Francis X. Cunningham

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Francis X. Cunningham is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis X. Cunningham has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Biochemistry and 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Francis X. Cunningham's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (38 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (23 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (22 papers). Francis X. Cunningham is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (38 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (23 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (22 papers). Francis X. Cunningham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Hungary. Francis X. Cunningham's co-authors include Elisabeth Gantt, E. Gantt, Joseph Hirschberg, Zairen Sun, Zhaobin Sun, Daniel Chamovitz, Barry J. Pogson, Dean DellaPenna, Karen A. McDonald and Iris Pecker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Francis X. Cunningham

44 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

GENES AND ENZYMES OF CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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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. GENES AND ENZYMES OF CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS
    1998 735 citations Francis X. Cunningham, E. Gantt profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis X. Cunningham United States 29 3.4k 2.2k 1.2k 642 194 45 4.0k
Hans Kleinig Germany 33 2.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 733 0.6× 707 1.1× 212 1.1× 111 3.6k
Elisabeth Gantt United States 33 2.9k 0.9× 958 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 489 0.8× 605 3.1× 82 3.6k
Jürgen Breitenbach Germany 23 1.6k 0.5× 878 0.4× 704 0.6× 526 0.8× 88 0.5× 43 2.1k
E. Gantt United States 23 2.7k 0.8× 998 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 525 0.8× 539 2.8× 27 3.4k
Pablo A. Scolnik United States 36 3.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 586 0.5× 2.2k 3.5× 157 0.8× 49 4.5k
Hanspeter Pfander Switzerland 21 1.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 305 0.3× 292 0.5× 180 0.9× 84 2.6k
Philippe Matile Switzerland 40 3.2k 0.9× 524 0.2× 260 0.2× 2.7k 4.2× 434 2.2× 76 4.6k
Jean‐Marc Routaboul France 23 3.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.5× 279 0.2× 3.0k 4.7× 224 1.2× 31 5.2k
Florence Bouvier France 28 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 271 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 185 1.0× 32 3.3k
Gregory A. Armstrong Switzerland 20 1.6k 0.5× 442 0.2× 445 0.4× 868 1.4× 85 0.4× 22 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Poliakov, Eugenia, Susan Gentleman, Preethi Chander, et al.. (2009). Biochemical evidence for the tyrosine involvement in cationic intermediate stabilization in mouse β-carotene 15, 15'-monooxygenase. BMC Biochemistry. 10(1). 31–31. 14 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X. & Elisabeth Gantt. (2007). A portfolio of plasmids for identification and analysis of carotenoid pathway enzymes: Adonis aestivalis as a case study. Photosynthesis Research. 92(2). 245–259. 108 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X. & Elisabeth Gantt. (2005). A study in scarlet: enzymes of ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in the flowers of Adonis aestivalis. The Plant Journal. 41(3). 478–492. 102 indexed citations
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Poliakov, Eugenia, Susan Gentleman, Francis X. Cunningham, Nancy J. Miller‐Ihli, & T. Michael Redmond. (2005). Key Role of Conserved Histidines in Recombinant Mouse β-Carotene 15,15′-Monooxygenase-1 Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(32). 29217–29223. 68 indexed citations
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Bautista, James A., Cara A. Tracewell, E. Schlodder, et al.. (2005). Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(46). 38839–38850. 21 indexed citations
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Redmond, T. Michael, Susan Gentleman, Todd Duncan, et al.. (2001). Identification, Expression, and Substrate Specificity of a Mammalian β-Carotene 15,15′-Dioxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(9). 6560–6565. 239 indexed citations
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Grabowski, Beatrice, Shi Tan, Francis X. Cunningham, & Elisabeth Gantt. (2000). Characterization of the Porphyridium cruentum Chl a-binding LHC by in vitro reconstitution: LHCaR1 binds 8 Chl a molecules and proportionately more carotenoids than CAB proteins. Photosynthesis Research. 63(1). 85–96. 16 indexed citations
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Gantt, Raymond, et al.. (2000). Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase deficiency in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6803. FEBS Letters. 473(3). 337–340. 20 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X. & E. Gantt. (2000). Identification of Multi-Gene Families Encoding Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerase in Plants by Heterologous Complementation in Escherichia coli. Plant and Cell Physiology. 41(1). 119–123. 43 indexed citations
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Tan, Shi, Francis X. Cunningham, & Elisabeth Gantt. (1997). LhcaR1 of the red alga Porphyridium cruentum encodes a polypeptide of the LHCI complex with seven potential chlorophyll a-binding residues that are conserved in most LHCs. Plant Molecular Biology. 33(1). 157–167. 27 indexed citations
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Pecker, Iris, et al.. (1996). Cloning and characterization of the cDNA for lycopene β-cyclase from tomato reveals decrease in its expression during fruit ripening. Plant Molecular Biology. 30(4). 807–819. 221 indexed citations
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Sun, Zairen, Elisabeth Gantt, & Francis X. Cunningham. (1996). Cloning and Functional Analysis of the β-Carotene Hydroxylase of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(40). 24349–24352. 188 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X., Daniel Chamovitz, Norihiko Misawa, Elisabeth Gantt, & Joseph Hirschberg. (1993). Cloning and functional expression in Escherichia coli of a cyanobacterial gene for lycopene cyclase, the enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of β‐carotene. FEBS Letters. 328(1-2). 130–138. 84 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X., Avigad Vonshak, & Elisabeth Gantt. (1992). Photoacclimation in the Red Alga Porphyridium cruentum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(3). 1142–1149. 16 indexed citations
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Mustárdy, László, Francis X. Cunningham, & Elisabeth Gantt. (1990). Localization and Quantitation of Chloroplast Enzymes and Light-Harvesting Components Using Immunocytochemical Methods. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 94(1). 334–340. 19 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X., Ronald J. Dennenberg, Paul A. Jursinic, & Elisabeth Gantt. (1990). Growth under Red Light Enhances Photosystem II Relative to Photosystem I and Phycobilisomes in the Red Alga Porphyridium cruentum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 93(3). 888–895. 58 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X., Ronald J. Dennenberg, László Mustárdy, Paul A. Jursinic, & Elisabeth Gantt. (1989). Stoichiometry of Photosystem I, Photosystem II, and Phycobilisomes in the Red Alga Porphyridium cruentum as a Function of Growth Irradiance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 91(3). 1179–1187. 67 indexed citations
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Gantt, Elisabeth, Francis X. Cunningham, Claudia A. Lipschultz, & Mamoru Mimuro. (1988). N-Terminus Conservation in the Terminal Pigment of Phycobilisomes from a Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Alga. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 86(4). 996–998. 15 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X. & Jerome A. Schiff. (1986). Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes from Euglena gracilis and Mutants Deficient in Chlorophyll b. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 80(1). 223–230. 30 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Francis X. & Jerome A. Schiff. (1986). Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes from Euglena gracilis and Mutants Deficient in Chlorophyll b. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 80(1). 231–238. 37 indexed citations

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