Stephen H. White

26.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
191 papers, 21.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen H. White is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen H. White has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 21.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 27 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Stephen H. White's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (115 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (62 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (35 papers). Stephen H. White is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (115 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (62 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (35 papers). Stephen H. White collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Stephen H. White's co-authors include William C. Wimley, Alexey S. Ladokhin, Kalina Hristova, Michael C. Wiener, Gunnar von Heijne, Michael E. Selsted, Sajith Jayasinghe, Russell E. Jacobs, G. King and Klaus Gawrisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen H. White

190 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

MEMBRANE PROTEIN FOLDING ... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1999 1996 2005 1998 2005 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. MEMBRANE PROTEIN FOLDING AND STABILITY: Physical Principles
    1999 1.5k citations Stephen H. White, William C. Wimley profile →
  2. Experimentally determined hydrophobicity scale for proteins at membrane interfaces
    1996 1.4k citations William C. Wimley, Stephen H. White profile →
  3. A comprehensive classification system for lipids
    2005 1.3k citations Stephen H. White et al. profile →
  4. The Preference of Tryptophan for Membrane Interfaces
    1998 791 citations William C. Wimley, Stephen H. White et al. profile →
  5. Recognition of transmembrane helices by the endoplasmic reticulum translocon
    2005 785 citations Stephen H. White, Gunnar von Heijne et al. profile →
  6. Structure of a fluid dioleoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer determined by joint refinement of x-ray and neutron diffraction data. III. Complete structure
    1992 587 citations Stephen H. White et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
  7. Molecular code for transmembrane-helix recognition by the Sec61 translocon
    2007 565 citations Stephen H. White, Gunnar von Heijne et al. profile →
  8. Structure of lamellar lipid domains and corneocyte envelopes of murine stratum corneum. An x-ray diffraction study
    1988 305 citations Stephen H. White et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Stephen H. White 17.3k 3.5k 2.1k 1.8k 1.7k 191 21.7k
Ben de Kruijff 22.3k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 378 28.0k
Richard M. Epand 19.2k 1.1× 5.9k 1.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 541 25.4k
Robert S. Hodges 19.0k 1.1× 4.8k 1.4× 755 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 4.1k 2.3× 392 25.6k
B.A. Wallace 13.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 995 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 253 17.8k
Wonpil Im 20.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 3.1k 1.5× 2.4k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 319 27.4k
Brian D. Sykes 19.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 4.6k 2.6× 468 28.5k
Donald M. Engelman 21.0k 1.2× 862 0.2× 1.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.7× 1.8k 1.1× 250 25.8k
J. Antoinette Killian 11.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 192 13.0k
Joachim Seelig 15.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 3.8k 1.8× 1.4k 0.8× 3.5k 2.0× 239 20.4k
D. Peter Tieleman 22.2k 1.3× 1.7k 0.5× 5.4k 2.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 271 29.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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White, Stephen H., et al.. (2020). The SecA ATPase motor protein binds to Escherichia coli liposomes only as monomers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(9). 183358–183358. 8 indexed citations
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White, Stephen H., et al.. (2019). Binding of SecA ATPase monomers and dimers to lipid vesicles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(2). 183112–183112. 7 indexed citations
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Ulmschneider, Jakob P., Jeremy C. Smith, Stephen H. White, & Martin B. Ulmschneider. (2018). The importance of the membrane interface as the reference state for membrane protein stability. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1860(12). 2539–2548. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuanyuan, Sara Capponi, Lu Zhu, et al.. (2017). YidC Insertase of Escherichia coli: Water Accessibility and Membrane Shaping. Structure. 25(9). 1403–1414.e3. 46 indexed citations
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Capponi, Sara, et al.. (2017). Water Dynamics at the Bilayer Interface is Similar to that within the SecY Translocon. Biophysical Journal. 112(3). 378a–378a. 1 indexed citations
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Andersson, Magnus, Jakob P. Ulmschneider, Martin B. Ulmschneider, & Stephen H. White. (2013). Conformational States of Melittin at a Bilayer Interface. Biophysical Journal. 104(6). L12–L14. 46 indexed citations
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Freites, J. Alfredo, Eric V. Schow, Stephen H. White, & Douglas J. Tobias. (2012). Microscopic Origin of Gating Current Fluctuations in a Potassium Channel Voltage Sensor. Biophysical Journal. 102(11). L44–L46. 21 indexed citations
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White, Stephen H., et al.. (2011). Lipid-Mediated Helix Gating in the GlpG Rhomboid Protease from Escherichia Coli. Biophysical Journal. 100(3). 358a–358a. 1 indexed citations
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Bondar, Ana‐Nicoleta & Stephen H. White. (2011). Hydrogen bond dynamics in membrane protein function. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1818(4). 942–950. 74 indexed citations
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Freites, J. Alfredo, et al.. (2010). Structure of a DOTAP Lipid Bilayer: A Concerted Neutron Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Study. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 492a–492a. 1 indexed citations
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Schow, Eric V., et al.. (2010). Down-State Model of the KvAP Full Channel. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 315a–315a. 1 indexed citations
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Worcester, David L., et al.. (2010). Determining the Water Content of Lipid Membranes by Neutron Diffraction. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 286a–286a. 1 indexed citations
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Sasaki, Hirotaka, Hiromi Arai, Melanie J. Cocco, & Stephen H. White. (2009). pH Dependence of Sphingosine Aggregation. Biophysical Journal. 96(7). 2727–2733. 46 indexed citations
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Freites, J. Alfredo, Douglas J. Tobias, & Stephen H. White. (2006). A Voltage-Sensor Water Pore. Biophysical Journal. 91(11). L90–L92. 71 indexed citations
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Tobias, Douglas J., et al.. (2006). Self-Induced Docking Site of a Deeply Embedded Peripheral Membrane Protein. Biophysical Journal. 92(2). 517–524. 47 indexed citations
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White, Stephen H.. (2005). How Hydrogen Bonds Shape Membrane Protein Structure. Advances in protein chemistry. 72. 157–172. 36 indexed citations
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Freites, J. Alfredo, Douglas J. Tobias, Gunnar von Heijne, & Stephen H. White. (2005). Interface connections of a transmembrane voltage sensor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(42). 15059–15064. 186 indexed citations
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Ladokhin, Alexey S., William C. Wimley, Kalina Hristova, & Stephen H. White. (1997). [23] Mechanism of leakage of contents of membrane vesicles determined by fluorescence requenching. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 278. 474–486. 58 indexed citations
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White, Stephen H.. (1994). Membrane protein structure: experimental approaches. Oxford University Press eBooks. 105 indexed citations
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White, Stephen H. & J. Kenwright. (1991). The Importance of Delay in Distraction of Osteotomies. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 22(4). 569–579. 49 indexed citations

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