M. B. Allen

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

M. B. Allen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, M. B. Allen has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in M. B. Allen's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (17 papers) and Diatoms and Algae Research (5 papers). M. B. Allen is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (18 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (17 papers) and Diatoms and Algae Research (5 papers). M. B. Allen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. M. B. Allen's co-authors include Daniel I. Arnon, F. R. Whatley, C. B. van Niel, S. W. Jeffrey, T. W. Goodwin, Jack C. Murchio, E. C. Dougherty, Victor A. Najjar, LAWSON L. ROSENBERG and E. Yale Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

M. B. Allen

47 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Studies on Nitrogen-Fixing Blue-Green Algae. I. Growth an... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1955 1959 1954 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. Studies on Nitrogen-Fixing Blue-Green Algae. I. Growth and Nitrogen Fixation by Anabaena Cylindrica Lemm
    1955 991 citations M. B. Allen, Daniel I. Arnon PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  2. Studies with cyanidium caldarium, an anomalously pigmented chlorophyte
    1959 391 citations M. B. Allen Archives of Microbiology profile →
  3. Photosynthesis by Isolated Chloroplasts
    1954 299 citations Daniel I. Arnon, M. B. Allen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. B. Allen United States 28 2.3k 1.5k 1.0k 630 584 47 4.2k
Riyo Kunisawa United States 22 3.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.2× 852 0.8× 532 0.8× 885 1.5× 23 6.2k
Synnøve Liaaen‐Jensen Norway 40 2.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 607 0.6× 828 1.3× 646 1.1× 315 6.7k
T.W. Goodwin United Kingdom 26 2.1k 0.9× 773 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 315 0.5× 393 0.7× 72 4.7k
Jack Myers United States 38 3.5k 1.5× 3.1k 2.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 541 0.9× 101 6.1k
Shigetoh Miyachi Japan 44 3.2k 1.4× 2.8k 1.9× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 577 1.0× 196 5.7k
James A. Bassham United States 41 3.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.8× 415 0.7× 194 0.3× 140 4.7k
Jerome A. Schiff United States 37 3.5k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 883 0.9× 217 0.3× 518 0.9× 146 4.3k
W. R. Sistrom United States 25 3.3k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 455 0.4× 213 0.3× 1.0k 1.7× 38 4.4k
H. W. Siegelman United States 38 2.1k 0.9× 658 0.5× 2.1k 2.1× 384 0.6× 220 0.4× 78 4.0k
E. Gantt United States 23 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 525 0.5× 474 0.8× 319 0.5× 27 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. B. Allen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allen, M. B., et al.. (1972). Field Measurement of Light Penetration Through Sea Ice. ARCTIC. 25(1). 12 indexed citations
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Jeffrey, S. W., Jane M. Ulrich, & M. B. Allen. (1966). Some photochemical properties of chloroplast preparations from the chrysomonad hymenomonas sp.. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biophysics including Photosynthesis. 112(1). 35–44. 11 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B.. (1965). Marine Microorganisms. Science. 147(3658). 638–639. 1 indexed citations
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Jeffrey, S. W. & M. B. Allen. (1964). Pigments, Growth and Photosynthesis in Cultures of Two Chrysomonads, Coccolithus huxleyi and a Hymenomonassp.. Journal of General Microbiology. 36(2). 277–288. 34 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B. & Jack C. Murchio. (1963). Formation of a stable free radical in an illuminated chlorophyll complex. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 11(2). 115–119. 9 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B., et al.. (1962). Ultra-violet induced mutants of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Archives of Microbiology. 41(2). 115–141. 37 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B.. (1960). Comparative biochemistry of photoreactive systems. Academic Press eBooks. 232 indexed citations
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Whatley, F. R., M. B. Allen, Achim Trebst, & Daniel I. Arnon. (1960). Photosynthesis by Isolated Chloroplasts IX. Photosynthetic Phosphorylation and CO2 Assimilation in Different Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 35(2). 188–193. 20 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B. & E. Yale Dawson. (1960). PRODUCTION OF ANTIBACTERIAL SUBSTANCES BY BENTHIC TROPICAL MARINE ALGAE. Journal of Bacteriology. 79(3). 459–460. 23 indexed citations
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Whatley, F. R., M. B. Allen, & Daniel I. Arnon. (1959). Photosynthesis by isolated chloroplasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 32(1). 32–46. 71 indexed citations
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Arnon, Daniel I., F. R. Whatley, & M. B. Allen. (1959). Photosynthesis by isolated chloroplasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 32(1). 47–57. 45 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B.. (1959). Studies with cyanidium caldarium, an anomalously pigmented chlorophyte. Archives of Microbiology. 32(3). 270–277. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dougherty, E. C. & M. B. Allen. (1958). The words ‘protist’ and ‘protista’. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 14(2). 78–78. 6 indexed citations
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Dougherty, E. C., H. T. Gordon, & M. B. Allen. (1957). The absence of α-ε-diaminopimelic acid from the primitive red alga Porphyridium cruentum. Experimental Cell Research. 13(1). 171–173. 3 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B.. (1956). Photosynthetic Nitrogen Fixation by Blue-Green Algae. 83(2). 100–106. 24 indexed citations
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Arnon, Daniel I., M. B. Allen, & F. R. Whatley. (1956). Photosynthesis by isolated chloroplasts IV. General concept and comparison of three photochemical reactions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 20(3). 449–461. 247 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B. & Daniel I. Arnon. (1955). Studies on Nitrogen-Fixing Blue-Green Algae. I. Growth and Nitrogen Fixation by Anabaena Cylindrica Lemm. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 30(4). 366–372. 991 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arnon, Daniel I., F. R. Whatley, & M. B. Allen. (1955). Vitamin K as a cofactor of photosynthetic phosphorylation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 16(4). 607–608. 72 indexed citations
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Najjar, Victor A. & M. B. Allen. (1954). FORMATION OF NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, AND NITRIC OXIDE BY EXTRACTS OF DENITRIFYING BACTERIA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 206(1). 209–214. 27 indexed citations
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Allen, M. B. & C. B. van Niel. (1952). EXPERIMENTS ON BACTERIAL DENITRIFICATION. Journal of Bacteriology. 64(3). 397–412. 72 indexed citations

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