W. Herman Taylor

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. Herman Taylor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Herman Taylor has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Herman Taylor's work include Biochemical and Molecular Research (10 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (5 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers). W. Herman Taylor is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical and Molecular Research (10 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (5 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers). W. Herman Taylor collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. Herman Taylor's co-authors include Jeffrey D. Esko, Paul J. Hagerman, Elliot Juni, Timothy A. Fritz, Arun K. Sarkar, Patrick Smith, Michael A. Becker, Mary L. Taylor, Göran Ekborg and Ada Elgavish and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

W. Herman Taylor

22 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Animal cell mutants defective in glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis.

1985 517 citations Jeffrey D. Esko, W. Herman Taylor et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Herman Taylor United States	16	1.1k	459	225	217	180	22	1.6k
Joël H. Shaper United States	27	1.7k 1.5×	259 0.6×	417 1.9×	252 1.2×	86 0.5×	54	2.3k
Pasqua Oreste Italy	26	1.0k 0.9×	850 1.9×	151 0.7×	308 1.4×	179 1.0×	39	1.8k
Margaretta Allietta United States	20	1.0k 0.9×	370 0.8×	114 0.5×	95 0.4×	64 0.4×	28	1.6k
Christian Boudier France	26	845 0.7×	272 0.6×	115 0.5×	141 0.6×	71 0.4×	58	1.7k
Byron Anderson United States	18	779 0.7×	103 0.2×	144 0.6×	197 0.9×	157 0.9×	51	1.3k
Yuji Hidaka Japan	26	1.1k 1.0×	195 0.4×	300 1.3×	85 0.4×	311 1.7×	79	1.8k
Guido R. Hartmann Germany	17	1.2k 1.0×	169 0.4×	460 2.0×	69 0.3×	129 0.7×	41	1.7k
Maria Gallo United States	27	1.1k 1.0×	433 0.9×	182 0.8×	54 0.2×	248 1.4×	65	2.2k
Andrew J. Reason United Kingdom	19	1.0k 0.9×	142 0.3×	173 0.8×	304 1.4×	191 1.1×	34	1.7k
Annie‐Claude Roche France	26	1.6k 1.4×	234 0.5×	224 1.0×	360 1.7×	74 0.4×	50	2.1k

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Ahmed, Maqbool, W. Herman Taylor, Patrick Smith, & Michael A. Becker. (1999). Accelerated Transcription of PRPS1 in X-linked Overactivity of Normal Human Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate Synthetase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(11). 7482–7488. 41 indexed citations

Sinha, Anjana, et al.. (1999). Glycoside Primers of Psittacanthus cucullaris. Journal of Natural Products. 62(7). 1036–1038. 21 indexed citations

Becker, Michael A., W. Herman Taylor, Patrick Smith, & Maqbool Ahmed. (1998). Regulation of Human PRS Isoform Expression. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 431. 215–220. 1 indexed citations

Taylor, W. Herman, et al.. (1998). Primers of Glycosaminoglycan Biosynthesis from Peruvian Rain Forest Plants. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(35). 22260–22266. 10 indexed citations

Taylor, W. Herman, et al.. (1997). Increased rate of PRPS1 gene transcription in PRPP synthetase catalytic superactivity. Clinical Biochemistry. 30(3). 246–246. 1 indexed citations

Becker, Michael A., W. Herman Taylor, Patrick Smith, & Maqbool Ahmed. (1996). Overexpression of the Normal Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate Synthetase 1 Isoform Underlies Catalytic Superactivity of Human Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate Synthetase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(33). 19894–19899. 35 indexed citations

Becker, Michael A., Patrick Smith, W. Herman Taylor, Reba Mustafi, & Robert L. Switzer. (1995). The genetic and functional basis of purine nucleotide feedback-resistant phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase superactivity.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(5). 2133–2141. 73 indexed citations

Sarkar, Arun K., Timothy A. Fritz, W. Herman Taylor, & Jeffrey D. Esko. (1995). Disaccharide uptake and priming in animal cells: inhibition of sialyl Lewis X by acetylated Gal beta 1-->4GlcNAc beta-O-naphthalenemethanol.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(8). 3323–3327. 169 indexed citations

Taylor, W. Herman & Paul J. Hagerman. (1990). Application of the method of phage T4 DNA ligase-catalyzed ring-closure to the study of DNA structure. Journal of Molecular Biology. 212(2). 363–376. 186 indexed citations

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Esko, Jeffrey D., et al.. (1987). Inhibition of chondroitin and heparan sulfate biosynthesis in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants defective in galactosyltransferase I.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(25). 12189–12195. 163 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman & Paul J. Hagerman. (1987). A general method for cloning DNA fragments in multiple copies. Gene. 53(2-3). 139–144. 8 indexed citations

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Esko, Jeffrey D., et al.. (1986). Sulfate transport-deficient mutants of Chinese hamster ovary cells. Sulfation of glycosaminoglycans dependent on cysteine.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 261(33). 15725–15733. 114 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman, et al.. (1976). Purification of properties of dihydroorotase, a zinc-containing metalloenzyme in Clostridium oroticum. Journal of Bacteriology. 127(2). 863–873. 29 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman, Craig D. Taylor, & Mary L. Taylor. (1974). Biosynthetic Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus bulgaricus : Partial Characterization of the Enzyme. Journal of Bacteriology. 119(1). 98–105. 8 indexed citations

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Taylor, Mary L., et al.. (1971). Biosynthetic Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus bulgaricus. Journal of Bacteriology. 105(3). 1015–1027. 22 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman, et al.. (1966). Two Functionally Different Dihydroorotic Dehydrogenases in Bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 91(6). 2251–2256. 29 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman & G. David Novelli. (1964). ENZYMES OF THE PYRIMIDINE PATHWAY IN ESCHERICHIA COLI I. Journal of Bacteriology. 88(1). 99–104. 9 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman & Mary L. Taylor. (1964). ENZYMES OF THE PYRIMIDINE PATHWAY IN ESCHERICHIA COLI II. Journal of Bacteriology. 88(1). 105–110. 33 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman & Elliot Juni. (1961). Pathways for Biosynthesis of a Bacterial Capsular Polysaccharide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 236(5). 1231–1234. 20 indexed citations

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Taylor, W. Herman & Elliot Juni. (1961). PATHWAYS FOR BIOSYNTHESIS OF A BACTERIAL CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE I. Journal of Bacteriology. 81(5). 688–693. 47 indexed citations

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