S.L. Kitto

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

S.L. Kitto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, S.L. Kitto has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in S.L. Kitto's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (6 papers). S.L. Kitto is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (8 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (6 papers). S.L. Kitto collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Taiwan. S.L. Kitto's co-authors include Jules Janick, Jixian Zhai, Sunhee Park, Benjamin D. Rosen, Michael A. Grusak, Blake C. Meyers, Emanuele De Paoli, D. Janine Sherrier, Yupeng Li and Douglas R. Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as Genes & Development, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Phytochemistry.

In The Last Decade

S.L. Kitto

39 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

MicroRNAs as master regulators of the plant NB-LRR defense gene family via the production of phased, trans-acting siRNAs

2011 538 citations Jixian Zhai, Dong‐Hoon Jeong et al. Genes & Development profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.L. Kitto United States	12	1.0k	597	50	46	43	41	1.2k
P. Barret France	23	1.4k 1.4×	974 1.6×	47 0.9×	97 2.1×	46 1.1×	38	1.6k
Takayoshi Iwai Japan	12	841 0.8×	439 0.7×	57 1.1×	73 1.6×	31 0.7×	22	993
Odile Faivre‐Rampant Belgium	17	960 0.9×	661 1.1×	54 1.1×	80 1.7×	33 0.8×	23	1.1k
Xin‐Zhong Cai China	22	1.3k 1.2×	534 0.9×	55 1.1×	80 1.7×	33 0.8×	53	1.4k
S. M. Balachandran India	22	1.2k 1.1×	477 0.8×	83 1.7×	60 1.3×	46 1.1×	48	1.4k
Gail M. Timmerman‐Vaughan New Zealand	22	1.2k 1.1×	302 0.5×	52 1.0×	35 0.8×	91 2.1×	47	1.3k
Colin Eady New Zealand	20	760 0.7×	691 1.2×	97 1.9×	47 1.0×	111 2.6×	38	1000
Serry Koh United States	15	1.2k 1.2×	505 0.8×	31 0.6×	87 1.9×	26 0.6×	21	1.4k
Yezhang Ding United States	19	785 0.8×	481 0.8×	41 0.8×	41 0.9×	36 0.8×	31	1.0k
Hsin‐Mei Ku Taiwan	18	1.2k 1.2×	642 1.1×	26 0.5×	28 0.6×	80 1.9×	40	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.L. Kitto

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All Works

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Pizzolato, Thompson Demetrio, et al.. (2014). Developmental anatomy of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L. ‘Aurora’) shoot regeneration. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 50(6). 722–728. 3 indexed citations

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Zhai, Jixian, Dong‐Hoon Jeong, Emanuele De Paoli, et al.. (2011). MicroRNAs as master regulators of the plant NB-LRR defense gene family via the production of phased, trans-acting siRNAs. Genes & Development. 25(23). 2540–2553. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mulrooney, R. P., et al.. (2004). SCREENING FOR ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE RESPONSE IN SOMACLONAL VARIANTS OF SOLANUM QUITOENSE LAM.. Nematropica. 34(1). 73–82. 1 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L., et al.. (2003). A long-term study of knowledge, risk, and ethics for students enrolled in an introductory biotechnology course1,2. Journal of Animal Science. 81(5). 1348–1353. 6 indexed citations

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Keeler, Sharon J., et al.. (2000). Acquired Thermotolerance and Expression of the HSP100/ClpB Genes of Lima Bean. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 123(3). 1121–1132. 64 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L., et al.. (1996). REGENERATION OF SOLANUM QUITOENSE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOMACLONAL VARIANTS RESISTANT TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES. HortScience. 31(6). 911D–911. 1 indexed citations

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Berry, Christine, Joyce Van Eck, S.L. Kitto, & Ann C. Smigocki. (1996). Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of commercial mints. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 44(2). 177–181. 9 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L., et al.. (1995). MICROPROPAGATION OF ACONZTUM UNCINATUM: GROWTH REGULATOR AND ANTIOXIDANT SCREENING USING THE SURFACE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS METHOD. HortScience. 30(2). 186a–186. 1 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L., et al.. (1995). Micropropagation of Helleborus orientalis Lam. and Aconitum uncinatum Linn. (Ranunulaceae). HortScience. 30(4). 871D–871. 5 indexed citations

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Janick, Jules, et al.. (1994). Micropropagation of Cephalotaxus harringtonia. HortScience. 29(2). 120–122. 4 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L., et al.. (1993). Shoot regeneration from peduncles and shoot-like regeneration from leaves of babaco, Carica pentagona. Turrialba. 43(2). 93–99. 2 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L. & Gale McGranahan. (1992). REGENERATION OF PISTACIA. HortScience. 27(6). 571f–571. 1 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Thomas L. & S.L. Kitto. (1992). Identification of Embryoid-Abundant Genes That Are Temporally Expressed during Pollen Embryogenesis in Wheat Anther Cultures. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(4). 1744–1750. 30 indexed citations

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Berry, Christine, Joyce Van Eck, S.L. Kitto, & Ann C. Smigocki. (1990). TRANSFORMATION OF ORANGEMINT (MENTHA CITRATA, EHRH) WITH AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS. HortScience. 25(9). 1165c–1165.

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Eck, Joyce Van & S.L. Kitto. (1990). Callus Initiation and Regeneration in Mentha. HortScience. 25(7). 804–806. 21 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, David López, et al.. (1990). Mechanical purification of torpedo stage somatic embryos of Daucus carota L.. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 23(1). 9–14. 10 indexed citations

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Spencer, Tim & S.L. Kitto. (1988). Measurement of endogenous ABA levels in chilled somatic embryos of carrot by immunoassay. Plant Cell Reports. 7(5). 352–355. 4 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L. & Jules Janick. (1985). A Citrus Embryo Assay to Screen Water-soluble Resins as Synthetic Seed Coats. HortScience. 20(1). 98–100. 6 indexed citations

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Kitto, S.L. & Jules Janick. (1985). Production of Synthetic Seeds by Encapsulating Asexual Embryos of Carrot. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 110(2). 277–282. 55 indexed citations

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Roistacher, C. N. & S.L. Kitto. (1977). Elimination of additional citrus viruses by shoot-tip grafting in vitro.. The Plant disease reporter. 9 indexed citations

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