Norman S. Simmons

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Norman S. Simmons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman S. Simmons has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Norman S. Simmons's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (2 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (2 papers). Norman S. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (5 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (2 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (2 papers). Norman S. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Norman S. Simmons's co-authors include Ernest Kay, Alexander L. Dounce, Elkan Blout, Alexander N. Glazer, Helga Boedtker, Carolyn Cohen, D.B. Wetlaufer, Albert Szent‐Györgyi, G. Nikiforuk and Esther F. Hays and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Norman S. Simmons

18 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Improved Preparation of Sodium Desoxyribonucleate

1952 854 citations Ernest Kay, Norman S. Simmons et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norman S. Simmons United States	14	1.2k	227	192	181	156	18	1.8k
Gertrude E. Perlmann United States	25	1.2k 1.0×	225 1.0×	140 0.7×	48 0.3×	136 0.9×	58	2.1k
E.I. Budowsky Russia	25	1.2k 1.0×	110 0.5×	66 0.3×	171 0.9×	194 1.2×	91	1.7k
Fred Karush United States	31	1.7k 1.5×	190 0.8×	81 0.4×	54 0.3×	183 1.2×	95	3.0k
Nicholas Catsimpoolas United States	24	760 0.6×	216 1.0×	330 1.7×	57 0.3×	68 0.4×	99	2.0k
David Elson Israel	28	1.9k 1.6×	122 0.5×	84 0.4×	207 1.1×	94 0.6×	66	2.2k
K. A. Stacey United Kingdom	19	842 0.7×	72 0.3×	80 0.4×	216 1.2×	132 0.8×	43	1.4k
Sidney Shifrin United States	20	1.1k 0.9×	328 1.4×	119 0.6×	49 0.3×	73 0.5×	45	1.9k
Charles R. Connell United States	8	1.3k 1.1×	92 0.4×	158 0.8×	206 1.1×	115 0.7×	10	2.2k
P. T. Gilham United States	28	2.2k 1.8×	147 0.6×	97 0.5×	257 1.4×	381 2.4×	73	2.6k
John Josse United States	14	1.4k 1.1×	59 0.3×	71 0.4×	217 1.2×	109 0.7×	18	1.7k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Simmons, Norman S., et al.. (2009). Large calcified intra-abdominal mass in a newborn: Figure 1. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 94(3). F163–F163. 1 indexed citations

Simmons, Norman S.. (1975). TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY. The Lancet. 306(7928). 281–281. 1 indexed citations

Simmons, Norman S., André Barel, & Alexander N. Glazer. (1969). High‐resolution circular dichroism of N‐acetyl‐L‐phenylalaninamide: Solvent effects. Biopolymers. 7(2). 275–279. 22 indexed citations

Simmons, Norman S. & Alexander N. Glazer. (1967). Analysis of the tyrosine circular dichroism bands in ribonucleose. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(19). 5040–5042. 61 indexed citations

Glazer, Alexander N. & Norman S. Simmons. (1966). Structure-Function Relationships in Lysozyme by Circular Dichroism¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(10). 2335–2336. 54 indexed citations

Moss, Arthur J., et al.. (1966). THE RELATIONSHIP OF AMNIOTIC FLUID VISCOSITY TO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS IN LAMBS. PEDIATRICS. 38(5). 858–864. 2 indexed citations

Glazer, Alexander N. & Norman S. Simmons. (1965). The Cotton Effect Associated with Certain Tyrosine Residues in Ribonuclease¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(17). 3991–3993. 31 indexed citations

Glazer, Alexander N. & Norman S. Simmons. (1965). A Solvent-Sensitive Aromatic Cotton Effect in Lysozyme¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(10). 2287–2288. 29 indexed citations

Nikiforuk, G. & Norman S. Simmons. (1965). Purification and Properties of Protein from Embryonic Bovine Enamel. Journal of Dental Research. 44(6). 1119–1122. 54 indexed citations

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Blout, Elkan, et al.. (1962). New Cotton Effects in Polypeptides and Proteins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84(16). 3193–3194. 123 indexed citations

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Simmons, Norman S., Carolyn Cohen, Albert Szent‐Györgyi, D.B. Wetlaufer, & Elkan Blout. (1961). A Conformation-dependent Cotton Effect in α-Helical Polypeptides and Proteins^1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(23). 4766–4769. 178 indexed citations

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Simmons, Norman S. & Elkan Blout. (1960). The Structure of Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Its Components. Biophysical Journal. 1(1). 55–62. 100 indexed citations

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Hamilton, L. D., Ralph K. Barclay, M. H. F. Wilkins, et al.. (1959). Similarity of the Structure of DNA from a Variety of Sources. The Journal of Cell Biology. 5(3). 397–404. 52 indexed citations

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Koshland, Daniel E., et al.. (1958). Absence of Phosphotriester Linkages in Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(1). 105–107. 8 indexed citations

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Boedtker, Helga & Norman S. Simmons. (1958). The Preparation and Characterization of Essentially Uniform Tobacco Mosaic Virus Particles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(10). 2550–2556. 169 indexed citations

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Hays, Esther F., Norman S. Simmons, & William S. Beck. (1957). Induction of Mouse Leukæmia with Purified Nucleic Acid Preparations. Nature. 180(4599). 1419–1420. 27 indexed citations

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Kay, Ernest, Norman S. Simmons, & Alexander L. Dounce. (1952). An Improved Preparation of Sodium Desoxyribonucleate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(7). 1724–1726. 854 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simmons, Norman S.. (1952). Studies on the defense mechanisms of the mucous membranes with particular reference to the oral cavity. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 5(5). 513–526. 27 indexed citations

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