James D. Higgins

4.7k total citations
58 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

James D. Higgins is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James D. Higgins has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James D. Higgins's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (25 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (25 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (22 papers). James D. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (25 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (25 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (22 papers). James D. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. James D. Higgins's co-authors include F. Chris H. Franklin, Susan J. Armstrong, Gareth H. Jones, Eugenio Sánchez‐Morán, Kim Osman, Levi Yant, Kirsten Bomblies, Ian R. Henderson, Ruth M. Perry and Kevin M. Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

James D. Higgins

57 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
James D. Higgins 2.6k 2.3k 541 272 114 58 3.3k
Fei Yang 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 164 0.3× 134 0.5× 63 0.6× 112 2.6k
Roger B. Deal 2.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 220 0.4× 101 0.4× 53 0.5× 45 3.6k
Giora Simchen 3.4k 1.3× 962 0.4× 468 0.9× 708 2.6× 242 2.1× 117 4.0k
Jeffrey J. Esch 2.2k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 135 0.2× 171 0.6× 113 1.0× 14 3.0k
Chikashi Shimoda 2.7k 1.1× 565 0.2× 233 0.4× 1.0k 3.7× 184 1.6× 112 3.0k
Giovanna Serino 2.8k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 152 0.3× 315 1.2× 142 1.2× 42 3.5k
Nir Ohad 2.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 305 0.6× 111 0.4× 371 3.3× 45 3.4k
Stefan Kepinski 4.1k 1.6× 5.2k 2.3× 89 0.2× 107 0.4× 155 1.4× 43 5.7k
Joshua M. Gendron 3.0k 1.2× 4.0k 1.8× 117 0.2× 90 0.3× 89 0.8× 37 4.5k
Paul Fransz 4.0k 1.5× 4.6k 2.0× 499 0.9× 202 0.7× 184 1.6× 80 5.4k

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All Works

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Sourdille, Pierre, James D. Higgins, & Heïdi Serra. (2025). An overview of recent advances on wheat homologous and homoeologous recombination. Journal of Experimental Botany. 1 indexed citations
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Bray, Sian, Tuomas Hämälä, Min Zhou, et al.. (2024). Kinetochore and ionomic adaptation to whole-genome duplication in Cochlearia shows evolutionary convergence in three autopolyploids. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114576–114576. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yunfei, Amidou N’Diaye, ChuShin Koh, et al.. (2023). The coordinated regulation of early meiotic stages is dominated by non‐coding RNAs and stage‐specific transcription in wheat. The Plant Journal. 114(1). 209–224. 4 indexed citations
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Serra, Heïdi, et al.. (2023). ASYNAPSIS 1 ensures crossover fidelity in polyploid wheat by promoting homologous recombination and suppressing non-homologous recombination. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1188347–1188347. 4 indexed citations
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Puchta, Holger, et al.. (2021). ZYP1 is required for obligate cross-over formation and cross-over interference inArabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(14). 81 indexed citations
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Tock, Andrew J., Daniel M. Holland, Wei Jiang, et al.. (2021). Crossover-active regions of the wheat genome are distinguished by DMC1, the chromosome axis, H3K27me3, and signatures of adaptation. Genome Research. 31(9). 1614–1628. 20 indexed citations
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Lambing, Christophe, Andrew J. Tock, Stephanie D. Topp, et al.. (2020). Interacting Genomic Landscapes of REC8-Cohesin, Chromatin, and Meiotic Recombination in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 32(4). 1218–1239. 47 indexed citations
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Tock, Andrew J., Christophe Lambing, Emma Lawrence, et al.. (2020). MSH 2 shapes the meiotic crossover landscape in relation to interhomolog polymorphism in Arabidopsis. The EMBO Journal. 39(21). e104858–e104858. 43 indexed citations
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Gardiner, Laura‐Jayne, Luzie U. Wingen, Paul Bailey, et al.. (2019). Analysis of the recombination landscape of hexaploid bread wheat reveals genes controlling recombination and gene conversion frequency. Genome biology. 20(1). 69–69. 56 indexed citations
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Wang, Chong, James D. Higgins, Yi He, et al.. (2017). Resolvase OsGEN1 Mediates DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 173(2). 1316–1329. 21 indexed citations
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He, Yi, Chong Wang, James D. Higgins, et al.. (2016). MEIOTIC F-BOX Is Essential for Male Meiotic DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Rice. The Plant Cell. 28(8). 1879–1893. 50 indexed citations
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Bomblies, Kirsten, James D. Higgins, & Levi Yant. (2015). Meiosis evolves: adaptation to external and internal environments. New Phytologist. 208(2). 306–323. 129 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D., Kevin M. Wright, Kirsten Bomblies, & F. Chris H. Franklin. (2014). Cytological techniques to analyze meiosis in Arabidopsis arenosa for investigating adaptation to polyploidy. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 546–546. 29 indexed citations
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Yant, Levi, Jesse D. Hollister, Kevin M. Wright, et al.. (2013). Meiotic Adaptation to Genome Duplication in Arabidopsis arenosa. Current Biology. 23(21). 2151–2156. 199 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D.. (2013). Analyzing Meiosis in Barley. Methods in molecular biology. 990. 135–144. 10 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D., Kim Osman, Christophe Lambing, et al.. (2012). Inter-Homolog Crossing-Over and Synapsis in Arabidopsis Meiosis Are Dependent on the Chromosome Axis Protein AtASY3. PLoS Genetics. 8(2). e1002507–e1002507. 140 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhong, et al.. (2011). Retinoblastoma protein is essential for early meiotic events in Arabidopsis. The EMBO Journal. 30(4). 744–755. 36 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D., et al.. (2008). Expression and functional analysis of AtMUS81 in Arabidopsis meiosis reveals a role in the second pathway of crossing‐over. The Plant Journal. 54(1). 152–162. 132 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D., Eugenio Sánchez‐Morán, Susan J. Armstrong, Gareth H. Jones, & F. Chris H. Franklin. (2005). The Arabidopsis synaptonemal complex protein ZYP1 is required for chromosome synapsis and normal fidelity of crossing over. Genes & Development. 19(20). 2488–2500. 306 indexed citations
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Higgins, James D., Susan J. Armstrong, F. Chris H. Franklin, & Gareth H. Jones. (2004). The Arabidopsis MutS homolog AtMSH4 functions at an early step in recombination: evidence for two classes of recombination in Arabidopsis. Genes & Development. 18(20). 2557–2570. 279 indexed citations

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