Read R. Taintor

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Read R. Taintor is a scholar working on Physiology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Read R. Taintor has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Read R. Taintor's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Read R. Taintor is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Read R. Taintor collaborates with scholars based in United States. Read R. Taintor's co-authors include John B. Hibbs, Zdenek Vavrin, Elliot M. Rachlin, Donald L. Granger, Kenneth S. Boockvar, Harold A. Chapman, Jason B. Weinberg, Ina J. Amber, Christof Westenfelder and John H. Ward and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Read R. Taintor

13 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector m... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1988 1987 1987 500 1000 1.5k
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. Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector molecule
    1988 1.7k citations John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
  2. Macrophage Cytotoxicity: Role for L-Arginine Deiminase and Imino Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrite
    1987 1.3k citations John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor et al. Science profile →
  3. L-arginine is required for expression of the activated macrophage effector mechanism causing selective metabolic inhibition in target cells.
    1987 773 citations John B. Hibbs, Zdenek Vavrin et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Read R. Taintor United States 13 3.0k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 484 13 5.5k
Zdenek Vavrin United States 11 2.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 984 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 447 0.9× 12 4.8k
C F Nathan United States 31 2.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.8× 2.5k 2.1× 1.1k 1.0× 482 1.0× 37 7.5k
Victoria Kolb-Bachofen Germany 44 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 549 0.5× 272 0.6× 100 6.3k
Richard A. Mumford United States 33 2.5k 0.8× 3.0k 2.3× 1.1k 1.0× 638 0.6× 487 1.0× 91 7.3k
Hartmut Kleinert Germany 42 3.2k 1.1× 2.9k 2.3× 1.4k 1.2× 985 0.9× 1.1k 2.3× 98 8.1k
Bernhard A. Peskar Germany 42 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 854 0.7× 941 0.8× 764 1.6× 190 6.3k
Petra Schwarz Switzerland 42 2.3k 0.8× 3.6k 2.9× 918 0.8× 515 0.5× 696 1.4× 76 7.1k
Jean‐Claude Drapier France 39 1.4k 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 658 0.6× 562 0.5× 223 0.5× 76 4.6k
Arnold G. Herman Belgium 44 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.3× 487 0.4× 1.0k 2.2× 161 6.7k
Ellen I. Closs Germany 45 2.9k 1.0× 4.1k 3.2× 1.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.9× 1.1k 2.3× 95 9.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Granger, Donald L., Read R. Taintor, Kenneth S. Boockvar, & John B. Hibbs. (1996). Measurement of nitrate and nitrite in biological samples using nitrate reductase and Griess reaction. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 268. 142–151. 446 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Christof Westenfelder, Read R. Taintor, et al.. (1992). Evidence for cytokine-inducible nitric oxide synthesis from L-arginine in patients receiving interleukin-2 therapy.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(3). 867–877. 408 indexed citations
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Amber, Ina J., et al.. (1991). Activated Macrophage Conditioned Medium: Identification of the Soluble Factors Inducing Cytotoxicity and the L-Arginine Dependent Effector Mechanism. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 49(6). 610–620. 42 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Read R. Taintor, Zdenek Vavrin, & Elliot M. Rachlin. (1988). Nitric oxide: A cytotoxic activated macrophage effector molecule. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 157(1). 87–94. 1692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Amber, Ina J., John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor, & Zdenek Vavrin. (1988). The L-Arginine Dependent Effector Mechanism Is Induced in Murine Adenocarcinoma Cells by Culture Supernatant From Cytotoxic Activated Macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 43(2). 187–192. 47 indexed citations
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Amber, Ina J., John B. Hibbs, Read R. Taintor, & Zdenek Vavrin. (1988). SHORT COMMUNICATION: Cytokines Induce an L-Arginine-Dependent Effector System in Nonmacrophage Cells. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 44(1). 58–65. 117 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Zdenek Vavrin, & Read R. Taintor. (1987). L-arginine is required for expression of the activated macrophage effector mechanism causing selective metabolic inhibition in target cells.. The Journal of Immunology. 138(2). 550–565. 773 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hibbs, John B., Read R. Taintor, & Zdenek Vavrin. (1987). Macrophage Cytotoxicity: Role for L-Arginine Deiminase and Imino Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitrite. Science. 235(4787). 473–476. 1269 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hibbs, John B. & Read R. Taintor. (1986). [34] Activated macrophage-mediated cytotoxicity: Use of the in Vitro cytotoxicity assay for study of bioenergetic and biochemical changes that develop in tumor target cells. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 132. 508–520. 14 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Read R. Taintor, & Zdenek Vavrin. (1984). Iron depletion: Possible cause of tumor cell cytotoxicity induced by activated macrophages. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 123(2). 716–723. 150 indexed citations
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Granger, Donald L., Read R. Taintor, James L. Cook, & John B. Hibbs. (1980). Injury of neoplastic cells by murine macrophages leads to inhibition of mitochondrial respiration.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 65(2). 357–370. 151 indexed citations
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Hibbs, John B., Read R. Taintor, Harold A. Chapman, & Jason B. Weinberg. (1977). Macrophage Tumor Killing: Influence of the Local Environment. Science. 197(4300). 279–282. 275 indexed citations

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