J. Alan Sparks

583 total citations
16 papers, 385 citations indexed

About

J. Alan Sparks is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Alan Sparks has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 385 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Alan Sparks's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (4 papers). J. Alan Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (11 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (4 papers). J. Alan Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Türkiye. J. Alan Sparks's co-authors include Elison B. Blancaflor, Jin Nakashima, Yuhong Tang, Taegun Kwon, Fuqi Liao, Christy M. Motes, Stacy N. Allen, Jiangqi Wen, Aline Valster and Julia Dyachok and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

J. Alan Sparks

16 papers receiving 381 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Alan Sparks United States 10 296 208 44 42 40 16 385
Björn J. Sieberer France 9 678 2.3× 180 0.9× 50 1.1× 18 0.4× 17 0.4× 11 730
Sabine Grat France 11 246 0.8× 245 1.2× 31 0.7× 25 0.6× 36 0.9× 13 373
Fuqi Liao United States 9 260 0.9× 164 0.8× 36 0.8× 18 0.4× 13 0.3× 11 306
G. Perbal France 11 337 1.1× 188 0.9× 18 0.4× 121 2.9× 63 1.6× 21 408
Ladislav Dokládal Czechia 9 140 0.5× 183 0.9× 55 1.3× 15 0.4× 70 1.8× 12 286
Haruo Kasahara Japan 11 244 0.8× 85 0.4× 9 0.2× 109 2.6× 74 1.9× 26 312
Tiffanie Girault France 8 393 1.3× 209 1.0× 25 0.6× 14 0.3× 28 0.7× 9 453
Marta Del Bianco Italy 11 319 1.1× 193 0.9× 8 0.2× 18 0.4× 66 1.6× 23 438
Eric R. Schultz United States 8 214 0.7× 202 1.0× 7 0.2× 51 1.2× 60 1.5× 12 359
Chris Wolverton United States 13 905 3.1× 559 2.7× 23 0.5× 141 3.4× 111 2.8× 26 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Alan Sparks

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Nakashima, Jin, Sivakumar Pattathil, Utku Avcı, et al.. (2023). Glycome profiling and immunohistochemistry uncover changes in cell walls of Arabidopsis thaliana roots during spaceflight. npj Microgravity. 9(1). 68–68. 6 indexed citations
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Kwon, Taegun, et al.. (2021). Spatial and temporal localization of SPIRRIG and WAVE/SCAR reveal roles for these proteins in actin-mediated root hair development. The Plant Cell. 33(7). 2131–2148. 16 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, David N., Farhan Zafar, Aamir Jeewa, et al.. (2021). The Adjudication Process at ACTION - Providing Real-World High-Quality Data. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 40(4). S174–S174. 2 indexed citations
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Páez-García, Ana, et al.. (2020). Brassinosteroids Inhibit Autotropic Root Straightening by Modifying Filamentous-Actin Organization and Dynamics. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 5–5. 1 indexed citations
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Páez-García, Ana, et al.. (2020). Brassinosteroids Inhibit Autotropic\nRoot Straightening by Modifying\nFilamentous-Actin Organization\nand Dynamics. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 8 indexed citations
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Sparks, J. Alan, et al.. (2020). Cell Type-Specific Imaging of Calcium Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedling Roots Using GCaMP3. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(17). 6385–6385. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, et al.. (2019). TDNAscan: A Software to Identify Complete and Truncated T-DNA Insertions. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 685–685. 26 indexed citations
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Naramoto, Satoshi, et al.. (2017). Deletion analysis of AGD1 reveals domains crucial for plasma membrane recruitment and function in root hair polarity. Journal of Cell Science. 131(2). 11 indexed citations
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Sparks, J. Alan, Taegun Kwon, Luciana Renna, et al.. (2016). HLB1 Is a Tetratricopeptide Repeat Domain-Containing Protein That Operates at the Intersection of the Exocytic and Endocytic Pathways at the TGN/EE in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 28(3). 746–769. 22 indexed citations
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Kwon, Taegun, J. Alan Sparks, Jin Nakashima, et al.. (2015). Transcriptional response of Arabidopsis seedlings during spaceflight reveals peroxidase and cell wall remodeling genes associated with root hair development. American Journal of Botany. 102(1). 21–35. 83 indexed citations
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Sparks, J. Alan, et al.. (2015). Interactions of Auxinic Compounds on Ca2+ Signaling and Root Growth in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 6(19). 2989–3000. 2 indexed citations
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Dyachok, Julia, J. Alan Sparks, Fuqi Liao, Yuh‐Shuh Wang, & Elison B. Blancaflor. (2014). Fluorescent protein‐based reporters of the actin cytoskeleton in living plant cells: Fluorophore variant, actin binding domain, and promoter considerations. Cytoskeleton. 71(5). 311–327. 44 indexed citations
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Nakashima, Jin, Fuqi Liao, J. Alan Sparks, Yuhong Tang, & Elison B. Blancaflor. (2013). The actin cytoskeleton is a suppressor of the endogenous skewing behaviour of Arabidopsis primary roots in microgravity. Plant Biology. 16(s1). 142–150. 40 indexed citations
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Wen, Jiangqi, et al.. (2008). A Class I ADP-Ribosylation Factor GTPase-Activating Protein Is Critical for Maintaining Directional Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 147(4). 1659–1674. 41 indexed citations

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