Francis J. Fields

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 989 citations indexed

About

Francis J. Fields is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis J. Fields has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Francis J. Fields's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (13 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (2 papers). Francis J. Fields is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (13 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (2 papers). Francis J. Fields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Norway. Francis J. Fields's co-authors include Stephen P. Mayfield, Yasin Torres-Tiji, Joseph T. Ostrand, Melissa A. Scranton, Ashley E. Sproles, Amr Badary, Chau H. Le, Miller Tran, John Patrick Kociolek and Soo Ngoi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Plant Journal and Biophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francis J. Fields

17 papers receiving 967 citations

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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.

Microalgae as a future food source

2020 368 citations Yasin Torres-Tiji, Francis J. Fields et al. Biotechnology Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis J. Fields United States	13	696	411	128	115	69	17	989
Marta Vilà Spain	17	596 0.9×	431 1.0×	72 0.6×	52 0.5×	57 0.8×	26	945
Xiangzhi Lin China	15	331 0.5×	455 1.1×	51 0.4×	76 0.7×	85 1.2×	39	756
Nam Kyu Kang South Korea	20	923 1.3×	855 2.1×	209 1.6×	50 0.4×	43 0.6×	44	1.4k
Eric Poliner United States	11	505 0.7×	513 1.2×	76 0.6×	36 0.3×	45 0.7×	13	678
Bruno Saint‐Jean France	16	453 0.7×	439 1.1×	92 0.7×	48 0.4×	92 1.3×	24	875
Karin Kovar Switzerland	15	350 0.5×	964 2.3×	315 2.5×	29 0.3×	59 0.9×	21	1.4k
Heni Abida France	5	340 0.5×	518 1.3×	37 0.3×	29 0.3×	155 2.2×	5	852
Jaoon Young Hwan Kim South Korea	19	459 0.7×	408 1.0×	287 2.2×	19 0.2×	39 0.6×	38	917
Maung Nyan Win United States	8	191 0.3×	1.1k 2.7×	266 2.1×	209 1.8×	88 1.3×	8	1.5k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Molino, João Vitor Dutra, Crisandra Jade Diaz, Yasin Torres-Tiji, et al.. (2025). Description of a novel extremophile green algae, Chlamydomonas pacifica, and its potential as a biotechnology host. Algal Research. 88. 104034–104034. 1 indexed citations

Badary, Amr, et al.. (2024). Selection and characterization of a Parachlorella kessleri microalgal strain able to assimilate lactose, and grow on dairy waste. Biomass and Bioenergy. 188. 107344–107344. 2 indexed citations

Sproles, Ashley E., et al.. (2022). Improved high-throughput screening technique to rapidly isolate Chlamydomonas transformants expressing recombinant proteins. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(4). 1677–1689. 18 indexed citations

Torres-Tiji, Yasin, Francis J. Fields, Yanping Yang, et al.. (2022). Optimized production of a bioactive human recombinant protein from the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii grown at high density in a fed-batch bioreactor. Algal Research. 66. 102786–102786. 26 indexed citations

Ren, B, Ryan Simkovsky, Amr Badary, et al.. (2021). Recombinant production of a functional SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0257089–e0257089. 26 indexed citations

Smyth, Danielle J., B Ren, Madeleine P. J. White, et al.. (2021). Oral delivery of a functional algal-expressed TGF-β mimic halts colitis in a murine DSS model. Journal of Biotechnology. 340. 1–12. 17 indexed citations

Fields, Francis J., et al.. (2021). Annual productivity and lipid composition of native microalgae (Chlorophyta) at a pilot production facility in Southern California. Algal Research. 56. 102307–102307. 9 indexed citations

Torres-Tiji, Yasin, Francis J. Fields, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (2020). Microalgae as a future food source. Biotechnology Advances. 41. 107536–107536. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

Sproles, Ashley E., et al.. (2020). Recent advancements in the genetic engineering of microalgae. Algal Research. 53. 102158–102158. 132 indexed citations

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Fields, Francis J., et al.. (2020). Improving biomass and lipid yields of Desmodesmus armatus and Chlorella vulgaris through mutagenesis and high-throughput screening. Biomass and Bioenergy. 142. 105755–105755. 19 indexed citations

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Fields, Francis J., Joseph T. Ostrand, Miller Tran, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (2019). Nuclear genome shuffling significantly increases production of chloroplast-based recombinant protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Algal Research. 41. 101523–101523. 25 indexed citations

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Fields, Francis J., Franck Lejzerowicz, Soo Ngoi, et al.. (2019). Effects of the microalgae Chlamydomonas on gastrointestinal health. Journal of Functional Foods. 65. 103738–103738. 71 indexed citations

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Fields, Francis J., Joseph T. Ostrand, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (2018). Fed-batch mixotrophic cultivation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for high-density cultures. Algal Research. 33. 109–117. 52 indexed citations

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Stepanek, Joshua G., et al.. (2016). A comparison of lipid content metrics using six species from the genus Halamphora (Bacillariophyta). Biofuels. 7(5). 521–528. 6 indexed citations

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Scranton, Melissa A., Joseph T. Ostrand, Francis J. Fields, & Stephen P. Mayfield. (2015). Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production. The Plant Journal. 82(3). 523–531. 188 indexed citations

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Fields, Francis J. & John Patrick Kociolek. (2015). An evolutionary perspective on selecting high-lipid-content diatoms (Bacillariophyta). Journal of Applied Phycology. 27(6). 2209–2220. 16 indexed citations

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Huston, James S., Carolyn Cohen, D. Maratea, et al.. (1992). Multisite association by recombinant proteins can enhance binding selectivity. Preferential removal of immune complexes from serum by immobilized truncated FB analogues of the B domain from staphylococcal protein A. Biophysical Journal. 62(1). 87–91. 13 indexed citations

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