Michael Freeling

28.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
181 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Freeling is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Freeling has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Plant Science, 117 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael Freeling's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (76 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (64 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (53 papers). Michael Freeling is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (76 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (64 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (53 papers). Michael Freeling collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Michael Freeling's co-authors include James C. Schnable, Damon Lisch, Eric Lyons, Brian C. Thomas, Brent S. Pedersen, Martin M. Sachs, Sarah Hake, Virginia Walbot, Richard G. Schneeberger and Margaret Woodhouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Freeling

181 papers receiving 13.7k 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.

Bias in Plant Gene Content Following Different Sorts of Duplication: Tandem, Whole-Genome, Segmental, or by Transposition

2009 710 citations Michael Freeling profile →
The anaerobic proteins of maize

1980 493 citations Michael Freeling et al. profile →
Differentiation of the maize subgenomes by genome dominance and both ancient and ongoing gene loss

2011 469 citations James C. Schnable, Michael Freeling et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Freeling United States	71	12.2k	9.1k	2.4k	918	322	181	14.1k
Robert L. Fischer United States	66	15.0k 1.2×	10.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	804 0.9×	181 0.6×	145	17.3k
Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka Japan	55	13.6k 1.1×	8.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	867 0.9×	545 1.7×	75	14.6k
Yuval Eshed Israel	61	14.8k 1.2×	10.8k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	885 1.0×	215 0.7×	79	15.8k
Sarah Hake United States	71	15.1k 1.2×	11.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	617 1.9×	157	16.1k
Nicholas P. Harberd United Kingdom	59	15.7k 1.3×	9.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	546 0.6×	637 2.0×	104	16.7k
Motoyuki Ashikari Japan	60	18.6k 1.5×	9.0k 1.0×	5.9k 2.5×	724 0.8×	699 2.2×	131	19.8k
Hidemi Kitano Japan	70	19.6k 1.6×	9.9k 1.1×	5.7k 2.4×	736 0.8×	940 2.9×	166	21.0k
Luca Comai United States	68	14.9k 1.2×	11.2k 1.2×	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	336 1.0×	179	17.6k
Martin F. Yanofsky United States	74	22.3k 1.8×	20.6k 2.3×	1.1k 0.5×	2.2k 2.4×	254 0.8×	114	24.1k
Masatomo Kobayashi Japan	51	12.9k 1.1×	7.7k 0.9×	910 0.4×	545 0.6×	317 1.0×	122	14.6k

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Cai, Chengcheng, Yinqing Yang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Regional active transcription associates with homoeologous exchange breakpoints in synthetic Brassica tetraploids. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 196(3). 1965–1979. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Kang, Lingkui Zhang, Jian Wu, et al.. (2023). The lack of negative association between TE load and subgenome dominance in synthesized Brassica allotetraploids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(42). e2305208120–e2305208120. 17 indexed citations

Burgess, Diane, et al.. (2022). Ovule siRNAs methylate protein-coding genes in trans. The Plant Cell. 34(10). 3647–3664. 23 indexed citations

Zhang, Kang, Jian Wu, Jianli Liang, et al.. (2022). A cluster of transcripts identifies a transition stage initiating leafy head growth in heading morphotypes of Brassica. The Plant Journal. 110(3). 688–706. 13 indexed citations

Yocca, Alan, Zefu Lu, Robert J. Schmitz, Michael Freeling, & Patrick P. Edger. (2021). Evolution of Conserved Noncoding Sequences in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38(7). 2692–2703. 15 indexed citations

Burgess, Diane, Timmy Kendall, Abdul Baten, et al.. (2020). Abundant expression of maternal siRNAs is a conserved feature of seed development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(26). 15305–15315. 46 indexed citations

Kendall, Timmy, Abdul Baten, Diane Burgess, et al.. (2018). Maternal components of RNA ‐directed DNA methylation are required for seed development in Brassica rapa. The Plant Journal. 94(4). 575–582. 58 indexed citations

Cheng, Feng, Jian Wu, Xu Cai, et al.. (2018). Gene retention, fractionation and subgenome differences in polyploid plants. Nature Plants. 4(5). 258–268. 242 indexed citations

Turco, Gina, James C. Schnable, Brent S. Pedersen, & Michael Freeling. (2013). Automated conserved non-coding sequence (CNS) discovery reveals differences in gene content and promoter evolution among grasses. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 170–170. 29 indexed citations

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Cande, W. Zacheus & Michael Freeling. (2011). Inna Golubovskaya: The Life of a Geneticist Studying Meiosis. Genetics. 188(3). 491–498. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenli, Yufeng Wu, James C. Schnable, et al.. (2011). High-resolution mapping of open chromatin in the rice genome. Genome Research. 22(1). 151–162. 189 indexed citations

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Li, Hong, Michael Freeling, & Damon Lisch. (2010). Epigenetic reprogramming during vegetative phase change in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(51). 22184–22189. 59 indexed citations

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Woodhouse, Margaret & Michael Freeling. (2009). TANDEM DUPLICATIONS AND GENE TRANSPOSITION IN PLANTS. Maydica. 54(4). 463–470. 3 indexed citations

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Paterson, Andrew H., Michael Freeling, & Takuji Sasaki. (2005). Grains of knowledge: Genomics of model cereals. Genome Research. 15(12). 1643–1650. 85 indexed citations

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Walsh, Justine, et al.. (2004). Genomic Duplication, Fractionation and the Origin of Regulatory Novelty. Genetics. 166(2). 935–945. 130 indexed citations

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Kaplinsky, Nicholas J., David Braun, Jon Penterman, Stephen A. Goff, & Michael Freeling. (2002). Utility and distribution of conserved noncoding sequences in the grasses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(9). 6147–6151. 76 indexed citations

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Becraft, Philip W. & Michael Freeling. (1994). Genetic analysis of Rough sheath1 developmental mutants of maize.. Genetics. 136(1). 295–311. 76 indexed citations

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Hake, Sarah, Erik Vollbrecht, & Michael Freeling. (1989). Cloning Knotted, the dominant morphological mutant in maize using Ds2 as a transposon tag. The EMBO Journal. 8(1). 15–22. 127 indexed citations

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Freeling, Michael. (1985). Plant genetics : proceedings of the Third Annual ARCO Plant Cell Research Institute-UCLA Symposium on Plant Biology, held in Keystone, Colorado, April 13-19, 1985. 2 indexed citations

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Freeling, Michael. (1981). Toward monitoring specific DNA lesions in the gene by using pollen systems.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 37. 13–17. 1 indexed citations

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