Seymour Kaufman

16.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
252 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Seymour Kaufman is a scholar working on Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seymour Kaufman has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Clinical Biochemistry, 115 papers in Molecular Biology and 89 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Seymour Kaufman's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (125 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (45 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (39 papers). Seymour Kaufman is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (125 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (45 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (39 papers). Seymour Kaufman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Seymour Kaufman's co-authors include Sheldon Milstien, Stanley Friedman, Daniel B. Fisher, Paul A. Friedman, Bruce Levenberg, Ephraim Y. Levin, Herman H. Vandenburgh, Michael D. Davis, Ross Shiman and Miki Akino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Seymour Kaufman

251 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethylamine β-Hydroxylase 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300
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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. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethylamine β-Hydroxylase
    1965 376 citations Seymour Kaufman et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seymour Kaufman United States 60 6.0k 4.7k 3.5k 2.4k 2.1k 252 12.6k
Robert A. Harris United States 65 7.1k 1.2× 2.7k 0.6× 3.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 3.1k 1.5× 243 12.6k
Marc Yudkoff United States 53 6.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 712 0.3× 1.9k 0.9× 191 12.0k
Inderjit Singh United States 68 8.3k 1.4× 2.0k 0.4× 4.1k 1.2× 884 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 344 15.6k
Nenad Blau Switzerland 62 7.5k 1.3× 8.4k 1.8× 3.9k 1.1× 784 0.3× 1.9k 0.9× 339 14.5k
Simon Heales United Kingdom 54 4.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 3.5k 1.0× 727 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 180 10.6k
Moaçir Wajner Brazil 54 7.0k 1.2× 5.9k 1.2× 2.4k 0.7× 671 0.3× 2.0k 1.0× 486 12.1k
Barbara E. Corkey United States 71 9.1k 1.5× 1.7k 0.4× 4.8k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 186 15.6k
Mark A. Yorek United States 45 3.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 4.1k 1.2× 929 0.4× 964 0.5× 168 11.0k
Santiago Grisolı́a Spain 43 3.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 902 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 295 6.8k
Mulchand S. Patel United States 50 4.5k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 533 0.2× 3.0k 1.5× 210 8.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seymour Kaufman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Parniak, Michael A., Michael D. Davis, Seymour Kaufman, & Ellis S. Kempner. (1999). Radiation target analysis indicates that phenylalanine hydroxylase in rat liver extracts is a functional monomer. FEBS Letters. 449(1). 49–52. 1 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour, et al.. (1994). High-level expression and deletion mutagenesis of human tryptophan hydroxylase.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(14). 6659–6663. 39 indexed citations
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Tipper, Jennifer P., Bruce A. Citron, Paula Ribeiro, & Seymour Kaufman. (1994). Cloning and Expression of Rabbit and Human Brain Tryptophan-Hydroxylase cDNA in Escherichia Coli. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 315(2). 445–453. 15 indexed citations
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Quarleri, Jorge, María Belén Bouzas, Natalia Laufer, et al.. (1993). HCV genotype distribution among HIV co-infected individuals in Argentina: relationship with host and viral factors.. TLS, the Times literary supplement/Times literary supplement on CD-ROM/TLS. Times literary supplement. 37(2). 10–83. 16 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour, Bruce A. Citron, Michael D. Davis, & Sheldon Milstien. (1993). The Isolation and Characterization of Clones of 4a-Hydroxytetrahydrobiopterin Dehydratase. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 338. 97–102. 1 indexed citations
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Davis, Michael D. & Seymour Kaufman. (1991). 7‐Tetrahydrobiopterin is an uncoupled cofactor for rat hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase. FEBS Letters. 285(1). 17–20. 22 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour, Robert Pollock, George K. Summer, Arun K. Das, & Amiya K. Hajra. (1990). Dependence of an alkyl glycol-ether monooxygenase activity upon tetrahydropterins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1040(1). 19–27. 33 indexed citations
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Krämer, A., Stefan Z. Wiktor, Dietmar Fuchs, et al.. (1989). Neopterin: a predictive marker of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in human immunodeficiency virus infection.. PubMed. 2(3). 291–6. 39 indexed citations
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Irons, Mira, Harvey L. Levy, Margaret E. O’Flynn, et al.. (1987). Folinic acid therapy in treatment of dihydropteridine reductase deficiency. The Journal of Pediatrics. 110(1). 61–67. 28 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour. (1987). [13] Dihydropteridine reductase from sheep liver. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 142. 97–103. 3 indexed citations
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Hoganson, George, Stanley Berlow, Seymour Kaufman, et al.. (1984). Biopterin Synthesis Defects: Problems in Diagnosis. PEDIATRICS. 74(6). 1004–1011. 17 indexed citations
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Phillips, Robert S. & Seymour Kaufman. (1984). Ligand effects on the phosphorylation state of hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(4). 2474–2479. 30 indexed citations
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Dhondt, Jean‐Louis, Gregory Kapatos, Michael A. Parniak, H. S. Wilgus, & Seymour Kaufman. (1982). Biopterin metabolism and phenylalanine hydroxylase activity during early liver regeneration. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 106(3). 786–793. 2 indexed citations
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Vandenburgh, Herman H. & Seymour Kaufman. (1979). In Vitro Model for Stretch-Induced Hypertrophy of Skeletal Muscle. Science. 203(4377). 265–268. 201 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour. (1973). Cofactors of tyrosine hydroxylase. Life Sciences. 13(6). lxxxiii–lxxxiv. 4 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour. (1971). The Phenylalanine Hydroxylating System from Mammalian Liver. Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects. 35. 245–319. 110 indexed citations
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Kang, Ellen S., Seymour Kaufman, & Park S. Gerald. (1970). CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL OBSERVATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH ATYPICAL PHENYLKETONURIA. PEDIATRICS. 45(1). 83–92. 52 indexed citations
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Rivlin, Richard S. & Seymour Kaufman. (1965). Effects of Altered Thyroid Function in Rats Upon the Formation and Distribution of Tyrosine. Endocrinology. 77(2). 295–302. 6 indexed citations
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Davidson, Charles S., et al.. (1962). The Nutrition of a Group of Apparently Healthy Aging Persons. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 10(3). 181–199. 37 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Seymour. (1957). The enzymic conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 23(2). 445–446. 26 indexed citations

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