John M. Burke

20.2k citations

228 papers · 13.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 67

Impact in

Genetics top 0.2%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Plant Science top 0.2%
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation

Papers in

Plant Science 91
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation 50
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies 24
Genetics 68
- Genetic diversity and population structure 54
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 22

Co-authors: Loren H. Rieseberg Mark A. Chapman Peter K. Sorger Michael L. Arnold Steven J. Knapp John G. Albeck Bharat M. Chowrira Douglas A. Lauffenburger
Journals: Biochemistry (14 papers)Evolution (12 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (10 papers)PLoS ONE (10 papers)Genetics (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

John M. Burke

225 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Widespread natural variation of DNA methylation within angiosperms 2016 · 387 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Genome biology
2009 Nature
1987 Nucleic Acids Research

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside John M. Burke, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Climate adaptation and functional constraints drive pollen evolution in Apiales New Phytologist ·Estefani Therezia Maique, Krzysztof Spalik, John M. Burke, Łukasz Banasiak	2025	0
2	Fixed-Duration Subcutaneous Mosunetuzumab Is Active and Has a Manageable Safety Profile in Patients with Previously Untreated, Low-Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma: Updated Results from the Phase II Morningsun Study Blood ·John M. Burke, Ian W. Flinn, Lihua E. Budde, Aung M. Tun, Steven Liu, Joseph Offord, Ali Hosseini, Mei Wu, Yong Mun, Vivek S. Chopra, Jessica M. Grindheim, Sharel Menezes, José C. Villasboas	2024	2
3	The genomic basis of nitrogen utilization efficiency and trait plasticity to improve nutrient stress tolerance in cultivated sunflower Journal of Experimental Botany ·Andries A. Temme, Kelly L. Kerr, Ellen Greijmans, D. A. Melchenko, Rishi R. Masalia, Alexander Bucksch, John M. Burke, Lisa A. Donovan	2024	2
4	Similar Transcriptomic Responses to Early and Late Drought Stresses Produce Divergent Phenotypes in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Garrett M. Janzen, D. A. Melchenko, Nicolas Langlade, Nicolas Blanchet, Lisa A. Donovan, Andries A. Temme, John M. Burke	2023	4
5	Genomic regions associate with major axes of variation driven by gas exchange and leaf construction traits in cultivated sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) The Plant Journal ·陆立志, Andries A. Temme, Christopher R. Cotter, John M. Burke	2022	4
6	Key Traits and Genes Associate with Salinity Tolerance Independent from Vigor in Cultivated Sunflower PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Andries A. Temme, Kelly L. Kerr, Rishi R. Masalia, John M. Burke, Lisa A. Donovan	2020	19
7	Multiple genomic regions influence root morphology and seedling growth in cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under well-watered and water-limited conditions PLoS ONE ·Rishi R. Masalia, Andries A. Temme, Kalkere Jayanna Gowtham, John M. Burke	2018	23
8	Connectivity in gene coexpression networks negatively correlates with rates of molecular evolution in flowering plants PLoS ONE ·Rishi R. Masalia, Adam J. Bewick, John M. Burke	2017	32
9	Widespread natural variation of DNA methylation within angiosperms Genome biology ·Chad E. Niederhuth, Adam J. Bewick, Lexiang Ji, Magdy Alabady, Kyung Do Kim, Qing Li, Nicholas Rohr, Aditi Rambani, John M. Burke, Joshua A. Udall, Chiedozie Egesi, Jeremy Schmutz, Jane Grimwood, Scott A. Jackson, Nathan M. Springer, Robert J. Schmitz Hit paper breakdown →	2016	387
10	Evolutionary transitions in the Asteraceae coincide with marked shifts in transposable element abundance BMC Genomics ·S. Evan Staton, John M. Burke	2015	28
11	Folding of the hammerhead ribozyme: Pyrrolo-cytosine fluorescence separates core folding from global folding and reveals a pH-dependent conformational change RNA ·Iwona A. Buskiewicz, John M. Burke	2012	11
12	Problem crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the freshwater, Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia Australian Zoologist ·Mike Letnic, A. Yu. Rozhkov, John M. Burke	2011	2
13	Positive Selection and Expression Divergence Following Gene Duplication in the Sunflower CYCLOIDEA Gene Family Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Mark A. Chapman, Jim Leebens‐Mack, John M. Burke	2008	108
14	Mutational inhibition of ligation in the hairpin ribozyme: Substitutions of conserved nucleobases A9 and A10 destabilize tertiary structure and selectively promote cleavage RNA ·David Pople, Joyce E. Heckman, John M. Burke	2007	11
15	DNA sequence diversity and the origin of cultivated safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.; Asteraceae) BMC Plant Biology ·Mark A. Chapman, John M. Burke	2007	66
16	Letting the gene out of the bottle: the population genetics of genetically modified crops New Phytologist ·Mark A. Chapman, John M. Burke	2006	143
17	Modifications and deletions of helices within the hairpin ribozyme–substrate complex: An active ribozyme lacking helix 1 RNA ·Robert Pinard, Dominic Lambert, Divina Seila Oliveira Marques, François Major, John M. Burke	2004	3
18	Probing non-selective cation binding in the hairpin ribozyme with Tb(III) Journal of Molecular Biology ·Nils G. Walter, Ning Yang, John M. Burke	2000	78
19	Alignment of the two domains of the hairpin ribozyme-substrate complex defined by interdomain photoaffinity crosslinking 1 1Edited by D. E. Draper Journal of Molecular Biology ·Robert Pinard, Joyce E. Heckman, John M. Burke	1999	42
20	Neurospora crassa Mitochondrial tRNAs and rRNAs: Structure, Gene Organization, and DNA Sequences Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Samuel Yin, John M. Burke, David Chang, Karen Browning, Joyce E. Heckman, Birgit Alzner-Deweerd, Michael J. Potter, Uttam L. RajBhandary	1982	10

About John M. Burke

John M. Burke is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Biochemistry, having authored 228 papers that have together received 13.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (73 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (54 papers), Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation (50 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (34 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (27 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (24 papers), Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies (24 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (3.7k citations), Plant Science (4.8k citations), Molecular Biology (7.4k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.6k citations) and Biophysics (315 citations). John M. Burke has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Loren H. Rieseberg, Mark A. Chapman, Peter K. Sorger, Michael L. Arnold, Steven J. Knapp, John G. Albeck, Bharat M. Chowrira, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Thomas G. Spiro and Alfredo Berzal‐Herranz. Their work appears in journals such as Biochemistry, Evolution, Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Genetics.

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