William R. Baker

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

William R. Baker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Baker has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in William R. Baker's work include Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (20 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (20 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (12 papers). William R. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (20 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (20 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (12 papers). William R. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. William R. Baker's co-authors include Lester A. Mitscher, C. Kendall Stover, Paul Warrener, T M Arain, David N. McMurray, Ying Yuan, Barry N. Kreiswirth, David R. Sherman, Donald R. VanDevanter and Clifton E. Barry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

William R. Baker

93 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

A small-molecule nitroimidazopyran drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis

2000 796 citations C. Kendall Stover, Paul Warrener et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William R. Baker United States	27	981	745	745	595	483	102	2.8k
Shigenori Tanaka Japan	46	2.7k 2.7×	690 0.9×	486 0.7×	599 1.0×	182 0.4×	394	8.3k
R. C. Thompson United Kingdom	33	707 0.7×	240 0.3×	817 1.1×	79 0.1×	287 0.6×	198	3.8k
Paul W. Smith United Kingdom	28	930 0.9×	415 0.6×	895 1.2×	525 0.9×	34 0.1×	112	3.1k
A. Astier France	35	1.1k 1.1×	173 0.2×	214 0.3×	318 0.5×	1.0k 2.1×	212	4.7k
Svend Erik Nielsen Denmark	27	1.9k 1.9×	133 0.2×	389 0.5×	197 0.3×	149 0.3×	106	5.8k
John Finn United States	28	802 0.8×	128 0.2×	334 0.4×	47 0.1×	1.0k 2.2×	65	2.6k
Matteo Ceccarelli Italy	34	2.2k 2.2×	410 0.6×	177 0.2×	91 0.2×	161 0.3×	159	4.2k
Mark A. Smith United States	37	408 0.4×	566 0.8×	184 0.2×	526 0.9×	63 0.1×	162	4.3k
Nagarajan Pattabiraman United States	35	2.4k 2.4×	208 0.3×	199 0.3×	198 0.3×	237 0.5×	113	3.9k
Albert A. Smith United States	33	755 0.8×	62 0.1×	90 0.1×	286 0.5×	345 0.7×	86	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Baker

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Tannheimer, Stacey, Eric A. Sorensen, Leena Patel, et al.. (2014). The In Vitro Pharmacology of GS-5759, A Novel Bifunctional Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor and Long Acting β2-Adrenoceptor Agonist. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 349(1). 85–93. 26 indexed citations

Baker, William R.. (2012). Treating Laminitis. Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice. 28(2). 441–455. 8 indexed citations

Baker, William R.. (2000). Ascorbic acid reaction with disulphide compounds: effects and applications. Talanta. 52(3). 425–433. 3 indexed citations

Stover, C. Kendall, Paul Warrener, Donald R. VanDevanter, et al.. (2000). A small-molecule nitroimidazopyran drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis. Nature. 405(6789). 962–966. 796 indexed citations breakdown →

Mitscher, Lester A. & William R. Baker. (1998). Tuberculosis: A search for novel therapy starting with natural products. Medicinal Research Reviews. 18(6). 363–374. 92 indexed citations

Boyd, Steven A., Anthony K. L. Fung, William R. Baker, et al.. (1994). Nonpeptide Renin Inhibitors with Good Intraduodenal Bioavailability and Efficacy in Dog. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37(19). 2991–3007. 29 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Saul H., Kenneth P. Spina, Herman H. Stein, et al.. (1994). Renin inhibitors: C-terminal oxetanes as potent transition-state mimics. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(9). 927–937. 4 indexed citations

Wessale, Jerry L., Samuel V. Calzadilla, Steven A. Boyd, et al.. (1993). Cardiovascular Effects and Hemodynamic Mechanism of Action of the Novel, Nonpeptidic Renin Inhibitor A-74273 in Dogs. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 22(4). 644–652. 8 indexed citations

Baker, William R. & James Q. Swift. (1993). Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma of the anterior maxilla. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 76(3). 294–297. 20 indexed citations

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Baker, William R., Anthony K. L. Fung, Hollis D. Kleinert, et al.. (1992). Nonpeptide renin inhibitors employing a novel 3-aza (or oxa)-2,4-dialkyl glutaric acid moiety as a P2/P3 amide bond replacement. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(10). 1722–1734. 12 indexed citations

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Martin, Stephen F., Richard E. Austin, Christopher J. Oalmann, et al.. (1992). 1,2,3-Trisubstituted cyclopropanes as conformationally restricted peptide isosteres: application to the design and synthesis of novel renin inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(10). 1710–1721. 72 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Hollis D., William R. Baker, & Herman H. Stein. (1991). Renin Inhibitors. Advances in pharmacology. 22. 207–250. 14 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Saul H., Hollis D. Kleinert, Herman H. Stein, et al.. (1991). Design of a well-absorbed renin inhibitor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(1). 469–471. 29 indexed citations

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Baker, William R., et al.. (1979). Arc current modulator for neutral beam source. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3. 1277–1280.

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Baker, William R.. (1978). PRESENT AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGY OF HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS FOR NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTORS. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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Baker, William R.. (1978). University of Wisconsin Helps Engineers Meet Changing Technology.. 125(1). 58–61. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Howard, et al.. (1977). Clinfo: A Research Data Management and Analysis System Acceptable to Physician Users.. PubMed Central. 140–142. 3 indexed citations

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Baker, William R., et al.. (1977). THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR TFTR NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCE DEVELOPMENT. 2. 1567–1569. 1 indexed citations

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Ehlers, K. W., William R. Baker, K.H. Berkner, et al.. (1974). LARGE-AREA PLASMA SOURCES. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Oscar A., William R. Baker, Stirling A. Colgate, et al.. (1958). Neutron Production in Linear Deuterium Pinches. Physical Review. 109(2). 612–613. 30 indexed citations

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