John Browse

34.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
198 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

John Browse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Browse has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Molecular Biology, 119 papers in Biochemistry and 92 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in John Browse's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (117 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (63 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (44 papers). John Browse is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (117 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (63 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (44 papers). John Browse collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Germany. John Browse's co-authors include Chris Somerville, Jennifer L. Watts, Zhanguo Xin, Jay Shockey, Gregg A. Howe, Martine Miquel, John B. Ohlrogge, Michele M. McConn, James G. Wallis and Annick Stintzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John Browse

195 papers receiving 25.6k citations

Hit Papers

JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCFCOI1 c... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2007 2010 1995 2008 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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. JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCFCOI1 complex during jasmonate signalling
    2007 1.9k citations Bryan Thines, Leron Katsir et al. Nature profile →
  2. Jasmonate perception by inositol-phosphate-potentiated COI1–JAZ co-receptor
    2010 1.1k citations Laura B. Sheard, John Browse et al. Nature profile →
  3. Lipid biosynthesis.
    1995 827 citations John Browse et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  4. Jasmonate Passes Muster: A Receptor and Targets for the Defense Hormone
    2008 734 citations John Browse profile →
  5. The Arabidopsis male-sterile mutant, opr3 , lacks the 12-oxophytodienoic acid reductase required for jasmonate synthesis
    2000 669 citations John Browse et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Jasmonate is essential for insect defense in  Arabidopsis
    1997 646 citations John Browse et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Arabidopsis FAD2 gene encodes the enzyme that is essential for polyunsaturated lipid synthesis.
    1994 583 citations John Browse et al. The Plant Cell profile →
  8. Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Polyketide Synthases in Both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
    2001 558 citations John Browse et al. profile →
  9. Plant defense in the absence of jasmonic acid: The role of cyclopentenones
    2001 529 citations John Browse et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. A role for jasmonate in pathogen defense of Arabidopsis
    1998 476 citations John Browse et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Browse United States 83 16.0k 14.6k 9.2k 5.1k 1.8k 198 26.4k
Ivo Feußner Germany 80 13.3k 0.8× 10.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.3× 3.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 366 22.0k
Lothar Willmitzer Germany 93 23.8k 1.5× 21.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.1× 1.2k 0.2× 844 0.5× 366 36.2k
Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki Japan 140 74.4k 4.6× 45.1k 3.1× 1.2k 0.1× 1.3k 0.2× 1.9k 1.0× 350 82.4k
Jen Sheen United States 85 33.5k 2.1× 21.0k 1.4× 657 0.1× 679 0.1× 841 0.5× 148 38.3k
Frank Van Breusegem Belgium 80 22.5k 1.4× 15.0k 1.0× 617 0.1× 736 0.1× 860 0.5× 197 28.9k
Ian A. Graham United Kingdom 69 8.2k 0.5× 7.6k 0.5× 2.9k 0.3× 475 0.1× 430 0.2× 164 13.4k
Heribert Hirt Austria 83 24.9k 1.6× 15.0k 1.0× 419 0.0× 893 0.2× 854 0.5× 265 30.9k
Motoaki Seki Japan 95 35.1k 2.2× 23.6k 1.6× 614 0.1× 811 0.2× 1.5k 0.8× 340 40.5k
Wolf B. Frommer Germany 102 23.0k 1.4× 13.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.1× 345 0.1× 557 0.3× 294 30.6k
Jonathan Gershenzon Germany 107 22.2k 1.4× 23.7k 1.6× 854 0.1× 11.3k 2.2× 8.3k 4.5× 481 41.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Browse

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wallis, James G., et al.. (2022). Expression of Physaria longchain acyl-CoA synthetases and hydroxy fatty acid accumulation in transgenic Arabidopsis. Journal of Plant Physiology. 274. 153717–153717.
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Wallis, James G., et al.. (2016). Directed evolution increases desaturation of a cyanobacterial fatty acid desaturase in eukaryotic expression systems. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113(7). 1522–1530. 9 indexed citations
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Shi, Xun, Pablo Tarazona, Trisha Brock, et al.. (2015). A Caenorhabditis elegans model for ether lipid biosynthesis and function. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(2). 265–275. 45 indexed citations
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Aznar‐Moreno, Jose A., Peter Denolf, Stefanie De Bodt, et al.. (2015). Type 1 diacylglycerol acyltransferases ofBrassica napuspreferentially incorporate oleic acid into triacylglycerol. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(20). 6497–6506. 31 indexed citations
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Shyu, Christine, Pablo Figueroa, Cody L. DePew, et al.. (2012). JAZ8 Lacks a Canonical Degron and Has an EAR Motif That Mediates Transcriptional Repression of Jasmonate Responses in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 24(2). 536–550. 222 indexed citations
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Foster, Justin, Hyun Uk Kim, Paul A. Nakata, & John Browse. (2012). A Previously Unknown Oxalyl-CoA Synthetase Is Important for Oxalate Catabolism in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 24(3). 1217–1229. 64 indexed citations
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Fahy, Deirdre, et al.. (2012). Reducing saturated fatty acids in Arabidopsis seeds by expression of a Caenorhabditis elegans 16:0–specific desaturase. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 11(4). 480–489. 12 indexed citations
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Lu, Chaofu, Zhanguo Xin, Zhonghai Ren, Martine Miquel, & John Browse. (2009). An enzyme regulating triacylglycerol composition is encoded by the ROD1 gene of Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(44). 18837–18842. 254 indexed citations
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Thines, Bryan, Leron Katsir, Maeli Melotto, et al.. (2007). JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCFCOI1 complex during jasmonate signalling. Nature. 448(7154). 661–665. 1934 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mandaokar, Ajin, Bryan Thines, B. Markus Lange, et al.. (2006). Transcriptional regulators of stamen development in Arabidopsis identified by transcriptional profiling. The Plant Journal. 46(6). 984–1008. 287 indexed citations
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Watts, Jennifer L. & John Browse. (2006). Dietary manipulation implicates lipid signaling in the regulation of germ cell maintenance in C. elegans. Developmental Biology. 292(2). 381–392. 64 indexed citations
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Mandaokar, Ajin, et al.. (2003). Microarray and differential display identify genes involved in jasmonate-dependent anther development. Plant Molecular Biology. 52(4). 775–786. 57 indexed citations
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Browse, John, Ian Max Møller, & Allan G. Rasmusson. (2002). Respiration and Lipid Metabolism. Lund University Publications (Lund University).
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Wallis, James G., Jennifer L. Watts, & John Browse. (2002). Polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis: what will they think of next?. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 27(9). 467–473. 287 indexed citations
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Watts, Jennifer L. & John Browse. (2000). A Palmitoyl-CoA-Specific Δ9 Fatty Acid Desaturase from Caenorhabditis elegans. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 272(1). 263–269. 118 indexed citations
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Vogel, Guido & John Browse. (1996). Cholinephosphotransferase and Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase (Substrate Specificities at a Key Branch Point in Seed Lipid Metabolism). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 110(3). 923–931. 91 indexed citations
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Miquel, Martine & John Browse. (1994). High-Oleate Oilseeds Fail to Develop at Low Temperature. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 106(2). 421–427. 74 indexed citations
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McCourt, Peter, Ljerka Kunst, John Browse, & Chris Somerville. (1987). The Effects of Reduced Amounts of Lipid Unsaturation on Chloroplast Ultrastructure and Photosynthesis in a Mutant of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 84(2). 353–360. 53 indexed citations
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Thompson, Guy A., P. Grattan Roughan, John Browse, C. R. Slack, & Susan E. Gardiner. (1986). Spinach Leaves Desaturate Exogenous [14C]Palmitate to Hexadecatrienoate. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 82(2). 357–362. 14 indexed citations
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Browse, John, et al.. (1984). Factors influencing the yield and feeding value of pasture grown for conservation. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 12(1). 7–18. 6 indexed citations

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