Frederick J. Samaha

3.3k citations

47 papers · 2.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 21

Impact in

Cell Biology top 2%
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Genetics top 5%
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Papers in

Genetics 9
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research 8
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 12
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases 10

Co-authors: Lloyd Guth R. Wayne Albers Susan T. Iannaccone J. Gergely Barry S. Russman Béla Nagy Richard Browne C. Ralph Buncher
Journals: Experimental Neurology (10 papers)Neurology (6 papers)Muscle & Nerve (6 papers)Journal of Child Neurology (5 papers)Annals of Neurology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Saudi Arabia

In The Last Decade

Frederick J. Samaha

47 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Procedure for the histochemical demonstration of actomyosin ATPase 1970 · 949 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1970 Experimental Neurology
1969 Experimental Neurology

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1	Genotype and smoking history affect risk of levodopa‐induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease Movement Disorders ·J.A. Strong, Arif Dalvi, Fredy J. Revilla, Alok Sahay, Frederick J. Samaha, Jeffrey A. Welge, Jianhua Gong, Maureen Gartner, Yue Xia, Lei Yu	2006	57
2	A Phase 1 Trial of Riluzole in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Archives of Neurology ·Barry S. Russman, Susan T. Iannaccone, Frederick J. Samaha	2003	87
3	Prospective Analysis of Strength in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Journal of Child Neurology ·Susan T. Iannaccone, Barry S. Russman, Richard Browne, C. Ralph Buncher, Michael White, Frederick J. Samaha	2000	52
4	Topical Review: Dystrophinopathies: Clarification and Complication Journal of Child Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha, John G. Quinlan	1996	11
5	Prospective study of spinal muscular atrophy before age 6 years Pediatric Neurology ·Susan T. Iannaccone, Richard Browne, Frederick J. Samaha, C. Ralph Buncher	1993	54
6	Oligodendroglial gliomatosis cerebri Human Pathology ·M. Gregory Balko, Karen S. Blisard, Frederick J. Samaha	1992	42
7	Statistical considerations in the study of spinal muscular atrophy Muscle & Nerve ·C. Ralph Buncher, Frederick J. Samaha, Susan T. Iannaccone, Չինար Ներսեսյան, Jay D. Cook, Michael White, Dustin T. Nguyen	1990	1
8	Cooperative study for the assessment of therapeutic trials for the spinal muscular atrophies. Preliminary observations on the reliability of the DCN-SMA study group methodology Muscle & Nerve ·Frederick J. Samaha, Jay D. Cook, Susan T. Iannaccone, Barry S. Russman, Ralph Buncher, Lisa Barker, J. S. Demboski	1990	4
9	Cooperative study for the assessment of therapeutic trials for the spinal muscular atrophies. Sensitivity of the DCN-SMA study group methodology Muscle & Nerve ·Barry S. Russman, Susan T. Iannaccone, Jay D. Cook, Ralph Buncher, Frederick J. Samaha, Carlos Augusto Arcila Acosta, R V Hutter	1990	5
10	Cooperative study for the assessment of therapeutic trials for the spinal muscular atrophies. A methodology to measure the strength of SMA patients Muscle & Nerve ·Jay D. Cook, Susan T. Iannaccone, Barry S. Russman, Frederick J. Samaha, Ralph Buncher, Greg Kiely, Kerem Canbora, Ludek Brezina, Carlos Augusto Arcila Acosta, R V Hutter, L. F. Barker, J. S. Demboski, Chun-Xiu Huang, Michael White, Cristóbal Delgadillo-Pérez, Dustin T. Nguyen	1990	7
11	Creatine kinase activity in normal and duchenne muscular dystrophy fibroblasts Muscle & Nerve ·Michael H. Davis, Anton Yurenia, John W. Vester, Frederick J. Samaha, Eric Gruenstein	1982	13
12	Duchenne muscular dystrophy Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha, Bruce A. Davis, Béla Nagy	1981	32
13	Cylindrical spirals in a familial neuromuscular disorder Annals of Neurology ·Kevin E. Bove, Susan T. Iannaccone, Xingyue Tang, Frederick J. Samaha	1980	18
14	Molecular aspects of muscle disease Molecular Aspects of Medicine ·Frederick J. Samaha	1979	1
15	Cervical cord compression in diastrophic dwarfism The Journal of Pediatrics ·N.Anthony Nakhia, Shashikant M. Sane, Frederick J. Samaha, J. Briner	1974	14
16	Differences between the skeletal and heart types of actomyosin ATPase Experimental Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha	1972	14
17	Electrodiagnostic Studies in Neuromuscular Disease New England Journal of Medicine ·Frederick J. Samaha	1971	10
18	Phenotypic differences between the actomyosin ATPase of the three fiber types of mammalian skeletal muscle Experimental Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha, Lloyd Guth, R. Wayne Albers	1970	54
19	Sodium‐potassium adenosine triphosphate in diseased muscle Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha	1969	4
20	Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Archives of Neurology ·Frederick J. Samaha	1965	20

About Frederick J. Samaha

Frederick J. Samaha is a scholar working on Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Neurology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, having authored 47 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (20 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (10 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (7 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (6 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers) and Sports Performance and Training (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (561 citations), Genetics (309 citations), Animal Science and Zoology (281 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (479 citations) and Molecular Biology (1.6k citations). Frederick J. Samaha has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include Lloyd Guth, R. Wayne Albers, Susan T. Iannaccone, J. Gergely, Barry S. Russman, Béla Nagy, Richard Browne, C. Ralph Buncher, Eduardo J. Yunis and M. Gregory Balko. Their work appears in journals such as Experimental Neurology, Neurology, Muscle & Nerve, Journal of Child Neurology and Annals of Neurology.

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