J. R. Johnston

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

J. R. Johnston is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Johnston has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Food Science and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in J. R. Johnston's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (24 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (10 papers). J. R. Johnston is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (24 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (10 papers). J. R. Johnston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. J. R. Johnston's co-authors include Robert Mortimer, P. A. Martin, Clelia Baccari, P. V. Patel, C. Rebecca Contopoulou, D. R. Berry, Graham G. Stewart, Christopher W. Lewis, I. Russell and François Hilger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Johnston

38 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Life Span of Individual Yeast Cells 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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. Life Span of Individual Yeast Cells
    1959 596 citations Robert Mortimer, J. R. Johnston profile →
  2. GENEALOGY OF PRINCIPAL STRAINS OF THE YEAST GENETIC STOCK CENTER
    1986 476 citations Robert Mortimer, J. R. Johnston profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. R. Johnston United Kingdom 16 1.6k 505 423 381 237 39 2.0k
Bertrand Daignan‐Fornier France 29 2.3k 1.4× 206 0.4× 371 0.9× 98 0.3× 143 0.6× 70 2.7k
Francisco Estruch Spain 20 3.2k 1.9× 332 0.7× 687 1.6× 168 0.4× 478 2.0× 54 3.5k
Markus Proft Spain 28 2.4k 1.5× 154 0.3× 854 2.0× 166 0.4× 290 1.2× 48 2.9k
Viktor M. Boer Netherlands 11 1.4k 0.8× 321 0.6× 218 0.5× 95 0.2× 215 0.9× 15 1.6k
Jay L. Brewster United States 12 1.7k 1.0× 139 0.3× 446 1.1× 95 0.2× 182 0.8× 15 1.9k
Monique Bolotin‐Fukuhara France 32 2.2k 1.4× 201 0.4× 208 0.5× 48 0.1× 200 0.8× 81 2.4k
W. Mark Toone United Kingdom 18 2.4k 1.5× 72 0.1× 551 1.3× 111 0.3× 118 0.5× 21 2.8k
Yukio Mukai Japan 21 1.2k 0.7× 96 0.2× 270 0.6× 76 0.2× 163 0.7× 58 1.4k
Gemma Bellı́ Spain 23 1.9k 1.2× 103 0.2× 345 0.8× 62 0.2× 106 0.4× 35 2.4k
Alexander DeLuna Mexico 21 1.4k 0.8× 139 0.3× 331 0.8× 102 0.3× 113 0.5× 42 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. R. Johnston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. R. Johnston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. R. Johnston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. R. Johnston 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 J. R. Johnston. J. R. Johnston 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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Johnston, J. R.. (2018). The History and Cause of the Coconut Bud-Rot. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R., et al.. (2000). Death of Nystatin-resistant Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during Refrigeration. Microbiology. 81(1). 255–256.
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Johnston, J. R., Clelia Baccari, & Robert Mortimer. (2000). Genotypic characterization of strains of commercial wine yeastsby tetrad analysis. Research in Microbiology. 151(7). 583–590. 48 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R.. (1994). Molecular genetics of yeast :a practical approach. 207 indexed citations
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Zoysa, P A de, Ian F. Connerton, D C Watson, & J. R. Johnston. (1991). Cloning, sequencing and expression of the Schwanniomyces occidentalis NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase gene. Current Genetics. 20(3). 219–224. 20 indexed citations
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Moore, Paul A., et al.. (1990). Two staining methods for selectively detecting isomaltase and maltase activity in electrophoresis gels. Analytical Biochemistry. 186(2). 233–235. 4 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R., C. Rebecca Contopoulou, & Robert Mortimer. (1988). Karyotyping of yeast strains of several genera by field inversion gel electrophoresis. Yeast. 4(3). 191–198. 44 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R.. (1985). Strain selection and improvement.. 271–292. 3 indexed citations
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Schild, David, J. R. Johnston, Caren Chang, & Robert Mortimer. (1984). Cloning and Mapping of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Photoreactivation Gene PHR1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(9). 1864–1870. 9 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R., et al.. (1977). Genetic analysis of nystatin-resistant mutants ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics Research. 30(2). 163–177. 4 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R. & A.M. McKay. (1977). Population variations in chemostat cultures ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 2(6). 313–316. 5 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R., et al.. (1972). Mitotic segregation in polyploid strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Heredity. 28(3). 347–355. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, R. J. & J. R. Johnston. (1971). Rates of spontaneous mitotic recombination inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics Research. 18(2). 147–151. 6 indexed citations
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Patel, P. V. & J. R. Johnston. (1968). Dominant mutation for nystatin resistance in yeast.. Applied Microbiology. 16(1). 164–165. 14 indexed citations
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Patel, P. V. & J. R. Johnston. (1968). Dominant mutation for nystatin resistance in yeast. Applied Microbiology. 16(1). 164–165. 18 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R.. (1966). Reproductive capacity and mode of death of yeast cells. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 32(1). 94–98. 36 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R.. (1965). BREEDING YEASTS FOR BREWING. Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 71(2). 130–135. 20 indexed citations
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Johnston, J. R.. (1965). BREEDING YEASTS FOR BREWING. Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 71(2). 135–137. 12 indexed citations

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