Igor Tamm

11.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
208 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Igor Tamm is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Tamm has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Infectious Diseases and 42 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Igor Tamm's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (37 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (37 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers). Igor Tamm is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (37 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (37 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers). Igor Tamm collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Netherlands. Igor Tamm's co-authors include Pravinkumar B. Sehgal, Hans J. Eggers, Lawrence A. Caliguiri, Frank L. Horsfall, Peter J. Gomatos, Lawrence M. Pfeffer, J Vilček, Nicholas H. Acheson, Roger Hand and Toyoko Kikuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Igor Tamm

203 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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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.

A MUCOPROTEIN DERIVED FROM HUMAN URINE WHICH REACTS WITH INFLUENZA, MUMPS, AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUSES

1952 380 citations Igor Tamm, Frank L. Horsfall The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Electron microscopic study of the formation of poliovirus

1965 260 citations Hans J. Eggers, Igor Tamm et al. Virology profile →
Replication of semliki forest virus: An electron microscopic study

1967 229 citations Igor Tamm et al. Virology profile →
POLIOVIRUS-INDUCED RNA POLYMERASE AND THE EFFECTS OF VIRUS-SPECIFIC INHIBITORS ON ITS PRODUCTION

1963 186 citations Hans J. Eggers, Igor Tamm et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Igor Tamm United States	50	3.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	208	8.7k
Marguerite Vogt United States	28	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	726 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	48	6.9k
Yechiel Becker Israel	43	2.3k 0.6×	695 0.4×	2.6k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	262	6.7k
Norman P. Salzman United States	40	3.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	114	7.7k
Philip I. Marcus United States	41	2.6k 0.7×	878 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	945 0.6×	115	7.3k
Lennart Philipson Sweden	64	10.1k 2.6×	2.6k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	6.6k 4.4×	279	15.7k
Peter G.W. Plagemann United States	52	4.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	814 0.5×	554 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	236	9.7k
Eladio Viñuela Spain	60	6.0k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	666 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	161	12.6k
Akio Nomoto Japan	56	4.8k 1.3×	3.2k 1.9×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	176	10.6k
Joe Sambrook United States	48	5.8k 1.5×	787 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	3.3k 2.2×	66	9.3k
Aaron J. Shatkin United States	68	11.0k 2.9×	3.6k 2.1×	1.2k 0.8×	691 0.4×	3.1k 2.1×	197	15.4k

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Tamm, Igor, Toyoko Kikuchi, David K. Kreutter, W. J. Pledger, & Lawrence M. Pfeffer. (1994). Selective Interferon-α/β Effects on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Stimulated Processes in Quiescent BALB/c-3T3 Fibroblasts. Journal of Interferon Research. 14(5). 265–273. 5 indexed citations

Yan, Cong & Igor Tamm. (1992). Identification of a New Interferon-α/β-Inducible DNA-Binding Protein That Interacts with the Regulatory Element A of 2′,5′-01igoadenylate Synthetase ME-12 Gene. Journal of Interferon Research. 12(6). 425–430. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Cong & Igor Tamm. (1991). Effects of Metals on the Binding of Protein Factors to the Mouse 2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase ME-12 Gene Regulatory Region. Journal of Interferon Research. 11(1). 25–31. 3 indexed citations

Krueger, James G., Anuradha Ray, Igor Tamm, & Pravinkumar B. Sehgal. (1991). Expression and function of interleukin‐6 in epithelial cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 45(4). 327–334. 87 indexed citations

Kohase, Masayoshi, Lester T. May, Igor Tamm, J Vilček, & Pravinkumar B. Sehgal. (1987). A Cytokine Network in Human Diploid Fibroblasts: Interactions of β-Interferons, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, and Interleukin-1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(1). 273–280. 234 indexed citations

Pfeffer, Lawrence M. & Igor Tamm. (1986). Interferon-β Inhibition of Concanavalin A-Stimulated Calcium Uptake and Exchange in HeLa Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 6(5). 551–556. 5 indexed citations

Jasny, Barbara R. & Igor Tamm. (1985). Chromosomal Aberrations in Muntjac Cells Resulting From Exposure to Interferon. Journal of Interferon Research. 5(2). 257–264. 2 indexed citations

Jasny, Barbara R., Jerrold Fried, & Igor Tamm. (1985). The Effects of Treatment with Human β-Interferon on the Stimulation of Thymidine Uptake and DNA Synthesis by Colchicine in Human Fibroblasts. Journal of Interferon Research. 5(2). 239–246. 4 indexed citations

Pfeffer, Lawrence M. & Igor Tamm. (1983). Comparison of the Effects of Alpha and Beta Interferons on the Proliferation and Volume of Human Tumor Cells (HeLa-S3, Daudi, P ₃ HR-I). Journal of Interferon Research. 3(4). 395–408. 18 indexed citations

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Pfeffer, Lawrence M. & Igor Tamm. (1982). Effects of β Interferon on Concanavalin A Binding and Size of HeLa Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 2(3). 431–440. 8 indexed citations

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Pfeffer, Lawrence M., Frank R. Landsberger, & Igor Tamm. (1981). Beta-Interferon-Induced Time-Dependent Changes in the Plasma Membrane Lipid Bilayer of Cultured Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 1(4). 613–620. 53 indexed citations

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Pfeffer, Lawrence M., et al.. (1980). Interferon effects on microfilament organization cellular fibronectin distribution, and cell motility in human fibroblasts. The Journal of Cell Biology. 85(1). 9–17. 148 indexed citations

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Sturman, Lawrence S. & Igor Tamm. (1969). Formation of Viral Ribonucleic Acid and Virus in Cells that are Permissive or Nonpermissive for Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (GDVII). Journal of Virology. 3(1). 8–16. 8 indexed citations

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Eggers, Hans J. & Igor Tamm. (1961). SPECTRUM AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VIRUS INHIBITORY ACTION OF 2-(α-HYDROXYBENZYL)-BENZIMIDAZOLE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(4). 657–682. 112 indexed citations

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Wheelock, Ε. Frederick & Igor Tamm. (1961). EFFECT OF MULTIPLICITY OF INFECTION ON NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS-HELA CELL INTERACTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(2). 317–338. 20 indexed citations

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Tamm, Igor & M. M. Nemes. (1957). Glycosides of chlorobenzimidazoles as inhibitors of polioviurs multiplication. Virology. 4(3). 483–498. 18 indexed citations

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Tamm, Igor. (1955). Selective Inhibition of Virus Multiplication by Synthetic Chemicals.. PubMed Central. 31(7). 537–540. 5 indexed citations

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Tamm, Igor, Karl Folkers, Clifford H. Shunk, Dorothea Heyl, & Frank L. Horsfall. (1953). INHIBITION OF INFLUENZA VIRUS MULTIPLICATION BY ALKYL DERIVATIVES OF BENZIMIDAZOLE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 98(3). 245–259. 36 indexed citations

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Perlmann, Gertrude E., Igor Tamm, & Frank L. Horsfall. (1952). AN ELECTROPHORETIC EXAMINATION OF A URINARY MUCOPROTEIN WHICH REACTS WITH VARIOUS VIRUSES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 95(1). 99–104. 27 indexed citations

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Horsfall, Frank L. & Igor Tamm. (1952). Variation demonstrable by methods other than serological.. PubMed Central. 28(11). 765–8. 1 indexed citations

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