Richard Alvarez

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Richard Alvarez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Alvarez has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Richard Alvarez's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (17 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (13 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (13 papers). Richard Alvarez is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (17 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (13 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (13 papers). Richard Alvarez collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Netherlands. Richard Alvarez's co-authors include C.D.B. Bridges, Ola Blixt, Richard D. Cummings, S.–L. Fong, G. I. Liou, Nicolai V. Bovin, Irma van Die, Padmaja Mehta, Daniel A. Mitchell and Maureen E. Taylor 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

Richard Alvarez

49 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Printed covalent glycan array for ligand profiling of diverse glycan binding proteins

2004 905 citations Ola Blixt, Steve Head et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Alvarez United States	28	3.0k	1.2k	870	559	416	49	4.0k
Michael Tiemeyer United States	36	4.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	431 0.8×	1.1k 2.6×	109	5.7k
P J Barr United States	39	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	305 0.4×	566 1.0×	813 2.0×	66	7.0k
Sandra Diaz United States	35	3.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	858 1.0×	788 1.4×	607 1.5×	65	5.2k
Kevin S. Johnson United Kingdom	23	6.0k 2.0×	1.3k 1.1×	113 0.1×	2.3k 4.1×	827 2.0×	40	9.1k
Colin W. Ward Australia	50	4.9k 1.6×	577 0.5×	205 0.2×	2.0k 3.6×	652 1.6×	166	9.7k
Sven R. Carlsson Sweden	36	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	273 0.3×	255 0.5×	1.5k 3.6×	65	4.1k
Donald L. Jarvis United States	39	4.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	292 0.3×	464 0.8×	136 0.3×	115	5.6k
Thomas Gerken United States	36	3.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	450 0.8×	398 1.0×	91	4.1k
Sthanam V.L. Narayana United States	35	2.5k 0.8×	615 0.5×	99 0.1×	104 0.2×	270 0.6×	77	3.9k
M J Gething United States	35	2.5k 0.8×	804 0.7×	73 0.1×	399 0.7×	1.0k 2.4×	54	4.1k

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Song, Yinghui, et al.. (2012). The bisecting GlcNAc in cell growth control and tumor progression. Glycoconjugate Journal. 29(8-9). 609–618. 73 indexed citations

Stijn, Caroline M.W. van, Lonneke Vervelde, Richard Alvarez, et al.. (2009). Vaccination-induced IgG response to Galα1–3GalNAc glycan epitopes in lambs protected against Haemonchus contortus challenge infection. International Journal for Parasitology. 40(2). 215–222. 37 indexed citations

Zupancic, Margaret L., Matthew B. Frieman, David F. Smith, et al.. (2008). Glycan microarray analysis of Candida glabrata adhesin ligand specificity. Molecular Microbiology. 68(3). 547–559. 112 indexed citations

Alvarez, Richard & Ola Blixt. (2006). Identification of Ligand Specificities for Glycan‐Binding Proteins Using Glycan Arrays. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 415. 292–310. 54 indexed citations

Park, Kyung-Il, et al.. (2006). Lectin from the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum Is Induced upon Infection with the Protozoan Parasite Perkinsus olseni. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(37). 26854–26864. 49 indexed citations

Sanchez, Jean-Frédéric, Julien Lescar, V. Chazalet, et al.. (2006). Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Helix pomatia Agglutinin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(29). 20171–20180. 121 indexed citations

Liempt, Ellis van, Christine M.C. Bank, Padmaja Mehta, et al.. (2006). Specificity of DC‐SIGN for mannose‐ and fucose‐containing glycans. FEBS Letters. 580(26). 6123–6131. 220 indexed citations

Xia, Baoyun, Ziad Kawar, Tongzhong Ju, et al.. (2005). Versatile fluorescent derivatization of glycans for glycomic analysis. Nature Methods. 2(11). 845–850. 143 indexed citations

Vliet, Sandra J. van, Ellis van Liempt, Eiríkur Saeland, et al.. (2005). Carbohydrate profiling reveals a distinctive role for the C-type lectin MGL in the recognition of helminth parasites and tumor antigens by dendritic cells. International Immunology. 17(5). 661–669. 192 indexed citations

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Blixt, Ola, Steve Head, Tony S. Mondala, et al.. (2004). Printed covalent glycan array for ligand profiling of diverse glycan binding proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(49). 17033–17038. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guo, Yuan, H. Feinberg, Daniel A. Mitchell, et al.. (2004). Structural basis for distinct ligand-binding and targeting properties of the receptors DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 11(7). 591–598. 496 indexed citations

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Gazitt, Yair, Vidal Fey, C.A. Thomas, & Richard Alvarez. (1998). Bcl-2 overexpression is associated with resistance to dexamethasone, but not melphalan, in multiple myeloma cells.. International Journal of Oncology. 13(2). 397–405. 50 indexed citations

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Wetzel, Mary G., Jun Li, Richard Alvarez, Robert E. Anderson, & Paul J. O’Brien. (1991). Metabolism of linolenic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in rat retinas and rod outer segments. Experimental Eye Research. 53(4). 437–446. 41 indexed citations

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Anderson, Robert E., Maureen B. Maude, Richard Alvarez, Gregory M. Acland, & Geoffrey K. Aguirre. (1991). Plasma lipid abnormalities in the miniature poodle with progressive rod-cone degeneration. Experimental Eye Research. 52(3). 349–355. 30 indexed citations

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Bridges, C.D.B., Richard Alvarez, S.–L. Fong, G. I. Liou, & Robert J. Ulshafer. (1987). Rhodopsin, vitamin A, and interstitial retinol-binding protein in the rd chicken.. PubMed. 28(4). 613–7. 21 indexed citations

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Fong, S.–L., et al.. (1986). Retinoid-binding proteins and retinol esterification in cultured retinal pigment epithelium cells. Neurochemistry International. 8(4). 527–534. 11 indexed citations

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Bridges, C.D.B., G. I. Liou, Richard Alvarez, et al.. (1986). Distribution of interstitial retinol‐binding protein (IRBP) in the vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 239(3). 335–346. 35 indexed citations

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Tsin, Andrew, D. D. Beatty, C.D.B. Bridges, & Richard Alvarez. (1983). Selective utilization of vitamins A1 and A2 by goldfish photoreceptors.. PubMed. 24(9). 1324–7. 10 indexed citations

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Bridges, C.D.B. & Richard Alvarez. (1982). SELECTIVE LOSS OF 11-CIS VITAMIN A IN AN EYE WITH HEREDITARY CHORIORETINAL DEGENERATION SIMILAR TO SECTOR RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. Retina. 2(4). 256–260. 10 indexed citations

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Bridges, C.D.B. & Richard Alvarez. (1982). [63] Measurement of the vitamin A cycle. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 81. 463–485. 98 indexed citations

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