W Laird

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W Laird is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W Laird has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W Laird's work include Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (7 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers) and Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus (4 papers). W Laird is often cited by papers focused on Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (7 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers) and Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus (4 papers). W Laird collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Russia. W Laird's co-authors include D. C. Cavanaugh, Michael Field, Philip L. Smith, Liselotte Graf, Neal B. Groman, Nandini V. Katre, Abla A. Creasey, Julie A. Lane, Mark E. Williams and M J Bjorn 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 Laird

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli: in vitro eff... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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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. Heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli: in vitro effects on guanylate cyclase activity, cyclic GMP concentration, and ion transport in small intestine.
    1978 471 citations Michael Field, Liselotte Graf et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W Laird United States 14 540 404 401 330 186 20 1.5k
Melanie A. Sherman United States 20 490 0.9× 682 1.7× 195 0.5× 247 0.7× 78 0.4× 28 1.4k
Maciej Ugorski Poland 27 1.1k 2.0× 316 0.8× 217 0.5× 200 0.6× 46 0.2× 113 2.0k
P A Kongshavn Canada 24 606 1.1× 591 1.5× 160 0.4× 79 0.2× 41 0.2× 66 1.9k
Michael L. Pendrak United States 23 905 1.7× 386 1.0× 280 0.7× 116 0.4× 72 0.4× 33 1.7k
Masato Uchijima Japan 20 683 1.3× 711 1.8× 342 0.9× 61 0.2× 109 0.6× 47 1.9k
E Morzycka-Wroblewska United States 13 555 1.0× 691 1.7× 245 0.6× 141 0.4× 29 0.2× 15 1.6k
Barnet M. Sultzer United States 22 521 1.0× 1.2k 2.9× 99 0.2× 226 0.7× 23 0.1× 53 2.0k
Amit P. Bhavsar Canada 19 718 1.3× 164 0.4× 379 0.9× 213 0.6× 82 0.4× 29 1.6k
Maria Fällman Sweden 29 1.0k 1.9× 589 1.5× 1.2k 3.1× 708 2.1× 355 1.9× 59 2.5k
K.‐A. Karlsson Sweden 31 2.0k 3.6× 641 1.6× 243 0.6× 458 1.4× 17 0.1× 57 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W Laird

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W Laird

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W Laird. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W Laird 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 W Laird. W Laird 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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Co, M S, Shinya Yano, Nicholas F. Landolfi, et al.. (1994). A humanized antibody specific for the platelet integrin gpIIb/IIIa.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(6). 2968–2976. 19 indexed citations
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Caron, Philip, W Laird, M S Co, et al.. (1992). Engineered humanized dimeric forms of IgG are more effective antibodies.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(4). 1191–1195. 36 indexed citations
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Piatak, M., et al.. (1988). Expression of soluble and fully functional ricin A chain in Escherichia coli is temperature-sensitive.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(10). 4837–4843. 81 indexed citations
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Katre, Nandini V., et al.. (1987). Chemical modification of recombinant interleukin 2 by polyethylene glycol increases its potency in the murine Meth A sarcoma model.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(6). 1487–1491. 205 indexed citations
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Creasey, Abla A., et al.. (1986). Cures and partial regression of murine and human tumors by recombinant human tumor necrosis factor.. PubMed. 46(11). 5687–90. 110 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Peter J., et al.. (1986). Serospecificity of a cloned protease-resistant Treponema pallidum--specific antigen expressed in Escherichia coli. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 23(3). 460–464. 7 indexed citations
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Laird, W, et al.. (1986). Serological characterization and gene localization of an Escherichia coli-expressed 37-kilodalton Treponema pallidum antigen. Infection and Immunity. 53(1). 16–25. 16 indexed citations
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Pirker, Robert, David Fitzgerald, Thomas C. Hamilton, et al.. (1985). Characterization of immunotoxins active against ovarian cancer cell lines.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 76(3). 1261–1267. 73 indexed citations
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Barmore, Charles R., Judith Krzynowek, W Laird, et al.. (1983). Fish Species Identification by Agarose Gel Isoelectric Focusing: Collaborative Study. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 66(1). 123–127. 6 indexed citations
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Laird, W, W Aaronson, Richard P. Silver, W H Habig, & M. C. Hardegree. (1980). Plasmid-Associated Toxigenicity in Clostridium tetani. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142(4). 623–623. 26 indexed citations
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Laird, W & D. C. Cavanaugh. (1980). Correlation of autoagglutination and virulence of yersiniae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 11(4). 430–432. 265 indexed citations
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Rao, Mrinalini C., Stefano Guandalini, W Laird, & Michael Field. (1979). Effects of heat-stable enterotoxin of Yersinia enterocolitica on ion transport and cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate metabolism in rabbit ileum. Infection and Immunity. 26(3). 875–878. 37 indexed citations
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Field, Michael, Liselotte Graf, W Laird, & Philip L. Smith. (1978). Heat-stable enterotoxin of Escherichia coli: in vitro effects on guanylate cyclase activity, cyclic GMP concentration, and ion transport in small intestine.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 75(6). 2800–2804. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Groman, Neal B. & W Laird. (1977). Bacteriophage production by doubly lysogenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Journal of Virology. 23(3). 592–598. 8 indexed citations
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Groman, Neal B. & W Laird. (1977). Heat-inducible mutants of corynebacteriophage. Journal of Virology. 23(3). 587–591. 7 indexed citations
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Laird, W & Neal B. Groman. (1976). Orientation of the tox gene in the prophage of corynebacteriophage beta. Journal of Virology. 19(1). 228–231. 32 indexed citations
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Laird, W & Neal B. Groman. (1976). Prophage map of converting corynebacteriophage beta. Journal of Virology. 19(1). 208–219. 39 indexed citations
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Laird, W & Neal B. Groman. (1976). Isolation and characterization of tox mutants of corynebacteriophage beta. Journal of Virology. 19(1). 220–227. 48 indexed citations
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Laird, W & Neal B. Groman. (1973). Rapid, Direct Tissue Culture Test for Toxigenicity of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae. Applied Microbiology. 25(5). 709–712. 5 indexed citations
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Laird, W & Neal B. Groman. (1973). Rapid, Direct Tissue Culture Test for Toxigenicity of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae. Applied Microbiology. 25(5). 709–712. 11 indexed citations

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