Melanie Yelton

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Melanie Yelton is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Yelton has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Melanie Yelton's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers). Melanie Yelton is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers). Melanie Yelton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Netherlands. Melanie Yelton's co-authors include William E. Timberlake, John E. Hamer, Edward J. Mullaney, Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel, S. T. Lim, Shuran Yang, Sharon R. Long, D C Yoch, Brenda G. Rushing and John Mulligan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Yelton

11 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Transformation of Aspergillus nidulans by using a trpC plasmid.

1984 675 citations Melanie Yelton, John E. Hamer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melanie Yelton United States	8	835	615	254	184	150	11	1.2k
Aric Wiest United States	8	506 0.6×	636 1.0×	259 1.0×	234 1.3×	62 0.4×	18	1.0k
Takashi Kamakura Japan	21	840 1.0×	922 1.5×	179 0.7×	255 1.4×	91 0.6×	64	1.5k
Richard B. Todd Australia	17	884 1.1×	516 0.8×	381 1.5×	188 1.0×	87 0.6×	28	1.2k
Martin Münsterkötter Germany	26	935 1.1×	924 1.5×	214 0.8×	462 2.5×	56 0.4×	38	1.7k
Robyn M. Perrin United States	12	584 0.7×	803 1.3×	207 0.8×	118 0.6×	70 0.5×	17	1.1k
Sally A. Leong United States	21	647 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	154 0.6×	368 2.0×	41 0.3×	30	1.4k
Kwang‐Yeop Jahng South Korea	17	827 1.0×	456 0.7×	373 1.5×	193 1.0×	58 0.4×	32	1.0k
A. J. Clutterbuck United Kingdom	23	1.4k 1.6×	949 1.5×	526 2.1×	511 2.8×	244 1.6×	42	1.9k
J. M. Clarkson United Kingdom	20	653 0.8×	618 1.0×	106 0.4×	172 0.9×	56 0.4×	47	1.2k
Bruno G. G. Donzelli United States	19	496 0.6×	520 0.8×	235 0.9×	143 0.8×	122 0.8×	26	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Yelton

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Iersel, Marc W. van, et al.. (2024). Strategic Light Use Efficiency Optimization of Hydroponic Lettuce Exposed to Different Photosynthetic Photon Flux Densities. Agronomy. 14(10). 2281–2281. 3 indexed citations

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Iersel, Marc W. van, et al.. (2024). Exploring Leaf Anthocyanin Concentrations and Light Effects on Lettuce Growth. Horticulturae. 10(5). 437–437. 4 indexed citations

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Iersel, Marc W. van, et al.. (2024). Morphological and Physiological Changes of Hydroponic Lettuce Grown in Varying Potassium Concentrations and an Adaptive Lighting Control System. HortScience. 59(8). 1097–1105. 1 indexed citations

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Rushing, Brenda G., Melanie Yelton, & Sharon R. Long. (1991). Genetic and physical analysis of thenodD3region ofRhizobium meliloti. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(4). 921–927. 23 indexed citations

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Yelton, Melanie, John Mulligan, & Sharon R. Long. (1987). Expression of Rhizobium meliloti nod genes in Rhizobium and Agrobacterium backgrounds. Journal of Bacteriology. 169(7). 3094–3098. 18 indexed citations

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Mullaney, Edward J., et al.. (1985). Primary structure of the trpC gene from Aspergillus nidulans. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 199(1). 37–45. 178 indexed citations

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Yelton, Melanie, William E. Timberlake, & Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel. (1985). A cosmid for selecting genes by complementation in Aspergillus nidulans : Selection of the developmentally regulated yA locus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(3). 834–838. 120 indexed citations

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Yelton, Melanie, John E. Hamer, & William E. Timberlake. (1984). Transformation of Aspergillus nidulans by using a trpC plasmid.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(5). 1470–1474. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yelton, Melanie, et al.. (1983). Characterization of an Effective Salt-tolerant, Fast-growing Strain of Rhizobium japonicum. Microbiology. 129(5). 1537–1547. 97 indexed citations

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Yelton, Melanie, et al.. (1983). Developmental regulation of the Aspergillus nidulans trpC gene.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(24). 7576–7580. 67 indexed citations

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Yelton, Melanie & D C Yoch. (1981). Nitrogen Metabolism in Rhodospirillum rubrum: Characterization of Glutamate Synthase. Microbiology. 123(2). 335–342. 15 indexed citations

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