W. R. Mills

998 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 700 citations indexed

About

W. R. Mills is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Mills has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 700 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in W. R. Mills's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (4 papers) and Potato Plant Research (3 papers). W. R. Mills is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (4 papers) and Potato Plant Research (3 papers). W. R. Mills collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. W. R. Mills's co-authors include Kenneth W. Joy, L. C. Peterson, W. M. Black, C. Mastenbroek, Peter J. Lea, Benjamin J. Miflin, Kenneth G. Wilson, Charles E. Cunningham, R. V. Akeley and Margaret R. Kasschau and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Analytical Biochemistry and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Mills

24 papers receiving 640 citations

Hit Papers

A proposal for an international nomenclature of races of ... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 50 100 150 200
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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. A proposal for an international nomenclature of races of Phytophthora infestans and of genes controlling immunity in Solanum demissum derivatives
    1953 226 citations W. M. Black, C. Mastenbroek et al. Euphytica profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. R. Mills United States 11 509 326 115 100 46 25 700
Joseph C. Schmit United States 11 234 0.5× 305 0.9× 78 0.7× 54 0.5× 66 1.4× 20 511
N. P. Hall United States 13 628 1.2× 502 1.5× 31 0.3× 43 0.4× 57 1.2× 22 795
G A Nimmo United Kingdom 10 174 0.3× 399 1.2× 27 0.2× 119 1.2× 66 1.4× 10 507
William J. VanDerWoude United States 14 456 0.9× 422 1.3× 45 0.4× 52 0.5× 20 0.4× 18 648
Franca Rasi‐Caldogno Italy 23 852 1.7× 662 2.0× 24 0.2× 41 0.4× 41 0.9× 37 1.1k
Yvette Chartier France 14 373 0.7× 839 2.6× 19 0.2× 129 1.3× 55 1.2× 19 973
M. Rodríguez-López Spain 12 286 0.6× 369 1.1× 41 0.4× 23 0.2× 24 0.5× 23 661
Claude Lance France 15 387 0.8× 408 1.3× 49 0.4× 23 0.2× 83 1.8× 31 687
И. Е. Мошков Russia 15 675 1.3× 392 1.2× 26 0.2× 39 0.4× 30 0.7× 45 894
Roxy Nickels United States 9 534 1.0× 648 2.0× 16 0.1× 26 0.3× 34 0.7× 9 833

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Mills

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. R. Mills. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. R. Mills 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 W. R. Mills. W. R. Mills 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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Mills, W. R., et al.. (2023). Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching about Climate Change. The Geography Teacher. 20(3). 127–131.
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Malin, David H., et al.. (2013). Inhibition of monoamine oxidase isoforms modulates nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Life Sciences. 93(12-14). 448–453. 11 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R., et al.. (1994). Genetic variation in Acacia albida (Faidherbia albida) and its agroforestry potential in Zimbabwe. Forest Ecology and Management. 64(2-3). 127–134. 16 indexed citations
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Kasschau, Margaret R., et al.. (1984). ?-Alanine metabolism and high salinity stress in the sea anemone,Bunodosoma cavernata. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 154(2). 181–186. 19 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R. & Brian J. Baumgartner. (1983). Light‐driven DNA biosynthesis in isolated pea chloroplasts. FEBS Letters. 163(1). 124–127. 3 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R., Peter J. Lea, & Benjamin J. Miflin. (1980). Photosynthetic Formation of the Aspartate Family of Amino Acids in Isolated Chloroplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 65(6). 1166–1172. 48 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R. & Kenneth W. Joy. (1980). A rapid method for isolation of purified physiologically active chloroplasts used to study the intra cellular distribution of amino acids in pea pisum sativum cultivar little marvel leaves. 148(1). 75–83. 2 indexed citations
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Kirkman, Michael A., Michael M. Burrell, Peter J. Lea, & W. R. Mills. (1980). Identification and measurement of homoserine by gas-liquid chromatography. Analytical Biochemistry. 101(2). 364–368. 5 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R. & Kenneth G. Wilson. (1978). Effects of lysine, threonine and methionine on light-driven protein synthesis in isolated pea (Pisum sativum L.) chloroplasts. Planta. 142(2). 153–160. 15 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R. & Kenneth G. Wilson. (1978). Amino acid biosynthesis in isolated pea chloroplasts: metabolism of labeled aspartate and sulfate. FEBS Letters. 92(1). 129–132. 16 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, D. R., et al.. (1976). Predicting yield and processing quality of potato breeding selections. American Journal of Potato Research. 53(3). 87–98. 5 indexed citations
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Cole, H., et al.. (1972). Influence of chemical seed and soil treatments onVerticillium-induced yield reduction and tuber defects. American Journal of Potato Research. 49(3). 79–92. 4 indexed citations
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Akeley, R. V., et al.. (1968). Lenape: A new potato variety high in solids and chipping quality. American Journal of Potato Research. 45(4). 142–145. 61 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R., et al.. (1968). Nutritional studies with early-weaned beef calves.. 6. 5–11. 1 indexed citations
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Elliott, Richard, et al.. (1966). Survival feeding of Africander cows.. 4. 69–75. 1 indexed citations
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Mills, W. R.. (1964). Pennchip, a new potato variety resistant to late blight and scab with superior chipping quality. American Journal of Potato Research. 41(2). 54–58. 1 indexed citations
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Gallegly, M. E., et al.. (1959). Report of the late blight investigations committee. American Journal of Potato Research. 36(11). 421–423. 10 indexed citations
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Black, W. M., C. Mastenbroek, W. R. Mills, & L. C. Peterson. (1953). A proposal for an international nomenclature of races of Phytophthora infestans and of genes controlling immunity in Solanum demissum derivatives. Euphytica. 2(3). 173–179. 226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peterson, L. C. & W. R. Mills. (1953). Resistance of some American potato varieties to the late blight of potatoes. American Journal of Potato Research. 30(3). 65–70. 5 indexed citations

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