P. Brookes

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

P. Brookes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Brookes has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cancer Research and 15 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in P. Brookes's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (38 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (24 papers). P. Brookes is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (38 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (36 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (24 papers). P. Brookes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Tanzania. P. Brookes's co-authors include P.D. Lawley, Martin R. Osborne, Robert F. Newbold, Ronald G. Harvey, H.W.S. King, William M. Baird, Margaret E. Duncan, Anthony Dipple, M H Thompson and S. P. McGrath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

P. Brookes

111 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

FURTHER STUDIES ON THE ALKYLATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THEIR CONSTITUENT NUCLEOTIDES

1963 663 citations P. Brookes et al. profile →
Evidence for the Binding of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons to the Nucleic Acids of Mouse Skin : Relation between Carcinogenic Power of Hydrocarbons and their Binding to Deoxyribonucleic Acid

1964 545 citations P. Brookes, P.D. Lawley Nature profile →
The reaction of mono- and di-functional alkylating agents with nucleic acids

1961 470 citations P. Brookes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Brookes United Kingdom	49	4.5k	2.6k	1.0k	939	778	114	7.4k
Walter Troll United States	40	3.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	386 0.4×	943 1.0×	353 0.5×	132	6.4k
Robert P. Hausinger United States	61	7.1k 1.6×	537 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	599 0.8×	212	15.5k
Robert C. Fahey United States	53	5.0k 1.1×	381 0.1×	1.4k 1.4×	544 0.6×	385 0.5×	137	9.1k
James W. Allen United States	38	2.4k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	72 0.1×	1.9k 2.0×	1.2k 1.5×	119	6.3k
R. Preußmann Germany	45	2.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	797 0.8×	582 0.6×	1.7k 2.2×	228	9.1k
Hikoya Hayatsu Japan	43	3.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	864 0.8×	649 0.7×	870 1.1×	270	6.6k
Hisashi Tanaka Japan	41	2.2k 0.5×	538 0.2×	271 0.3×	563 0.6×	178 0.2×	224	4.6k
Marie Stiborová Czechia	54	4.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	753 0.7×	924 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	371	11.4k
Peter Magee United States	41	2.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	353 0.3×	359 0.4×	791 1.0×	134	5.6k
William Lijinsky United States	37	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	641 0.6×	409 0.4×	1.5k 1.9×	213	5.7k

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Evans, D. Evan, Wenbiao Shen, & P. Brookes. (2024). Malting - ‘the middle parts of fortune’ - a history of innovation and the enduring quest for efficiency. Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 130(3). 126–181.

Brookes, P.. (1990). The early history of the biological alkylating agents, 1918–1968. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 233(1-2). 3–14. 34 indexed citations

Saffigna, P. G., D. S. Powlson, P. Brookes, & G. A. Thomas. (1989). Influence of sorghum residues and tillage on soil organic matter and soil microbial biomass in an australian vertisol. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 21(6). 759–765. 171 indexed citations

Brookes, P., Colin S. Cooper, Moira V. Ellis, et al.. (1988). Activated Ki‐ras genes in bladder epithelial cell lines transformed by treatment of primary mouse bladder explant cultures with 7,12‐dimethylbenz[a]anthracene. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 1(2). 82–88. 18 indexed citations

Jennings, B. R., et al.. (1986). Electrofluorescence study of polycyclic hydrocarbon diol-epoxide binding to DNA. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 227(1249). 441–454. 5 indexed citations

Brookes, P., et al.. (1982). Biochemical and immunological characterisation of mutants induced in V79 Chinese hamster cells by a benzo[a]pyrene diolepoxide. Carcinogenesis. 3(6). 687–692. 6 indexed citations

Jack, Peter & P. Brookes. (1980). The binding of benzo(a)pyrene to DNA components of differing sequence complexity. International Journal of Cancer. 25(6). 789–795. 7 indexed citations

Brookes, P.. (1979). The binding to mouse skin DNA of benzo[a]pyrene, its 7,8-diol and 7,8-diol-9,10-epoxides in relation to the tumourigenicity of these compounds. Cancer Letters. 6(4-5). 285–289. 18 indexed citations

Brookes, P.. (1978). Environmental Cancer: Advances in Modern Toxicology, vol 3. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 71(6). 470–470. 2 indexed citations

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King, H.W.S., Martin R. Osborne, & P. Brookes. (1978). The identification of 3-methylcholanthrene-9,10-dihydrodiol as an intermediate in the binding of 3-methylcholanthrene to DNA in cells in culture. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 20(3). 367–371. 12 indexed citations

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King, H.W.S., Martin R. Osborne, & P. Brookes. (1977). The metabolism and dna binding of 3‐methyl‐cholanthrene. International Journal of Cancer. 20(4). 564–571. 36 indexed citations

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Alexandrov, K., P. Brookes, H.W.S. King, Martin R. Osborne, & M H Thompson. (1976). Comparison of the metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene and binding to DNA caused by rat liver nuclei and microsomes. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 12(3-4). 269–277. 52 indexed citations

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Newbold, Robert F., P. Brookes, C.F. Arlett, Sarah Bridges, & Brian Dean. (1975). The effect of variable serum factors and clonal morphology on the ability to detect hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) deficient variants in cultured Chinese hamster cells. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 30(1). 143–148. 20 indexed citations

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King, H.W.S., M H Thompson, & P. Brookes. (1975). The benzo(alpha)pyrene deoxyribonucleoside products isolated from DNA after metabolism of benzo(alpha)pyrene by rat liver microsomes in the presence of DNA.. PubMed. 35(5). 1263–9. 53 indexed citations

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Duncan, Margaret E. & P. Brookes. (1974). Enzyme activities in extracts of 8-azaguanine-resistant mutants of cultured chinese hamster cells induced by the carcinogen, 7-bromomethylbenz[α]anthracene. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 26(1). 37–48. 18 indexed citations

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Tarmy, E.M., S. Venitt, & P. Brookes. (1973). Mutagenicity of the carcinogen 7-bromomethylbenz[a]anthracene: A quantitative study in repair-deficient strains of Escherichia coli. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 19(2). 153–166. 23 indexed citations

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Duncan, Margaret E. & P. Brookes. (1973). The induction of azaguanine-resistant mutants in cultured Chinese hamster cells by reactive derivatives of carcinogenic hydrocarbons. Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects. 21(2). 107–118. 56 indexed citations

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Dipple, Anthony, et al.. (1971). Reaction of 7-bromomethylbenz[a]anthracene with nucleic acids, polynucleotides, and nucleosides. Biochemistry. 10(23). 4323–4330. 100 indexed citations

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Brookes, P.. (1968). Developmental and Metabolic Control Mechanisms and Neoplasia.. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 61(2). 199–199. 44 indexed citations

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Lawley, P.D. & P. Brookes. (1965). Molecular Mechanism of the Cytotoxic Action of Difunctional Alkylating Agents and of Resistance to this Action. Nature. 206(4983). 480–483. 208 indexed citations

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