John R. Obst

1.7k total citations
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

John R. Obst is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Obst has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in John R. Obst's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (12 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (11 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (6 papers). John R. Obst is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (12 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (11 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (6 papers). John R. Obst collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. John R. Obst's co-authors include John M. Harkin, Michael Larsen, Robert A. Blanchette, T. E. Timell, John I. Hedges, T. Kent Kirk, Elizabeth McCoy, R.L. Crawford, Umesh P. Agarwal and John Ralph and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John R. Obst

20 papers receiving 989 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. Obst United States	15	703	380	295	281	141	21	1.1k
C. Adinarayana Reddy United States	23	843 1.2×	282 0.7×	474 1.6×	269 1.0×	235 1.7×	44	1.5k
Maria Wojtaś-Wasilewska Poland	13	874 1.2×	297 0.8×	513 1.7×	147 0.5×	215 1.5×	24	1.1k
Takefumi Hattori Japan	23	981 1.4×	661 1.7×	332 1.1×	787 2.8×	145 1.0×	66	1.7k
Nam-Seok Cho South Korea	13	765 1.1×	340 0.9×	414 1.4×	140 0.5×	207 1.5×	55	1.1k
Jolanta Luterek Poland	11	773 1.1×	260 0.7×	445 1.5×	126 0.4×	174 1.2×	21	986
Peter E. Laks United States	19	254 0.4×	145 0.4×	114 0.4×	146 0.5×	92 0.7×	43	948
Liisa Kaarina Simola Finland	21	809 1.2×	338 0.9×	166 0.6×	635 2.3×	30 0.2×	67	1.2k
Ladislav Homolka Czechia	20	884 1.3×	157 0.4×	371 1.3×	161 0.6×	310 2.2×	46	1.2k
Aldo E. González Spain	16	578 0.8×	230 0.6×	365 1.2×	60 0.2×	172 1.2×	28	785
Pauline J. M. Teunissen Netherlands	12	531 0.8×	503 1.3×	411 1.4×	441 1.6×	101 0.7×	13	1.1k

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Agarwal, Umesh P., et al.. (1996). Lignin analysis by FT-Raman spectroscopy. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P., et al.. (1996). Heterogeneity of lignin concentration in cell corner middle lamella of white birch and black spruce. Wood Science and Technology. 30(2). 99–104. 27 indexed citations

Blanchette, Robert A., John R. Obst, & T. E. Timell. (1994). Biodegradation of Compression Wood and Tension Wood by White and Brown Rot Fungi. Holzforschung. 48(s1). 34–42. 52 indexed citations

Obst, John R.. (1993). Occurrence of taxol and related taxanes in the wood of Pacific yew. 2 indexed citations

Blanchette, Robert A., Kory R. Cease, André R. Abad, Todd A. Burnes, & John R. Obst. (1991). Ultrastructural characterization of wood from Tertiary fossil forests in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Botany. 69(3). 560–568. 30 indexed citations

Obst, John R.. (1990). Lignins: Structure and Distribution in Wood and Pulp. MRS Proceedings. 197. 5 indexed citations

Blanchette, Robert A., et al.. (1988). Resistance of hardwood vessels to degradation by white rot Basidiomycetes. Canadian Journal of Botany. 66(9). 1841–1847. 50 indexed citations

Obst, John R., et al.. (1986). The Syringyl Content of Softwood Lignin. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 6(3). 311–327. 28 indexed citations

McDermott, John B., Michael T. Klein, & John R. Obst. (1986). Chemical modeling in the deduction of process concepts: a proposed novel process for lignin liquefaction. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 25(4). 885–889. 12 indexed citations

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Obst, John R.. (1983). Kinetics of Alkaline Cleavage of β-Aryl Ether Bonds in Lignin Models: Significance to Delignification. Holzforschung. 37(1). 23–28. 27 indexed citations

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Obst, John R. & John Ralph. (1983). Characterization of Hardwood Lignin: Investigation of Syringyl/Guaiacyl Composition by¹³C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Holzforschung. 37(6). 297–302. 18 indexed citations

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Obst, John R.. (1983). Analytical Pyrolysis of Hardwood and Softwood Lignins and Its use in Lignin-Type Determination of Hardwood Vessel Elements. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 3(4). 377–397. 85 indexed citations

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Obst, John R.. (1982). Guaiacyl and Syringyl Lignin Composition in Hardwood Cell Components. Holzforschung. 36(3). 143–152. 67 indexed citations

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Obst, John R., et al.. (1979). Quinones in alkaline pulping: beta-ether cleavage of free phenolic units in lignin. 4 indexed citations

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Harkin, John M., Michael Larsen, & John R. Obst. (1974). Use of Syringaldazine for Detection of Laccase in Sporophores of Wood Rotting Fungi. Mycologia. 66(3). 469–469. 59 indexed citations

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Harkin, John M., Michael Larsen, & John R. Obst. (1974). Use of Syringaldazine for Detection of Laccase in Sporophores of Wood Rotting Fungi. Mycologia. 66(3). 469–476. 102 indexed citations

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Harkin, John M. & John R. Obst. (1973). Lignification in Trees: Indication of Exclusive Peroxidase Participation. Science. 180(4083). 296–298. 270 indexed citations

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Obst, John R. & John M. Harkin. (1973). Reversible deuteration of 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone in alkali. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 38(18). 3226–3227.

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Harkin, John M. & John R. Obst. (1973). Syringaldazine, an effective reagent for detecting laccase and peroxidase in fungi. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 29(4). 381–387. 226 indexed citations

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Crawford, R.L., Elizabeth McCoy, John M. Harkin, T. Kent Kirk, & John R. Obst. (1973). Degradation of Methoxylated Benzoic Acids by a Nocardia from a Lignin-Rich Environment: Significance to Lignin Degradation and Effect of Chloro Substituents. Applied Microbiology. 26(2). 176–184. 49 indexed citations

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