Rob Alba

3.3k total citations
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rob Alba is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Horticulture. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Alba has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Horticulture. Recurrent topics in Rob Alba's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (8 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers). Rob Alba is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (8 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (7 papers). Rob Alba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Germany. Rob Alba's co-authors include James J. Giovannoni, Ryan P. McQuinn, Marie-Michèle Cordonnier-Pratt, Steven D. Tanksley, Gregory B. Martin, Zhangjun Fei, Lee H. Pratt, Paxton Payton, Alisdair R. Fernie and Sonia Osorio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Biotechnology and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Rob Alba

26 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Alba United States 17 2.1k 1.6k 352 107 95 26 2.5k
Jim Giovannoni United States 20 3.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.4× 529 1.5× 104 1.0× 136 1.4× 30 3.6k
Bertrand Dubreucq France 28 2.4k 1.2× 2.3k 1.4× 279 0.8× 106 1.0× 88 0.9× 36 3.2k
Mingjun Gao China 23 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 191 0.5× 106 1.0× 215 2.3× 42 2.7k
Tangren Cheng China 27 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 273 0.8× 124 1.2× 94 1.0× 139 2.3k
Yuanyue Shen China 21 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 200 0.6× 34 0.3× 122 1.3× 57 2.8k
Hongli Lian China 30 2.7k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 195 0.6× 203 1.9× 41 0.4× 49 3.0k
Jirong Huang China 26 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 178 0.5× 41 0.4× 49 0.5× 43 2.4k
Giorgia Batelli Italy 20 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 138 0.4× 42 0.4× 122 1.3× 32 2.6k
Farid Regad France 21 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 104 0.3× 116 1.1× 90 0.9× 31 2.4k
Lorenzo Carretero‐Paulet Spain 20 1.0k 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 362 1.0× 162 1.5× 66 0.7× 36 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Alba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Alba

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All Works

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Vega, José J. De, et al.. (2013). Transcriptomic analysis highlights epigenetic and transcriptional regulation during zygotic embryo development of Pinus pinaster. BMC Plant Biology. 13(1). 123–123. 30 indexed citations
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Michael, Todd P. & Rob Alba. (2012). The tomato genome fleshed out. Nature Biotechnology. 30(8). 765–767. 9 indexed citations
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Lorenz, W. Walter, et al.. (2011). Microarray analysis and scale-free gene networks identify candidate regulators in drought-stressed roots of loblolly pine (P. taeda L.). BMC Genomics. 12(1). 264–264. 94 indexed citations
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Fei, Zhe, Je‐Gun Joung, Xuemei Tang, et al.. (2010). Tomato Functional Genomics Database: a comprehensive resource and analysis package for tomato functional genomics. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(Database). D1156–D1163. 100 indexed citations
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Chung, Mi-Young, Julia Vrebalov, Rob Alba, et al.. (2010). A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) APETALA2/ERF gene, SlAP2a, is a negative regulator of fruit ripening. The Plant Journal. 64(6). 936–947. 335 indexed citations
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Costa, Fabrizio, Rob Alba, Henk J. Schouten, et al.. (2010). Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening. BMC Plant Biology. 10(1). 229–229. 82 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, Amy M. Phillips, Carl A. Maxwell, et al.. (2010). Improvements to the International Life Sciences Institute Crop Composition Database. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 23(7). 741–748. 19 indexed citations
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Costa, Fabrizio, Rob Alba, V. Soglio, et al.. (2010). COMPARATIVE APPLE-TOMATO GENOMICS TO UNRAVEL THE 1-MCP EFFECT ON APPLE MATURATION AND RIPENING. Acta Horticulturae. 95–100. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Fabrizio, G. Costa, S. Sansavini, et al.. (2009). HETEROLOGOUS COMPARATIVE GENOMICS TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATE GENES IMPACTING FRUIT QUALITY IN APPLE (MALUS X DOMESTICA BORKH.). Acta Horticulturae. 517–522. 2 indexed citations
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Janssen, Bart, Kate Thodey, Robert J. Schaffer, et al.. (2008). Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit. BMC Plant Biology. 8(1). 16–16. 179 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, Paxton Payton, Ryan P. McQuinn, et al.. (2005). Transcriptome and Selected Metabolite Analyses Reveal Multiple Points of Ethylene Control during Tomato Fruit Development. The Plant Cell. 17(11). 2954–2965. 415 indexed citations
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Fei, Zhangjun, Xuemei Tang, Rob Alba, et al.. (2004). Comprehensive EST analysis of tomato and comparative genomics of fruit ripening. The Plant Journal. 40(1). 47–59. 158 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, Zhangjun Fei, Paxton Payton, et al.. (2004). ESTs, cDNA microarrays, and gene expression profiling: tools for dissecting plant physiology and development. The Plant Journal. 39(5). 697–714. 168 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, Peter M. Kelmenson, Marie-Michèle Cordonnier-Pratt, & L. H. Pratt. (2000). The Phytochrome Gene Family in Tomato and the Rapid Differential Evolution of this Family in Angiosperms. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17(3). 362–373. 86 indexed citations
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Côté, François, Jong‐Joo Cheong, Rob Alba, & Michael G. Hahn. (1995). Characterization of binding proteins that recognize oligoglucoside elicitors of phytoalexin synthesis in soybean. Physiologia Plantarum. 93(2). 401–410. 2 indexed citations
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Hahn, Michael G., Jong‐Joo Cheong, Rob Alba, & François Côté. (1994). Characterization of hepta-β-glucoside elicitor-binding protein(s) in soybean. Biochemical Society Transactions. 22(2). 408–414. 5 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, et al.. (1993). Solubilization of Functional Plasma Membrane-Localized Hepta-[beta]-Glucoside Elicitor-Binding Proteins from Soybean. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 103(4). 1173–1182. 38 indexed citations

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