Maurice S. B. Ku

6.5k total citations
114 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Maurice S. B. Ku is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice S. B. Ku has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Plant Science and 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Maurice S. B. Ku's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (58 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (20 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers). Maurice S. B. Ku is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (58 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (20 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers). Maurice S. B. Ku collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Japan. Maurice S. B. Ku's co-authors include Gerald E. Edwards, Gerald E. Edwards, Ziyu Dai, Vincent R. Franceschi, Donald B. Fisher, Russell K. Monson, Makoto Matsuoka, Yujia Wu, Chun Chu and Mitsue Miyao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Biotechnology and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Maurice S. B. Ku

114 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurice S. B. Ku United States 42 3.2k 3.1k 656 557 518 114 4.7k
Richard C. Leegood United Kingdom 43 3.9k 1.2× 3.6k 1.2× 324 0.5× 617 1.1× 673 1.3× 89 5.8k
Tadahiko Mae Japan 47 5.8k 1.8× 3.0k 1.0× 454 0.7× 219 0.4× 1.0k 2.0× 104 6.8k
Andrea Bräutigam Germany 39 3.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 482 0.7× 660 1.2× 165 0.3× 80 4.8k
Jane A. Langdale United Kingdom 47 4.9k 1.5× 5.0k 1.6× 869 1.3× 461 0.8× 149 0.3× 115 6.6k
Peter Westhoff Germany 52 3.4k 1.1× 6.3k 2.0× 535 0.8× 1.4k 2.5× 177 0.3× 130 7.2k
Hermann Bauwe Germany 44 3.4k 1.1× 4.8k 1.5× 305 0.5× 1.3k 2.3× 322 0.6× 125 6.2k
J. Mark Cock France 47 2.9k 0.9× 3.4k 1.1× 932 1.4× 890 1.6× 216 0.4× 144 6.4k
Astrid Wingler United Kingdom 40 5.0k 1.5× 2.6k 0.8× 442 0.7× 163 0.3× 451 0.9× 73 6.1k
Nicolas L. Taylor Australia 45 3.6k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 397 0.6× 120 0.2× 179 0.3× 166 6.3k
Toshihiro Obata Germany 41 3.7k 1.1× 3.3k 1.1× 214 0.3× 356 0.6× 216 0.4× 111 5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice S. B. Ku

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All Works

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Liu, Wen-Yu, Chun-Ping Yu, Mengyun Li, et al.. (2022). Regulators of early maize leaf development inferred from transcriptomes of laser capture microdissection (LCM)-isolated embryonic leaf cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(35). e2208795119–e2208795119. 15 indexed citations
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Ko, Swee‐Suak, Yi‐Cheng Ho, Chun-Ping Yu, et al.. (2021). Rice transcription factor GAMYB modulates bHLH142 and is homeostatically regulated by TDR during anther tapetal and pollen development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(13). 4888–4903. 29 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsin-Hung, Yao‐Ming Chang, Yu‐Lun Chang, et al.. (2021). Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and grain yield. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 188(1). 442–459. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Wen-Yu, Hsin-Hung Lin, Chun-Ping Yu, et al.. (2020). Maize ANT1 modulates vascular development, chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and plant growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(35). 21747–21756. 26 indexed citations
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Chang, Yao‐Ming, Hsin-Hung Lin, Wen-Yu Liu, et al.. (2019). Comparative transcriptomics method to infer gene coexpression networks and its applications to maize and rice leaf transcriptomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(8). 3091–3099. 86 indexed citations
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Ko, Swee‐Suak, et al.. (2017). Tightly Controlled Expression of bHLH142 Is Essential for Timely Tapetal Programmed Cell Death and Pollen Development in Rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1258–1258. 25 indexed citations
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Kuo‐Huang, Ling‐Long, Maurice S. B. Ku, & Vincent R. Franceschi. (2007). Correlations between Calcium Oxalate Crystals and Photosynthetic Activities in Palisade Cells of Shadeadapted Peperomia glabella. Botanical studies. 48(2). 155–164. 57 indexed citations
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Sheue, Chiou‐Rong, Ruth Kiew, Ho‐Yih Liu, et al.. (2007). Bizonoplast, a unique chloroplast in the epidermal cells of microphylls in the shade plant Selaginella erythropus (Selaginellaceae). American Journal of Botany. 94(12). 1922–1929. 29 indexed citations
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Ku, Maurice S. B., et al.. (2006). Introduction of Maize C<SUB>4</SUB> Photosynthesis Enzyme Genes in Rice Plant. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 2(2). 133–136. 1 indexed citations
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Giri, Ashok P., Abhay Harsulkar, Maurice S. B. Ku, et al.. (2003). Identification of potent inhibitors of Helicoverpa armigera gut proteinases from winged bean seeds. Phytochemistry. 63(5). 523–532. 70 indexed citations
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Chi, Wei, et al.. (2002). Characteristics of CO2 Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Transgenic Rice with C4 Genes. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 44(4). 405–412. 11 indexed citations
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Fukayama, Hiroshi, Sakae Agarie, Masatoshi Nomura, et al.. (1999). HIGH LEVEL EXPRESSION OF MAIZE C4-SPECIFIC PYRUVATE, Pi DIKINASE AND ITS LIGHT ACTIVATION IN TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS. Plant and Cell Physiology. 40. 10 indexed citations
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Ku, Maurice S. B., et al.. (1997). A Method for Purification of Antibodies with Protein Immobilized on Nitrocellulose Membrane. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 39(6). 2 indexed citations
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Larsen, Fenton E., et al.. (1997). Comparative growth and physiology of selected one-year-old red- and green-fruited European pear cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae. 71(3-4). 213–226. 5 indexed citations
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Dai, Ziyu, Maurice S. B. Ku, & Gerald E. Edwards. (1996). Oxygen sensitivity of photosynthesis and photorespiration in different photosynthetic types in the genus Flaveria. Planta. 198(4). 563–571. 42 indexed citations
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Dai, Ziyu, et al.. (1993). The C02-Concentrating Mechanism and Photorespiration. 1 indexed citations
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Fisher, Donald B., Yujia Wu, & Maurice S. B. Ku. (1992). Turnover of Soluble Proteins in the Wheat Sieve Tube. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(3). 1433–1441. 185 indexed citations
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Chu, Chun, Ziyu Dai, Maurice S. B. Ku, & Gerald E. Edwards. (1990). Induction of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in the Facultative Halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum by Abscisic Acid. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 93(3). 1253–1260. 123 indexed citations
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Everard, John D., Maurice S. B. Ku, & Vincent R. Franceschi. (1990). Distribution of Metabolites and Enzymes of Nitrogen Metabolism between the Mesophyll and Paraveinal Mesophyll of Non-NodulatedGlycine max. Journal of Experimental Botany. 41(7). 855–861. 8 indexed citations
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Moore, Brandon d., Maurice S. B. Ku, & Gerald E. Edwards. (1987). C4 Photosynthesis and Light-dependent Accumulation of Inorganic Carbon in Leaves of C3-C4 Flaveria Species. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 14(6). 657–668. 22 indexed citations

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