G.B. West

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
263 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

G.B. West is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, G.B. West has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Immunology and 29 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in G.B. West's work include Mast cells and histamine (48 papers), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (24 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (21 papers). G.B. West is often cited by papers focused on Mast cells and histamine (48 papers), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (24 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (21 papers). G.B. West collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. G.B. West's co-authors include J. F. Riley, J. R. Parratt, David M. Shepherd, R K Sanyal, Jane Telford, Michael S. Starr, H. Krüger, J Hugues, Jeffrey M. Harris and R. Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

G.B. West

238 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

The presence of histamine in tissue mast cells 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. The presence of histamine in tissue mast cells
    1953 467 citations G.B. West et al. The Journal of Physiology 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.B. West United Kingdom 29 1.1k 1.1k 578 452 438 263 4.3k
P P Cohen United States 22 2.2k 2.0× 514 0.5× 374 0.6× 147 0.3× 137 0.3× 41 4.0k
Paul T. van der Saag Netherlands 50 5.9k 5.2× 1.7k 1.5× 661 1.1× 429 0.9× 342 0.8× 145 12.7k
Rainer de Martin Austria 43 3.6k 3.2× 2.3k 2.0× 311 0.5× 465 1.0× 295 0.7× 139 7.3k
Shigehisa Hirose Japan 52 3.8k 3.4× 1.1k 1.0× 958 1.7× 160 0.4× 210 0.5× 260 8.5k
J.E. Dumont Belgium 54 4.8k 4.2× 730 0.7× 976 1.7× 118 0.3× 245 0.6× 221 9.7k
Benjamin F. Trump United States 50 4.1k 3.6× 567 0.5× 827 1.4× 80 0.2× 220 0.5× 221 9.1k
Barry Jones United States 35 1.9k 1.7× 2.1k 1.8× 422 0.7× 163 0.4× 84 0.2× 125 5.8k
Andrew G. Smith United Kingdom 47 3.0k 2.6× 466 0.4× 438 0.8× 87 0.2× 170 0.4× 226 7.0k
Yasuharu Sasaki Japan 37 4.8k 4.2× 667 0.6× 1.3k 2.2× 480 1.1× 703 1.6× 108 7.9k
Leif C. Andersson Finland 58 4.9k 4.3× 2.4k 2.1× 896 1.6× 348 0.8× 388 0.9× 285 12.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G.B. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G.B. West

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G.B. West. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G.B. West based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with G.B. West. G.B. West is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moses, Melanie E., Chen Hou, William H. Woodruff, et al.. (2008). Revisiting a Model of Ontogenetic Growth: Estimating Model Parameters from Theory and Data. The American Naturalist. 171(5). 632–645. 127 indexed citations
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Cutbush, S., G. A. Hitman, M. Magzoub, et al.. (1992). Distribution of HLA‐DQA1, ‐DQB1 and DRB1 alleles in black IDDM patients and controls from Zimbabwe. Tissue Antigens. 40(3). 145–149. 34 indexed citations
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Stein, Michael Ashley, et al.. (1990). The spondyloarthropathies in Zimbabwe: a clinical and immunogenetic profile.. PubMed. 17(10). 1337–9. 25 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1990). Further Thoughts on Mast Cells, Calcium Channels and Histamine Release. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 91(2). 214–216. 2 indexed citations
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Ludowyke, Russell I., et al.. (1982). A Possible Link between the Ability of Rat Isolated Peritoneal Mast Cells to Release Histamine when Challenged with Dextran and the Proteins in Their Plasma Membranes. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 68(2). 188–191. 4 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1979). The Unseemliness of Calisto's Toothache. Celestinesca. 3(1). 3–10. 6 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1978). Glucans and Dextrans in Rats and Man. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 56(4). 380–382. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, George, et al.. (1976). Anaphylactoid Responses of Two Types of Genetically Different Rats to Horse Serum and Yeast. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 50(6). 751–754. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Jerry L., et al.. (1975). PROCEEDINGS OF THE British Pharmacological Society. British Journal of Pharmacology. 54(2). 219P–220P. 8 indexed citations
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West, G.B., et al.. (1973). Variation in the response of rats to chemical and thermal injury.. PubMed. 47(3). 625P–626P. 2 indexed citations
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West, G.B., et al.. (1970). Production of SingleWMesons in Electron-Positron Colliding Beams and in Electron or Muon Scattering Experiments. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 2(7). 1354–1354. 8 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1966). The Anaphylactoid Reaction in Wild Rats. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 30(3). 209–216. 1 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1963). Studies on the mechanism of anaphylaxis: A possible basis for a pharmacologic approach to allergy. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 4(6). 749–783. 9 indexed citations
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Harris, Jeffrey M. & G.B. West. (1963). RATS RESISTANT TO THE DEXTRAN ANAPHYLACTOID REACTION. British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 20(3). 550–562. 35 indexed citations
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Telford, Jane & G.B. West. (1963). Allergy and Adrenal Corticosteroids. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 22(2). 106–108. 2 indexed citations
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Telford, Jane & G.B. West. (1963). Some Aspects of Experimental Allergy (Part 1 of 2). International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 23(1). 29–44. 4 indexed citations
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West, G.B.. (1958). PHARMACOLOGY OF THE TISSUE MAST CELL. British Journal of Dermatology. 70(11). 409–417. 24 indexed citations
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Sanyal, R K & G.B. West. (1958). Anaphylactic shock in the albino rat. The Journal of Physiology. 142(3). 571–584. 59 indexed citations
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Hicks, R. & G.B. West. (1958). Adrenal Cortical Hormones and the Formation of Histamine and 5-Hydroxytryptamine. Nature. 181(4619). 1342–1343. 24 indexed citations
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Shepherd, David M. & G.B. West. (1952). Noradrenaline and Accessory Chromaffin Tissue. Nature. 170(4314). 42–43. 27 indexed citations

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