Malcolm A. O’Neill

13.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Malcolm A. O’Neill is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm A. O’Neill has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Food Science and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Malcolm A. O’Neill's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (84 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (30 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (28 papers). Malcolm A. O’Neill is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (84 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (30 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (28 papers). Malcolm A. O’Neill collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Malcolm A. O’Neill's co-authors include Alan G. Darvill, Peter Albersheim, Debra Mohnen, Brent Ridley, Robert R. Selvendran, William S. York, Tadashi Ishii, Patrice Pellerin, Stefan Eberhard and María J. Peña and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm A. O’Neill

100 papers receiving 9.0k citations

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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.

Pectins: structure, biosynthesis, and oligogalacturonide-related signaling

2001 1.5k citations Malcolm A. O’Neill et al. profile →
RHAMNOGALACTURONAN II: Structure and Function of a Borate Cross-Linked Cell Wall Pectic Polysaccharide

2004 684 citations Malcolm A. O’Neill, Tadashi Ishii et al. Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →
Requirement of Borate Cross-Linking of Cell Wall Rhamnogalacturonan II for Arabidopsis Growth

2001 509 citations Malcolm A. O’Neill, Stefan Eberhard 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
Malcolm A. O’Neill United States	45	7.7k	2.8k	2.3k	1.2k	1.2k	100	9.3k
Debra Mohnen United States	37	7.5k 1.0×	3.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	70	9.0k
John M. Labavitch United States	56	8.0k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	815 0.7×	791 0.7×	157	9.7k
Peter Ulvskov Denmark	38	4.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	688 0.6×	90	6.5k
Jørn Dalgaard Mikkelsen Denmark	44	5.0k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	945 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	121	8.2k
Marie‐Christine Ralet France	46	5.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	923 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	103	6.9k
Nicholas C. Carpita United States	61	11.6k 1.5×	5.0k 1.8×	2.5k 1.1×	2.7k 2.3×	1.9k 1.6×	155	14.7k
William G. T. Willats Denmark	62	10.7k 1.4×	5.9k 2.1×	3.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	196	14.6k
Alan G. Darvill United States	66	12.4k 1.6×	5.5k 2.0×	3.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	2.2k 1.8×	170	15.0k
Markus Pauly United States	63	9.0k 1.2×	5.2k 1.9×	1.2k 0.5×	3.1k 2.6×	1.0k 0.9×	148	11.8k
Robert R. Selvendran United Kingdom	39	4.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	770 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	92	5.5k

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Black, Ian, J.H. Pereira, Paul D. Adams, et al.. (2024). Putative rhamnogalacturonan-II glycosyltransferase identified through callus gene editing which bypasses embryo lethality. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(4). 2551–2565. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Yan, Dian Wang, Gongke Zhou, et al.. (2022). A DE1 BINDING FACTOR 1–GLABRA2 module regulates rhamnogalacturonan I biosynthesis in Arabidopsis seed coat mucilage. The Plant Cell. 34(4). 1396–1414. 19 indexed citations

DiTusa, Sandra Feuer, Dong‐Ha Oh, Achim D. Herrmann, et al.. (2021). Cross species multi‐omics reveals cell wall sequestration and elevated global transcript abundance as mechanisms of boron tolerance in plants. New Phytologist. 230(5). 1985–2000. 22 indexed citations

Ding, Anming, Xianfeng Tang, Da‐Hai Yang, et al.. (2020). ERF4 and MYB52 transcription factors play antagonistic roles in regulating homogalacturonan de-methylesterification in Arabidopsis seed coat mucilage. The Plant Cell. 33(2). 381–403. 49 indexed citations

Smith, Peter J., Malcolm A. O’Neill, Jason Backe, et al.. (2020). Analytical Techniques for Determining the Role of Domain of Unknown Function 579 Proteins in the Synthesis of O-Methylated Plant Polysaccharides. SLAS TECHNOLOGY. 25(4). 345–355. 9 indexed citations

Séchet, Julien, Breeanna R. Urbanowicz, Wei Feng, et al.. (2018). Suppression of Arabidopsis GGLT1 affects growth by reducing the L‐galactose content and borate cross‐linking of rhamnogalacturonan‐II. The Plant Journal. 96(5). 1036–1050. 34 indexed citations

Xu, Hua, Anming Ding, Sihui Chen, et al.. (2018). Genome-Wide Analysis of Sorghum GT47 Family Reveals Functional Divergences of MUR3-Like Genes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1773–1773. 12 indexed citations

Avcı, Utku, María J. Peña, & Malcolm A. O’Neill. (2017). Changes in the abundance of cell wall apiogalacturonan and xylogalacturonan and conservation of rhamnogalacturonan II structure during the diversification of the Lemnoideae. Planta. 247(4). 953–971. 32 indexed citations

Kong, Yingzhen, María J. Peña, Luciana Renna, et al.. (2015). Galactose-Depleted Xyloglucan Is Dysfunctional and Leads to Dwarfism in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 167(4). 1296–1306. 77 indexed citations

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Tuomivaara, Sami T., Katsuro Yaoi, Malcolm A. O’Neill, & William S. York. (2014). Generation and structural validation of a library of diverse xyloglucan-derived oligosaccharides, including an update on xyloglucan nomenclature. Carbohydrate Research. 402. 56–66. 115 indexed citations

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Peña, María J., Yingzhen Kong, William S. York, & Malcolm A. O’Neill. (2012). A Galacturonic Acid–Containing Xyloglucan Is Involved in Arabidopsis Root Hair Tip Growth. The Plant Cell. 24(11). 4511–4524. 92 indexed citations

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Pattathil, Sivakumar, Lina Gallego‐Giraldo, Malcolm A. O’Neill, et al.. (2012). Changes in Cell Wall Carbohydrate Extractability Are Correlated with Reduced Recalcitrance of HCT Downregulated Alfalfa Biomass. Industrial Biotechnology. 8(4). 217–221. 16 indexed citations

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Kulkarni, Ameya, Sivakumar Pattathil, Michael G. Hahn, William S. York, & Malcolm A. O’Neill. (2012). Comparison of Arabinoxylan Structure in Bioenergy and Model Grasses. Industrial Biotechnology. 8(4). 222–229. 33 indexed citations

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Peña, María J., Sami T. Tuomivaara, Breeanna R. Urbanowicz, Malcolm A. O’Neill, & William S. York. (2012). Methods for Structural Characterization of the Products of Cellulose- and Xyloglucan-Hydrolyzing Enzymes. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 510. 121–139. 37 indexed citations

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Peña, María J., Ruiqin Zhong, Gongke Zhou, et al.. (2007). Arabidopsis irregular xylem8 and irregular xylem9 : Implications for the Complexity of Glucuronoxylan Biosynthesis. The Plant Cell. 19(2). 549–563. 349 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Malcolm A., Tadashi Ishii, Peter Albersheim, & Alan G. Darvill. (2004). RHAMNOGALACTURONAN II: Structure and Function of a Borate Cross-Linked Cell Wall Pectic Polysaccharide. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 55(1). 109–139. 684 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Neill, Malcolm A., Stefan Eberhard, Peter Albersheim, & Alan G. Darvill. (2001). Requirement of Borate Cross-Linking of Cell Wall Rhamnogalacturonan II for Arabidopsis Growth. Science. 294(5543). 846–849. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bacon, Bradley E., et al.. (1998). Structural characterization of the galactoxylomannan of Cryptococcus neoformans Cap67. Carbohydrate Research. 306(1-2). 315–330. 98 indexed citations

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Azadi, Parastoo, Malcolm A. O’Neill, Carl Bergmann, Alan G. Darvill, & Peter Albersheim. (1995). The backbone of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I is cleaved by an endohydrolase and an endolyase. Glycobiology. 5(8). 783–789. 48 indexed citations

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Selvendran, Robert R. & Malcolm A. O’Neill. (1987). Isolation and Analysis of Cell Walls from Plant Material. Methods of biochemical analysis. 32. 25–153. 262 indexed citations

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