J. Peter W. Young

24.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
217 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

J. Peter W. Young is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Peter W. Young has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Plant Science, 57 papers in Ecology and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Peter W. Young's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (121 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (36 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (34 papers). J. Peter W. Young is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (121 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (36 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (34 papers). J. Peter W. Young collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. J. Peter W. Young's co-authors include Alastair Fitter, R. Husband, Sarah L. Turner, Tim J. Daniell, Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse, Sangsun Lee, Kaisa Haukka, Thorunn Helgason, Andrew Johnston and Karyn P. Ridgway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. Peter W. Young

215 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising arable crops

2001 736 citations R. Husband, Alastair Fitter et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →
The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology

2007 732 citations J. Peter W. Young et al. profile →
Improved PCR primers for the detection and identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

2008 672 citations J. Peter W. Young et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →

Peers

J. Peter W. Young

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Jorge M. Vivanco United States

Francis Martin France

Jos M. Raaijmakers Netherlands

Andres Wiemken Switzerland

George A. Kowalchuk Netherlands

Thomas Böller Switzerland

R. Henrik Nilsson Sweden

Harsh P. Bais United States

Susannah G. Tringe United States

Esperanza Martı́nez-Romero Mexico

Jorge M. Vivanco United States

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2.8k ×0.9

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4.3k ×1.7

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1.2k ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to J. Peter W. Young J. Peter W. Young (= 1×) peers Jorge M. Vivanco

Countries citing papers authored by J. Peter W. Young

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Peter W. Young

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Peter W. Young

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Arahal, David R., Carolee T. Bull, Henrik Christensen, et al.. (2025). Judicial Opinion 131. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 75(2). 4 indexed citations

Rouws, Luc Felicianus Marie, Chrizelle W. Beukes, Janaína Ribeiro Costa Rouws, et al.. (2024). Soil characteristics drive contrasting patterns of association between symbiotic rhizobia of endemic and widespread Mimosa species in Brazil. Applied Soil Ecology. 204. 105741–105741. 2 indexed citations

Wang, En Tao, et al.. (2024). Phylogenomic analyses and reclassification of the Mesorhizobium complex: proposal for 9 novel genera and reclassification of 15 species. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 419–419. 9 indexed citations

Menéndez, Esther, José David Flores‐Félix, George C. diCenzo, et al.. (2024). Reclassification of type strains of Rhizobium indigoferae and Sinorhizobium kummerowiae into the species Rhizobium leguminosarum and Sinorhizobium meliloti, respectively. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 74(7). 3 indexed citations

Vasar, Martti, John Davison, Lena Neuenkamp, et al.. (2021). User‐friendly bioinformatics pipeline gDAT (graphical downstream analysis tool) for analysing rDNA sequences. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(4). 1380–1392. 32 indexed citations

Harrison, Ellie, et al.. (2021). Genetic variation is associated with differences in facilitative and competitive interactions in the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex. Environmental Microbiology. 24(8). 3463–3485. 10 indexed citations

Friman, Ville‐Petri, et al.. (2020). MAUI‐seq: Metabarcoding using amplicons with unique molecular identifiers to improve error correction. Molecular Ecology Resources. 21(3). 703–720. 14 indexed citations

Jiao, Jian, Meng Ni, Biliang Zhang, et al.. (2018). Coordinated regulation of core and accessory genes in the multipartite genome of Sinorhizobium fredii. PLoS Genetics. 14(5). e1007428–e1007428. 33 indexed citations

Vasar, Martti, Reidar Andreson, John Davison, et al.. (2017). Increased sequencing depth does not increase captured diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza. 27(8). 761–773. 56 indexed citations

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Remigi, Philippe, Jun Zhu, J. Peter W. Young, & Catherine Masson‐Boivin. (2015). Symbiosis within Symbiosis: Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Symbionts. Trends in Microbiology. 24(1). 63–75. 178 indexed citations

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Hickinbotham, Simon, et al.. (2010). Diversity From a Monoculture: Effects of Mutation-On-Copy in a String-Based Artificial Chemistry. Artificial Life. 24–31. 9 indexed citations

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Young, J. Peter W.. (2009). Genes: an Open Access Journal. Genes. 1(1). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Sattar, M. A., et al.. (2009). Molecular characterization of symbiotic root nodulating rhizobia isolated from lentil (Lens culinaris medik.). Electronic journal of environmental, agricultural and food chemistry. 8(8). 602–612. 9 indexed citations

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Vandenkoornhuyse, Philippe, Stéphane Mahé, P. Ineson, et al.. (2007). Active root-inhabiting microbes identified by rapid incorporation of plant-derived carbon into RNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(43). 16970–16975. 170 indexed citations

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Arocena, J. M., et al.. (2005). Uptake, Distribution, and Speciation of Chromium in Brassica Juncea. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 7(2). 153–165. 88 indexed citations

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Turner, Sarah L., et al.. (2002). Identification and analysis of rhizobial plasmid origins of transfer. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 42(2). 227–234. 10 indexed citations

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Husband, R., Edward Allen Herre, & J. Peter W. Young. (2002). Temporal variation in the arbuscular mycorrhizal communities colonising seedlings in a tropical forest. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 42(1). 131–136. 114 indexed citations

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Mcinroy, S.G., Colin D. Campbell, Kaisa Haukka, et al.. (1999). Characterisation of rhizobia from African acacias and other tropical woody legumes using Biologâ¢ and partial 16S rRNA sequencing. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 170(1). 111–117. 39 indexed citations

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Moreira, Fátima Maria de Souza, Kaisa Haukka, & J. Peter W. Young. (1998). Biodiversity of rhizobia isolated from a wide range of forest legumes in Brazil. Molecular Ecology. 7(7). 889–895. 103 indexed citations

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Jarvis, B. D. W., et al.. (1992). Phylogeny of Fast-Growing Soybean-Nodulating Rhizobia Supports Synonymy of Sinorhizobium and Rhizobium and Assignment to Rhizobium fredii. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42(1). 93–96. 64 indexed citations

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