Robert D. Willows

6.9k total citations
84 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Willows is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Willows has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Willows's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (42 papers), Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (17 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers). Robert D. Willows is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (42 papers), Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (17 papers) and Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers). Robert D. Willows collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Robert D. Willows's co-authors include Min Chen, Hugo Scheer, Martin Schliep, Mats Hansson, Samuel I. Beale, Yaqiong Li, Diter von Wettstein, Brett A. Neilan, Lucien C.D. Gibson and C. Neil Hunter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Willows

84 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Willows Australia 30 2.2k 1.0k 669 413 241 84 3.1k
Inger Andersson Sweden 31 2.9k 1.3× 625 0.6× 622 0.9× 587 1.4× 169 0.7× 97 4.3k
Toru Hisabori Japan 43 5.2k 2.4× 1.1k 1.1× 550 0.8× 305 0.7× 320 1.3× 171 6.0k
Samuel I. Beale United States 30 2.5k 1.2× 897 0.9× 552 0.8× 471 1.1× 116 0.5× 70 3.0k
Jerzy Kruk Poland 37 2.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.8× 548 0.8× 310 0.8× 323 1.3× 168 4.7k
Miguel Á. De la Rosa Spain 36 3.4k 1.5× 430 0.4× 709 1.1× 300 0.7× 738 3.1× 190 4.2k
Mirko Zaffagnini Italy 36 2.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 397 0.6× 240 0.6× 145 0.6× 68 3.7k
Keishiro Wada Japan 32 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.8× 755 1.1× 215 0.5× 204 0.8× 83 3.8k
John Biggins United States 31 2.6k 1.2× 837 0.8× 510 0.8× 269 0.7× 517 2.1× 58 3.8k
Teruhiro Takabe Japan 34 2.1k 0.9× 2.3k 2.3× 502 0.8× 196 0.5× 154 0.6× 137 4.2k
Brigitte Gontero France 34 2.3k 1.1× 549 0.5× 606 0.9× 457 1.1× 95 0.4× 114 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert D. Willows

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert D. Willows

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Muller, Héloïse, Roy Walker, Hugh D. Goold, et al.. (2024). Chromosome-scale assembly of the streamlined picoeukaryote Picochlorum sp. SENEW3 genome reveals Rabl-like chromatin structure and potential for C4 photosynthesis. Microbial Genomics. 10(4). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiqing, Robert D. Willows, Li Zheng, et al.. (2021). Bilin-dependent regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis by GUN4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(20). 33 indexed citations
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Vick, Silas H. W., Paul Greenfield, Robert D. Willows, et al.. (2019). Subsurface Stappia: Success Through Defence, Specialisation and Putative Pressure-Dependent Carbon Fixation. Microbial Ecology. 80(1). 34–46. 9 indexed citations
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Skylas, Daniel J., Mark P. Molloy, Robert D. Willows, Christopher Blanchard, & Ken Quail. (2017). Characterisation of Protein Isolates Prepared from Processed Mungbean (Vigna radiata) Flours. Journal of Agricultural Science. 9(12). 1–1. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yaqiong, Christopher J. Garvey, Debra Birch, et al.. (2015). Characterization of red-shifted phycobilisomes isolated from the chlorophyll f -containing cyanobacterium Halomicronema hongdechloris. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1857(1). 107–114. 78 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shuaixiang, et al.. (2014). Inducing the oxidative stress response in Escherichia coli improves the quality of a recombinant protein: Magnesium chelatase ChlH. Protein Expression and Purification. 101. 61–67. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yaqiong, Nicholas Scales, Robert E. Blankenship, Robert D. Willows, & Min Chen. (2012). Extinction coefficient for red-shifted chlorophylls: Chlorophyll d and chlorophyll f. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1817(8). 1292–1298. 126 indexed citations
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Cooper, Arthur J.L., et al.. (2011). Mammalian forebrain ketimine reductase identified as μ‐crystallin; potential regulation by thyroid hormones. Journal of Neurochemistry. 118(3). 379–387. 54 indexed citations
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Chen, Min, et al.. (2010). A Red-Shifted Chlorophyll. Science. 329(5997). 1318–1319. 374 indexed citations
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Lundqvist, Joakim, Hans Elmlund, Lisa Berglund, et al.. (2010). ATP-Induced Conformational Dynamics in the AAA+ Motor Unit of Magnesium Chelatase. Structure. 18(3). 354–365. 58 indexed citations
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Schliep, Martin, Ben Crossett, Robert D. Willows, & Min Chen. (2010). 18O Labeling of Chlorophyll d in Acaryochloris marina Reveals That Chlorophyll a and Molecular Oxygen Are Precursors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(37). 28450–28456. 55 indexed citations
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Piggott, Andrew M., Alison M. Kriegel, Robert D. Willows, & Peter Karuso. (2009). Rapid isolation of novel FK506 binding proteins from multiple organisms using gDNA and cDNA T7 phage display. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17(19). 6841–6850. 11 indexed citations
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Sirijovski, Nick, Joakim Lundqvist, Hans Elmlund, et al.. (2008). Substrate-binding Model of the Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Magnesium Chelatase BchH Subunit. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(17). 11652–11660. 37 indexed citations
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Poljak, Anne, Ross Grant, Joanne F. Jamie, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase activity by H2O2. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 450(1). 9–19. 28 indexed citations
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Willows, Robert D., et al.. (2006). Black Point is associated with reduced levels of stress, disease‐ and defence‐related proteins in wheat grain. Molecular Plant Pathology. 7(3). 177–189. 32 indexed citations
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Skylas, Daniel J., Robert D. Willows, Angela Connolly, et al.. (2006). A proteomic approach to the identification and characterisation of protein composition in wheat germ. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 6(4). 322–337. 29 indexed citations
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Fodje, Michel, Andreas Hansson, Mats Hansson, et al.. (2001). Interplay between an AAA module and an integrin I domain may regulate the function of magnesium chelatase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 311(1). 111–122. 130 indexed citations
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Willows, Robert D.. (1996). Three separate proteins constitute the magnesium chelatase of Rhodobacter sphaeroides.. FEBS Letters. 235. 438–443. 2 indexed citations
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Vothknecht, Ute C., Robert D. Willows, & C. Gamini Kannangara. (1995). Sinefungin inhibits chlorophyll synthesis by blocking the S-adenosyl-methionine : Mg-protoporphyrin IX O-methyltransferase in greening barley leaves. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 33(6). 759–763. 6 indexed citations
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Willows, Robert D., C. Gamini Kannangara, & Bo Pontoppidan. (1995). Nucleotides of tRNA (Glu) involved in recognition by barley chloroplast glutamyl-tRNA synthetase and glutamyl-tRNA reductase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1263(3). 228–234. 15 indexed citations

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