Roger Burgus

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Roger Burgus is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Burgus has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Roger Burgus's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (23 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (9 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (8 papers). Roger Burgus is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (23 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (9 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (8 papers). Roger Burgus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Roger Burgus's co-authors include Roger Guillemin, Wylie Vale, Nicholas Ling, Madalyn Butcher, Jean Rivier, Paul Brazeau, Max S. Amoss, Richard E. Blackwell, Thomas F. Dunn and Robert E. Fellows and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Roger Burgus

58 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Hypothalamic Polypeptide That Inhibits the Secretion of Immunoreactive Pituitary Growth Hormone

1973 2.9k citations Paul Brazeau, Wylie Vale et al. profile →
Primary Structure of the Ovine Hypothalamic Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor (LRF)

1972 349 citations Roger Burgus, Madalyn Butcher et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Purification, amino acid composition and N-terminus of the hypothalamic luteinizing hormone releasing factor (LRF) of ovine origin

1971 296 citations Max S. Amoss, Roger Burgus et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Characterization of Ovine Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic TSH-releasing Factor

1970 276 citations Roger Burgus, Thomas F. Dunn et al. Nature profile →

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roger Burgus. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roger Burgus based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roger Burgus. Roger Burgus is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Isolation, primary structure, and synthesis of α-endorphin and γ-endorphin, two peptides of hypothalamic-hypophysial origin with morphinomimetic activity 1976 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nicholas Ling, Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	166
2	[Endorphins, hypothalamic and neurohypophysial peptides with morphinomimetic activity: isolation and molecular structure of alpha-endorphin]. 1976 ·PubMed ·Roger Guillemin, N Ling, Roger Burgus	51
3	Isolation of Somatostatin (a Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Factor) of Ovine Hypothalamic Origin 1974 ·Canadian Journal of Biochemistry ·Paul Brazeau, W. G. Vale, Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	26
4	Lack of effect of native or synthetic LRF on secretion of prolactin in vitro 1973 ·American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content ·Richard E. Blackwell, Wylie Vale, Max S. Amoss, Roger Burgus, M. Monahan, J Rivier, N Ling, Roger Guillemin	4
5	Direct sequence determination of ovine luteinizing hormone releasing factor by mass spectrometry 1973 ·Biochemistry ·Nicholas Ling, Jean Rivier, Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	14
6	Chemistry of Hypothalamic Releasing Factors 1973 ·Progress in brain research ·Roger Burgus, Wylie Vale, Jean Rivier, M. Monahan, Nicholas Ling, Geoffrey Grant, Max S. Amoss, Roger Guillemin	4
7	Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis on a Benzhydrylamine Resin of LRF (Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Factor) and Analogues Including Antagonists 1972 ·CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry ·Jean Rivier, M. Monahan, Wylie Vale, Geoffrey Grant, Max S. Amoss, Richard E. Blackwell, Roger Guillemin, Roger Burgus	4
8	Primary Structure of the Ovine Hypothalamic Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor (LRF) breakdown → 1972 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Roger Burgus, Madalyn Butcher, Max S. Amoss, Nicholas Ling, M. Monahan, Jean Rivier, Robert E. Fellows, Richard E. Blackwell, Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin	349
9	[Gly2]LRF and des-His2-LRF. The synthesis, purification, and characterization of two LRF analogues antagonistic to LRF 1972 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·M. Monahan, J. Rivier, W. Vale, Roger Guillemin, Roger Burgus	30
10	[Molecular structure of the hypothalamic factor (LRF) of ovine origin monitoring the secretion of pituitary gonadotropic hormone of luteinization (LH)]. 1971 ·PubMed ·Roger Burgus, Madalyn Butcher, Nicholas Ling, M. Monahan, J. Rivier, Robert E. Fellows, Max S. Amoss, Richard E. Blackwell, Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin	38
11	In vitro Plasma Inactivation of Thyrotropin Releasing Factor (TRF) and Related Peptides. Its Inhibition by Various Means and by the Synthetic Dipeptide PCA-His-OME 1971 ·Hormone Research in Paediatrics ·Wylie Vale, Roger Burgus, Thomas F. Dunn, Roger Guillemin	33
12	The elucidation of the primary structure of the hypothalamic thyroid stimulating hormone releasing factor of ovine origin by means of mass spectrometry 1971 ·Organic Mass Spectrometry ·Dominic M. Desiderio, Roger Burgus, Thomas F. Dunn, Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin, Darrell N. Ward	22
13	Characterization of Ovine Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic TSH-releasing Factor breakdown → 1970 ·Nature ·Roger Burgus, Thomas F. Dunn, Dominic M. Desiderio, Darrell N. Ward, Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin	276
14	Hypothalamic Releasing Factors 1970 ·Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	88
15	Biological Activity of Synthetic Polypeptide Derivatives Related to the Structure of Hypothalamic TRF 1970 ·Endocrinology ·Roger Burgus, Thomas F. Dunn, Dominic M. Desiderio, Darrell N. Ward, Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin, A. Felix, Dieter Gillessen, R. O. Studer	42
16	Microbial Degradation of Corrinoids VI. Reduction of Hydroxocobalamin by Cell-free Particles fromPseudomonas rubescens 1968 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·(unknown), Roger Burgus, (unknown), J. J. Pfiffner	1
17	Presence of calcium ions as a requisite for the in vitro stimulation of TSH-release by hypothalamic TRF 1967 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Wylie Vale, Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	85
18	Solubility of the hypothalamic hormones TSH-releasing factor (TRF) and LH-releasing factor (LRF) in organic and alcoholic solvents 1967 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Roger Burgus, Max S. Amoss, Roger Guillemin	6
19	[Further data on the purification of the TSH-hypophysiotropic hypothalamic hormone, TRF]. 1966 ·PubMed ·Roger Guillemin, Roger Burgus, (unknown), (unknown)	4
20	REDUCTION OF VITAMIN B ₁₂ BY PSEUDOMONAS RUBESCENS 1964 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·(unknown), Roger Burgus, W. M. Scott, J. J. Pfiffner	2

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