Peter W. Hochachka

21.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
262 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

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Peter W. Hochachka is a scholar working on Ecology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter W. Hochachka has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Ecology, 78 papers in Physiology and 64 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter W. Hochachka's work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations (114 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (51 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (42 papers). Peter W. Hochachka is often cited by papers focused on Physiological and biochemical adaptations (114 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (51 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (42 papers). Peter W. Hochachka collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Peter W. Hochachka's co-authors include George N. Somero, Thomas P. Mommsen, Raul K. Suarez, Stephen C. Land, Leslie T. Buck, C. J. Doll, Tariq Mustafa, M. Guppy, Peter Lutz and Kenneth B. Storey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter W. Hochachka

261 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Biochemical Adaptation

2002 1.5k citations Peter W. Hochachka et al. profile →
Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution

1984 1.3k citations Peter W. Hochachka et al. profile →
Unifying theory of hypoxia tolerance: molecular/metabolic defense and rescue mechanisms for surviving oxygen lack.

1996 876 citations Peter W. Hochachka et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Strategies of biochemical adaptation

1973 724 citations Peter W. Hochachka et al. profile →
Protons and Anaerobiosis

1983 461 citations Peter W. Hochachka, Thomas P. Mommsen Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter W. Hochachka Canada	64	8.6k	3.9k	3.0k	3.0k	2.9k	262	16.8k
Göran Nilsson Sweden	76	6.9k 0.8×	5.2k 1.3×	4.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	376	22.7k
Ian A. Johnston United Kingdom	68	8.4k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	5.8k 2.0×	327	15.8k
George N. Somero United States	86	17.1k 2.0×	7.7k 2.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	4.3k 1.5×	228	29.7k
Kenneth B. Storey Canada	75	14.6k 1.7×	9.3k 2.4×	7.5k 2.5×	3.8k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.1k	32.1k
Andrew R. Cossins United Kingdom	50	3.5k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	994 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	155	8.5k
Warren W. Burggren United States	54	5.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	558 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	262	9.7k
Edward S. Reynolds United States	30	2.7k 0.3×	9.5k 2.4×	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	500 0.2×	78	25.6k
Arthur L. DeVries United States	54	7.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	576 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	168	10.6k
David Randall Canada	65	9.9k 1.1×	836 0.2×	755 0.3×	891 0.3×	6.2k 2.1×	238	13.6k
Steve F. Perry Canada	60	9.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	782 0.3×	746 0.3×	5.8k 2.0×	306	12.7k

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Burelle, Yan, Richard B. Wambolt, Hannah L. Parsons, et al.. (2004). Regular exercise is associated with a protective metabolic phenotype in the rat heart. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 287(3). H1055–H1063. 101 indexed citations

Monsalve, María Victoria, Francisco M. Salzano, Jim L. Rupert, et al.. (2003). Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Allele Frequencies in Amerindians. Annals of Human Genetics. 67(4). 367–371. 5 indexed citations

Rupert, Jim L. & Peter W. Hochachka. (2001). The Evidence for Hereditary Factors Contributing to High Altitude Adaptation in Andean Natives: A Review. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2(2). 235–256. 50 indexed citations

Hochachka, Peter W., Jim L. Rupert, & Carlos Monge. (1999). Adaptation and conservation of physiological systems in the evolution of human hypoxia tolerance. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 124(1). 1–17. 56 indexed citations

Staples, James F. & Peter W. Hochachka. (1998). The effect of hibernation status and cold-acclimation on hepatocyte gluconeogenesis in the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76(9). 1734–1740. 16 indexed citations

Arthur, Peter G., et al.. (1997). Energy Turnover in the Normoxic and Anoxic Turtle Heart. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 117(1). 121–126. 15 indexed citations

Hochachka, Peter W., C. M. Clark, William D. Brown, et al.. (1994). The Brain at High Altitude: Hypometabolism as a Defense against Chronic Hypoxia?. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 14(4). 671–679. 107 indexed citations

Hochachka, Peter W. & T. P. Mommsen. (1993). Molecular biology frontiers. Elsevier eBooks. 40 indexed citations

Mommsen, T. P., Peter W. Hochachka, Peter W. Hochachka, & Thomas P. Mommsen. (1991). Phylogenetic and biochemical perspectives. Elsevier eBooks. 19 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W.. (1989). Molecular mechanisms of defense against oxygen lack.. PubMed. 16(5). 375–9. 4 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W. & M. Guppy. (1987). Metabolic Arrest and the Control of Biological Time. Harvard University Press eBooks. 262 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W.. (1986). Balancing conflicting metabolic demands of exercise and diving.. PubMed. 45(13). 2948–52. 43 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W.. (1983). Environmental biochemistry and physiology. Academic Press eBooks. 55 indexed citations

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French, Christopher J., Thomas P. Mommsen, & Peter W. Hochachka. (1981). Amino Acid Utilisation in Isolated Hepatocytes from Rainbow Trout. European Journal of Biochemistry. 113(2). 311–317. 121 indexed citations

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Mommsen, T. P., et al.. (1981). Analogues of red and white muscle in squid mantle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(5). 3274–3278. 75 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W.. (1980). Living Without Oxygen. Harvard University Press eBooks. 129 indexed citations

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Shoubridge, Eric A. & Peter W. Hochachka. (1980). Ethanol: Novel End Product of Vertebrate Anaerobic Metabolism. Science. 209(4453). 308–309. 203 indexed citations

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Guderley, Helga, Kenneth B. Storey, Jeremy H. A. Fields, & Peter W. Hochachka. (1976). Pyruvate kinase from Oplophorus gracilirostris muscle. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 55(4). 475–478. 7 indexed citations

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Hochachka, Peter W.. (1971). Enzyme Mechanisms in Temperature and Pressure Adaptation of Off-Shore Benthic Organisms: The Basic Problem. American Zoologist. 11(3). 425–435. 10 indexed citations

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Behrisch, Hans W. & Peter W. Hochachka. (1969). Temperature and the regulation of enzyme activity in poikilotherms. Properties of rainbow-trout fructose diphosphatase. Biochemical Journal. 111(3). 287–295. 46 indexed citations

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