K. W. Shepherd

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

K. W. Shepherd is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. W. Shepherd has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in K. W. Shepherd's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (44 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (34 papers) and Banana Cultivation and Research (15 papers). K. W. Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (44 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (34 papers) and Banana Cultivation and Research (15 papers). K. W. Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hungary and United Kingdom. K. W. Shepherd's co-authors include Ram B. Gupta, A. K. M. R. Islam, Nisha Singh, N. W. Simmonds, Nagendra Kumar Singh, R. M. D. Koebner, GJ Lawrence, G. B. Cornish, C.W. Wrigley and D. H. B. Sparrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

K. W. Shepherd

81 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

The taxonomy and origins of the cultivated bananas. 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 100 200 300
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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. The taxonomy and origins of the cultivated bananas.
    1955 367 citations K. W. Shepherd 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
K. W. Shepherd Australia 37 4.4k 867 609 564 449 82 4.7k
Linda M. Holt Hungary 19 3.0k 0.7× 405 0.5× 870 1.4× 341 0.6× 513 1.1× 22 3.2k
E. Porceddu Italy 30 2.5k 0.6× 861 1.0× 303 0.5× 416 0.7× 239 0.5× 106 3.0k
F. Békés Australia 28 1.6k 0.4× 334 0.4× 753 1.2× 117 0.2× 227 0.5× 51 2.0k
Michael J. Giroux United States 37 3.7k 0.8× 943 1.1× 1.4k 2.3× 675 1.2× 683 1.5× 101 4.4k
Juan B. Álvarez Spain 22 1.3k 0.3× 217 0.3× 322 0.5× 176 0.3× 188 0.4× 103 1.5k
Dongcheng Liu China 31 2.1k 0.5× 577 0.7× 111 0.2× 599 1.1× 471 1.0× 81 2.4k
Yongfang Wan United Kingdom 24 1.4k 0.3× 276 0.3× 329 0.5× 118 0.2× 281 0.6× 35 1.5k
Jean‐Pierre Martinant France 22 1.2k 0.3× 611 0.7× 163 0.3× 408 0.7× 124 0.3× 27 1.5k
O. A. Tanzarella Italy 20 1.4k 0.3× 644 0.7× 72 0.1× 264 0.5× 131 0.3× 44 1.7k
Paola Tosi United Kingdom 26 1.2k 0.3× 252 0.3× 559 0.9× 83 0.1× 216 0.5× 42 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. W. Shepherd

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All Works

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Bakry, Frédéric & K. W. Shepherd. (2008). Chromosome count on banana root tip squashes. Fruits. 63(3). 179–181. 5 indexed citations
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Corredor, Eduardo, Manuel Díez‐Alonso, K. W. Shepherd, & T. Naranjo. (2005). The positioning of rye homologous chromosomes added to wheat through the cell cycle in somatic cells untreated and treated with colchicine. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 109(1-3). 112–119. 14 indexed citations
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Linde‐Laursen, Ib, J. S. Heslop‐Harrison, K. W. Shepherd, & Shin Taketa. (2004). The barley Genome and its Relationship with the Wheat Genomes. A Survey with an Internationally Agreed Recommendation for Barley Chromosome Nomenclature. Hereditas. 126(1). 1–16. 53 indexed citations
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Blake, Tom, K. W. Shepherd, A. K. M. R. Islam, et al.. (1996). STS-PCR markers appropriate for wheat-barley introgression. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 93-93(5-6). 826–832. 65 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Gregory J., et al.. (1994). Plant resistance to rusts and mildews: genetic control and possible mechanisms. Trends in Microbiology. 2(8). 263–270. 5 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ram B. & K. W. Shepherd. (1993). Production of multiple wheat-rye 1RS translocation stocks and genetic analysis of LMW subunits of glutenin and gliadins in wheats using these stocks. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 85-85(6-7). 719–728. 28 indexed citations
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Rogowsky, Peter, F. Guidet, Peter Langridge, K. W. Shepherd, & R. M. D. Koebner. (1991). Isolation and characterization of wheat-rye recombinants involving chromosome arm 1DS of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 82(5). 537–544. 142 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ram B. & K. W. Shepherd. (1990). Two-step one-dimensional SDS-PAGE analysis of LMW subunits of glutelin. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 80(2). 183–187. 136 indexed citations
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Singh, Nagendra Kumar, K. W. Shepherd, & R. A. McIntosh. (1990). Linkage mapping of genes for resistance to leaf, stem and stripe rusts and ω-secalins on the short arm of rye chromosome 1R. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 80(5). 609–616. 120 indexed citations
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Shepherd, K. W., et al.. (1989). Recombination among genes at the L group in flax conferring resistance to rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 77(4). 540–546. 39 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ram B., Nisha Singh, & K. W. Shepherd. (1989). The cumulative effect of allelic variation in LMW and HMW glutenin subunits on dough properties in the progeny of two bread wheats. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 77(1). 57–64. 172 indexed citations
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Shepherd, K. W., et al.. (1989). Effect of genotype and temperature on the expression of L genes in flax conferring resistance to rust. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 35(2). 141–150. 14 indexed citations
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Singh, Nagendra Kumar, K. W. Shepherd, Peter Langridge, et al.. (1988). Identification of legumin-like proteins in wheat. Plant Molecular Biology. 11(5). 633–639. 20 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ram B. & K. W. Shepherd. (1987). Interaction between genes controlling a new group of glutenin subunits in bread wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 74(4). 459–465. 6 indexed citations
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Koebner, R. M. D. & K. W. Shepherd. (1986). Controlled introgression to wheat of genes from rye chromosome arm 1RS by induction of allosyndesis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 73(2). 197–208. 74 indexed citations
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Koebner, R. M. D., K. W. Shepherd, & R. Appels. (1986). Controlled introgression to wheat of genes from rye chromosome arm 1RS by induction of allosyndesis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 73(2). 209–217. 99 indexed citations
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Singh, Nagendra Kumar & K. W. Shepherd. (1985). The structure and genetic control of a new class of disulphide-linked proteins in wheat endosperm. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 71(1). 79–92. 95 indexed citations
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Shepherd, K. W., et al.. (1975). Breeding new bananas. 27(3). 104–112. 9 indexed citations
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Shepherd, K. W.. (1960). Seed fertility of 'Gros Michel' bananas.. Tropical Agriculture. 37(3). 5 indexed citations

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