Shira Gal

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Shira Gal is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shira Gal has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Insect Science, 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Shira Gal's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (12 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (6 papers). Shira Gal is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (12 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (6 papers). Shira Gal collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Shira Gal's co-authors include Adrian L. Harris, James S. Wainscoat, Charles H. Lawrie, Karen Pulford, Christian S. R. Hatton, Beena Pushkaran, Francesco Pezzella, Amanda P. Liggins, Jacqueline Boultwood and Alison H. Banham and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Scientific Reports and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Shira Gal

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Detection of elevated levels of tumour‐associated microRNAs in serum of patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma

2008 1.4k citations Charles H. Lawrie, Shira Gal et al. British Journal of Haematology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shira Gal Israel	15	1.4k	1.3k	249	148	144	24	2.0k
André L. Vettore Brazil	24	236 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	168 0.7×	457 3.1×	113 0.8×	53	1.8k
Christof Schneider Germany	18	532 0.4×	947 0.7×	463 1.9×	49 0.3×	465 3.2×	54	2.3k
Ying Poi Liu Netherlands	23	1.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	30 0.1×	237 1.6×	23 0.2×	42	2.7k
Pasquale Delli Bovi United States	12	106 0.1×	848 0.6×	153 0.6×	80 0.5×	58 0.4×	15	1.3k
Alain C. Jung France	22	269 0.2×	594 0.4×	297 1.2×	30 0.2×	22 0.2×	46	1.6k
Celina Cziepluch Germany	19	160 0.1×	764 0.6×	37 0.1×	60 0.4×	39 0.3×	23	1.3k
Carolyn G. Marsden United States	10	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	28 0.1×	301 2.0×	12 0.1×	13	2.3k
Wenqian Hu United States	18	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	12 0.0×	87 0.6×	34 0.2×	49	2.0k
Deli Liu United States	15	336 0.2×	693 0.5×	27 0.1×	45 0.3×	22 0.2×	35	1.2k
Dror Avni Israel	21	478 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	16 0.1×	78 0.5×	14 0.1×	39	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Shira Gal

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shira Gal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shira Gal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shira Gal 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 Shira Gal. Shira Gal is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gal, Shira, et al.. (2022). Functional leaf anatomy of the invasive weed Solanum rostratum Dunal. Weed Research. 62(2). 172–180. 5 indexed citations

Trainin, Taly, Or Shapira, Ziv Attia, et al.. (2022). Physiological characterization of the wild almond Prunus arabica stem photosynthetic capability. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 941504–941504. 5 indexed citations

Yahyaa, Mosaab, Tamar Lahav, Shlomit Medina, et al.. (2021). UV-induced citrus resistance to spider mites (Tetranychus urticae). Crop Protection. 144. 105580–105580. 1 indexed citations

Ment, Dana, Raman Sukirtha, Shira Gal, ‪David Ezra‬‏, & E. Palevsky. (2020). Interactions of Metarhizium brunneum-7 with Phytophagous Mites Following Different Application Strategies. Insects. 11(6). 330–330. 14 indexed citations

Young, Monica R, María L. Moraza, Edward A. Ueckermann, et al.. (2019). Linking morphological and molecular taxonomy for the identification of poultry house, soil, and nest dwelling mites in the Western Palearctic. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5784–5784. 15 indexed citations

Inbar, Moshe, et al.. (2019). Climatic and cultivar effects on phytoseiid species establishment and seasonal abundance on citrus. Acarologia. 59(4). 443–455. 4 indexed citations

Inbar, Moshe, et al.. (2018). The effects of a windborne pollen‐provisioning cover crop on the phytoseiid community in citrus orchards in Israel. Pest Management Science. 75(2). 405–412. 13 indexed citations

Rubin, Baruch, Dina Plakhine, Shira Gal, et al.. (2017). Secondary Effects of Glyphosate Action in Phelipanche aegyptiaca: Inhibition of Solute Transport from the Host Plant to the Parasite. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 255–255. 5 indexed citations

Gal, Shira, et al.. (2015). Intraguild interactions among specialised pollen feeders and generalist phytoseiids and their effect on citrus rust mite suppression. Pest Management Science. 72(5). 940–949. 10 indexed citations

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Gal, Shira, et al.. (2014). Efficacy of indigenous predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) against the citrus rust mite Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Acari: Eriophyidae): augmentation and conservation biological control in Israeli citrus orchards. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 63(3). 295–312. 29 indexed citations

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Gal, Shira, et al.. (2013). The role of onion-associated fungi in bulb mite infestation and damage to onion seedlings. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 62(4). 437–448. 11 indexed citations

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Inbar, Moshe, et al.. (2012). Plant-feeding and non-plant feeding phytoseiids: differences in behavior and cheliceral morphology. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 58(4). 341–357. 52 indexed citations

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Aly, Radi, Uzi Ravid, Galina Lebedev, et al.. (2011). Biological activity of natural phytoecdysteroids from Ajuga iva against the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci and the persea mite Oligonychus perseae. Pest Management Science. 67(12). 1493–1498. 20 indexed citations

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Gal, Shira, et al.. (2010). Determining an economic injury level for the persea mite, Oligonychus perseae, a new pest of avocado in Israel. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 138(2). 110–116. 20 indexed citations

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Lawrie, Charles H., Shira Gal, Beena Pushkaran, et al.. (2008). Detection of elevated levels of tumour‐associated microRNAs in serum of patients with diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology. 141(5). 672–675. 1429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gal, Shira & James S. Wainscoat. (2006). Detection and Quantitation of Circulating <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction. Humana Press eBooks. 336. 155–162. 2 indexed citations

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Boddy, J., Shira Gal, Peter R. Malone, et al.. (2006). The Role of Cell-Free DNA Size Distribution in the Management of Prostate Cancer. Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Therapeutics. 16(1). 35–41. 21 indexed citations

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Boddy, J., et al.. (2005). Prospective Study of Quantitation of Plasma DNA Levels in the Diagnosis of Malignant versus Benign Prostate Disease. Clinical Cancer Research. 11(4). 1394–1399. 85 indexed citations

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Gal, Shira, Carrie Fidler, Y. M. Dennis Lo, et al.. (2001). Detection of Mammaglobin mRNA in the Plasma of Breast Cancer Patients. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 945(1). 192–194. 28 indexed citations

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Gal, Shira, et al.. (2001). Detection of Plasmodium falciparum DNA in Plasma. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 945(1). 234–238. 42 indexed citations

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