Chris Somerville

1.7k total citations
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chris Somerville is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Somerville has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Chris Somerville's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (3 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (3 papers). Chris Somerville is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (3 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (3 papers). Chris Somerville collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Chris Somerville's co-authors include Christiane Nawrath, Yves Poirier, John Browse, Barbara A. Moffatt, Jack Preiss, Tsan‐Piao Lin, Timothy Caspar, Valentina Kovaleva, Enrique Rojo and Natasha V. Raikhel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Development and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Chris Somerville

10 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers

Chris Somerville
Qungang Qi United States
Dale B. Karr United States
Nancy B. Taylor United States
Gregory M. York United States
Dan Tan China
Shunsuke Masuo Japan
Ghulam Kadir Ahmad Parveez Malaysia
Geoffrey W. Haywood United Kingdom
Shuzhen Men China
Jimena A. Ruiz Argentina
Qungang Qi United States
Chris Somerville
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Countries citing papers authored by Chris Somerville

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Somerville

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Somerville

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All Works

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DeBolt, Seth, Wolf‐Rüdiger Scheible, Kathrin Schrick, et al.. (2009). Mutations in UDP-Glucose:Sterol Glucosyltransferase in Arabidopsis Cause Transparent Testa Phenotype and Suberization Defect in Seeds      . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 151(1). 78–87. 123 indexed citations
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Mayer, Ulríke, Hélène S. Robert, Gerd Jürgens, et al.. (2002). Cellularisation in the endosperm of Arabidopsis thaliana is coupled to mitosis and shares multiple components with cytokinesis. Development. 129(24). 5567–5576. 94 indexed citations
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Rojo, Enrique, C. Stewart Gillmor, Valentina Kovaleva, Chris Somerville, & Natasha V. Raikhel. (2001). VACUOLELESS1 Is an Essential Gene Required for Vacuole Formation and Morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell. 1(2). 303–310. 160 indexed citations
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Somerville, Chris & John Browse. (1996). Dissecting desaturation: plants prove advantageous. Trends in Cell Biology. 6(4). 148–153. 102 indexed citations
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Poirier, Yves, Christiane Nawrath, & Chris Somerville. (1995). Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates, a Family of Biodegradable Plastics and Elastomers, in Bacteria and Plants. Nature Biotechnology. 13(2). 142–150. 331 indexed citations
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Hugly, Suzanne, et al.. (1991). The role of cytochrome b5 in Δ12 desaturation of oleic acid by microsomes of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 284(2). 431–436. 59 indexed citations
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Moffatt, Barbara A. & Chris Somerville. (1988). Positive Selection for Male-Sterile Mutants of Arabidopsis Lacking Adenine Phosphoribosyl Transferase Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 86(4). 1150–1154. 102 indexed citations
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Lin, Tsan‐Piao, Timothy Caspar, Chris Somerville, & Jack Preiss. (1988). A Starch Deficient Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana with Low ADPglucose Pyrophosphorylase Activity Lacks One of the Two Subunits of the Enzyme. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 88(4). 1175–1181. 139 indexed citations
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Artus, Nancy N. & Chris Somerville. (1988). A Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana that Exhibits Chlorosis in Air but Not in Atmospheres Enriched in CO2. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 87(1). 83–88. 2 indexed citations

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