James Travis

23.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
286 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

James Travis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Travis has authored 286 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 87 papers in Cancer Research and 70 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in James Travis's work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (84 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (58 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (55 papers). James Travis is often cited by papers focused on Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (84 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (58 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (55 papers). James Travis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Japan. James Travis's co-authors include Jan Potempa, David A. Johnson, Robert N. Pike, Takahisa Imamura, Edward Korzus, Robert J. Baugh, Ralph Pannell, Nancy Matheson, Robin W. Carrell and Joseph G. Bieth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

James Travis

282 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Serpins Are an Expanding Superfamily of Structurally Similar but Functionally Diverse Proteins

2001 1.0k citations James Travis et al. profile →
The serpin superfamily of proteinase inhibitors: structure, function, and regulation.

1994 757 citations Jan Potempa, James Travis et al. profile →
Kinetics of association of serine proteinases with native and oxidized alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor and alpha-1-antichymotrypsin.

1980 656 citations James Travis et al. profile →
Human leukocyte granule elastase: rapid isolation and characterization

1976 484 citations Robert J. Baugh, James Travis profile →
The oxidative inactivation of human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor. Further evidence for methionine at the reactive center.

1979 403 citations David A. Johnson, James Travis profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
James Travis	7.4k	5.1k	4.0k	3.0k	3.0k	286	19.6k
Harald Tschesche	3.7k 0.5×	3.5k 0.7×	566 0.1×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	251	9.3k
Dieter Brömme	7.3k 1.0×	4.7k 0.9×	326 0.1×	3.2k 1.1×	955 0.3×	196	13.6k
Harold A. Chapman	7.9k 1.1×	7.0k 1.4×	217 0.1×	3.6k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	163	23.6k
Stephen J. Weiss	9.6k 1.3×	6.4k 1.3×	290 0.1×	5.1k 1.7×	1.8k 0.6×	148	23.6k
Boris Turk	7.7k 1.0×	4.6k 0.9×	357 0.1×	3.0k 1.0×	683 0.2×	231	16.1k
Yongwon Choi	14.3k 1.9×	5.7k 1.1×	377 0.1×	8.9k 3.0×	1.3k 0.4×	210	27.7k
Thomas Ruzicka	5.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.2×	504 0.1×	3.3k 1.1×	458 0.2×	672	26.2k
Paul Proost	7.4k 1.0×	2.6k 0.5×	276 0.1×	7.2k 2.4×	1.2k 0.4×	387	22.3k
Reuben Lotan	14.9k 2.0×	2.4k 0.5×	459 0.1×	3.7k 1.2×	523 0.2×	324	21.3k
Shinichi Hayashi	8.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.3×	168 0.0×	2.8k 0.9×	970 0.3×	329	15.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Travis, James, et al.. (2006). Effect of orchard floor treatments in an apple replant site. Phytopathology. 96(6). 115.

Tancharoen, Salunya, Krishna Pada Sarker, Takahisa Imamura, et al.. (2005). Neuropeptide Release from Dental Pulp Cells by RgpB via Proteinase-Activated Receptor-2 Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 174(9). 5796–5804. 38 indexed citations

Uehara, Akiko, Koji Muramoto, Takahisa Imamura, et al.. (2005). Arginine-Specific Gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis Stimulate Production of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (Scatter Factor) through Protease-Activated Receptors in Human Gingival Fibroblasts in Culture. The Journal of Immunology. 175(9). 6076–6084. 41 indexed citations

Imamura, Takahisa, et al.. (2005). Induction of vascular leakage through release of bradykinin and a novel kinin by cysteine proteinases from Staphylococcus aureus . The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(10). 1669–1676. 89 indexed citations

Imamura, Takahisa, Sumio Tanase, Izumi Hayashi, et al.. (2002). Release of a new vascular permeability enhancing peptide from kininogens by human neutrophil elastase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 294(2). 423–428. 24 indexed citations

Lourbakos, Afrodite, Jan Potempa, James Travis, et al.. (2001). Arginine-Specific Protease fromPorphyromonas gingivalisActivates Protease-Activated Receptors on Human Oral Epithelial Cells and Induces Interleukin-6 Secretion. Infection and Immunity. 69(8). 5121–5130. 185 indexed citations

Imamura, Takahisa, Sumio Tanase, Takayoshi Hamamoto, Jan Potempa, & James Travis. (2001). Activation of blood coagulation factor IX by gingipains R, arginine-specific cysteine proteinases from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Biochemical Journal. 353(2). 325–331. 20 indexed citations

Genco, Caroline A., et al.. (1999). Role of Gingipains R in the Pathogenesis of Porphyromonas gingivalis‐Mediated Periodontal Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 28(3). 456–465. 100 indexed citations

Nelson, Daniel, Jan Potempa, & James Travis. (1998). Inactivation of α1-Proteinase Inhibitor as a Broad Screen for Detecting Proteolytic Activities in Unknown Samples. Analytical Biochemistry. 260(2). 230–236. 14 indexed citations

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Matheson, Nicholas J., James J. Schmidt, & James Travis. (1995). Isolation and Properties of an Angiotensin II-Cleaving Peptidase from Mesquite Pollen. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 12(4). 441–448. 19 indexed citations

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Travis, James, Robert N. Pike, Takahisa Imamura, & Jan Potempa. (1994). The Role of Proteolytic Enzymes in the Development of Pulmonary Emphysema and Periodontal Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(6_Part_2). S143–S146. 67 indexed citations

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Wątorek, Wiesław, Herman van Halbeek, & James Travis. (1993). The Isoforms of Human Neutrophil Elastase and Cathepsin G Differ in their Carbohydrate Side Chain Structures. Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler. 374(1-6). 385–394. 24 indexed citations

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Travis, James, Adam Dubin, Jan Potempa, Wiesław Wątorek, & Anna Kurdowska. (1991). Neutrophil Proteinases. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 624(1). 81–86. 26 indexed citations

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Chawla, Rajender K., David H. Lawson, & James Travis. (1990). Plasma inter‐α‐trypsin inhibitor‐related urinary glycoprotein EDC 1 inhibits the growth of a Burkitt's lymphoma cell line. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 42(4). 207–217. 11 indexed citations

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Travis, James. (1988). Structure, function, and control of neutrophil proteinases. The American Journal of Medicine. 84. 37–42. 76 indexed citations

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Perlmutter, David H., et al.. (1988). Elastase regulates the synthesis of its inhibitor, alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor, and exaggerates the defect in homozygous PiZZ alpha 1 PI deficiency.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(6). 1774–1780. 68 indexed citations

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Travis, James, et al.. (1980). Human Leucocyte Elastase and Cathepsin G: Structural and Functional Characteristics. Novartis Foundation symposium. 51–68. 27 indexed citations

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Bhattacharyya, A., et al.. (1976). Inhibition of human sperm acrosin by synthetic agents. Reproduction. 47(1). 97–100. 16 indexed citations

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Johnson, David A. & James Travis. (1976). Human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor mechanism of action: Evidence for activation by limited proteolysis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 72(1). 33–39. 91 indexed citations

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Zaneveld, Lourens J.D., G. Schumacher, & James Travis. (1973). Human Sperm Acrosomal Proteinase: Antibody Inhibition and Immunologic Dissimilarity to Human Pancreatic Trypsin. Fertility and Sterility. 24(6). 479–484. 15 indexed citations

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