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Bruce N. Ames

Active 1955–2024

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Bruce N Ames
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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 7,777 citing papers, 36.6% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,297 citing papers, 6.1% of this breakdownChina: 1,071 citing papers, 5% of this breakdownGermany: 938 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownJapan: 888 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownItaly: 875 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownCanada: 670 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownFrance: 652 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownIndia: 576 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownAustralia: 472 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownSpain: 446 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownNetherlands: 387 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdown
0%36.6%Other 24.5%

Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.2%
  • Medicine30.8%
  • Nursing5.1%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
  • Environmental Science3.3%
  • Neuroscience2.7%
  • Other9%

Topics

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment3.5%
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress2.4%
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology2.2%
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms2%
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide1.9%
  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research1.6%
  • Other86.4%

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  1. Bilirubin Is an Antioxidant of Possible Physiological Importance

    Authors: Roland Stocker, Yorihiro Yamamoto, Antony F. McDonagh, Alexander N. Glazer, Bruce N. Ames - Science 1987 cited by 3,539

  2. Prolonging healthy aging: Longevity vitamins and proteins

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 cited by 265

  3. The Free Radical Theory of Aging Matures

    Authors: Kenneth B. Beckman, Bruce N. Ames - Physiological Reviews 1998 cited by 3,866

  4. Acarbose, 17‐α‐estradiol, and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extend mouse lifespan preferentially in males

    Authors: David E. Harrison, Randy Strong, David B. Allison, Bruce N. Ames, Clinton M. Astle, Hani Atamna, Elizabeth Fernández, Kevin Flurkey, Martin A. Javors, Nancy L. Nadon, James F. Nelson, Scott D. Pletcher, James W. Simpkins, Daniel L. Smith, John E. Wilkinson, Richard A. Miller - Aging Cell 2013 cited by 464

  5. Vitamin D and the omega‐3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis and action, part 2: relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and impulsive behavior

    Authors: Rhonda P. Patrick, Bruce N. Ames - The FASEB Journal 2015 cited by 490

  6. Oxygen Radicals and Human Disease

    Authors: Carroll E. Cross, Barry Halliwell, Edward T. Borish, William A. Pryor, Bruce N. Ames, Robert L. Saul, Joe M. McCord, Denham Harman - Annals of Internal Medicine 1987 cited by 1,858

  7. REVISED METHODS FOR THE SALMONELLA MUTAGENICITY TEST

    Authors: Dorothy M. Maron, Bruce N. Ames - Elsevier eBooks 1983 cited by 7,373

  8. Methods for detecting carcinogens and mutagens with the salmonella/mammalian-microsome mutagenicity test

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames, Joyce McCann, Edith F. Yamasaki - Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects 1975 cited by 7,414

  9. Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism

    Authors: Rhonda P. Patrick, Bruce N. Ames - The FASEB Journal 2014 cited by 414

  10. Does the High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in African Americans Contribute to Health Disparities?

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames, William B. Grant, Walter C. Willett - Nutrients 2021 cited by 134

  11. [10] Assay of inorganic phosphate, total phosphate and phosphatases

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames - Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology 1966 cited by 3,356

  12. Folate deficiency causes uracil misincorporation into human DNA and chromosome breakage: Implications for cancer and neuronal damage

    Authors: Benjamin C. Blount, M. M. Mack, Carol M. Wehr, James T. MacGregor, Robert A. Hiatt, Gene Wang, Sunitha N. Wickramasinghe, Richard B. Everson, Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1997 cited by 1,443

  13. Carcinogens are Mutagens: A Simple Test System Combining Liver Homogenates for Activation and Bacteria for Detection

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames, William E. Durston, Edith F. Yamasaki, Frank D. Lee - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1973 cited by 2,284

  14. An Improved Bacterial Test System for the Detection and Classification of Mutagens and Carcinogens

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames, Frank D. Lee, William E. Durston - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1973 cited by 1,541

  15. γ-Tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the US diet, deserves more attention

    Authors: Qing Jiang, Stephan Christen, Mark K. Shigenaga, Bruce N. Ames - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001 cited by 774

  16. Low micronutrient intake may accelerate the degenerative diseases of aging through allocation of scarce micronutrients by triage

    Authors: Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006 cited by 407

  17. Iron deficiency and iron excess damage mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in rats

    Authors: Patrick B. Walter, Mitchell D. Knutson, Andrés Paler-Martı́nez, Sonia Lee, Yü Xu, Fernando E. Viteri, Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2002 cited by 357

  18. Low intracellular zinc induces oxidative DNA damage, disrupts p53, NFκB, and AP1 DNA binding, and affects DNA repair in a rat glioma cell line

    Authors: Emily Ho, Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2002 cited by 394

  19. Methylene blue delays cellular senescence and enhances key mitochondrial biochemical pathways

    Authors: Hani Atamna, Andy Nguyen, Carla S. Schultz, Kathleen Boyle, Justin Newberry, Hiroyuki Kato, Bruce N. Ames - The FASEB Journal 2007 cited by 272

  20. An overview of evidence for a causal relation between iron deficiency during development and deficits in cognitive or behavioral function

    Authors: Joyce C. McCann, Bruce N. Ames - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007 cited by 497

  21. Mitochondrial decay in hepatocytes from old rats: Membrane potential declines, heterogeneity and oxidants increase

    Authors: Tory M. Hagen, David Yowe, James C. Bartholomew, Carol M. Wehr, L.B. Borden Katherine, Jin-Y. Park, Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1997 cited by 436

  22. Detection of picomole levels of hydroperoxides using a fluorescent dichlorofluorescein assay

    Authors: Richard Cathcart, Elizabeth Schwiers, Bruce N. Ames - Analytical Biochemistry 1983 cited by 849

  23. Heme deficiency may be a factor in the mitochondrial and neuronal decay of aging

    Authors: Hani Atamna, David W. Killilea, Alison N. Killilea, Bruce N. Ames - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2002 cited by 225

  24. Transcriptional Regulator of Oxidative Stress-Inducible Genes: Direct Activation by Oxidation

    Authors: Gisela Storz, Louis A. Tartaglia, Bruce N. Ames - Science 1990 cited by 876