James W. Whittaker

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

James W. Whittaker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Whittaker has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 19 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in James W. Whittaker's work include Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (48 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (15 papers). James W. Whittaker is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (48 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (15 papers). James W. Whittaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and New Zealand. James W. Whittaker's co-authors include Mei M. Whittaker, Jan Tkáč, Tautgirdas Ruzgas, John D. Lipscomb, A. I. Yaropolov, Lo Gorton, Sergey Shleev, Andreas Christenson, V.V. Barynin and Philip J. Kersten and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James W. Whittaker

91 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Free Radical Catalysis by Galactose Oxidase

2003 554 citations James W. Whittaker profile →
Direct electron transfer between copper-containing proteins and electrodes

2004 523 citations James W. Whittaker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James W. Whittaker United States	42	2.8k	2.1k	1.2k	850	819	91	5.8k
Albrecht Messerschmidt Germany	41	1.8k 0.7×	3.6k 1.7×	747 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.7k 2.0×	100	7.1k
Ninian J. Blackburn United States	47	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	366 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	141	5.7k
Timothy E. Machonkin United States	15	1.4k 0.5×	890 0.4×	921 0.8×	874 1.0×	722 0.9×	22	3.8k
David M. Dooley United States	46	1.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.8×	739 0.6×	502 0.6×	588 0.7×	148	6.0k
Anthony G. Wedd Australia	45	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	459 0.5×	2.4k 3.0×	181	6.8k
Wilfred R. Hagen Netherlands	50	1.9k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	632 0.5×	415 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	245	8.2k
James A. Fee United States	44	2.1k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	606 0.5×	264 0.3×	797 1.0×	125	5.5k
Uma M. Sundaram United States	4	1.3k 0.5×	754 0.4×	851 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	653 0.8×	5	3.8k
Joann Sanders–Loehr United States	44	2.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	974 0.8×	336 0.4×	928 1.1×	91	4.7k
Annette Rompel Austria	46	3.5k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	602 0.7×	4.0k 4.9×	190	8.1k

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Zhao, Ming, Duo Xu, Di Wu, et al.. (2017). Nanocapsules of oxalate oxidase for hyperoxaluria treatment. Nano Research. 11(5). 2682–2688. 17 indexed citations

Whittaker, Mei M., Aravind Penmatsa, & James W. Whittaker. (2015). The Mtm1p carrier and pyridoxal 5′-phosphate cofactor trafficking in yeast mitochondria. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 568. 64–70. 32 indexed citations

McConnell, Iain, V.M. Grigoryants, Charles P. Scholes, et al.. (2011). EPR–ENDOR Characterization of (¹⁷O, ¹H, ²H) Water in Manganese Catalase and Its Relevance to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(3). 1504–1512. 68 indexed citations

Whittaker, James W.. (2011). Non-heme manganese catalase – The ‘other’ catalase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 525(2). 111–120. 114 indexed citations

Stich, Troy A., James W. Whittaker, & R. David Britt. (2010). Multifrequency EPR Studies of Manganese Catalases Provide a Complete Description of Proteinaceous Nitrogen Coordination. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114(45). 14178–14188. 32 indexed citations

Whittaker, Mei M. & James W. Whittaker. (2009). In vitro metal uptake by recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 491(1-2). 69–74. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zhiguo, James W. Whittaker, Mei M. Whittaker, et al.. (2009). Expression and characterization of recombinant human secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) protein from Pichia pastoris. Protein Expression and Purification. 67(2). 175–181. 20 indexed citations

Whittaker, Mei M., et al.. (2007). Characterization of wheat germin (oxalate oxidase) expressed by Pichia pastoris. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 356(4). 925–929. 19 indexed citations

Whittaker, James W.. (2002). Galactose oxidase. Advances in protein chemistry. 60. 1–49. 39 indexed citations

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Whittaker, Mei M. & James W. Whittaker. (2000). Expression of Recombinant Galactose Oxidase by Pichia pastoris. Protein Expression and Purification. 20(1). 105–111. 54 indexed citations

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Whittaker, Mei M., Philip J. Kersten, Daniel Cullen, & James W. Whittaker. (1999). Identification of Catalytic Residues in Glyoxal Oxidase by Targeted Mutagenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(51). 36226–36232. 89 indexed citations

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Whittaker, Mei M., David P. Ballou, & James W. Whittaker. (1998). Kinetic Isotope Effects as Probes of the Mechanism of Galactose Oxidase. Biochemistry. 37(23). 8426–8436. 114 indexed citations

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Gerfen, Gary J., et al.. (1996). High-Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Apogalactose Oxidase Radical. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(41). 16739–16748. 55 indexed citations

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Whittaker, Mei M. & James W. Whittaker. (1996). Low-Temperature Thermochromism Marks a Change in Coordination for the Metal Ion in Manganese Superoxide Dismutase. Biochemistry. 35(21). 6762–6770. 60 indexed citations

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Landrum, Gregory A., et al.. (1995). A ligand field model for MCD spectra of biological cupric complexes. Biophysical Journal. 69(2). 674–689. 15 indexed citations

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Whittaker, James W.. (1995). [19] Spectroscopic studies of galactose oxidase. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 258. 262–277. 8 indexed citations

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Penner‐Hahn, James E., et al.. (1994). Structural Characterization of the Copper Site in Galactose Oxidase Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 33(42). 12553–12557. 30 indexed citations

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Gassner, George, David P. Ballou, Gregory A. Landrum, & James W. Whittaker. (1993). Magnetic circular dichroism studies on the mononuclear ferrous active site of phthalate dioxygenase from Pseudomonas cepacia show a change of ligation state on substrate binding. Biochemistry. 32(18). 4820–4825. 33 indexed citations

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Yu, Hong & James W. Whittaker. (1989). Vanadate activation of bromoperoxidase from Corallinaofficinalis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 160(1). 87–92. 35 indexed citations

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Ornati, Oscar A., James W. Whittaker, & Richard Solomon. (1969). Transportation needs of the poor : a case study of New York City. Praeger eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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