Kay Fowler

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kay Fowler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay Fowler has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Pharmacology and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Kay Fowler's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (2 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (2 papers). Kay Fowler is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers), Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (2 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (2 papers). Kay Fowler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Kay Fowler's co-authors include Tobias Kieser, Keith Chater, Gregory L. Challis, Bertolt Gust, Alison Richmond, Gurdyal S. Besra, Sudagar S. Gurcha, Ker R. Marshall, Andrew W. Munro and Iain S. Hunter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Journal and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Kay Fowler

6 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

PCR-targeted Streptomyces gene replacement identifies a protein domain needed for biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene soil odor geosmin

2003 1.3k citations Bertolt Gust, Gregory L. Challis 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						Papers	Cites
Kay Fowler United Kingdom	6	1.1k	1.1k	273	235	230	6	1.6k
Tin‐Wein Yu United States	20	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	422 1.5×	165 0.7×	339 1.5×	23	1.8k
C. Gary Marshall United States	17	799 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	248 0.9×	117 0.5×	170 0.7×	28	1.5k
Antonio Rodríguez‐García Spain	30	1.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	350 1.3×	483 2.1×	307 1.3×	58	2.3k
Amy M. Gehring United States	21	1.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	484 1.8×	307 1.3×	386 1.7×	23	2.7k
MAYUMI SHINOSE Japan	13	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	335 1.2×	378 1.6×	373 1.6×	18	2.0k
Marta V. Mendes Portugal	21	785 0.7×	857 0.8×	187 0.7×	238 1.0×	204 0.9×	39	1.2k
Torsten Schwecke Germany	17	966 0.9×	986 0.9×	288 1.1×	368 1.6×	243 1.1×	21	1.6k
Ralph H. Lambalot United States	11	748 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	268 1.0×	133 0.6×	180 0.8×	11	1.4k
Robert Finking Germany	10	930 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	231 0.8×	275 1.2×	249 1.1×	11	1.7k
Bohdan Ostash Ukraine	24	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	491 1.8×	249 1.1×	341 1.5×	105	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kay Fowler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kay Fowler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kay Fowler

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

All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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O’Rourke, Sean, Andreas Wietzorrek, Kay Fowler, et al.. (2008). Extracellular signalling, translational control, two repressors and an activator all contribute to the regulation of methylenomycin production inStreptomyces coelicolor. Molecular Microbiology. 71(3). 763–778. 55 indexed citations

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Tian, Yuqing, Kay Fowler, Kim Findlay, Huarong Tan, & Keith Chater. (2007). An Unusual Response Regulator Influences Sporulation at Early and Late Stages inStreptomyces coelicolor. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(7). 2873–2885. 28 indexed citations

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Hoskisson, Paul A., Sébastien Rigali, Kay Fowler, Kim Findlay, & Mark J. Buttner. (2006). DevA, a GntR-Like Transcriptional Regulator Required for Development in Streptomyces coelicolor. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(14). 5014–5023. 47 indexed citations

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Gust, Bertolt, Gregory L. Challis, Kay Fowler, Tobias Kieser, & Keith Chater. (2003). PCR-targeted Streptomyces gene replacement identifies a protein domain needed for biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene soil odor geosmin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(4). 1541–1546. 1266 indexed citations breakdown →

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McLean, Kirsty J., Ker R. Marshall, Alison Richmond, et al.. (2002). Azole antifungals are potent inhibitors of cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases and bacterial growth in mycobacteria and streptomycetes. Microbiology. 148(10). 2937–2949. 149 indexed citations

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Lamb, David C., Kay Fowler, Tobias Kieser, et al.. (2002). Sterol 14α-demethylase activity in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) is associated with an unusual member of the CYP51 gene family. Biochemical Journal. 364(2). 555–562. 20 indexed citations

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