George P. Hess

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

George P. Hess is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, George P. Hess has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 32 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in George P. Hess's work include Ion channel regulation and function (61 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (35 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (32 papers). George P. Hess is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (61 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (35 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (32 papers). George P. Hess collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. George P. Hess's co-authors include John C. Sheehan, Derek J. Cash, Barry K. Carpenter, Hitoshi Aoshima, Anne H. Delcour, Albert Himoe, Karl G. Brandt, Paul Greengard, Richard L. Huganir and Raymond Wieboldt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George P. Hess

180 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George P. Hess United States	41	4.7k	1.9k	1.3k	990	793	183	6.6k
Michael A. Raftery United States	49	7.2k 1.5×	3.0k 1.6×	562 0.4×	494 0.5×	756 1.0×	174	9.0k
John F. W. Keana United States	37	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	835 0.8×	351 0.4×	209	5.3k
Kyle R. Gee United States	37	2.4k 0.5×	687 0.4×	978 0.7×	814 0.8×	875 1.1×	86	5.0k
Michael Gajhede Denmark	43	3.6k 0.8×	852 0.5×	571 0.4×	619 0.6×	347 0.4×	173	6.6k
R. Schwyzer Switzerland	48	5.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	293 0.3×	910 1.1×	235	7.2k
Yuichi Kanaoka Japan	28	2.4k 0.5×	763 0.4×	2.3k 1.8×	344 0.3×	380 0.5×	337	5.1k
David R. Trentham United Kingdom	56	5.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	672 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	425 0.5×	145	9.1k
Emil H. White United States	32	2.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	505 0.5×	446 0.6×	151	4.4k
John E. T. Corrie United Kingdom	45	3.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	390 0.5×	157	6.7k
Claude P. Gros France	51	3.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	965 0.7×	4.0k 4.1×	577 0.7×	275	9.0k

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Hess, George P., et al.. (2021). In Vitro Selection of Short DNA Aptamers that Can Inhibit or Alleviate Cocaine and MK-801 Inhibition of Muscle-Type Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 255(1). 41–53. 1 indexed citations

Ramakrishnan, Latha & George P. Hess. (2010). Mechanism of Potentiation of a Dysfunctional Epilepsy-Linked Mutated GABA _A Receptor by a Neurosteroid (3α, 21-Dihydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one): Transient Kinetic Investigations. Biochemistry. 49(36). 7892–7901. 10 indexed citations

Hess, George P., et al.. (2009). A new synthesis of caged GABA compounds for studying GABAA receptors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(14). 3932–3933. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Yongli, et al.. (2005). A Protecting Group for Carboxylic Acids That Can Be Photolyzed by Visible Light. Biochemistry. 44(19). 7107–7114. 88 indexed citations

Ulrich, Henning, et al.. (2004). Selection of 2?-Fluoro-modified RNA Aptamers for Alleviation of Cocaine and MK-801Inhibition of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 202(3). 137–149. 14 indexed citations

Hess, George P.. (2002). Rapid chemical reaction techniques developed for use in investigations of membrane-bound proteins (neurotransmitter receptors). Biophysical Chemistry. 100(1-3). 493–506. 12 indexed citations

Gee, Kyle R., Barry K. Carpenter, & George P. Hess. (1998). [2] Synthesis, photochemistry, and biological characterization of photolabile protecting groups for carboxylic acids and neurotransmitters. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 291. 30–50. 11 indexed citations

Hess, George P., et al.. (1998). [25] Development and application of caged ligands for neurotransmitter receptors in transient kinetic and neuronal circuit mapping studies. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 291. 443–473. 35 indexed citations

Niu, Li, Kyle R. Gee, Klaus Schaper, & George P. Hess. (1996). Synthesis and Photochemical Properties of a Kainate Precursor and Activation of Kainate and AMPA Receptor Channels on a Microsecond Time Scale. Biochemistry. 35(6). 2030–2036. 21 indexed citations

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Hess, George P.. (1996). Determination of the chemical mechanism of neurotransmitter receptor-mediated reactions by rapid chemical kinetic methods. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 104(6). 752–761. 9 indexed citations

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Hess, George P., et al.. (1994). Mechanism for the Channel-Opening Reaction of Strychnine-Sensitive Glycine Receptors on Cultured Embryonic Mouse Spinal Cord Cells. Biochemistry. 33(24). 7718–7730. 16 indexed citations

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Wieboldt, Raymond, et al.. (1994). Synthesis and Photochemistry of Photolabile Derivatives of .gamma.-Aminobutyric Acid for Chemical Kinetic Investigations of the .gamma.-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor in the Millisecond Time Region. Biochemistry. 33(6). 1526–1533. 46 indexed citations

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Niu, Li & George P. Hess. (1993). An acetylcholine receptor regulatory site in BC3H1 cells: Characterized by laser-pulse photolysis in the microsecond-to-millisecond time region. Biochemistry. 32(15). 3831–3835. 39 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Norio & George P. Hess. (1992). On the mechanism of a mammalian neuronal type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor investigated by a rapid chemical kinetic technique. Detection and characterization of a short-lived, previously unobserved, main receptor form in PC12 cells. Biochemistry. 31(24). 5477–5487. 12 indexed citations

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Hess, George P., et al.. (1992). On the mechanism of the .gamma.-aminobutyric acid receptor in the mammalian (mouse) cerebral cortex. Chemical kinetic investigations with a 10-ms time resolution adapted to measurements of neuronal receptor function in single cells. Biochemistry. 31(24). 5488–5499. 14 indexed citations

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Matsubara, Norio, Andrew P. Billington, & George P. Hess. (1992). How fast does an acetylcholine receptor channel open? Laser-pulse photolysis of an inactive precursor of carbamoylcholine in the microsecond time region with BC3H1 cells. Biochemistry. 31(24). 5507–5514. 46 indexed citations

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Billington, Andrew P., et al.. (1992). Synthesis and photochemistry of photolabile N-glycine derivatives and effects of one on the glycine receptor. Biochemistry. 31(24). 5500–5507. 25 indexed citations

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Udgaonkar, Jayant B. & George P. Hess. (1987). Acetylcholine receptor: channel-opening kinetics evaluated by rapid chemical kinetic and single-channel current measurements. Biophysical Journal. 52(5). 873–883. 9 indexed citations

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Hess, George P., James McConn, Edmond C. Ku, & Glenn A. McConkey. (1970). Studies of the activity of chymotrypsin. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 257(813). 89–104. 95 indexed citations

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Sakakibara, Shumpei, Kyuchul Shin, & George P. Hess. (1962). An Approach to the Specific Cleavage of Peptide Bonds. I. The Acyl Migration in Dipeptides Containing Hydroxyamino Acids in Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84(24). 4921–4928. 50 indexed citations

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