David Twell

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

David Twell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Twell has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 114 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David Twell's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (101 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (85 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (37 papers). David Twell is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (101 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (85 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (37 papers). David Twell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Korea. David Twell's co-authors include David Honys, Soon Ki Park, Lynette Brownfield, Judy Yamaguchi, Sheila McCormick, Michael Borg, Neil Bate, Keith Lindsey, Frédéric Berger and Ross Howden and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David Twell

128 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transcriptome analysis of haploid male gametophyte development in Arabidopsis

2004 587 citations David Honys, David Twell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Twell United Kingdom	59	8.3k	8.0k	1.2k	493	396	129	9.5k
Alice Y. Cheung United States	52	7.3k 0.9×	7.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	161 0.3×	569 1.4×	104	8.8k
Daphne Preuss United States	43	6.1k 0.7×	5.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	116 0.2×	934 2.4×	75	7.5k
Craig S. Pikaard United States	65	9.0k 1.1×	10.1k 1.3×	367 0.3×	232 0.5×	171 0.4×	135	13.2k
Tatsuo Kakimoto Japan	38	7.3k 0.9×	8.5k 1.1×	360 0.3×	140 0.3×	558 1.4×	60	10.1k
Dolf Weijers Netherlands	61	11.8k 1.4×	13.9k 1.7×	504 0.4×	110 0.2×	325 0.8×	150	15.1k
Sheila McCormick United States	39	5.6k 0.7×	5.2k 0.6×	879 0.8×	557 1.1×	125 0.3×	82	6.3k
Frank Gubler Australia	42	4.7k 0.6×	7.5k 0.9×	294 0.3×	404 0.8×	238 0.6×	74	8.2k
H. G. Dickinson United Kingdom	56	7.0k 0.9×	7.1k 0.9×	2.7k 2.3×	124 0.3×	333 0.8×	183	9.0k
Celestina Mariani Netherlands	40	3.8k 0.5×	4.6k 0.6×	690 0.6×	249 0.5×	135 0.3×	80	5.5k
Yasunori Machida Japan	53	6.5k 0.8×	6.9k 0.9×	181 0.2×	410 0.8×	772 1.9×	149	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by David Twell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Twell

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Ren, Xiaolong, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tian Zhang, et al.. (2024). The BNB–GLID module regulates germline fate determination in Marchantia polymorpha. The Plant Cell. 36(9). 3824–3837. 1 indexed citations

Borg, Michael, Ranjith K. Papareddy, Elin Axelsson, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic reprogramming rewires transcription during the alternation of generations in Arabidopsis. eLife. 10. 62 indexed citations

Harrison, Mark C., Eamonn B. Mallon, David Twell, & Robert L. Hammond. (2019). Deleterious Mutation Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana Pollen Genes: A Role for a Recent Relaxation of Selection. Genome Biology and Evolution. 11(7). 1939–1951. 11 indexed citations

Schoft, Vera K., Nina Chumak, János Bindics, et al.. (2015). SYBR Green-activated sorting of Arabidopsis pollen nuclei based on different DNA/RNA content. Plant Reproduction. 28(1). 61–72. 13 indexed citations

Rutley, Nicholas & David Twell. (2015). A decade of pollen transcriptomics. Plant Reproduction. 28(2). 73–89. 98 indexed citations

Oh, Sung Aeong, et al.. (2010). The SIDECAR POLLEN gene encodes a microspore-specific LOB/AS2 domain protein required for the correct timing and orientation of asymmetric cell division. The Plant Journal. 64(5). 839–850. 65 indexed citations

Brownfield, Lynette, Said Hafidh, Anjusha Durbarry, et al.. (2009). ArabidopsisDUO POLLEN3 Is a Key Regulator of Male Germline Development and Embryogenesis . The Plant Cell. 21(7). 1940–1956. 70 indexed citations

Dupľáková, Nikoleta, et al.. (2009). AtbZIP34 is required for Arabidopsis pollen wall patterning and the control of several metabolic pathways in developing pollen. Plant Molecular Biology. 70(5). 581–601. 88 indexed citations

Oh, Sung‐Aeong, et al.. (2008). Arabidopsis Kinesins HINKEL and TETRASPORE Act Redundantly to Control Cell Plate Expansion during Cytokinesis in the Male Gametophyte. Molecular Plant. 1(5). 794–799. 35 indexed citations

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Honys, David, et al.. (2005). New tools for the manipulation of microspore gene expression. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia. Series Zoologia. 47(1). 1 indexed citations

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Twell, David, Anjusha Durbarry, Andrei Smertenko, et al.. (2005). Regulating cell division events during male gametophyte development. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia. Series Zoologia. 47(1). 1 indexed citations

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Rotman, Nicolas, Anjusha Durbarry, Anthony Wardle, et al.. (2005). A Novel Class of MYB Factors Controls Sperm-Cell Formation in Plants. Current Biology. 15(3). 244–248. 197 indexed citations

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Lalanne, Éric, David Honys, Andrew Johnson, et al.. (2004). SETH1 and SETH2 , Two Components of the Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor Biosynthetic Pathway, Are Required for Pollen Germination and Tube Growth in Arabidopsis [W]. The Plant Cell. 16(1). 229–240. 162 indexed citations

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Park, Soon Ki, et al.. (2004). Gemini pollen 2, a male and female gametophytic cytokinesis defective mutation. Sexual Plant Reproduction. 17(2). 63–70. 30 indexed citations

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Honys, David & David Twell. (2003). Comparative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Pollen Transcriptome . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 132(2). 640–652. 427 indexed citations

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Lindsey, Keith, et al.. (1998). Antisense-mediated suppression of transgene expression targeted specifically to pollen. Journal of Experimental Botany. 49(326). 1481–1490.

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Wilkinson, Joy E., David Twell, & Keith Lindsey. (1997). Activities of CaMV 35S andnospromoters in pollen: implications for field release of transgenic plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 48(2). 265–275. 120 indexed citations

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McCormick, Sheila, David Twell, Guy Vancanneyt, & Judy Yamaguchi. (1991). Molecular analysis of gene regulation and function during male gametophyte development.. PubMed. 45. 229–44. 13 indexed citations

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Ooms, G., David Twell, M.E. Bossen, J. Harry C. Hoge, & Michael M. Burrell. (1986). Developmental regulation of RI TL-DNA gene expression in roots, shoots and tubers of transformed potato (Solanum tuberosum cv. Desiree). Plant Molecular Biology. 6(5). 321–330. 42 indexed citations

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Burrell, M. M., David Twell, A. Karp, & G. Ooms. (1985). Expression of shoot-inducing Ti TL-DNA in differentiated tissues of potato (Solanum tuberosum cv Maris Bard). Plant Molecular Biology. 5(4). 213–222. 19 indexed citations

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