J. N. Davidson

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

J. N. Davidson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, J. N. Davidson has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in J. N. Davidson's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (9 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). J. N. Davidson is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (9 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers). J. N. Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. J. N. Davidson's co-authors include Erwin Chargaff, R.M.S. Smellie, R. Y. Thomson, W. C. Hutchison, I. Leslie, F. C. Heagy, W.M. McIndoe, H.M. Keir, John White and T. Symington and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

J. N. Davidson

72 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

The nucleic acids 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 500 1000 1.5k
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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 nucleic acids
    1955 1.8k citations J. N. Davidson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. N. Davidson United Kingdom 27 2.3k 421 334 314 293 74 4.2k
M. D. Poulik United States 30 2.2k 0.9× 731 1.7× 643 1.9× 250 0.8× 161 0.5× 95 5.4k
Hans Noll United States 31 3.0k 1.3× 384 0.9× 171 0.5× 282 0.9× 93 0.3× 66 4.2k
T. S. Work Tanzania 25 2.2k 0.9× 241 0.6× 175 0.5× 334 1.1× 72 0.2× 53 3.8k
Robert W. Holley United States 36 4.7k 2.0× 623 1.5× 175 0.5× 267 0.9× 582 2.0× 88 6.3k
Alexander G. Bearn United States 38 1.4k 0.6× 602 1.4× 191 0.6× 410 1.3× 198 0.7× 126 5.0k
C. A. Pasternak United Kingdom 41 2.7k 1.2× 551 1.3× 131 0.4× 218 0.7× 122 0.4× 157 4.7k
M Bendayan Canada 39 2.9k 1.3× 482 1.1× 418 1.3× 269 0.9× 204 0.7× 118 6.3k
Erwin Goldberg United States 39 2.3k 1.0× 941 2.2× 131 0.4× 227 0.7× 306 1.0× 153 4.9k
Joseph Kaplan United States 40 2.1k 0.9× 298 0.7× 245 0.7× 380 1.2× 223 0.8× 191 5.5k
John M. Buchanan United States 45 3.7k 1.6× 834 2.0× 122 0.4× 151 0.5× 335 1.1× 140 5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. N. Davidson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davidson, J. N., F.W. Poon, R. G. Bessent, J. B. Neilly, & H. W. Gray. (2000). Pethidine-augmented white cell scintigraphy in inflammatory bowel disease. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 27(6). 656–659. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., et al.. (1997). Quinine — Acute Self-Poisoning and Ocular Toxicity. Scottish Medical Journal. 42(1). 8–9. 10 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., et al.. (1995). Prescribing of quinine and cramp inducing drugs in general practice. BMJ. 311(7019). 1541–1541. 9 indexed citations
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Donofrio, James C., J D Coonrod, J. N. Davidson, & Robert F. Betts. (1992). Detection of influenza A and B in respiratory secretions with the polymerase chain reaction.. Genome Research. 1(4). 263–268. 42 indexed citations
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Bloomquist, Cynthia G., et al.. (1982). Zearalenone Toxicosis in Prepubertal Dairy Heifers. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 180(2). 164–165. 18 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., Steven W. Yancey, Susan G. Campbell, & R.G. Warner. (1981). Relationship Between Serum Immunoglobulin Values and Incidence of Respiratory Disease in Calves. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 179(7). 708–710. 16 indexed citations
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Rudman, P., et al.. (1970). Breeding eucalypts for wood properties.. 1(4). 447–464. 5 indexed citations
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Smellie, R.M.S., et al.. (1964). The inhibition of DNA polymerase by extracts of rat liver partial purification and properties of a deoxyribonuclease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 91(1). 46–58. 11 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N.. (1960). La synthése de l'acide désoxyribonucléique par les extraits des cellules cancéreuses. Biochemical Pharmacology. 4(1-4). 164–168. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N.. (1959). Biochemistry in Medicine. Nature. 183(4653). 5–5. 1 indexed citations
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Smellie, R.M.S., H.M. Keir, & J. N. Davidson. (1959). Studies on the biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid by extracts of mammalian cells I. Incorporation of [3H]thymidine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 35. 389–404. 55 indexed citations
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Keir, H.M. & J. N. Davidson. (1958). Purine and pyrimidine derivatives in the acid-soluble fraction of animal tissues and cell nuclei. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 77(1). 68–80. 13 indexed citations
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Smellie, R.M.S., R. Y. Thomson, & J. N. Davidson. (1958). The nucleic acid metabolism of animal cells in vitro. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 29(1). 59–74. 43 indexed citations
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Smellie, R.M.S. & J. N. Davidson. (1956). The incorporation of carbon labelled precursors into the nucleic acids of various tissues in the intact rabbit. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 12(11). 422–424. 8 indexed citations
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White, John, I. Leslie, & J. N. Davidson. (1953). Nucleic acids of bone marrow cells, with special reference to pernicious anæmia. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 66(1). 291–306. 20 indexed citations
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Smellie, R.M.S., et al.. (1953). Phosphorus compounds in the cell. 4. The incorporation of radioactive phosphorus into liver cell fractions. Biochemical Journal. 54(2). 280–286. 63 indexed citations
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McIndoe, W.M. & J. N. Davidson. (1952). The Phosphorus Compounds of the Cell Nucleus. British Journal of Cancer. 6(2). 200–214. 53 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., W.M. McIndoe, & R.M.S. Smellie. (1951). The uptake of 32P by ribonucleotides in liver-cell fractions.. PubMed. 49(3). xxxvi–xxxvi. 4 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., et al.. (1951). Phosphorus compounds in the cell. 1. Protein-bound phosphorus fractions studied with the aid of radioactive phosphorus. Biochemical Journal. 49(3). 311–321. 121 indexed citations
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Davidson, J. N., I. Leslie, & John White. (1951). Quantitative studies on the content of nucleic acids in normal and leukæmic cells, from blood and bone marrow. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 63(3). 471–483. 37 indexed citations

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