James Whelan

40.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
573 papers, 30.5k citations indexed

About

James Whelan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James Whelan has authored 573 papers receiving a total of 30.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 291 papers in Molecular Biology, 189 papers in Plant Science and 51 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in James Whelan's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (174 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (117 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (63 papers). James Whelan is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (174 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (117 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (63 papers). James Whelan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. James Whelan's co-authors include A. Harvey Millar, David A. Day, Reena Narsai, Chris Carrie, Estelle Giraud, Monika W. Murcha, Huixia Shou, Olivier Van Aken, Katharine A. Howell and Rachel K. Clifton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

James Whelan

552 papers receiving 29.7k 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.

Organization and Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration in Plants

2011 495 citations A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan et al. profile →
Stress induced gene expression drives transient DNA methylation changes at adjacent repetitive elements

2015 285 citations David Secco, Chuang Wang et al. profile →
Applications of hyperspectral imaging in plant phenotyping

2022 145 citations Rijad Sarić, Oliver Berkowitz et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Whelan Australia	93	17.2k	13.4k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	573	30.5k
Paul Talalay United States	95	28.8k 1.7×	5.8k 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	256	40.0k
Xuemin Wang China	87	14.7k 0.9×	12.6k 0.9×	496 0.2×	4.4k 2.3×	520 0.3×	472	27.5k
Yan Zhang China	74	10.4k 0.6×	4.3k 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	617 0.3×	802 0.5×	1.3k	28.0k
John D. Hayes United Kingdom	84	27.9k 1.6×	2.8k 0.2×	2.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	262	37.1k
Michaël Wink Germany	87	11.1k 0.6×	10.3k 0.8×	870 0.4×	647 0.3×	406 0.2×	965	34.1k
Ying Wang China	61	9.3k 0.5×	3.5k 0.3×	775 0.4×	586 0.3×	921 0.6×	1.2k	22.7k
Jianguo Xia Canada	52	17.4k 1.0×	3.2k 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	614 0.3×	970 0.6×	145	29.8k
Ikhlas A. Khan United States	67	8.6k 0.5×	7.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	910 0.5×	306 0.2×	916	23.4k
David B. Wilson United States	78	12.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.2×	1.3k 0.6×	464 0.2×	2.1k 1.3×	415	22.0k
Michael Heinrich United Kingdom	78	6.7k 0.4×	9.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	657 0.3×	283 0.2×	406	21.6k

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Liew, Lim Chee, et al.. (2025). Advances in seed omics. Journal of Experimental Botany. 77(7). 2045–2058.

Li, Jie, et al.. (2024). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of SEED FATTY ACID REDUCER genes significantly increased seed oil content in soybean. Plant and Cell Physiology. 66(2). 273–284. 3 indexed citations

Jost, Ricarda, Oliver Berkowitz, Bhavna Hurgobin, et al.. (2024). Sink strength, nutrient allocation, cannabinoid yield, and associated transcript profiles vary in two drug-type Cannabis chemovars. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(1). 152–174. 4 indexed citations

Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas, et al.. (2023). Phosphate starvation regulates cellulose synthesis to modify root growth. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(2). 1204–1217. 8 indexed citations

Sarić, Rijad, Oliver Berkowitz, Martin Trtílek, et al.. (2022). Applications of hyperspectral imaging in plant phenotyping. Trends in Plant Science. 27(3). 301–315. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Ying, Katharina Belt, Saurabh Saha, et al.. (2022). The mitochondrial LYR protein SDHAF1 is required for succinate dehydrogenase activity in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 110(2). 499–512. 9 indexed citations

Goering, Raeann, et al.. (2021). QTL mapping of seedling tolerance to exposure to low temperature in the maize IBM RIL population. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254437–e0254437. 23 indexed citations

Liew, Lim Chee, Reena Narsai, Yan Wang, et al.. (2019). Temporal tissue‐specific regulation of transcriptomes during barley (Hordeum vulgare) seed germination. The Plant Journal. 101(3). 700–715. 23 indexed citations

Xu, Yue, Oliver Berkowitz, Reena Narsai, et al.. (2018). Mitochondrial function modulates touch signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 97(4). 623–645. 30 indexed citations

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Fisher, Mark, José L. Panero, David Secco, et al.. (2017). Stepwise Evolution of a Buried Inhibitor Peptide over 45 My. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34(6). 1505–1516. 32 indexed citations

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Yue, Wenhao, et al.. (2017). Os NLA 1, a RING ‐type ubiquitin ligase, maintains phosphate homeostasis in Oryza sativa via degradation of phosphate transporters. The Plant Journal. 90(6). 1040–1051. 77 indexed citations

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Kudva, Avinash K., et al.. (2015). Chemopreventive Effects of Dietary Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplementation in Experimental Myeloid Leukemia. Cancer Prevention Research. 8(10). 989–999. 6 indexed citations

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Aken, Olivier Van, Botao Zhang, Simon R. Law, Reena Narsai, & James Whelan. (2013). AtWRKY40 and AtWRKY63 Modulate the Expression of Stress-Responsive Nuclear Genes Encoding Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Proteins . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 162(1). 254–271. 158 indexed citations

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Wang, Chuang, Wei Huang, Yinghui Ying, et al.. (2012). Functional characterization of the rice SPX‐MFS family reveals a key role of OsSPX‐MFS1 in controlling phosphate homeostasis in leaves. New Phytologist. 196(1). 139–148. 139 indexed citations

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Estavillo, Gonzalo M., Peter A. Crisp, Markus Wirtz, et al.. (2011). Evidence for a SAL1-PAP Chloroplast Retrograde Pathway That Functions in Drought and High Light Signaling in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 23(11). 3992–4012. 418 indexed citations

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Giraud, Estelle, Sophia Ng, Chris Carrie, et al.. (2010). TCP Transcription Factors Link the Regulation of Genes Encoding Mitochondrial Proteins with the Circadian Clock in Arabidopsis thaliana . The Plant Cell. 22(12). 3921–3934. 163 indexed citations

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Cazzonelli, Christopher I., Abby J. Cuttriss, Peter A. Crisp, et al.. (2009). Regulation of Carotenoid Composition and Shoot Branching in Arabidopsis by a Chromatin Modifying Histone Methyltransferase, SDG8. The Plant Cell. 21(1). 39–53. 182 indexed citations

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Narsai, Reena, Katharine A. Howell, A. Harvey Millar, et al.. (2007). Genome-Wide Analysis of mRNA Decay Rates and Their Determinants in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell. 19(11). 3418–3436. 264 indexed citations

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Heazlewood, Joshua L., Julian Tonti‐Filippini, Alexander M. Gout, et al.. (2004). Experimental Analysis of the Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Proteome Highlights Signaling and Regulatory Components, Provides Assessment of Targeting Prediction Programs, and Indicates Plant-Specific Mitochondrial Proteins [W]. The Plant Cell. 16(1). 241–256. 460 indexed citations

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Whelan, James & J. H. Hale. (1973). Bactericidal activity of metronidazole against Bacteroides fragilis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 26(6). 393–395. 51 indexed citations

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