Seymour S. Cohen

11.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
153 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Seymour S. Cohen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seymour S. Cohen has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Seymour S. Cohen's work include Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (31 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (29 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers). Seymour S. Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (31 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (29 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers). Seymour S. Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Seymour S. Cohen's co-authors include Hazel D. Barner, Janet Lichtenstein, Joel G. Flaks, J. Fürth, William Plunkett, Marilyn R. Loeb, Maurice Green, Mutsuo Sekiguchi, Christopher K. Mathews and Lewis I. Pizer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Seymour S. Cohen

151 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

A Guide to the Polyamines 1954 2026 1978 2002 1998 1971 1958 1968 1954 200 400 600
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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. A Guide to the Polyamines
    1998 607 citations Seymour S. Cohen profile →
  2. Introduction to the polyamines
    1971 606 citations Seymour S. Cohen profile →
  3. THE MODE OF ACTION OF 5-FLUOROURACIL AND ITS DERIVATIVES
    1958 534 citations Seymour S. Cohen, Joel G. Flaks et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Inhibition of mammalian DNA polymerase by the 5'-triphosphate of 1-beta-d-arabinofuranosylcytosine and the 5'-triphosphate of 9-beta-d-arabinofuranoxyladenine.
    1968 412 citations J. Fürth, Seymour S. Cohen PubMed profile →
  5. STUDIES ON UNBALANCED GROWTH IN ESCHERICHIA COLI
    1954 337 citations Seymour S. Cohen, Hazel D. Barner Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 S. Cohen United States 48 5.9k 1.1k 1000 961 709 153 7.9k
Robert G. Martin United States 40 5.9k 1.0× 625 0.5× 2.0k 2.0× 975 1.0× 849 1.2× 86 9.7k
Grant Fairbanks United States 22 5.9k 1.0× 312 0.3× 902 0.9× 485 0.5× 515 0.7× 31 10.4k
Erwin Chargaff United States 44 5.7k 1.0× 258 0.2× 856 0.9× 767 0.8× 634 0.9× 201 7.6k
Arthur Weissbach United States 41 4.5k 0.8× 324 0.3× 954 1.0× 561 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 121 6.3k
Paul C. Zamecnik United States 47 8.2k 1.4× 331 0.3× 996 1.0× 447 0.5× 449 0.6× 129 10.8k
Ernst Freese United States 53 5.1k 0.9× 672 0.6× 2.1k 2.1× 1.1k 1.2× 861 1.2× 151 7.8k
Leonard Warren United States 32 6.2k 1.0× 275 0.2× 747 0.7× 260 0.3× 430 0.6× 64 9.5k
J. O. Lampen United States 42 4.6k 0.8× 237 0.2× 795 0.8× 341 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 140 6.9k
Frank Maley United States 54 8.0k 1.3× 325 0.3× 781 0.8× 586 0.6× 916 1.3× 219 10.6k
Brian F.C. Clark Denmark 52 8.3k 1.4× 302 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 590 0.6× 685 1.0× 218 10.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Greenberg, Michael & Seymour S. Cohen. (1985). Dicyclohexylamine-Induced Shift of Biosynthesis from Spermidine to Spermine in Plant Protoplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 78(3). 568–575. 29 indexed citations
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Balint, Robert F. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1985). The incorporation of radiolabeled polyamines and methionine into turnip yellow mosaic virus in protoplasts from infected plants. Virology. 144(1). 181–193. 22 indexed citations
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Sindhu, Ram K. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1984). Subcellular Localization of Spermidine Synthase in the Protoplasts of Chinese Cabbage Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 76(1). 219–223. 22 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S.. (1977). Conference on Polyamines in Cancer. Cancer Research. 37(3). 939–942. 36 indexed citations
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Sakai, Ted T. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1977). Uptake and aminoacylation of exogenous Escherichia coli tRNA by mouse fibroblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 78(2). 539–546. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S., et al.. (1976). Synthesis and the lethality of bleomycin in bacteria.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 36(8). 2768–74. 12 indexed citations
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Plunkett, William & Seymour S. Cohen. (1975). Metabolism of 9-β-d-Arabinofuranosyladenine by Mouse Fibroblasts. Cancer Research. 35(2). 415–422. 48 indexed citations
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Plunkett, William, et al.. (1974). Penetration of Mouse Fibroblasts by the 5′-Phosphate of 9-β-D-Arabinofuranosyladenine and Incorporation of the Nucleotide into DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 71(1). 73–77. 39 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S.. (1973). Recent Studies on the Origins of Cellular Organelles. PubMed. 2. 27–52. 1 indexed citations
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Ortiz, Priscilla J., et al.. (1972). The lethality of some D-arabinosyl nucleotides to mouse fibroblasts.. PubMed. 32(7). 1512–7. 20 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S.. (1968). Virus-induced enzymes. Columbia University Press eBooks. 49 indexed citations
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Fürth, J. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1967). Inhibition of mammalian DNA polymerase by the 5'-triphosphate of 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine.. PubMed. 27(9). 1528–33. 72 indexed citations
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Simon, Eric J., Seymour S. Cohen, & Aarne Raina. (1966). Polyamines and inhibition of RNA synthesis in E. coli by levorphanol. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 24(3). 482–488. 22 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S.. (1965). Reprints Again. Science. 148(3674). 1173–1173. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Seymour S.. (1962). Recent advances in the chemistry of inheritance. The Journal of Pediatrics. 60(4). 586–600.
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Flaks, Joel G. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1959). Virus-induced Acquisition of Metabolic Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(6). 1501–1506. 100 indexed citations
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Loeb, Marilyn R. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1959). The Origin of Purine and Pyrimidine Deoxyribose in T6r+ Bacteriophage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(2). 364–369. 22 indexed citations
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Green, Maurice & Seymour S. Cohen. (1957). STUDIES ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL PYRIMIDINES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 225(1). 387–396. 29 indexed citations
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Barner, Hazel D. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1956). SYNCHRONIZATION OF DIVISION OF A THYMINELESS MUTANT OF ESCHERICHIA COLI. Journal of Bacteriology. 72(1). 115–123. 95 indexed citations
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Weed, Lawrence L. & Seymour S. Cohen. (1951). THE UTILIZATION OF HOST PYRIMIDINES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF BACTERIAL VIRUSES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 192(2). 693–700. 52 indexed citations

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