M. M. Coombs

1.4k total citations
47 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

M. M. Coombs is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, M. M. Coombs has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Organic Chemistry and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in M. M. Coombs's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (8 papers), Biological and pharmacological studies of plants (7 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (5 papers). M. M. Coombs is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (8 papers), Biological and pharmacological studies of plants (7 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (5 papers). M. M. Coombs collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. M. M. Coombs's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Allen, James Sinnett‐Smith, Angeles Rodrı́guez-Peña, Enrique Rozengurt, D. C. Livingston, C. L. Arcus, Jenny P. Glusker, Gautam R. Desiraju, Setsuo Kashino and C.H. O'Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

M. M. Coombs

44 papers receiving 786 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. M. Coombs United Kingdom 13 528 150 109 77 62 47 861
G. P. Warwick United Kingdom 18 405 0.8× 263 1.8× 176 1.6× 145 1.9× 90 1.5× 39 926
Michie Nakayasu Japan 20 486 0.9× 184 1.2× 87 0.8× 115 1.5× 48 0.8× 30 922
Richard E. Cline United States 10 395 0.7× 126 0.8× 147 1.3× 53 0.7× 18 0.3× 18 821
William B. Melchior United States 13 695 1.3× 119 0.8× 87 0.8× 68 0.9× 49 0.8× 20 1.1k
Margery G. Ord United Kingdom 19 612 1.2× 124 0.8× 55 0.5× 144 1.9× 56 0.9× 63 1.2k
Robert A. Hickie Canada 15 567 1.1× 97 0.6× 94 0.9× 112 1.5× 37 0.6× 29 845
Bengt Mannervik Sweden 16 376 0.7× 87 0.6× 63 0.6× 31 0.4× 65 1.0× 42 599
U. Juhl United States 9 411 0.8× 226 1.5× 214 2.0× 145 1.9× 25 0.4× 14 798
Wolfgang Albrecht Germany 19 522 1.0× 96 0.6× 396 3.6× 76 1.0× 43 0.7× 69 1.2k
W J Checovich United States 11 378 0.7× 122 0.8× 41 0.4× 85 1.1× 97 1.6× 12 961

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. M. Coombs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. M. Coombs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coombs, M. M., et al.. (2015). Carcinogenic cycloPenta[a]phenanthrenes. Progress in tumor research. 11. 69–85.
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Boyd, Gary W., et al.. (1995). The influence of dihydrodiol conformation on the metabolic activation of cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes. Toxicology Letters. 75(1-3). 93–100. 1 indexed citations
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Boyd, Gary W., Robert J. Young, Ronald G. Harvey, M. M. Coombs, & Costas Ioannides. (1993). Cytochrome P450-dependent metabolism and mutagenicity of 15, 16-dihydro-11-methylcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one and their implications in its carcinogenicity. Carcinogenesis. 14(9). 1783–1788. 4 indexed citations
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Desiraju, Gautam R., Setsuo Kashino, M. M. Coombs, & Jenny P. Glusker. (1993). C–H...O packing motifs in some cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science. 49(5). 880–892. 40 indexed citations
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Ayrton, Andrew D., Mary McFarlane, Rheeda L. Walker, et al.. (1990). Induction of the P-450 I family of proteins by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: possible relationship to their carcinogenicity. Toxicology. 60(1-2). 173–186. 28 indexed citations
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DiGiovanni, John, et al.. (1985). Mechanism of mouse skin tumor promotion by chrysarobin.. PubMed. 45(6). 2584–9. 26 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M., et al.. (1984). Biogenic silica fibre promotes carcinogenesis in mouse skin. International Journal of Cancer. 34(4). 519–528. 26 indexed citations
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Ashby, John, James M. Parry, C.F. Arlett, & M. M. Coombs. (1982). The UKEMS collaborative genotoxicity trial organisation, selection criteria and preparation of the chemicals. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 100(1-4). 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Allen, Jeffrey A. & M. M. Coombs. (1980). Covalent binding of polycyclic aromatic compounds to mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Nature. 287(5779). 244–245. 170 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M.. (1980). Electronic theory of cancer. Nature. 284(5758). 701–701. 7 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Matthew, M. M. Coombs, & D.B. Gower. (1970). The synthesis and purification of 4‐[14C]‐ and 7α[3H]‐androsta‐4,16‐dien‐3‐one. Journal of Labelled Compounds. 6(4). 386–394. 9 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M.. (1969). Potentially carcinogenic cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes. Part III. Oxidation studies. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 18(19). 2484–2484. 4 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M. & D. C. Livingston. (1969). Reaction of apurinic acid with aldehyde reagents. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 174(1). 161–173. 43 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M., et al.. (1967). Synthesis of some 12-oxygenated derivatives of oestradiol. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 19. 1819–1819. 4 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M., et al.. (1965). 17β-Oestradiol 17-methyl ether. Steroids. 6(6). 841–844. 2 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M., et al.. (1964). Carrier-free (7-3H)-Testosterone. Nature. 203(4944). 523–523. 5 indexed citations
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Coombs, M. M. & J. F. Danielli. (1959). Chlorination of Proteins as a Method of increasing their Opacity in the Electron Microscope. Nature. 183(4670). 1257–1258. 3 indexed citations

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