J Kendrew

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
54 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

J Kendrew is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J Kendrew has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J Kendrew's work include Hemoglobin structure and function (24 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). J Kendrew is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobin structure and function (24 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). J Kendrew collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. J Kendrew's co-authors include H.C. Watson, D. C. Phillips, B. Strandberg, Richard E. Dickerson, Robert G. Parrish, G. Bodo, Howard M. Dintzis, Harold W. Wyckoff, M. F. Perutz and Roger G. Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

J Kendrew

54 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

A Three-Dimensional Model of the Myoglobin Molecule Obtai... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 1960 1965 1961 250 500 750
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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. A Three-Dimensional Model of the Myoglobin Molecule Obtained by X-Ray Analysis
    1958 993 citations J Kendrew, G. Bodo et al. Nature profile →
  2. Structure of Myoglobin: A Three-Dimensional Fourier Synthesis at 2 Å. Resolution
    1960 969 citations J Kendrew, D. C. Phillips et al. Nature profile →
  3. Structure and function of haemoglobin
    1965 494 citations M. F. Perutz, J Kendrew et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  4. A Partial Determination by X-ray Methods, and its Correlation with Chemical Data
    1961 392 citations J Kendrew, H.C. Watson et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J Kendrew United Kingdom 25 3.4k 1.7k 1.4k 892 467 54 5.1k
H.C. Watson United Kingdom 35 3.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 632 0.7× 395 0.8× 68 5.4k
Frank R.N. Gurd United States 49 4.9k 1.5× 2.6k 1.5× 877 0.6× 1.6k 1.8× 914 2.0× 144 7.8k
M. F. Perutz United Kingdom 23 3.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 672 0.5× 435 0.5× 850 1.8× 46 4.9k
Hilary Muirhead United Kingdom 27 2.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 961 0.7× 319 0.4× 723 1.5× 42 3.6k
Gary K. Ackers United States 47 6.3k 1.9× 2.8k 1.6× 776 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 980 2.1× 144 8.4k
Stuart J. Edelstein United States 38 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 473 0.3× 459 0.5× 874 1.9× 119 5.6k
B. P. Schoenborn United States 33 2.2k 0.7× 924 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 643 0.7× 203 0.4× 97 3.5k
Simon E. V. Phillips United Kingdom 43 5.6k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 458 0.5× 409 0.9× 151 8.4k
Eric R. Henry United States 39 4.1k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 885 1.0× 722 1.5× 65 5.5k
Stanley J. Gill United States 26 2.3k 0.7× 752 0.4× 857 0.6× 429 0.5× 240 0.5× 78 3.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kendrew, J. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology. 107 indexed citations
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Bennett, Jonathan & J Kendrew. (1989). The computation of Fourier syntheses with a digital electronic calculating machine. MIT Press eBooks. 201–203. 6 indexed citations
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Banaszak, Leonard, H.C. Watson, & J Kendrew. (1965). The binding of cupric and zinc ions to crystalline sperm whale myoglobin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 12(1). 130–137. 71 indexed citations
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Stryer, Lubert, J Kendrew, & H.C. Watson. (1964). The mode of attachment of the azide ion to sperm whale metmyoglobin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 8(1). 96–IN10. 216 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J. (1964). Forces Stabilizing the Structure of Proteins. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 68(8-9). 721–722. 4 indexed citations
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Perutz, M. F., Francis Crick, J Kendrew, & Frederick Sanger. (1963). The Laboratory of Molecular Biology: Proposals for Extension. 1 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J. (1962). The structure of globular proteins. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 4(2-4). 249–252. 6 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J. (1961). The Three-Dimensional Structure of a Protein Molecule. Scientific American. 205(6). 96–110. 106 indexed citations
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Watson, H.C. & J Kendrew. (1961). Comparison Between the Amino-Acid Sequences of Sperm Whale Myoglobin and of Human Hæmoglobin. Nature. 190(4777). 670–672. 81 indexed citations
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Bodo, G., Howard M. Dintzis, J Kendrew, & Harold W. Wyckoff. (1959). The crystal structure of myoglobin, V. A low-resolution three-dimensional Fourier synthesis of sperm-whale myoglobin crystals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 253(1272). 70–102. 41 indexed citations
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Bodo, G., et al.. (1958). The crystal structure of myoglobin IV. A Fourier projection of sperm-whale myoglobin by the method of isomorphous replacement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 246(1246). 369–389. 24 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J, G. Bodo, Howard M. Dintzis, et al.. (1958). A Three-Dimensional Model of the Myoglobin Molecule Obtained by X-Ray Analysis. Nature. 181(4610). 662–666. 993 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kendrew, J & Robert G. Parrish. (1957). The crystal structure of myoglobin III. Sperm-whale myoglobin. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 238(1214). 305–324. 71 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J & Peter Pauling. (1956). The crystal structure of myoglobin II. Finback whale myoglobin. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 237(1209). 255–276. 5 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J & Robert G. Parrish. (1955). Imidazole Complexes of Myoglobin and the Position of the Hæm Group. Nature. 175(4448). 206–207. 6 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J. (1954). The Crystalline Proteins: Recent X-Ray Studies and Structural Hypotheses. 4. 244–287. 7 indexed citations
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Kendrew, J, et al.. (1954). A pseudo-orthorhombic crystal form of horse myoglobin. Acta Crystallographica. 7(4). 347–351. 1 indexed citations
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Huxley, H. E. & J Kendrew. (1953). Discontinuous lattice changes in haemoglobin crystals. Acta Crystallographica. 6(1). 76–80. 35 indexed citations
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Bennett, Jonathan & J Kendrew. (1952). The computation of Fourier synthesis with a digital electronic calculating machine. Acta Crystallographica. 5(1). 109–116. 24 indexed citations

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