G. MILTON SHY

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

G. MILTON SHY is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. MILTON SHY has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Rheumatology and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in G. MILTON SHY's work include Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (5 papers). G. MILTON SHY is often cited by papers focused on Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (5 papers). G. MILTON SHY collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. G. MILTON SHY's co-authors include Nicholas K. Gonatas, Kenneth R. Magee, T Wanko, W. King Engel, Jeffrey T. Somers, Donald McEachern, J. G. Greenfield, Peter T. Rowley, Andrew G. Engel and Jay Wells and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

G. MILTON SHY

28 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

A Neurological Syndrome Associated with Orthostatic Hypot... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1960 1963 1956 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A Neurological Syndrome Associated with Orthostatic Hypotension
    1960 530 citations G. MILTON SHY PubMed profile →
  2. NEMALINE MYOPATHY
    1963 346 citations G. MILTON SHY, W. King Engel et al. Brain profile →
  3. A NEW CONGENITAL NON-PROGRESSIVE MYOPATHY
    1956 295 citations G. MILTON SHY et al. Brain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. MILTON SHY United States 19 1.2k 624 580 482 295 30 2.3k
D. G. F. Harriman United Kingdom 24 587 0.5× 181 0.3× 370 0.6× 271 0.6× 132 0.4× 53 1.6k
Nathan Malamud United States 22 327 0.3× 158 0.3× 271 0.5× 529 1.1× 272 0.9× 27 1.7k
H. F. M. Busch Netherlands 22 964 0.8× 198 0.3× 646 1.1× 495 1.0× 108 0.4× 58 1.8k
Flaviu C. A. Romanul United States 19 781 0.7× 232 0.4× 336 0.6× 242 0.5× 80 0.3× 21 1.7k
F. Jerusalem Germany 21 676 0.6× 106 0.2× 355 0.6× 464 1.0× 258 0.9× 75 1.3k
Akira Takahashi Japan 27 906 0.8× 129 0.2× 876 1.5× 688 1.4× 257 0.9× 85 2.1k
J. R. Muddle United Kingdom 25 408 0.3× 204 0.3× 521 0.9× 333 0.7× 69 0.2× 41 1.6k
Erland Nelson United States 22 330 0.3× 204 0.3× 232 0.4× 383 0.8× 65 0.2× 40 1.4k
W. Mortier Germany 20 974 0.8× 363 0.6× 298 0.5× 318 0.7× 135 0.5× 54 1.5k
Keiko Kamakura Japan 26 756 0.6× 110 0.2× 572 1.0× 546 1.1× 135 0.5× 67 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. MILTON SHY

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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SHY, G. MILTON. (1966). Molecular Biology of Muscle Contraction.. Archives of Neurology. 14(5). 568–569. 13 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1966). TWO CHILDHOOD MYOPATHIES WITH ABNORMAL MITOCHONDRIA. Brain. 89(1). 133–158. 188 indexed citations
3.
SHY, G. MILTON. (1966). Part IV Advances in Studies of Human Myopathies: CHEMICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN MUSCLE DISEASE*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 138(1). 232–245. 13 indexed citations
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Gonatas, Nicholas K., et al.. (1966). Nemaline Myopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. 274(10). 535–539. 78 indexed citations
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Gonatas, Nicholas K. & G. MILTON SHY. (1965). Virus-like Particles in Sub-acute Sclerosing Encephalitis. Nature. 208(5017). 1338–1339. 19 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON. (1965). Muscle Phosphorylase Deficiency. Annals of Internal Medicine. 62(2). 409–411. 4 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON. (1965). THE FLOPPY INFANT.. PubMed. 25. 261–2. 1 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON. (1964). THE VALUE OF THE MUSCLE BIOPSY. (A REVIEW OF 2300 CONFIRMED CASES).. PubMed. 27. 238–45. 1 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON & Nicholas K. Gonatas. (1964). Human Myopathy with Giant Abnormal Mitochondria. Science. 145(3631). 493–496. 79 indexed citations
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Fenichel, Gerald M. & G. MILTON SHY. (1963). Muscle Biopsy Experience in Myasthenia Gravis. Archives of Neurology. 9(3). 237–243. 38 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, W. King Engel, Jeffrey T. Somers, & T Wanko. (1963). NEMALINE MYOPATHY. Brain. 86(4). 793–810. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1962). Central Core Disease: A Myofibrillary and Mitochondrial Abnormality of Muscle. Annals of Internal Medicine. 56(3). 511–521. 13 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1960). PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN MUSCLE BIOPSIES FROM PATIENTS WITH PERONEAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY. Brain. 83(4). 631–637. 60 indexed citations
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Greenfield, J. G., et al.. (1958). THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE MUSCLE BIOPSY IN THE “FLOPPY INFANT”. Brain. 81(4). 461–484. 84 indexed citations
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Li, Choh‐Luh, G. MILTON SHY, & Jay Wells. (1957). Some properties of mammalian skeletal muscle fibres with particular reference to fibrillation potentials. The Journal of Physiology. 135(3). 522–535. 58 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1957). PROGRESSIVE FAMILIAL CHOREOATHETOSIS WITH CUTANEOUS TELANGIECTASIA. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 20(2). 98–104. 34 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1957). Sensorische St�rungen bei Scheitellappenl�sionen. Journal of Neurology. 176(5). 519–42.
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Ebaugh, Franklin G., et al.. (1955). Muscular Dystrophy. Blood Content of Dystrophic Muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology. 8(1). 31–32. 1 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON, et al.. (1955). Muscular Dystrophy. Potassium Exchange in Residual Muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology. 8(1). 33–36. 10 indexed citations
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SHY, G. MILTON & Donald McEachern. (1951). FURTHER STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF CORTISONE AND ACTH ON NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. Brain. 74(3). 354–362. 23 indexed citations

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