John E. Boynton

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

John E. Boynton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Boynton has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John E. Boynton's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (83 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (35 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (18 papers). John E. Boynton is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (83 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (35 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (18 papers). John E. Boynton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Australia. John E. Boynton's co-authors include Nicholas W. Gillham, N W Gillham, Elizabeth H. Harris, Anita Johnson, Barbara L. Randolph-Anderson, Heriberto Cerutti, Dominique Robertson, Margaret Johnson, K. W. Henningsen and Jonathan P. Hosler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John E. Boynton

101 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Chloroplast Transformation in Chlamydomonas with High Vel... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 200 400 600
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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. Chloroplast Transformation in Chlamydomonas with High Velocity Microprojectiles
    1988 679 citations John E. Boynton, Nicholas W. Gillham et al. 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 E. Boynton United States 41 4.2k 1.8k 880 556 367 103 4.8k
Karen L. Kindle United States 34 3.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 766 0.9× 445 0.8× 357 1.0× 58 4.2k
Michel Goldschmidt‐Clermont Switzerland 41 5.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.6× 808 1.5× 458 1.2× 65 5.5k
Saul Purton United Kingdom 41 3.2k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 508 0.6× 478 0.9× 429 1.2× 111 4.8k
Martin H. Spalding United States 39 4.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 2.0× 300 0.5× 340 0.9× 92 5.1k
Jean Houmard France 34 3.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 628 0.7× 241 0.4× 945 2.6× 68 4.1k
Christoph F. Beck Germany 32 2.6k 0.6× 999 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 458 0.8× 294 0.8× 65 3.4k
Yuichiro Takahashi Japan 38 3.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 840 1.0× 1.1k 2.0× 294 0.8× 115 4.5k
Michael Schroda Germany 42 4.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.8× 407 0.7× 403 1.1× 107 5.2k
J.-D. Rochaix Switzerland 22 2.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 610 0.7× 564 1.0× 239 0.7× 29 3.1k
Reinhold G. Herrmann Germany 51 6.0k 1.4× 931 0.5× 2.6k 2.9× 531 1.0× 512 1.4× 128 7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John E. Boynton

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All Works

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Huebinger, Ryan M., Scot E. Dowd, Fernando A. Rivera-Chávez, et al.. (2013). Examination with Next-Generation Sequencing Technology of the Bacterial Microbiota in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples after Traumatic Injury. Surgical Infections. 14(3). 275–282. 14 indexed citations
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Mungas, Greg, et al.. (2005). CHAMP -- Camera, Handlens, and Microscope Probe. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2045.
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Fargo, David C., et al.. (2000). Mutations that alter the higher-order structure of its 5' untranslated region affect the stability of chloroplast rps7 mRNA. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 264(3). 291–299. 4 indexed citations
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Randolph-Anderson, Barbara L., Ryo Sato, Anita Johnson, et al.. (1998). Isolation and characterization of a mutant protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii conferring resistance to porphyric herbicides. Plant Molecular Biology. 38(5). 839–859. 56 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Heriberto, Anita Johnson, Nicholas W. Gillham, & John E. Boynton. (1997). A Eubacterial Gene Conferring Spectinomycin Resistance on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Integration Into the Nuclear Genome and Gene Expression. Genetics. 145(1). 97–110. 101 indexed citations
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Boynton, John E. & Nicholas W. Gillham. (1996). [25] Genetics and transformation of mitochondria in the green alga Chlamydomonas. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 264. 279–296. 15 indexed citations
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Boynton, John E., et al.. (1994). Chloroplast ribosomes and protein synthesis.. Microbiological Reviews. 58(4). 700–754. 53 indexed citations
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Shibata, Hideyuki, Masako Yamamoto, Elizabeth H. Harris, et al.. (1993). Isolation and Characterization of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant Resistant to Photobleaching Herbicides. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 48(3-4). 339–344. 3 indexed citations
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Randolph-Anderson, Barbara L., Nicholas W. Gillham, & John E. Boynton. (1989). Electrophoretic and immunological comparisons of chloroplast and prokaryotic ribosomal proteins reveal that certain families of large subunit proteins are evolutionarily conserved. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 29(1). 68–88. 16 indexed citations
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Woessner, Jeffrey P., Nicholas W. Gillham, & John E. Boynton. (1987). Chloroplast genes encoding subunits of the H+-ATPase complex of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are rearranged compared to higher plants: sequence of the atpE gene and location of the atpF and atpI genes. Plant Molecular Biology. 8(2). 151–158. 35 indexed citations
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Boynton, John E., et al.. (1987). The cytoplasmic ribosomes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Characterization of antibiotic sensitivity and cycloheximide-resistant mutants. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 210(3). 419–428. 7 indexed citations
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Boynton, John E.. (1986). Job at the top: The chief executive in local government. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Woessner, Jeffrey P., et al.. (1984). Molecular and genetic analysis of the chloroplast ATPase of chlamydomonas. Plant Molecular Biology. 3(3). 177–190. 61 indexed citations
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Forster, Jean L., et al.. (1980). Behavior of chloroplast genes during the early zygotic divisions of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Current Genetics. 1(2). 137–153. 16 indexed citations
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Harris, Elizabeth H., et al.. (1977). Mapping of chloroplast genes involved in chloroplast ribosome biogenesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 155(3). 249–265. 30 indexed citations
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Berry, Joseph A., John E. Boynton, Aaron Kaplan, & Murray R. Badger. (1976). Growth and photosynthesis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a function of CO2 concentration. 92 indexed citations
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Boynton, John E., et al.. (1970). Mutations Altering Chloroplast Ribosome Phenotype in Chlamydomonas , II. A New Mendelian Mutation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(3). 1505–1512. 32 indexed citations

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