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Kenneth V. Thimann

Kenneth V. Thimann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
17470
World Ranking
4640
National Ranking
2248

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - International Balzan Prize
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1957 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1950 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1948 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Kenneth V. Thimann was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic career included recognition by several prestigious organizations and awards over several decades, marking their contribution to the scientific community.

Thimann was known to have received the International Balzan Prize in 1982. Earlier, they had been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967. Notably, Thimann was a two-time Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, awarded in 1950 and 1957.

In addition, Thimann was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1948. These honors reflect a career acknowledged by key institutions within the scientific field.

No specific papers, co-authors, publication venues, books, or detailed research topics were provided in the available data, so these aspects of Thimann's work remain unspecified in this profile.

Best Publications

  • On the Inhibition of Bud Development and other Functions of Growth Substance in Vicia Faba

    Kenneth V. Thimann;Folke Skoog

  • THE ROLE OF AUXINS AND CYTOKININS IN THE RELEASE OF BUDS FROM DOMINANCE

    Tsvi Sachs;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The Antagonism of Auxin and Kinetin in Apical Dominance

    Margaret Wickson;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • On the nature of inhibitions caused by auxin.

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Release of Lateral Buds from Apical Dominance

    Tsvi Sachs;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • NITRILASE. I. OCCURRENCE, PREPARATION, AND GENERAL PROPERTIES OF THE ENZYME.

    Kenneth V. Thimann;Sundararaman Mahadevan

  • Interactions of phenolic acids, metallic ions and chelating agents on auxin-induced growth.

    Miroslaw Tomaszewski;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Observations on the fine structure of the oat coleoptile

    T. P. O'Brien;K. V. Thimann

  • Evidence for a Requirement for Protein Synthesis for Auxin-Induced Cell Enlargement

    Larry D. Noodén;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The paper chromatography of indole compounds and some indole-containing auxins of plant tissues.

    Bruce B. Stowe;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The Metabolism of Oat Leaves during Senescence: I. Respiration, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and the Action of Cytokinins

    Richard M. Tetley;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • On the Physiology of the Formation of Nodules on Legume Roots.

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • THE ROLE OF THE SEED-COATS IN GERMINATION OF PHOTOSENSITIVE LETTUCE SEEDS

    Hiroshi Ikuma;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The role of ethylene in the senescence of oat leaves.

    Shimon Gepstein;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • AUXINS AND THE GROWTH OF ROOTS

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • STUDIES ON THE GROWTH HORMONE OF PLANTS : VII. THE FATE OF GROWTH SUBSTANCE IN THE PLANT AND THE NATURE OF THE GROWTH PROCESS.

    James Bonner;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • THE PHYSIOLOGY OF ETHYLENE FORMATION IN APPLES

    Stanley P. Burg;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • ON THE RELATION BETWEEN GROWTH AND RESPIRATION IN THE AVENA COLEOPTILE

    Barry Commoner;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Changes in the abscisic acid content of oat leaves during senescence.

    Shimon Gepstein;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Incorporation of C14-amino acids into proteins of leaf disks and cell-free fractions of tobacco leaves.

    Mary L. Stephenson;Kenneth V. Thimann;Paul C. Zamecnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Folke Skoog
Folke Skoog University of Wisconsin–Madison
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Barbara G. Pickard
Barbara G. Pickard Washington University in St. Louis
Shimon Gepstein
Shimon Gepstein Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Larry D. Noodén
Larry D. Noodén University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Bonner
James Bonner California Institute of Technology
William A. Niering
William A. Niering Connecticut College
Robert H. Whittaker
Robert H. Whittaker Cornell University

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