T. S. Work

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

T. S. Work is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. S. Work has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in T. S. Work's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers). T. S. Work is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers). T. S. Work collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, United Kingdom and Canada. T. S. Work's co-authors include E Work, Margaret Ashwell, P.N. Campbell, J. L. Simkin, Dipak Haldar, K. B. Freeman, E. M. Martin, Lutz Fischer, Peter N. Campbell and Pushpa M. Bhargava and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Annual Review of Biochemistry and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

T. S. Work

52 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Laboratory techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology 1970 2026 1988 2007 1973 1970 500 1000 1.5k
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. Laboratory techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology
    1973 1.9k citations T. S. Work, E Work Food and Cosmetics Toxicology profile →
  2. The Biogenesis of Mitochondria
    1970 404 citations Margaret Ashwell, T. S. Work profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
T. S. Work Tanzania 25 2.2k 334 325 323 275 53 3.8k
Elbert A. Peterson United States 26 2.3k 1.0× 541 1.6× 187 0.6× 459 1.4× 335 1.2× 82 4.3k
John C. Dittmer United States 20 2.4k 1.1× 244 0.7× 403 1.2× 307 1.0× 765 2.8× 27 3.9k
Kenneth D. Munkres United States 19 1.8k 0.8× 246 0.7× 155 0.5× 317 1.0× 178 0.6× 55 2.7k
G. David Novelli United States 34 4.2k 1.9× 570 1.7× 359 1.1× 484 1.5× 474 1.7× 109 6.1k
A. Neuberger United Kingdom 45 3.9k 1.8× 667 2.0× 319 1.0× 578 1.8× 344 1.3× 145 6.2k
Hans Noll United States 31 3.0k 1.4× 282 0.8× 125 0.4× 230 0.7× 150 0.5× 66 4.2k
R. BRIAN BEECHEY United Kingdom 26 1.9k 0.9× 197 0.6× 228 0.7× 179 0.6× 215 0.8× 114 2.9k
Rusty J. Mans United States 19 2.4k 1.1× 586 1.8× 145 0.4× 308 1.0× 163 0.6× 32 3.5k
Richard J. Winzler United States 35 3.1k 1.4× 268 0.8× 214 0.7× 679 2.1× 208 0.8× 101 5.1k
Giulio L. Cantoni United States 42 4.7k 2.1× 330 1.0× 530 1.6× 316 1.0× 707 2.6× 98 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by T. S. Work

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. S. Work

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by T. S. Work. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by T. S. Work. The network helps show where T. S. Work may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. S. Work

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of T. S. Work. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of T. S. Work 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 T. S. Work. T. S. Work is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Work, T. S., et al.. (1979). The heterogeneity of mitochondrial DNA in different tissues from the same animal. FEBS Letters. 99(2). 255–260. 18 indexed citations
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Work, T. S., Richard H. Hinton, Miloslav Dobrota, & T. Chard. (1978). Density gradient centrifugation . An introduction to radioimmunoassay and related techniques. North-Holland eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Work, T. S. & E Work. (1973). Laboratory techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology. Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. 11(6). 1118–1119. 1892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rabbitts, Terence H. & T. S. Work. (1971). The mitochondrial ribosome and ribosomal RNA of the chick. FEBS Letters. 14(4). 214–218. 9 indexed citations
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Work, T. S., et al.. (1971). Proteins Coded by Mitochondrial DNA of Mammalian Cells. European Journal of Biochemistry. 23(3). 564–574. 92 indexed citations
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Ashwell, Margaret & T. S. Work. (1970). The functional characterization of mitoribosomes from rat liver and Krebs II ascites-tumour-cell mitochondria. Biochemical Journal. 116(4). 25P–26P. 2 indexed citations
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Work, T. S. & Lutz Fischer. (1969). An introduction to gel chromatography. North-Holland eBooks. 71 indexed citations
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Ashwell, Margaret & T. S. Work. (1968). Contrasting effects of cycloheximide on mitochondrial protein synthesis ‘in vivo’ and ‘in vitro’. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 32(6). 1006–1012. 45 indexed citations
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Dalgarno, L., et al.. (1966). Characterization of the products formed by the RNA polymerases of cells infected with encephalomyocarditis virus. Journal of Molecular Biology. 15(1). 77–91. 36 indexed citations
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Martin, E. M. & T. S. Work. (1961). Studies on protein and nucleic acid metabolism in virus-infected mammalian cells.. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory). 514. 21 indexed citations
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Cole, R. David, et al.. (1957). Activation of Amino-acids by Soluble Enzymes from Pancreas and Other Tissues. Nature. 179(4552). 199–199. 19 indexed citations
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Simkin, J. L. & T. S. Work. (1957). Incorporation of radioactive amino acids into proteins of the microsome fraction of guinea-pig liver in a cell-free system. Biochemical Journal. 67(4). 617–624. 26 indexed citations
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Simkin, J. L. & T. S. Work. (1957). Protein synthesis in guinea-pig liver. Incorporation of radioactive amino acids into proteins of the microsome fraction in vivo. Biochemical Journal. 65(2). 307–315. 78 indexed citations
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Work, T. S., et al.. (1957). Formation of bradykinin or bradykinin-like substances by the action of plasmin on plasma proteins.. PubMed. 135(1). 7–8P. 8 indexed citations
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Campbell, P.N. & T. S. Work. (1954). CHROMATOGRAPHY OF PEPTIDES. British Medical Bulletin. 10(3). 196–201. 4 indexed citations
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Work, T. S. & P.N. Campbell. (1953). Nucleic Acid Template Hypotheses. Nature. 172(4377). 541–542. 2 indexed citations
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Dalgliesh, C. E., C. C. Toh, & T. S. Work. (1953). Fractionation of the smooth muscle stimulants present in extracts of gastro‐intestinal tract. Identification of 5‐hydroxytryptamine and its distinction from substance P. The Journal of Physiology. 120(3). 298–310. 75 indexed citations
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Campbell, P.N. & T. S. Work. (1953). Biosynthesis of Proteins. Nature. 171(4362). 997–1001. 37 indexed citations

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