R.T. Hersh

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

R.T. Hersh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R.T. Hersh has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R.T. Hersh's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Protein purification and stability (5 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers). R.T. Hersh is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Protein purification and stability (5 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers). R.T. Hersh collaborates with scholars based in United States. R.T. Hersh's co-authors include M. O. Dayhoff, Richard V. Eck, Albert A. Benedict, H. K. Schachman, Richard H. Himes, Joffre Baker, Barbara Bergman, Anil Bajpai, Henry Rodriguez and Barry Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

R.T. Hersh

35 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1966. 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1966.
    1967 1.4k citations R.T. Hersh, Richard V. Eck et al. Systematic Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.T. Hersh United States 18 1.4k 304 218 216 194 35 2.3k
Virginia P. Wray United States 6 2.2k 1.6× 416 1.4× 445 2.0× 329 1.5× 141 0.7× 9 3.4k
Lois T. Hunt United States 23 2.2k 1.6× 442 1.5× 353 1.6× 317 1.5× 249 1.3× 45 3.4k
Gabriel R. Drapeau Canada 21 1.7k 1.3× 517 1.7× 219 1.0× 165 0.8× 87 0.4× 35 2.6k
M. Gruber Netherlands 31 1.4k 1.0× 385 1.3× 462 2.1× 130 0.6× 117 0.6× 94 2.7k
Achilles Dugaiczyk United States 31 2.5k 1.8× 739 2.4× 250 1.1× 316 1.5× 132 0.7× 59 3.3k
Denis C. Shaw Australia 30 1.7k 1.2× 606 2.0× 181 0.8× 259 1.2× 64 0.3× 98 2.8k
Boris Rotman United States 21 1.3k 1.0× 350 1.2× 165 0.8× 159 0.7× 59 0.3× 50 2.4k
Ronald Lee Hancock United States 2 2.1k 1.5× 405 1.3× 435 2.0× 322 1.5× 143 0.7× 3 3.4k
Wayne Wray United States 15 2.7k 1.9× 521 1.7× 530 2.4× 484 2.2× 228 1.2× 35 4.2k
S A Sedman United States 8 2.0k 1.4× 389 1.3× 429 2.0× 326 1.5× 164 0.8× 9 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.T. Hersh

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Singer, William D., R.T. Hersh, & Richard H. Himes. (1988). Effect of solution variables on the binding of vinblastine to tubulin. Biochemical Pharmacology. 37(13). 2691–2696. 20 indexed citations
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Scott, Randy W., Barbara Bergman, Anil Bajpai, et al.. (1985). Protease nexin. Properties and a modified purification procedure.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(11). 7029–7034. 228 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T. & Paul A. Kitos. (1980). Is G1 normally distributed?. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 86(1). 117–122. 11 indexed citations
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Kitos, Paul A., et al.. (1974). Cations and the binding of polyadenylate to cellulose. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 353(3). 362–374. 6 indexed citations
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Richards, K., Paul A. Kitos, & R.T. Hersh. (1972). Action of ribonuclease upon the polysomes of cultured mouse cells. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 8(1). 48–57. 3 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1970). Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1969 Volume 4.. Systematic Zoology. 19(2). 192–192. 16 indexed citations
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Phillips, Marshall & R.T. Hersh. (1970). Dissociation studies on the 80 S ribosome from Pisum sativum. Experimental Cell Research. 61(2-3). 365–370. 6 indexed citations
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Akagi, J. M., et al.. (1969). Ferredoxin from Two Thermophilic Clostridia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 244(11). 2846–2853. 53 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T., et al.. (1968). Environmental effects on the polysome content of artificially cultured mouse cells. Experimental Cell Research. 52(2-3). 490–498. 8 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T., et al.. (1967). Influence of growing Aerobacter Aerogenes in a polyamine-enriched medium on the stability of the 70S ribosomes. Experimental Cell Research. 46(2). 268–275. 2 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T., Richard V. Eck, & M. O. Dayhoff. (1967). Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1966.. Systematic Zoology. 16(3). 262–262. 1387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hersh, R.T., et al.. (1966). Ultracentrifugal studies of the variation with physiological state of the ribosomes in Aerobacter aerogenes. Experimental Cell Research. 44(1). 95–107. 3 indexed citations
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Benedict, Albert A., Ronald J. Brown, & R.T. Hersh. (1963). The Temporal Synthesis and Some Chromatographic and Ultracentrifugal Characteristics of Chicken Antibodies. The Journal of Immunology. 90(3). 399–411. 50 indexed citations
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Benedict, Albert A., et al.. (1963). THE TEMPORAL SYNTHESIS OF CHICKEN ANTIBODIES. THE EFFECT OF SALT ON THE PRECIPITIN REACTION.. PubMed. 91. 795–802. 30 indexed citations
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Benedict, Albert A., et al.. (1963). The Temporal Synthesis of Chicken Antibodies. The Journal of Immunology. 91(6). 795–802. 20 indexed citations
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Gorin, George, et al.. (1962). Some Properties of Urease*. Biochemistry. 1(5). 911–916. 51 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T.. (1962). Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on yeast alcohol dehydrogenase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 58(2). 353–354. 27 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T., et al.. (1960). The effect of urea herbicides on photosynthesis.. 1(3). 16–18. 2 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T. & H. K. Schachman. (1958). On the size of the protein subunits in bushy stunt virus. Virology. 6(1). 234–243. 79 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T. & H. K. Schachman. (1958). Ultracentrifuge Studies with a Synthetic Boundary Cell. III. Sedimentation of a Slow Component in the Presence of a Faster Species. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 62(2). 170–178. 11 indexed citations

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