Frank H. Johnson

9.9k citations

87 papers · 5.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 33

Molecular Biology top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Biomedical Engineering top 2%
Biophysics top 0.1%
Organic Chemistry top 5%

Co-authors: Osamu Shimomura Yo Saiga Yata Haneda Dale M. Steffensen Yasuhiro Kohama Toshio Goto Lewis C. Gershman George T. Reynolds
Topics: bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (56 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers)Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (11 papers)
Cited by: Biophysics Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Japan Bermuda

In The Last Decade

Frank H. Johnson

84 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Extraction, Purification and Properties of Aequorin, a Bioluminescent Protein from the Luminous Hydromedusan, Aequorea

1962 1.6k citations Osamu Shimomura, Frank H. Johnson et al. Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology profile →
The Kinetic Basis of Molecular Biology

1954 435 citations Frank H. Johnson profile →
Bioluminescence in Progress

1967 377 citations Frank H. Johnson, Yata Haneda profile →
Intermolecular energy transfer in the bioluminescent system of Aequorea

1974 311 citations Osamu Shimomura, Frank H. Johnson et al. Biochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stability and Maneuverability Problems of ATVs 1991 ·SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series ·Robert R. Wright,(unknown),Frank H. Johnson,(unknown)	2
2	ATVs: human factors and engineering evaluations 1988 ·(unknown),(unknown),Frank H. Johnson	1
3	Wide Bandwidlt Fetal Phonography Using a Sensor Matched to the Compliance of the Mother's Abdominal Wall 1986 ·IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·D.G. Talbert,Wendy Davies,Frank H. Johnson,(unknown),(unknown),D P Southall	50
4	ELIMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF CONTAMINATING CO₂ IN THE ¹⁸O‐LABELING OF THE CO₂ PRODUCED IN BIOLUMINESCENT REACTIONS 1979 ·Photochemistry and Photobiology ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	4
5	Properties and reaction mechanism of the bioluminescence system of the deep-sea shrimp Oplophorus gracilorostris 1978 ·Biochemistry ·Osamu Shimomura,(unknown),Frank H. Johnson,Yata Haneda	86
6	Regeneration of the photoprotein aequorin 1975 ·Nature ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	172
7	Chemical nature of bioluminescence systems in coelenterates. 1975 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	50
8	Intermolecular energy transfer in the bioluminescent system of Aequoreabreakdown → 1974 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson,(unknown)	311
9	Preparation and Use of Aequorin for Rapid Microdetermination of Ca2+ in Biological Systems 1972 ·Nature New Biology ·Frank H. Johnson,Osamu Shimomura	31
10	Molecular weight of the photoprotein aequorin 1971 ·Biochemistry ·Yasuhiro Kohama,Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	23
11	Calcium Binding, Quantum Yield, and Emitting Molecule in Aequorin Bioluminescence 1970 ·Nature ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	113
12	MECHANISMS IN THE QUANTUM YIELD OF CYPRIDINA BIOLUMINESCENCE* 1970 ·Photochemistry and Photobiology ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	59
13	Properties of the bioluminescent protein aequorin 1969 ·Biochemistry ·Osamu Shimomura,Frank H. Johnson	104
14	Action of Cyanide on Cypridina Luciferin 1962 ·Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology ·Frank H. Johnson,Osamu Shimomura,Yo Saiga	6
15	The photogenic organs of Parapriacanthus beryciformes franz and other fish with the indirect type of luminescent system 1962 ·Journal of Morphology ·Yata Haneda,Frank H. Johnson	17
16	Influence of Temperature on Biological Systems. 1960 ·Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club ·Dale M. Steffensen,Frank H. Johnson	82
17	Novel Heterocyclopentadienes. II 1960 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown),(unknown),Frank H. Johnson,(unknown),(unknown)	102
18	Kinetics of luminescence in chaetopterus slime, and the influence of certain factors thereon 1959 ·Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology ·Frank H. Johnson	9
19	THE LUCIFERIN-LUCIFERASE REACTION IN A FISH, PARAPRIACANTHUS BERYCIFORMIS, OF NEWLY DISCOVERED LUMINESCENCE 1958 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yata Haneda,Frank H. Johnson	20
20	INFLUENCE OF URETHANE AND OF HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ON THE GROWTH OF BACTERIOPHAGES T2, T5, T6, AND T7 1951 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·(unknown),Frank H. Johnson	7

About Frank H. Johnson

Frank H. Johnson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science and Biophysics, having authored 87 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (56 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biophysics (1.1k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.2k citations) and Molecular Biology (4.2k citations). Frank H. Johnson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Bermuda. Frequent co-authors include Osamu Shimomura, Yo Saiga, Yata Haneda, Dale M. Steffensen, Yasuhiro Kohama, Toshio Goto, Lewis C. Gershman, George T. Reynolds, J. R. Waters and Frederick Kavanagh. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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