Christopher DeFraia

1.1k total citations
12 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Christopher DeFraia is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher DeFraia has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Christopher DeFraia's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Christopher DeFraia is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers). Christopher DeFraia collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Christopher DeFraia's co-authors include Zhonglin Mou, R. Keith Slotkin, Saivageethi Nuthikattu, Andrea D. McCue, Dalen Fultz, Kaushik Panda, Erica N. Thomas, Yuqing Xiong, Eric A. Schmelz and Xudong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christopher DeFraia

12 papers receiving 780 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher DeFraia United States 12 683 383 35 24 23 12 787
Deepak Shantharaj United States 10 479 0.7× 133 0.3× 27 0.8× 22 0.9× 9 0.4× 16 550
Cheol Seong Jang South Korea 13 359 0.5× 283 0.7× 61 1.7× 29 1.2× 6 0.3× 23 506
Yong Chan Park South Korea 13 470 0.7× 388 1.0× 42 1.2× 48 2.0× 4 0.2× 21 647
Changhong Guo China 17 845 1.2× 463 1.2× 9 0.3× 33 1.4× 4 0.2× 45 1.0k
Kuaybe Yücebilgili Kurtoğlu Türkiye 7 418 0.6× 170 0.4× 10 0.3× 33 1.4× 7 0.3× 7 504
Lin Xi China 13 349 0.5× 205 0.5× 20 0.6× 4 0.2× 9 0.4× 34 427
Pichahpuk Uthaipaisanwong Thailand 9 229 0.3× 337 0.9× 19 0.5× 101 4.2× 12 0.5× 15 528
Haifan Shi China 11 466 0.7× 227 0.6× 17 0.5× 11 0.5× 3 0.1× 20 581
Zheni Xie China 11 259 0.4× 213 0.6× 27 0.8× 21 0.9× 4 0.2× 20 341

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher DeFraia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher DeFraia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher DeFraia

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Martínez, Germán, Philip Wolff, Zhenxing Wang, et al.. (2018). Paternal easiRNAs regulate parental genome dosage in Arabidopsis. Nature Genetics. 50(2). 193–198. 109 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher & R. Keith Slotkin. (2014). Analysis of Retrotransposon Activity in Plants. Methods in molecular biology. 1112. 195–210. 12 indexed citations
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Nuthikattu, Saivageethi, Andrea D. McCue, Kaushik Panda, et al.. (2013). The Initiation of Epigenetic Silencing of Active Transposable Elements Is Triggered by RDR6 and 21-22 Nucleotide Small Interfering RNAs    . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 162(1). 116–131. 237 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher, Yongsheng Wang, Jiqiang Yao, & Zhonglin Mou. (2013). Elongator subunit 3 positively regulates plant immunity through its histone acetyltransferase and radical S-adenosylmethionine domains. BMC Plant Biology. 13(1). 102–102. 50 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher & Zhonglin Mou. (2011). The role of the Elongator complex in plants. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 6(1). 19–22. 18 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher, Xudong Zhang, & Zhonglin Mou. (2010). Elongator subunit 2 is an accelerator of immune responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 64(3). 511–523. 60 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yuqing, Christopher DeFraia, Donna S. Williams, Xudong Zhang, & Zhonglin Mou. (2009). Deficiency in a cytosolic ribose‐5‐phosphate isomerase causes chloroplast dysfunction, late flowering and premature cell death in Arabidopsis. Physiologia Plantarum. 137(3). 249–263. 29 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yuqing, Christopher DeFraia, Donna S. Williams, Xu Dong Zhang, & Zhonglin Mou. (2009). Characterization of Arabidopsis 6-Phosphogluconolactonase T-DNA Insertion Mutants Reveals an Essential Role for the Oxidative Section of the Plastidic Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Plant Growth and Development. Plant and Cell Physiology. 50(7). 1277–1291. 57 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher, Eric A. Schmelz, & Zhonglin Mou. (2008). A rapid biosensor-based method for quantification of free and glucose-conjugated salicylic acid. Plant Methods. 4(1). 28–28. 74 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xudong, Yuqing Xiong, Christopher DeFraia, Eric A. Schmelz, & Zhonglin Mou. (2008). The Arabidopsis MAP kinase kinase 7. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3(4). 272–274. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xudong, Ya Dai, Yuqing Xiong, et al.. (2007). Overexpression of Arabidopsis MAP kinase kinase 7 leads to activation of plant basal and systemic acquired resistance. The Plant Journal. 52(6). 1066–1079. 97 indexed citations
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DeFraia, Christopher, et al.. (2005). Arsenate respiratory reductase gene (arrA) for Desulfosporosinus sp. strain Y5. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 338(2). 825–829. 33 indexed citations

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