John R. Harper

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John R. Harper is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Harper has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in John R. Harper's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (13 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (9 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers). John R. Harper is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (13 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (9 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers). John R. Harper collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. John R. Harper's co-authors include Michael D. Pierschbacher, Wayne A. Border, Yu Yamaguchi, Erkki Ruoslahti, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Nancy A. Noble, David A. Cheresh, Stuart H. Yuspa, R A Reisfeld and Ronald P. Silverman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John R. Harper

51 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Natural inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β protect... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 250 500 750
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.

  1. Natural inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β protects against scarring in experimental kidney disease
    1992 831 citations Wayne A. Border, Nancy A. Noble et al. Nature profile →

Peers

John R. Harper
Helena Autio‐Harmainen Finland
Rudolf Vracko United States
Paul Rooney United Kingdom
Hans Jörg Häuselmann Switzerland
Risto Penttinen Finland
John T. Martin United States
Luca Borradori Switzerland
Joseph H. Korn United States
Anna Engström‐Laurent Sweden
Ling Qin United States
Helena Autio‐Harmainen Finland
John R. Harper
Citations per year, relative to John R. Harper John R. Harper (= 1×) peers Helena Autio‐Harmainen

Countries citing papers authored by John R. Harper

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Fields of papers citing papers by John R. Harper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by John R. Harper. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by John R. Harper. The network helps show where John R. Harper may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Harper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John R. Harper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John R. Harper based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John R. Harper. John R. Harper is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Moreno, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Tri-layer amniotic membrane allografts: a versatile scaffold for managing acute and hard-to-heal wounds. Journal of Wound Care. 33(Sup3). S14–S14. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (2016). An Automated and Minimally Invasive Tool for Generating Autologous Viable Epidermal Micrografts. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 29(2). 57–64. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, Hua Wan, Wendell Q. Sun, et al.. (2009). A Porcine-Derived Acellular Dermal Scaffold That Supports Soft Tissue Regeneration: Removal of Terminal Galactose-α-(1,3)-Galactose and Retention of Matrix Structure. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(7). 1807–1819. 90 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, Hua Wan, Maryellen Sandor, et al.. (2008). Host Response to Human Acellular Dermal Matrix Transplantation in a Primate Model of Abdominal Wall Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(12). 2009–2019. 122 indexed citations
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Sandor, Maryellen, Hui Xu, Jerome Connor, et al.. (2008). Host Response to Implanted Porcine-Derived Biologic Materials in a Primate Model of Abdominal Wall Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(12). 2021–2031. 138 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (2003). Nutritional supplementation in older adults: Pleasantness, preference and selection of sip‐feeds. British Journal of Health Psychology. 8(1). 57–66. 38 indexed citations
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Giri, Shri N., Dallas M. Hyde, R. Braun, et al.. (1997). Antifibrotic effect of decorin in a bleomycin hamster model of lung fibrosis. Biochemical Pharmacology. 54(11). 1205–1216. 145 indexed citations
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Border, Wayne A., Nancy A. Noble, Tatsuo Yamamoto, et al.. (1992). Natural inhibitor of transforming growth factor-β protects against scarring in experimental kidney disease. Nature. 360(6402). 361–364. 831 indexed citations breakdown →
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Noble, Nancy A., John R. Harper, & Wayne A. Border. (1992). In vivo interactions of TGF-β and extracellular matrix. 4(4). 369–382. 72 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (1991). Isolation and Sequence of Partial cDNA Clones of Human L1: Homology of Human and Rodent L1 in the Cytoplasmic Region. Journal of Neurochemistry. 56(3). 797–804. 22 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (1990). Human Neuroectoderm‐Derived Cell Line Secretes Fibronectin that Shares the HNK‐1/10C5 Carbohydrate Epitope with Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules. Journal of Neurochemistry. 54(2). 395–401. 7 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., David A. Greenhalgh, & Stuart H. Yuspa. (1988). Expression of Transfected DNA by Primary Murine Keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 91(2). 150–153. 27 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., Steven H. Reynolds, David A. Greenhalgh, et al.. (1987). Analysis of the rasH oncogene and its p21 product in chemically induced skin tumors and tumor-derived cell lines. Carcinogenesis. 8(12). 1821–1825. 26 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., Dennis R. Roop, & Stuart H. Yuspa. (1986). Transfection of the EJ ras Ha Gene into Keratinocytes Derived from Carcinogen-Induced Mouse Papillomas Causes Malignant Progression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(9). 3144–3149. 40 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., Thomas F. Bumol, & Ralph A. Reisfeld. (1982). Serological and Biochemical Analyses of Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Melanoma-Associated Antigens. Hybridoma. 1(4). 423–432. 23 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (1971). Obesity and Respiratory Infection in Infants and Young Children. BMJ. 1(5739). 16–18. 65 indexed citations
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Harper, John R., et al.. (1970). Children in Adult Intensive Therapy Units. BMJ. 1(5699). 810–813. 6 indexed citations

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