J. W. Cornforth

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

J. W. Cornforth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Cornforth has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Organic Chemistry and 10 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in J. W. Cornforth's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (23 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (11 papers) and Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (11 papers). J. W. Cornforth is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (23 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (11 papers) and Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (11 papers). J. W. Cornforth collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Tanzania. J. W. Cornforth's co-authors include G. Popják, Rita H. Cornforth, G. Ryback, B.V. Milborrow, C. Donninger, Ragnar Ryhage, DeWitt S. Goodman, L.S. Yengoyan, R. J. W. Rees and John W. Redmond and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Cornforth

136 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

24. A general stereoselective synthesis of olefins 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 1966 50 100 150
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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. 24. A general stereoselective synthesis of olefins
    1959 197 citations J. W. Cornforth, Rita H. Cornforth et al. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) profile →
  2. Studies on the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol
    1966 185 citations J. W. Cornforth, Rita H. Cornforth et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry 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. W. Cornforth United Kingdom 38 2.1k 1.1k 470 399 370 141 4.0k
D. H. R. Barton United Kingdom 35 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 387 0.8× 192 0.5× 576 1.6× 157 3.8k
L. Hough United Kingdom 31 2.1k 1.0× 2.1k 1.9× 722 1.5× 260 0.7× 270 0.7× 261 4.3k
Bernard Axelrod United States 32 2.0k 0.9× 745 0.7× 887 1.9× 527 1.3× 248 0.7× 83 4.0k
T. Anthonsen Norway 31 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 497 1.1× 186 0.5× 249 0.7× 303 4.5k
Howard S. Mason United States 37 2.1k 1.0× 681 0.6× 476 1.0× 292 0.7× 165 0.4× 97 5.0k
Eugene E. Van Tamelen United States 38 1.6k 0.7× 2.9k 2.6× 219 0.5× 337 0.8× 575 1.6× 212 5.0k
D. Arigoni Germany 40 4.6k 2.1× 1.3k 1.1× 769 1.6× 420 1.1× 1.2k 3.2× 152 6.4k
Helmut Simon Germany 29 2.1k 1.0× 956 0.9× 177 0.4× 432 1.1× 118 0.3× 266 3.9k
Nobuo Ikekawa Japan 34 2.2k 1.0× 982 0.9× 942 2.0× 215 0.5× 496 1.3× 311 5.2k
Robert B. Bates United States 37 2.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 850 1.8× 524 1.3× 430 1.2× 211 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cornforth, J. W.. (2002). Sterol Biosynthesis: The Early Days. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 292(5). 1129–1138. 13 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., et al.. (1996). How to be right and wrong. Croatica Chemica Acta. 69(2). 427–433. 2 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1996). Synthesis of substituted dibenzophospholes. Part 9. Preparation of two water-soluble phosphinic–polyphosphonic acids. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2889–2893. 7 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1983). Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 15: Zinc and its Role in Biology and Nutrition. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 255(1). C18–C18. 2 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1983). Organotransition Metal Chemistry: Applications to Organic Synthesis. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 248(3). c36–c36. 87 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1982). Portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin, O.M., F. R. S. Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science. 37(1). 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1976). Asymmetry and Enzyme Action. Science. 193(4248). 121–125. 13 indexed citations
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Popják, G., et al.. (1969). Assay of the possible organization of particle-bound enzymes with squalene synthetase and squalene oxidocyclase systems. Biochemical Journal. 111(4). 445–451. 5 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., et al.. (1969). Asymmetric Methyl Groups: Asymmetric Methyl Groups, and the Mechanism of Malate Synthase. Nature. 221(5187). 1212–1213. 95 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W.. (1968). Olefin Alkylation in Biosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 7(12). 903–911. 57 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., B.V. Milborrow, & G. Ryback. (1966). Identification and Estimation of (+)-Abscisin II (‘Dormin’) in Plant Extracts by Spectropolarimetry. Nature. 210(5036). 627–628. 67 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., et al.. (1965). Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete. Nature. 207(5000). 920–920. 68 indexed citations
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Popják, G., J. W. Cornforth, Rita H. Cornforth, Ragnar Ryhage, & DeWitt S. Goodman. (1962). Studies on the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237(1). 56–61. 159 indexed citations
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Popják, G., et al.. (1961). Synthesis of 1-T2-2-C14- and of 1-D2-2-C14-trans-trans-farnesyl pyrophosphate and their utilization in squalene synthesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 4(3). 204–207. 7 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., Rita H. Cornforth, Andrew Pelter, M. G. Horning, & G. Popják. (1959). Studies on the biosynthesis of cholesterol—7. Tetrahedron. 5(4). 311–339. 51 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., et al.. (1958). BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHOLESTEROL. British Medical Bulletin. 14(3). 221–225. 5 indexed citations
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Mathieson, Alister, et al.. (1958). Notes. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1297–1297. 6 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W., et al.. (1955). ANTITUBERCULOUS EFFECTS OF CERTAIN SURFACE‐ACTIVE POLYOXYETHYLENE ETHERS. British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy. 10(1). 73–86. 79 indexed citations
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Cornforth, J. W. & D. A. Long. (1953). INFLUENCE OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM ON BACTERIAL ALLERGY ITS RELATION TO CORTISONE DESENSITISATION. The Lancet. 261(6752). 160–164. 13 indexed citations
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