G.H.N. Towers

14.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

G.H.N. Towers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, G.H.N. Towers has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Molecular Biology, 105 papers in Plant Science and 49 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in G.H.N. Towers's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (32 papers), Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies (29 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (23 papers). G.H.N. Towers is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (32 papers), Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies (29 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (23 papers). G.H.N. Towers collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. G.H.N. Towers's co-authors include J. B. Hudson, W.Donald MacRae, J. C. Mitchell, Edith L. Camm, Chi-Kit Wat, Robert E. W. Hancock, Eloy Rodrı́guez, Dennis J. McKenna, Robin Taylor and Shona Ellis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

G.H.N. Towers

268 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Biological activities of sesquiterpene lactones

1976 479 citations G.H.N. Towers et al. Phytochemistry profile →
Biological activities of lignans

1984 469 citations W.Donald MacRae, G.H.N. Towers Phytochemistry profile →
Phenylalanine ammonia lyase

1973 388 citations G.H.N. Towers et al. Phytochemistry profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G.H.N. Towers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G.H.N. Towers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G.H.N. Towers 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.H.N. Towers. G.H.N. Towers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Actividad antimicrobiana y estudio fitoquímico preliminar de Mandevilla veraguasensis (Seem.) Helms. (Apocynaceae) 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), G.H.N. Towers	0
2	Chemical Constituents of the Moss Hylocomium splendens 2007 ·Natural Product Sciences ·(unknown), Eduardo Jovel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), G.H.N. Towers	2
3	Bioactive compounds fromRhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae) 2005 ·Phytotherapy Research ·Dong Sheng Ming, (unknown), Emma S. Tomlinson Guns, Andy Eberding, Sherwin Xie, Selvarani Vimalanathan, G.H.N. Towers	98
4	The effects of storage on the biological activity of medicinal plants from Nepal 2001 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), G.H.N. Towers, Robin Taylor	35
5	Antimicrobial activity of extracts of eastern North American hardwood trees and relation to traditional medicine 2000 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Samia S. Omar, (unknown), (unknown), Christine Ficker, Myron L. Smith, Claire Neema, G.H.N. Towers, (unknown), John T. Arnason	65
6	Antibacterial constituents of the nepalese medicinal herb, Centipeda minima 1998 ·Phytochemistry ·Robin Taylor, G.H.N. Towers	67
7	A triterpenoid saponin from Maesa ramentacea 1997 ·Phytochemistry ·Pittaya Tuntiwachwuttikul, Orasa Pancharoen, Wilawan Mahabusarakam, Pichaet Wiriyachitra, Walter C. Taylor, William A. Bubb, G.H.N. Towers	19
8	Antiviral activities of anthraquinones, bianthrones and hypericin derivatives from lichens 1996 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·P A Cohen, J. B. Hudson, G.H.N. Towers	78
9	Antiviral screening of British Columbian medicinal plants 1995 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·A.R. McCutcheon, Trudie Roberts, (unknown), Shona Ellis, L A Babiuk, Robert E. W. Hancock, G.H.N. Towers	150
10	Antifungal screening of medicinal plants of British Columbian native peoples 1994 ·Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·A.R. McCutcheon, Shona Ellis, Robert E. W. Hancock, G.H.N. Towers	138
11	Biological Activities of Terthiophenes and Polyynes from the Asteraceae 1993 ·Planta Medica ·J. B. Hudson, Elizabeth Graham, Roberta Rossi, Adriano Carpita, (unknown), G.H.N. Towers	26
12	Exclusive accumulation of Z-isomers of monolignols and their glucosides in bark of Fagus grandifolia 1988 ·Phytochemistry ·Norman Lewis, (unknown), Hideo Ōhashi, G.H.N. Towers, Etsuo Yamamoto	15
13	Significance of phototoxic phytochemicals in insect herbivory 1986 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·G.H.N. Towers	11
14	The photoinduction of DNA cross-links by the furanochromone visnagin 1985 ·Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics. ·Manuel Altamirano-Dimas, J. B. Hudson, Z. Abramowski, G.H.N. Towers	10
15	Cell Wall Bound Ferulic Acid in Barley Seedlings during Development and its Photoisomerization 1985 ·Journal of Plant Physiology ·Etsuo Yamamoto, G.H.N. Towers	36
16	Photodynamic action on Escherichia coli of natural acetylenic thiophenes, particularly 5-(buten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithienyl 1983 ·Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics. ·Kelsey R. Downum, Robert E. W. Hancock, G.H.N. Towers	12
17	Allelopathic properties of ?-terthienyl and phenylheptatriyne, naturally occurring compounds from species of asteraceae 1982 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·(unknown), J. D. H. Lambert, T. J. Arnason, G.H.N. Towers	70
18	Bacteriophages as Indicators of the Mechanism of Action of Photosensitizing Agents 1980 ·Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics. ·R. A. J. Warren, J. B. Hudson, Kelsey R. Downum, Elizabeth Graham, R. A. Norton, G.H.N. Towers	19
19	Membrane Lesions in Human Erythrocytes Induced by the Naturally Occurring Compounds α-Terthienyl and Phenylheptatriyne 1980 ·Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics. ·W.Donald MacRae, (unknown), (unknown), G.H.N. Towers	21
20	Isolation and properties of hydroxycinnamate: CoA ligase from Polyporus hispidus 1975 ·Phytochemistry ·Carroll P. Vance, (unknown), Chi-Kit Wat, G.H.N. Towers	6

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