Sylvan Nass

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sylvan Nass is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvan Nass has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 2 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Sylvan Nass's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (2 papers). Sylvan Nass is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (2 papers). Sylvan Nass collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Sylvan Nass's co-authors include Margit M. K. Nass, B.A. Afzelius, Paul R. Gross and Delbert E. Philpott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Sylvan Nass

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

INTRAMITOCHONDRIAL FIBERS WITH DNA CHARACTERISTICS 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 100 200 300 400
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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. INTRAMITOCHONDRIAL FIBERS WITH DNA CHARACTERISTICS
    1963 407 citations Margit M. K. Nass, Sylvan Nass The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Peers

Sylvan Nass
Margit M. K. Nass United States
Cesare Vesco Italy
Lajos Pikó United States
H. Ritter Germany
Carmen G. Vallejo Spain
Vernon C. Bode United States
David B. Slautterback United States
Elke Pratje Germany
Philip J. Laipis United States
Jean André France
Margit M. K. Nass United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Sylvan Nass

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvan Nass

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sylvan Nass. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sylvan Nass based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sylvan Nass. Sylvan Nass is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Nass, Margit M. K. & Sylvan Nass. (2000). Fibrous Structures within the Matrix of Developing Chick Embryo Mitochondria. Experimental Cell Research. 255(1). 1–3. 12 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan, et al.. (1974). RNA SYNTHESIS IN RAT LIVER AFTER CORTISOL TREATMENT: A POSSIBLE MITOCHONDRIAL-NUCLEAR RELATIONSHIP. European Journal of Endocrinology. 77(2). 298–309. 13 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan, et al.. (1970). In vivo Cortisol Action on RNA Synthesis in Rat Liver Nuclei and Mitochondria. Nature. 228(5272). 665–667. 30 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan. (1969). The Significance of the Structural and Functional Similarities of Bacteria and Mitochondria. International review of cytology. 25. 55–129. 68 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan. (1967). Incorporation of 32Pi into mitochondrial and nuclear DNA in regenerating liver. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 145(1). 60–67. 33 indexed citations
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Nass, Margit M. K., Sylvan Nass, & B.A. Afzelius. (1965). The general occurrence of mitochondrial DNA. Experimental Cell Research. 37(3). 516–539. 168 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan, et al.. (1965). Deoxyribonucleic acid in isolated rat-liver mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 95(3). 426–435. 83 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan & Margit M. K. Nass. (1964). Intramitochondrial Fibers With Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid Characteristics: Observations of Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells2. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 33(5). 777–798. 25 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan & Margit M. K. Nass. (1963). AN ELECTRON HISTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF MITOCHONDRIAL FIBROUS INCLUSIONS. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 81(3-4). 209–213. 11 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan & Margit M. K. Nass. (1963). INTRAMITOCHONDRIAL FIBERS WITH DNA CHARACTERISTICS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 19(3). 613–629. 221 indexed citations
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Nass, Margit M. K. & Sylvan Nass. (1963). INTRAMITOCHONDRIAL FIBERS WITH DNA CHARACTERISTICS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 19(3). 593–611. 407 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nass, Sylvan. (1962). LOCALIZATION AND PROPERTIES OF PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE IN THE FROG EGG AND EMBRYO. Biological Bulletin. 122(2). 232–251. 14 indexed citations
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Nass, Margit M. K. & Sylvan Nass. (1962). Fibrous structures within the matrix of developing chick embryo mitochondria. Experimental Cell Research. 26(2). 424–427. 41 indexed citations
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Gross, Paul R., Delbert E. Philpott, & Sylvan Nass. (1960). Electron Microscopy of the Centrifuged Sea Urchin Egg, with a Note on the Structure of the Ground Cytoplasm. The Journal of Cell Biology. 7(1). 135–142. 56 indexed citations
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Gross, Paul R., Delbert E. Philpott, & Sylvan Nass. (1958). The fine-structure of the mitotic spindle in sea urchin eggs. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 2(1). 55–72. 27 indexed citations
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Nass, Sylvan. (1956). II. PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE OF AMPHIBIAN YOLK*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 19(2 Series II). 118–129. 9 indexed citations

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