Donald A. Phillips

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Donald A. Phillips is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald A. Phillips has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Donald A. Phillips's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (90 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (57 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (26 papers). Donald A. Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (90 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (57 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (26 papers). Donald A. Phillips collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Donald A. Phillips's co-authors include Felix D. Dakora, Cecillia M. Joseph, Ueli A. Hartwig, Gábor J. Bethlenfalvay, Carl A. Maxwell, Siu Mui Tsai, John G. Torrey, C.M. Lucy Joseph, Tama C. Fox and Larry R. Teuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Donald A. Phillips

112 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Root exudates as mediators of mineral acquisition in low-nutrient environments

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald A. Phillips United States	43	5.0k	1.1k	912	660	485	112	6.1k
Yaacov Okon Israel	53	7.1k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	1.9k 2.1×	1.0k 1.6×	709 1.5×	161	8.9k
Leslie A. Weston Australia	40	5.6k 1.1×	832 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	538 0.8×	330 0.7×	192	7.2k
Johanna Döbereiner Brazil	50	6.6k 1.3×	690 0.6×	2.0k 2.2×	1.2k 1.7×	1.1k 2.3×	134	8.3k
C. M. Grieve United States	35	4.9k 1.0×	564 0.5×	621 0.7×	968 1.5×	328 0.7×	78	6.4k
K. A. Malik Pakistan	36	3.0k 0.6×	383 0.3×	924 1.0×	723 1.1×	411 0.8×	148	4.3k
Asghari Bano Pakistan	46	5.6k 1.1×	514 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	598 0.9×	307 0.6×	199	7.1k
E. W. Yemm United Kingdom	23	4.4k 0.9×	577 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	439 0.7×	404 0.8×	32	6.8k
Kiwamu Minamisawa Japan	46	5.2k 1.0×	758 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	692 1.0×	1.5k 3.1×	203	6.8k
Felix D. Dakora South Africa	39	4.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	418 0.5×	908 1.4×	528 1.1×	179	5.9k
Tadakatsu Yoneyama Japan	40	4.0k 0.8×	418 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	789 1.2×	767 1.6×	181	5.5k

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Yang, Guo‐Ping, T. V. Bhuvaneswari, Cecillia M. Joseph, Maria D. King, & Donald A. Phillips. (2002). Roles for Riboflavin in the Sinorhizobium-Alfalfa Association. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 15(5). 456–462. 29 indexed citations

Galili, Shmuel, Donald A. Phillips, Hanne Volpin, et al.. (2001). The defense response elicited by the pathogen Rhizoctonia solani is suppressed by colonization of the AM-fungus Glomus intraradices. Plant Science. 160(5). 925–932. 70 indexed citations

Roberts, Nicholas J., Bin Wu, J B Murphy, et al.. (1999). A Nod factor-binding lectin is a member of a distinct class of apyrases that may be unique to the legumes. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 262(2). 261–267. 37 indexed citations

Nelson, Thomas A. & Donald A. Phillips. (1998). Nutritional Condition and Reproduction of Deer at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science. 52(1). 129–135. 1 indexed citations

Palumbo, Jeffrey D., Donald A. Phillips, & Clarence I. Kado. (1998). Characterization of a new Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain from alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.). Archives of Microbiology. 169(5). 381–386. 17 indexed citations

Phillips, Donald A., et al.. (1995). Nitrogen stress regulates gene expression of enzymes in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway of tomato. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 33(5). 539–546. 147 indexed citations

Dakora, Felix D., C.M. Lucy Joseph, & Donald A. Phillips. (1993). Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Root Exudates Contain Isoflavonoids in the Presence of Rhizobium meliloti. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 101(3). 819–824. 110 indexed citations

Phillips, Donald A., Cecillia M. Joseph, & Carl A. Maxwell. (1992). Trigonelline and Stachydrine Released from Alfalfa Seeds Activate NodD2 Protein in Rhizobium meliloti. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 99(4). 1526–1531. 119 indexed citations

Hungría, Mariangela, Cecillia M. Joseph, & Donald A. Phillips. (1991). Rhizobium nod Gene Inducers Exuded Naturally from Roots of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 97(2). 759–764. 75 indexed citations

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Hartwig, Ueli A., Cecillia M. Joseph, & Donald A. Phillips. (1991). Flavonoids Released Naturally from Alfalfa Seeds Enhance Growth Rate of Rhizobium meliloti. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 95(3). 797–803. 165 indexed citations

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Kapulnik, Yoram, Cecillia M. Joseph, & Donald A. Phillips. (1987). Flavone Limitations to Root Nodulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Alfalfa. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 84(4). 1193–1196. 81 indexed citations

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Bedmar, Eulogio J., et al.. (1983). Host Plant Cultivar Effects on Hydrogen Evolution by Rhizobium leguminosarum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 72(4). 1011–1015. 38 indexed citations

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Phillips, Donald A. & Milton B. Jones. (1983). Nitrogen Turnover and Assimilation during Regrowth in Trifolium subterraneum L. and Bromus mollis L. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 71(3). 472–476. 30 indexed citations

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Williams, Larry E., Theodore M. DeJong, & Donald A. Phillips. (1982). Effect of Changes in Shoot Carbon-Exchange Rate on Soybean Root Nodule Activity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 69(2). 432–436. 48 indexed citations

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SHEEHY, J. E., et al.. (1980). Carbon Exchange Rates of Shoots Required to Utilize Available Acetylene Reduction Capacity in Soybean and Alfalfa Root Nodules. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 66(1). 101–104. 11 indexed citations

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Bethlenfalvay, Gábor J., S. Abu‐Shakra, & Donald A. Phillips. (1978). Interdependence of Nitrogen Nutrition and Photosynthesis in Pisum sativum L. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 62(1). 127–130. 40 indexed citations

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Bethlenfalvay, Gábor J. & Donald A. Phillips. (1977). Ontogenetic Interactions between Photosynthesis and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 60(3). 419–421. 98 indexed citations

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Phillips, Donald A., et al.. (1976). Effect of Protein Additives on Acetylene Reduction (Nitrogen Fixation) by Rhizobium in the Presence and Absence of Soybean Cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 57(6). 890–893. 3 indexed citations

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Phillips, Donald A.. (1974). Promotion of Acetylene Reduction by Rhizobium-Soybean Cell Associations in Vitro. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 54(4). 654–655. 11 indexed citations

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Phillips, Donald A. & John G. Torrey. (1972). Studies on Cytokinin Production by Rhizobium. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 49(1). 11–15. 100 indexed citations

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