P.N.T. Unwin

7.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
36 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

P.N.T. Unwin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, P.N.T. Unwin has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Structural Biology and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in P.N.T. Unwin's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (5 papers). P.N.T. Unwin is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Connexins and lens biology (5 papers). P.N.T. Unwin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. P.N.T. Unwin's co-authors include Richard A. Henderson, Guido A. Zampighi, Ronald A. Milligan, P D Ennis, Alain Brisson, Linda Amos, R. Nicholson, G. W. Lorimer, A. Klug and Werner Kühlbrandt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

P.N.T. Unwin

36 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Three-dimensional model of purple membrane obtained by electron microscopy

1975 1.7k citations Richard A. Henderson, P.N.T. Unwin Nature profile →
Molecular structure determination by electron microscopy of unstained crystalline specimens

1975 849 citations P.N.T. Unwin, Richard A. Henderson Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Structure of the junction between communicating cells

1980 508 citations P.N.T. Unwin, Guido A. Zampighi Nature profile →
Three-dimensional structure determination by electron microscopy of two-dimensional crystals

1982 391 citations Linda Amos, Richard A. Henderson et al. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P.N.T. Unwin United Kingdom	22	3.7k	1.4k	1.1k	945	556	36	5.5k
F. Zemlin Germany	21	2.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	977 0.9×	768 0.8×	450 0.8×	53	4.4k
Robert A. Grassucci United States	52	7.3k 2.0×	795 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	735 0.8×	317 0.6×	78	8.7k
J.M. Baldwin United Kingdom	20	5.6k 1.5×	3.5k 2.5×	623 0.6×	755 0.8×	548 1.0×	29	7.7k
E. Beckmann Germany	14	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	371 0.3×	500 0.5×	313 0.6×	25	2.9k
T.A. Ceska United Kingdom	18	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	382 0.4×	490 0.5×	318 0.6×	30	4.0k
R.A. Crowther United Kingdom	25	2.6k 0.7×	301 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	765 0.8×	360 0.6×	49	5.5k
Robert M. Glaeser United States	47	3.2k 0.9×	911 0.7×	3.5k 3.2×	1.7k 1.8×	1.6k 2.8×	186	7.8k
Michael F. Schmid United States	40	3.3k 0.9×	358 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	760 0.8×	494 0.9×	129	5.3k
Elena V. Orlova United Kingdom	48	6.3k 1.7×	386 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	407 0.7×	151	9.3k
Kenneth A. Taylor United States	45	3.7k 1.0×	339 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	629 0.7×	1.1k 1.9×	190	7.6k

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Milligan, Ronald A. & P.N.T. Unwin. (1986). Location of exit channel for nascent protein in 80S ribosome. Nature. 319(6055). 693–695. 97 indexed citations

Brisson, Alain & P.N.T. Unwin. (1985). Quaternary structure of the acetylcholine receptor. Nature. 315(6019). 474–477. 208 indexed citations

Taylor, Kenneth A., Ronald A. Milligan, Christopher D. Raeburn, & P.N.T. Unwin. (1984). A cold stage for the Philips EM300 electron microscope. Ultramicroscopy. 13(3). 185–189. 5 indexed citations

Brisson, Alain & P.N.T. Unwin. (1984). Tubular crystals of acetylcholine receptor.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 99(4). 1202–1211. 89 indexed citations

Unwin, P.N.T. & P D Ennis. (1983). Calcium-mediated changes in gap junction structure: evidence from the low angle X-ray pattern.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 97(5). 1459–1466. 69 indexed citations

Amos, Linda, Richard A. Henderson, & P.N.T. Unwin. (1982). Three-dimensional structure determination by electron microscopy of two-dimensional crystals. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 39(3). 183–231. 391 indexed citations breakdown →

Kühlbrandt, Werner & P.N.T. Unwin. (1982). Distribution of RNA and protein in crystalline eukaryotic ribosomes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 156(3). 431–448. 63 indexed citations

Unwin, P.N.T. & Guido A. Zampighi. (1980). Structure of the junction between communicating cells. Nature. 283(5747). 545–549. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

Zampighi, Guido A. & P.N.T. Unwin. (1979). Two forms of isolated gap junctions. Journal of Molecular Biology. 135(2). 451–464. 69 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T.. (1979). Attachment of ribosome crystals to intracellular membranes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 132(1). 69–84. 20 indexed citations

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Henderson, Richard A. & P.N.T. Unwin. (1977). Structure of the purple membrane from Halobacterium halobium. European Biophysics Journal. 3(2). 121–121. 12 indexed citations

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Bloomer, A. C., J.N. Champness, & P.N.T. Unwin. (1976). The hand of the stacked-disk aggregate of tobacco mosaic virus protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 105(3). 453–457. 3 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T.. (1975). Beef liver catalase structure: Interpretation of electron micrographs. Journal of Molecular Biology. 98(1). 235–242. 104 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T. & A. Klug. (1974). Electron microscopy of the stacked disk aggregate of tobacco mosaic virus protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 87(4). 641–656. 70 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T.. (1974). Electron microscopy of the stacked disk aggregate of tobacco mosaic virus protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 87(4). 657–670. 116 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T.. (1972). Electron microscopy of biological specimens by means of an electrostatic phase plate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 329(1578). 327–359. 17 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T.. (1971). Phase contrast and interference microscopy with the electron microscope. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 261(837). 95–104. 34 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T. & M. A. Wilkins. (1969). A technique for the preparation of thin foils from regions near cracks in massive bodies. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 2(8). 736–737. 3 indexed citations

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Unwin, P.N.T., G. W. Lorimer, & R. Nicholson. (1969). The origin of the grain boundary precipitate free zone. Acta Metallurgica. 17(11). 1363–1377. 163 indexed citations

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Cundy, S. L., Allen Metherell, M. J. Whelan, P.N.T. Unwin, & R. Nicholson. (1968). Studies of segregation and the initial stages of precipitation at grain boundaries in an aluminium 7 wt. % magnesium alloy with an energy analysing electron microscope. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 307(1490). 267–281. 52 indexed citations

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