William F. Busby

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

William F. Busby is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Busby has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cancer Research, 18 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William F. Busby's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (29 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers). William F. Busby is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (29 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers). William F. Busby collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. William F. Busby's co-authors include Charles L. Crespi, Arthur L. Lafleur, Bruce W. Penman, John L. Durant, Gerald N. Wogan, John M. Essigmann, Alex M. Nadzan, V N Reinhold, Robert G. Croy and G. Büchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

William F. Busby

47 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Human cell mutagenicity of oxygenated, nitrated and unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with urban aerosols

1996 713 citations John L. Durant, William F. Busby et al. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology profile →
Structural identification of the major DNA adduct formed by aflatoxin B1 in vitro.

1977 389 citations William F. Busby, Gerald N. Wogan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William F. Busby United States	20	1.2k	683	521	397	346	47	2.5k
G. Grimmer Germany	35	2.2k 1.9×	1.2k 1.8×	611 1.2×	338 0.9×	185 0.5×	178	3.9k
Hiroshi Tokiwa Japan	24	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	455 0.9×	166 0.4×	166 0.5×	83	2.7k
Bruce W. Penman United States	25	1.0k 0.9×	848 1.2×	1.3k 2.5×	337 0.8×	215 0.6×	38	3.9k
J. Jacob Germany	23	903 0.8×	450 0.7×	288 0.6×	246 0.6×	69 0.2×	65	1.9k
Bengt Jernström Sweden	30	2.1k 1.8×	1.3k 2.0×	2.1k 4.0×	367 0.9×	240 0.7×	116	5.0k
Ryoichi Kizu Japan	31	1.6k 1.3×	528 0.8×	522 1.0×	438 1.1×	45 0.1×	94	2.6k
Robert Mermelstein United States	21	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	547 1.0×	69 0.2×	125 0.4×	40	2.2k
Michael L. Gargas United States	37	2.1k 1.8×	1.8k 2.6×	640 1.2×	82 0.2×	522 1.5×	101	4.6k
Gonçalo Gamboa da Costa United States	28	458 0.4×	446 0.7×	659 1.3×	98 0.2×	469 1.4×	75	2.2k
Koli Taghizadeh United States	32	957 0.8×	573 0.8×	1.8k 3.5×	417 1.1×	83 0.2×	60	3.8k

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Durant, John L., et al.. (1999). Mutagenicity of C24H14 PAH in human cells expressing CYP1A1. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 446(1). 1–14. 96 indexed citations

Busby, William F., et al.. (1999). Effect of Methanol, Ethanol, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, and Acetonitrile on In Vitro Activities of cDNA-Expressed Human Cytochromes P-450. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 27(2). 246–249. 245 indexed citations

Hannigan, Michael, Glen R. Cass, Bruce W. Penman, et al.. (1998). Bioassay-Directed Chemical Analysis of Los Angeles Airborne Particulate Matter Using a Human Cell Mutagenicity Assay. Environmental Science & Technology. 32(22). 3502–3514. 125 indexed citations

Busby, William F., Elaine F. Plummer, Arthur L. Lafleur, et al.. (1997). Mutagenicity of cyclopenta-fused polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and a non-polar fraction from a fuel combustion sample in a Salmonella forward mutation assay without exogenous metabolic activation. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 391(3). 117–125. 12 indexed citations

Durant, John L., William F. Busby, Arthur L. Lafleur, Bruce W. Penman, & Charles L. Crespi. (1996). Human cell mutagenicity of oxygenated, nitrated and unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with urban aerosols. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 371(3-4). 123–157. 713 indexed citations breakdown →

Busby, William F., et al.. (1996). Bacterial and Human Cell Mutagenicity and Mouse Lung Tumorigenicity of the Oxygenated Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Phenalenone. Toxicological Sciences. 33(2). 212–219. 1 indexed citations

Busby, William F., et al.. (1995). Tissue distribution of DNA adducts in pre-weanling BLU:Ha mice treated with a tumorigenic dose of fluoranthene. Cancer Letters. 92(1). 9–19. 2 indexed citations

Busby, William F., et al.. (1995). Mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene and dibenzopyrenes in the Salmonella typhimurium TM677 and the MCL-5 human cell forward mutation assays. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 342(1-2). 9–16. 67 indexed citations

Busby, William F., et al.. (1994). Mutagenicity of mono- and dinitropyrenes in the Salmonella typhimurium TM677 forward mutation assay. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 322(4). 221–232. 19 indexed citations

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Busby, William F., Bruce W. Penman, & Charles L. Crespi. (1994). Human cell mutagenicity of mono- and dinitropyrenes in metabolically competent MCL-5 cells. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 322(4). 233–242. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiasheng & William F. Busby. (1993). Induction of lung and liver tumors by flouranthene in a preweanling CD-1 mouse bioassay. Carcinogenesis. 14(9). 1871–1874. 36 indexed citations

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Busby, William F., et al.. (1990). Lung tumorigenicity of benzene oxide, benzene dihydrobiols and benzene diolepoxides in the BUL:Ha newborn mouse assay. Carcinogenesis. 11(9). 1473–1478. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Jia-Sheng, William F. Busby, & Gerald N. Wogan. (1990). Comparative tissue distribution and excretion of orally administered [3H]diacetoxyscirpenol (anguidine) in rats and mice. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 103(3). 430–440. 5 indexed citations

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Busby, William F., et al.. (1989). Comparative lung tumorigenicity of parent and mononitro-polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in the BLU:Ha newborn mouse assay. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 99(3). 555–563. 15 indexed citations

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Busby, William F., et al.. (1988). Dose—response relationships of the tumorigenicity of cyclopenta[cd]pyrene, benzo [a]pyrene and 6-nitrochrysene in a newborn mouse lung adenoma bioassay. Carcinogenesis. 9(5). 741–746. 54 indexed citations

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Braun, Andrew G., William F. Busby, Howard L. Liber, & William G. Thilly. (1987). Chemical and toxicological characterization of residential oil burner emissions: II. Mutagenic, tumorigenic, and potential teratogenic activity.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 73. 235–246. 7 indexed citations

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Imamura, Toshiko, William F. Busby, Mark E. Goldman, Gerald N. Wogan, & Henri Brunengraber. (1982). Effects of hydroxyurea and benzo(a)pyrene on DNA synthesis in the isolated perfused rat lung. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 28(2). 135–140. 3 indexed citations

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Busby, William F., Priscilla Hele, & M. C. Chang. (1974). Apparent amino acid incorporation by ejaculated rabbit spermatozoa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 335(2). 246–259. 9 indexed citations

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Busby, William F. & A.A. Benson. (1973). Sulfonic acid metabolism in the diatom <italic>Navicula pelliculosa</italic>. Plant and Cell Physiology. 11 indexed citations

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Busby, William F. & Joyce Lewin. (1967). SILICATE UPTAKE AND SILICA SHELL FORMATION BY SYNCHRONOUSLY DIVIDING CELLS OF THE DIATOM NAVICULA PELLICULOSA (BRÉB.) HILSE^1,2,3. Journal of Phycology. 3(3). 127–131. 31 indexed citations

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