T. N. Tahmisian

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

T. N. Tahmisian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. N. Tahmisian has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in T. N. Tahmisian's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). T. N. Tahmisian is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). T. N. Tahmisian collaborates with scholars based in United States. T. N. Tahmisian's co-authors include J. Brontë Gatenby, R. L. Devine, H. W. Beams, Carl Peraino, Everett Anderson, E. L. Powers, Elizabeth Anderson, Robert L. King, Howard H. Vogel and Janet V. Passonneau and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

T. N. Tahmisian

34 papers receiving 938 citations

Hit Papers

AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY* 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 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. AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY*
    1957 367 citations J. Brontë Gatenby, T. N. Tahmisian Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. N. Tahmisian United States 16 461 173 165 149 113 34 1.1k
Dorothea Rudnick United States 16 477 1.0× 112 0.6× 135 0.8× 126 0.8× 61 0.5× 24 972
David B. Slautterback United States 11 887 1.9× 319 1.8× 142 0.9× 239 1.6× 189 1.7× 12 1.6k
Nicholas L. Cross United States 25 535 1.2× 99 0.6× 155 0.9× 268 1.8× 75 0.7× 38 2.7k
Jacques Beaulaton France 14 711 1.5× 173 1.0× 328 2.0× 157 1.1× 141 1.2× 25 1.4k
Robert D. Grey United States 17 378 0.8× 167 1.0× 147 0.9× 210 1.4× 81 0.7× 27 1.1k
R. W. Merriam United States 17 482 1.0× 237 1.4× 65 0.4× 134 0.9× 68 0.6× 29 952
John G. Bluemink Netherlands 18 684 1.5× 346 2.0× 174 1.1× 159 1.1× 70 0.6× 30 1.3k
Donald W. Jared United States 13 513 1.1× 107 0.6× 227 1.4× 217 1.5× 44 0.4× 14 1.5k
E. N. Willmer United Kingdom 12 382 0.8× 69 0.4× 93 0.6× 82 0.6× 55 0.5× 18 837
Alvin Telser United States 17 775 1.7× 463 2.7× 122 0.7× 156 1.0× 129 1.1× 26 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tahmisian, T. N., et al.. (1971). Morphological Changes in Cellular Organelles of X-Irradiated Bacteria-Free Grasshopper Diapause Embryos. Radiation Research. 46(1). 165–165. 4 indexed citations
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Peraino, Carl, et al.. (1969). Chemical, Physical, and Morphological Properties of Ornithine Aminotransferase from Rat Liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 244(9). 2241–2249. 107 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N.. (1969). Biological macromolecules: Some methods used to prepare specimens of various proteins for electron microscopy. Micron (1969). 1(1). 40–45. 1 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N., et al.. (1967). The ultrastructure of the plasma membrane at the division furrow of grasshopper germ cells. Cell and Tissue Research. 77(3). 316–324. 13 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N.. (1964). AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY OF SARCOBLAST KARYOKLASIS DURING MYOGENESIS IN GRASSHOPPER EMBRYOS. Cells Tissues Organs. 56(1-2). 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N.. (1964). Use of the freezing point method to adjust the tonicity of fixing solutions. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 10(3-4). 182–188. 33 indexed citations
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Beams, H. W., et al.. (1961). Studies on the fine structure of Lophomonas blattarum with special reference to the so-called parabasal apparatus. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 5(2). 166–183. 9 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N. & R. L. Devine. (1961). THE INFLUENCE OF X-RAYS ON ORGANELLE INDUCTION AND DIFFERENTIATION IN GRASSHOPPER SPERMATOGENESIS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 9(1). 29–45. 23 indexed citations
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Beams, H. W., Robert L. King, T. N. Tahmisian, & R. L. Devine. (1960). Electron Microscope Studies on Lophomonas striata with Special Reference to the Nature and Position of the Striations*. The Journal of Protozoology. 7(1). 91–101. 16 indexed citations
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Beams, H. W., T. N. Tahmisian, Everett Anderson, & R. L. Devine. (1959). An electron microscope study on the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee. Journal of Ultrastructure Research. 3(2). 155–170. 22 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N., et al.. (1959). CENTRIOLE ADJUNCT, CENTRIOLES, MITOCHONDRIA, AND ERGASTOPLASM IN ORTHOPTERAN SPERMATOGENESIS. AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 28 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N. & R. L. Devine. (1957). Extension of a Tracheole into Cytoplasm. Science. 126(3275). 655–655. 5 indexed citations
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Gatenby, J. Brontë & T. N. Tahmisian. (1957). AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY*. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 77(3-4). 107–115. 367 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beams, H. W., T. N. Tahmisian, R. L. Devine, & Elizabeth Anderson. (1957). Ultrastructure of the nuclear membrane of a Gregarine parasitic in grasshoppers. Experimental Cell Research. 13(1). 200–204. 56 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N., E. L. Powers, & R. L. Devine. (1956). LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDIES OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF MITOCHONDRIA DURING SPERMATOGENESIS IN THE GRASSHOPPER. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2(4). 325–330. 51 indexed citations
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Beams, H. W., T. N. Tahmisian, Elizabeth C. Anderson, & R. L. Devine. (1956). The Structure of Nuclear Membrane in Larval Gonads of Heliothis obsolete.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 91(3). 473–475. 5 indexed citations
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Beams, H. W., T. N. Tahmisian, & R. L. Devine. (1955). ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDIES ON THE CELLS OF THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES OF THE GRASSHOPPER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE). The Journal of Cell Biology. 1(3). 197–202. 95 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N., Alice M. Brues, G. Svihla, & Eleanor H. Slifer. (1955). Oscillations of oocyte nuclei in the ovarioles of the grasshopper. Experimental Cell Research. 9(1). 135–138. 4 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N. & Howard H. Vogel. (1953). Relative Biological Effectiveness of Fast Neutrons, Gamma Rays, X-Rays on Grasshopper Nymph Ovarioles. (Melanoplus differentialis). Experimental Biology and Medicine. 84(3). 538–543. 5 indexed citations
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Tahmisian, T. N., et al.. (1951). A Phase Contrast Microscopy Study of X-Ray-Induced Pyknosis in the Living Cell. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 78(2). 597–602. 4 indexed citations

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