George E. Gifford

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

George E. Gifford is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, George E. Gifford has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in George E. Gifford's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (16 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (11 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers). George E. Gifford is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (16 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (11 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers). George E. Gifford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tanzania and Israel. George E. Gifford's co-authors include David A. Flick, Michael R. Ruff, M.-L. Lohmann-Matthes, Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes, Thomas Decker, J. Edwin Blalock, J. Lindenmann, Ludivine Dion, Christiane Steinmüller and Hildebert Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George E. Gifford

78 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Comparison of in vitro cell cytotoxic assays for tumor ne... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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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. Comparison of in vitro cell cytotoxic assays for tumor necrosis factor
    1984 690 citations David A. Flick, George E. Gifford profile →

Peers

George E. Gifford
Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes Germany
W. G. Spector United Kingdom
Kikuo Nomoto Japan
John J. Finlay‐Jones Australia
Kunisuke Himeno Japan
Daniel N. Sauder Canada
Teresa Krakauer United States
Hirokazu Okudaira Japan
Paul G. Hellewell United Kingdom
Keizo Kohno Japan
Marie‐Luise Lohmann‐Matthes Germany
George E. Gifford
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gifford, George E. & David A. Flick. (2007). Natural Production and Release of Tumour Necrosis Factor. Novartis Foundation symposium. 131. 3–20. 5 indexed citations
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Luettig, Birgit, Christiane Steinmüller, George E. Gifford, Hildebert Wagner, & M.-L. Lohmann-Matthes. (1989). Macrophage Activation by the Polysaccharide Arabinogalactan Isolated From Plant Cell Cultures of Echinacea purpurea. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 81(9). 669–675. 208 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E., et al.. (1989). Production of a Factor (CIF) from Normal Fibroblast Cells Inhibiting Tumor Necrosis Factor/Cachectin Production. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 191(4). 391–395. 1 indexed citations
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Dion, Ludivine & George E. Gifford. (1981). VITAMIN A‐INDUCED MODULATION OF THE TRANSFORMED CELL PHENOTYPE IN VITRO. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 359(1). 389–390. 4 indexed citations
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Blalock, J. Edwin & George E. Gifford. (1976). Suppression of Interferon Production by Vitamin A. Journal of General Virology. 32(1). 143–147. 15 indexed citations
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Blalock, J. Edwin & George E. Gifford. (1976). Comparison of the Suppression of Interferon Production and Inhibition of Its Action by Vitamin A and Related Compounds. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 153(2). 298–300. 5 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E.. (1975). The Schreber Case: Psychoanalytic Profile of a Paranoid Personality. JAMA. 231(7). 768–768. 2 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E.. (1974). A plaine declaration that our Brownists be Donatists. 1 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E.. (1973). Fildes and "The Doctor". JAMA. 224(1). 61–61. 6 indexed citations
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Goorha, Rakesh & George E. Gifford. (1971). Comparison of Interferon Induction by Active and Inactive Semliki Forest Virus. Journal of General Virology. 10(2). 117–124. 4 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E. & Arthur L. Koch. (1969). The interferon dose response curve and its possible significance. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 22(2). 271–283. 10 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E. & David G. Klapper. (1969). Effect of proteolytic enzymes on vaccinia virus replication. Archives of Virology. 26(4). 321–333. 9 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E. & David G. Klapper. (1967). Enhancement of Vaccinia Virus Plaque Formation by Trypsin.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 126(2). 515–517. 24 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E., et al.. (1967). Loss of Interferon Activity from the Medium of Cell Cultures producing Interferon. Nature. 216(5110). 82–83. 2 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E.. (1963). Studies on the Specificity of Interferon. Journal of General Microbiology. 33(3). 437–443. 23 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E. & E.D. Heller. (1963). Effect of Actinomycin D on Interferon Production by ‘Active’ and ‘Inactive’ Chikungunya Virus in Chick Cells. Nature. 200(4901). 50–51. 43 indexed citations
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Lindenmann, J. & George E. Gifford. (1963). Studies on vaccinia virus plaque formation and its inhibition by interferon. Virology. 19(3). 283–293. 51 indexed citations
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Gifford, George E., et al.. (1963). Studies on vaccinia virus plaque formation and its inhibition by interferon. Virology. 19(3). 294–301. 27 indexed citations

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