W. E. Scott

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

W. E. Scott is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Scott has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in W. E. Scott's work include Thermal Regulation in Medicine (2 papers), Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (2 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (2 papers). W. E. Scott is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Regulation in Medicine (2 papers), Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (2 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (2 papers). W. E. Scott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. W. E. Scott's co-authors include Struther Arnott, David A. Rees, Ralph Moorhouse, I.C.M. Dea, Andrew W. Fulmer, C.G.A. McNab, JOHN W. DUNDEE, FRANK B. WILLIAMSON, T. Cecil Gray and Robert A. Moran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Molecular Biology and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Scott

14 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

The agarose double helix and its function in agarose gel structure

1974 605 citations Struther Arnott, Andrew W. Fulmer et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. E. Scott United Kingdom	9	323	300	224	217	191	15	1.3k
Ralph Moorhouse United States	10	212 0.7×	283 0.9×	157 0.7×	133 0.6×	86 0.5×	12	1.1k
Mineo Watase Japan	27	916 2.8×	97 0.3×	147 0.7×	355 1.6×	269 1.4×	79	1.7k
B. Larsen Norway	14	134 0.4×	154 0.5×	117 0.5×	164 0.8×	392 2.1×	22	1.1k
Svante Nilsson Sweden	20	247 0.8×	83 0.3×	238 1.1×	85 0.4×	175 0.9×	35	1.5k
Rengaswami Chandrasekaran United States	20	668 2.1×	1.2k 4.0×	188 0.8×	543 2.5×	200 1.0×	39	2.3k
R. Vreeker Netherlands	15	552 1.7×	166 0.6×	218 1.0×	135 0.6×	21 0.1×	35	1.5k
R. G. Zhbankov Belarus	17	197 0.6×	172 0.6×	113 0.5×	205 0.9×	30 0.2×	112	1.3k
Clarence Sterling United States	23	548 1.7×	433 1.4×	72 0.3×	796 3.7×	28 0.1×	141	2.0k
Natalia V. Grinberg Russia	21	373 1.2×	297 1.0×	433 1.9×	81 0.4×	95 0.5×	86	1.6k
Lars‐Olof Sundelöf Sweden	24	143 0.4×	206 0.7×	540 2.4×	28 0.1×	70 0.4×	68	1.2k

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Arnott, Struther, Andrew W. Fulmer, W. E. Scott, et al.. (1974). The agarose double helix and its function in agarose gel structure. Journal of Molecular Biology. 90(2). 269–284. 605 indexed citations breakdown →

Arnott, Struther, W. E. Scott, David A. Rees, & C.G.A. McNab. (1974). i-Carrageenan: Molecular structure and packing of polysaccharide double helices in oriented fibres of divalent cation salts. Journal of Molecular Biology. 90(2). 253–267. 156 indexed citations

Moran, Robert A., et al.. (1974). ChemInform Abstract: THE MOLECULAR GEOMETRY OF BETA‐PINENE AS DEDUCED FROM THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF CIS‐PINOCARVYL P‐NITROBENZOATE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 5(16). 6 indexed citations

Arnott, Struther & W. E. Scott. (1972). Accurate X-ray diffraction analysis of fibrous polysaccharides containing pyranose rings. Part I. The linked-atom approach. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 324–324. 242 indexed citations

Rees, David A. & W. E. Scott. (1971). Polysaccharide conformation. Part VI. Computer model-building for linear and branched pyranoglycans. Correlations with biological function. Preliminary assessment of inter-residue forces in aqueous solution. Further interpretation of optical rotation in terms of chain conformation. Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic. 469–469. 119 indexed citations

Scott, W. E., et al.. (1971). Synthesis and crystal structure of trans-2,8-dihydroxy-1(7)-p-methene, a new terpenoid diol. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 36(1). 63–65. 2 indexed citations

Rees, David A., W. E. Scott, & FRANK B. WILLIAMSON. (1970). Correlation of Optical Activity with Polysaccharide Conformation. Nature. 227(5256). 390–392. 69 indexed citations

Rees, David A. & W. E. Scott. (1969). Conformational analysis of polysaccharides: stereochemical significance of different linkage positions in β-linked polysaccharides. Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications. 0(18). 1037–1038. 14 indexed citations

DUNDEE, JOHN W. & W. E. Scott. (1958). THE EFFECT OF PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATES ON THIOBARBITURATE NARCOSIS. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 37(1). 12???19–12???19. 2 indexed citations

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Scott, W. E., et al.. (1957). Carotid Body Tumour. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 33(377). 141–145. 1 indexed citations

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Berger, Julius, W. E. Scott, L. H. Sternbach, et al.. (1957). Antibiotics X-948 and X-1008. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 13(11). 434–436. 8 indexed citations

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DUNDEE, JOHN W., et al.. (1954). CHLORPROMAZINE AND THE PRODUCTION OF HYPOTHERMIA. Anaesthesia. 9(4). 296–302. 25 indexed citations

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Scott, W. E., et al.. (1954). Massive Lung Collapse Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 68(12). 834–841. 2 indexed citations

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DUNDEE, JOHN W., et al.. (1953). Production of Hypothermia. BMJ. 2(4848). 1244–1246. 18 indexed citations

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DUNDEE, JOHN W., et al.. (1953). Hypothermia with Autonomic Block in Man. BMJ. 2(4848). 1237–1243. 33 indexed citations

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