Francis Johnson

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Francis Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Johnson has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Organic Chemistry and 27 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Francis Johnson's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (74 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (58 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (20 papers). Francis Johnson is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (74 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (58 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (20 papers). Francis Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Francis Johnson's co-authors include Arthur P. Grollman, Masaru Takeshita, Charles R. Iden, Shinya Shibutani, Varun Bodepudi, Masaaki Moriya, A.P. Grollman, Radha Bonala, Sudarshan K. Malhotra and Stephen Will and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Francis Johnson

232 papers receiving 7.3k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis Johnson United States	42	4.5k	2.3k	1.1k	628	457	236	7.6k
Michael C. Alley United States	28	2.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	511 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	281 0.6×	48	5.2k
Paul J. Hergenrother United States	51	6.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	633 0.6×	1.4k 2.2×	348 0.8×	199	10.1k
David L. Vander Jagt United States	45	3.6k 0.8×	686 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	516 0.8×	302 0.7×	113	6.8k
Marie Boyd United Kingdom	25	2.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	471 0.4×	722 1.1×	204 0.4×	73	4.6k
Edmond J. LaVoie United States	41	3.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	796 0.7×	528 0.8×	317 0.7×	183	6.8k
George A. Ellestad United States	41	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	319 0.3×	630 1.0×	146 0.3×	115	5.8k
Mark Cushman United States	53	4.8k 1.1×	4.5k 2.0×	938 0.8×	1.2k 2.0×	228 0.5×	215	8.5k
Dezider Grünberger United States	38	3.9k 0.9×	751 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	568 0.9×	173 0.4×	131	6.6k
Kengo Sakaguchi Japan	46	5.3k 1.2×	980 0.4×	585 0.5×	482 0.8×	192 0.4×	332	7.9k
Billy W. Day United States	52	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	669 0.6×	1.4k 2.2×	194 0.4×	178	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Johnson

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Merino, Danila, Maria Summa, Lorne M. Golub, et al.. (2024). Zein spray-dried microparticles loaded with chemically modified curcumin for active wound healing. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 101. 106155–106155. 3 indexed citations

Curylofo‐Zotti, Fabiana Almeida, Muna S. Elburki, Paulo Sérgio Cerri, et al.. (2018). Differential effects of natural Curcumin and chemically modified curcumin on inflammation and bone resorption in model of experimental periodontitis. Archives of Oral Biology. 91. 42–50. 47 indexed citations

Zhang, Yazhou, Steve A. McClain, Hsi‐Ming Lee, et al.. (2016). A Novel Chemically Modified Curcumin “Normalizes” Wound-Healing in Rats with Experimentally Induced Type I Diabetes: Initial Studies. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. 1–11. 42 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Keiji, Radha Bonala, Francis Johnson, Arthur P. Grollman, & Masaaki Moriya. (2016). Y-family DNA polymerase-independent gap-filling translesion synthesis across aristolochic acid-derived adenine adducts in mouse cells. DNA repair. 46. 55–60. 15 indexed citations

Castellanos, Raquel, et al.. (2016). Abstract 2481A: A novel chemically-modified curcumin (CMC 2.24) promotes chemosensitivity in neuroblastoma. Cancer Research. 76(14_Supplement). 2481A–2481A. 1 indexed citations

Lukin, Mark, et al.. (2011). Structure and stability of DNA containing an aristolactam II-dA lesion: implications for the NER recognition of bulky adducts. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(6). 2759–2770. 40 indexed citations

Iden, Charles R., et al.. (2003). Synthesis of the minor acrolein adducts of 2′-deoxyguanosine and their generation in oligomeric DNA. Bioorganic Chemistry. 31(2). 136–148. 10 indexed citations

Johnson, Francis, et al.. (2002). Regioisomeric Synthesis and Characteristics of the α-Hydroxy-1,N²-propanodeoxyguanosine. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 15(2). 236–239. 7 indexed citations

Kolaczkowski, Stephen V., et al.. (2001). A Spin-Labeled Abasic DNA Substrate for AP Endonuclease. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 288(3). 722–726. 5 indexed citations

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Pescalli, Nicoletta, Gabriella Pezzoni, Ernesto Menta, et al.. (2001). Cytotoxicity evaluation of natural coptisine and synthesis of coptisine from berberine. Il Farmaco. 56(5-7). 403–409. 32 indexed citations

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Budil, David E., et al.. (2000). Dynamics and Ordering in a Spin-Labeled Oligonucleotide Observed by 220GHz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. Biophysical Journal. 78(1). 430–438. 15 indexed citations

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Shibutani, Shinya, et al.. (1999). Mutagenesis of theN-(Deoxyguanosin-8-yl)-2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine DNA Adduct in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(39). 27433–27438. 46 indexed citations

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Gelfand, Craig A., Georg Plum, Arthur P. Grollman, Francis Johnson, & Kenneth J. Breslauer. (1998). The Impact of an Exocyclic Cytosine Adduct on DNA Duplex Properties: Significant Thermodynamic Consequences Despite Modest Lesion-Induced Structural Alterations. Biochemistry. 37(36). 12507–12512. 23 indexed citations

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Vanotti, Ermes, et al.. (1979). Anthracyclines and related substances. 2. An efficient and regiospecific synthesis of dl-7,9-dideoxydaunomycinone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(9). 2483–2484. 22 indexed citations

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Oaks, Ann & Francis Johnson. (1970). Effect of sugars on amino acid biosynthesis in maize root tips. Canadian Journal of Botany. 48(1). 117–124. 14 indexed citations

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Parker, W. & Francis Johnson. (1969). Total synthesis of DL-avenaciolide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 91(25). 7208–7209. 24 indexed citations

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Siegel, Malcolm R., H. D. Sisler, & Francis Johnson. (1966). Relationship of structure to fungitoxicity of cycloheximide and related glutarimide derivatives. Biochemical Pharmacology. 15(8). 1213–1223. 25 indexed citations

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Johnson, Francis, et al.. (1964). Polyfunctional Aliphatic Compounds. V. The Cyclization of Dinitriles by Halogen Acids. A New Synthesis of Imidazoles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 29(1). 153–157. 9 indexed citations

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Johnson, Francis, et al.. (1963). Polyfunctional Aliphatic Compounds. IV. The Cyclization of Nitriles by Halogen Acids. A New Synthesis of Thiazoles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(7). 1877–1883. 6 indexed citations

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Johnson, Francis, et al.. (1962). Polyfunctional Aliphatic Compounds. I. The Preparation of 3-Hydroxyglutaronitriles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(6). 2241–2243. 15 indexed citations

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