Paul R. J. Birch

18.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Paul R. J. Birch is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul R. J. Birch has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul R. J. Birch's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (107 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (62 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (55 papers). Paul R. J. Birch is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (107 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (62 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (55 papers). Paul R. J. Birch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Paul R. J. Birch's co-authors include Stephen C. Whisson, Ian K. Toth, Petra C. Boevink, Eleanor M. Gilroy, Ingo Hein, Miles R. Armstrong, Leighton Pritchard, Anna O. Avrova, Sophien Kamoun and Hazel McLellan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul R. J. Birch

160 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells
    2007 583 citations Stephen C. Whisson, Petra C. Boevink et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul R. J. Birch United Kingdom 59 8.8k 2.5k 1.8k 506 351 165 10.1k
Karl‐Heinz Kogel Germany 59 10.2k 1.2× 3.4k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 204 0.4× 428 1.2× 164 11.8k
Richard P. Oliver Australia 62 10.3k 1.2× 3.8k 1.5× 3.8k 2.1× 261 0.5× 214 0.6× 234 12.3k
Seogchan Kang United States 49 7.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 4.9k 2.7× 269 0.5× 146 0.4× 135 8.9k
You‐Liang Peng China 41 4.8k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 173 0.3× 921 2.6× 177 6.3k
Francine Govers Netherlands 52 7.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 521 1.0× 115 0.3× 173 8.5k
Karl Oparka United Kingdom 62 9.1k 1.0× 4.6k 1.8× 1.0k 0.6× 534 1.1× 671 1.9× 163 11.1k
Jin‐Rong Xu United States 66 9.8k 1.1× 7.6k 3.1× 4.9k 2.6× 329 0.7× 386 1.1× 185 12.3k
P.J.G.M. de Wit Netherlands 65 11.6k 1.3× 3.9k 1.6× 3.7k 2.0× 189 0.4× 164 0.5× 206 12.9k
Harold Kistler United States 57 11.7k 1.3× 3.2k 1.3× 9.3k 5.0× 413 0.8× 347 1.0× 113 13.0k
B. Gillian Turgeon United States 46 5.5k 0.6× 3.6k 1.4× 3.1k 1.7× 149 0.3× 129 0.4× 112 7.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul R. J. Birch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Haixia, Ely Oliveira‐Garcia, Petra C. Boevink, et al.. (2023). Filamentous pathogen effectors enter plant cells via endocytosis. Trends in Plant Science. 28(11). 1214–1217. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Haixia, Shumei Wang, Lydia Welsh, et al.. (2023). Uptake of oomycete RXLR effectors into host cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. The Plant Cell. 35(7). 2504–2526. 39 indexed citations
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Wang, Shumei, Ramesh R. Vetukuri, Sandeep Kushwaha, et al.. (2021). Haustorium formation and a distinct biotrophic transcriptome characterize infection of Nicotiana benthamiana by the tree pathogen Phytophthora kernoviae. Molecular Plant Pathology. 22(8). 954–968. 6 indexed citations
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Boevink, Petra C., Paul R. J. Birch, Dionne Turnbull, & Stephen C. Whisson. (2020). Devastating intimacy: the cell biology of plant–Phytophthora interactions. New Phytologist. 228(2). 445–458. 58 indexed citations
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McLellan, Hazel, et al.. (2018). Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector SFI5 requires association with calmodulin for PTI/MTI suppressing activity. New Phytologist. 219(4). 1433–1446. 34 indexed citations
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Thilliez, Gaëtan, Miles R. Armstrong, Katie Baker, et al.. (2018). Pathogen enrichment sequencing (PenSeq) enables population genomic studies in oomycetes. New Phytologist. 221(3). 1634–1648. 43 indexed citations
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He, Qin, Hazel McLellan, Richard K. Hughes, et al.. (2018). Phytophthora infestans effector SFI3 targets potato UBK to suppress early immune transcriptional responses. New Phytologist. 222(1). 438–454. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Shumei, Petra C. Boevink, Lydia Welsh, et al.. (2017). Delivery of cytoplasmic and apoplastic effectors from Phytophthora infestans haustoria by distinct secretion pathways. New Phytologist. 216(1). 205–215. 107 indexed citations
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Turnbull, Dionne, Lina Yang, Shaista Naqvi, et al.. (2017). RXLR Effector AVR2 Up-Regulates a Brassinosteroid-Responsive bHLH Transcription Factor to Suppress Immunity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 174(1). 356–369. 65 indexed citations
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Kwenda, Stanford, Paul R. J. Birch, & Lucy Moleleki. (2016). Genome-wide identification of potato long intergenic noncoding RNAs responsive to Pectobacterium carotovorum subspecies brasiliense infection. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 614–614. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodan, Petra C. Boevink, Hazel McLellan, et al.. (2015). A Host KH RNA-Binding Protein Is a Susceptibility Factor Targeted by an RXLR Effector to Promote Late Blight Disease. Molecular Plant. 8(9). 1385–1395. 66 indexed citations
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Wiesel, Lea, Linda Milne, Jill M. Williams, et al.. (2015). A transcriptional reference map of defence hormone responses in potato. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15229–15229. 31 indexed citations
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Birch, Paul R. J., John T. Jones, & Jorunn I. B. Bos. (2014). Plant-pathogen interactions : methods and protocols. Humana Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Boevink, Petra C., et al.. (2014). In Vivo Protein–Protein Interaction Studies with BiFC: Conditions, Cautions, and Caveats. Methods in molecular biology. 1127. 81–90. 9 indexed citations
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Birch, Paul R. J., Ian K. Toth, Anna O. Avrova, et al.. (2000). Recent advances in the identification of differentially expressed genes.. South African Journal of Science. 96(2). 83–85.
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Birch, Paul R. J.. (1993). How to move a planet. JBIS. 46(8). 314–316.
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Birch, Paul R. J.. (1992). Terraforming Mars quickly. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 45(8). 331–340. 17 indexed citations
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Birch, Paul R. J.. (1991). Terraforming Venus quickly. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 44(4). 157–167. 1 indexed citations
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Birch, Paul R. J.. (1985). Can population grow forever. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 38. 99–105.
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Birch, Paul R. J.. (1983). Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - III. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 36. 115. 7 indexed citations

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