Robert F. Highsmith

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Highsmith is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Highsmith has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Highsmith's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (5 papers). Robert F. Highsmith is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (7 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (5 papers). Robert F. Highsmith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Ireland. Robert F. Highsmith's co-authors include R. J. Paul, Gabor M. Rubanyi, David M. Pollock, Robert Rosenberg, Karen Blackburn, Raymond Sawaya, David M. Baldwin, Jacques W. Ramey, Daniel Schmidt and William W. Wilfinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Highsmith

27 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Characterization of a coronary vasoconstrictor produced by cultured endothelial cells

1985 476 citations Gabor M. Rubanyi, R. J. Paul et al. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert F. Highsmith United States	16	665	434	409	159	138	29	1.3k
Anthony Johns United States	19	278 0.4×	240 0.6×	439 1.1×	120 0.8×	47 0.3×	36	1.1k
Noël Lamandé France	21	136 0.2×	394 0.9×	865 2.1×	186 1.2×	296 2.1×	38	1.6k
Nancy J. Boerth United States	17	503 0.8×	283 0.7×	787 1.9×	101 0.6×	129 0.9×	17	1.7k
Kyu Youn Ahn South Korea	25	344 0.5×	200 0.5×	948 2.3×	232 1.5×	147 1.1×	58	1.7k
Barry S. Rosen United States	10	397 0.6×	78 0.2×	599 1.5×	60 0.4×	109 0.8×	10	1.4k
Ditte Andreasen Denmark	18	246 0.4×	309 0.7×	1.1k 2.8×	171 1.1×	739 5.4×	23	1.7k
Christopher F. Toombs United States	20	178 0.3×	385 0.9×	477 1.2×	140 0.9×	78 0.6×	44	1.8k
Guenter Daum United States	23	221 0.3×	244 0.6×	842 2.1×	163 1.0×	171 1.2×	30	1.6k
H.-J. Gröne Germany	18	168 0.3×	108 0.2×	799 2.0×	265 1.7×	258 1.9×	32	1.6k
Masatoshi Masuo Japan	11	248 0.4×	238 0.5×	566 1.4×	79 0.5×	36 0.3×	22	942

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Highsmith, Robert F., et al.. (2005). Building Research Administration Applications for the Academic Health Center: A Case Study. Academic Medicine. 80(11). 1032–1038. 2 indexed citations

Highsmith, Robert F.. (1998). Endothelin : molecular biology, physiology, and pathology. Humana Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations

Hess, E V, et al.. (1994). Alterations in human endothelial cell morphology, proliferation and function by a macrophage-derived factor. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 163(8). 359–365. 4 indexed citations

Highsmith, Robert F., Karen Blackburn, & Daniel Schmidt. (1992). Endothelin and Calcium Dynamics in Vascular Smooth Muscle. Annual Review of Physiology. 54(1). 257–277. 62 indexed citations

Rapoport, Robert M., Kenneth A. Stauderman, & Robert F. Highsmith. (1990). Effects of EDCF and endothelin on phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis and contraction in rat aorta. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 258(1). C122–C131. 13 indexed citations

Blackburn, Karen & Robert F. Highsmith. (1990). Nickel inhibits endothelin-induced contractions of vascular smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 258(6). C1025–C1030. 41 indexed citations

Pang, David, Nicholas Sperelakis, & Robert F. Highsmith. (1989). Effects of endothelium‐derived constricting factor and calcium antagonists on calcium uptake into aortic vascular smooth muscle cells. Drug Development Research. 18(2). 153–164. 1 indexed citations

Hom, Gary J., Robert F. Highsmith, & David Pang. (1989). In vivo hemodynamic effects of endothelium‐derived constricting factor in the dog. Drug Development Research. 18(2). 145–151. 1 indexed citations

Neely, Alice N., Paul Nathan, & Robert F. Highsmith. (1988). Plasma Proteolytic Activity following Burns. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 28(3). 362–367. 15 indexed citations

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Whitmer, Kyra, et al.. (1988). Effect of calcium channel modulators on isolated endothelial cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 154(2). 591–605. 14 indexed citations

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Ramey, Jacques W., Robert F. Highsmith, William W. Wilfinger, & David M. Baldwin. (1987). The Effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and Estradiol on Luteinizing Hormone Biosynthesis in Cultured Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells*. Endocrinology. 120(4). 1503–1513. 63 indexed citations

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Sawaya, Raymond, Mario Zuccarello, & Robert F. Highsmith. (1987). Alpha-1-antitrypsin in human brain tumors. Journal of neurosurgery. 67(2). 258–262. 30 indexed citations

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FitzGerald, Oliver, et al.. (1987). Quantitative Studies of Human Monokine-Induced Endothelial Cell Elongation. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 41(5). 421–428. 11 indexed citations

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Baldwin, David M., Robert F. Highsmith, Jacques W. Ramey, & Lynne Krummen. (1986). An In Vitro Study of LH Release, Synthesis and Heterogeneity in Pituitaries from Proestrous and Short-term Ovariectomized Rats1. Biology of Reproduction. 34(2). 304–315. 15 indexed citations

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Rubanyi, Gabor M., et al.. (1985). Characterization of a coronary vasoconstrictor produced by cultured endothelial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 248(5). C550–C556. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marcum, James A., Robert F. Highsmith, & Daniel L. Kline. (1982). Streptokinase-dependent delayed activation of horse plasminogen. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 709(1). 19–27. 5 indexed citations

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Highsmith, Robert F.. (1981). Isolation and properties of a plasminogen activator derived from canine vascular tissue.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 256(13). 6788–6795. 21 indexed citations

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Highsmith, Robert F., et al.. (1977). Protease inhibitors and human plasmin: Interaction in a whole plasma system. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 79(3). 648–656. 7 indexed citations

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Highsmith, Robert F. & Robert Rosenberg. (1974). The Inhibition of Human Plasmin by Human Antithrombin-Heparin Cofactor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 249(14). 4335–4338. 136 indexed citations

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Highsmith, Robert F. & Daniel L. Kline. (1971). Kidney: Primary Source of Plasminogen after Acute Depletion in the Cat. Science. 174(4005). 141–142. 15 indexed citations

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