M. K. Keech

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

M. K. Keech is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Rheumatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. K. Keech has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Biomaterials, 8 papers in Rheumatology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in M. K. Keech's work include Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (10 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (6 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (4 papers). M. K. Keech is often cited by papers focused on Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (10 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (6 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (4 papers). M. K. Keech collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. M. K. Keech's co-authors include G. C. Wood, R. Reed, R. E. Tunbridge, David Hall, E. J. Holborow, F Bianchi, Hermann Pinkus, Daisy S. McCann, A. H. Mehregan and Youichi Shimizu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

M. K. Keech

39 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

The formation of fibrils from collagen solutions 1. The effect of experimental conditions: kinetic and electron-microscope studies

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. K. Keech United States	17	409	348	206	196	193	39	1.3k
F.S. Steven United Kingdom	22	415 1.0×	221 0.6×	197 1.0×	300 1.5×	161 0.8×	108	1.5k
John H. Highberger United States	12	437 1.1×	138 0.4×	116 0.6×	133 0.7×	121 0.6×	12	970
Reza I. Bashey United States	30	249 0.6×	493 1.4×	339 1.6×	300 1.5×	110 0.6×	61	2.7k
R. H. Pearce Canada	21	69 0.2×	430 1.2×	116 0.6×	350 1.8×	377 2.0×	46	2.0k
Charles B. Cuono United States	22	355 0.9×	401 1.2×	80 0.4×	113 0.6×	114 0.6×	46	2.1k
L.B. Sandberg United States	19	117 0.3×	160 0.5×	651 3.2×	103 0.5×	156 0.8×	38	1.2k
E. J. Menzel Austria	15	78 0.2×	189 0.5×	134 0.7×	162 0.8×	124 0.6×	39	1.0k
Rita A. Hahn United States	16	455 1.1×	275 0.8×	178 0.9×	120 0.6×	228 1.2×	36	1.4k
Patrick Kern France	22	109 0.3×	231 0.7×	131 0.6×	56 0.3×	41 0.2×	47	1.1k
Giuseppe Cetta Italy	28	119 0.3×	297 0.9×	631 3.1×	338 1.7×	211 1.1×	105	2.1k

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McCann, Daisy S., et al.. (1967). Tyrosine metabolism in connective tissue disease. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 20(10). 781–786. 2 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K., et al.. (1966). Esophageal Motility in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Scleroderma. Radiology. 86(6). 1041–1046. 16 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K., et al.. (1966). Family studies of the Marfan syndrome. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 19(1). 57–83. 13 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K., et al.. (1966). Effect of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) and Tetrahydroxyquinone on Sclerodermatous Skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 47(3). 235–246. 4 indexed citations

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Bianchi, F, et al.. (1966). Analysis of twenty-seven cases of progressive systemic sclerosis (including two with combined systemic lupus erythematosus) and a review of the literature. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 19(9). 953–977. 28 indexed citations

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Shimizu, Youichi, Daisy S. McCann, & M. K. Keech. (1965). THE EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID ON HUMAN DERMAL FIBROBLASTS IN MONOLAYER TISSUE CULTURE.. PubMed. 65. 286–306. 29 indexed citations

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Bianchi, F & M. K. Keech. (1964). Sarcoidosis with Arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 23(6). 463–479. 14 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1961). The effect of mechanical factors on connective tissue in vitro. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 81(2). 505–510. 2 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1960). Electron Microscope Study of the Lathyritic Rat Aorta. The Journal of Cell Biology. 7(3). 539–545. 38 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1959). The effect of collagenase on the fixed and unfixed skin lesions of morphœa: An electron‐microscope study. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 77(2). 351–369. 16 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1958). Transformation of Collagen to “Elastin” in Dermal Collagens with Varying Sensitivity towards Collagenase. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 17(1). 23–50. 6 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K. & R. Reed. (1957). Enzymatic Elucidation of the Relationship between Collagen and Elastin: An Electron-Microscopic Study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 16(1). 35–62. 14 indexed citations

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Hall, David, et al.. (1955). Collagen and Elastin in Connective Tissue. Journal of Gerontology. 10(4). 388–400. 60 indexed citations

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Hall, David, et al.. (1955). Apparent Transformation of Collagen Fibrils into ‘Elastin’. Nature. 176(4490). 966–969. 60 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1954). The effect of collagenase on human skin collagen. Comparison of different age-groups and of cases with and without collagen disease.. PubMed Central. 26(4). 295–306. 20 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1954). The effect of collagenase and trypsin on collagen. An electron microscopic study. The Anatomical Record. 119(2). 139–159. 15 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K., et al.. (1953). Aleukæmic myeloid reticulosis: Report of a case treated with aminopterin. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 65(1). 79–88. 7 indexed citations

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Keech, M. K.. (1952). Primary Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder with Gall Stones in Secondary Deposits in the Liver. Gastroenterology. 21(3). 429–432. 3 indexed citations

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Holborow, E. J. & M. K. Keech. (1951). Hyaluronidase Skin Spreading Effect. BMJ. 2(4741). 1173–1178. 22 indexed citations

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Bywaters, E. G. L., E. J. Holborow, & M. K. Keech. (1951). Reconstitution of the Dermal Barrier to Dye Spread after Hyaluronidase Injection. BMJ. 2(4741). 1178–1183. 22 indexed citations

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