Jean B. Burnett

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 978 citations indexed

About

Jean B. Burnett is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean B. Burnett has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 978 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Jean B. Burnett's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (10 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Jean B. Burnett is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (10 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers). Jean B. Burnett collaborates with scholars based in United States and Finland. Jean B. Burnett's co-authors include Tomi K. Sawyer, Pauline J. Sanfilippo, Christopher B. Heward, Victor J. Hruby, Michael H. Engel, Mac E. Hadley, Hans Seiler, Walter C. Quevedo, Thomas B. Friedman and Lori L. Wallrath and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jean B. Burnett

22 papers receiving 916 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.

4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.

1980 484 citations Tomi K. Sawyer, Pauline J. Sanfilippo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean B. Burnett United States	13	491	454	430	227	110	22	978
Bryan B. Fuller United States	20	1.0k 2.1×	605 1.3×	673 1.6×	50 0.2×	43 0.4×	31	1.5k
Ann M. Körner United States	10	963 2.0×	511 1.1×	612 1.4×	21 0.1×	114 1.0×	12	1.3k
K. Regina Lemke Germany	7	439 0.9×	351 0.8×	146 0.3×	40 0.2×	51 0.5×	8	1.0k
Concepción Olivares Spain	13	664 1.4×	291 0.6×	448 1.0×	29 0.1×	58 0.5×	23	872
Rajinder P. Bhullar Canada	23	299 0.6×	744 1.6×	637 1.5×	29 0.1×	85 0.8×	53	1.4k
S. Persad Canada	12	295 0.6×	149 0.3×	83 0.2×	15 0.1×	23 0.2×	16	516
Lily I. Jiang United States	15	137 0.3×	458 1.0×	37 0.1×	73 0.3×	167 1.5×	37	914
Wayne D. Beazley United Kingdom	9	497 1.0×	350 0.8×	147 0.3×	37 0.2×	50 0.5×	10	897
Barbara Pilas United States	12	199 0.4×	227 0.5×	38 0.1×	18 0.1×	109 1.0×	14	587
Frans J. van der Ouderaa Netherlands	8	274 0.6×	774 1.7×	107 0.2×	11 0.0×	18 0.2×	10	1.2k

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Friedman, Thomas B., et al.. (1992). The urate oxidase gene of Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila melanogaster: Evolutionary changes of sequence and regulation. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 34(1). 62–77. 11 indexed citations

Friedman, Thomas B., et al.. (1991). The faint band/interband region 28C2 to 28C4-5(−) of the Drosophila melanogaster salivary gland polytene chromosomes is rich in transcripts. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 226-226(1-2). 81–87. 8 indexed citations

Wallrath, Lori L., Jean B. Burnett, & Thomas B. Friedman. (1990). Molecular characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster urate oxidase gene, an ecdysone-repressible gene expressed only in the malpighian tubules.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(10). 5114–5127. 42 indexed citations

Wallrath, Lori L., Jean B. Burnett, & Thomas B. Friedman. (1990). Molecular Characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster Urate Oxidase Gene, an Ecdysone-Repressible Gene Expressed Only in the Malpighian Tubules. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(10). 5114–5127. 13 indexed citations

Johnson, Daniel H., Jan‐Erik Edström, Jean B. Burnett, & Thomas B. Friedman. (1987). Cloning of a Drosophila melanogaster adenine phosphoribosyltransferase structural gene and deduced amino acid sequence of the enzyme. Gene. 59(1). 77–86. 18 indexed citations

Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1986). Cloning a cDNA for Drosophila melanogaster urate oxidase. Gene. 45(2). 131–137. 9 indexed citations

Sawyer, Tomi K., Pauline J. Sanfilippo, Victor J. Hruby, et al.. (1980). 4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(10). 5754–5758. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1976). IMMUNOCHEMICAL DETECTION OF TYROSINASE IN SERUM OF PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC MALIGNANT MELANOMAS AND FROM HARDY-PASSEY MOUSE MELANOMAS. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 17(1). 26–29. 5 indexed citations

Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1973). Methionyl Residue Critical for Activity and Regulation of Bovine Liver Glutamate Dehydrogenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 248(21). 7359–7369. 28 indexed citations

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Lenox, Robert H., et al.. (1973). Immunochemical characterization of the multimolecular forms of squid ink gland tyrosinase. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 29(3). 344–345. 2 indexed citations

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Quevedo, Walter C., et al.. (1971). Multiple forms of tyrosinase in rodents and lagomorphs with special reference to their genetic control in mice. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 177(2). 173–183. 28 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B.. (1971). The Tyrosinases of Mouse Melanoma. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 246(21). 6705–6705. 2 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1969). Electrophoretic variations of tyrosinase in follicular melanocytes during the hair growth cycle in mice. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 171(3). 369–376. 38 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B. & Hans Seiler. (1969). Multiple Forms of Tyrosinase from Human Melanoma**From the Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 52(2). 199–203. 32 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1968). The tyrosinases of Fundulus heteroclitus at different stages of embryonic development. Development. 19(1). 1–8. 11 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1967). Separation and characterization of multiple forms of tyrosinase from mouse melanoma.. PubMed. 27(5). 880–9. 79 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1967). Genetic Regulation of Multiple Forms of Tyrosinase in Mice: Action of a and b Loci.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 126(2). 415–418. 30 indexed citations

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Fox, Allen S., Jean B. Burnett, & Morton S. Fuchs. (1963). TYROSINASE AS A MODEL FOR THE GENETIC CONTROL OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 100(1). 840–856. 13 indexed citations

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Fox, Allen S. & Jean B. Burnett. (1962). Tyrosinases of diverse thermostabilities and their interconversion in Neurospora crassa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 61(1). 108–120. 13 indexed citations

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Burnett, Jean B., et al.. (1958). Kinetics of Tyrosine Oxidation by Crude Tyrosinase Preparations from Neurospora crassa.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 98(1). 110–114. 12 indexed citations

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