 29 1.9k 1.4× 400 0.7× 429 1.0× 137 0.5× 355 1.6× 180 3.2k
Kenneth J. Monty United States 21 2.2k 1.6× 293 0.5× 302 0.7× 121 0.5× 427 1.9× 37 3.3k
Eugene E. Dekker United States 24 1.2k 0.8× 647 1.2× 545 1.2× 147 0.6× 181 0.8× 92 2.1k
Lorentz Engström Sweden 26 1.5k 1.1× 271 0.5× 231 0.5× 200 0.8× 381 1.7× 73 2.2k
W.E. Pricer United States 21 2.5k 1.8× 498 0.9× 246 0.6× 156 0.6× 425 1.9× 26 3.7k
Eberhard Hofmann Germany 21 1.6k 1.2× 173 0.3× 371 0.8× 330 1.3× 360 1.6× 138 2.4k
David P. Bloxham United Kingdom 19 1.1k 0.8× 302 0.6× 271 0.6× 213 0.8× 273 1.2× 68 1.9k
Th. Bücher Germany 21 1.7k 1.2× 410 0.7× 162 0.4× 193 0.8× 410 1.8× 32 2.8k
B. D. Sanwal Canada 38 2.6k 1.9× 718 1.3× 620 1.4× 229 0.9× 814 3.6× 111 3.5k
Mary Ellen Jones United States 36 2.6k 1.9× 689 1.3× 739 1.7× 331 1.3× 499 2.2× 77 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elijah Adams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elijah Adams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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LaVoie, Edmond J., Elijah Adams, Akio Shigematsu, & D. Hoffmann. (1985). Metabolites of phenanthridine formed by rat liver homogenate.. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 13(1). 71–75. 12 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah & Leonard Frank. (1980). Metabolism of Proline and the Hydroxyprolines. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 49(1). 1005–1061. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adams, Elijah. (1978). Invertebrate Collagens. Science. 202(4368). 591–598. 101 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah, et al.. (1975). Chromatographic heterogeneity of 3-hydroxyproline and its basis. Analytical Biochemistry. 63(2). 513–521. 3 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah, et al.. (1975). Basement membrane and interstitial collagen content of whole animals and tissues. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 66(1). 9–16. 24 indexed citations
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Chang, Yung‐Feng & Elijah Adams. (1974). d -Lysine Catabolic Pathway in Pseudomonas putida: Interrelations with l -Lysine Catabolism. Journal of Bacteriology. 117(2). 753–764. 47 indexed citations
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Heacock, Anne M. & Elijah Adams. (1974). Hydroxy-L-proline as a substrate for HOG kidney D-amino acid oxidase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 57(1). 279–285. 2 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah. (1973). The metabolism of hydroxyproline. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2(2). 109–119. 9 indexed citations
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Goldstein, A & Elijah Adams. (1970). Glycylhydroxyprolyl Sequences in Earthworm Cuticle Collagen: Glycylhydroxyprolylserine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 245(20). 5478–5483. 35 indexed citations
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Rosso, R. & Elijah Adams. (1967). 4-Hydroxy-2-ketoglutarate Aldolase of Rat Liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 242(23). 5524–5534. 30 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah & Gloria Rosso. (1966). Constitutive and inducible isozymes of α-ketoglutaric semialdehyde dehydrogenase in Pseudomonas. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 23(5). 633–640. 13 indexed citations
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Loper, Joyce E. & Elijah Adams. (1965). Purification and Properties of Histidinol Dehydrogenase from Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 240(2). 788–795. 66 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah, Alfred Goldstone, Raizada M.M. Singh, & Gloria Rosso. (1964). Substrate activity of 3-hydroxyproline isomers for enzymes active with 4-hydroxyproline. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Enzymological Subjects. 89(1). 164–166. 4 indexed citations
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Goldstone, Alfred & Elijah Adams. (1962). Metabolism of γ-Hydroxyglutamic Acid. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237(11). 3476–3485. 60 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah, et al.. (1959). Aromatic biosynthesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 36(1). 102–117. 53 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah. (1958). Barbiturates. Scientific American. 198(1). 60–64. 3 indexed citations
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Davis, Neil C. & Elijah Adams. (1955). Specificity of iminodipeptidase: Effect of alterations in in the pyrrolidine ring of l-prolylglycine. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 57(2). 301–305. 7 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah, Mary L. McFadden, & Emil L. Smith. (1952). PEPTIDASES OF ERYTHROCYTES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 198(2). 663–670. 37 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah & Emil L. Smith. (1952). PEPTIDASES OF ERYTHROCYTES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 198(2). 671–682. 67 indexed citations
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Adams, Elijah & Emil L. Smith. (1951). PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF PITUITARY EXTRACTS. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 191(2). 651–664. 76 indexed citations

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