Peter P. McCann

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Peter P. McCann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter P. McCann has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Epidemiology and 34 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter P. McCann's work include Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (70 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (34 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (34 papers). Peter P. McCann is often cited by papers focused on Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (70 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (34 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (34 papers). Peter P. McCann collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Peter P. McCann's co-authors include Anthony E. Pegg, Alan J. Bitonti, Albert Sjoerdsma, Henrik Rasmussen, Chantal Tardif, Cyrus J. Bacchi, Bhupendra P. Doctor, Jacov Tal, Guo-hua Zeng and K. Pardhasaradhi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Peter P. McCann

98 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Polyamine metabolism and function

1982 1.5k citations Anthony E. Pegg, Peter P. McCann profile →
S‐Adenosylmetliionine and methylation

1996 736 citations Richard K. Gordon, Jacov Tal et al. The FASEB Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter P. McCann United States	39	4.8k	2.1k	1.2k	930	766	99	6.5k
Masahiro Nishijima Japan	57	7.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	268 0.3×	478 0.6×	185	10.9k
C F Nathan United States	31	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	717 0.6×	239 0.3×	452 0.6×	37	7.5k
Akio Kihara Japan	55	7.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.6×	210 0.2×	376 0.5×	168	10.6k
Junji Yodoi Japan	62	7.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	461 0.4×	294 0.3×	237 0.3×	209	12.1k
Alfred J. Meijer Netherlands	43	3.6k 0.8×	614 0.3×	4.1k 3.5×	547 0.6×	239 0.3×	96	7.8k
Scott G. Morham United States	37	3.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	842 0.7×	3.2k 3.4×	557 0.7×	50	9.1k
Juhani Jänne Finland	52	7.9k 1.7×	4.5k 2.1×	239 0.2×	1.8k 1.9×	232 0.3×	279	9.7k
Patrice X. Petit France	40	6.2k 1.3×	315 0.1×	1.1k 0.9×	288 0.3×	391 0.5×	90	9.1k
Zvulun Elazar Israel	42	5.8k 1.2×	534 0.3×	7.0k 6.0×	776 0.8×	458 0.6×	81	11.7k
Gerald Litwack United States	55	9.1k 1.9×	396 0.2×	826 0.7×	262 0.3×	327 0.4×	242	12.8k

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Costafreda, Sergi G., Peter P. McCann, James H. Cole, et al.. (2013). Modulation of amygdala response and connectivity in depression by serotonin transporter polymorphism and diagnosis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 150(1). 96–103. 47 indexed citations

Chiang, Peter K., et al.. (1996). Antihuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) activities of inhibitors of polyamine pathways. Journal of Biomedical Science. 3(2). 78–81. 7 indexed citations

Gordon, Richard K., Jacov Tal, Guo-hua Zeng, et al.. (1996). S‐Adenosylmetliionine and methylation. The FASEB Journal. 10(4). 471–480. 736 indexed citations breakdown →

McCann, Peter P., et al.. (1993). Altered intracellular polyamines in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei brucei: transformation to procyclic trypomastigotes. Acta Tropica. 55(3). 181–190. 2 indexed citations

Pegg, Anthony E. & Peter P. McCann. (1992). S-adenosylmenthionine decarboxylase as an enzyme target for therapy. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 56(3). 359–377. 83 indexed citations

Wright, Paul S., et al.. (1991). Disruption of plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte cytoadherence to human melanoma cells with inhibitors of glycoprotein processing. Biochemical Pharmacology. 41(12). 1855–1861. 14 indexed citations

Wright, Paul S., et al.. (1990). Plasmodium falciparum: A rapid assay for cytoadherence of [3H]hypoxanthine-labeled infected erythrocytes to human melanoma cells. Experimental Parasitology. 71(3). 346–349. 8 indexed citations

Bacchi, Cyrus J., et al.. (1989). Trypanosoma brucei brucei: Regulation of ornithine decarboxylase in procyclic forms and trypomastigotes. Experimental Parasitology. 68(4). 392–402. 10 indexed citations

McCann, Peter P., et al.. (1989). Physiological Activation of the Mitochondrion and the Transformation Capacity of DFMO Induced Intermediate and Short Stumpy Bloodstream form Trypanosomes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 40(5). 487–493. 22 indexed citations

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Bitonti, Alan J., Peter P. McCann, & Albert Sjoerdsma. (1988). The Effects of Polyamine Analogues on Malaria Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 250. 717–726. 6 indexed citations

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McCann, Peter P., Cyrus J. Bacchi, Alan J. Bitonti, F Kierszenbaum, & Albert Sjoerdsma. (1988). Inhibition of Ornithine or Arginine Decarboxylase as an Experimental Approach to African or American Trypanosomiasis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 250. 727–735. 1 indexed citations

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Birecka, H., et al.. (1988). Ornithine Decarboxylase, Polyamines, and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Senecio and Crotalaria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 86(1). 224–230. 8 indexed citations

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Greenberg, Ronald, Peter P. McCann, & Peter R. Holt. (1988). Trophic Responses of the Pancreas Differ in Aging Rats. Pancreas. 3(3). 311–316. 10 indexed citations

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Bitonti, Alan J., et al.. (1987). Polyamine Metabolism in Acanthamoeba: Polyamine Content and Synthesis of Ornithine, Putrescine, and Diaminopropane1. The Journal of Protozoology. 34(3). 278–284. 28 indexed citations

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Garraway, M. O., et al.. (1986). Inhibition of Ornithine Decarboxylase and Growth of the Fungus Helminthosporium maydis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 80(3). 798–800. 30 indexed citations

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Birecka, H., Alan J. Bitonti, & Peter P. McCann. (1985). Assaying Ornithine and Arginine Decarboxylases in Some Plant Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 79(2). 509–514. 66 indexed citations

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Hanson, William L., Marion M. Bradford, Willie L. Chapman, et al.. (1982). α-Difluoromethylornithine: A promising lead for preventive chemotherapy for coccidiosis. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 43(9). 1651–1653. 5 indexed citations

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Karbe, E., et al.. (1982). Curative effect of alpha-difluoromethylornithine on fatal Trypanosoma congolense infection in mice.. PubMed. 33(3). 161–2. 7 indexed citations

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Marton, Laurence J., et al.. (1981). Potentiation of the antitumor therapeutic effects of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea by alpha-difluoromethylornithine, an ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor.. PubMed. 41(11 Pt 1). 4426–31. 63 indexed citations

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McCann, Peter P., Chantal Tardif, Anthony E. Pegg, & Keith A. Diekema. (1980). The dual action of the non-physiological diamines 1,3 diaminopropane and cadaverine on ornithine decarboxylase of HTC cells. Life Sciences. 26(23). 2003–2010. 14 indexed citations

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