Liam Dolan

22.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
169 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Liam Dolan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Liam Dolan has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Plant Science, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Liam Dolan's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (115 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (90 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (43 papers). Liam Dolan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (115 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (90 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (43 papers). Liam Dolan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Austria. Liam Dolan's co-authors include Paul Linstead, Keith Roberts, Nuno D. Pires, Silvia Costa, Ben Scheres, Julia M. Davies, Julia Foreman, Benoît Menand, Viola Willemsen and Alexander J. Hetherington and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Liam Dolan

165 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reactive oxygen species produced by NADPH oxidase regulate plant cell growth

2003 1.7k citations Paul Linstead, Liam Dolan et al. profile →
Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies

2013 1.2k citations Liam Dolan et al. Science profile →
Cellular organisation of the Arabidopsis thaliana root

1993 1.1k citations Liam Dolan, Paul Linstead et al. Development profile →
Origin and Diversification of Basic-Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins in Plants

2009 491 citations Liam Dolan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liam Dolan United Kingdom	61	12.2k	8.0k	1.4k	578	367	169	14.9k
Nobuhiro Suzuki Japan	42	12.1k 1.0×	6.4k 0.8×	640 0.5×	472 0.8×	369 1.0×	215	16.6k
Eduardo Blumwald United States	75	21.3k 1.7×	9.7k 1.2×	960 0.7×	611 1.1×	625 1.7×	217	24.8k
Dominique Van Der Straeten Belgium	74	13.0k 1.1×	6.9k 0.9×	525 0.4×	744 1.3×	447 1.2×	272	15.8k
G. S. Khush Philippines	63	18.5k 1.5×	5.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	428 0.7×	579 1.6×	264	20.9k
Hans J. Bohnert United States	81	20.2k 1.7×	12.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	979 1.7×	535 1.5×	248	25.0k
Narendra Tuteja India	54	8.9k 0.7×	5.3k 0.7×	350 0.3×	460 0.8×	410 1.1×	239	12.7k
Rony Swennen Belgium	48	7.0k 0.6×	3.8k 0.5×	399 0.3×	335 0.6×	387 1.1×	452	9.4k
Arie Altman Israel	44	8.9k 0.7×	5.4k 0.7×	436 0.3×	445 0.8×	290 0.8×	155	11.5k
J. Derek Bewley Canada	51	16.0k 1.3×	6.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.8×	553 1.0×	172 0.5×	237	18.9k
Christopher Preston Australia	53	7.9k 0.6×	3.1k 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	865 1.5×	113 0.3×	371	10.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liam Dolan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liam Dolan

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Mérai, Zsuzsanna, et al.. (2025). Phytochrome A is required for light‐inhibited germination of Aethionema arabicum seed. New Phytologist. 247(5). 2134–2146.

Wu, Shuangyang, Kelly Swarts, Svetlana Akimcheva, et al.. (2025). Population genomics of Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis reveals evidence of climate adaptation. Current Biology. 35(5). 970–980.e3. 2 indexed citations

Dolan, Liam, et al.. (2024). Microtubules and actin filaments direct nuclear movement during the polarisation of Marchantia spore cells. Development. 151(20). 6 indexed citations

Dolan, Liam, et al.. (2024). KATANIN-mediated microtubule severing is required for MTOC organisation and function in Marchantia polymorpha. Development. 151(20). 3 indexed citations

Dolan, Liam, et al.. (2023). RHO GTPase of plants regulates polarized cell growth and cell division orientation during morphogenesis. Current Biology. 33(14). 2897–2911.e6. 12 indexed citations

Hisanaga, Tetsuya, Shuangyang Wu, Elin Axelsson, et al.. (2023). The ancestral chromatin landscape of land plants. New Phytologist. 240(5). 2085–2101. 6 indexed citations

Hetherington, Alexander J., et al.. (2021). An evidence-based 3D reconstruction of Asteroxylon mackiei, the most complex plant preserved from the Rhynie chert. eLife. 10. 20 indexed citations

Jia, Xianqing, Yuxin Zhang, Lei Xu, et al.. (2021). Loss of two families of SPX domain-containing proteins required for vacuolar polyphosphate accumulation coincides with the transition to phosphate storage in green plants. Molecular Plant. 14(5). 838–846. 35 indexed citations

Hetherington, Alexander J., Christopher M. Berry, & Liam Dolan. (2020). Multiple origins of dichotomous and lateral branching during root evolution. Nature Plants. 6(5). 454–459. 21 indexed citations

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Hetherington, Alexander J. & Liam Dolan. (2018). Rhynie chert fossils demonstrate the independent origin and gradual evolution of lycophyte roots. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 47. 119–126. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei, Hongyu Zhao, Yu Liu, et al.. (2018). Identification of vacuolar phosphate efflux transporters in land plants. Nature Plants. 5(1). 84–94. 141 indexed citations

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Hetherington, Alexander J. & Liam Dolan. (2017). Bilaterally symmetric axes with rhizoids composed the rooting structure of the common ancestor of vascular plants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 373(1739). 20170042–20170042. 17 indexed citations

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Catarino, Bruno, et al.. (2015). Conserved regulatory mechanism controls the development of cells with rooting functions in land plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(29). E3959–68. 62 indexed citations

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Takeda, Seiji, et al.. (2008). Local Positive Feedback Regulation Determines Cell Shape in Root Hair Cells. Science. 319(5867). 1241–1244. 395 indexed citations

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Menand, Benoît, Keke Yi, Stéfan Jouannic, et al.. (2007). An Ancient Mechanism Controls the Development of Cells with a Rooting Function in Land Plants. Science. 316(5830). 1477–1480. 335 indexed citations

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Pernas, Mónica, et al.. (2007). Ethylene Modulates Stem Cell Division in the Arabidopsis thaliana Root. Science. 317(5837). 507–510. 180 indexed citations

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Boudonck, Kurt, Liam Dolan, & Peter Shaw. (1999). The Movement of Coiled Bodies Visualized in Living Plant Cells by the Green Fluorescent Protein. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(7). 2297–2307. 118 indexed citations

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Dolan, Liam, et al.. (1998). Cell fate in plants. Lessons from the Arabidopsis root.. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 51. 11–7. 6 indexed citations

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Taylor, Gail, et al.. (1998). A model system to study the effects of elevated CO2 on the developmental physiology of roots: the use of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. 49(320). 593–597. 26 indexed citations

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Schneider, Katharina, Brian Wells, Liam Dolan, & Keith Roberts. (1997). Structural and genetic analysis of epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis primary roots. Development. 124(9). 1789–1798. 93 indexed citations

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