Irwin Fridovich

105.5k total citations · 32 hit papers
420 papers, 88.8k citations indexed

About

Irwin Fridovich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Irwin Fridovich has authored 420 papers receiving a total of 88.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 231 papers in Molecular Biology, 120 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 115 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Irwin Fridovich's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (111 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (101 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (58 papers). Irwin Fridovich is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (111 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (101 papers) and Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (58 papers). Irwin Fridovich collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Bulgaria. Irwin Fridovich's co-authors include Joe M. McCord, Charles Beauchamp, Hara P. Misra, Stefan I. Liochev, Wayne F. Beyer, Hosni M. Hassan, Richard A. Weisiger, Yukihiro Kono, Ellen K. Hodgson and E. W. Kellogg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Irwin Fridovich

419 papers receiving 83.4k citations

Hit Papers

Superoxide Dismutase 1968 2026 1987 2006 1969 1971 1972 1978 1995 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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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. Superoxide Dismutase
    1969 11.2k citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  2. Superoxide dismutase: Improved assays and an assay applicable to acrylamide gels
    1971 11.0k citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Analytical Biochemistry profile →
  3. The Role of Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of Epinephrine and a Simple Assay for Superoxide Dismutase
    1972 7.6k citations Hara P. Misra, Irwin Fridovich Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. The Biology of Oxygen Radicals
    1978 2.8k citations Irwin Fridovich profile →
  5. SUPEROXIDE RADICAL AND SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES
    1995 2.8k citations Irwin Fridovich profile →
  6. Assaying for superoxide dismutase activity: Some large consequences of minor changes in conditions
    1987 2.5k citations Wayne F. Beyer, Irwin Fridovich Analytical Biochemistry profile →
  7. Superoxide Dismutases
    1975 1.5k citations Irwin Fridovich profile →
  8. Biological effects of the superoxide radical
    1986 1.2k citations Irwin Fridovich Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →
  9. Superoxide radical inhibits catalase.
    1982 1.1k citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  10. Superoxide Anion Radical (O·2), Superoxide Dismutases, and Related Matters
    1997 1.0k citations Irwin Fridovich Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  11. The Generation of Superoxide Radical during the Autoxidation of Hemoglobin
    1972 1.0k citations Hara P. Misra, Irwin Fridovich Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  12. The Reduction of Cytochrome c by Milk Xanthine Oxidase
    1968 1.0k citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  13. Superoxide Radical: An Endogenous Toxicant
    1983 980 citations Irwin Fridovich profile →
  14. Quantitative Aspects of the Production of Superoxide Anion Radical by Milk Xanthine Oxidase
    1970 907 citations Irwin Fridovich Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  15. Subcellular Distribution of Superoxide Dismutases (SOD) in Rat Liver
    2001 835 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  16. Mitochondrial Superoxide Dismutase
    1973 815 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  17. Superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and singlet oxygen in lipid peroxidation by a xanthine oxidase system.
    1975 814 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  18. Superoxide dismutases
    1989 790 citations Irwin Fridovich Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  19. An Enzyme-Based Theory of Obligate Anaerobiosis: The Physiological Function of Superoxide Dismutase
    1971 783 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. profile →
  20. Superoxide Dismutase
    1973 774 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  21. Interaction of bovine erythrocyte superoxide dismutase with hydrogen peroxide. Inactivation of the enzyme
    1975 684 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Biochemistry profile →
  22. [41] Preparation and assay of superioxide dismutases
    1978 653 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. profile →
  23. Oxygen Toxicity: A Radical Explanation
    1998 560 citations Irwin Fridovich profile →
  24. A Mechanism for the Production of Ethylene from Methional
    1970 558 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  25. Intracellular production of superoxide radical and of hydrogen peroxide by redox active compounds
    1979 534 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →
  26. Superoxide Dismutase from Escherichia coli B
    1970 475 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  27. The Utility of Superoxide Dismutase in Studying Free Radical Reactions
    1969 474 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  28. Inactivation of glutathione peroxidase by superoxide radical
    1985 461 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →
  29. Liposome oxidation and erythrocyte lysis by enzymically generated superoxide and hydrogen peroxide.
    1977 455 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  30. A Direct Demonstration of the Catalytic Action of Superoxide Dismutase through the Use of Pulse Radiolysis
    1972 431 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  31. Isozymes of superoxide dismutase from wheat germ
    1973 375 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. profile →
  32. The scavenging of superoxide radical by manganous complexes: In vitro
    1982 359 citations Irwin Fridovich et al. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →

Peers

Irwin Fridovich
Barry Halliwell United Kingdom
John M.C. Gutteridge United Kingdom
Marion M. Bradford United States
Bruce N. Ames United States
Helmut Sies Germany
A. Farr United States
Mark A. Bradford United States
Joe M. McCord United States
Marián Valko Slovakia
George L. Ellman United States
Barry Halliwell United Kingdom
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liochev, Stefan I. & Irwin Fridovich. (2005). The role of CO2 in cobalt-catalyzed peroxidations. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 439(1). 99–104. 8 indexed citations
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Batinić‐Haberle, Ines, Ivan Spasojević, & Irwin Fridovich. (2004). Tetrahydrobiopterin rapidly reduces the SOD mimic Mn(III) ortho-tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 37(3). 367–374. 32 indexed citations
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Ferrer‐Sueta, Gerardo, Darío A. Vitturi, Ines Batinić‐Haberle, et al.. (2003). Reactions of Manganese Porphyrins with Peroxynitrite and Carbonate Radical Anion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(30). 27432–27438. 153 indexed citations
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Liochev, Stefan I. & Irwin Fridovich. (2002). Nitroxyl (NO−): a substrate for superoxide dismutase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 402(2). 166–171. 52 indexed citations
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Liochev, Stefan I. & Irwin Fridovich. (2001). The Oxidation of 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid by Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase: Mechanism and Possible Consequences. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 388(2). 281–284. 10 indexed citations
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Benov, Ludmil & Irwin Fridovich. (1999). Why Superoxide Imposes an Aromatic Amino Acid Auxotrophy onEscherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(7). 4202–4206. 54 indexed citations
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Fridovich, Irwin. (1999). Fundamental Aspects of Reactive Oxygen Species, or What's the Matter with Oxygen?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 893(1). 13–18. 415 indexed citations
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Fridovich, Irwin. (1998). The trail to superoxide dismutase. Protein Science. 7(12). 2688–2690. 36 indexed citations
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Liochev, Stefan I. & Irwin Fridovich. (1997). A Mechanism for Complementation of the sodA sodBDefect in Escherichia coli by Overproduction of the rbo Gene Product (Desulfoferrodoxin) from Desulfoarculus baarsii. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(41). 25573–25575. 44 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Kevin M., Robert D. Stevens, & Irwin Fridovich. (1994). Characterization of Mn(III) Complexes of Linear and Cyclic Desferrioxamines as Mimics of Superoxide Dismutase Activity. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 310(2). 341–346. 78 indexed citations
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Liochev, Stefan I. & Irwin Fridovich. (1993). Effects of Paraquat on Escherichia coli: Sensitivity to Small Changes in pH of the Medium - A Cautionary Note. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 306(2). 518–520. 1 indexed citations
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Bhuyan, Kailash C., Durga K. Bhuyan, William C. Chiu, Sajid Malik, & Irwin Fridovich. (1991). Desferal-Mn(III) in the therapy of diquat-induced cataract in rabbit. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 288(2). 525–532. 19 indexed citations
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Gardner, Paul R. & Irwin Fridovich. (1991). Quinolinate synthetase: The oxygen-sensitive site of de novo NAD(P)+ biosynthesis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 284(1). 106–111. 42 indexed citations
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Beyer, Wayne F., James A. Imlay, & Irwin Fridovich. (1991). Superoxide Dismutases. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 40. 221–253. 301 indexed citations
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Ishii, Toshihiro, et al.. (1990). Superoxide dismutases enhance the rate of autoxidation of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 276(1). 248–250. 14 indexed citations
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Fridovich, Irwin. (1986). Superoxide Dismutases. Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects. 58. 61–97. 402 indexed citations
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Fridovich, Irwin. (1981). The biology of superoxide and of superoxide dismutases - in brief.. PubMed. 51. 153–72. 8 indexed citations
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Misra, Hara P. & Irwin Fridovich. (1972). The Role of Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of Epinephrine and a Simple Assay for Superoxide Dismutase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 247(10). 3170–3175. 7640 indexed citations breakdown →

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