Joe Sears

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Joe Sears is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joe Sears has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cell Biology, 16 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joe Sears's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (14 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (7 papers). Joe Sears is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (14 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (7 papers). Joe Sears collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Peru. Joe Sears's co-authors include Gary A. Strobel, W. M. Hess, Rajinder S. Sidhu, ‪David Ezra‬‏, Angela M. Mitchell, Robert Krämer, Emily Moore, Richard A. Robison, Brad Geary and B. Knighton and has published in prestigious journals such as Microbiology, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Joe Sears

28 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The technology of plasticizers 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300
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. The technology of plasticizers
    1982 386 citations Joe Sears et al. Wiley eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joe Sears United States 21 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 534 364 29 2.8k
Ravindra Nath Kharwar India 28 569 0.5× 786 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 456 0.9× 307 0.8× 87 2.5k
Yueju Zhao China 31 132 0.1× 479 0.4× 1.5k 1.5× 480 0.9× 507 1.4× 68 2.9k
Miroslav Flieger Czechia 24 350 0.3× 154 0.1× 336 0.3× 518 1.0× 76 0.2× 110 2.0k
Rosário Torres Spain 39 139 0.1× 1.8k 1.6× 3.5k 3.5× 683 1.3× 831 2.3× 184 4.8k
Paola Giardina Italy 38 1.2k 1.0× 447 0.4× 4.0k 4.0× 1.2k 2.3× 223 0.6× 100 5.8k
Margaret E. Daub United States 33 330 0.3× 947 0.9× 2.2k 2.2× 1.7k 3.2× 114 0.3× 82 3.6k
Kwang Yun Cho South Korea 22 161 0.1× 222 0.2× 765 0.8× 657 1.2× 121 0.3× 77 1.6k
Tapan Kumar Mohanta Oman 35 280 0.2× 244 0.2× 2.1k 2.1× 1.4k 2.6× 415 1.1× 104 4.2k
Dan Xu China 26 484 0.4× 216 0.2× 439 0.4× 468 0.9× 53 0.1× 109 2.0k
Juntao Feng China 26 142 0.1× 260 0.2× 854 0.9× 639 1.2× 232 0.6× 127 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Joe Sears

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joe Sears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joe Sears

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joe Sears. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joe Sears 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 Joe Sears. Joe Sears 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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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2017). Urnula sp., an Endophyte of Dicksonia antarctica, Making a Fragrant Mixture of Biologically Active Volatile Organic Compounds. Microbial Ecology. 74(2). 312–321. 8 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2014). Characterization of an Endophytic Gloeosporium sp. and Its Novel Bioactivity with “Synergistans”. Microbial Ecology. 70(1). 41–50. 8 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2012). <i>Muscodor sutura</i>, a novel endophytic fungus with volatile antibiotic activities. Mycoscience. 53(4). 319–325. 1 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2012). The Paleobiosphere: a novel device for the in vivo testing of hydrocarbon producing-utilizing microorganisms. Biotechnology Letters. 35(4). 539–552. 9 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2011). A rapid column technique for trapping and collecting of volatile fungal hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon derivatives. Biotechnology Letters. 33(10). 1963–1972. 26 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., Sanjay K. Singh, Syed Riyaz‐Ul‐Hassan, et al.. (2011). An endophytic/pathogenic Phoma sp. from creosote bush producing biologically active volatile compounds having fuel potential. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 320(2). 87–94. 74 indexed citations
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Singh, Sanjay K., Gary A. Strobel, B. Knighton, et al.. (2011). An Endophytic Phomopsis sp. Possessing Bioactivity and Fuel Potential with its Volatile Organic Compounds. Microbial Ecology. 61(4). 729–739. 102 indexed citations
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Ren, Yuhao, et al.. (2010). Geobacillus sp., a Thermophilic Soil Bacterium Producing Volatile Antibiotics. Microbial Ecology. 60(1). 130–136. 20 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Debdulal, et al.. (2010). An endophytic Myrothecium inundatum producing volatile organic compounds. Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University). 27 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., Brad Geary, Daniel Spakowicz, et al.. (2010). Hypoxylon sp., an Endophyte of Persea indica, Producing 1,8-Cineole and Other Bioactive Volatiles with Fuel Potential. Microbial Ecology. 60(4). 903–914. 92 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Debdulal, Gary A. Strobel, Brad Geary, et al.. (2010). Muscodor albusstrain GBA, an endophytic fungus ofGinkgo bilobafrom United States of America, produces volatile antimicrobials. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology. 1(3). 179–186. 25 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Angela M., Gary A. Strobel, Emily Moore, Richard A. Robison, & Joe Sears. (2009). Volatile antimicrobials from Muscodor crispans, a novel endophytic fungus. Microbiology. 156(1). 270–277. 331 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2008). Synergism among volatile organic compounds resulting in increased antibiosis in Oidium sp.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 283(2). 140–145. 39 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., B. Knighton, Yuhao Ren, et al.. (2008). The production of myco-diesel hydrocarbons and their derivatives by the endophytic fungus Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072). Microbiology. 154(11). 3319–3328. 152 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (2001). Volatile antimicrobials from Muscodor albus, a novel endophytic fungus. Microbiology. 147(11). 2943–2950. 343 indexed citations
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McKay, D. S., A. Steele, Carlton Allen, et al.. (2000). Mars Immunoassay Life Detection Instrument (MILDI). 4 indexed citations
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Strobel, Gary A., et al.. (1996). Taxol from Pestalotiopsis microspora, an endophytic fungus of Taxus wallachiana. Microbiology. 142(2). 435–440. 468 indexed citations
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Sears, Joe, et al.. (1982). The technology of plasticizers. Wiley eBooks. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sears, Joe, et al.. (1979). Flexible poly (vinyl chloride) for long outdoor life. Journal of Vinyl Technology. 1(2). 79–83. 7 indexed citations

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