Robert F. Pitts

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Pitts is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Pitts has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nephrology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Pitts's work include Renal function and acid-base balance (27 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (14 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (14 papers). Robert F. Pitts is often cited by papers focused on Renal function and acid-base balance (27 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (14 papers) and Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (14 papers). Robert F. Pitts collaborates with scholars based in United States and Malaysia. Robert F. Pitts's co-authors include Jay Jacoby, Roy C. Swan, Martha B. MacLeod, Richard H. Kessler, David D. Thompson, W. James Sullivan, William A. Webber, K. Hierholzer, Ruth S. Gurd and Jessica Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Pitts

71 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Physiology of the Kidney ... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 100 200 300 400
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. Physiology of the Kidney and Body Fluids
    1963 498 citations Robert F. Pitts 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
Robert F. Pitts United States 31 972 828 640 572 449 71 2.9k
M. D. Milne United Kingdom 30 409 0.4× 754 0.9× 480 0.8× 250 0.4× 346 0.8× 95 2.6k
Floyd C. Rector United States 34 1.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.9× 1.1k 1.8× 579 1.0× 199 0.4× 63 3.7k
Donald W. Seldin United States 37 1.4k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 1.3k 2.0× 601 1.1× 205 0.5× 102 4.1k
P. Deetjen Austria 29 594 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 505 0.8× 424 0.7× 194 0.4× 100 2.7k
Carl W. Gottschalk United States 27 894 0.9× 946 1.1× 776 1.2× 425 0.7× 110 0.2× 44 2.9k
Robert W. Berliner United States 28 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 1.3k 2.1× 607 1.1× 130 0.3× 62 4.0k
Julia L. Troy United States 29 1.7k 1.8× 932 1.1× 635 1.0× 626 1.1× 235 0.5× 43 3.9k
Richard Cathcart United States 17 1.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.8× 276 0.4× 447 0.8× 128 0.3× 32 4.0k
S Klahr United States 34 1.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.5× 707 1.1× 722 1.3× 253 0.6× 151 4.2k
L. J. Mandel United States 34 519 0.5× 1.7k 2.1× 243 0.4× 430 0.8× 219 0.5× 74 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Horsburgh, T., et al.. (1978). Glutamine synthetase in kidneys of monkey and man. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 60(4). 501–503. 2 indexed citations
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Pitts, Robert F.. (1971). The Role of Ammonia Production and Excretion in Regulation of Acid-Base Balance. New England Journal of Medicine. 284(1). 32–38. 40 indexed citations
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Pitts, Robert F. & William J. Stone. (1967). Renal Metabolism of Alanine *. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 46(4). 530–538. 37 indexed citations
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Stone, William J. & Robert F. Pitts. (1967). Pathways of Ammonia Metabolism in the Intact Functioning Kidney of the Dog*. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 46(7). 1141–1150. 23 indexed citations
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Binder, Rudolf, et al.. (1965). Intrarenal distribution of blood flow. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 208(6). 1107–1113. 60 indexed citations
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Pitts, Robert F., et al.. (1965). Relationship of pNH3 of tubular cells to renal production of ammonia. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 208(6). 1100–1106. 12 indexed citations
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Pitts, Robert F., et al.. (1963). Relation of renal amino and amide nitrogen extraction to ammonia production. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 204(2). 187–191. 51 indexed citations
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Shalhoub, Robert J., William A. Webber, Sheldon Glabman, et al.. (1963). Extraction of amino acids from and their addition to renal blood plasma. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 204(2). 181–186. 77 indexed citations
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Pitts, Robert F., et al.. (1962). Excretion of ammonia injected into renal artery. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 203(1). 11–14. 19 indexed citations
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Kessler, Richard H., K. Hierholzer, Ruth S. Gurd, & Robert F. Pitts. (1958). Localization of Diuretic Action of Chlormerodrin in the Nephron of the Dog. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 194(3). 540–546. 47 indexed citations
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Kessler, Richard H., O. Heidenreich, & Robert F. Pitts. (1957). Evaluation of the Cell Separation Hypothesis of Autoregulation of Renal Blood Flow and Filtration Rate. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 191(3). 501–504. 11 indexed citations
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Lozano, R.L., et al.. (1957). STUDIES ON STRUCTURE DIURETIC ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF MERCURY 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 36(5). 656–668. 49 indexed citations
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Kessler, Richard H., et al.. (1957). A COMPARISON OF THE PHARMACOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF CHLORMERODRIN, MERALLURIDE, MERSALYL AND MERCURIC CHLORIDE IN THE DOG. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 121(4). 432–442. 6 indexed citations
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Swan, Roy C., et al.. (1955). DISTRIBUTION OF SODIUM BICARBONATE INFUSED INTO NEPHRECTOMIZED DOGS 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 34(12). 1795–1801. 50 indexed citations
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Swan, Roy C., et al.. (1954). Measurement of Extracellular Fluid Volume in Nephrectomized Dogs1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 33(11). 1447–1456. 47 indexed citations
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Sullivan, W. James, et al.. (1954). The Renal Response to Acute Respiratory Acidosis1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 33(1). 82–90. 112 indexed citations
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Giebisch, Gerhard, Henry D. Lauson, & Robert F. Pitts. (1954). Renal Excretion and Volume of Distribution of Various Dextrans. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 178(1). 168–176. 11 indexed citations
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Roberts, Kathleen E., et al.. (1952). THE INFLUENCE OF CORTISONE ON RENAL FUNCTION AND ELECTROLYTE EXCRETION IN THE ADRENALECTOMIZED DOG1. Endocrinology. 50(1). 51–60. 28 indexed citations
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Axelrod, Daniel, et al.. (1952). The Effect of Mercurial Diuretics on the Excretion of Water. Circulation. 6(1). 82–89. 21 indexed citations
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Thompson, David D., et al.. (1951). Significance of Glomerular Perfusion in Relation to Variability of Filtration Rate. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 167(2). 546–552. 20 indexed citations

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