A. W. Day

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

A. W. Day is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. W. Day has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in A. W. Day's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers). A. W. Day is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (13 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers). A. W. Day collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. A. W. Day's co-authors include Michael J. Butler, N. H. Poon, J. K. Jones, R. B. Gardiner, Martina Celerin, David E. Laudenbach, J. M. Ray, William G. Stetler‐Stevenson, E. D. Garber and Graham G. Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

A. W. Day

40 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Fungal melanins: a review 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Fungal melanins: a review
    1998 557 citations Michael J. Butler, A. W. Day Canadian Journal of Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. W. Day Canada 18 720 577 565 267 195 42 1.4k
G. Bahnweg Germany 16 1.3k 1.8× 903 1.6× 544 1.0× 245 0.9× 193 1.0× 29 1.8k
R. D. Goos United States 21 952 1.3× 906 1.6× 394 0.7× 249 0.9× 139 0.7× 131 1.4k
Hans R. Hohl Switzerland 27 1.2k 1.7× 838 1.5× 951 1.7× 478 1.8× 172 0.9× 77 2.2k
Charles W. Mims United States 27 1.8k 2.5× 927 1.6× 1.3k 2.2× 337 1.3× 268 1.4× 118 2.5k
Pyoyun Park Japan 27 1.7k 2.4× 568 1.0× 804 1.4× 482 1.8× 184 0.9× 97 2.4k
Royall T. Moore United States 24 961 1.3× 742 1.3× 726 1.3× 332 1.2× 215 1.1× 67 1.5k
Stephen J. Mondo United States 24 986 1.4× 371 0.6× 642 1.1× 117 0.4× 215 1.1× 54 1.7k
Monica L. Elliott United States 20 824 1.1× 470 0.8× 234 0.4× 259 1.0× 88 0.5× 105 1.4k
Igor Shabalov United States 4 984 1.4× 427 0.7× 1.1k 2.0× 109 0.4× 412 2.1× 4 2.0k
Joanne E. Taylor South Africa 19 1.3k 1.8× 1.3k 2.2× 477 0.8× 326 1.2× 243 1.2× 53 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. W. Day

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. W. Day

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All Works

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Day, A. W. & Carol A. Kumamoto. (2023). Interplay between host and Candida albicans during commensal gut colonization. PLoS Pathogens. 19(9). e1011607–e1011607. 3 indexed citations
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Svircev, Antonet M., Richard J. Smith, Ting Zhou, & A. W. Day. (2000). Localization of fungal fimbriae by immunocytochemistry in pathogenic and nonpathogenic isolates of Venturia inaequalis. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 46(9). 800–808. 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Michael J. & A. W. Day. (1998). Fungal melanins: a review. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 44(12). 1115–1136. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
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Butler, Michael J. & A. W. Day. (1998). Fungal melanins: a review. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 44(12). 1115–1136. 44 indexed citations
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Celerin, Martina, David E. Laudenbach, J.B. Bancroft, & A. W. Day. (1994). Evidence that fimbriae of the smut fungus Microbotryum violaceum contain RNA. Microbiology. 140(10). 2699–2704. 15 indexed citations
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Gardiner, R. B. & A. W. Day. (1988). Surface proteinaceous fibrils (fimbriae) on filamentous fungi. Canadian Journal of Botany. 66(12). 2474–2484. 14 indexed citations
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Svircev, Antonet M., et al.. (1986). Fungal fimbriae. Experimental Mycology. 10(1). 19–27. 13 indexed citations
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Gardiner, R. B., et al.. (1981). Fimbrial Variation in Smuts and Heterobasidiomycete Fungi. Botanical Gazette. 142(1). 147–150. 21 indexed citations
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Caten, C. E. & A. W. Day. (1977). Diploidy in Plant Pathogenic Fungi. Annual Review of Phytopathology. 15(1). 295–318. 16 indexed citations
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Poon, N. H. & A. W. Day. (1976). Somatic nuclear division in the sporidia of Ustilago violacea. III. Ultrastructural observations. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 22(4). 495–506. 32 indexed citations
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Day, A. W., N. H. Poon, & Graham G. Stewart. (1975). Fungal fimbriae. III. The effect on flocculation in Saccharomyces. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 21(4). 558–564. 43 indexed citations
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Poon, N. H. & A. W. Day. (1974). Somatic nuclear division in the sporidia of Ustilago violacea. II. Observations on living cells with phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 20(5). 739–746. 17 indexed citations
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Poon, N. H., et al.. (1974). Conjugation in Ustilago violacea. I. Morphology. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 20(2). 187–191. 18 indexed citations
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Cummins, Joe & A. W. Day. (1974). Transcription and translation of the sex message in the smut fungus Ustilago Violacea: II. the effects of inhibitors. Journal of Cell Science. 16(1). 49–62. 3 indexed citations
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Day, A. W. & Joe Cummins. (1974). Transcription and translation of the sex message in the smut fungus, Ustilago violacea: I. the effect of ultraviolet light. Journal of Cell Science. 14(3). 451–460. 5 indexed citations
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Gould, R. P., Lynne Selwood, A. W. Day, & Lewis Wolpert. (1974). The mechanism of cellular orientation during early cartilage formation in the chick limb and regenerating amphibian limb. Experimental Cell Research. 83(2). 287–296. 54 indexed citations
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Day, A. W., et al.. (1974). The control of karyogamy in somatic cells of Ustilago violacea. Journal of Cell Science. 15(3). 619–632. 7 indexed citations
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Day, A. W. & J. K. Jones. (1971). p–Fluorophenylalanine-induced mitotic haploidization inUstilago violacea. Genetics Research. 18(3). 299–309. 17 indexed citations

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