Brock Weers

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Brock Weers is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brock Weers has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brock Weers's work include Bioenergy crop production and management (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers). Brock Weers is often cited by papers focused on Bioenergy crop production and management (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (4 papers). Brock Weers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Brock Weers's co-authors include John E. Mullet, Daryl T. Morishige, Nancy C. Stellwagen, Ryan F. McCormick, Brian McKinley, Sandra K. Truong, Shengqiang Shu, David Sims, Jerry Jenkins and Mojgan Amirebrahimi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Brock Weers

15 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly, ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly, gene annotations, a transcriptome atlas, and signatures of genome organization
    2017 375 citations Ryan F. McCormick, Sandra K. Truong et al. The Plant Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brock Weers United States 14 712 435 320 281 147 15 1.1k
N. Jouve Spain 31 2.1k 2.9× 782 1.8× 445 1.4× 71 0.3× 94 0.6× 126 2.4k
William Gordon‐Kamm United States 26 1.9k 2.7× 2.0k 4.6× 169 0.5× 62 0.2× 57 0.4× 40 2.5k
Shizen Ohnishi Japan 14 594 0.8× 367 0.8× 142 0.4× 63 0.2× 106 0.7× 33 876
Robert F. Baker United States 23 726 1.0× 670 1.5× 219 0.7× 53 0.2× 54 0.4× 44 1.3k
Anne W. Sylvester United States 23 1.5k 2.1× 1.2k 2.7× 183 0.6× 62 0.2× 125 0.9× 42 1.9k
B. Wells United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.7× 767 1.8× 64 0.2× 55 0.2× 136 0.9× 50 1.7k
Charles Y. Chen United States 19 889 1.2× 222 0.5× 142 0.4× 50 0.2× 27 0.2× 55 1.1k
Xingguo Ye China 23 1.3k 1.8× 646 1.5× 179 0.6× 105 0.4× 27 0.2× 83 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Brock Weers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brock Weers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brock Weers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brock Weers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brock Weers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brock Weers. Brock Weers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Altobelli, Stephen A., Mark S. Conradi, Hilary T. Fabich, et al.. (2022). Design and demonstration of a low‐field magnetic resonance imaging rhizotron for in‐field imaging of energy sorghum roots. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 12 indexed citations
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McKinley, Brian, Brock Weers, Hilary T. Fabich, et al.. (2022). Bioenergy sorghum stem growth regulation: intercalary meristem localization, development, and gene regulatory network analysis. The Plant Journal. 112(2). 476–492. 16 indexed citations
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Weers, Brock, Brian McKinley, William L. Rooney, et al.. (2021). Bioenergy sorghum’s deep roots: A key to sustainable biomass production on annual cropland. GCB Bioenergy. 14(2). 132–156. 17 indexed citations
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Koonjoo, Néha, Stephen A. Altobelli, Mark S. Conradi, et al.. (2020). Low-field magnetic resonance imaging of roots in intact clayey and silty soils. Geoderma. 370. 114356–114356. 19 indexed citations
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Weers, Brock, Sandra K. Truong, Ryan F. McCormick, et al.. (2017). Sorghum Dw2 Encodes a Protein Kinase Regulator of Stem Internode Length. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4616–4616. 75 indexed citations
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McCormick, Ryan F., Sandra K. Truong, Avinash Sreedasyam, et al.. (2017). The Sorghum bicolor reference genome: improved assembly, gene annotations, a transcriptome atlas, and signatures of genome organization. The Plant Journal. 93(2). 338–354. 375 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hayes, Chad, Brock Weers, Gloria Burow, et al.. (2015). Discovery of a Dhurrin QTL in Sorghum: Co‐localization of Dhurrin Biosynthesis and a Novel Stay‐green QTL. Crop Science. 56(1). 104–112. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, S Samuel, Brock Weers, Daryl T. Morishige, & John E. Mullet. (2014). CONSTANS is a photoperiod regulated activator of flowering in sorghum. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 148–148. 84 indexed citations
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Evans, Joseph, Ryan F. McCormick, Daryl T. Morishige, et al.. (2013). Extensive Variation in the Density and Distribution of DNA Polymorphism in Sorghum Genomes. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e79192–e79192. 40 indexed citations
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Lim, Sanghyun, Ron A. Salzman, Ioannis Kagiampakis, et al.. (2005). Sorghum bicolor’s Transcriptome Response to Dehydration, High Salinity and ABA. Plant Molecular Biology. 58(5). 699–720. 223 indexed citations
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Lu, Yongjun, Brock Weers, & Nancy C. Stellwagen. (2004). Intrinsic Curvature in the VP1 Gene of SV40: Comparison of Solution and Gel Results. Biophysical Journal. 88(2). 1191–1206. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Yongjun, Brock Weers, & Nancy C. Stellwagen. (2003). Analysis of the Intrinsic Bend in the M13 Origin of Replication by Atomic Force Microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 85(1). 409–415. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Yongjun, Brock Weers, & Nancy C. Stellwagen. (2003). Analysis of DNA bending by transient electric birefringence. Biopolymers. 70(2). 270–288. 15 indexed citations
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Weers, Brock, et al.. (2002). DNA persistence length revisited. Biopolymers. 61(4). 261–275. 141 indexed citations

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