Sheldon Wolff

30.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
235 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Sheldon Wolff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheldon Wolff has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Immunology and 43 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sheldon Wolff's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (41 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (31 papers). Sheldon Wolff is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (41 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (36 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (31 papers). Sheldon Wolff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and United Kingdom. Sheldon Wolff's co-authors include Paul Perry, Anthony S. Fauci, Charles A. Dinarello, David C. Dale, Paul Katz, Michael J. Chusid, Burton C. West, Barton F. Haynes, Judy Bodycote and R Blume and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sheldon Wolff

232 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

New Giemsa method for the differential staining of sister chromatids

1974 2.9k citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
The Effect of Dietary Supplementation with n—3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Synthesis of Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor by Mononuclear Cells

1989 1.6k citations Stefan Endres, Reza Ghorbani et al. profile →
Wegener's Granulomatosis: Prospective Clinical and Therapeutic Experience With 85 Patients for 21 Years

1983 1.4k citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
The hypereosinophilic syndrome: analysis of fourteen cases with review of the literature.

1975 919 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
The Role of Interleukin-1 in Disease

1993 809 citations Charles A. Dinarello, Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
THE HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME

1975 768 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
Adaptive Response of Human Lymphocytes to Low Concentrations of Radioactive Thymidine

1984 687 citations Gregorio Olivieri, Judy Bodycote et al. profile →
WEGENERʼS GRANULOMATOSIS: STUDIES IN EIGHTEEN PATIENTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

1973 601 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
Differential giemsa staining of sister chromatids and the study of sister chromatid exchanges without autoradiography

1974 521 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
Sister-chromatid exchanges: A report of the GENE-TOX program

1981 487 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
Cyclophosphamide Therapy of Severe Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitis

1979 372 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →
The Chediak-Higashi syndrome: studies in four patients and a review of the literature.

1972 315 citations Sheldon Wolff et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheldon Wolff

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Taurolidine, an analogue of the amino acid taurine, suppresses interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor synthesis in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells 1991 ·Cytokine ·Isabelle Bedrosian, R. Duane Sofia, Sheldon Wolff, Charles A. Dinarello	74
2	In vitro production of IL 1β, IL 1α, TNF and IL 2 in healthy subjects: distribution, effect of cyclooxygenase inhibition and evidence of independent gene regulation 1989 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Stefan Endres, Joseph G. Cannon, Reza Ghorbani, Roy A. Dempsey, Stephen D. Sisson, Gerhard Lonnemann, J.W.M. van der Meer, Sheldon Wolff, Charles A. Dinarello	154
3	Human Lymphocytes Exposed to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiations Become Refractory to High Doses of Radiation as Well as to Chemical Mutagens that Induce Double-strand Breaks in DNA 1988 ·International Journal of Radiation Biology ·Sheldon Wolff, Veena Afzal, John K. Wiencke, Gregorio Olivieri, (unknown)	233
4	Evidence that the [³H]thymidine-induced adaptive response of human lymphocytes to subsequent doses of X-rays involves the induction of a chromosomal repair mechanism 1986 ·Mutagenesis ·John K. Wiencke, Veena Afzal, Gregorio Olivieri, Sheldon Wolff	193
5	Genetic effects of ionizing radiation in multicellular eukaryotes and the assessment of genetic radiation hazards in man. 1983 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Sheldon Wolff	34
6	The relation between chemically induced sister-chromatid exchanges and chromatid breakage 1979 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheila M. Galloway, Sheldon Wolff	49
7	Induction of sister chromatid exchanges in Chinese hamster cells by carcinogenic mutagens requiring metabolic activation 1977 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Shin Takehisa, Sheldon Wolff	62
8	Sister chromatid exchange as an assay for genetic damage induced by mutagen-carcinogens. I. In vivo test for compounds requiring metabolic activation 1976 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Daniel G. Stetka, Sheldon Wolff	111
9	Estimation of the effects of chemical mutagens: Lessons from radiation genetics 1975 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff	9
10	UV-induced chromatid aberrations in cultured Chinese hamster cells after one, two, or three rounds of DNA replication 1974 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Takaji Ikushima, Sheldon Wolff	19
11	Sister chromatid exchanges induced in chinese hamster cells by UV irradiation of different stages of the cell cycle: The necessity for cells to pass through S 1974 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff, Judy Bodycote, Robert B. Painter	263
12	DEMONSTRATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO DISTINCT HUMAN LEUKOCYTIC PYROGENS 1974 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Charles A. Dinarello, (unknown), Sheldon Wolff	168
13	Bacterial lipopolysaccharides : the chemistry, biology, and clinical significance of endotoxins 1973 ·University of Chicago Press eBooks ·Edward H. Kass, Sheldon Wolff	23
14	Experimental modification of the “tertiary structure” of chromosomes in human lymphocytes: The effects of polyanionic substances and hypertonic salt solutions 1973 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff	3
15	Absence of DNA repair replication after chemical mutagen damage in Vicia faba 1973 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff, James E. Cleaver	21
16	Chromatid Aberrations Induced by π ⁻ Mesons in Vicia Faba Root Meristem Cells 1972 ·International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), C. Richman, Sheldon Wolff	7
17	The repair of X-ray-induced chromosome aberrations in stimulated and unstimulated human lymphocytes 1972 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff	79
18	On the “tertiary” structure of chromosomes 1970 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff	11
19	STUDIES ON THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN LEUKOCYTIC PYROGEN 1970 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·James J. Nordlund, Richard K. Root, Sheldon Wolff	53
20	Are sister chromatid exchanges sister strand crossovers or radiation-induced exchanges? 1964 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Sheldon Wolff	39

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