Huw A. John

812 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 565 citations indexed

About

Huw A. John is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Huw A. John has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 565 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Huw A. John's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (5 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (4 papers). Huw A. John is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (5 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (4 papers). Huw A. John collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Norway. Huw A. John's co-authors include Max L. Birnstiel, K. W. Jones, I. F. Purdom, M. Saveria Campo, R.B. Kemp, Alan D. Pemberton, A. M. Mackenzie, Andrew Baird, James A. Marrs and K. W. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Huw A. John

23 papers receiving 507 citations

Hit Papers

RNA-DNA Hybrids at the Cytological Level 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. RNA-DNA Hybrids at the Cytological Level
    1969 399 citations Huw A. John, Max L. Birnstiel et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huw A. John United Kingdom 8 376 120 117 53 38 26 565
Peter Bromley Switzerland 16 547 1.5× 84 0.7× 147 1.3× 39 0.7× 31 0.8× 33 797
Elizabeth Scotto–Lavino United States 5 408 1.1× 124 1.0× 81 0.7× 73 1.4× 51 1.3× 7 669
Shin Yamamoto Japan 13 212 0.6× 133 1.1× 77 0.7× 23 0.4× 22 0.6× 25 518
Linda J. Wallace United States 12 484 1.3× 127 1.1× 175 1.5× 52 1.0× 8 0.2× 15 633
Lynne Apone United States 9 910 2.4× 72 0.6× 102 0.9× 45 0.8× 26 0.7× 14 980
Cindy Meadows United States 6 395 1.1× 102 0.8× 136 1.2× 20 0.4× 16 0.4× 8 708
Eric Eastman United States 11 374 1.0× 39 0.3× 197 1.7× 18 0.3× 37 1.0× 19 526
Akira Ishiguro Japan 19 695 1.8× 101 0.8× 70 0.6× 41 0.8× 13 0.3× 46 976
Janna Bednenko United States 13 813 2.2× 120 1.0× 66 0.6× 35 0.7× 23 0.6× 17 886
Craig A. Praul United States 14 216 0.6× 157 1.3× 100 0.9× 106 2.0× 15 0.4× 29 590

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huw A. John

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huw A. John

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marrs, James A., J. Small, Elspeth Milne, & Huw A. John. (2001). Liver and Biliary System Pathology in Equine Dysautonomia (Grass Sickness). Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A. 48(4). 243–255. 7 indexed citations
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Birkett, Christopher R., et al.. (2001). A monoclonal antibody that enables specific immunohistological detection of prion protein in bovine spongiform encephalopathy cases. Neuroscience Letters. 300(2). 99–102. 3 indexed citations
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John, Huw A., et al.. (2001). Thoracic sympathetic chain ganglion neuronal abnormalities that may explain some of the clinical signs of grass sickness. Veterinary Record. 148(6). 180–182. 8 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Alan D., Huw A. John, Sidney Ricketts, P. D. ROSSDALE, & Andrew M. Scott. (1994). Investigation of association between alpha‐1 proteinase inhibitor haplotype and endometritis in the Thoroughbred mare. Equine Veterinary Journal. 26(2). 122–124. 4 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Alan D., H. R. P. Miller, Huw A. John, & Cheryl L. Scudamore. (1993). Comparative studies of the Spi1 proteins of three equine alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor haplotypes following isolation by affinity chromatography. International Journal of Biochemistry. 25(9). 1263–1268. 8 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Alan D. & Huw A. John. (1993). Retardation of serum albumin migration in native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis by the incorporation of blue dextran in the gel matrix. Electrophoresis. 14(1). 240–241. 7 indexed citations
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John, Huw A.. (1990). Plasma thyroxine levels in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 46(3). 301–303. 1 indexed citations
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John, Huw A. & I. F. Purdom. (1989). Elevated plasma levels of haptoglobin in duchenne muscular dystrophy: Electrophoretic variants in patients with a severe form of the disease. Electrophoresis. 10(7). 489–493. 14 indexed citations
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John, Huw A. & I. F. Purdom. (1987). Heterogeneity of human haptoglobin α chains detected by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Genetics Research. 50(1). 17–21. 7 indexed citations
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John, Huw A., et al.. (1980). Estimation of the number of different sequences in myosin heavy chain mRNA prepared by different methods. FEBS Letters. 109(2). 239–243. 2 indexed citations
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John, Huw A.. (1980). Comparison of the heavy chains of physiologically different myosins by isoelectric focusing. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 92(4). 1223–1230. 9 indexed citations
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John, Huw A.. (1974). The myosin of developing and dystrophic skeletal muscle. FEBS Letters. 39(3). 278–282. 29 indexed citations
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John, Huw A., et al.. (1973). Structural changes in myosin in dystrophic, denervated and regenerating muscle in mice. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 18(4). 421–433. 7 indexed citations
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John, Huw A., M. Saveria Campo, A. M. Mackenzie, & R.B. Kemp. (1971). Role of Different Sponge Cell Types in Species Specific Cell Aggregation. Nature New Biology. 230(12). 126–128. 25 indexed citations
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John, Huw A., Max L. Birnstiel, & K. W. Jones. (1969). RNA-DNA Hybrids at the Cytological Level. Nature. 223(5206). 582–587. 399 indexed citations breakdown →
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Volkheimer, G & Huw A. John. (1962). [Transplacental passage of large substances].. PubMed. 84. 1529–36. 1 indexed citations

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