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D-Index
71
Citations
23725
World Ranking
6541
National Ranking
3047

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1962 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter Mazur is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research spans several domains within the social sciences and humanities, with a focus on sociology, political science, international relations, philosophy, and religious studies.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Within these broad categories, Mazur has contributed especially to the subfields of:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies

Mazur's research topics reflect a diverse set of interests, including:

  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Media, Religion, Digital Communication
  • Theology and Canon Law Studies
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Industrial Automation and Control Systems

Their work has been published in various academic venues, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Historia i Polityka
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ)," 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • "PLC implementation in the form of a System-on-a-Chip," 2020, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences
  • "Hat chromatic number of graphs," 2021, Discrete Mathematics
  • "Uyghurs of Syria: Significance for the Syrian Conflict and International Implications," 2023, Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne
  • "Druzowie w armii izraelskiej - od braterstwa krwi do asymilacji," 2021, Historia i Polityka

Mazur's research collaborations have included work with several colleagues, among the more frequent co-authors are:

  • Simon Rosenbaum
  • Rachel Morell
  • Amal Abdel-Baki
  • Mohammad Ahmadpanah
  • Thekkethayyil Viswananthan Anilkumar

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor awarded in 1962.

Best Publications

  • Freezing of living cells: mechanisms and implications

    P. Mazur

  • Cryobiology: The Freezing of Biological Systems

    Peter Mazur

  • KINETICS OF WATER LOSS FROM CELLS AT SUBZERO TEMPERATURES AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF INTRACELLULAR FREEZING.

    Peter Mazur

  • Survival of mouse embryos frozen to -196 degrees and -269 degrees c.

    D. G. Whittingham;S. P. Leibo;P. Mazur

  • A two-factor hypothesis of freezing injury: Evidence from Chinese hamster tissue-culture cells

    P. Mazur;S.P. Leibo;E.H.Y. Chu

  • The role of intracellular freezing in the death of cells cooled at supraoptimal rates.

    Peter Mazur

  • Equilibrium, quasi-equilibrium, and nonequilibrium freezing of mammalian embryos.

    Peter Mazur

  • Prevention of osmotic injury to human spermatozoa during addition and removal of glycerol.

    D.Y. Gao;J. Liu;J. Liu;C. Liu;L.E. McGann

  • Effects of preezing on marrow stem cell suspensions: Interactions of cooling and warming rates in the presence of pvp, sucrose, or glycerol

    S.P. Leibo;John Farrant;Peter Mazur;M.G. Hanna

  • Freezing Injury in Plants

    P Mazur

  • Interactions of cooling velocity, temperature, and warming velocity on the survival of frozen and thawed yeast.

    Peter Mazur;Janice J. Schmidt

  • Principles of Cryobiology

    Peter Mazur

  • Cryopreservation of the Germplasm of Animals Used in Biological and Medical Research: Importance, Impact, Status, and Future Directions

    Peter Mazur;Stanley P. Leibo;George E. Seidel

  • The role of cell membranes in the freezing of yeast and other single cells.

    Peter Mazur

  • The Dominance of Warming Rate Over Cooling Rate in the Survival of Mouse Oocytes Subjected to a Vitrification Procedure

    Shinsuke Seki;Peter Mazur

  • CAUSES OF INJURY IN FROZEN AND THAWED CELLS.

    Mazur P

  • Hyperosmotic tolerance of human spermatozoa: separate effects of glycerol, sodium chloride, and sucrose on spermolysis.

    D Y Gao;E Ashworth;P F Watson;F W Kleinhans;F W Kleinhans

  • Cryobiological preservation of Drosophila embryos

    Peter Mazur;Kenneth W. Cole;Jerry W. Hall;Paul D. Schreuders

  • Fundamental Cryobiology of Mammalian Spermatozoa

    Dayong Gao;Dayong Gao;Peter Mazur;John K. Critser

  • Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa. IV. The effects of cooling rate and warming rate on the maintenance of motility, plasma membrane integrity, and mitochondrial function

    Mike A. Henry;Esther E. Noiles;Esther E. Noiles;Esther E. Noiles;Dayong Gao;Dayong Gao;Dayong Gao;Peter Mazur;Peter Mazur;Peter Mazur

Frequent Co-Authors

John K. Critser
John K. Critser University of Missouri
Anthony P. Mahowald
Anthony P. Mahowald University of Chicago
Daniel M. Roberts
Daniel M. Roberts University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Harlyn O. Halvorson
Harlyn O. Halvorson Brandeis University
Thomas H. Jukes
Thomas H. Jukes University of California, Berkeley
Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis University of Massachusetts Amherst
Isaac R. Kaplan
Isaac R. Kaplan University of California, Los Angeles
Elso S. Barghoorn
Elso S. Barghoorn Harvard University
Louis H. Miller
Louis H. Miller National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Suzanne Jackowski
Suzanne Jackowski St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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