2026 Alan W. Bernheimer: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	48	18462	7537	140	7382

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Research.com Recognitions

1951 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alan W. Bernheimer is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research and academic career have been primarily associated with this institution.

In 1951, Bernheimer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This award is indicative of a notable standing in their scientific community.

Best Publications

Interactions between membranes and cytolytic peptides.

Alan W. Bernheimer;Bernardo Rudy

387
Citations
Isolation and composition of staphylococcal alpha toxin.

A. W. Bernheimer;Lois L. Schwartz

386
Citations
Interactions between membranes and cytolytic bacterial toxins

Alan W. Bernheimer

321
Citations
Nature and properties of a cytolytic agent produced by Bacillus subtilis.

A. W. Bernheimer;Lois S. Avigad

311
Citations
Properties of a toxin from the sea anemone Stoichacis helianthus, including specific binding to sphingomyelin.

Alan W. Bernheimer;Lois S. Avigad

219
Citations
Interaction of Staphylococcal α-Toxin with Artificial and Natural Membranes

John H. Freer;John P. Arbuthnott;Alan W. Bernheimer

218
Citations
STUDIES ON LYSOSOMES IV. Solubilization of Enzymes during Mitochondrial Swelling and Disruption of Lysosomes by Streptolysin S and Other Hemolytic Agents

Harold Keiser;Gerald Weissmann;Alan W. Bernheimer

201
Citations
Purification and Properties of Staphylococcal Delta Hemolysin

Arnold S. Kreger;Kwang-Shin Kim;Frank Zaboretzky;Alan W. Bernheimer

184
Citations
Partial Characterization of Aerolysin, a Lytic Exotoxin from Aeromonas hydrophila

Alan W. Bernheimer;Lois S. Avigad

175
Citations
Evidence for membrane cholesterol as the common binding site for cereolysin, streptolysin O and saponin.

Shraga Shany;Alan W. Bernheimer;Phyllis S. Grushoff;Kwang-Shin Kim

148
Citations
MOTION PICTURE STUDY OF THE TOXIC ACTION OF STREPTOLYSINS ON LEUCOCYTES.

James G. Hirsch;Alan W. Bernheimer;Gerald Weissmann

146
Citations
FORMATION OF A BACTERIAL TOXIN (STREPTOLYSIN S) BY RESTING CELLS

Alan W. Bernheimer

140
Citations
Physical States of Staphylococcal α-Toxin

John P. Arbuthnott;John H. Freer;Alan W. Bernheimer

138
Citations
STUDIES ON LYSOSOMES. III. THE EFFECTS OF STREPTOLYSINS O AND S ON THE RELEASE OF ACID HYDROLASES FROM A GRANULAR FRACTION OF RABBIT LIVER.

Gerald Weissmann;Harold Keiser;Alan W. Bernheimer

136
Citations
Purification and physical properties of group C streptococcal phage-associated lysin.

Vincent A. Fischetti;Emil C. Gotschlich;Alan W. Bernheimer

127
Citations
COMPARATIVE KINETICS OF HEMOLYSIS INDUCED BY BACTERIAL AND OTHER HEMOLYSINS.

Alan W. Bernheimer

125
Citations
LYSOSOMAL DISRUPTION BY BACTERIAL TOXINS

Alan W. Bernheimer;Lois L. Schwartz

117
Citations
Cereolysin: production, purification and partial characterization.

A. W. Bernheimer;Phyllis Grushoff

112
Citations
STAPHYLOCOCCAL ALPHA TOXIN

Alan W. Bernheimer

111
Citations
Nature and mechanism of action of the CAMP protein of group B streptococci.

A W Bernheimer;R Linder;L S Avigad

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Weissmann New York University

Leonard A. Smith United States Department of the Army

Severo Ochoa Roche Institute of Molecular Biology

Merlin S. Bergdoll University of Wisconsin–Madison

James G. Hirsch Rockefeller University

Bernardo Rudy New York University

Alwin M. Pappenheimer Harvard University

Vincent A. Fischetti Rockefeller University

Emil C. Gotschlich Rockefeller University

Michael Heidelberger New York University

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