John H. Luft

16.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
31 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

John H. Luft is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Luft has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in John H. Luft's work include Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (5 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (3 papers). John H. Luft is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (5 papers), Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (3 papers). John H. Luft collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Denmark. John H. Luft's co-authors include H. Stanley Bennett, James C. Hampton, Richard L. Wood, Albamaria Parmeggiani, David Love, Edwin G. Krebs, Norman E. Williams, Bo van Deurs, Patricia C. Phelps and Oscar Brunser and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

John H. Luft

30 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

IMPROVEMENTS IN EPOXY RESIN EMBEDDING METHODS

1961 9.6k citations John H. Luft The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Ruthenium red and violet. I. Chemistry, purification, methods of use for electron microscopy and mechanism of action

1971 1.3k citations John H. Luft The Anatomical Record profile →
Ruthenium red and violet. II. Fine structural localization in animal tissues

1971 768 citations John H. Luft The Anatomical Record profile →
s-Collidine as a Basis for Buffering Fixatives

1959 696 citations John H. Luft et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Permanganate—A New Fixative for Electron Microscopy

1956 583 citations John H. Luft The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Morphological classifications of vertebrate blood capillaries

1959 503 citations John H. Luft et al. profile →
Crystallization and Properties of Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Phosphofructokinase

1966 205 citations Albamaria Parmeggiani, John H. Luft et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John H. Luft United States	20	5.7k	2.7k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	31	14.7k
Don W. Fawcett United States	65	6.6k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	122	17.6k
Keith R. Porter United States	66	8.2k 1.4×	5.4k 2.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	944 0.8×	127	16.2k
Klaus G. Bensch United States	47	4.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	155	11.5k
Edward S. Reynolds United States	30	9.5k 1.7×	3.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.9×	1.4k 1.1×	78	25.6k
Russell J. Barrnett United States	43	3.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	705 0.6×	112	9.1k
John W. Eaton United States	80	8.9k 1.6×	2.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.9×	818 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	271	24.3k
David D. Sabatini United States	41	6.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	771 0.6×	911 0.7×	81	10.0k
Norton B. Gilula United States	68	12.2k 2.1×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	2.8k 2.1×	965 0.8×	109	17.5k
M J Karnovsky United States	32	3.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	812 0.6×	812 0.7×	47	9.6k
Daniel Branton United States	74	12.2k 2.1×	4.1k 1.5×	4.8k 2.8×	1.3k 0.9×	859 0.7×	162	24.4k

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Luft, John H.. (2013). Moving Floors: The Obstacles to Guaranteeing Environmental Protection of Native Forests in the Context of Argentina's Federalism. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 3 indexed citations

Luft, John H.. (1992). Fixation for biological ultrastructure. II. Cross‐linking of bovine serum albumin by nanosecond pulses of ionizing radiation. Journal of Microscopy. 167(3). 259–272. 3 indexed citations

Luft, John H.. (1992). Fixation for biological ultrastructure. I. A viscometric analysis of the interaction between glutaraldehyde and bovine serum albumin. Journal of Microscopy. 167(3). 247–258. 5 indexed citations

Luft, John H.. (1990). Leishmaniasis in a dog with extreme cutaneous lesions and histological evidence in skin biopsies. [Case report].. Kleintierpraxis. 35(1). 25–30. 2 indexed citations

Luft, John H., et al.. (1982). Ultrastructural Study of Skeletal Fish Muscle After Freezing at Different Rates. Journal of Food Science. 47(5). 1389–1394. 25 indexed citations

Luft, John H., et al.. (1981). Improved Histological Procedure for Microscopic Demonstration of Related Changes in Fish Muscle Tissue Structure During Holding and Freezing. Journal of Food Science. 46(3). 733–737. 16 indexed citations

Deurs, Bo van & John H. Luft. (1979). Effects of glutaraldehyde fixation on the structure of tight junctions. A quantitative freeze-fracture analysis. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 68(2). 160–172. 90 indexed citations

Luft, John H., et al.. (1971). Ruthenium red and violet. III. Fine structure of the plasma membrane and extraneous coats in amoebae (A. proteus and chaos chaos). The Anatomical Record. 171(3). 417–441. 37 indexed citations

Luft, John H.. (1971). Ruthenium red and violet. II. Fine structural localization in animal tissues. The Anatomical Record. 171(3). 369–415. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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Justus, Roberto & John H. Luft. (1970). A mechanochemical hypothesis for bone remodeling induced by mechanical stress. Calcified Tissue International. 5(1). 222–235. 39 indexed citations

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Phelps, Patricia C., et al.. (1969). An Index for Quantitative Measurement of Vasoconstriction in Histologic Sections of Blood Vessels. Vascular Surgery. 3(2). 68–80. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Norman E. & John H. Luft. (1968). Use of a nitrogen mustard derivative in fixation for electron microscopy and observations on the ultrastructure of Tetrahymena. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 25(3-4). 271–292. 95 indexed citations

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Luft, John H.. (1968). Selective Staining of Acid Mucopolysaccharides By Ruthenium Red. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 26. 38–39. 10 indexed citations

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Parmeggiani, Albamaria, John H. Luft, David Love, & Edwin G. Krebs. (1966). Crystallization and Properties of Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Phosphofructokinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(20). 4625–4637. 205 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wood, Richard L. & John H. Luft. (1965). The influence of buffer systems on fixation with osmium tetroxide. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 12(1-2). 22–45. 221 indexed citations

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Phelps, Patricia C., Cyrus E. Rubin, & John H. Luft. (1964). Electron Microscope Techniques for Studying Absorption of Fat in Man with Some Observations on Pinocytosis. Gastroenterology. 46(2). 134–156. 34 indexed citations

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Luft, John H.. (1961). IMPROVEMENTS IN EPOXY RESIN EMBEDDING METHODS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 9(2). 409–414. 9637 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luft, John H. & Oscar Hechter. (1957). An Electron Microscopic Correlation of Structure with Function in the Isolated Perfused Cow Adrenal, Preliminary Observations. The Journal of Cell Biology. 3(4). 615–620. 53 indexed citations

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Luft, John H.. (1956). THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE ELECTRIC ORGAN OF THE ELECTRIC EEL AND TORPEDO RAY. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2(4). 229–232. 22 indexed citations

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Luft, John H.. (1956). Permanganate—A New Fixative for Electron Microscopy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2(6). 799–802. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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