Kate Thodey

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Kate Thodey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate Thodey has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Kate Thodey's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (3 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (3 papers). Kate Thodey is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (3 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (3 papers). Kate Thodey collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Kate Thodey's co-authors include Christina D. Smolke, Stephanie Galanie, Bart Janssen, Robert J. Schaffer, Sijin Li, Aaron Cravens, Andrew P. Gleave, Yanran Li, Judith Bowen and Ross Crowhurst and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Kate Thodey

12 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Complete biosynthesis of opioids in yeast

2015 727 citations Stephanie Galanie, Kate Thodey et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kate Thodey United States	11	1.6k	636	501	218	212	12	2.1k
M.B. Austin United States	15	1.9k 1.2×	915 1.4×	842 1.7×	274 1.3×	123 0.6×	16	2.6k
Nobutaka Funa Japan	24	1.5k 1.0×	480 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	406 1.9×	135 0.6×	33	2.2k
Joe Chappell United States	32	2.6k 1.7×	537 0.8×	822 1.6×	333 1.5×	106 0.5×	54	3.1k
Birgit Dräger Germany	28	1.2k 0.7×	571 0.9×	233 0.5×	170 0.8×	62 0.3×	58	1.9k
Lorenzo Caputi Germany	25	1.6k 1.0×	826 1.3×	427 0.9×	273 1.3×	70 0.3×	54	2.5k
Jillian M. Hagel Canada	24	1.3k 0.8×	591 0.9×	913 1.8×	112 0.5×	57 0.3×	41	2.1k
John C. D’Auria Germany	23	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 2.4×	270 0.5×	303 1.4×	109 0.5×	51	3.3k
Michel Schalk Switzerland	26	2.6k 1.7×	457 0.7×	607 1.2×	490 2.2×	303 1.4×	31	2.9k
Masao Hirotani Japan	27	1.1k 0.7×	509 0.8×	727 1.5×	172 0.8×	51 0.2×	60	1.7k
Jiachen Zi China	30	1.8k 1.1×	643 1.0×	734 1.5×	233 1.1×	31 0.1×	80	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kate Thodey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kate Thodey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kate Thodey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kate Thodey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kate Thodey 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 Kate Thodey. Kate Thodey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Li, Yanran, et al.. (2018). Complete biosynthesis of noscapine and halogenated alkaloids in yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(17). E3922–E3931. 223 indexed citations

2.

Galanie, Stephanie, et al.. (2015). Complete biosynthesis of opioids in yeast. Science. 349(6252). 1095–1100. 727 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thodey, Kate, et al.. (2015). De novo production of the key branch point benzylisoquinoline alkaloid reticuline in yeast. Metabolic Engineering. 31. 74–83. 94 indexed citations

4.

Thodey, Kate, Stephanie Galanie, & Christina D. Smolke. (2014). A microbial biomanufacturing platform for natural and semisynthetic opioids. Nature Chemical Biology. 10(10). 837–844. 210 indexed citations

5.

Jong, Femke de, Kate Thodey, Laurence Lejay, & Michael Bevan. (2013). Glucose Elevates NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 Protein Levels and Nitrate Transport Activity Independently of Its HEXOKINASE1-Mediated Stimulation of NITRATE TRANSPORTER2.1 Expression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 164(1). 308–320. 50 indexed citations

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Michener, Joshua K., Kate Thodey, Joe C. Liang, & Christina D. Smolke. (2011). Applications of genetically-encoded biosensors for the construction and control of biosynthetic pathways. Metabolic Engineering. 14(3). 212–222. 115 indexed citations

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Thodey, Kate, et al.. (2011). Advancing secondary metabolite biosynthesis in yeast with synthetic biology tools. FEMS Yeast Research. 12(2). 144–170. 170 indexed citations

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Walton, Eric F., Rongmei Wu, A.C. Richardson, et al.. (2009). A rapid transcriptional activation is induced by the dormancy-breaking chemical hydrogen cyanamide in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) buds. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(13). 3835–3848. 50 indexed citations

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Janssen, Bart, Kate Thodey, Robert J. Schaffer, et al.. (2008). Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit. BMC Plant Biology. 8(1). 16–16. 179 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Robert J., Ellen N. Friel, Edwige Souleyre, et al.. (2007). A Genomics Approach Reveals That Aroma Production in Apple Is Controlled by Ethylene Predominantly at the Final Step in Each Biosynthetic Pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 144(4). 1899–1912. 302 indexed citations

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Walton, Eric F., Rongmei Wu, Robert J. Schaffer, et al.. (2007). GENETIC REGULATION OF BUDBREAK IN KIWIFRUIT. Acta Horticulturae. 561–566. 2 indexed citations

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Gould, Kevin S., Kate Thodey, Martin Philpott, & Lynnette R. Ferguson. (2006). Antioxidant activities of extracts from traditional Maori food plants. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 44(1). 1–4. 15 indexed citations

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