Daniel F. Voytas

39.6k total citations · 19 hit papers
191 papers, 25.8k citations indexed

About

Daniel F. Voytas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel F. Voytas has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 25.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 129 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Daniel F. Voytas's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (115 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (73 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (72 papers). Daniel F. Voytas is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (115 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (73 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (72 papers). Daniel F. Voytas collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Daniel F. Voytas's co-authors include Adam J. Bogdanove, Tomáš Čermák, Colby G. Starker, Nicholas J. Baltes, Michelle Christian, Erin Doyle, Yong Zhang, Clarice Schmidt, Feng Zhang and J. Keith Joung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Daniel F. Voytas

189 papers receiving 25.1k citations

Hit Papers

Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other T... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2011 2017 2010 2011 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other TAL effector-based constructs for DNA targeting
    2011 1.6k citations Tomáš Čermák, Daniel F. Voytas et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  2. RNA targeting with CRISPR–Cas13
    2017 1.5k citations Joseph J. Belanto, Daniel F. Voytas et al. profile →
  3. Targeting DNA Double-Strand Breaks with TAL Effector Nucleases
    2010 1.4k citations Tomáš Čermák, Feng Zhang et al. profile →
  4. TAL Effectors: Customizable Proteins for DNA Targeting
    2011 735 citations Daniel F. Voytas et al. profile →
  5. In vivo genome editing using a high-efficiency TALEN system
    2012 719 citations Colby G. Starker, Daniel F. Voytas et al. profile →
  6. De novo domestication of wild tomato using genome editing
    2018 535 citations Agustín Zsögön, Tomáš Čermák et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  7. A CRISPR/Cas9 Toolbox for Multiplexed Plant Genome Editing and Transcriptional Regulation
    2015 501 citations Nicholas J. Baltes, Daniel F. Voytas et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  8. High-frequency modification of plant genes using engineered zinc-finger nucleases
    2009 500 citations Morgan L. Maeder, J. Keith Joung et al. profile →
  9. Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing
    2016 480 citations Nathan M. Springer, Daniel F. Voytas et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  10. TAL Effector-Nucleotide Targeter (TALE-NT) 2.0: tools for TAL effector design and target prediction
    2012 468 citations Daniel F. Voytas et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  11. A Multipurpose Toolkit to Enable Advanced Genome Engineering in Plants
    2017 454 citations Tomáš Čermák, Shaun J. Curtin et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  12. Efficient TALEN-mediated gene knockout in livestock
    2012 449 citations Daniel F. Voytas et al. profile →
  13. A CRISPR–Cpf1 system for efficient genome editing and transcriptional repression in plants
    2017 447 citations Daniel F. Voytas, Yiping Qi et al. profile →
  14. High-frequency, precise modification of the tomato genome
    2015 445 citations Tomáš Čermák, Nicholas J. Baltes et al. profile →
  15. DNA Replicons for Plant Genome Engineering  
    2014 367 citations Nicholas J. Baltes, Javier Gil‐Humanes et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  16. Low‐gluten, nontransgenic wheat engineered with CRISPR/Cas9
    2017 362 citations Susana Sánchez‐León, Javier Gil‐Humanes et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal profile →
  17. Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family
    2014 359 citations William J. Haun, Benjamin M. Clasen et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal profile →
  18. Plant gene editing through de novo induction of meristems
    2019 356 citations Ryan A. Nasti, Macy Vollbrecht et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  19. Multiplexed heritable gene editing using RNA viruses and mobile single guide RNAs
    2020 228 citations Evan E. Ellison, Ugrappa Nagalakshmi 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
Daniel F. Voytas United States 79 21.2k 13.2k 3.6k 1.7k 1.6k 191 25.8k
Jin‐Soo Kim South Korea 73 21.0k 1.0× 4.0k 0.3× 4.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 628 0.4× 333 24.2k
Luciano A. Marraffini United States 49 25.4k 1.2× 2.8k 0.2× 6.0k 1.7× 2.4k 1.4× 813 0.5× 88 28.1k
F. Ann Ran United States 19 29.0k 1.4× 3.0k 0.2× 6.5k 1.8× 1.5k 0.9× 608 0.4× 25 32.3k
Le Cong United States 34 17.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.2× 4.1k 1.1× 881 0.5× 385 0.2× 60 20.7k
Xuebing Wu United States 25 18.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.2× 4.4k 1.2× 1000 0.6× 368 0.2× 35 20.7k
Jeffry D. Sander United States 31 12.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.1× 3.1k 0.9× 839 0.5× 319 0.2× 41 14.2k
Wenyan Jiang China 19 13.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.1× 3.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 396 0.3× 39 15.5k
David Scott United States 34 20.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.2× 4.0k 1.1× 980 0.6× 381 0.2× 53 24.2k
Krzysztof Chylinski Sweden 8 13.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.2× 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 427 0.3× 9 14.4k
Ines Fonfara Germany 9 11.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.1× 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 382 0.2× 9 12.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Voytas, Daniel F., et al.. (2025). Viral delivery of recombinases activates heritable genetic switches in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(3). 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Nathaniel, et al.. (2025). Viral‐mediated delivery of morphogenic regulators enables leaf transformation in Sorghum bicolor (L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(10). 4491–4499. 2 indexed citations
3.
Kumar, Jitesh, Redeat Tibebu, Maria Elena Gamo, et al.. (2023). An extensible vector toolkit and parts library for advanced engineering of plant genomes. The Plant Genome. 16(2). e20312–e20312. 14 indexed citations
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Nasti, Ryan A., et al.. (2022). Direct delivery and fast-treated Agrobacterium co-culture (Fast-TrACC) plant transformation methods for Nicotiana benthamiana. Nature Protocols. 18(1). 81–107. 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Degao, Changtian Pan, Ugrappa Nagalakshmi, et al.. (2022). Heritable base-editing in Arabidopsis using RNA viral vectors. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(4). 1920–1924. 30 indexed citations
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Nasti, Ryan A., et al.. (2021). Fast-TrACC: A Rapid Method for Delivering and Testing Gene Editing Reagents in Somatic Plant Cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 6 indexed citations
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Weiss, Trevor, Xiaojun Kang, Hui Zhao, et al.. (2020). Optimization of multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 system for highly efficient genome editing in Setaria viridis. The Plant Journal. 104(3). 828–838. 45 indexed citations
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Nasti, Ryan A., et al.. (2019). Plant gene editing through de novo induction of meristems. Nature Biotechnology. 38(1). 84–89. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zsögön, Agustín, Tomáš Čermák, Emmanuel Rezende Naves, et al.. (2018). De novo domestication of wild tomato using genome editing. Nature Biotechnology. 36(12). 1211–1216. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Čermák, Tomáš, Shaun J. Curtin, Javier Gil‐Humanes, et al.. (2017). A Multipurpose Toolkit to Enable Advanced Genome Engineering in Plants. The Plant Cell. 29(6). 1196–1217. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Etten, Jamie L. Van, Michael D. Nyquist, Yingming Li, et al.. (2017). Targeting a Single Alternative Polyadenylation Site Coordinately Blocks Expression of Androgen Receptor mRNA Splice Variants in Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 77(19). 5228–5235. 51 indexed citations
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Wilson, Mark C., Andrew M. Mutka, Aaron W. Hummel, et al.. (2017). Gene expression atlas for the food security crop cassava. New Phytologist. 213(4). 1632–1641. 82 indexed citations
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Gil‐Humanes, Javier, Yanpeng Wang, Zhen Liang, et al.. (2016). High‐efficiency gene targeting in hexaploid wheat using DNA replicons and CRISPR /Cas9. The Plant Journal. 89(6). 1251–1262. 252 indexed citations
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Osborn, Mark J., Richard Gabriel, Beau R. Webber, et al.. (2014). Fanconi Anemia Gene Editing by the CRISPR/Cas9 System. Human Gene Therapy. 26(2). 114–126. 91 indexed citations
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Baltes, Nicholas J., Javier Gil‐Humanes, Tomáš Čermák, Paul Atkins, & Daniel F. Voytas. (2014). DNA Replicons for Plant Genome Engineering  . The Plant Cell. 26(1). 151–163. 367 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haun, William J., Benjamin M. Clasen, Zachary L. Demorest, et al.. (2014). Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12(7). 934–940. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Voytas, Daniel F.. (2014). Precise engineering of plant genomes with sequence specific nucleases. 1 indexed citations
18.
Clark, Karl J., Daniel F. Voytas, & Stephen C. Ekker. (2011). A TALE of Two Nucleases: Gene Targeting for the Masses?. Zebrafish. 8(3). 147–149. 53 indexed citations
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Sander, Jeffry D., Morgan L. Maeder, Deepak Reyon, et al.. (2010). ZiFiT (Zinc Finger Targeter): an updated zinc finger engineering tool. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(Web Server). W462–W468. 269 indexed citations
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Keeney, Jill B., Karen Chapman, Daniel F. Voytas, et al.. (1995). Multiple Molecular Determinants for Retrotransposition in a Primer tRNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(1). 217–226. 58 indexed citations

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