Robert W. Olafson

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

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Robert W. Olafson is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Olafson has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Olafson's work include Trace Elements in Health (22 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (16 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (16 papers). Robert W. Olafson is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (22 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (16 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (16 papers). Robert W. Olafson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Robert W. Olafson's co-authors include R. G. Sim, Terry W. Pearson, Darryl B. Hardie, Lee R. Haines, N. Leigh Anderson, Norman G. Anderson, Armando Jardim, George I. Drummond, Derek Smith and Dan Zilberstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Olafson

67 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Mass Spectrometric Quantitation of Peptides and Proteins Using Stable Isotope Standards and Capture by Anti-Peptide Antibodies (SISCAPA)

2004 608 citations Lee R. Haines, Darryl B. Hardie et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Olafson Canada	34	1.3k	1.0k	994	909	844	67	3.9k
Lashitew Gedamu Canada	38	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	889 1.0×	597 0.7×	120	4.1k
Peter Hunziker Switzerland	38	2.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	916 0.9×	59 0.1×	84 0.1×	103	4.4k
Claudia Andreini Italy	29	2.1k 1.7×	2.0k 1.9×	664 0.7×	90 0.1×	145 0.2×	54	4.8k
Bing Zhou China	28	936 0.7×	667 0.6×	377 0.4×	394 0.4×	211 0.3×	106	2.8k
Kim L. O’Neill United States	33	1.7k 1.3×	157 0.2×	609 0.6×	175 0.2×	233 0.3×	129	4.4k
Walter Troll United States	40	3.3k 2.6×	358 0.3×	353 0.4×	123 0.1×	130 0.2×	132	6.4k
Michael A. Sirover United States	33	3.3k 2.6×	234 0.2×	311 0.3×	138 0.2×	307 0.4×	69	4.5k
Stefano Toppo Italy	34	2.5k 2.0×	705 0.7×	172 0.2×	299 0.3×	333 0.4×	101	4.5k
Brian Coles United States	36	2.6k 2.1×	230 0.2×	286 0.3×	275 0.3×	128 0.2×	65	4.2k
Michael Waisberg United States	16	315 0.3×	491 0.5×	939 0.9×	388 0.4×	59 0.1×	22	2.1k

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Little, Stefan A., Derek Smith, Jun Han, et al.. (2013). Application of proteomics to the study of pollination drops. Applications in Plant Sciences. 1(4). 12 indexed citations

Rosenzweig, Doron, Derek Smith, Peter J. Myler, Robert W. Olafson, & Dan Zilberstein. (2008). Post‐translational modification of cellular proteins during Leishmania donovani differentiation. PROTEOMICS. 8(9). 1843–1850. 92 indexed citations

Olafson, Robert W., Derek Smith, Laura Aitken, et al.. (2007). Identification, characterization and deduced amino acid sequence of the dominant protease from Kudoa paniformis and K. thyrsites: A unique cytoplasmic cysteine protease. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 149(3). 477–489. 32 indexed citations

Olafson, Robert W., et al.. (2005). Isolation of the salmonid rhamnose‐binding lectin STL2 from spores of the microsporidian fish parasite Loma salmonae. Journal of Fish Diseases. 28(8). 455–462. 15 indexed citations

Lippert, Dustin, Jun Zhuang, Steven Ralph, et al.. (2005). Proteome analysis of early somatic embryogenesis in Picea glauca. PROTEOMICS. 5(2). 461–473. 128 indexed citations

Haines, Lee R., et al.. (2005). Identification of midgut proteins that are differentially expressed in trypanosome-susceptible and normal tsetse flies (Glossina morsitans morsitans). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 35(5). 425–433. 11 indexed citations

Haines, Lee R., et al.. (2003). The relationship between flesh quality and numbers of Kudoa thyrsites plasmodia and spores in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.. Journal of Fish Diseases. 26(8). 451–459. 34 indexed citations

Stewart, Murray, Lee R. Haines, Diana Whitaker, et al.. (2001). Analysis of Kudoa thyrsites (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) spore antigens using monoclonal antibodies. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 45(2). 121–129. 27 indexed citations

Lippert, Dustin, et al.. (1999). Phosphoglycosylation of a secreted acid phosphatase from Leishmania donovani. Glycobiology. 9(6). 627–636. 15 indexed citations

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Thomas‐Oates, Jane, et al.. (1997). A unique, terminally glucosylated oligosaccharide is a common feature on Leishmania cell surfaces. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 84(1). 33–48. 25 indexed citations

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Clouthier, Sharon C., et al.. (1997). Antigenic characterization of Henneguya salminicola. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 90(2). 543–548. 1 indexed citations

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Allen, Thomas E., Ho‐Yon Hwang, Armando Jardim, Robert W. Olafson, & Buddy Ullman. (1995). Cloning and expression of the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase from Leishmania donovani. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 73(1-2). 133–143. 35 indexed citations

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Kemp, Michael, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Claus Bo Vöge Christensen, et al.. (1993). Production of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 by human T cells recognizing Leishmania lipophosphoglycan-associated protein. Immunology Letters. 38(2). 137–144. 18 indexed citations

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Jardim, Armando, E M Carvalho, P R Sleath, et al.. (1993). Mapping human T cell epitopes in Leishmania gp63: identification of cross-reactive and species-specific epitopes. The Journal of Immunology. 150(10). 4713–4713. 31 indexed citations

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Olafson, Robert W.. (1991). [33] Purification of prokaryotic metallothioneins. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 205. 283–286. 4 indexed citations

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Jardim, Armando, James Alexander, H S Teh, Di Ou, & Robert W. Olafson. (1990). Immunoprotective Leishmania major synthetic T cell epitopes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 172(2). 645–648. 88 indexed citations

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Olafson, Robert W., et al.. (1987). Protein sequence analysis studies on the low molecular weight hydrophobic proteins associated with bovine pulmonary surfactant. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 148(3). 1406–1411. 32 indexed citations

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Olafson, Robert W.. (1987). Electrochemical Quantification and Characterization of Metallothioneins. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Reactions. 52. 329–333. 4 indexed citations

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Olafson, Robert W.. (1986). Physiological and chemical characterization of cyanobacterial metallothioneins.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 65. 71–75. 2 indexed citations

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Olafson, Robert W.. (1986). Physiological and Chemical Characterization of Cyanobacterial Metallothioneins. Environmental Health Perspectives. 65. 71–71. 26 indexed citations

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