Robert C. King

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
163 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Robert C. King is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. King has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Plant Science and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert C. King's work include Insect behavior and control techniques (23 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (23 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (19 papers). Robert C. King is often cited by papers focused on Insect behavior and control techniques (23 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (23 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (19 papers). Robert C. King collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Robert C. King's co-authors include Elizabeth A. Koch, Surinder K. Aggarwal, Patrick D. Storto, Michael R. Cummings, Dietrich Bodenstein, Roger Smith, K. E. Hammond‐Kosack, Martin Urban, James H. Sang and F. M. Butterworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. King

159 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Ovarian development in Drosophila melanogaster

1970 1.3k citations Robert C. King profile →
Handbook of genetics

1975 620 citations Robert C. King profile →
Oogenesis in adult Drosophila melanogaster.

1956 266 citations Robert C. King et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert C. King	3.4k	1.8k	1.8k	1.0k	970	163	6.6k
Yukio Ishikawa	2.0k 0.6×	955 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.9×	2.8k 2.9×	320	6.8k
Jonathan Hodgkin	7.2k 2.1×	936 0.5×	3.8k 2.1×	426 0.4×	429 0.4×	136	13.1k
Michael Richardson	4.3k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	815 0.8×	634 0.7×	195	7.1k
Mary Bownes	2.7k 0.8×	436 0.2×	2.2k 1.2×	2.7k 2.7×	1.4k 1.5×	136	5.9k
Jörg Schultz	5.2k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	910 0.5×	381 0.4×	520 0.5×	77	8.3k
Marcelo B. Soares	5.0k 1.5×	667 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	521 0.5×	613 0.6×	127	8.0k
Eric A. Johnson	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	4.3k 2.4×	544 0.5×	485 0.5×	42	8.1k
Xiangyi Lu	4.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	3.4k 1.9×	310 0.3×	368 0.4×	81	10.1k
Howard A. Schneiderman	1.7k 0.5×	477 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.2k 2.2×	1.4k 1.4×	109	4.7k
Paul Hoover	3.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	483 0.5×	435 0.4×	41	8.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

King, Robert C., et al.. (2025). High-quality genome assembly of Chironomus riparius and its population history in European populations. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 15(12). 1 indexed citations

Addy, John, Mark Wilkinson, Daniel P. Smith, et al.. (2023). Genetic control of grain amino acid composition in a UK soft wheat mapping population. The Plant Genome. 16(4). e20335–e20335. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Hongxin, Robert C. King, Daniel P. Smith, et al.. (2023). Combined pangenomics and transcriptomics reveals core and redundant virulence processes in a rapidly evolving fungal plant pathogen. BMC Biology. 21(1). 24–24. 19 indexed citations

Hammond-Kosack, Michael C. U., Robert C. King, K. Kanyuka, & K. E. Hammond‐Kosack. (2021). Exploring the diversity of promoter and 5′UTR sequences in ancestral, historic and modern wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(12). 2469–2487. 5 indexed citations

King, Robert C., et al.. (2020). Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum Strain CML3066, Isolated from a Wheat Spike in Southern Brazil. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(19). 1 indexed citations

Bouton, Clément R., Robert C. King, Hongxin Chen, et al.. (2018). Foxtail mosaic virus: A Viral Vector for Protein Expression in Cereals. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 177(4). 1352–1367. 79 indexed citations

Mudumbai, Seshadri C., T. Edward Kim, Steven K. Howard, et al.. (2016). An ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca catheter technique does not impair ambulatory ability within a clinical pathway for total hip arthroplasty. Korean journal of anesthesiology. 69(4). 368–368. 16 indexed citations

Clark, Ian M., et al.. (2016). Novel European free-living, non-diazotrophic Bradyrhizobium isolates from contrasting soils that lack nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes – a genome comparison. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25858–25858. 46 indexed citations

King, Robert C., Martin Urban, Michael C. U. Hammond-Kosack, Keywan Hassani‐Pak, & K. E. Hammond‐Kosack. (2015). The completed genome sequence of the pathogenic ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 544–544. 150 indexed citations

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Mudumbai, Seshadri C., Steven K. Howard, Nicholas J. Giori, et al.. (2013). Continuous Adductor Canal Blocks Are Superior to Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks in Promoting Early Ambulation After TKA. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 472(5). 1377–1383. 104 indexed citations

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King, Robert C., et al.. (2009). ^99mTc-HYNIC-Gastrin Peptides: Assisted Coordination of ^99mTc by Amino Acid Side Chains Results in Improved Performance Both In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 50(4). 591–598. 43 indexed citations

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King, Robert C., et al.. (2000). Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder in Individuals With Developmental Disabilities. Mental Retardation. 38(3). 253–261. 5 indexed citations

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Gardiner, Paul A., et al.. (1988). Serum from the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) lacks lytic activity against some Trypanosoma vivax stocks. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations

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King, Robert C.. (1974). Plants, plant viruses, and protists. Plenum Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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King, Robert C. & Hiromu Akai. (1971). Spermatogenesis in Bombyx mori. II. The ultrastructure of synapsed bivalents. Journal of Morphology. 134(2). 181–194. 26 indexed citations

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King, Robert C., et al.. (1970). Studies on the origin of the hereditary ovarian tumors of fes drosophila melanogaster. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 10(4). 526. 2 indexed citations

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Koch, Elizabeth A. & Robert C. King. (1969). Further studies on the ring canal system of the ovarian cystocytes of Drosophila melanogaster. Cell and Tissue Research. 102(1). 129–152. 94 indexed citations

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King, Robert C. & Dietrich Bodenstein. (1965). The Transplantation of Ovaries between Genetically Sterile and Wild Type Drosophila melanogaste. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 20(4). 292–297. 33 indexed citations

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King, Harold, George C. Kaiser, & Robert C. King. (1962). REPAIR OF COARCTATION OF THE AORTA BY PATCH GRAFTING. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 43(6). 792–795. 9 indexed citations

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King, Robert C.. (1954). DOSE RECEIVED BY THERMAL NEUTRON TREATED DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication. 4 indexed citations

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