Ann E. Blechl

7.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
42 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Ann E. Blechl is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann E. Blechl has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Plant Science, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Ann E. Blechl's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (15 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (12 papers). Ann E. Blechl is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (15 papers) and Transgenic Plants and Applications (12 papers). Ann E. Blechl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. Ann E. Blechl's co-authors include Jorge Dubcovsky, Cristóbal Uauy, Tzion Fahima, Assaf Distelfeld, Olin D. Anderson, Oliver Smithies, Liuling Yan, Artem Loukoianov, Katherine Denniston-Thompson and Frederick R. Blattner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ann E. Blechl

42 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence I... 1977 2026 1993 2009 2006 1977 2004 2009 2016 250 500 750 1000
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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. A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat
    2006 1.2k citations Cristóbal Uauy, Assaf Distelfeld et al. Science profile →
  2. Charon Phages: Safer Derivatives of Bacteriophage Lambda for DNA Cloning
    1977 837 citations Frederick R. Blattner, Bill G. Williams et al. Science profile →
  3. The Wheat VRN2 Gene Is a Flowering Repressor Down-Regulated by Vernalization
    2004 834 citations Ann E. Blechl, Jorge Dubcovsky et al. Science profile →
  4. A Kinase-START Gene Confers Temperature-Dependent Resistance to Wheat Stripe Rust
    2009 543 citations Daolin Fu, Cristóbal Uauy et al. Science profile →
  5. Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing
    2016 480 citations Fredy Altpeter, Nathan M. Springer et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  6. Cloning Human Fetal γ Globin and Mouse α-Type Globin DNA: Preparation and Screening of Shotgun Collections
    1978 326 citations Frederick R. Blattner, Ann E. Blechl et al. Science profile →
  7. The Structure and Evolution of the Human /?-Globin Gene Family
    1980 253 citations Jerry L. Slightom, Ann E. Blechl et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ann E. Blechl United States 24 4.3k 3.0k 1.2k 645 503 42 6.0k
Olin D. Anderson United States 44 5.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 846 0.7× 434 0.7× 758 1.5× 104 6.4k
Tai‐ping Sun United States 52 12.9k 3.0× 10.4k 3.5× 701 0.6× 238 0.4× 318 0.6× 77 15.8k
Andrew J. Flavell United Kingdom 48 6.8k 1.6× 3.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 263 0.4× 47 0.1× 102 8.1k
Lee Hunt United Kingdom 26 2.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 261 0.2× 224 0.3× 79 0.2× 51 3.2k
Brett M. Tyler United States 54 8.1k 1.9× 3.2k 1.1× 347 0.3× 82 0.1× 200 0.4× 164 10.0k
Manuel Martínez Spain 40 2.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 169 0.1× 139 0.2× 494 1.0× 109 4.3k
Philippe Leroy France 27 6.0k 1.4× 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.8× 396 0.6× 47 0.1× 56 6.7k
Pamela J. Green United States 55 7.2k 1.7× 7.2k 2.4× 558 0.5× 127 0.2× 158 0.3× 87 11.2k
Henryk Czosnek Israel 48 6.1k 1.4× 1.9k 0.6× 338 0.3× 114 0.2× 358 0.7× 142 7.7k
Zhigang Li China 32 2.6k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 436 0.4× 170 0.3× 55 0.1× 116 4.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Altpeter, Fredy, Nathan M. Springer, Laura Bartley, et al.. (2016). Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing. The Plant Cell. 28(7). tpc.00196.2016–tpc.00196.2016. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tundo, Silvio, Michela Janni, Ilaria Moscetti, et al.. (2016). PvPGIP2 Accumulation in Specific Floral Tissues But Not in the Endosperm Limits Fusarium graminearum Infection in Wheat. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 29(10). 815–821. 13 indexed citations
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Shao, Min, Jean‐Michel Michno, Sara K. Hotton, Ann E. Blechl, & James G. Thomson. (2015). A bacterial gene codA encoding cytosine deaminase is an effective conditional negative selectable marker in Glycine max. Plant Cell Reports. 34(10). 1707–1716. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Yonghua, Ann E. Blechl, & Daowen Wang. (2015). The distribution of cotransformed transgenes in particle bombardment-mediated transformed wheat. Transgenic Research. 24(6). 1055–1063. 3 indexed citations
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Gou, Jin‐Ying, Kun Li, Xiaodong Wang, et al.. (2015). Wheat Stripe Rust Resistance Protein WKS1 Reduces the Ability of the Thylakoid-Associated Ascorbate Peroxidase to Detoxify Reactive Oxygen Species. The Plant Cell. 27(6). 1755–1770. 113 indexed citations
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Okubara, Patricia A., Martin B. Dickman, & Ann E. Blechl. (2014). Molecular and genetic aspects of controlling the soilborne necrotrophic pathogens Rhizoctonia and Pythium. Plant Science. 228. 61–70. 66 indexed citations
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Thilmony, Roger, Mara Guttman, James G. Thomson, & Ann E. Blechl. (2009). TheLP2leucine‐rich repeat receptor kinase gene promoter directs organ‐specific, light‐responsive expression in transgenic rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7(9). 867–882. 29 indexed citations
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Fu, Daolin, Cristóbal Uauy, Assaf Distelfeld, et al.. (2009). A Kinase-START Gene Confers Temperature-Dependent Resistance to Wheat Stripe Rust. Science. 323(5919). 1357–1360. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Janni, Michela, Luca Sella, Francesco Favaron, et al.. (2008). The Expression of a Bean PGIP in Transgenic Wheat Confers Increased Resistance to the Fungal Pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 21(2). 171–177. 70 indexed citations
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Fu, Daolin, Cristóbal Uauy, Ann E. Blechl, & Jorge Dubcovsky. (2007). RNA interference for wheat functional gene analysis. Transgenic Research. 16(6). 689–701. 58 indexed citations
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Uauy, Cristóbal, Assaf Distelfeld, Tzion Fahima, Ann E. Blechl, & Jorge Dubcovsky. (2006). A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat. Science. 314(5803). 1298–1301. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blechl, Ann E., et al.. (2005). The barleyLem 1gene promoter drives expression specifically in outer floret organs at anthesis in transgenic wheat. Cereal Research Communications. 33(4). 665–671. 9 indexed citations
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Dahleen, Lynn S., Patricia A. Okubara, & Ann E. Blechl. (2001). Transgenic Approaches to Combat Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat and Barley. Crop Science. 41(3). 628–637. 56 indexed citations
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Shimoni, Y., Ann E. Blechl, Olin D. Anderson, & Gad Galili. (1997). A Recombinant Protein of Two High Molecular Weight Glutenins Alters Gluten Polymer Formation in Transgenic Wheat. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(24). 15488–15495. 41 indexed citations
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Blechl, Ann E. & Olin D. Anderson. (1996). Expression of a novel high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit gene in transgenic wheat. Nature Biotechnology. 14(7). 875–879. 188 indexed citations
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Blechl, Ann E., et al.. (1994). A transient assay for promoter activity of wheat seed storage protein genes and other genes expressed in developing endosperm. Plant Science. 102(1). 69–80. 9 indexed citations
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Cornejo, M. J., et al.. (1993). Activity of a maize ubiquitin promoter in transgenic rice. Plant Molecular Biology. 23(3). 567–581. 267 indexed citations
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Blechl, Ann E., et al.. (1992). Purification and characterization of wheat α-gliadin synthesized in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene. 116(2). 119–127. 15 indexed citations
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Blattner, Frederick R., Ann E. Blechl, Katherine Denniston-Thompson, et al.. (1978). Cloning Human Fetal γ Globin and Mouse α-Type Globin DNA: Preparation and Screening of Shotgun Collections. Science. 202(4374). 1279–1284. 326 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blattner, Frederick R., Bill G. Williams, Ann E. Blechl, et al.. (1977). Charon Phages: Safer Derivatives of Bacteriophage Lambda for DNA Cloning. Science. 196(4286). 161–169. 837 indexed citations breakdown →

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