Richard W. Horobin

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
130 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Richard W. Horobin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard W. Horobin has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Pharmacology and 20 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Richard W. Horobin's work include Biological Stains and Phytochemicals (28 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (10 papers). Richard W. Horobin is often cited by papers focused on Biological Stains and Phytochemicals (28 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (10 papers). Richard W. Horobin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Richard W. Horobin's co-authors include Juan C. Stockert, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro, Stefan Trapp, Ángeles Villanueva, Magdalena Cañete, Lucas L. Colombo, Fiza Rashid‐Doubell, Volkmar Weissig, P. N. Marshall and Michael R. Barer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Controlled Release, Journal of Experimental Botany and Molecular Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Richard W. Horobin

127 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MTT assay for cell viability: Intracellular localization of the formazan product is in lipid droplets

2012 498 citations Juan C. Stockert, Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro et al. Acta Histochemica profile →
Tetrazolium salts and formazan products in Cell Biology: Viability assessment, fluorescence imaging, and labeling perspectives

2018 463 citations Juan C. Stockert, Richard W. Horobin et al. Acta Histochemica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard W. Horobin United Kingdom	29	1.6k	529	436	429	366	130	3.9k
Kazumi Sasamoto Japan	18	1.3k 0.8×	355 0.7×	248 0.6×	319 0.7×	338 0.9×	49	3.3k
James R. Lepock Canada	44	2.9k 1.8×	766 1.4×	185 0.4×	551 1.3×	210 0.6×	119	5.6k
Patrick A. Riley United Kingdom	39	2.1k 1.3×	351 0.7×	197 0.5×	383 0.9×	594 1.6×	181	6.2k
Robert Eisenthal United Kingdom	29	2.5k 1.5×	454 0.9×	199 0.5×	377 0.9×	401 1.1×	97	5.3k
An S. Tan New Zealand	20	1.8k 1.1×	467 0.9×	233 0.5×	341 0.8×	426 1.2×	29	4.3k
Juan C. Stockert Spain	28	1.7k 1.1×	996 1.9×	150 0.3×	674 1.6×	301 0.8×	205	3.9k
Yoshiko Kita United States	35	3.1k 1.9×	358 0.7×	247 0.6×	532 1.2×	246 0.7×	86	5.1k
Hideo Inoue Japan	43	3.8k 2.4×	202 0.4×	292 0.7×	518 1.2×	654 1.8×	275	7.0k
Michael V. Berridge New Zealand	41	3.3k 2.0×	575 1.1×	481 1.1×	375 0.9×	995 2.7×	124	7.4k
Jae Il Kim South Korea	45	3.7k 2.3×	509 1.0×	310 0.7×	506 1.2×	536 1.5×	163	6.2k

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Stockert, Juan C., Richard W. Horobin, Lucas L. Colombo, & Alfonso Blázquez‐Castro. (2018). Tetrazolium salts and formazan products in Cell Biology: Viability assessment, fluorescence imaging, and labeling perspectives. Acta Histochemica. 120(3). 159–167. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

Uchinomiya, Shohei, et al.. (2016). Prediction of Intracellular Localization of Fluorescent Dyes Using QSAR Models. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 19(5). 378–383. 5 indexed citations

Horobin, Richard W., et al.. (2009). Exploring the Relationship of Drug-Induced Neutrophil Immaturity & Haematological Toxicity to Drug Chemistry Using Quantitative Structure – Activity Models. Medicinal Chemistry. 5(1). 7–14. 8 indexed citations

Horobin, Richard W., Stefan Trapp, & Volkmar Weissig. (2007). Mitochondriotropics: A review of their mode of action, and their applications for drug and DNA delivery to mammalian mitochondria. Journal of Controlled Release. 121(3). 125–136. 134 indexed citations

Horobin, Richard W., Juan C. Stockert, & Fiza Rashid‐Doubell. (2006). Fluorescent cationic probes for nuclei of living cells: why are they selective? A quantitative structure–activity relations analysis. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 126(2). 165–175. 103 indexed citations

Lyon, H., E Schulte, Steven L. Lewis, et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.8. NEW FUCHSIN (CI-42520).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 24(4). 240–242. 2 indexed citations

Schulte, E, et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.3. THIONIN (CI-52000).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

Lyon, H., E Schulte, Steven L. Lewis, et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.7. MAGENTA-II (NO CI NUMBER).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 24(4). 238–239. 2 indexed citations

Lyon, H., E. Schulte, C. W. Struck, et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.2. METHYL GREEN (CI 42585) AND ETHYL GREEN (CI-42590).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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Allison, R. S., et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.6. ROSANILINE (CI-42510).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 24(4). 236–237. 3 indexed citations

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Lyon, H., E Schulte, Steven L. Lewis, et al.. (1992). DYE STANDARDS .2.1. PYRONIN-Y (CI-45005).. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Gerrits, Peter O., Richard W. Horobin, & Ietse Stokroos. (1992). The effects of glycol methacrylate as a dehydrating agent on the dimensional changes of liver tissue. Journal of Microscopy. 165(2). 273–280. 14 indexed citations

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Gerrits, Peter O., Richard W. Horobin, & David J. Wright. (1990). Staining sections of water-miscible resins. 1. Effects of the molecular size of stain, and of resin cross-linking, on the staining of glycol methacrylate embedded tissues.. PubMed. 160(Pt 3). 279–90. 20 indexed citations

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Gerrits, Peter O., Richard W. Horobin, & Mj Hardonk. (1990). A numerical procedure for choosing effective, low toxicity plasticizers for glycol methacrylate embedding. The Histochemical Journal. 22(8). 439–451. 8 indexed citations

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Horobin, Richard W., et al.. (1990). Interactions of molecular probes with living cells and tissues. Part 1. Some general mechanistic proposals, making use of a simplistic Chinese box model. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 94(2). 205–209. 31 indexed citations

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Gerrits, Peter O., Richard W. Horobin, & Mj Hardonk. (1989). Use of tissue-free glycol methacrylate sections as semi-permeable membranes: a simple way to shorten incubation times and to improve localization in enzyme histochemistry.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 37(2). 173–176. 7 indexed citations

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Horobin, Richard W.. (1989). A numerical approach to understanding fixative action: being a re‐analysis of the fixation of lipids by the dye‐glutaraldehyde system. Journal of Microscopy. 154(1). 93–96. 1 indexed citations

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Horobin, Richard W.. (1983). Staining plastic sections. Journal of Microscopy. 131(2). 173–186. 50 indexed citations

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Horobin, Richard W.. (1982). Selection of optimum tetrazolium salts for use in histochemistry: The value of structure-staining correlations. The Histochemical Journal. 14(2). 301–310. 17 indexed citations

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Horobin, Richard W., et al.. (1969). Specific Staining of Glycogen with Haematoxylin and Certain Anthraquinone Dyes. Stain Technology. 44(2). 59–62. 7 indexed citations

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