Susan Carnachan

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Susan Carnachan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Carnachan has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Food Science and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Susan Carnachan's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (15 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (13 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (7 papers). Susan Carnachan is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (15 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (13 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (7 papers). Susan Carnachan collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. Susan Carnachan's co-authors include Ian M. Sims, Simon F.R. Hinkley, Tracey Bell, Philip J. Harris, Rocky de Nys, Christopher R. K. Glasson, Marie Magnusson, Earl R. Kern, Mark N. Prichard and Ruth Falshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Susan Carnachan

33 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Methylation analysis of polysaccharides: Technical advice

2018 243 citations Ian M. Sims, Susan Carnachan et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan Carnachan New Zealand	19	568	393	383	311	260	34	1.2k
Xiaoqi Xu China	22	329 0.6×	517 1.3×	460 1.2×	277 0.9×	229 0.9×	42	1.4k
Shuying Xu China	14	379 0.7×	382 1.0×	288 0.8×	319 1.0×	227 0.9×	32	1.2k
Ana Lúcia Ponte Freitas Brazil	27	499 0.9×	888 2.3×	244 0.6×	466 1.5×	186 0.7×	62	1.7k
Junhui Li China	21	520 0.9×	406 1.0×	470 1.2×	254 0.8×	273 1.1×	42	1.3k
Josiane Courtois France	21	674 1.2×	206 0.5×	206 0.5×	211 0.7×	198 0.8×	44	1.1k
Khayria M. Abdel‐Gawad Egypt	15	304 0.5×	426 1.1×	222 0.6×	152 0.5×	125 0.5×	29	1.0k
Woo‐Jung Kim South Korea	17	284 0.5×	407 1.0×	414 1.1×	258 0.8×	229 0.9×	100	1.2k
Nora M.A. Ponce Argentina	16	468 0.8×	625 1.6×	260 0.7×	141 0.5×	207 0.8×	31	1.2k
Lingchong Wang China	21	276 0.5×	287 0.7×	199 0.5×	370 1.2×	78 0.3×	50	1.3k
Jingfeng Yang China	19	221 0.4×	432 1.1×	190 0.5×	379 1.2×	142 0.5×	67	968

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Carnachan

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Carnachan, Susan, et al.. (2025). A semi-synthetic heparan sulfate material that potentiates BMP2-mediated osteogenesis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 314. 144349–144349.

Kidgell, Joel T., Christopher R. K. Glasson, Marie Magnusson, et al.. (2024). Ulvans are not equal - Linkage and substitution patterns in ulvan polysaccharides differ with Ulva morphology. Carbohydrate Polymers. 333. 121962–121962. 21 indexed citations

Sommano, Sarana Rose, Ian M. Sims, Tracey Bell, et al.. (2023). Fractionation and characterisation of pectin-rich extracts from garlic biomass. Food Chemistry. 436. 137697–137697. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Raymond A., Susan Carnachan, Alison M. Daines, et al.. (2022). Variability in the composition of porcine mucosal heparan sulfates. Carbohydrate Polymers. 282. 119081–119081. 6 indexed citations

Kidgell, Joel T., Susan Carnachan, Marie Magnusson, et al.. (2021). Are all ulvans equal? A comparative assessment of the chemical and gelling properties of ulvan from blade and filamentous Ulva. Carbohydrate Polymers. 264. 118010–118010. 54 indexed citations

Glasson, Christopher R. K., Susan Carnachan, Alison M. Daines, et al.. (2021). Structural characterization of ulvans extracted from blade (Ulva ohnoi) and filamentous (Ulva tepida and Ulva prolifera) species of cultivated Ulva. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 194. 571–579. 32 indexed citations

Carnachan, Susan, Tracey Bell, Simon F.R. Hinkley, & Ian Sims. (2020). Polysaccharides from new zealand native plants: A review of their structure, properties, and potential applications. 1 indexed citations

Kidgell, Joel T., Christopher R. K. Glasson, Marie Magnusson, et al.. (2020). The molecular weight of ulvan affects the in vitro inflammatory response of a murine macrophage. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 150. 839–848. 70 indexed citations

Carnachan, Susan, Tracey Bell, Simon F.R. Hinkley, & Ian M. Sims. (2019). Polysaccharides from New Zealand Native Plants: A Review of Their Structure, Properties, and Potential Applications. Plants. 8(6). 163–163. 15 indexed citations

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Sims, Ian M., Susan Carnachan, Tracey Bell, & Simon F.R. Hinkley. (2018). Methylation analysis of polysaccharides: Technical advice. Carbohydrate Polymers. 188. 1–7. 243 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawley, Blair, Manuela Centanni, Jun Watanabe, et al.. (2018). tuf Gene Sequence Variation in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis Detected in the Fecal Microbiota of Chinese Infants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(13). 9 indexed citations

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Carnachan, Susan & Simon F.R. Hinkley. (2017). Heparan Sulfate Identification and Characterisation: Method I. Heparan Sulfate Identification by NMR Analysis. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(7). e2196–e2196. 6 indexed citations

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Carnachan, Susan & Simon F.R. Hinkley. (2017). Heparan Sulfate Identification and Characterisation: Method II. Enzymatic Depolymerisation and SAX-HPLC Analysis to Determine Disaccharide Composition. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(7). e2197–e2197. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, Raymond A., Susan Carnachan, Ian M. Sims, et al.. (2017). Retention of the Structure and Function of Heparan Sulfate Biomaterials After Gamma Irradiation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(9-10). 729–739. 10 indexed citations

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Ling, Ling, Sadasivam Murali, Simon F.R. Hinkley, et al.. (2016). Affinity Selection of FGF2-Binding Heparan Sulfates for Ex Vivo Expansion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 232(3). 566–575. 31 indexed citations

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Carnachan, Susan, Tracey Bell, Ian M. Sims, et al.. (2016). Determining the extent of heparan sulfate depolymerisation following heparin lyase treatment. Carbohydrate Polymers. 152. 592–597. 15 indexed citations

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Nep, E.I., Susan Carnachan, Ndidi C. Ngwuluka, et al.. (2016). Structural characterisation and rheological properties of a polysaccharide from sesame leaves ( Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn.). Carbohydrate Polymers. 152. 541–547. 62 indexed citations

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Centanni, Manuela, Jennifer C. Hutchison, Susan Carnachan, et al.. (2016). Differential growth of bowel commensal Bacteroides species on plant xylans of differing structural complexity. Carbohydrate Polymers. 157. 1374–1382. 44 indexed citations

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Wee, May Sui Mei, Lara Matia‐Merino, Susan Carnachan, Ian M. Sims, & Kelvin K.T. Goh. (2014). Structure of a shear-thickening polysaccharide extracted from the New Zealand black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 70. 86–91. 31 indexed citations

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Harden, Emma A., Ruth Falshaw, Susan Carnachan, Earl R. Kern, & Mark N. Prichard. (2009). Virucidal activity of polysaccharide extracts from four algal species against herpes simplex virus. Antiviral Research. 83(3). 282–289. 143 indexed citations

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