Alan G. Smith

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Alan G. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan G. Smith has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Alan G. Smith's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (22 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers). Alan G. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (22 papers), Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers). Alan G. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Alan G. Smith's co-authors include James E. Everett, E. C. Bullard, A. Hallam, M. L. Brenner, Roy Livermore, Fei Wang, Amparo Sanz, F. J. Vine, Fei Wang and Mary Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan G. Smith

108 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The fit of the continents around the Atlantic

1965 916 citations E. C. Bullard, James E. Everett et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alan G. Smith	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	978	656	109	4.3k
Chunhui Song	2.7k 1.6×	1.0k 0.6×	514 0.4×	3.1k 3.2×	1.4k 2.1×	182	6.0k
Jack A. Wolfe	702 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	2.2k 2.3×	1.7k 2.5×	62	6.0k
Christopher J. Cleal	639 0.4×	657 0.4×	761 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	1.7k 2.7×	180	4.1k
Teresa E.V. Spicer	453 0.3×	839 0.5×	484 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	696 1.1×	67	2.6k
Stephen McLoughlin	633 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	725 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	2.8k 4.3×	177	5.8k
Jason Hilton	529 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	570 0.4×	850 0.9×	2.1k 3.2×	176	4.5k
Elso S. Barghoorn	404 0.2×	679 0.4×	373 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	1.6k 2.5×	87	3.8k
Mireille Perrin	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	210 0.2×	871 0.9×	227 0.3×	64	2.1k
Alfred R. Loeblich	632 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	190 0.1×	3.3k 3.3×	2.3k 3.4×	119	7.0k
Philippe Steemans	368 0.2×	550 0.3×	333 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	2.1k 3.1×	148	3.0k

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Anderson, Neil O., et al.. (2021). Variability in ITS1 and ITS2 sequences of historic herbaria and extant (fresh) Phalaris species (Poaceae). BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 515–515. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Alan G., et al.. (2019). Structure and function of class III pistil-specific extensin-like protein in interspecific reproductive barriers. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 118–118. 8 indexed citations

Tamura, Koichiro, et al.. (2017). Polymorphism and structure of style–specific arabinogalactan proteins as determinants of pollen tube growth in Nicotiana. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17(1). 186–186. 13 indexed citations

Smith, Alan G.. (2016). A review of molar-tooth structures with some speculations on their origin. 71–99. 8 indexed citations

Li, Junhua, Stefanie Dukowic‐Schulze, Ingrid Lindquist, et al.. (2015). The plant‐specific protein FEHLSTART controls male meiotic entry, initializing meiotic synchronization in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 84(4). 659–671. 20 indexed citations

Smith, Alan G., et al.. (2013). The transmitting tissue of Nicotiana tabacum is not essential to pollen tube growth, and its ablation can reverse prezygotic interspecific barriers. Plant Reproduction. 26(4). 339–350. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Changbin, Andrew Farmer, Raymond J. Langley, et al.. (2010). Meiosis-specific gene discovery in plants: RNA-Seq applied to isolated Arabidopsis male meiocytes. BMC Plant Biology. 10(1). 280–280. 113 indexed citations

McNeil, K. J. & Alan G. Smith. (2009). A glycine-rich protein that facilitates exine formation during tomato pollen development. Planta. 231(4). 793–808. 25 indexed citations

Felsheim, Roderick F., et al.. (2008). Production of male- and female-sterile plants through reproductive tissue ablation. Journal of Plant Physiology. 166(8). 871–881. 28 indexed citations

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White, Donald B., et al.. (2007). Distinguishing Creeping Bluegrass (Poa annua var. reptans) Genotypes Using Inter-simple Sequence Repeat Markers. HortScience. 42(2). 373–377. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., et al.. (2006). Engineered sterility for non-native plant invaders.. 232–239. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., et al.. (2004). Increased Flower Longevity in Petunia with Male Sterility. HortScience. 39(4). 822B–822. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Ridong, Fei Wang, & Alan G. Smith. (1996). A flower-specific gene encoding an osmotin-like protein from Lycopersicon esculentum. Gene. 179(2). 301–302. 18 indexed citations

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Dotson, Stanton B., Michael B. Lanahan, Alan G. Smith, & Ganesh M. Kishore. (1996). A phosphonate monoester hydrolase from Burkholderia caryophilli PG2982 is useful as a conditional lethal gene in plants. The Plant Journal. 10(2). 383–392. 19 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., et al.. (1993). Nucleotide Sequence of a Stamen- and Tapetum-Specific Gene from Lycopersicon esculentum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 101(4). 1413–1413. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Amparo Sanz, M. L. Brenner, & Alan G. Smith. (1993). Sucrose Synthase, Starch Accumulation, and Tomato Fruit Sink Strength. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 101(1). 321–327. 259 indexed citations

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Manheimer-Lory, A, Jessica Katz, Michael H. Pillinger, et al.. (1992). Molecular characteristics of antibodies bearing an anti-DNA-associated idiotype.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(1). 309–309. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., et al.. (1988). Reconstruction of Holocene vegetation history in three dimensions at Waun-Fignen-Felen, an upland site in South Wales. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 322(1209). 159–219. 60 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., Prem S. Chourey, & D. R. Pring. (1987). Replication and amplification of the small mitochondrial DNAs in a cell suspension of Black Mexican Sweet maize. Plant Molecular Biology. 10(2). 83–90. 8 indexed citations

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Bullard, E. C., James E. Everett, & Alan G. Smith. (1965). The fit of the continents around the Atlantic. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 258(1088). 41–51. 916 indexed citations breakdown →

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