Barbara A. Moffatt

12.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Barbara A. Moffatt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara A. Moffatt has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Barbara A. Moffatt's work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (14 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers). Barbara A. Moffatt is often cited by papers focused on Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (14 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (13 papers). Barbara A. Moffatt collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Barbara A. Moffatt's co-authors include F. William Studier, Hiroshi Ashihara, Marilyn Griffith, Bernard R. Glick, Elizabeth A. Weretilnyk, Sharon Regan, Markus Wirtz, Rüdiger Hell, Margret Sauter and Donna M. Penrose and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Barbara A. Moffatt

70 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Use of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase to direct selectiv... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Use of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase to direct selective high-level expression of cloned genes
    1986 5.6k citations F. William Studier, Barbara A. Moffatt profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara A. Moffatt Canada 39 6.8k 3.7k 2.4k 1.3k 744 70 10.3k
Aron Marchler‐Bauer United States 29 8.6k 1.3× 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 695 0.9× 50 12.9k
Simon Potter United Kingdom 13 8.4k 1.2× 3.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 485 0.7× 19 13.0k
Ruth Y. Eberhardt United Kingdom 17 9.3k 1.4× 3.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 2.0k 1.6× 449 0.6× 28 13.7k
Michèle Clamp United Kingdom 17 8.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 397 0.5× 20 12.2k
Michael Remmert Germany 11 9.1k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 957 1.3× 14 14.0k
Penelope Coggill United States 5 5.9k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 290 0.4× 8 8.9k
Gary C. Hon United States 14 9.4k 1.4× 2.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 945 0.7× 482 0.6× 24 12.5k
Daniel G. Gibson United States 25 8.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 412 0.6× 36 10.8k
Amaia Sangrador‐Vegas Ireland 13 6.2k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 183 0.2× 15 10.4k
Penny Coggill United Kingdom 16 5.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 974 0.8× 416 0.6× 23 7.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara A. Moffatt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sauter, Margret, et al.. (2013). Methionine salvage and S-adenosylmethionine: essential links between sulfur, ethylene and polyamine biosynthesis. Biochemical Journal. 451(2). 145–154. 285 indexed citations
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Held, Mark, Allison R. Hayward, Jaroslav Nisler, et al.. (2012). Seed development, seed germination and seedling growth in the R50 (sym16) pea mutant are not directly linked to altered cytokinin homeostasis. Physiologia Plantarum. 145(2). 341–359. 6 indexed citations
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Wirtz, Markus, et al.. (2012). Recycling of Methylthioadenosine Is Essential for Normal Vascular Development and Reproduction in Arabidopsis    . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 158(4). 1728–1744. 35 indexed citations
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Sukrong, Suchada, et al.. (2012). Improved Growth and Stress Tolerance in the Arabidopsis oxt1 Mutant Triggered by Altered Adenine Metabolism. Molecular Plant. 5(6). 1310–1332. 38 indexed citations
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Siu, K.K.W., Sheng Li, Tong Liu, et al.. (2010). Mechanism of substrate specificity in 5′-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidases. Journal of Structural Biology. 173(1). 86–98. 21 indexed citations
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Bürstenbinder, Katharina, Barbara A. Moffatt, Markus Wirtz, et al.. (2010). Inhibition of 5’-methylthioadenosine metabolism in the Yang cycle alters polyamine levels, and impairs seedling growth and reproduction in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 62(6). no–no. 38 indexed citations
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Pereira, Luiz Alfredo Rodrigues, et al.. (2006). Deficiency of adenosine kinase activity affects the degree of pectin methyl-esterification in cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta. 224(6). 1401–1414. 14 indexed citations
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Rocha, Pedro S. C. F., Mazhar Sheikh, Mathilde Fagard, et al.. (2005). The Arabidopsis HOMOLOGY-DEPENDENT GENE SILENCING1 Gene Codes for an S -Adenosyl-l-Homocysteine Hydrolase Required for DNA Methylation-Dependent Gene Silencing. The Plant Cell. 17(2). 404–417. 142 indexed citations
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Wong, Chui Eng, Yuning Li, Brett R. Whitty, et al.. (2005). Expressed sequence tags from the Yukon ecotype of Thellungiellareveal that gene expression in response to cold, drought and salinityshows little overlap. Plant Molecular Biology. 58(4). 561–574. 105 indexed citations
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Allen, M.S., Wensheng Qin, F. Moreau, & Barbara A. Moffatt. (2002). Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase isoforms of Arabidopsis and their potential contributions to adenine and cytokinin metabolism. Physiologia Plantarum. 115(1). 56–68. 59 indexed citations
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Robison, Mary M., et al.. (2001). Reduced symptoms of Verticillium wilt in transgenic tomato expressing a bacterial ACC deaminase. Molecular Plant Pathology. 2(3). 135–145. 79 indexed citations
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Moffatt, Barbara A., et al.. (2000). Adenosine Kinase of Arabidopsis. Kinetic Properties and Gene Expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 124(4). 1775–1785. 90 indexed citations
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Shah, Shrushti, et al.. (1998). Isolation and characterization of ACC deaminase genes from two different plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 44(9). 833–843. 220 indexed citations
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Moffatt, Barbara A., et al.. (1992). A complete cDNA for adenine phosphoribosyltransferase fromArabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 18(4). 653–662. 25 indexed citations
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Griffith, Marilyn, Paul Ala, Daniel S.C. Yang, Wai‐Ching Hon, & Barbara A. Moffatt. (1992). Antifreeze Protein Produced Endogenously in Winter Rye Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(2). 593–596. 206 indexed citations
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Moffatt, Barbara A., Claude Pethe, & Michel Laloue. (1991). Metabolism of Benzyladenine is Impaired in a Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana Lacking Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 95(3). 900–908. 71 indexed citations
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Moffatt, Barbara A. & F. William Studier. (1988). Entry of bacteriophage T7 DNA into the cell and escape from host restriction. Journal of Bacteriology. 170(5). 2095–2105. 58 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, S. N. & Barbara A. Moffatt. (1972). DNA Synthesis During Human Eosinopoiesis. Acta Haematologica. 48(3). 158–163. 3 indexed citations

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