Robert L. Blakeley

6.0k citations

40 papers · 5.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 25

Impact in

Environmental Engineering top 1%
- Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
Environmental Chemistry top 1%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Papers in

Biotechnology 13
- Enzyme Production and Characterization 13
Environmental Engineering 17
- Microbial Applications in Construction Materials 16

Co-authors: Burt Zerner Peter W. Riddles Nicholas E. Dixon Carlo Gazzola David G. Bourne Gary J. Jones Edwin C. Webb H. Doelle
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society (8 papers)Gene (2 papers)Environmental Toxicology (2 papers)Biochemistry (2 papers)Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology (2 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Blakeley

39 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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[8] Reassessment of Ellman's reagent 1983 · 1.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1983 Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology
1979 Analytical Biochemistry
1975 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1966 Journal of the American Chemical Society

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1	Biodegradation of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin LR in natural water and biologically active slow sand filters Water Research ·David G. Bourne, Robert L. Blakeley, Peter W. Riddles, Gary J. Jones	2006	130
2	Characterisation of a gene cluster involved in bacterial degradation of the cyanobacterial toxin microcystin LR Environmental Toxicology ·David G. Bourne, Peter W. Riddles, Gary J. Jones, Wendy Smith, Robert L. Blakeley	2001	233
3	Modification of the substrate specificity of porcine pepsin for the enzymatic production of bovine hide gelatin Protein Science ·Charles A. Galea, Brian P. Dalrymple, Rika Maghfiroh, Robert L. Blakeley	2000	25
4	Characterisation of genes encoding a nucleoside monophosphate kinase and a L35 ribosomal protein from Babesia bovis Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology ·Ginters Silins, Robert L. Blakeley, Peter W. Riddles	1996	6
5	Degradation of the cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin by aquatic bacteria Natural Toxins ·G. Jones, David G. Bourne, Robert L. Blakeley, H. Doelle	1994	231
6	Cloning and sequencing of a jack bean urease-encoding cDNA Gene ·Peter W. Riddles, Vicki Whan, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1992	28
7	Cloning and sequencing of a jack bean urease-encoding cDNA Gene ·Peter W. Riddles, Vicki Whan, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1991	32
8	Store separation wind tunnel testing with an in-bay strut mechanism 29th Aerospace Sciences Meeting ·Robert L. Blakeley, Morrissey Patrick	1991	1
9	[8] Reassessment of Ellman's reagent Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Peter W. Riddles, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner Hit paper breakdown →	1983	1002
10	Jack Bean Urease VI. Determination of thiol and disulfide content Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology ·Peter W. Riddles, Robert K. Andrews, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1983	46
11	Jack bean urease: the first nickel enzyme Inorganica Chimica Acta ·Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1983	10
12	Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). I. A simple dry ashing procedure for the microdetermination of trace metals in proteins. The nickel content of urease Canadian Journal of Biochemistry ·Nicholas E. Dixon, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1980	26
13	Oxidative decomposition of a mononitrobenzenesulfenate ion in 15.3 M potassium hydroxide via a stable Meisenheimer complex Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1980	8
14	VARIABLE STOICHIOMETRY IN THE DECOMPOSITION OF AROMATIC DISULFIDES IN ALKALINE SOLUTION. ON THE PROPERTIES OF 3-CARBOXYLATE-4-NITROBENZENE SULFENATE ION Phosphorous and Sulfur and the Related Elements ·Robert L. Blakeley, Peter W. Riddles, Burt Zerner	1980	4
15	Mechanism of the conversion of a nitrobenzene into a 4-nitrosophenol in 15·8Mpotassium hydroxide Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Anthony M. Treston, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1980	4
16	Metal Ions in Enzymes Using Ammonia or Amides Science ·Nicholas E. Dixon, Carlo Gazzola, Robert L. Blakeley, Burt Zerner	1976	69
17	Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). A new purification and reliable rate assay Biochemistry ·Robert L. Blakeley, Edwin C. Webb, Burt Zerner	1969	101
18	The system: hydroxylamine-oxygen-cupric ion. A model hydroxylase in the inactivation of ox and pig liver carboxylesterases Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology ·Maria T. C. Runnegar, Robert L. Blakeley, Ross T. Fernley, Edwin C. Webb, Burt Zerner	1968	6
19	On the homology of the active-site peptides of liver carboxylesterases Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology ·Robert L. Blakeley, John de Jersey, Edwin C. Webb, Burt Zerner	1967	6
20	The Determination of the Concentration of Hydrolytic Enzyme Solutions: α-Chymotrypsin, Trypsin, Papain, Elastase, Subtilisin, and Acetylcholinesterase¹ Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Myron L. Bender, Marco Massacane, Robert L. Blakeley, Lewis J. Brubacher, Joseph Feder, Claude R. Gunter, Ferenc J. Kézdy, J. V. Killheffer, Thomas H. Marshall, Charles G. Miller, Roger W. Roeske, James K Stoops Hit paper breakdown →	1966	351

About Robert L. Blakeley

Robert L. Blakeley is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Biophysics and Catalysis, having authored 40 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Applications in Construction Materials (16 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (13 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (4 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (3 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (3 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (3 papers), Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (3 papers) and Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (918 citations), Environmental Chemistry (614 citations), Biotechnology (518 citations), Biochemistry (262 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.4k citations). Robert L. Blakeley has collaborated with scholars based in Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Burt Zerner, Peter W. Riddles, Nicholas E. Dixon, Carlo Gazzola, David G. Bourne, Gary J. Jones, Edwin C. Webb, H. Doelle, G. Jones and Wendy Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Gene, Environmental Toxicology, Biochemistry and Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology.

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