R. Hems

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

R. Hems is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Hems has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Biochemistry and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in R. Hems's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (9 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (7 papers). R. Hems is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (9 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (7 papers). R. Hems collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. R. Hems's co-authors include H. A. Krebs, HA Krebs, BD Ross, B. D. Ross, Neil B. Ruderman, C.R.S. Houghton, Heinrich Taegtmeyer, R.A. Freedland, Marion Stubbs and R. N. Speake and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Journal and American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

R. Hems

41 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Gluconeogenesis in the perfused rat liver 1953 2026 1977 2001 1966 1953 1971 1967 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Gluconeogenesis in the perfused rat liver
    1966 649 citations R. Hems, BD Ross et al. Biochemical Journal profile →
  2. Some reactions of adenosine and inosine phosphates in animal tissues
    1953 411 citations H. A. Krebs, R. Hems Biochimica et Biophysica Acta profile →
  3. Evaluation of the isolated perfused rat hindquarter for the study of muscle metabolism
    1971 397 citations Neil B. Ruderman, C.R.S. Houghton et al. Biochemical Journal profile →
  4. The rate of gluconeogenesis from various precursors in the perfused rat liver
    1967 341 citations R. Hems, H. A. Krebs et al. Biochemical Journal profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Hems United Kingdom 29 2.2k 1.5k 923 751 743 41 4.8k
HA Krebs United Kingdom 15 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 648 0.9× 638 0.9× 15 4.9k
W.C. Hülsmann Netherlands 36 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 794 0.9× 597 0.8× 897 1.2× 149 4.6k
Patricia McLean United Kingdom 34 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 789 0.9× 659 0.9× 665 0.9× 111 4.7k
Sidney Weinhouse United States 47 4.1k 1.8× 1.4k 0.9× 655 0.7× 820 1.1× 810 1.1× 168 6.9k
Bernard R. Landau United States 42 2.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 895 1.0× 776 1.0× 657 0.9× 161 6.0k
Earl Shrago United States 31 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 745 0.8× 547 0.7× 532 0.7× 90 3.2k
Yoshimasa Morino Japan 44 2.9k 1.3× 525 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 460 0.6× 1.6k 2.2× 158 6.0k
Michael N. Berry Australia 25 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 736 0.8× 591 0.8× 642 0.9× 96 6.2k
O. Wieland Germany 49 3.5k 1.6× 2.2k 1.5× 2.2k 2.4× 1.0k 1.4× 1.8k 2.4× 205 7.0k
Anders Bergstrand Sweden 26 2.1k 0.9× 549 0.4× 626 0.7× 458 0.6× 493 0.7× 66 3.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Taegtmeyer, Heinrich, R. Hems, & H. A. Krebs. (1980). Utilization of energy-providing substrates in the isolated working rat heart. Biochemical Journal. 186(3). 701–711. 378 indexed citations
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Krebs, H. A., R. Hems, P. Kay Lund, David Halliday, & W. W. C. Read. (1978). Sources of ammonia for mammalian urea synthesis. Biochemical Journal. 176(3). 733–737. 60 indexed citations
3.
Viña, José, R. Hems, & Harald Krebs. (1978). Reaction of formiminoglutamate with liver glutamate dehydrogenase. Biochemical Journal. 170(3). 711–713. 5 indexed citations
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Watson, H. R., et al.. (1978). compounds with the menthol cooling effect. 1 indexed citations
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Viña, José, R. Hems, & Harald Krebs. (1978). Maintenance of glutathione content is isolated hepatocyctes. Biochemical Journal. 170(3). 627–630. 141 indexed citations
6.
Krebs, H. A., R. Hems, & B Tyler. (1976). The regulation of folate and methionine metabolism. Biochemical Journal. 158(2). 341–353. 188 indexed citations
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Hems, R., P. Kay Lund, & H. A. Krebs. (1975). Rapid separation of isolated hepatocytes or similar tissue fragments for analysis of cell constituents. Biochemical Journal. 150(1). 47–50. 52 indexed citations
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Krebs, H. A., R. Hems, & P. Kay Lund. (1973). Some regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of urea in the mammalian liver. Advances in Enzyme Regulation. 11. 361–377. 94 indexed citations
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Ruderman, Neil B., C.R.S. Houghton, & R. Hems. (1971). Evaluation of the isolated perfused rat hindquarter for the study of muscle metabolism. Biochemical Journal. 124(3). 639–651. 397 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, D. L., G. H. Spray, R. Hems, & D. Williamson. (1971). Metabolic effects of propionate in normal and vitamin B12-deficient rats. Biochemical Journal. 124(3). 501–507. 19 indexed citations
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Krebs, H. A. & R. Hems. (1970). Fatty acid metabolism in the perfused rat liver. Biochemical Journal. 119(3). 525–533. 61 indexed citations
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Hems, R., et al.. (1966). Gluconeogenesis in the perfused rat liver. Biochemical Journal. 101(2). 284–292. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krebs, HA, R. Hems, M J Weidemann, & R. N. Speake. (1966). The fate of isotopic carbon in kidney cortex synthesizing glucose from lactate. Biochemical Journal. 101(1). 242–249. 188 indexed citations
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Krebs, H. A., et al.. (1966). Gluconeogenesis in mouse-liver slices. Biochemical Journal. 101(3). 607–617. 53 indexed citations
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Hems, R. & HA KREBS. (1962). Further experiments on the potassium uptake by Alcaligenes faecalis. Biochemical Journal. 82(1). 80–90. 6 indexed citations
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Kitzinger, C. & R. Hems. (1959). Enthalpies of hydrolysis of glutamine and asparagine and of ionization of glutamic and aspartic acids. Biochemical Journal. 71(2). 395–400. 20 indexed citations
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Benzinger, T. H. & R. Hems. (1956). REVERSIBILITY AND EQUILIBRIUM OF THE GLUTAMINASE REACTION OBSERVED CALORIMETRICALLY TO FIND THE FREE ENERGY OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE HYDROLYSIS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 42(12). 896–900. 30 indexed citations
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Johnson, Monica, et al.. (1953). Enzymic hydrolysis of adenosine phosphates by cobra venom. Biochemical Journal. 54(4). 625–629. 19 indexed citations
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Krebs, H. A. & R. Hems. (1953). Some reactions of adenosine and inosine phosphates in animal tissues. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 12(1-2). 172–180. 411 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eggleston, L. V. & R. Hems. (1952). Separation of adenosine phosphates by paper chromatography and the equilibrium constant of the myokinase system. Biochemical Journal. 52(1). 156–160. 169 indexed citations

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