George Murphy

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

George Murphy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, George Murphy has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in George Murphy's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (4 papers). George Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (4 papers). George Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. George Murphy's co-authors include Nicholas P. Harberd, Jinrong Peng, Donald E. Richards, Rachel J. Cowling, Pierre Carol, Kathryn E. King, Nigel M. Hartley, Michael D. Gale, Katrien M. Devos and D. Sudhakar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

George Murphy

28 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

‘Green revolution’ genes encode mutant gibberellin respon... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1999 1997 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. ‘Green revolution’ genes encode mutant gibberellin response modulators
    1999 1.6k citations Jinrong Peng, Donald E. Richards et al. Nature profile →
  2. The Arabidopsis GAI gene defines a signaling pathway that negatively regulates gibberellin responses
    1997 907 citations Jinrong Peng, Pierre Carol et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Murphy United Kingdom 14 3.5k 2.3k 699 281 117 28 4.1k
Craig G. Simpson United Kingdom 32 2.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.3× 217 0.3× 76 0.3× 68 0.6× 80 4.4k
Hitoshi Onouchi Japan 26 4.8k 1.4× 4.1k 1.8× 259 0.4× 85 0.3× 131 1.1× 53 5.5k
John Fuller United States 20 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 801 1.1× 113 0.4× 107 0.9× 32 2.9k
Meng Yuqi China 4 2.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 251 0.4× 95 0.3× 98 0.8× 8 3.3k
Artur Jarmołowski Poland 38 2.3k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 119 0.2× 41 0.1× 82 0.7× 104 4.4k
Marja C.P. Timmermans United States 41 5.3k 1.5× 4.2k 1.8× 497 0.7× 90 0.3× 211 1.8× 80 6.1k
Olga Pontes United States 30 4.9k 1.4× 3.7k 1.6× 201 0.3× 41 0.1× 125 1.1× 40 5.8k
Odd‐Arne Olsen Norway 36 3.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 350 0.5× 170 0.6× 234 2.0× 92 4.0k
Kai He China 30 4.1k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 143 0.2× 68 0.2× 87 0.7× 66 4.6k
Zhixin Xie United States 20 7.6k 2.1× 4.7k 2.1× 142 0.2× 74 0.3× 68 0.6× 36 8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by George Murphy

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Murphy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Murphy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Murphy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Murphy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with George Murphy. George Murphy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moxon, Christopher A., Yasir Alhamdi, Janet Storm, et al.. (2020). Parasite histones mediate blood–brain barrier disruption in cerebral malaria. Clinical Medicine. 20(2). s96–s97. 4 indexed citations
2.
Murphy, George. (2003). Generation of a Nested Set of Deletions Using Exonuclease III. Humana Press eBooks. 23. 51–60. 1 indexed citations
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Mayer, Klaus, George Murphy, Renato Tarchini, et al.. (2001). Conservation of Microstructure between a Sequenced Region of the Genome of Rice and Multiple Segments of the Genome of Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome Research. 11(7). 1167–1174. 10 indexed citations
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Murphy, George, et al.. (1999). Matrix Metalloproteinase Homologues from Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(49). 34706–34710. 84 indexed citations
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Copenhaver, Gregory P., Takashi Kuromori, Samir Kaul, et al.. (1999). Genetic Definition and Sequence Analysis of. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Jinrong, Donald E. Richards, Nigel M. Hartley, et al.. (1999). ‘Green revolution’ genes encode mutant gibberellin response modulators. Nature. 400(6741). 256–261. 1638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bevan, Michael & George Murphy. (1999). The small, the large and the wild: the value of comparison in plant genomics. Trends in Genetics. 15(6). 211–214. 24 indexed citations
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Tissier, Alain, Sylvestre Marillonnet, Victor Klimyuk, et al.. (1999). Multiple Independent Defective Suppressor-mutator Transposon Insertions in Arabidopsis: A Tool for Functional Genomics. The Plant Cell. 11(10). 1841–1852. 274 indexed citations
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Peng, Jinrong, Pierre Carol, Donald E. Richards, et al.. (1997). The Arabidopsis GAI gene defines a signaling pathway that negatively regulates gibberellin responses. Genes & Development. 11(23). 3194–3205. 907 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macknight, Richard, Ian Bancroft, Tania Page, et al.. (1997). FCA, a Gene Controlling Flowering Time in Arabidopsis, Encodes a Protein Containing RNA-Binding Domains. Cell. 89(5). 737–745. 424 indexed citations
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Bradley, Jenna, George Murphy, Garry C. Whitelam, & Nicholas P. Harberd. (1996). Identification of phytochrome B amino acid residues mutated in three newphyBmutants ofArabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 47(9). 1449–1455. 11 indexed citations
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Hartley, Nigel M., et al.. (1994). The PHYC Gene of Arabidopsis (Absence of the Third Intron Found in PHYA and PHYB). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 106(2). 813–814. 25 indexed citations
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Cubo, Teresa, Anastassios Economou, George Murphy, A. W. B. Johnston, & J. Allan Downie. (1992). Molecular characterization and regulation of the rhizosphere-expressed genes rhiABCR that can influence nodulation by Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae. Journal of Bacteriology. 174(12). 4026–4035. 93 indexed citations
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Murphy, George, et al.. (1980). Synthesis and Biological Testing of Nonionic Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media. Investigative Radiology. 15(6 Suppl). S289–S295. 3 indexed citations
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Harris, Thomas M., et al.. (1976). Formation of trianions of 2,4,6-triketones. Synthesis of 3,5,7-triketo acids using lithium diisopropylamide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(24). 7733–7741. 19 indexed citations
16.
Martin, Peter M. & George Murphy. (1972). High-Speed Oscillating Tests of Lubricating Composites. 1 indexed citations
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Harris, Thomas M. & George Murphy. (1971). Synthesis of 1,3,5,7,9-pentacarbonyl compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(24). 6708–6709. 13 indexed citations
18.
Murphy, George, et al.. (1969). Improvements in ECG classification procedures through computer analysis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 23(1). 121–122. 1 indexed citations
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Howarth, T. Trefor, George Murphy, & Thomas M. Harris. (1969). Preparation and biogenetic-type aromatizations of tetraacetic acid (3,5,7-trioxooctanoic acid). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 91(2). 517–518. 15 indexed citations
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Murphy, George, et al.. (1963). EFFECTS OF ADDITIVES UPON GREASES. 15(3). 153–168. 2 indexed citations

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