| Mineralogical constitution of colloidal “hydrous ferric oxides” KM Towe, WF Bradley Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 24 (3), 384-392, 1967 | 583 | 1967 |
| Ultrastructure and development of iron mineralization in the radular teeth of Cryptochiton stelleri (Mollusca) KM Towe, HA Lowenstam Journal of ultrastructure research 17 (1-2), 1-13, 1967 | 260 | 1967 |
| Electron-optical characterization of bacterial magnetite KM Towe, TT Moench Earth and Planetary Science Letters 52 (1), 213-220, 1981 | 225 | 1981 |
| Wall ultrastructure in the calcareous foraminifera: crystallographic aspects and a model for calcification KM Towe, R Cifelli Journal of Paleontology, 742-762, 1967 | 194 | 1967 |
| Oxygen-collagen priority and the early metazoan fossil record KM Towe Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 65 (4), 781-788, 1970 | 191 | 1970 |
| Echinoderm calcite: single crystal or polycrystalline aggregate KM Towe Science 157 (3792), 1048-1050, 1967 | 154 | 1967 |
| Clay mineral diagenesis as a possible source of silica cement in sedimentary rocks KM Towe Journal of Sedimentary Research 32 (1), 26-28, 1962 | 123 | 1962 |
| Early Precambrian oxygen: a case against photosynthesis KM Towe Nature 274 (5672), 657-661, 1978 | 112 | 1978 |
| Collagen-like structures in Ordovician graptolite periderm KM Towe, A Urbanek Nature 237 (5356), 443-445, 1972 | 111 | 1972 |
| Invertebrate shell structure and the organic matrix concept KM Towe | 104 | 1972 |
| Aerobic respiration in the Archaean? KM Towe Nature 348 (6296), 54-56, 1990 | 97 | 1990 |
| Structural distinction between ferritin and iron-dextran (imferon). An electron diffraction comparison. KM Towe The Journal of Biological Chemistry 256 (18), 9377-9378, 1981 | 95 | 1981 |
| Trilobite eyes: calcified lenses in vivo KM Towe Science 179 (4077), 1007-1009, 1973 | 92 | 1973 |
| Eocene volcanism and the origin of Horizon A TG Gibson, KM Towe Science 172 (3979), 152-154, 1971 | 92 | 1971 |
| Ultrastructure and inferred calcification of the mature and developing nacre in bivalve mollusks KM Towe, GH Hamilton Calcified tissue research 1, 306-318, 1967 | 90 | 1967 |
| The structure of some bivalve shell carbonates prepared by ion-beam thinning: A Comparison Study KM Towe, GR Thompson Calcified tissue research 10, 38-48, 1972 | 77 | 1972 |
| Ultrastructural studies on graptolites, 2: The periderm and its derivatives in the Graptoloidea A Urbanek, KM Towe | 71 | 1975 |
| Phytochrome in etiolated annual rye: IV. Physical and chemical characterization of phytochrome DL Correll, E Steers Jr, KM Towe, W Shropshire Jr Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Protein Structure 168 (1), 46-57, 1968 | 70 | 1968 |
| Electronmicroscopic examination of some coccoliths from Donzacq (France) WW Hay, KM Towe | 70 | 1962 |
| Invertebrate ferritin: occurrence in Mollusca KM Towe, HA Lowenstam, MH Nesson Science 142 (3588), 63-64, 1963 | 69 | 1963 |
Richard Cifelli (1923-1984)Curator, Dept. Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian InstitutionVerified email at si.edu
