Frank A. Loewus

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Frank A. Loewus is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank A. Loewus has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Plant Science, 56 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Frank A. Loewus's work include Phytase and its Applications (26 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (26 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers). Frank A. Loewus is often cited by papers focused on Phytase and its Applications (26 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (26 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (19 papers). Frank A. Loewus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and India. Frank A. Loewus's co-authors include Pushpalatha P. N. Murthy, Mary W. Loewus, Stanley Kelly, Birgit Vennesland, Nicholas Smirnoff, Patricia L. Conklin, C. Labarca, M. Kroh, Vincent R. Franceschi and Widmar Tanner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frank A. Loewus

142 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Improvement in Anthrone Method for Determination of Carbohydrates

1952 627 citations Frank A. Loewus profile →
myo-Inositol metabolism in plants

2000 578 citations Frank A. Loewus et al. Plant Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank A. Loewus United States	39	3.9k	2.4k	701	610	376	143	6.0k
Robert S. Bandurski United States	40	2.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	436 0.6×	308 0.5×	260 0.7×	114	5.4k
T. Swain United States	34	3.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	698 1.0×	1.8k 2.9×	337 0.9×	88	7.6k
John G. Scandalios United States	48	7.5k 1.9×	4.6k 1.9×	560 0.8×	375 0.6×	380 1.0×	174	10.6k
E. W. Yemm United Kingdom	23	4.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	483 0.7×	650 1.1×	192 0.5×	32	6.8k
Harry Beevers United States	51	4.0k 1.0×	4.6k 1.9×	373 0.5×	633 1.0×	558 1.5×	152	7.7k
Tom ap Rees United Kingdom	40	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	979 1.4×	808 1.3×	333 0.9×	130	4.7k
Virginia Lanzotti Italy	40	3.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	303 0.4×	843 1.4×	301 0.8×	166	6.0k
Werner Heller Germany	47	4.0k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	193 0.3×	563 0.9×	323 0.9×	118	7.3k
Joseph E. Varner United States	53	5.9k 1.5×	4.1k 1.7×	818 1.2×	871 1.4×	1.4k 3.7×	130	8.3k
Claude Penel Switzerland	33	5.3k 1.3×	3.3k 1.4×	214 0.3×	249 0.4×	450 1.2×	133	6.9k

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Keates, Sarah, Nathan M. Tarlyn, Frank A. Loewus, & Vincent R. Franceschi. (2000). L-Ascorbic acid and L-galactose are sources for oxalic acid and calcium oxalate in Pistia stratiotes. Phytochemistry. 53(4). 433–440. 101 indexed citations

Saito, Kazumi, Jerry A. Nick, & Frank A. Loewus. (1990). d-Glucosone and l-Sorbosone, Putative Intermediates of l-Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis in Detached Bean and Spinach Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 94(3). 1496–1500. 46 indexed citations

Nick, Jerry A., et al.. (1986). Isolation and identification of erythroascorbic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Lypomyces starkeyi. Plant Science. 46(3). 181–187. 43 indexed citations

Loewus, Mary W., J. Tupý, & Frank A. Loewus. (1986). 1l-myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase in serum from Hevea latex. Plant Science. 44(1). 29–32. 2 indexed citations

Loewus, Frank A., et al.. (1986). A Calcium-Activated Phytase from Pollen of Lilium longiflorum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 82(1). 333–335. 45 indexed citations

Grün, M. & Frank A. Loewus. (1983). Determination of ascorbic acid in algae by high-performance liquid chromatography on strong cation-exchange resin with electrochemical detection. Analytical Biochemistry. 130(1). 191–198. 27 indexed citations

Tanner, Widmar & Frank A. Loewus. (1981). Encyclopedia of plant physiology. New series. Volume 13B. Plant carbohydrates II. Extracellular carbohydrates.. 6 indexed citations

Maiti, Indu B. & Frank A. Loewus. (1978). myo-Inositol metabolism in germinating wheat. Planta. 142(1). 55–60. 11 indexed citations

Verma, Devi C., et al.. (1976). Effect of Benzyladenine, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, and d-Glucose on myo-Inositol Metabolism in Acer pseudoplatanus L. Cells Grown in Suspension Culture. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 57(2). 241–244. 7 indexed citations

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Funkhouser, Edward & Frank A. Loewus. (1975). Purification of myo-Inositol 1-Phosphate Synthase from Rice Cell Culture by Affinity Chromatography. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 56(6). 786–790. 17 indexed citations

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Loewus, Frank A., et al.. (1975). Metabolic Conversion of l-Ascorbic Acid to Oxalic Acid in Oxalate-accumulating Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 56(2). 283–285. 80 indexed citations

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Wagner, George J., et al.. (1975). Stereoisomeric Characterization of Tartaric Acid Produced during l-Ascorbic Acid Metabolism in Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 55(6). 1071–1073. 18 indexed citations

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Wagner, George J. & Frank A. Loewus. (1973). The Biosynthesis of (+)-Tartaric Acid in Pelargonium crispum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 52(6). 651–654. 43 indexed citations

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Roberts, R. Michael & Frank A. Loewus. (1973). The Conversion of d-Glucose-6-¹⁴C to Cell Wall Polysaccharide Material in Zea mays in Presence of High Endogenous Levels of Myoinositol. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 52(6). 646–650. 14 indexed citations

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Labarca, C. & Frank A. Loewus. (1970). Bound forms of myo-inositol in stigmatic exudate of Lilium longiflorum.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 46. 1 indexed citations

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Roberts, R. Michael, et al.. (1967). Incorporation of Methanol into Pectic Substance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 42(12). 1737–1742. 1 indexed citations

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Loewus, Frank A.. (1964). A Proposed Pathway for the Biosynthesis of Pectin and Methylated Uronic Acid Residues. Nature. 203(4950). 1175–1176. 4 indexed citations

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Loewus, Frank A. & Helen A. Stafford. (1958). Observations on the Incorporation of C¹⁴ into Tartaric Acid and the Labeling Pattern of D-Glucose from an Excised Grape Leaf Administered L-Ascorbic Acid-6-C¹⁴.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 33(2). 155–156. 20 indexed citations

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Stafford, Helen A. & Frank A. Loewus. (1958). The Fixation of C¹⁴O₂ into Tartaric and Malic Acids of Excised Grape Leaves.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 33(3). 194–199. 19 indexed citations

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Loewus, Frank A., T.T. Tchen, & Birgit Vennesland. (1955). THE ENZYMATIC TRANSFER OF HYDROGEN. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 212(2). 787–800. 69 indexed citations

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