Patrick J. Westfall

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Patrick J. Westfall is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick J. Westfall has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Patrick J. Westfall's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (2 papers). Patrick J. Westfall is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (2 papers). Patrick J. Westfall collaborates with scholars based in United States. Patrick J. Westfall's co-authors include Jeremy Thorner, Michelle Momany, Jesse C. Patterson, Raymond Chen, Douglas J. Pitera, Frank X. Woolard, Derek McPhee, Jack D. Newman, Rika Regentin and Jay D. Keasling and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Patrick J. Westfall

8 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.

Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin

2012 551 citations Patrick J. Westfall, Douglas J. Pitera 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
Patrick J. Westfall United States	8	1.0k	274	161	156	146	8	1.1k
Jakob Blæsbjerg Nielsen Denmark	15	973 1.0×	637 2.3×	151 0.9×	320 2.1×	121 0.8×	17	1.3k
Joseph Terracciano United States	17	405 0.4×	300 1.1×	59 0.4×	69 0.4×	122 0.8×	34	765
Grażyna Palamarczyk Poland	19	966 0.9×	97 0.4×	108 0.7×	207 1.3×	213 1.5×	62	1.1k
William C. DeLoache United States	5	1.3k 1.3×	165 0.6×	44 0.3×	119 0.8×	196 1.3×	5	1.5k
Junichiro Marui Japan	14	598 0.6×	239 0.9×	108 0.7×	382 2.4×	152 1.0×	34	844
Peter Boldsen Knudsen Denmark	10	242 0.2×	264 1.0×	115 0.7×	142 0.9×	58 0.4×	18	537
Lori A. Maggio‐Hall United States	10	508 0.5×	279 1.0×	89 0.6×	214 1.4×	28 0.2×	10	733
Prakash Masurekar United States	14	350 0.3×	361 1.3×	77 0.5×	144 0.9×	39 0.3×	27	739
Richard E. Kneusel Germany	17	846 0.8×	60 0.2×	106 0.7×	537 3.4×	214 1.5×	30	1.2k
Joshua A. Baccile United States	15	533 0.5×	383 1.4×	91 0.6×	331 2.1×	30 0.2×	29	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick J. Westfall

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Westfall, Patrick J., Douglas J. Pitera, Diana G. Eng, et al.. (2012). Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(3). 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westfall, Patrick J. & Timothy S. Gardner. (2011). Industrial fermentation of renewable diesel fuels. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 22(3). 344–350. 44 indexed citations

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Westfall, Patrick J., Jesse C. Patterson, Raymond Chen, & Jeremy Thorner. (2008). Stress resistance and signal fidelity independent of nuclear MAPK function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(34). 12212–12217. 130 indexed citations

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Westfall, Patrick J. & Jeremy Thorner. (2006). Analysis of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Specificity in Response to Hyperosmotic Stress: Use of an Analog-Sensitive HOG1 Allele. Eukaryotic Cell. 5(8). 1215–1228. 65 indexed citations

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Westfall, Patrick J., et al.. (2004). When the Stress of Your Environment Makes You Go HOG Wild. Science. 306(5701). 1511–1512. 103 indexed citations

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Westfall, Patrick J. & Michelle Momany. (2002). Aspergillus nidulansSeptin AspB Plays Pre- and Postmitotic Roles in Septum, Branch, and Conidiophore Development. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(1). 110–118. 86 indexed citations

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Momany, Michelle, Jiong Zhao, Rebecca L. Lindsey, & Patrick J. Westfall. (2001). Characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans Septin (asp) Gene Family. Genetics. 157(3). 969–977. 45 indexed citations

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Momany, Michelle, et al.. (1999). Aspergillus nidulans swo Mutants Show Defects in Polarity Establishment, Polarity Maintenance and Hyphal Morphogenesis. Genetics. 151(2). 557–567. 83 indexed citations

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