James Langston

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

James Langston is a scholar working on Genetics, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Langston has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Neurology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in James Langston's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (6 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (5 papers). James Langston is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (6 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (5 papers). James Langston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uruguay and Denmark. James Langston's co-authors include Feng Xu, Amar Gajjar, Matt Sweeney, Tarana Shaghasi, Eric Abbate, Elena Vlasenko, Peter C. Burger, Deborah A. Lafond, Karin M. Muraszko and Patricia L. Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

James Langston

25 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Phase III Study of Craniospinal Radiation Therapy Followe... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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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. Phase III Study of Craniospinal Radiation Therapy Followed by Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma
    2006 637 citations Roger J. Packer, Amar Gajjar et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Langston United States 19 887 777 439 435 341 27 1.8k
Renata Veselská Czechia 23 160 0.2× 801 1.0× 78 0.2× 105 0.2× 228 0.7× 72 1.5k
David F. Bishop United States 40 265 0.3× 2.6k 3.4× 29 0.1× 125 0.3× 187 0.5× 86 4.2k
Jianmin Zhang China 20 97 0.1× 559 0.7× 206 0.5× 82 0.2× 86 0.3× 55 1.2k
Tadashi Komata United States 18 177 0.2× 1.3k 1.6× 44 0.1× 340 0.8× 83 0.2× 29 2.1k
Izumi Yanatori Japan 21 229 0.3× 821 1.1× 35 0.1× 172 0.4× 412 1.2× 32 1.8k
Shan Lin United States 25 65 0.1× 1.2k 1.5× 124 0.3× 45 0.1× 179 0.5× 55 1.7k
Héctor A. Lucero United States 20 142 0.2× 1.2k 1.5× 84 0.2× 19 0.0× 80 0.2× 31 1.6k
Yang Xie United States 12 195 0.2× 623 0.8× 60 0.1× 306 0.7× 70 0.2× 30 1.0k
Yihan Yao China 13 43 0.0× 710 0.9× 479 1.1× 108 0.2× 171 0.5× 35 1.8k
André Luiz Mencalha Brazil 22 198 0.2× 859 1.1× 96 0.2× 18 0.0× 173 0.5× 107 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Langston

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Langston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Langston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Langston based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Langston. James Langston is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Langston, James, et al.. (2012). Cloning, expression, and characterization of a cellobiose dehydrogenase from Thielavia terrestris induced under cellulose growth conditions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1824(6). 802–812. 22 indexed citations
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Langston, James, Tarana Shaghasi, Eric Abbate, et al.. (2011). Oxidoreductive Cellulose Depolymerization by the Enzymes Cellobiose Dehydrogenase and Glycoside Hydrolase 61. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(19). 7007–7015. 320 indexed citations
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Langston, James, et al.. (2007). Substrate specificity of Streptomyces transglutaminases. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 136(3). 291–308. 12 indexed citations
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Packer, Roger J., Amar Gajjar, Gilbert Vézina, et al.. (2006). Phase III Study of Craniospinal Radiation Therapy Followed by Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24(25). 4202–4208. 637 indexed citations breakdown →
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Langston, James, et al.. (2006). Substrate specificity of Aspergillus oryzae family 3 β-glucosidase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1764(5). 972–978. 68 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenshe Ray, et al.. (2005). Kinetic and Crystallographic Analysis of Active Site Mutants of Escherichia coli γ-Aminobutyrate Aminotransferase. Biochemistry. 44(8). 2982–2992. 39 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenshe Ray, P.E. Peterson, Richard J. Carter, et al.. (2004). Crystal Structures of Unbound and Aminooxyacetate-Bound Escherichia coli γ-Aminobutyrate Aminotransferase. Biochemistry. 43(34). 10896–10905. 62 indexed citations
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Kaste, Sue C., Carlos Rodríguez‐Galindo, Wayne L. Furman, James Langston, & Stephen J. Thompson. (2000). Imaging aspects of neurologic emergencies in children treated for non-CNS malignancies. Pediatric Radiology. 30(8). 558–565. 8 indexed citations
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Chow, Edward, David A. Reardon, Amit B. Shah, et al.. (1999). Pediatric choroid plexus neoplasms. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 44(2). 249–254. 56 indexed citations
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Reardon, David A., Amar Gajjar, Robert A. Sanford, et al.. (1998). Bithalamic Involvement Predicts Poor Outcome among Children with Thalamic Glial Tumors. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 29(1). 29–35. 47 indexed citations
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Gajjar, Amar, Richard L. Heideman, James Langston, et al.. (1997). Patterns of failure in children with medulloblastoma: Effects of preirradiation chemotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 39(1). 15–24. 33 indexed citations
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Heideman, Richard L., Edward H. Kovnar, Stewart J. Kellie, et al.. (1995). Preirradiation chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide in newly diagnosed embryonal pediatric CNS tumors.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 13(9). 2247–2254. 46 indexed citations
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Heideman, Richard L., Edwin C. Douglass, James Langston, et al.. (1995). A phase II study of every other day high-dose ifosfamide in pediatric brain tumors. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 25(1). 77–84. 17 indexed citations
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Gajjar, Amar, Raymond K. Mulhern, Richard L. Heideman, et al.. (1994). Medulloblastoma in very young children: outcome of definitive craniospinal irradiation following incomplete response to chemotherapy.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 12(6). 1212–1216. 65 indexed citations
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Khatib, Ziad, Richard L. Heideman, Edward H. Kovnar, et al.. (1994). Predominance of Pilocytic Histology in Dorsally Exophytic Brain Stem Tumors. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 20(1). 2–10. 46 indexed citations
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Gajjar, Amar, Richard L. Heideman, Edward H. Kovnar, et al.. (1993). Response of Pediatric Low Grade Gliomas to Chemotherapy. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 19(3). 113–120. 36 indexed citations
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Heideman, Richard L., E C Douglass, Robert A. Krance, et al.. (1993). High-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow rescue followed by interstitial and external-beam radiotherapy in newly diagnosed pediatric malignant gliomas.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 11(8). 1458–1465. 50 indexed citations
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Kellie, Stewart J., F. Ann Hayes, Laura C. Bowman, et al.. (1991). Primary extracranial neuroblastoma with central nervous system metastases characterization by clinicopathologic findings and neuroimaging. Cancer. 68(9). 1999–2006. 50 indexed citations

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