Vic Knauf

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Vic Knauf is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vic Knauf has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Vic Knauf's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (9 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (8 papers). Vic Knauf is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (19 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (9 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (8 papers). Vic Knauf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Vic Knauf's co-authors include Jean C. Kridl, Gregory A. Thompson, Deborah S. Knutzon, Ann J. Slade, Anne Crossway, Daniel Facciotti, William B. Johnson, James G. Metz, Frédéric Domergue and Akiko Yamada and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Vic Knauf

41 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Polyketide S... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Polyketide Synthases in Both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
    2001 558 citations Daniel Facciotti, Vic Knauf et al. Science profile →
  2. Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century
    2010 531 citations Nina V. Fedoroff, David S. Battisti et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vic Knauf United States 27 2.0k 1.5k 599 515 251 42 3.1k
Sergeï Kushnir Belgium 29 2.6k 1.3× 2.4k 1.6× 224 0.4× 165 0.3× 142 0.6× 51 3.9k
Christopher R. Somerville United States 28 4.2k 2.1× 4.2k 2.8× 729 1.2× 324 0.6× 206 0.8× 40 6.5k
Anna Kopřivová Germany 35 2.5k 1.2× 3.0k 2.0× 474 0.8× 239 0.5× 128 0.5× 64 4.5k
Leszek A. Kleczkowski Sweden 41 2.4k 1.2× 3.3k 2.2× 209 0.3× 735 1.4× 154 0.6× 117 4.8k
Javier Pozueta‐Romero Spain 35 1.9k 1.0× 2.8k 1.8× 196 0.3× 424 0.8× 143 0.6× 111 4.3k
Benjamin J. Miflin United States 35 1.5k 0.8× 2.6k 1.7× 182 0.3× 231 0.4× 122 0.5× 54 3.5k
B. J. Miflin United Kingdom 39 2.1k 1.1× 4.5k 3.0× 183 0.3× 377 0.7× 176 0.7× 120 5.7k
David J. Cove United Kingdom 40 3.1k 1.6× 3.5k 2.3× 179 0.3× 196 0.4× 276 1.1× 110 5.2k
Ganesh M. Kishore United States 26 2.2k 1.1× 2.5k 1.7× 131 0.2× 511 1.0× 57 0.2× 53 3.8k
Edurne Baroja‐Fernández Spain 32 1.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.3× 128 0.2× 267 0.5× 103 0.4× 77 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Vic Knauf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vic Knauf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vic Knauf

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Byrt, Caitlin S., Natalie S. Betts, Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, et al.. (2016). Prospecting for Energy-Rich Renewable Raw Materials: Sorghum Stem Case Study. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0156638–e0156638. 7 indexed citations
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Slade, Ann J., et al.. (2012). Development of high amylose wheat through TILLING. BMC Plant Biology. 12(1). 69–69. 164 indexed citations
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Fedoroff, Nina V., David S. Battisti, Roger N. Beachy, et al.. (2010). Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century. Science. 327(5967). 833–834. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Slade, Ann J. & Vic Knauf. (2005). TILLING moves beyond functional genomics into crop improvement. Transgenic Research. 14(2). 109–115. 73 indexed citations
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Zhong, Zhenping, Ron Caspi, Donald R. Helinski, et al.. (2003). Nucleotide sequence based characterizations of two cryptic plasmids from the marine bacterium Ruegeria isolate PR1b. Plasmid. 49(3). 233–252. 23 indexed citations
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Zhong, Zhenping, Ron Caspi, Tracy J. Mincer, et al.. (2002). A 50-kb Plasmid Rich in Mobile Gene Sequences Isolated from a Marine Micrococcus. Plasmid. 47(1). 1–9. 7 indexed citations
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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2001). Effect of Overexpression of Fatty Acid 9-Hydroperoxide Lyase in Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 49(11). 5418–5424. 23 indexed citations
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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2000). Fatty Acid Hydroperoxide Lyase in Tomato Fruits: Cloning and Properties of a Recombinant Enzyme Expressed inEscherichia coli. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 64(6). 1189–1196. 44 indexed citations
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Matsui, Kenji, et al.. (2000). Fatty acid 9‐ and 13‐hydroperoxide lyases from cucumber1. FEBS Letters. 481(2). 183–188. 95 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Jack, et al.. (1999). Molecular Cloning and Expression of Arabidopsis Fatty Acid Hydroperoxide Lyase. Plant and Cell Physiology. 40(5). 477–481. 46 indexed citations
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Knauf, Vic & Daniel Facciotti. (1995). Genetic Engineering of Foods to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 369. 221–228. 7 indexed citations
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Sato, Akira, Claudia Becker, & Vic Knauf. (1992). Nucleotide Sequence of a Complementary DNA Clone Encoding Stearoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Desaturase from Simmondsia chinensis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 99(1). 362–363. 16 indexed citations
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Sato, Akira, et al.. (1992). Non-essential repeats in the promoter region of a Brassica rapa acyl carrier protein gene expressed in developing embryos. Plant Molecular Biology. 18(3). 591–594. 5 indexed citations
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Knutzon, Deborah S., et al.. (1992). Modification of Brassica seed oil by antisense expression of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(7). 2624–2628. 263 indexed citations
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Rose, Ronald E., et al.. (1987). The nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding acyl carrier protein (ACP) fromBrassica campestrisseeds. Nucleic Acids Research. 15(17). 7197–7197. 33 indexed citations
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Knauf, Vic, et al.. (1987). Isolation of a cDNA clone for the acyl carrier protein-I of spinach. Plant Molecular Biology. 9(2). 127–134. 45 indexed citations
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Goodman, Robert M., Holly Hauptli, Anne Crossway, & Vic Knauf. (1987). Gene Transfer in Crop Improvement. Science. 236(4797). 48–54. 115 indexed citations
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Goodman, Richard M., Holly Hauptli, Anne Crossway, & Vic Knauf. (1987). Response: Conservation and Agricultural Economics. Science. 236(4806). 1159–1159. 1 indexed citations
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Knauf, Vic, Martin F. Yanofsky, Alice L. Montoya, & Eugene W. Nester. (1984). Physical and functional map of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens tumor-inducing plasmid that confers a narrow host range. Journal of Bacteriology. 160(2). 564–568. 32 indexed citations

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