Frank H. Johnson

9.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
87 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Frank H. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank H. Johnson has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank H. Johnson's work include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (56 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (11 papers). Frank H. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (56 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (32 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (11 papers). Frank H. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Bermuda. Frank H. Johnson's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frank H. Johnson

84 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Extraction, Purification and Properties of Aequorin, a Bi... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1962 1954 1967 1974 500 1000 1.5k
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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. 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 →
  2. The Kinetic Basis of Molecular Biology
    1954 435 citations Frank H. Johnson profile →
  3. Bioluminescence in Progress
    1967 377 citations Frank H. Johnson, Yata Haneda profile →
  4. Intermolecular energy transfer in the bioluminescent system of Aequorea
    1974 311 citations Osamu Shimomura, Frank H. Johnson et al. Biochemistry profile →

Peers

Frank H. Johnson
W. D. McElroy United States
Milton J. Cormier United States
H. H. Seliger United States
Joseph F. Hoffman United States
Roger E. Koeppe United States
Roger Heim United States
Akira Ikegami Japan
Izchak Z. Steinberg Israel
H. Gobind Khorana United States
Walther Stoeckenius United States
W. D. McElroy United States
Frank H. Johnson
Citations per year, relative to Frank H. Johnson Frank H. Johnson (= 1×) peers W. D. McElroy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank H. Johnson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wright, Robert R., et al.. (1991). Stability and Maneuverability Problems of ATVs. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Frank H., et al.. (1988). ATVs: human factors and engineering evaluations. 2. 1 indexed citations
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Talbert, D.G., et al.. (1986). Wide Bandwidlt Fetal Phonography Using a Sensor Matched to the Compliance of the Mother's Abdominal Wall. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. BME-33(2). 175–181. 50 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1979). ELIMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF CONTAMINATING CO2 IN THE 18O‐LABELING OF THE CO2 PRODUCED IN BIOLUMINESCENT REACTIONS. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 30(1). 89–91. 4 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu, et al.. (1978). Properties and reaction mechanism of the bioluminescence system of the deep-sea shrimp Oplophorus gracilorostris. Biochemistry. 17(6). 994–998. 86 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1975). Regeneration of the photoprotein aequorin. Nature. 256(5514). 236–238. 172 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1975). Chemical nature of bioluminescence systems in coelenterates.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(4). 1546–1549. 50 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu, et al.. (1974). Intermolecular energy transfer in the bioluminescent system of Aequorea. Biochemistry. 13(12). 2656–2662. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, Frank H. & Osamu Shimomura. (1972). Preparation and Use of Aequorin for Rapid Microdetermination of Ca2+ in Biological Systems. Nature New Biology. 237(78). 287–288. 31 indexed citations
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Kohama, Yasuhiro, Osamu Shimomura, & Frank H. Johnson. (1971). Molecular weight of the photoprotein aequorin. Biochemistry. 10(22). 4149–4152. 23 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1970). Calcium Binding, Quantum Yield, and Emitting Molecule in Aequorin Bioluminescence. Nature. 227(5265). 1356–1357. 113 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1970). MECHANISMS IN THE QUANTUM YIELD OF CYPRIDINA BIOLUMINESCENCE*. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 12(4). 291–295. 59 indexed citations
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Shimomura, Osamu & Frank H. Johnson. (1969). Properties of the bioluminescent protein aequorin. Biochemistry. 8(10). 3991–3997. 104 indexed citations
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Johnson, Frank H., Osamu Shimomura, & Yo Saiga. (1962). Action of Cyanide on Cypridina Luciferin. Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology. 59(3). 265–272. 6 indexed citations
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Haneda, Yata & Frank H. Johnson. (1962). The photogenic organs of Parapriacanthus beryciformes franz and other fish with the indirect type of luminescent system. Journal of Morphology. 110(2). 187–198. 17 indexed citations
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Steffensen, Dale M. & Frank H. Johnson. (1960). Influence of Temperature on Biological Systems.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 87(2). 159–159. 82 indexed citations
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Johnson, Frank H., et al.. (1960). Novel Heterocyclopentadienes. II. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82(19). 5099–5102. 102 indexed citations
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Johnson, Frank H.. (1959). Kinetics of luminescence in chaetopterus slime, and the influence of certain factors thereon. Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology. 53(2). 259–277. 9 indexed citations
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Haneda, Yata & Frank H. Johnson. (1958). THE LUCIFERIN-LUCIFERASE REACTION IN A FISH, PARAPRIACANTHUS BERYCIFORMIS, OF NEWLY DISCOVERED LUMINESCENCE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 44(2). 127–129. 20 indexed citations
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Johnson, Frank H., et al.. (1951). INFLUENCE OF URETHANE AND OF HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ON THE GROWTH OF BACTERIOPHAGES T2, T5, T6, AND T7. The Journal of General Physiology. 34(5). 529–550. 7 indexed citations

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