Michael V. Bell

6.8k citations

94 papers · 6.1k · 3 hit papers · h-index 38

Impact in

Aquatic Science top 0.02%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
Physiology top 0.05%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

Papers in

Aquatic Science 46
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth 45
Immunology 24
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota 18

Co-authors: J. R. Sargent (35 shared papers)Douglas R. Tocher (8 shared papers)R. J. Henderson (11 shared papers)D J McKean (11 shared papers)James R. Dick (11 shared papers)J.R. Dick (7 shared papers)Lesley McEvoy (2 shared papers)Juan Carlos Navarro (7 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Fish Biology (5 papers)Biochemical Journal (4 papers)Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (4 papers)Aquaculture (4 papers)Analytical Chemistry (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Spain

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Michael V. Bell

92 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Michael V. Bell's Hit Papers

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Lipid nutrition of marine fish during early development: current status and future directions 1999 · 703 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 Aquaculture
1984 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1978 Analytical Biochemistry

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1	Lipid nutrition of marine fish during early development: current status and future directions Aquaculture ·J. R. Sargent, Lesley McEvoy, Alicia Estévez, Gordon J. Bell, Michael V. Bell, James R. Henderson, Douglas R. Tocher Hit paper breakdown →	1999	703
2	Generation of antibody diversity in the immune response of BALB/c mice to influenza virus hemagglutinin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·D J McKean, Konrad Hüppi, Michael V. Bell, Louis M. Staudt, Walter Gerhard, Martin Weigert Hit paper breakdown →	1984	485
3	Requirement criteria for essential fatty acids Journal of Applied Ichthyology ·J. R. Sargent, J. Gordon Bell, Michael V. Bell, R. J. Henderson, Douglas R. Tocher	1995	439
4	Polyquarternary amines prevent peptide loss from sequenators Analytical Biochemistry ·George E. Tarr, James F. Beecher, Michael V. Bell, D J McKean Hit paper breakdown →	1978	437
5	The role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry ·Michael V. Bell, R. J. Henderson, J. R. Sargent	1986	380
6	Dietary deficiency of docosahexaenoic acid impairs vision at low light intensities in juvenile herring (Clupea harengus L.) Lipids ·Michael V. Bell, R. S. Batty, James R. Dick, Karen Fretwell, Juan Carlos Navarro, J. R. Sargent	1995	292
7	Biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in aquatic ecosystems: general pathways and new directions Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) ·Michael V. Bell, Douglas R. Tocher	2009	177
8	The metabolism of phospholipids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish Coastal and estuarine studies ·J. R. Sargent, J.G. Bell, Michael V. Bell, R. J. Henderson, Douglas R. Tocher	1993	165
9	Molecular species composition of the major diacyl glycerophospholipids from muscle, liver, retina and brain of cod (Gadus morhua) Lipids ·Michael V. Bell, J.R. Dick	1991	165
10	Lipid conversions during enrichment of Artemia Aquaculture ·Juan Carlos Navarro, R. J. Henderson, Lesley McEvoy, Michael V. Bell, Francisco Amat	1999	159
11	Molecular species composition of the major phospholipids in brain and retina from rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Occurrence of high levels of di-(n-3)polyunsaturated fatty acid species Biochemical Journal ·Michael V. Bell, Douglas R. Tocher	1989	121
12	Low C18 to C20 fatty acid elongase activity and limited conversion of stearidonic acid, 18:4(n–3), to eicosapentaenoic acid, 20:5(n–3), in a cell line from the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·C. Ghioni, Douglas R. Tocher, Michael V. Bell, James R. Dick, J. R. Sargent	1999	118
13	Fatty acid compositions of gonadal material and diets of the sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris: trophic and nutritional implications Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Elizabeth Cook, Michael V. Bell, Kenneth Black, Maeve S. Kelly	2000	106
14	Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiencies on mortality, growth and gill structure in the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus Journal of Fish Biology ·Michael V. Bell, R. J. Henderson, B. J. S. Pirie, J. R. Sargent	1985	101
15	Stable-Carbon-Isotope Composition of Fatty Acids in Hydrothermal Vent Mussels Containing Methanotrophic and Thiotrophic Bacterial Endosymbionts Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·David W. Pond, Michael V. Bell, David R. Dixon, Anthony E. Fallick, Michel Segonzac, J. R. Sargent	1998	99
16	(n−3) and (n−6) polyunsaturated fatty acids in the phosphoglycerides of salt‐secreting epithelia from two marine fish species Lipids ·Michael V. Bell, Catriona M. F. Simpson, J. R. Sargent	1983	92
17	Biosynthesis and tissue deposition of docosahexaenoic acid (22∶6n−3) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Lipids ·Michael V. Bell, J.R. Dick, A. E. A. PORTER	2001	90
18	Changes in the fatty acid composition of phospholipids from turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in relation to dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiencies Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry ·Michael V. Bell, R. J. Henderson, J. R. Sargent	1985	87
19	Application of liposome and stable isotope tracer techniques to study polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in marine zooplankton Journal of Plankton Research ·Michael V. Bell, James R. Dick, Thomas R. Anderson, David W. Pond	2007	85
20	Replacement of Dietary Fish Oils by Alpha‐Linolenic Acid‐Rich Oils Lowers Omega 3 Content in Tilapia Flesh Lipids ·Ioannis Τ. Karapanagiotidis, Michael V. Bell, David C. Little, Amararatne Yakupitiyage	2007	71

About Michael V. Bell

Michael V. Bell is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Ecology and Physiology, having authored 94 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (45 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (18 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (16 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (16 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (9 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (7 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aquatic Science (3.6k citations), Physiology (1.5k citations), Immunology (2.1k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.2k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (501 citations). Michael V. Bell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include J. R. Sargent, Douglas R. Tocher, R. J. Henderson, D J McKean, James R. Dick, J.R. Dick, Lesley McEvoy, Juan Carlos Navarro, George E. Tarr and James F. Beecher. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Fish Biology, Biochemical Journal, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Aquaculture and Analytical Chemistry.

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