Max Alfert

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Max Alfert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Alfert has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Max Alfert's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (3 papers). Max Alfert is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (3 papers). Max Alfert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. Max Alfert's co-authors include Daniel Mazia, Irving I. Geschwind, Nirmal K. Das, Howard A. Bern, Julie Micou-Eastwood, Raymond H. Kahn, H. Swift, Arthur W. Pollister, Hewson Swift and Caroline Schooley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Max Alfert

41 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

THE CYTOCHEMICAL STAINING AND MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN WITH... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 1953 250 500 750
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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.

  1. THE CYTOCHEMICAL STAINING AND MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN WITH MERCURIC BROMPHENOL BLUE
    1953 922 citations Max Alfert et al. Biological Bulletin profile →
  2. A Selective Staining Method for the Basic Proteins of Cell Nuclei
    1953 489 citations Max Alfert, Irving I. Geschwind Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Max Alfert United States 23 1.1k 559 384 346 236 43 2.5k
Volker Speth Germany 33 2.8k 2.4× 1.4k 2.4× 326 0.8× 159 0.5× 371 1.6× 59 4.1k
Rupi Prasad United States 8 625 0.5× 540 1.0× 912 2.4× 515 1.5× 510 2.2× 15 2.2k
Erwin Huebner Canada 25 512 0.4× 186 0.3× 523 1.4× 420 1.2× 306 1.3× 70 1.7k
G. Barrie Kitto United States 25 989 0.9× 181 0.3× 216 0.6× 92 0.3× 205 0.9× 63 2.0k
P. Sautière France 29 1.5k 1.3× 210 0.4× 344 0.9× 73 0.2× 212 0.9× 86 2.5k
R.H. Don Australia 10 1.5k 1.3× 614 1.1× 761 2.0× 200 0.6× 525 2.2× 11 3.2k
David B. Slautterback United States 11 887 0.8× 91 0.2× 239 0.6× 95 0.3× 112 0.5× 12 1.6k
Chiaki Katagiri Japan 32 1.0k 0.9× 265 0.5× 462 1.2× 185 0.5× 200 0.8× 103 2.5k
Hideo Mohri Japan 29 869 0.8× 146 0.3× 368 1.0× 150 0.4× 89 0.4× 120 2.4k
U. Kühnlein Canada 30 1.0k 0.9× 248 0.4× 1.1k 2.8× 345 1.0× 543 2.3× 87 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Max Alfert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Alfert

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weber, K., et al.. (2002). Cultivation in Glucose-Deprived Medium Stimulates Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Oxidative Metabolism in HepG2 Hepatoma Cells. Biological Chemistry. 383(2). 283–290. 41 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max, et al.. (1982). A new fixation procedure for preserving the ultrastructure of marine invertebrate tissues. Journal of Microscopy. 125(1). 117–120. 104 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max, et al.. (1980). Ultrastructural studies on spermatogenesis in a sex‐ratio‐mutant strain of Drosophila simulans. American Journal of Anatomy. 157(2). 205–219. 9 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max. (1972). Relationships between African Tribal Art and Modern Western Art. Art Journal. 31(4). 387–387.
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Alfert, Max & Nirmal K. Das. (1969). EVIDENCE FOR CONTROL OF THE RATE OF NUCLEAR DNA SYNTHESIS BY THE NUCLEAR MEMBRANE IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 63(1). 123–128. 28 indexed citations
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Das, Nirmal K. & Max Alfert. (1969). BINDING OF LABELED RIBONUCLEIC ACID TO BASIC PROTEINS, A MAJOR DIFFICULTY IN RIBONUCLEIC ACID-DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION IN FIXED CELLS IN SITU. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 17(6). 418–422. 5 indexed citations
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Das, Nirmal K. & Max Alfert. (1968). Cytochemical studies on the concurrent synthesis of DNA and histone in primary spermatocytes of Urechis caupo. Experimental Cell Research. 49(1). 51–58. 13 indexed citations
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Das, Nirmal K., et al.. (1965). On the origin of labeled RNA in the cytoplasm of mitotic root tip cells of Vicia faba. Experimental Cell Research. 40(1). 178–181. 11 indexed citations
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Das, Nirmal K. & Max Alfert. (1962). Sensitivity of Interphase Cells to Chromosome Breakage by X-rays. Nature. 195(4838). 302–304. 6 indexed citations
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Geschwind, Irving I., Max Alfert, & Caroline Schooley. (1960). THE EFFECTS OF THYROXIN AND GROWTH HORMONE ON LIVER POLYPLOIDY. Biological Bulletin. 118(1). 66–69. 9 indexed citations
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Ris, Hans, Günther Siebert, Max Alfert, et al.. (1959). Chemie der Genetik. 9 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max & Irving I. Geschwind. (1958). The development of polysomaty in rat liver. Experimental Cell Research. 15(1). 230–232. 84 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max. (1956). CHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF NUCLEAR PROTEINS DURING SPERMATOGENESIS IN THE SALMON. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2(2). 109–114. 107 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max & William Balamuth. (1956). Differential micronuclear polyteny in a population of the ciliate tetrahymena pyriformis. Chromosoma. 8(1). 371–379. 11 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max. (1955). CHANGES IN THE STAINING CAPACITY OF NUCLEAR COMPONENTS DURING CELL DEGENERATION. Biological Bulletin. 109(1). 1–12. 33 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max, et al.. (1955). Cytochemical properties of nucleoproteins in Tetrahymena pyriformis; A difference in protein composition between macro‐and micronuclei. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 130(3). 403–421. 23 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max, Howard A. Bern, & Raymond H. Kahn. (1955). HORMONAL INFLUENCE ON NUCLEAR SYNTHESIS. IV.. Cells Tissues Organs. 23(3). 185–205. 59 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max & H. Swift. (1953). Nuclear DNA constancy: A critical evaluation of some exceptions reported by lison and pasteels. Experimental Cell Research. 5(2). 455–460. 38 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max. (1952). STUDIES ON BASOPHILIA OF NUCLEIC ACIDS: THE METHYL GREEN STAINABILITY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS. Biological Bulletin. 103(2). 145–156. 34 indexed citations
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Alfert, Max & Howard A. Bern. (1951). Hormonal Influence on Nuclear Synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 37(4). 202–205. 35 indexed citations

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