William Cress

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

William Cress is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, William Cress has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in William Cress's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (7 papers). William Cress is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (7 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (7 papers). William Cress collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Mexico. William Cress's co-authors include P.D. Hare, J. Van Staden, J.A. De Ronde, Reto J. Strasser, G.H.J. Krüger, D. L. Lindsey, Larry L. Barton, G. V. Johnson, L. Chayet and Hans C. Rilling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

William Cress

28 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metabolic implications of stress-induced proline accumulation in plants

1997 1.1k citations P.D. Hare, William Cress Plant Growth Regulation profile →
Dissecting the roles of osmolyte accumulation during stress

1998 1.1k citations P.D. Hare, William Cress et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

1985 800 citations William Cress et al. Journal of Range Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Cress South Africa	17	3.8k	1.2k	321	226	217	28	4.3k
Rüdiger Hampp Germany	38	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	414 1.3×	256 1.1×	318 1.5×	188	4.8k
Basia Vinocur Israel	12	5.7k 1.5×	3.0k 2.6×	244 0.8×	175 0.8×	392 1.8×	13	6.9k
L. M. S. Palni India	34	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	336 1.0×	150 0.7×	95 0.4×	149	3.9k
Richard P. Pharis Canada	41	4.6k 1.2×	2.7k 2.3×	601 1.9×	122 0.5×	269 1.2×	226	5.6k
Hervé Sentenac France	51	7.7k 2.0×	2.8k 2.4×	222 0.7×	193 0.9×	219 1.0×	106	8.7k
Vicent Arbona Spain	38	4.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	300 0.9×	217 1.0×	354 1.6×	96	5.8k
Karen E. Koch United States	42	6.6k 1.7×	2.4k 2.0×	357 1.1×	177 0.8×	312 1.4×	94	7.4k
R. Lieberei Germany	33	2.0k 0.5×	890 0.8×	258 0.8×	455 2.0×	117 0.5×	90	3.5k
Francisco Pérez‐Alfocea Spain	42	5.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	209 0.7×	358 1.6×	170 0.8×	114	5.9k
Laurent Legendre France	32	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	335 1.0×	119 0.5×	481 2.2×	83	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by William Cress

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Cress

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Cress

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ronde, J.A. De, William Cress, G.H.J. Krüger, Reto J. Strasser, & J. Van Staden. (2004). Photosynthetic response of transgenic soybean plants, containing an Arabidopsis P5CR gene, during heat and drought stress. Journal of Plant Physiology. 161(11). 1211–1224. 278 indexed citations

Cress, William, et al.. (2002). Evidence for dynamic alteration in histone gene clusters of Caenorhabditis elegans: a topoisomerase II connection?. Genetics Research. 79(1). 11–22. 3 indexed citations

Ronde, J.A. De, William Cress, & J. Van Staden. (2001). Interaction of osmotic and temperature stress on transgenic soybean. South African Journal of Botany. 67(4). 655–660. 12 indexed citations

Ronde, J.A. De, et al.. (2000). Effect of antisense L-Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase transgenic soybean plants subjected to osmotic and drought stress. Plant Growth Regulation. 32(1). 13–26. 47 indexed citations

Liu, Tao, J. Van Staden, & William Cress. (2000). Gene expression in soybean (Glycine max L.) roots exposed to low temperature: Isolation of cDNA clone. Plant Growth Regulation. 30(3). 247–251. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Tao, J. Van Staden, & William Cress. (2000). Salinity induced nuclear and DNA degradation in meristematic cells of soybean (Glycine max (L.)) roots. Plant Growth Regulation. 30(1). 49–54. 20 indexed citations

Hare, P.D., William Cress, & J. Van Staden. (1999). Proline synthesis and degradation: a model system for elucidating stress-related signal transduction. Journal of Experimental Botany. 50(333). 413–434. 397 indexed citations

Murray, Shane, et al.. (1998). Transformation of potato (cv. Late Harvest) with the potato leafroll virus coat protein gene, and molecular analysis of transgenic lines. South African Journal of Science. 94(6). 263–268. 5 indexed citations

Hare, P.D., William Cress, & J. Van Staden. (1998). Dissecting the roles of osmolyte accumulation during stress. Plant Cell & Environment. 21(6). 535–553. 1074 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hare, P.D. & William Cress. (1997). Metabolic implications of stress-induced proline accumulation in plants. Plant Growth Regulation. 21(2). 79–102. 1108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hare, P.D., William Cress, & J. Van Staden. (1997). The involvement of cytokinins in plant responses to environmental stress. Plant Growth Regulation. 23(1-2). 79–103. 181 indexed citations

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Makunga, Nokwanda P., J. Van Staden, & William Cress. (1997). The effect of light and 2,4-D on anthocyanin production in Oxalis reclinata callus. Plant Growth Regulation. 23(3). 153–158. 23 indexed citations

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Hare, P.D., et al.. (1996). Stress-induced changes in plant gene expression. Prospects for enhancing agricultural productivity in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 92(9). 431–439. 11 indexed citations

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Ronde, J.A. De, et al.. (1993). Heat-shock protein synthesis in cotton is cultivar dependent. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 10(2). 95–97. 6 indexed citations

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Cress, William, et al.. (1991). A critical evaluation of peroxidase profiles in Parthenium argentatum.. PubMed. 29(3-4). 125–34. 1 indexed citations

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Cress, William, et al.. (1991). A critical evaluation of peroxidase profiles inParthenium argentatum. Biochemical Genetics. 29(3-4). 125–134. 1 indexed citations

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Cress, William & Gordon V. Johnson. (1987). The effect of three osmotic agents on free proline and amino acid pools in Atriplex canescens and Hilaria jamesii. Canadian Journal of Botany. 65(4). 799–801. 10 indexed citations

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Cress, William, G. V. Johnson, & Larry L. Barton. (1986). The role of endomycorrhizal fungi in iron uptake by Hilaria jamesii. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 9(3). 547–556. 32 indexed citations

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Cress, William, et al.. (1985). Mycorrhizal Symbiosis. Journal of Range Management. 38(2). 190–190. 800 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cress, William, et al.. (1979). Kinetics of Phosphorus Absorption by Mycorrhizal and Nonmycorrhizal Tomato Roots. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 64(3). 484–487. 86 indexed citations

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