William A. Laing

10.4k citations

130 papers · 7.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Biochemistry top 0.5%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
Plant Science top 0.2%
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Papers in

Biochemistry 13
Plant Science 67
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 14
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 12
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies 10
- Phytase and its Applications 9

Co-authors: John T. Christeller Andrew C. Allan Roger P. Hellens Sean Bulley Andrew P. Gleave Sakuntala Karunairetnam William L. Ogren Matthew D. Templeton
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (8 papers)Planta (7 papers)Phytochemistry (4 papers)Biochemical Journal (4 papers)Functional Plant Biology (4 papers)
Partner nations: New Zealand Australia United States

In The Last Decade

William A. Laing

127 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit 2008 · 598 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Trends in Plant Science
2005 Plant Methods
1974 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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#	Work
1	Regulation of wound ethylene biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors in kiwifruit BMC Plant Biology ·Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen, Xiuyin Chen, 詔三佐藤, Thi Ngoc Linh Tran, 聖野浦東, William A. Laing, Robert J. Schaffer, Ross G. Atkinson, Andrew C. Allan	2021	27
2	Molecular Characterisation of a Supergene Conditioning Super-High Vitamin C in Kiwifruit Hybrids Plants ·John McCallum, William A. Laing, Sean Bulley, Susan Thomson, Andrew Catanach, Martin Shaw, Mohand Smaïli, Jibran Tahir, Simon Deroles, Gail M. Timmerman‐Vaughan, Ross Crowhurst, Elena Hilario, 敏何, Robyn Lee, Richard Macknight, Alan Seal	2019	10
3	Multiple Copies of a Simple MYB-Binding Site Confers Trans-regulation by Specific Flavonoid-Related R2R3 MYBs in Diverse Species Frontiers in Plant Science ·Cyril Brendolise, Richard V. Espley, Kui Lin‐Wang, William A. Laing, Yongyan Peng, Tony K. McGhie, A. Vierin, Sumathi Tomes, Roger P. Hellens, Andrew C. Allan	2017	39
4	Dietary Flavonoids from Modified Apple Reduce Inflammation Markers and Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice Journal of Nutrition ·Richard V. Espley, Christine A. Butts, William A. Laing, Sheridan Martell, Nindi, Tony K. McGhie, Jingli Zhang, Gunaranjan Paturi, Duncan Hedderley, Arnaud Bovy, Henk J. Schouten, Joanna Putterill, Andrew C. Allan, Roger P. Hellens	2013	153
5	Enhancing ascorbate in fruits and tubers through over‐expression of the l‐galactose pathway gene GDP‐l‐galactose phosphorylase Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Sean Bulley, Michele Wright, Caius M. Rommens, Yan Hua, Maysoon Rassam, Kui Lin‐Wang, Christelle M. André, Di Brewster, Sakuntala Karunairetnam, Andrew C. Allan, William A. Laing	2011	180
6	Kiwifruit-based polyphenols and related antioxidants for functional foods: kiwifruit extract-enhanced gluten-free bread International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition ·Dongxiao Sun‐Waterhouse, Juan Chen, Febryan Hari Purwanto Hari, Reginald Wibisono, Laurence D. Melton, William A. Laing, Lynnette R. Ferguson, Margot A. Skinner	2009	43
7	Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lesley L. Beuning, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Helen Boldingh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kim Lo, (unknown), (unknown), M.A. McNeilage, (unknown), (unknown), Erik H. A. Rikkerink, Gavin S. Ross, Roswitha Schröder, Kimberley C. Snowden, Edwige Souleyre, Wing Chi Lui, Eric F. Walton, D. N. Grishchenko, Mindy Wang, Jacob Laster, Marion Wood, Rongmei Wu, Yar‐Khing Yauk, William A. Laing	2008	155
8	Protein-protein interactions in plant biology Michael T. McManus, William A. Laing, Andrew C. Allan	2002	30
9	The effect of perturbations in temperature and photon flux density on the growth and photosynthetic responses of five pasture species to elevated CO 2 Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·Dennis H. Greer, William A. Laing, Bruce Campbell, E.A. Halligan	2000	12
10	Purification, characterization and cloning of an aspartic proteinase inhibitor from squash phloem exudate European Journal of Biochemistry ·John T. Christeller, Peter C. Farley, 徳栄孫, Patrick A. Sullivan, William A. Laing	1998	74
11	Overview of the Spiralog file system J.E. Johnson, William A. Laing	1996	20
12	Photosynthetic Responses of Thirteen Pasture Species to Elevated CO2 and Temperature Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·Dennis H. Greer, William A. Laing, M Tognetti	1995	30
13	Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis Causes a Reduction in Vegetative Growth Rates of Dwarf Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) Plants Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·William A. Laing, Dennis H. Greer, Sariah Cassidy	1995	28
14	Behavioural and physiological responses of grass grub larvae ( Costelytra zealandica ) feeding on protease inhibitors New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·Юлія Анатоліївна Любімова, William A. Laing, Brian D. Shaw, Angharad M. R. Gatehouse, John T. Christeller	1992	13
15	Transaction Management Support in the VMS Operating System Kernel. William A. Laing, J.E. Johnson, N. Bhuiyan	1991	6
16	Photoinhibition of photosynthesis in intact kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) leaves: Effect of temperature Planta ·Dennis H. Greer, William A. Laing, T. Kipnis	1988	39
17	Light-dependent, but phytochrome-independent, translational control of the accumulation of the P700 chlorophyll-a protein of photosystem I in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Planta ·William A. Laing, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Apel	1988	18
18	The response of simulated swards of perennial ryegrass and white clover to enriched atmospheric C0 ₂ : Interaction with nitrogen and photosynthetic photon flux density New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·Allan Hardacre, William A. Laing, John T. Christeller	1986	28
19	Temperature and light response curves for photosynthesis in kiwifruit ( Actinidia chinensis ) cv. Hayward New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·William A. Laing	1985	31
20	End Stage Renal Failure RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·William A. Laing	1980	21

About William A. Laing

William A. Laing is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Plant Science, Insect Science, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, having authored 130 papers that have together received 7.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (25 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (19 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (14 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (12 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (10 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (10 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (10 papers) and Phytase and its Applications (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (938 citations), Plant Science (4.8k citations), Molecular Biology (4.9k citations), Biotechnology (406 citations) and Insect Science (556 citations). William A. Laing has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include John T. Christeller, Andrew C. Allan, Roger P. Hellens, Sean Bulley, Andrew P. Gleave, Sakuntala Karunairetnam, William L. Ogren, Matthew D. Templeton, Ellen N. Friel and Karen Bolitho. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Planta, Phytochemistry, Biochemical Journal and Functional Plant Biology.

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