Richard Howells

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Richard Howells is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Howells has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Richard Howells's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (35 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (14 papers). Richard Howells is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (35 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (29 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (14 papers). Richard Howells collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Richard Howells's co-authors include Gary Romano, Richard E. Harlan, Brenda D. Shivers, Sidney Udenfriend, D L Kilpatrick, Donald W. Pfaff, Kirti Chaturvedi, Charles V. Mobbs, D. W. Pfaff and Eric J. Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Richard Howells

92 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and derivatives 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300
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. Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and derivatives
    1977 332 citations Richard Howells et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Howells United States 30 1.7k 1.5k 396 354 332 95 3.2k
Akira Uehara Japan 34 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 562 1.4× 403 1.1× 318 1.0× 197 5.8k
Eli Hazum Israel 37 2.3k 1.4× 2.8k 1.9× 318 0.8× 250 0.7× 815 2.5× 98 4.8k
Anne W. Schmidt United States 35 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 440 1.1× 309 0.9× 420 1.3× 70 3.9k
Jean E. Lachowicz United States 33 1.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 764 1.9× 174 0.5× 342 1.0× 84 4.3k
José I. Borrell Spain 36 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 830 2.1× 588 1.7× 405 1.2× 220 5.6k
Solange Lavielle France 36 1.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.9× 863 2.2× 192 0.5× 182 0.5× 131 4.1k
Wolfgang Wadsak Austria 44 891 0.5× 908 0.6× 149 0.4× 212 0.6× 216 0.7× 264 5.9k
Rodney L. Parsons United States 30 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 471 1.2× 154 0.4× 217 0.7× 131 2.9k
Markus Mitterhauser Austria 39 839 0.5× 828 0.6× 152 0.4× 204 0.6× 199 0.6× 258 5.0k
Jolanta H. Kotlińska Poland 27 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 131 0.3× 148 0.4× 471 1.4× 133 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Howells

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Howells

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peng, Youyi, et al.. (2020). Identification of an irreversible PPARγ antagonist with potent anticancer activity. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 8(6). e00693–e00693. 10 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard. (2012). The Myth of the Titanic: Centenary Edition. Research Portal (King's College London). 2 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (2012). Outrage: Art, Controversy, and Society. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Mundra, Jyoti Joshi, et al.. (2012). Naltrindole Inhibits Human Multiple Myeloma Cell Proliferation In Vitro and in a Murine Xenograft Model In Vivo. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 342(2). 273–287. 13 indexed citations
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Peng, Youyi, Qiang Zhang, Sonia Arora, et al.. (2009). Novel delta opioid receptor agonists exhibit differential stimulation of signaling pathways. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17(17). 6442–6450. 14 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (2008). Better communication with children and parents. Paediatrics and Child Health. 18(8). 381–385. 26 indexed citations
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Wannemacher, Kenneth M., et al.. (2008). Purification and mass spectrometric analysis of the κ opioid receptor. Brain Research. 1230. 13–26. 16 indexed citations
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Chaturvedi, Kirti, et al.. (2002). Inhibition of μ and δ opioid receptor ligand binding by the peptide aldehyde protease inhibitor, leupeptin. Regulatory Peptides. 105(1). 9–14. 2 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (2000). Occupational health and safety law : text and materials. 3 indexed citations
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Basu, Amartya, et al.. (1994). Cloning of a human cDNA encoding a putative nucleotide-binding protein related to Escherichia coli MinD. Gene. 147(2). 281–285. 10 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (1994). Sequence of the 5'-flanking region of the rat c-fos proto-oncogene. Gene. 143(2). 261–264. 27 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (1993). Human ribosomal protein L37a: cloning of the cDNA and analysis of differential gene expression in tissues and cell lines. Gene. 132(2). 285–289. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Jonathan A., et al.. (1992). Stimulation of c-fos and c-jun gene expression and down-regulation of proenkephalin gene expression in C6 glioma cells by endothelin-1. Molecular Brain Research. 14(3). 213–220. 23 indexed citations
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Inturrisi, Charles E., Andrea D. Branch, Hugh D. Robertson, et al.. (1988). Glucocorticoid Regulation of Enkephalins in Cultured Rat Adrenal Medulla. Molecular Endocrinology. 2(7). 633–640. 62 indexed citations
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Romano, Gary, Brenda D. Shivers, Richard E. Harlan, Richard Howells, & Donald W. Pfaff. (1987). Haloperidol increases proenkephalin mRNA levels in the caudate-putamen of the rat: a quantitative study at the cellular level using in situ hybridization. Molecular Brain Research. 2(1). 33–41. 98 indexed citations
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Shivers, Brenda D., Richard E. Harlan, Gary Romano, Richard Howells, & Donald W. Pfaff. (1986). Cellular localization of proenkephalin mRNA in rat brain: gene expression in the caudate-putamen and cerebellar cortex.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(16). 6221–6225. 57 indexed citations
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Gioannini, Theresa L., et al.. (1982). Solubilization in good yield of active opiate binding sites from mammalian brain. Life Sciences. 31(12-13). 1315–1318. 11 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, J Groth, Jacob M. Hiller, & Eric J. Simon. (1980). Opiate binding sites in the retina: properties and distribution.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 215(1). 60–64. 41 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard & Henry Gilman. (1975). Thermal decomposition of some perfluoroalkyl grignard reagents. Synthesis of trans-1-halo and trans-1-alkylperfluorovinyl compounds. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 5(2). 99–114. 30 indexed citations
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Howells, Richard, et al.. (1973). Crystal structure of 2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoro(triphenylphosphoranylidene)cyclobutane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(16). 5366–5370. 38 indexed citations

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