Hugo Theorell

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
245 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Hugo Theorell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugo Theorell has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Organic Chemistry and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hugo Theorell's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (22 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (18 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (15 papers). Hugo Theorell is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (22 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (18 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (15 papers). Hugo Theorell collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Hugo Theorell's co-authors include Åke Åkeson, Takashi Yonetani, Roger Bonnichsen, Nils Andreas Sörensen, L. Ehrenberg, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, J. Dumanović, B. Thorell and Anders Ehrenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Hugo Theorell

235 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Molar Light Absorption of Pyridine Ferroprotoporphrin... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1953 1951 1951 100 200 300 400
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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. The Molar Light Absorption of Pyridine Ferroprotoporphrin (Pyridine Haemochromogen).
    1953 480 citations Hugo Theorell, Åke Åkeson et al. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry profile →
  2. Studies on Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase. I. Equilibria and Initial Reaction Velocities.
    1951 353 citations Hugo Theorell, Roger Bonnichsen et al. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry profile →
  3. Studies on Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase. II. The Kinetics of the Compound of Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Reduced Diphosphopyridine Nucleotide.
    1951 352 citations Hugo Theorell et al. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry profile →

Peers

Hugo Theorell
Comparison fields: 5 of 161
  • Molecular Biology 3.6k
  • Cell Biology 1.5k
  • Materials Chemistry 1.0k
  • Organic Chemistry 973
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 776
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
Chemical relaxation studies on the horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase system.
1979 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·(unknown), (unknown), Hugo Theorell
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Rat Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Purification and Properties.
1971 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Oskar Markovič, Hugo Theorell, (unknown), (unknown), Inger Lagerlund, L. Ehrenberg
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3
Methanol activity of alcohol dehydrogenases from human liver, horse liver, and yeast
1970 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Jean‐Claude Mani, Regina Pietruszko, Hugo Theorell
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4
A Convenient Synthesis of Thieno[2,3-b]thiophene.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Salo Gronowitz, (unknown), Arne Kjekshus, Åke Åkeson, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, L. Ehrenberg, J. Dumanović
18
5
Influence of Monofunctional Alkylation on the Reversibility of Heat Denaturation of DNA. Preliminary Report.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), L. Ehrenberg, Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, J. Dumanović
3
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The Methylation of Nicotine with Methyl-lithium.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·F. Haglid, David R. Williams, Åke Nilsson, Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, L. Ehrenberg, J. Dumanović
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7
Hydrothermal Investigation of the Systems Y2O3-H2O-Na2O, Y2O3-D2O-Na2O, Y2O3-H2O, and Y2O3-H2O-NH3. The Crystal Structure of Y(OH)3.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·A. Nørlund Christensen, Rita Grønbæk Hazell, Åke Nilsson, Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, L. Ehrenberg, J. Dumanović
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The Methylation of 3-Picoline and N-(3-Picolyl)-pyrrolidine with Methyl-lithium.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·F. Haglid, Jan Olof Noren, (unknown), Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, L. Ehrenberg, J. Dumanović
5
9
The Crystal Structure of N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis(2-aminoethyl)ethylenediamine Pentahydrochloride.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), L. Ehrenberg, Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, J. Dumanović
1
10
A Refinement of the Crystal Structure of Disodium Dimolybdate.
1967 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Madeleine Seleborg, Rita Grønbæk Hazell, Åke Nilsson, Jan Sandström, Hugo Theorell, R. Blinc, S. Paušak, L. Ehrenberg, J. Dumanović
81
11
X-ray investigations of horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase and its complexes
1965 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Carl‐Ivar Brändén, (unknown), Ingvar Lindqvist, Hugo Theorell, Takashi Yonetani
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12
On the ternary complex of liver alcohol dehydrogenase with reduced coenzyme and isobutyramide. Effect of p-chloromercuriphenyl sulfonate and stability of the complex
1962 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Takashi Yonetani, Hugo Theorell
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13
Mechanism of Action of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase
1961 ·Nature ·Hugo Theorell, (unknown)
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14
The nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes
1957 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Hugo Theorell
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Some Graphical Methods for Determining Equilibrium Constants. II. On "Curve-fitting" Methods for Two-variable Data.
1956 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Lars Gunnar Sillén, Hazel Rossotti, Hugo Theorell, B. Thorell
199
16
Two Volumetric Methods for the Determination of Glyoxal.
1956 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Pentti Salomaa, Rainer Pesola, Karl-Gustav Paul, Hugo Theorell, B. Thorell
16
17
Nature and Mode of Action of Oxidation Enzymes
1956 ·Science ·Hugo Theorell
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18
Fluorescence of Steroids.
1956 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·(unknown), Rainer Pesola, Karl-Gustav Paul, Hugo Theorell, B. Thorell
1
19
Kinetics and Equilibria in Flavoprotein Systems. III. The Effects of Chemical Modifications of the Apoprotein on the Dissociation and Reassociation of the Old Yellow Enzyme.
1955 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Agnar P. Nygaard, Hugo Theorell, Ivan Larsen, Harald Prydz
15
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Kinetics of Alcohol Dehydrogenases, Studied with the Aid of a Fluorescence Recorder.
1955 ·Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry ·Hugo Theorell, Agnar P. Nygaard, Roger Bonnichsen, Albertina Caglieris
10

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