W.F. Hink

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W.F. Hink is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.F. Hink has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Insect Science and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in W.F. Hink's work include Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (29 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (26 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (17 papers). W.F. Hink is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (29 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (26 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (17 papers). W.F. Hink collaborates with scholars based in United States. W.F. Hink's co-authors include P. V. Vail, Malcolm J. Fraser, W. A. Ramoska, C. M. Ignoffo, Thomas M. Koval, Dwight E. Lynn, F.J. Castellino, Donald J. Davidson, D R Thomsen and Annette Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Genetics and Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology.

In The Last Decade

W.F. Hink

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Established Insect Cell Line from the Cabbage Looper, Tri... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 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. Established Insect Cell Line from the Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni
    1970 499 citations W.F. Hink Nature 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.F. Hink United States 23 1.4k 686 374 367 209 55 1.8k
Jun Mitsuhashi Japan 22 826 0.6× 882 1.3× 359 1.0× 318 0.9× 107 0.5× 126 1.7k
Hung Dae Sohn South Korea 26 961 0.7× 833 1.2× 197 0.5× 473 1.3× 160 0.8× 60 1.7k
Brenda Oppert United States 31 1.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.9× 730 2.0× 247 0.7× 178 0.9× 88 2.3k
Dov Borovsky United States 27 973 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 419 1.1× 374 1.0× 172 0.8× 99 2.0k
Yeon Ho Je South Korea 30 1.8k 1.3× 1.8k 2.6× 855 2.3× 464 1.3× 191 0.9× 160 3.0k
T.D.C. Grace Australia 18 1.1k 0.8× 561 0.8× 263 0.7× 352 1.0× 118 0.6× 32 1.7k
Robert D. Possee United Kingdom 26 3.4k 2.5× 1.5k 2.1× 305 0.8× 629 1.7× 520 2.5× 61 3.8k
Antoni Polanowski Poland 22 928 0.7× 264 0.4× 147 0.4× 133 0.4× 254 1.2× 80 1.5k
Loy E. Volkman United States 39 3.7k 2.7× 2.0k 3.0× 489 1.3× 659 1.8× 313 1.5× 78 4.2k
Thomas Ziegelhoffer United States 21 2.5k 1.8× 141 0.2× 314 0.8× 459 1.3× 175 0.8× 26 2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.F. Hink

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All Works

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Hink, W.F., Peter W. Pappas, & Deborah C. Jaworski. (1994). Partial biochemical characterization of venom from the ant, Pseudomyrmex triplarinus. Toxicon. 32(7). 763–772. 17 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F.. (1991). A serum-free medium for the culture of insect cells and production of recombinant proteins. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 27(5). 397–401. 25 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F., D R Thomsen, Donald J. Davidson, Annette Meyer, & F.J. Castellino. (1991). Expression of Three Recombinant Proteins Using Baculovirus Vectors in 23 Insect Cell Lines. Biotechnology Progress. 7(1). 9–14. 97 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F., et al.. (1991). Effect of an Experimental Systemic Compound, CGA-184699, on Life Stages of the Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 28(3). 424–427. 34 indexed citations
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Hall, Richard L. & W.F. Hink. (1990). Physical mapping and field inversion gel electrophoresis ofAmsacta moorei entomopoxvirus DNA. Archives of Virology. 110(1-2). 77–90. 16 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F., et al.. (1989). Inhibition of human platelet aggregation and secretion by ant venom and a compound isolated from venom. Inflammation. 13(2). 175–184. 10 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F., et al.. (1988). Toxicity of Linalool to Life Stages of the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and its Efficacy in Carpet and on Animals. Journal of Medical Entomology. 25(1). 1–4. 15 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F., et al.. (1986). Development of Resistance to Malathion in Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 79(6). 1570–1572. 11 indexed citations
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Fraser, Malcolm J. & W.F. Hink. (1982). The isolation and characterization of the MP and FP plaque variants of Galleria mellonella nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Virology. 117(2). 366–378. 71 indexed citations
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Koval, Thomas M., et al.. (1978). Comparison of survival and unscheduled DNA synthesis between an insect and a mammalian cell line following x-ray treatments. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 49(3). 431–435. 17 indexed citations
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Koval, Thomas M., et al.. (1977). A COMPARISON OF SURVIVAL AND REPAIR OF UV-INDUCED DNA DAMAGE IN CULTURED INSECT VERSUS MAMMALIAN CELLS. Genetics. 87(3). 513–518. 28 indexed citations
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Koval, Thomas M., et al.. (1975). Effects of x-irradiation on cell division, oxygen consumption, and growth medium pH of an insect cell line cultured in vitro.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 64(3). 524–32. 11 indexed citations
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Koval, Thomas M., et al.. (1975). Effects of X-Irradiation on Cell Division, Oxygen Consumption, and Growth Medium pH of an Insect Cell Line Cultured in Vitro. Radiation Research. 64(3). 524–524. 8 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F.. (1973). Plaque assay of an insect virus in a cabbage looper tn 368 cell line. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 8(5). 412. 1 indexed citations
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Kuno, G., W.F. Hink, & John D. Briggs. (1971). Growth-promoting serum proteins for Aedes aegypti cells cultured in vitro. Journal of Insect Physiology. 17(10). 1865–1879. 10 indexed citations
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Hink, W.F.. (1970). Established Insect Cell Line from the Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni. Nature. 226(5244). 466–467. 499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hink, W.F.. (1966). On the source and nature of bactericidal factors in the hemolymph of normal and immune wax moth larvae, Galleria mellonella (L.) /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 2 indexed citations

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