W.J. O’Sullivan

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

About

W.J. O’Sullivan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, W.J. O’Sullivan has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in W.J. O’Sullivan's work include Biochemical and Molecular Research (10 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (6 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (4 papers). W.J. O’Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical and Molecular Research (10 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (6 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (4 papers). W.J. O’Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. W.J. O’Sullivan's co-authors include D. D. Perrin, Mildred Cohn, K.D. Timmerhaus, E.F. Hammel, R. M. Fox, John F. Morrison, George H. Reed, A. G. Ogston, Masamiti Tatibana and Takashi Asai and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W.J. O’Sullivan

36 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

The Stability Constants of Metal-Adenine Nucleotide Complexes

1964 384 citations W.J. O’Sullivan, D. D. Perrin Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W.J. O’Sullivan Australia	20	859	281	218	213	165	37	1.6k
W Mäurer Germany	22	567 0.7×	125 0.4×	176 0.8×	228 1.1×	63 0.4×	114	1.6k
M. Fujioka Japan	28	729 0.8×	106 0.4×	105 0.5×	537 2.5×	316 1.9×	168	2.9k
E. Rossi Italy	25	487 0.6×	106 0.4×	239 1.1×	93 0.4×	436 2.6×	91	3.1k
Werner Jahn Germany	24	925 1.1×	333 1.2×	105 0.5×	440 2.1×	329 2.0×	80	2.4k
Clemens Schulze‐Briese Switzerland	31	1.4k 1.6×	269 1.0×	128 0.6×	1.2k 5.8×	123 0.7×	81	3.1k
Trevor J. Greenhough United Kingdom	26	1.8k 2.1×	222 0.8×	211 1.0×	728 3.4×	89 0.5×	83	3.9k
G. A. Webb United Kingdom	7	1.4k 1.7×	115 0.4×	257 1.2×	123 0.6×	189 1.1×	10	2.1k
Dean A. A. Myles United States	30	1.6k 1.8×	159 0.6×	455 2.1×	1.1k 5.3×	299 1.8×	102	3.0k
Timothy M. Logan United States	30	1.5k 1.7×	128 0.5×	375 1.7×	492 2.3×	111 0.7×	60	2.3k
Roger G. Hart United States	11	844 1.0×	385 1.4×	177 0.8×	321 1.5×	103 0.6×	26	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mendz, George L., et al.. (1994). De novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides by Helicobacter pylori. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 77(1). 1–8. 25 indexed citations

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Wilcken, Bridget, et al.. (1988). Family studies in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 63(3). 297–302. 5 indexed citations

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Grossman, Gail & W.J. O’Sullivan. (1981). Eastern Grey Kangaroo Muscle Creatine Kinase. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 34(3). 269–282. 1 indexed citations

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Storey, G. N. Bruce, et al.. (1975). Fluorometric Determination of "Albumin-Titratable Bilirubin" in the Jaundiced Neonate. Clinical Chemistry. 21(11). 1638–1643. 8 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J., et al.. (1974). POTENTIATION OF AN EFFECT OF ALLOPURINOL ON PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM BY CHLOROTHIAZIDE IN MAN. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 1(1). 53–58. 7 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Garth A. & W.J. O’Sullivan. (1973). A radioimmunoassay for creatine kinase.. PubMed. 10(0). 105–8. 6 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J.. (1973). Orotic Acid. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 3(4). 417–422. 5 indexed citations

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Keech, D.B., et al.. (1972). Sheep kidney mitochondrial phosphoexolpyruvate carboxylase reaction mechanism. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 289(1). 212–224. 15 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J., et al.. (1972). ALLOPURINOL AND THIAZIDES. The Lancet. 299(7753). 751–751. 13 indexed citations

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Foster, David M. & W.J. O’Sullivan. (1972). The interaction of chromium (III)-ADP complexes with creatine kinase. Bioinorganic Chemistry. 1(2). 183–186. 1 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J.. (1971). THE REACTION OF CREATINE KINASE WITH DITHIOBISNITROBENZOIC ACID. PubMed. 3(1-4). 139–148. 10 indexed citations

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Fox, R. M., W.J. O’Sullivan, & B. G. Firkin. (1969). Orotic aciduria. The American Journal of Medicine. 47(2). 332–336. 36 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J., Richard Virden, & Sandra L. Blethen. (1969). Magnetic Resonance and Kinetic Studies on the Manganese Activated Arginine Kinase Reaction. European Journal of Biochemistry. 8(4). 562–570. 21 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J. & Mélanie Cohn. (1968). Magnetic Resonance Studies on Inactivated Forms of Creatine Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(10). 2737–2744. 27 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J., et al.. (1966). The Effect of Magnesium on the Reactivity of the Essential Sulfhydryl Groups in Creatine Kinase-Substrate Complexes^*. Biochemistry. 5(8). 2666–2673. 32 indexed citations

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Gaffney, T. J. & W.J. O’Sullivan. (1964). Kinetic studies of the activation of adenosine triphosphate-lombricine phosphotransferase by magnesium ions. Biochemical Journal. 90(1). 177–181. 7 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J. & John F. Morrison. (1963). The effect of trace metal contaminants and EDTA on the velocity of enzyme-catalysed reactions. Studies on ATP:creatine phosphotransferase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 77. 142–144. 19 indexed citations

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Davey, D. A., W.J. O’Sullivan, & J. C. McClure Browne. (1961). TOTAL EXCHANGEABLE SODIUM IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND IN PRE-ECLAMPSIA. The Lancet. 277(7176). 519–523. 20 indexed citations

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O’Sullivan, W.J. & D. D. Perrin. (1961). The stability constant of MgATP2−. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 52(3). 612–614. 40 indexed citations

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Keffer, F., T. Oguchi, W.J. O’Sullivan, & Jun K. Yamashita. (1959). Theory of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shift in Paramagnetic Crystals. Physical Review. 115(6). 1553–1561. 84 indexed citations

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