Melvin J. Oliver

8.4k total citations
123 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Melvin J. Oliver is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin J. Oliver has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 42 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melvin J. Oliver's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (49 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (33 papers) and Bryophyte Studies and Records (22 papers). Melvin J. Oliver is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (49 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (33 papers) and Bryophyte Studies and Records (22 papers). Melvin J. Oliver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Melvin J. Oliver's co-authors include Brent D. Mishler, Andrew J. Wood, John Burke, Jeff Velten, Patrick J. O’Mahony, Roger N. Beachy, C. M. Deom, Zoltán Tuba, J. Derek Bewley and Lloyd R. Stark and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Melvin J. Oliver

120 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melvin J. Oliver United States 41 3.6k 2.3k 1.8k 547 507 123 5.6k
Julie D. Scholes United Kingdom 47 4.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 459 0.8× 321 0.6× 87 5.4k
Jill M. Farrant South Africa 44 5.3k 1.5× 1.2k 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.9× 202 0.4× 154 6.5k
Stephan D. Flint United States 44 4.7k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 543 1.0× 1.3k 2.6× 80 6.8k
N. D. Paul United Kingdom 46 3.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 445 0.8× 947 1.9× 131 5.6k
Ulrike Mathesius Australia 45 6.5k 1.8× 756 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 506 0.9× 610 1.2× 104 8.6k
Ronald Pierik Netherlands 54 8.5k 2.3× 1.2k 0.5× 3.9k 2.2× 409 0.7× 772 1.5× 182 9.7k
Sheng Qiang China 32 3.0k 0.8× 738 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 255 0.5× 296 0.6× 244 4.1k
Astrid Wingler United Kingdom 40 5.0k 1.4× 442 0.2× 2.6k 1.4× 451 0.8× 352 0.7× 73 6.1k
Ray F. Evert United States 41 4.7k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 791 1.4× 341 0.7× 194 6.6k
Irwin P. Ting United States 39 3.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 2.0k 1.1× 690 1.3× 330 0.7× 161 5.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melvin J. Oliver

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All Works

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Gao, Bei, Jichen Zhao, Xiaoshuang Li, et al.. (2025). Telomere‐to‐telomere genome of the desiccation‐tolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis illuminates Copia‐dominant centromeric architecture. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(3). 927–929.
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Zhang, Xiaodan, Brent D. Mishler, Anderson Tadeu Silva, et al.. (2024). Syntrichia ruralis : emerging model moss genome reveals a conserved and previously unknown regulator of desiccation in flowering plants. New Phytologist. 243(3). 981–996. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Bei, Xiaoshuang Li, Yuqing Liang, et al.. (2023). Drying without dying: A genome database for desiccation-tolerant plants and evolution of desiccation tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(4). 2249–2262. 7 indexed citations
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Fichman, Yosef, et al.. (2023). ROS are evolutionary conserved cell-to-cell stress signals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(31). e2305496120–e2305496120. 44 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Gallardo, Norma, J. Daniel Tejero-Díez, Klaus Mehltreter, et al.. (2022). Viability markers for determination of desiccation tolerance and critical stages during dehydration in Selaginella species. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(12). 3898–3912. 6 indexed citations
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Montes, Ricardo A. Chávez, Jeremy Pardo, Robyn F. Powell, et al.. (2022). A comparative genomics examination of desiccation tolerance and sensitivity in two sister grass species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(5). 12 indexed citations
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Silva, Anderson Tadeu, Bei Gao, Kirsten M. Fisher, et al.. (2020). To dry perchance to live: Insights from the genome of the desiccation‐tolerant biocrust moss Syntrichia caninervis. The Plant Journal. 105(5). 1339–1356. 69 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiujin, Yigong Zhang, Honglan Yang, et al.. (2020). Functional Aspects of Early Light-Induced Protein (ELIP) Genes from the Desiccation-Tolerant Moss Syntrichia caninervis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(4). 1411–1411. 25 indexed citations
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Sunkar, Ramanjulu, Yun Zheng, Li Liu, et al.. (2019). Water-deficit responsive microRNAs in the primary root growth zone of maize. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 447–447. 23 indexed citations
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Artur, Mariana A S, Júlio Maia, Martijn F. L. Derks, et al.. (2017). A footprint of desiccation tolerance in the genome of Xerophyta viscosa. Nature Plants. 3(4). 17038–17038. 98 indexed citations
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Sharp, Robert E., et al.. (2016). The Effect of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and Water Deficit on Maize Performance Under Controlled Conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109(2). 684–698. 6 indexed citations
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Oliver, Melvin J.. (2015). Why we need GMO crops in agriculture.. PubMed. 111(6). 492–507. 48 indexed citations
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Stark, Lloyd R., Joshua L. Greenwood, John C. Brinda, & Melvin J. Oliver. (2014). Physiological history may mask the inherent inducible desiccation tolerance strategy of the desert moss Crossidium crassinerve. Plant Biology. 16(5). 935–946. 27 indexed citations
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Burke, John, Jeff Velten, & Melvin J. Oliver. (2004). In Vitro Analysis of Cotton Pollen Germination. Agronomy Journal. 96(2). 359–368. 75 indexed citations
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Xin, Zhanguo, Jeff Velten, Melvin J. Oliver, & John Burke. (2003). High-Throughput DNA Extraction Method Suitable for PCR. BioTechniques. 34(4). 820–826. 183 indexed citations
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Velten, Jeff & Melvin J. Oliver. (2001). Tr288, A rehydrin with a dehydrin twist. Plant Molecular Biology. 45(6). 713–722. 38 indexed citations
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Wood, Andrew J., Melvin J. Oliver, & David J. Cove. (2000). Bryophytes as Model Systems. The Bryologist. 103(1). 128–133. 41 indexed citations
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Wood, Andrew J., R. Joel Duff, & Melvin J. Oliver. (2000). The translational apparatus of Tortula ruralis: polysomal retention of transcripts encoding the ribosomal proteins RPS14, RPS16 and RPL23 in desiccated and rehydrated gametophytes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 51(351). 1655–1662. 33 indexed citations
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Oliver, Melvin J., Jeff Velten, & Andrew J. Wood. (2000). Bryophytes as experimental models for the study of environmental stress tolerance: Tortula ruralis and desiccation-tolerance in mosses. Plant Ecology. 151(1). 73–84. 94 indexed citations

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