Herbert Weissbach

26.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
408 papers, 21.7k citations indexed

About

Herbert Weissbach is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Weissbach has authored 408 papers receiving a total of 21.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 307 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Biochemistry and 46 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Herbert Weissbach's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (113 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (55 papers) and Redox biology and oxidative stress (47 papers). Herbert Weissbach is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (113 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (55 papers) and Redox biology and oxidative stress (47 papers). Herbert Weissbach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Herbert Weissbach's co-authors include Sidney Udenfriend, Nathan Brot, Betty Redfield, N Brot, Julius Axelrod, Robert T. Taylor, Donald F. Bogdanski, David L. Miller, Walter Lovenberg and Albert Sjoerdsma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Weissbach

403 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

Aromatic l-Amino Acid Decarboxylase 1955 2026 1978 2002 1962 1955 1960 1961 1960 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. Aromatic l-Amino Acid Decarboxylase
    1962 685 citations Herbert Weissbach, Sidney Udenfriend et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  2. THE IDENTIFICATION OF 5-HYDROXY-3-INDOLEACETIC ACID IN NORMAL URINE AND A METHOD FOR ITS ASSAY
    1955 471 citations Sidney Udenfriend, Herbert Weissbach et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. A Rapid Spectrophotometric Assay of Monoamine Oxidase Based on the Rate of Disappearance of Kynuramine
    1960 375 citations Herbert Weissbach, Bernhard Witkop et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Purification and Properties of Hydroxyindole-O-methyl Transferase
    1961 320 citations Herbert Weissbach et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Enzymatic O-Methylation of N-Acetylserotonin to Melatonin
    1960 311 citations Herbert Weissbach et al. profile →
  6. The Fate of Melatonin in Animals
    1961 278 citations Herbert Weissbach et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  7. Biosynthesis of melatonin: enzymic conversion of serotonin to N-acetylserotonin
    1960 194 citations Herbert Weissbach, Betty Redfield et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Weissbach United States 76 13.6k 2.6k 2.2k 2.2k 1.9k 408 21.7k
Earl W. Sutherland United States 67 10.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 811 0.4× 3.0k 1.3× 4.2k 2.2× 119 19.8k
Alton Meister United States 78 12.5k 0.9× 10.5k 4.0× 1.2k 0.5× 985 0.4× 2.5k 1.3× 282 25.3k
Henry A. Lardy United States 74 10.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 497 0.2× 1.2k 0.5× 4.0k 2.2× 263 19.3k
Wulf Dröge Germany 55 10.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 790 0.4× 784 0.4× 3.4k 1.8× 173 22.2k
Edmond H. Fischer United States 73 11.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 803 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 193 16.8k
Osamu Hayaishi Japan 98 13.6k 1.0× 3.4k 1.3× 406 0.2× 3.3k 1.5× 3.5k 1.9× 531 30.5k
Lawrence Levine United States 63 7.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 735 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 316 17.6k
Roscoe O. Brady United States 66 8.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 2.6k 1.2× 5.6k 3.0× 258 17.1k
Pedro Cuatrecasas United States 104 23.0k 1.7× 2.2k 0.8× 525 0.2× 6.6k 3.0× 4.8k 2.6× 362 35.6k
Sten Orrenius Sweden 122 28.6k 2.1× 4.2k 1.6× 686 0.3× 4.6k 2.1× 4.8k 2.5× 455 51.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Čudić, Predrag, et al.. (2015). Identification of activators of methionine sulfoxide reductases A and B. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 469(4). 863–867. 17 indexed citations
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Brunell, David, Herbert Weissbach, Peter Hodder, & Nathan Brot. (2010). A High-Throughput Screening Compatible Assay for Activators and Inhibitors of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 8(5). 615–620. 12 indexed citations
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Weissbach, Herbert & Bernhard Witkop. (2003). Sidney Udenfriend.. PubMed. 83. 270–98. 1 indexed citations
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Spector, D. L., et al.. (2003). A methionine sulfoxide reductase in Escherichia coli that reduces the R enantiomer of methionine sulfoxide. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 300(2). 378–382. 43 indexed citations
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Lowther, W. Todd, et al.. (2002). The mirrored methionine sulfoxide reductases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilB. Nature Structural Biology. 9(5). 348–52. 154 indexed citations
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Lowther, W. Todd, Nathan Brot, Herbert Weissbach, John F. Honek, & Brian W. Matthews. (2000). Thiol–disulfide exchange is involved in the catalytic mechanism of peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(12). 6463–6468. 148 indexed citations
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Lowther, W. Todd, Nathan Brot, Herbert Weissbach, & Brian W. Matthews. (2000). Structure and Mechanism of Peptide Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase, an “Anti-Oxidation” Enzyme,. Biochemistry. 39(44). 13307–13312. 125 indexed citations
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Wizemann, Theresa M., Jackob Moskovitz, Barbara J. Pearce, et al.. (1996). Peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase contributes to the maintenance of adhesins in three major pathogens.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(15). 7985–7990. 115 indexed citations
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Vidal, Vincent, et al.. (1996). ATP Hydrolysis Is Not Required for the Dissociation of a Substance P·BiP Complex. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 330(2). 314–318. 3 indexed citations
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Chu, J L, N Brot, Herbert Weissbach, & Keith B. Elkon. (1991). Lupus antiribosomal P antisera contain antibodies to a small fragment of 28S rRNA located in the proposed ribosomal GTPase center.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 174(3). 507–514. 35 indexed citations
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Elkon, Keith B., Herbert Weissbach, & Nathan Brot. (1990). Central nervous system function in systemic lupus erythematosus. Neurochemical Research. 15(4). 401–406. 4 indexed citations
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Brot, Nathan, Paul E. Caldwell, & Herbert Weissbach. (1981). Regulation of synthesis of Escherichia coli ribosomal proteins L1 and L11. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 206(1). 51–53. 12 indexed citations
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Zarucki-Schulz, Tanya, Carlos A. Jerez, Gregory I. Goldberg, et al.. (1979). DNA-directed in vitro synthesis of proteins involved in bacterial transcription and translation.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(12). 6115–6119. 40 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Paul E., Daniel Luk, Herbert Weissbach, & N Brot. (1978). Oxidation of the methionine residues of Escherichia coli ribosomal protein L12 decreases the protein's biological activity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 75(11). 5349–5352. 75 indexed citations
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Canaani, Dan, et al.. (1975). Polyanion-induced release of polyribosomes from HeLa cell nuclei. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 250(23). 9198–9205. 23 indexed citations
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Weissbach, Herbert, et al.. (1973). Further studies on the interactions of elongation factor 1 from animal tissues. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 156(1). 267–275. 47 indexed citations
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Brot, Nathan, Betty Redfield, & Herbert Weissbach. (1970). Studies on the reaction of the aminoacyl-tRNA-Tu-GTP complex with ribosomal subunits. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 41(6). 1388–1395. 23 indexed citations
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Salzman, Lois Ann, Herbert Weissbach, & Edward Katz. (1969). Enzymatic synthesis of actinocinyl peptides. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 130(1). 536–546. 16 indexed citations
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Weissbach, Herbert, John I. Toohey, & H.A. Barker. (1959). ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF B 12 COENZYMES CONTAINING BENZIMIDAZOLE OR DIMETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 45(4). 521–525. 70 indexed citations
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Hess, Sidney M., Herbert Weissbach, Betty Redfield, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1958). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IPRONIAZID METABOLISM AND THE DURATION OF ITS EFFECT ON MONOAMINE OXIDASE. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 124(3). 189–193. 29 indexed citations

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