Kevin P. Byrne

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Kevin P. Byrne is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin P. Byrne has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Food Science and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kevin P. Byrne's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (25 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (18 papers). Kevin P. Byrne is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (26 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (25 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (18 papers). Kevin P. Byrne collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and France. Kevin P. Byrne's co-authors include Kenneth H. Wolfe, Jonathan Gordon, Devin R. Scannell, Simon Wong, David Armisén, Estelle Proux‐Wéra, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Geraldine Butler, Peadar Ó Gaora and Aisling Y. Coughlan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Kevin P. Byrne

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

The Yeast Gene Order Browser: Combining curated homology and syntenic context reveals gene fate in polyploid species

2005 545 citations Kevin P. Byrne, Kenneth H. Wolfe Genome Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin P. Byrne Ireland	21	2.0k	800	533	414	246	57	2.5k
Brian Desany United States	16	1.7k 0.9×	580 0.7×	250 0.5×	291 0.7×	297 1.2×	16	2.7k
Daniela Delneri United Kingdom	29	1.9k 0.9×	617 0.8×	632 1.2×	299 0.7×	130 0.5×	76	2.4k
Cécile Fairhead France	27	1.5k 0.8×	509 0.6×	180 0.3×	256 0.6×	227 0.9×	46	2.0k
Alan L. Goldstein United States	13	2.4k 1.2×	457 0.6×	167 0.3×	254 0.6×	426 1.7×	19	2.7k
José Pérez‐Martín Spain	35	2.9k 1.4×	996 1.2×	130 0.2×	1.4k 3.4×	427 1.7×	81	3.9k
Mei‐Yeh Jade Lu Taiwan	27	1.2k 0.6×	739 0.9×	84 0.2×	362 0.9×	148 0.6×	60	1.9k
Gilles Fischer France	26	1.7k 0.8×	844 1.1×	392 0.7×	458 1.1×	119 0.5×	55	2.0k
Mária Eckert United Kingdom	15	2.0k 1.0×	965 1.2×	150 0.3×	436 1.1×	430 1.7×	21	2.9k
Carl T. Yamashiro United States	17	1.5k 0.7×	246 0.3×	262 0.5×	144 0.3×	420 1.7×	24	2.0k
Humberto Martı́n Spain	22	1.7k 0.9×	748 0.9×	107 0.2×	110 0.3×	441 1.8×	44	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kevin P. Byrne

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Kevin P. Byrne's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Kevin P. Byrne with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Kevin P. Byrne more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin P. Byrne

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kevin P. Byrne. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kevin P. Byrne. The network helps show where Kevin P. Byrne may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin P. Byrne

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Byrne, Kevin P., et al.. (2025). Centromeres in budding yeasts are conserved in chromosomal location but not in structure. PLoS Genetics. 21(12). e1011814–e1011814. 1 indexed citations

Faulkner, Alex, Sean OʼReilly, Tadhg Ó Cróinı́n, et al.. (2025). Genome sequence of the yeast Candida solani UCD1087, isolated from soil in Ireland. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14(5). e0116824–e0116824.

Sullivan, Graeme P., Kevin P. Byrne, Yasmina Hernandez-Santana, et al.. (2025). Endothelial IL-36 receptor activation promotes vascular stability to limit pathological microvessel permeability in the CNS. Cell Reports. 44(11). 116549–116549. 1 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Richard William, et al.. (2024). Genome sequences of two isolates of the yeast Candida zeylanoides : UCD849 from soil in Ireland, and AWD from an African wild dog. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 13(3). e0108123–e0108123. 1 indexed citations

Lombardi, Lisa, Letal I. Salzberg, Florent Morio, et al.. (2024). Alternative sulphur metabolism in the fungal pathogen Candida parapsilosis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9190–9190. 1 indexed citations

Douglass, Alexander, Aisling Y. Coughlan, Raúl A. Ortiz‐Merino, et al.. (2019). Coverage-Versus-Length Plots, a Simple Quality Control Step for de Novo Yeast Genome Sequence Assemblies. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(3). 879–887. 24 indexed citations

Ortiz‐Merino, Raúl A., Stephanie Braun‐Galleani, Kevin P. Byrne, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary restoration of fertility in an interspecies hybrid yeast, by whole-genome duplication after a failed mating-type switch. PLoS Biology. 15(5). e2002128–e2002128. 55 indexed citations

Coughlan, Aisling Y., Sara J. Hanson, Kevin P. Byrne, & Kenneth H. Wolfe. (2016). Centromeres of the Yeast Komagataella phaffii ( Pichia pastoris) Have a Simple Inverted-Repeat Structure. Genome Biology and Evolution. 8(8). 2482–2492. 28 indexed citations

Hanson, Sara J., Kevin P. Byrne, & Kenneth H. Wolfe. (2014). Mating-type switching by chromosomal inversion in methylotrophic yeasts suggests an origin for the three-locus Saccharomyces cerevisiae system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(45). E4851–8. 60 indexed citations

10.

Maguire, Sarah, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Kevin P. Byrne, et al.. (2013). Comparative Genome Analysis and Gene Finding in Candida Species Using CGOB. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 30(6). 1281–1291. 98 indexed citations

11.

Gordon, Jonathan, David Armisén, Estelle Proux‐Wéra, et al.. (2011). Evolutionary erosion of yeast sex chromosomes by mating-type switching accidents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(50). 20024–20029. 103 indexed citations

12.

Scannell, Devin R., A. Carolin Frank, Gavin C. Conant, et al.. (2007). Independent sorting-out of thousands of duplicated gene pairs in two yeast species descended from a whole-genome duplication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(20). 8397–8402. 166 indexed citations

13.

Byrne, Kevin P. & Kenneth H. Wolfe. (2005). The Yeast Gene Order Browser: Combining curated homology and syntenic context reveals gene fate in polyploid species. Genome Research. 15(10). 1456–1461. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

14.

Byrne, Kevin P.. (2005). Visualizing syntenic relationships among the hemiascomycetes with the Yeast Gene Order Browser. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(90001). D452–D455. 57 indexed citations

15.

Fares, Mario A., Kevin P. Byrne, & Kenneth H. Wolfe. (2005). Rate Asymmetry After Genome Duplication Causes Substantial Long-Branch Attraction Artifacts in the Phylogeny of Saccharomyces Species. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23(2). 245–253. 62 indexed citations

16.

Kimmel, Susan E., et al.. (2003). Clinicopathological, Ultrasonographic, and Histopathological Findings of Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis With Hepatopathy in a Cat. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 39(1). 23–27. 8 indexed citations

17.

Byrne, Kevin P., et al.. (2000). The effects of dietary n‐3 vs. n‐6 fatty acids on ex‐vivo LTB₄ generation by canine neutrophils. Veterinary Dermatology. 11(2). 123–131. 10 indexed citations

18.

Byrne, Kevin P.. (1999). Metabolic Epidermal Necrosis-Hepatocutaneous Syndrome. Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice. 29(6). 1337–1355. 30 indexed citations

19.

Holm, K, et al.. (1999). Eosinophilic dermatitis with edema in nine dogs, compared with eosinophilic cellulitis in humans. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 215(5). 649–653. 16 indexed citations

20.

Adolph, Karen E., et al.. (1996). Footprint method of gait analysis: new insights into infant walking. Infant Behavior and Development. 19. 290–290. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact