M D Summers

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

M D Summers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M D Summers has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in M D Summers's work include Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (41 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (26 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (16 papers). M D Summers is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (41 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (26 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (16 papers). M D Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Czechia. M D Summers's co-authors include Gale Smith, Malcolm J. Fraser, Linda A. Guarino, Loy E. Volkman, Donald L. Jarvis, Sharon C. Braunagel, Bruce A. Webb, Burton Beames, G Ju and R Chizzonite and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

M D Summers

51 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Production of human beta interferon in insect cells infected with a baculovirus expression vector.

1983 721 citations Gale Smith, M D Summers et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M D Summers United States	36	3.4k	1.3k	813	740	702	51	4.2k
Verne A. Luckow United States	18	3.6k 1.1×	657 0.5×	763 0.9×	815 1.1×	865 1.2×	26	4.6k
Robert R. Granados United States	37	3.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	800 1.0×	521 0.7×	625 0.9×	105	4.4k
Gary W. Blissard United States	42	4.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	614 0.8×	515 0.7×	906 1.3×	82	5.3k
Max D. Summers United States	49	6.5k 1.9×	2.4k 1.8×	1.6k 2.0×	998 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	88	7.8k
Linda A. Guarino United States	40	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	599 0.7×	401 0.5×	707 1.0×	79	4.2k
Loy E. Volkman United States	39	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	489 0.6×	313 0.4×	659 0.9×	78	4.2k
Robert D. Possee United Kingdom	26	3.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	305 0.4×	520 0.7×	629 0.9×	61	3.8k
R. D. Possee United Kingdom	23	2.2k 0.6×	725 0.5×	240 0.3×	435 0.6×	507 0.7×	31	2.7k
Paul D. Friesen United States	38	3.2k 0.9×	963 0.7×	687 0.8×	198 0.3×	515 0.7×	66	3.9k
Bruno Gronenborn France	42	2.8k 0.8×	670 0.5×	3.6k 4.5×	692 0.9×	966 1.4×	81	5.7k

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Braunagel, Sharon C., Jared K. Burks, Germán Rosas-Acosta, et al.. (1999). Mutations within the Autographa californica Nucleopolyhedrovirus FP25K Gene Decrease the Accumulation of ODV-E66 and Alter Its Intranuclear Transport. Journal of Virology. 73(10). 8559–8570. 58 indexed citations

Braunagel, Sharon C., et al.. (1996). Transcription, Translation, and Cellular Localization of ThreeAutographa californicaNuclear Polyhedrosis Virus Structural Proteins: ODV-E18, ODV-E35, and ODV-EC27. Virology. 222(1). 100–114. 75 indexed citations

Braunagel, Sharon C., et al.. (1996). Identification and Analysis of anAutographa californicaNuclear Polyhedrosis Virus Structural Protein of the Occlusion-Derived Virus Envelope: ODV-E56. Virology. 217(1). 97–110. 84 indexed citations

Harrison, Robert L. & M D Summers. (1995). Mutations in the Autographa californica multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus 25 kDa protein gene result in reduced virion occlusion, altered intranuclear envelopment and enhanced virus production. Journal of General Virology. 76(6). 1451–1459. 72 indexed citations

Summers, M D & Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj. (1995). Polydnavirus-facilitated endoparasite protection against host immune defenses.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(1). 29–36. 51 indexed citations

Webb, Bruce A. & M D Summers. (1992). Stimulation of polydnavirus replication by 20-hydroxyecdysone. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 48(10). 1018–1022. 37 indexed citations

Kovacs, Gerald R., Jae‐Phil Choi, Linda A. Guarino, & M D Summers. (1992). Functional dissection of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus immediate-early 1 transcriptional regulatory protein. Journal of Virology. 66(12). 7429–7437. 70 indexed citations

Huhtala, Marja‐Liisa, et al.. (1991). Diagnostic potential of baculovirus-expressed rubella virus envelope proteins. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 29(9). 1877–1882. 16 indexed citations

Summers, M D, et al.. (1991). Polydnavirus DNA is integrated in the DNA of its parasitoid wasp host.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(21). 9770–9774. 106 indexed citations

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Kovacs, Gerald R., Linda A. Guarino, & M D Summers. (1991). Novel regulatory properties of the IE1 and IE0 transactivators encoded by the baculovirus Autographa californica multicapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Journal of Virology. 65(10). 5281–5288. 93 indexed citations

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Summers, M D, et al.. (1991). Transient expression of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus immediate-early gene, IE-N, is regulated by three viral elements. Journal of Virology. 65(2). 945–951. 77 indexed citations

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Oker‐Blom, Christian, Donald L. Jarvis, & M D Summers. (1990). Translocation and Cleavage of Rubella Virus Envelope Glycoproteins: Identification and Role of the E2 Signal Sequence. Journal of General Virology. 71(12). 3047–3053. 10 indexed citations

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Blissard, Gary W., et al.. (1987). Two related viral genes are located on a single superhelical DNA segment of the multipartite Campoletis sonorensis virus genome. Virology. 160(1). 120–134. 34 indexed citations

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Smith, Gale, M D Summers, & Malcolm J. Fraser. (1983). Production of human beta interferon in insect cells infected with a baculovirus expression vector.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 3(12). 2156–2165. 721 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Gale, et al.. (1983). Nucleotide sequence of the polyhedrin Gene of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Virology. 131(2). 561–565. 129 indexed citations

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Vail, P. V., et al.. (1982). In Vivo Infectivity of Baculovirus Isolates, Variants, and Natural Recombinants in Alternate Hosts1. Environmental Entomology. 11(6). 1187–1192. 5 indexed citations

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Summers, M D, Loy E. Volkman, & Chung-Fan Hsieh. (1978). Immunoperoxidase Detection of Baculovirus Antigens in Insect Cells. Journal of General Virology. 40(3). 545–557. 35 indexed citations

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Kawanishi, C.Y., Kohji Egawa, & M D Summers. (1972). Solubilization of Trichoplusia ni granulosis virus proteinic crystal. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 20(1). 95–100. 12 indexed citations

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Stoltz, Don & M D Summers. (1971). Pathway of Infection of Mosquito Iridescent Virus. Journal of Virology. 8(6). 900–909. 22 indexed citations

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Summers, M D & J.D. Paschke. (1970). Alkali-liberated granulosis virus of Trichoplusia ni. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 16(2). 227–240. 38 indexed citations

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