Sally A. Ralph

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Sally A. Ralph is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sally A. Ralph has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sally A. Ralph's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (46 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (16 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (16 papers). Sally A. Ralph is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (46 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (16 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (16 papers). Sally A. Ralph collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Sally A. Ralph's co-authors include Umesh P. Agarwal, John Ralph, Fachuang Lu, Richard Reiner, Hoon Kim, Wout Boerjan, Jane M. Marita, Ronald D. Hatfield, Paul F. Schatz and Carlos Báez and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Sally A. Ralph

64 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids

2004 1.2k citations John Ralph, Fachuang Lu et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sally A. Ralph	3.1k	1.6k	1.5k	943	819	66	4.6k
Tarja Tamminen	3.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	697 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	750 0.9×	137	4.8k
Bernard B. Monties	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	612 0.6×	974 1.2×	106	5.0k
Mikhail Balakshin	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	711 0.5×	719 0.8×	793 1.0×	60	3.7k
Hou‐min Chang	6.5k 2.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	957 1.2×	167	7.6k
Göran Gellerstedt	5.7k 1.9×	2.4k 1.5×	855 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	136	6.6k
Jorge Rencoret	5.6k 1.8×	3.2k 2.0×	2.3k 1.6×	760 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	139	7.5k
Brigitte Chabbert	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	905 1.0×	419 0.5×	123	5.8k
Bodo Saake	2.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	511 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	564 0.7×	137	4.3k
Anna Ebringerová	2.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	807 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.9×	118	5.4k
Thomas Elder	3.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	621 0.4×	1.9k 2.1×	317 0.4×	154	4.9k

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Ralph, Sally A., et al.. (2024). Effect of lignin on veneer densification and set-recovery. Construction and Building Materials. 451. 138795–138795. 1 indexed citations

Ralph, Sally A., John Ralph, & Fachuang Lu. (2024). NMR Database of Lignin and Cell Wall Model Compounds.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 6 indexed citations

Bujanovic, Biljana, Kolby Hirth, Sally A. Ralph, et al.. (2024). Use of Renewable Alcohols in Autocatalytic Production of Aspen Organosolv Lignins. ACS Omega. 9(36). 38227–38247. 5 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P. & Sally A. Ralph. (2023). Raman Spectra of Delignified Plant Fibers: Exploring the Impact of Xylan’s Presence on the Spectral Features of Cellulose. Fibers. 12(1). 5–5. 2 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P., Sally A. Ralph, Carlos Báez, & Richard Reiner. (2021). Detection and quantitation of cellulose II by Raman spectroscopy. Cellulose. 28(14). 9069–9079. 71 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P., Sally A. Ralph, Richard Reiner, & Carlos Báez. (2018). New cellulose crystallinity estimation method that differentiates between organized and crystalline phases. Carbohydrate Polymers. 190. 262–270. 83 indexed citations

Lan, Wu, Fachuang Lu, Matthew Regner, et al.. (2015). Tricin, a Flavonoid Monomer in Monocot Lignification . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 167(4). 1284–1295. 267 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P., Sally A. Ralph, Richard Reiner, & Carlos Báez. (2015). Probing crystallinity of never-dried wood cellulose with Raman spectroscopy. Cellulose. 23(1). 125–144. 122 indexed citations

Agarwal, Umesh P., J. Y. Zhu, & Sally A. Ralph. (2012). Enzymatic hydrolysis of loblolly pine: effects of cellulose crystallinity and delignification. Holzforschung. 67(4). 371–377. 43 indexed citations

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Bujanovic, Biljana, Richard Reiner, Sally A. Ralph, & Rajai H. Atalla. (2011). Polyoxometalate Delignification of Birch Kraft Pulp and Effect on Residual Lignin. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 31(2). 121–141. 12 indexed citations

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Bujanovic, Biljana, Sally A. Ralph, Richard Reiner, Kolby Hirth, & Rajai H. Atalla. (2010). Polyoxometalates in Oxidative Delignification of Chemical Pulps: Effect on Lignin. Materials. 3(3). 1888–1903. 45 indexed citations

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Kinne, Matthias, Marzena Poraj‐Kobielska, Sally A. Ralph, et al.. (2009). Oxidative Cleavage of Diverse Ethers by an Extracellular Fungal Peroxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(43). 29343–29349. 87 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Umesh P. & Sally A. Ralph. (2007). Revealing organization of cellulose in wood cell walls by Raman imaging. 4 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Umesh P., Richard Reiner, & Sally A. Ralph. (2006). Using nano- and micro-particles of silver in lignin analysis. 1 indexed citations

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Ralph, John, Takuya Akiyama, Hoon Kim, et al.. (2006). Effects of Coumarate 3-Hydroxylase Down-regulation on Lignin Structure. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(13). 8843–8853. 192 indexed citations

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Paulsson, Magnus, et al.. (2004). Light-induced yellowing of selectively ¹³C-enriched dehydrogenation polymers (DHPs). Part 2. NMR assignments and photoyellowing of aromatic ring 1-, 3-, 4-, and 5-¹³C DHPs. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal. 19(1). 44–52. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Hoon, John Ralph, Fachuang Lu, et al.. (2002). NMR analysis of lignins in CAD-deficient plants. Part 1. Incorporation of hydroxycinnamaldehydes and hydroxybenzaldehydes into lignins. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 1(2). 268–281. 137 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Umesh P. & Sally A. Ralph. (1997). FT-Raman Spectroscopy of Wood: Identifying Contributions of Lignin and Carbohydrate Polymers in the Spectrum of Black Spruce (Picea Mariana). Applied Spectroscopy. 51(11). 1648–1655. 310 indexed citations

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Terashima, Noritsugu, Sally A. Ralph, & Lawrence L. Landucci. (1996). New Facile Syntheses of Monolignols Glucosides; p- Glucocoumaryl Alcohol, Coniferin and Syringin. Holzforschung. 50(2). 151–155. 48 indexed citations

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Terashima, Noritsugu, R. H. Atalla, Sally A. Ralph, et al.. (1996). New Preparations of Lignin Polymer Models under Conditions that Approximate Cell Wall Lignification. II. Structural Characterization of the Models by Thioacidolysis. Holzforschung. 50(1). 9–14. 103 indexed citations

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