John B. Hibbs

16.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
79 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

John B. Hibbs is a scholar working on Physiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John B. Hibbs has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Physiology, 27 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John B. Hibbs's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers), Immune cells in cancer (16 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (11 papers). John B. Hibbs is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers), Immune cells in cancer (16 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (11 papers). John B. Hibbs collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Korea. John B. Hibbs's co-authors include Read R. Taintor, Zdenek Vavrin, Carl Nathan, Elliot M. Rachlin, Donald L. Granger, Harold A. Chapman, Jack R. Lancaster, Jean‐Claude Drapier, Jack S. Remington and Jason B. Weinberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John B. Hibbs

78 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector m... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1988 1991 1987 1987 1990 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector molecule
    1988 1.7k citations John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
  2. Role of nitric oxide synthesis in macrophage antimicrobial activity
    1991 1.3k citations John B. Hibbs et al. profile →
  3. Macrophage Cytotoxicity: Role for L-Arginine Deiminase and Imino Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrite
    1987 1.3k citations John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor et al. Science profile →
  4. L-arginine is required for expression of the activated macrophage effector mechanism causing selective metabolic inhibition in target cells.
    1987 773 citations John B. Hibbs, Zdenek Vavrin et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. Activated macrophages destroy intracellular Leishmania major amastigotes by an L-arginine-dependent killing mechanism.
    1990 597 citations Shawn J. Green, Monte S. Meltzer et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  6. Differentiation of murine macrophages to express nonspecific cytotoxicity for tumor cells results in L-arginine-dependent inhibition of mitochondrial iron-sulfur enzymes in the macrophage effector cells.
    1988 509 citations John B. Hibbs et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  7. Microbiostatic effect of murine-activated macrophages for Toxoplasma gondii . Role for synthesis of inorganic nitrogen oxides from l -arginine.
    1990 481 citations John B. Hibbs et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John B. Hibbs United States 49 5.8k 3.7k 3.3k 2.1k 1.6k 79 14.1k
Q W Xie United States 28 6.8k 1.2× 4.1k 1.1× 4.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 36 15.5k
Sidney M. Morris United States 57 4.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.7× 4.2k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 791 0.5× 131 13.5k
Wulf Dröge Germany 55 3.4k 0.6× 4.3k 1.2× 10.3k 3.1× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 173 22.2k
Marc Peters‐Golden United States 72 4.6k 0.8× 4.7k 1.3× 4.9k 1.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 274 17.3k
Aihao Ding United States 43 3.0k 0.5× 5.0k 1.3× 3.8k 1.2× 769 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 66 13.2k
Gautam Chaudhuri United States 49 4.5k 0.8× 956 0.3× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 783 0.5× 171 10.8k
Charles J. Lowenstein United States 67 8.0k 1.4× 4.7k 1.3× 8.9k 2.7× 2.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.4× 164 24.9k
C F Nathan United States 31 2.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 717 0.5× 37 7.5k
Bernard Babior United States 71 5.3k 0.9× 9.8k 2.6× 9.8k 3.0× 874 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 196 23.3k
Andreas K. Nüssler Germany 62 3.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 4.8k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 365 16.2k

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All Works

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Drapier, Jean‐Claude & John B. Hibbs. (1996). [3] Aconitases: A class of metalloproteins highly sensitive to nitric oxide synthesis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 269. 26–36. 119 indexed citations
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Evans, Thomas G., Steve Reed, & John B. Hibbs. (1996). Nitric Oxide Production in Murine Leishmaniasis: Correlation of Progressive Infection with Increasing Systemic Synthesis of Nitric Oxide. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54(5). 486–489. 23 indexed citations
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Granger, Donald L. & John B. Hibbs. (1996). High-output nitric oxide: Weapon against infection?. Trends in Microbiology. 4(2). 46–47. 11 indexed citations
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Granger, Donald L., Read R. Taintor, Kenneth S. Boockvar, & John B. Hibbs. (1996). Measurement of nitrate and nitrite in biological samples using nitrate reductase and Griess reaction. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 268. 142–151. 446 indexed citations
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Cannon, Grant W., et al.. (1996). Nitric oxide production during adjuvant‐induced and collagen‐induced arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 39(10). 1677–1684. 63 indexed citations
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Samlowski, Wolfram E., et al.. (1995). Effectiveness and Toxicity of Protracted Nitric Oxide Synthesis Inhibition During IL-2 Treatment of Mice. Journal of Immunotherapy. 18(3). 166–178. 9 indexed citations
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Bastian, Neil R., et al.. (1994). Nω-monomethyl-l-arginine inhibits nitric oxide production in murine cardiac allografts but does not affect graft rejection. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1226(2). 225–231. 35 indexed citations
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Evans, Thomas G., L. Thai, Donald L. Granger, & John B. Hibbs. (1993). Effect of in vivo inhibition of nitric oxide production in murine leishmaniasis.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(2). 907–915. 132 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B.. (1991). Synthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine: a recently discovered pathway induced by cytokines with antitumour and antimicrobial activity. Research in Immunology. 142(7). 565–569. 131 indexed citations
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Granger, Donald L., John B. Hibbs, John R. Perfect, & David T. Durack. (1990). Metabolic fate of L-arginine in relation to microbiostatic capability of murine macrophages.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 85(1). 264–273. 311 indexed citations
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James, Stephanie L. & John B. Hibbs. (1990). The role of nitrogen oxides as effector molecules of parasite killing. Parasitology Today. 6(9). 303–305. 61 indexed citations
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Green, Shawn J., Monte S. Meltzer, John B. Hibbs, & Carol A. Nacy. (1990). Activated macrophages destroy intracellular Leishmania major amastigotes by an L-arginine-dependent killing mechanism.. The Journal of Immunology. 144(1). 278–283. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hibbs, John B., et al.. (1988). Differentiation of murine macrophages to express nonspecific cytotoxicity for tumor cells results in L-arginine-dependent inhibition of mitochondrial iron-sulfur enzymes in the macrophage effector cells.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(8). 2829–2838. 509 indexed citations breakdown →
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Drapier, Jean‐Claude, Juana Wietzerbin, & John B. Hibbs. (1988). Interferon‐γ and tumor necrosis factor induce the L‐arginine‐dependent cytotoxic effector mechanism in murine macrophages*. European Journal of Immunology. 18(10). 1587–1592. 447 indexed citations
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Granger, Donald L., John B. Hibbs, John R. Perfect, & David T. Durack. (1988). Specific amino acid (L-arginine) requirement for the microbiostatic activity of murine macrophages.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(4). 1129–1136. 279 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Read R. Taintor, Zdenek Vavrin, & Elliot M. Rachlin. (1988). Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector molecule. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 157(1). 87–94. 1692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hibbs, John B.. (1985). Target cell iron depletion possible cause of tumor cell cytotoxicity induced by activated macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 38(1). 56. 1 indexed citations
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Cook, James L., John B. Hibbs, & Andrew M. Lewis. (1980). Resistance of simian virus 40-transformed hamster cells to the cytolytic effect of activated macrophages: a possible factor in species-specific viral oncogenicity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(11). 6773–6777. 22 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B.. (1974). Heterocytolysis by Macrophages Activated by Bacillus Calmette-Gurin: Lysosome Exocytosis into Tumor Cells. Science. 184(4135). 468–471. 203 indexed citations

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