Tim J. Wess

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Tim J. Wess is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Cell Biology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim J. Wess has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Biomaterials, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 13 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Tim J. Wess's work include Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (30 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (11 papers). Tim J. Wess is often cited by papers focused on Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (30 papers), Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (11 papers). Tim J. Wess collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Australia. Tim J. Wess's co-authors include Joseph Orgel, Andrew Miller, Thomas C. Irving, Peter P. Purslow, A. P. Hammersley, L. Wess, Craig Kennedy, Andrew Miller, Peter Fratzl and David Hulmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Tim J. Wess

69 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Microfibrillar structure of type I collagen in situ

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim J. Wess United Kingdom	29	1.7k	901	490	488	473	71	3.4k
Joseph Orgel United States	26	1.8k 1.1×	840 0.9×	789 1.6×	344 0.7×	296 0.6×	49	3.5k
Keith M. Meek United Kingdom	51	940 0.6×	924 1.0×	597 1.2×	282 0.6×	411 0.9×	212	8.8k
Wolfgang Wagermaier Germany	41	1.6k 1.0×	2.3k 2.5×	748 1.5×	1.2k 2.5×	256 0.5×	104	5.3k
Laurent Bozec United Kingdom	27	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	356 0.7×	198 0.4×	76 0.2×	102	3.7k
Alessandra Ruggeri Italy	29	593 0.4×	657 0.7×	523 1.1×	286 0.6×	165 0.3×	99	4.2k
Mario Raspanti Italy	30	764 0.5×	822 0.9×	302 0.6×	562 1.2×	210 0.4×	121	2.9k
Michael A. Horton United Kingdom	33	643 0.4×	687 0.8×	1.8k 3.8×	326 0.7×	223 0.5×	72	4.2k
David Hulmes France	44	2.1k 1.3×	650 0.7×	1.7k 3.5×	479 1.0×	952 2.0×	105	5.6k
Richard Weinkamer Germany	34	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 2.1×	783 1.6×	1.3k 2.6×	151 0.3×	97	5.3k
Marie‐Madeleine Giraud‐Guille France	31	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	400 0.8×	432 0.9×	145 0.3×	49	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim J. Wess

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wess, Tim J., et al.. (2018). Letters from Mungo: A dialogue on decolonisation to improve academic engagement with Aboriginal students. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 26(2). 89–98.

Hiller, Jennifer, et al.. (2012). Effects of isopropanol on collagen fibrils in new parchment. Chemistry Central Journal. 6(1). 24–24. 12 indexed citations

Cigić, Irena Kralj, et al.. (2011). A study of degradation of historic parchment using small-angle X-ray scattering, synchrotron-IR and multivariate data analysis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 402(4). 1559–1566. 21 indexed citations

Cameron, Graeme, David Cairns, & Tim J. Wess. (2007). The Variability in Type I Collagen Helical Pitch Is Reflected in the D Periodic Fibrillar Structure. Journal of Molecular Biology. 372(4). 1097–1107. 25 indexed citations

Mellody, Kieran T., Lyle J. Freeman, Clair Baldock, et al.. (2006). Marfan Syndrome-causing Mutations in Fibrillin-1 Result in Gross Morphological Alterations and Highlight the Structural Importance of the Second Hybrid Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(42). 31854–31862. 21 indexed citations

Odlyha, Marianne, Quanyu Wang, Tim J. Wess, et al.. (2005). Damage assessment of parchment: complexity and relations at different structural levels. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 9 indexed citations

Lammie, Donna, Maureen Bain, & Tim J. Wess. (2005). Microfocus X-ray scattering investigations of eggshell nanotexture. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 12(6). 721–726. 18 indexed citations

Round, Adam, C.J. Hall, Keith D. Rogers, et al.. (2005). A preliminary study of breast cancer diagnosis using laboratory based small angle x-ray scattering. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 50(17). 4159–4168. 30 indexed citations

Wess, Tim J. & David Cairns. (2005). Nanoarchitectures of the animal extracellular matrix: opportunities for synchrotron radiation studies on collagen and fibrillin. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 12(6). 751–757. 6 indexed citations

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Sionkowska, Alina & Tim J. Wess. (2003). Mechanical properties of UV irradiated rat tail tendon (RTT) collagen. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 34(1-2). 9–12. 49 indexed citations

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Kielty, Cay M., et al.. (2002). Fibrillin-rich microfibrils: elastic biopolymers of the extracellular matrix.. PubMed. 23(5-6). 581–96. 55 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., Ian L. Alberts, Jennifer Hiller, et al.. (2002). Microfocus Small Angle X-ray Scattering Reveals Structural Features in Archaeological Bone Samples; Detection of Changes in Bone Mineral Habit and Size. Calcified Tissue International. 70(2). 103–110. 37 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., Peter P. Purslow, & Cay M. Kielty. (1998). X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Fibrillin-Rich Microfibrils: Effects of Tissue Extension on Axial and Lateral Packing. Journal of Structural Biology. 122(1-2). 123–127. 25 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., A. P. Hammersley, L. Wess, & Andrew Miller. (1998). A Consensus Model for Molecular Packing of Type I Collagen. Journal of Structural Biology. 122(1-2). 92–100. 51 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., L. Wess, & P.M. Hocking. (1997). The structure of avian cartilage: A combined X-ray and biochemical analysis. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 116(2). 145–155. 13 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., L. Wess, & Andrew Miller. (1996). The Chemical Reactivity and Structure of Collagen Studied by Neutron Diffraction. PubMed. 64. 369–383. 1 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., A. P. Hammersley, L. Wess, & Andrew Miller. (1995). Type I collagen packing, conformation of the triclinic unit cell. Journal of Molecular Biology. 248(2). 487–493. 39 indexed citations

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Gorham, S.D., et al.. (1992). Effect of chemical modifications on the susceptibility of collagen to proteolysis. II. Dehydrothermal crosslinking. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 14(3). 129–138. 78 indexed citations

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Wess, Tim J., Andrew Miller, & Jeremy P. Bradshaw. (1990). Cross-linkage sites in type I collagen fibrils studied by neutron diffraction. Journal of Molecular Biology. 213(1). 1–5. 11 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Jeremy P., A. Miller, & Tim J. Wess. (1989). Phasing the meridional diffraction pattern of type I collagen using isomorphous derivatives. Journal of Molecular Biology. 205(4). 685–694. 17 indexed citations

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