Robert Grant‐Downton

1.8k total citations
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Grant‐Downton is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Grant‐Downton has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert Grant‐Downton's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (13 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Robert Grant‐Downton is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (13 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers). Robert Grant‐Downton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Netherlands. Robert Grant‐Downton's co-authors include H. G. Dickinson, J.A.L. van Kan, M. W. Shaw, Saher Mehdi, David Twell, Said Hafidh, Thomas M. Chaloner, Gaël Le Trionnaire, Ralf Schmid and Frances M. Dewey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Grant‐Downton

21 papers receiving 1.2k 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 Grant‐Downton United Kingdom 17 870 686 466 106 97 21 1.3k
Benny Bytebier South Africa 18 872 1.0× 978 1.4× 802 1.7× 54 0.5× 66 0.7× 66 1.7k
Will Buck United States 4 758 0.9× 564 0.8× 752 1.6× 304 2.9× 36 0.4× 5 1.4k
G.F. Smith United States 2 754 0.9× 552 0.8× 747 1.6× 304 2.9× 33 0.3× 2 1.4k
Jocelyn C. Hall Canada 23 863 1.0× 910 1.3× 985 2.1× 56 0.5× 185 1.9× 43 1.6k
Laura L. Forrest United Kingdom 22 915 1.1× 739 1.1× 1.1k 2.5× 114 1.1× 296 3.1× 55 1.7k
Bruce K. Holst United States 11 442 0.5× 410 0.6× 1.3k 2.8× 74 0.7× 67 0.7× 41 1.7k
Oscar A. Pérez‐Escobar United Kingdom 19 385 0.4× 401 0.6× 824 1.8× 50 0.5× 199 2.1× 65 1.1k
Janet C. Barber United States 14 689 0.8× 451 0.7× 663 1.4× 86 0.8× 322 3.3× 25 1.2k
Tomáš Fér Czechia 22 566 0.7× 449 0.7× 517 1.1× 73 0.7× 354 3.6× 46 1.2k
Pedro Acevedo‐Rodríguez United States 19 339 0.4× 274 0.4× 742 1.6× 71 0.7× 68 0.7× 56 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Grant‐Downton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Grant‐Downton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Veloso, Javier, Xiaoqian Shi‐Kunne, Sandra Smit, et al.. (2022). Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea –tomato interaction. Molecular Plant Pathology. 24(1). 3–15. 19 indexed citations
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Dickinson, H. G., et al.. (2018). Pollen Germination and Pollen Tube Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana: in vitro and Semi in vivo Methods. BIO-PROTOCOL. 8(16). e2977–e2977. 7 indexed citations
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Seifert, Felix, Alexander Thiemann, Robert Grant‐Downton, et al.. (2018). Parental Expression Variation of Small RNAs Is Negatively Correlated with Grain Yield Heterosis in a Maize Breeding Population. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 13–13. 20 indexed citations
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Chaloner, Thomas M., J.A.L. van Kan, & Robert Grant‐Downton. (2016). RNA ‘Information Warfare’ in Pathogenic and Mutualistic Interactions. Trends in Plant Science. 21(9). 738–748. 35 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, Razak Terhem, Maxim V. Kapralov, et al.. (2014). A Novel Botrytis Species Is Associated with a Newly Emergent Foliar Disease in Cultivated Hemerocallis. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e89272–e89272. 37 indexed citations
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Thiemann, Alexander, Junjie Fu, Felix Seifert, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide meta-analysis of maize heterosis reveals the potential role of additive gene expression at pericentromeric loci. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 88–88. 31 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, et al.. (2012). A new day dawning: Hemerocallis (daylily) as a future model organism. AoB Plants. 5(0). pls055–pls055. 38 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, et al.. (2012). Emerging Roles for Non-Coding RNAs in Male Reproductive Development in Flowering Plants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 608–621. 9 indexed citations
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Mehdi, Saher, et al.. (2012). A novel method for efficient in vitro germination and tube growth of Arabidopsis thaliana pollen. New Phytologist. 197(2). 668–679. 78 indexed citations
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Dickinson, H. G., et al.. (2011). MicroRNA misregulation: an overlooked factor generating somaclonal variation?. Trends in Plant Science. 16(5). 242–248. 30 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, et al.. (2010). Small RNA activity and function in angiosperm gametophytes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(5). 1601–1610. 23 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert. (2010). Through a generation darkly: small RNAs in the gametophyte. Biochemical Society Transactions. 38(2). 617–621. 7 indexed citations
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Dickinson, H. G. & Robert Grant‐Downton. (2009). Bridging the generation gap: flowering plant gametophytes and animal germlines reveal unexpected similarities. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 84(4). 589–615. 34 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, Gaël Le Trionnaire, Ralf Schmid, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA and tasiRNA diversity in mature pollen of Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 643–643. 89 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert, Said Hafidh, David Twell, & H. G. Dickinson. (2009). Small RNA Pathways Are Present and Functional in the Angiosperm Male Gametophyte. Molecular Plant. 2(3). 500–512. 64 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert. (2009). Pollen terminology. An illustrated handbook. Annals of Botany. 105(2). viii–ix. 403 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert & H. G. Dickinson. (2007). Germlines: Argonautes Go Full Cycle. Current Biology. 17(21). R919–R921. 4 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert & H. G. Dickinson. (2005). Epigenetics and its Implications for Plant Biology. 1. The Epigenetic Network in Plants. Annals of Botany. 96(7). 1143–1164. 100 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert & H. G. Dickinson. (2005). Epigenetics and its Implications for Plant Biology 2. The ‘Epigenetic Epiphany’: Epigenetics, Evolution and Beyond. Annals of Botany. 97(1). 11–27. 113 indexed citations
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Grant‐Downton, Robert & H. G. Dickinson. (2004). Plants, pairing and phenotypes – two's company?. Trends in Genetics. 20(4). 188–195. 24 indexed citations

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