R. Gordon‐Weeks

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

R. Gordon‐Weeks is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Gordon‐Weeks has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in R. Gordon‐Weeks's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (8 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (8 papers) and Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (6 papers). R. Gordon‐Weeks is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (8 papers), Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (8 papers) and Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (6 papers). R. Gordon‐Weeks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and China. R. Gordon‐Weeks's co-authors include Jurriaan Ton, Shakoor Ahmad, Andrew L. Neal, J. L. Martin, John A. Pickett, Matthias Erb, Vı́ctor Flors, Lesley Smart, Yuhua Zhang and Gaétan Glauser and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

R. Gordon‐Weeks

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Benzoxazinoids in Root Exudates of Maize Attract Pseudomo... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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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. Benzoxazinoids in Root Exudates of Maize Attract Pseudomonas putida to the Rhizosphere
    2012 349 citations Andrew L. Neal, Shakoor Ahmad et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Gordon‐Weeks United Kingdom 13 1.0k 314 297 94 62 25 1.2k
Gemma Camañes Spain 23 1.1k 1.1× 290 0.9× 147 0.5× 102 1.1× 77 1.2× 42 1.2k
Piyada Alisha Tantasawat Thailand 14 680 0.7× 229 0.7× 117 0.4× 57 0.6× 89 1.4× 45 776
Esaú Ruíz-Sánchez Mexico 16 492 0.5× 179 0.6× 363 1.2× 109 1.2× 55 0.9× 144 865
Eli J. Borrego United States 19 1.3k 1.3× 503 1.6× 414 1.4× 98 1.0× 149 2.4× 35 1.6k
Karin Groten Germany 18 1.1k 1.1× 223 0.7× 100 0.3× 129 1.4× 101 1.6× 29 1.2k
Shaoqun Zhou China 16 908 0.9× 407 1.3× 421 1.4× 117 1.2× 56 0.9× 35 1.2k
Toshinori Kozaki Japan 16 715 0.7× 617 2.0× 483 1.6× 66 0.7× 18 0.3× 28 1.2k
Benjamin Mimee Canada 20 764 0.8× 283 0.9× 133 0.4× 46 0.5× 73 1.2× 61 1.0k
Reza Sohrabi United States 11 1.1k 1.1× 574 1.8× 197 0.7× 235 2.5× 164 2.6× 13 1.5k
Qing-Ming Gao United States 12 1.2k 1.2× 414 1.3× 98 0.3× 30 0.3× 93 1.5× 14 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Gordon‐Weeks

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All Works

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Smart, Lesley, J. L. Martin, Shakoor Ahmad, et al.. (2013). Hydroxamic acids in Aegilops species and effects on Rhopalosiphum padi behaviour and fecundity. Bulletin of insectology. 66(2). 213–220. 7 indexed citations
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Neal, Andrew L., Shakoor Ahmad, R. Gordon‐Weeks, & Jurriaan Ton. (2012). Benzoxazinoids in Root Exudates of Maize Attract Pseudomonas putida to the Rhizosphere. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35498–e35498. 349 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smart, Lesley, J. L. Martin, R. Gordon‐Weeks, et al.. (2012). The potential of hydroxamic acids in tetraploid and hexaploid wheat varieties as resistance factors against the bird‐cherry oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi. Annals of Applied Biology. 162(1). 100–109. 20 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Shakoor, Nathalie Veyrat, R. Gordon‐Weeks, et al.. (2011). Benzoxazinoid Metabolites Regulate Innate Immunity against Aphids and Fungi in Maize  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 157(1). 317–327. 277 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Shakoor, R. Gordon‐Weeks, John A. Pickett, & Jurriaan Ton. (2010). Natural variation in priming of basal resistance: from evolutionary origin to agricultural exploitation. Molecular Plant Pathology. 11(6). 817–827. 71 indexed citations
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Werner, P., et al.. (2009). Aphid resistance in wheat varieties.. PubMed. 74(1). 233–41. 5 indexed citations
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Erb, Matthias, R. Gordon‐Weeks, Vı́ctor Flors, et al.. (2009). Belowground ABA boosts aboveground production of DIMBOA and primes induction of chlorogenic acid in maize. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 4(7). 639–641. 33 indexed citations
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Pickett, John A., Michael A. Birkett, Toby J. A. Bruce, et al.. (2007). Developments in aspects of ecological phytochemistry: The role of cis-jasmone in inducible defence systems in plants. Phytochemistry. 68(22-24). 2937–2945. 29 indexed citations
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Blassioli‐Moraes, Maria Carolina, Michael A. Birkett, R. Gordon‐Weeks, et al.. (2007). cis-Jasmone induces accumulation of defence compounds in wheat, Triticum aestivum. Phytochemistry. 69(1). 9–17. 71 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiaorong, R. Gordon‐Weeks, Qirong Shen, & Tony Miller. (2006). Glutamine transport and feedback regulation of nitrate reductase activity in barley roots leads to changes in cytosolic nitrate pools. Journal of Experimental Botany. 57(6). 1333–1340. 68 indexed citations
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Pickett, John A., Michael A. Birkett, Toby J. A. Bruce, et al.. (2005). cis -Jasmone as an allelopathic agent through plant defence induction. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 7 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., Yi‐Ping Tong, T. G. E. Davies, & Georg Leggewie. (2003). Restricted spatial expression of a high-affinity phosphate transporter in potato roots. Journal of Cell Science. 116(15). 3135–3144. 50 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., Jane M. Sugars, J. F. Antoniw, & R. F. White. (1997). Accumulation of a novel PR1 protein inNicotiana langsdorfiileaves in response to virus infection or treatment with salicylic acid. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 50(4). 263–273. 6 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., Victor Korenkov, S. H. Steele, & R. A. Leigh. (1997). Tris Is a Competitive Inhibitor of K+ Activation of the Vacuolar H+-Pumping Pyrophosphatase. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 114(3). 901–905. 16 indexed citations
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Gomès, Éric, R. Gordon‐Weeks, Françoise Simon-Plas, et al.. (1996). Cercospora beticola toxins. Part XVII. The role of the beticolin/Mg2+ complexes in their biological activity Study of plasma membrane H+-ATPase, vacuolar H+-PPase, alkaline and acid phosphatases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1285(1). 38–46. 10 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., et al.. (1996). The role of magnesium, pyrophosphate, and their complexes as substrates and activators of the vacuolar H+-pumping inorganic pyrophosphatase. 12 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., et al.. (1994). The H(+)-pumping inorganic pyrophosphatase of the vacuolar membrane of higher plants.. PubMed. 48. 61–75. 7 indexed citations
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Gordon‐Weeks, R., R. F. White, & W. S. Pierpoint. (1991). Evidence for the presence of endogenous inducers of the accumulation of pathogenesis-related (PR-1) proteins in leaves of virus-infected tobacco plants and of an interspecific Nicotiana hybrid. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 38(5). 375–392. 2 indexed citations

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