Robert Edwards

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
199 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Edwards is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Edwards has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Plant Science and 39 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Robert Edwards's work include Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (59 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (58 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (42 papers). Robert Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (59 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (58 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (42 papers). Robert Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Robert Edwards's co-authors include David P. Dixon, Ian Cummins, David J. Cole, Mark Skipsey, Adrian J. Lapthorn, Melissa Brazier‐Hicks, Virginia Walbot, Richard A. Dixon, Markus Gershater and Benjamin G. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Robert Edwards

198 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Plant glutathione S -transferases: enzymes with multiple functions in sickness and in health

2000 749 citations Robert Edwards, Robert Edwards et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →
Plant glutathione transferases.

2002 659 citations David P. Dixon, Robert Edwards et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert Edwards	7.1k	6.6k	1.9k	486	472	199	12.0k
José M. Palma	4.6k 0.6×	8.5k 1.3×	821 0.4×	212 0.4×	588 1.2×	205	11.9k
R. S. Dubey	2.1k 0.3×	9.0k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	518 1.1×	515 1.1×	118	12.0k
Charles Beauchamp	3.6k 0.5×	6.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	392 0.8×	1.1k 2.3×	13	12.6k
Paulo Mazzafera	2.3k 0.3×	4.9k 0.7×	494 0.3×	486 1.0×	319 0.7×	268	8.5k
Eugenie Nepovimová	2.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.4×	534 0.3×	177 0.4×	689 1.5×	243	10.8k
Franck E. Dayan	3.1k 0.4×	7.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	963 2.0×	74 0.2×	213	10.5k
Agnes M. Rimando	3.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.4×	603 0.3×	200 0.4×	299 0.6×	136	7.7k
Zabta Khan Shinwari	2.6k 0.4×	5.6k 0.9×	291 0.2×	491 1.0×	333 0.7×	264	11.7k
Siegfried Knasmüller	2.8k 0.4×	2.2k 0.3×	754 0.4×	195 0.4×	463 1.0×	180	8.2k
Sirpa Kärenlampi	2.0k 0.3×	3.5k 0.5×	583 0.3×	187 0.4×	679 1.4×	115	6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Edwards

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Edwards

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Edwards

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Ortega, Sara Franco, John G. Sinclair, Melissa Brazier‐Hicks, et al.. (2025). Functional Characterization of Cytochromes P450 Linked to Herbicide Detoxification and Selectivity in Winter Wheat and the Problem Competing Weed Blackgrass. ACS Omega. 10(12). 12270–12287. 1 indexed citations

Lowe, C. C., Nawaporn Onkokesung, Roland Beffa, et al.. (2024). RNA and protein biomarkers for detecting enhanced metabolic resistance to herbicides mesosulfuron‐methyl and fenoxaprop‐ethyl in black‐grass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Pest Management Science. 80(6). 2539–2551. 4 indexed citations

Onkokesung, Nawaporn, et al.. (2023). ABC transporters linked to multiple herbicide resistance in blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1082761–1082761. 22 indexed citations

McBean, Rhiannon, et al.. (2020). What does coal mine dust lung disease look like? A radiological review following re‐identification in Queensland. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 64(2). 229–235. 14 indexed citations

Comont, David, C. C. Lowe, Richard Hull, et al.. (2020). Evolution of generalist resistance to herbicide mixtures reveals a trade-off in resistance management. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3086–3086. 87 indexed citations

Parsons, Rex, et al.. (2019). Stonemasons with silicosis: Preliminary findings and a warning message from Australia. Respirology. 24(12). 1220–1221. 30 indexed citations

Pekovic‐Vaughan, Vanja, Ian Gibbs‐Seymour, Ewa Markiewicz, et al.. (2011). Conserved cysteine residues in the mammalian lamin A tail are essential for cellular responses to ROS generation. Aging Cell. 10(6). 1067–1079. 78 indexed citations

Sellars, Jonathan D., A. Congreve, David P. Dixon, et al.. (2010). Fluorescence quenched quinone methide based activity probes – a cautionary tale. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 8(7). 1610–1610. 19 indexed citations

Dixon, David P. & Robert Edwards. (2010). Glutathione Transferases. PubMed. 8. e0131–e0131. 170 indexed citations

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Cummins, Ian, David Bryant, & Robert Edwards. (2009). Safener responsiveness and multiple herbicide resistance in the weed black‐grass (Alopecurus myosuroides). Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7(8). 807–820. 69 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (2008). ⋆ How prepared are midwives to provide high-dependency care?: A study exploring midwives' experiences when caring for highly dependent women on delivery suite. 18(2). 224–230. 3 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert, J Bugaresti, & Andrea C. Buchholz. (2008). Visceral adipose tissue and the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue are greater in adults with than in those without spinal cord injury, despite matching waist circumferences. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 87(3). 600–607. 134 indexed citations

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Brazier‐Hicks, Melissa, Wendy A. Offen, Markus Gershater, et al.. (2007). Characterization and engineering of the bifunctional N - and O -glucosyltransferase involved in xenobiotic metabolism in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(51). 20238–20243. 262 indexed citations

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Cummins, Ian, Patrick G. Steel, & Robert Edwards. (2007). Identification of a carboxylesterase expressed in protoplasts using fluorescence‐activated cell sorting. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 5(2). 354–359. 7 indexed citations

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Brazier‐Hicks, Melissa, Robert Edwards, & Robert Edwards. (2007). Selection of plants for roles in phytoremediation: the importance of glucosylation. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 5(5). 627–635. 25 indexed citations

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Skipsey, Mark, Ian Cummins, Christopher J. Andrews, Ian Jepson, & Robert Edwards. (2005). Manipulation of plant tolerance to herbicides through co‐ordinated metabolic engineering of a detoxifying glutathione transferase and thiol cosubstrate. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 3(4). 409–420. 38 indexed citations

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Jablonkai, István, et al.. (2003). Structure of dichloromethyl-ketal safeners affects the expression of glutathione S-transferase isoforms.. 845–850. 1 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert, Robert Edwards, David P. Dixon, & Virginia Walbot. (2000). Plant glutathione S -transferases: enzymes with multiple functions in sickness and in health. Trends in Plant Science. 5(5). 193–198. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cummins, Ian, David J. Cole, & Robert Edwards. (1997). Purification of Multiple Glutathione Transferases Involved in Herbicide Detoxification from Wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) Treated with the Safener Fenchlorazole-ethyl. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 59(1). 35–49. 93 indexed citations

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Edwards, Robert. (1994). The Rights of Students with Learning Disabilities and the Responsibilities of Institutions of Higher Education Under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Journal of law and policy. 2(1). 7. 2 indexed citations

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