Virgil Greene Lilly

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 903 citations indexed

About

Virgil Greene Lilly is a scholar working on Plant Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virgil Greene Lilly has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 903 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 10 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Virgil Greene Lilly's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (12 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (10 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Virgil Greene Lilly is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (12 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (10 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers). Virgil Greene Lilly collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. Virgil Greene Lilly's co-authors include H. L. Barnett, R. F. Krause, M. E. Gallegly, Juan Leal, E. P. Abraham, H. A. Wilson, J. G. Leach, William J. Vail and Henry L. Barnett and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Virgil Greene Lilly

48 papers receiving 739 citations

Hit Papers

Physiology of the fungi 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 100 200 300
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. Physiology of the fungi
    1951 331 citations Virgil Greene Lilly, H. L. Barnett Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virgil Greene Lilly United States 15 522 308 197 195 161 49 903
Vincent W. Cochrane United States 13 332 0.6× 187 0.6× 118 0.6× 251 1.3× 220 1.4× 29 775
C. L. Fergus United States 15 381 0.7× 240 0.8× 96 0.5× 252 1.3× 273 1.7× 68 939
Yamuna Lingappa United States 10 292 0.6× 153 0.5× 59 0.3× 223 1.1× 110 0.7× 20 596
Martin M. Kulik United States 14 481 0.9× 214 0.7× 98 0.5× 133 0.7× 55 0.3× 46 676
N. F. Sommer United States 21 931 1.8× 348 1.1× 114 0.6× 193 1.0× 56 0.3× 68 1.1k
Yutaka Kitamoto Japan 17 491 0.9× 121 0.4× 97 0.5× 378 1.9× 339 2.1× 75 903
Mitsuya Tsuda Japan 21 901 1.7× 491 1.6× 322 1.6× 476 2.4× 195 1.2× 69 1.3k
J. R. COLEY‐SMITH United Kingdom 21 1.5k 2.8× 655 2.1× 338 1.7× 281 1.4× 95 0.6× 73 1.6k
C.H. Beckman United States 23 1.6k 3.0× 860 2.8× 107 0.5× 429 2.2× 61 0.4× 40 1.9k
Jean-Marie Joubert France 8 1.0k 1.9× 256 0.8× 53 0.3× 239 1.2× 50 0.3× 12 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virgil Greene Lilly

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1975). Substitution of the Radiation Requirement for Sporulation by Host Tissue in Dendrophoma Obscurans. Mycologia. 67(5). 1025–1031. 3 indexed citations
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Leal, Juan, M. E. Gallegly, & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1971). The value of 21 amino acids as nitrogen sources for Phytophthora cactorum and P. heveae. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 17(10). 1319–1325. 7 indexed citations
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Vail, William J. & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1968). The Location of Carotenoid Pigments and Thickness of The Cell Wall In Light- and Dark-Grown Cells of Dacryopinax Spathularia. Mycologia. 60(4). 902–907. 2 indexed citations
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Leal, Juan, Virgil Greene Lilly, & M. E. Gallegly. (1968). The production of indolelactic acid from L-tryptophan by species of Phytophthora. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 14(5). 595–600. 4 indexed citations
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Vail, William J. & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1968). The Location of Carotenoid Pigments and Thickness of the Cell Wall in Light- and Dark-Grown Cells of Dacryopinax spathularia. Mycologia. 60(4). 902–902. 3 indexed citations
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Vail, William J., et al.. (1967). Hormone-Like Substances which Increase Carotenogenesis in + and — Sexes of Choanephora Cucurbitarum. Mycologia. 59(6). 1069–1074. 2 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1966). The Effects of Light on Carotenogenesis, Growth, and Sporulation of Syzygites Megalocarpus. Mycologia. 58(5). 671–680. 9 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1966). The Effects of Light on Carotenogenesis, Growth, and Sporulation of Syzygites megalocarpus. Mycologia. 58(5). 671–671. 7 indexed citations
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Krause, R. F., et al.. (1963). Asymmetrical Incorporation of C14 Acetate into  -Carotene Biosynthesized by Phycomyces blakesleeanus.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 114(2). 444–447. 4 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, H. L. Barnett, & R. F. Krause. (1962). Effects of the Alkali Metal Chlorides on Spore Germination, Growth, and Carotenogenesis of Phycomyces Blakesleeanus. Mycologia. 54(3). 235–248. 4 indexed citations
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Barnett, H. L. & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1962). A Destructive Mycoparasite, Gliocladium Roseum. Mycologia. 54(1). 72–77. 70 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1960). Factors Affecting the Production of Carotene by Choanephora Cucurbitarum. Mycologia. 52(1). 80–96. 7 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1960). Factors Affecting the Production of Carotene by Choanephora Cucurbitarum. Mycologia. 52(1). 80–80. 3 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1958). A Method of Obtaining Pure Radioactive b-Carotene Using Phycomyces blakesleeanus. Mycologia. 50(6). 862–862. 4 indexed citations
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Barnett, H. L. & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1956). Factors Affecting the Production of Zygospores by Choanephora Cucurbitarum. Mycologia. 48(5). 617–627. 17 indexed citations
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Barnett, H. L. & Virgil Greene Lilly. (1955). The Effects of Humidity, Temperature and Carbon Dioxide on Sporulation of Choanephora cucurbitarum. Mycologia. 47(1). 26–26. 12 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1954). Growth of Fungi on Three Sources of Nitrogen. Mycologia. 46(6). 691–701. 41 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene, et al.. (1951). The Effect of Nutrition on the Sporulation of Melanconium Fuligineum in Culture. Mycologia. 43(6). 625–634. 11 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene. (1951). Physiology of the fungi. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 47 indexed citations
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Lilly, Virgil Greene & H. L. Barnett. (1951). Physiology of the fungi. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 331 indexed citations breakdown →

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