Sarah Weeda

3.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
17 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Sarah Weeda is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Weeda has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Sarah Weeda's work include Light effects on plants (5 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (4 papers). Sarah Weeda is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (5 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (4 papers). Sarah Weeda collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Sarah Weeda's co-authors include Shuxin Ren, Yang‐Dong Guo, Na Zhang, Bing Zhao, Qianqian Sun, Haijun Zhang, Yunyun Cao, Dianbo Li, Haijun Zhang and Chen Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Weeda

17 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Roles of melatonin in abiotic stress resistance in plants 2012 2026 2016 2021 2014 2012 2014 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Roles of melatonin in abiotic stress resistance in plants
    2014 525 citations Na Zhang, Qianqian Sun et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
  2. Melatonin promotes water‐stress tolerance, lateral root formation, and seed germination in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
    2012 520 citations Na Zhang, Bing Zhao et al. Journal of Pineal Research profile →
  3. Melatonin promotes seed germination under high salinity by regulating antioxidant systems, ABA and GA4 interaction in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
    2014 481 citations Haijun Zhang, Na Zhang et al. Journal of Pineal Research profile →
  4. Melatonin promotes ripening and improves quality of tomato fruit during postharvest life
    2014 334 citations Qianqian Sun, Na Zhang et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah Weeda United States 13 2.4k 729 680 173 110 17 2.7k
Dong Liang China 24 2.3k 0.9× 416 0.6× 791 1.2× 86 0.5× 107 1.0× 42 2.5k
Yunyun Cao China 15 1.9k 0.8× 502 0.7× 702 1.0× 138 0.8× 80 0.7× 40 2.3k
Hyoung Yool Lee South Korea 25 2.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 821 1.2× 80 0.5× 28 0.3× 31 2.4k
Ivana Macháčková Czechia 24 1.4k 0.6× 208 0.3× 846 1.2× 59 0.3× 167 1.5× 92 1.8k
Satish C. Bhatla India 26 1.8k 0.7× 177 0.2× 820 1.2× 59 0.3× 137 1.2× 76 2.2k
Dongfeng Jia China 14 1.3k 0.5× 278 0.4× 533 0.8× 54 0.3× 68 0.6× 34 1.5k
Xun Sun China 23 1.8k 0.7× 273 0.4× 784 1.2× 39 0.2× 37 0.3× 43 2.0k
Soumya Mukherjee India 24 1.5k 0.6× 167 0.2× 400 0.6× 49 0.3× 70 0.6× 41 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Weeda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Weeda

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Weeda

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah Weeda. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah Weeda based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sarah Weeda. Sarah Weeda is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Wang, Jinfang, Shuangtao Li, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2016). Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Proteins SlPIP2;1, SlPIP2;7 and SlPIP2;5 Conferring Enhanced Drought Stress Tolerance in Tomato. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31814–31814. 67 indexed citations
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Li, Haiwen, John Parry, Sarah Weeda, et al.. (2016). Grape Pomace Aqueous Extract (GPE) Prevents High Fat Diet-Induced Diabetes and Attenuates Systemic Inflammation. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 7(7). 647–660. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haijun, Ying Li, Jinfang Wang, et al.. (2015). The mechanism underlying fast germination of tomato cultivar LA2711. Plant Science. 238. 241–250. 6 indexed citations
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Weeda, Sarah, Na Zhang, Xiaolei Zhao, et al.. (2014). Arabidopsis Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Roles of Melatonin in Plant Defense Systems. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e93462–e93462. 285 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, Haijun Zhang, Yan Qi, et al.. (2014). Hormone profiling and transcription analysis reveal a major role of ABA in tomato salt tolerance. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 77. 23–34. 91 indexed citations
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Zhang, Na, Qianqian Sun, Haijun Zhang, et al.. (2014). Roles of melatonin in abiotic stress resistance in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(3). 647–656. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Qianqian, Na Zhang, Jinfang Wang, et al.. (2014). Melatonin promotes ripening and improves quality of tomato fruit during postharvest life. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(3). 657–668. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Haijun, Na Zhang, Lı Wang, et al.. (2014). Melatonin promotes seed germination under high salinity by regulating antioxidant systems, ABA and GA4 interaction in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Journal of Pineal Research. 57(3). 269–279. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Na, Haijun Zhang, Bing Zhao, et al.. (2013). The RNA‐seq approach to discriminate gene expression profiles in response to melatonin on cucumber lateral root formation. Journal of Pineal Research. 56(1). 39–50. 252 indexed citations
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Zhang, Na, Bing Zhao, Haijun Zhang, et al.. (2012). Melatonin promotes water‐stress tolerance, lateral root formation, and seed germination in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Journal of Pineal Research. 54(1). 15–23. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weeda, Sarah, et al.. (2012). Flaming to Reduce Inocula of the Boxwood Blight Pathogen, Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum, in Field Soil. Plant Health Progress. 13(1). 11 indexed citations
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Weeda, Sarah, G. N. Mohan Kumar, & N. Richard Knowles. (2011). Protein Mobilization from Potato Tubers during Long-Term Storage and Daughter Tuber Formation. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172(4). 459–470. 12 indexed citations
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Weeda, Sarah, et al.. (2011). First Report of Cylindrocarpon macrodidymum on Acer palmatum in Virginia. Plant Disease. 95(12). 1592–1592. 4 indexed citations
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Weeda, Sarah, G. N. Mohan Kumar, & N. Richard Knowles. (2010). Correlative changes in proteases and protease inhibitors during mobilisation of protein from potato (Solanum tuberosum) seed tubers. Functional Plant Biology. 37(1). 32–42. 12 indexed citations
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Weeda, Sarah, G. N. Mohan Kumar, & N. Richard Knowles. (2009). Developmentally linked changes in proteases and protease inhibitors suggest a role for potato multicystatin in regulating protein content of potato tubers. Planta. 230(1). 73–84. 34 indexed citations

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