Zachary L. Demorest

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Zachary L. Demorest is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zachary L. Demorest has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zachary L. Demorest's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (4 papers). Zachary L. Demorest is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (4 papers). Zachary L. Demorest collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Zachary L. Demorest's co-authors include Daniel F. Voytas, Benjamin M. Clasen, Thomas Stoddard, Adam Retterath, Luc Mathis, Frédéric Cédrone, Reuben S. Harris, William J. Haun, Feng Zhang and Song Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zachary L. Demorest

18 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family

2014 359 citations William J. Haun, Benjamin M. Clasen et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zachary L. Demorest United States	15	1.1k	734	198	149	118	18	1.5k
P.J. Diergaarde Netherlands	14	806 0.8×	1.8k 2.4×	227 1.1×	73 0.5×	58 0.5×	18	2.7k
Ryan L. McCarthy United States	22	2.4k 2.2×	1.6k 2.1×	133 0.7×	106 0.7×	12 0.1×	31	2.9k
Christine A. Codomo United States	12	2.2k 2.0×	1.6k 2.1×	363 1.8×	24 0.2×	16 0.1×	12	2.9k
Hélène Eckert United States	5	1.1k 1.0×	321 0.4×	215 1.1×	21 0.1×	17 0.1×	5	1.4k
Keun Chae United States	9	662 0.6×	562 0.8×	59 0.3×	12 0.1×	54 0.5×	15	1.0k
Wanlu Liu China	24	1.6k 1.5×	959 1.3×	225 1.1×	25 0.2×	42 0.4×	44	2.2k
Rainer Niedenthal Germany	20	1.2k 1.1×	179 0.2×	111 0.6×	19 0.1×	104 0.9×	38	1.4k
Mary Y. Hurwitz United States	17	1.1k 1.0×	116 0.2×	277 1.4×	36 0.2×	92 0.8×	36	1.6k
Kevin T. Zhao United States	15	2.5k 2.4×	419 0.6×	726 3.7×	66 0.4×	53 0.4×	25	2.7k
Vitalyi Senyuk United States	22	831 0.8×	271 0.4×	115 0.6×	100 0.7×	96 0.8×	45	1.2k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Demorest, Zachary L., Nicholas J. Baltes, Thomas Stoddard, et al.. (2016). Direct stacking of sequence-specific nuclease-induced mutations to produce high oleic and low linolenic soybean oil. BMC Plant Biology. 16(1). 225–225. 142 indexed citations

Stoddard, Thomas, Benjamin M. Clasen, Nicholas J. Baltes, et al.. (2016). Targeted Mutagenesis in Plant Cells through Transformation of Sequence-Specific Nuclease mRNA. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154634–e0154634. 18 indexed citations

Li, Jin, Thomas Stoddard, Zachary L. Demorest, et al.. (2015). Multiplexed, targeted gene editing in Nicotiana benthamiana for glyco‐engineering and monoclonal antibody production. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14(2). 533–542. 76 indexed citations

Clasen, Benjamin M., Thomas Stoddard, Song Luo, et al.. (2015). Improving cold storage and processing traits in potato through targeted gene knockout. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14(1). 169–176. 252 indexed citations

Haun, William J., Benjamin M. Clasen, Zachary L. Demorest, et al.. (2014). Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12(7). 934–940. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

Bhattacharya, Chitralekha, Rui Zhu, Donna A. MacDuff, et al.. (2013). APOBEC3 inhibits DEAD-END function to regulate microRNA activity. BMC Molecular Biology. 14(1). 16–16. 14 indexed citations

Doyle, Erin, Aaron W. Hummel, Zachary L. Demorest, et al.. (2013). TAL Effector Specificity for base 0 of the DNA Target Is Altered in a Complex, Effector- and Assay-Dependent Manner by Substitutions for the Tryptophan in Cryptic Repeat –1. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82120–e82120. 38 indexed citations

Christian, Michelle, Zachary L. Demorest, Colby G. Starker, et al.. (2012). Targeting G with TAL Effectors: A Comparison of Activities of TALENs Constructed with NN and NK Repeat Variable Di-Residues. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45383–e45383. 88 indexed citations

Lackey, Lela, Zachary L. Demorest, Allison M. Land, et al.. (2012). APOBEC3B and AID Have Similar Nuclear Import Mechanisms. Journal of Molecular Biology. 419(5). 301–314. 72 indexed citations

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Demorest, Zachary L., Ming Li, & Reuben S. Harris. (2011). Phosphorylation Directly Regulates the Intrinsic DNA Cytidine Deaminase Activity of Activation-induced Deaminase and APOBEC3G Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(30). 26568–26575. 33 indexed citations

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Demorest, Zachary L., Donna A. MacDuff, William L. Brown, et al.. (2010). The Interaction between AID and CIB1 Is Nonessential for Antibody Gene Diversification by Gene Conversion or Class Switch Recombination. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11660–e11660. 7 indexed citations

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Wiesner, Stephen M., Stacy A. Decker, Jon D. Larson, et al.. (2009). De novo Induction of Genetically Engineered Brain Tumors in Mice Using Plasmid DNA. Cancer Research. 69(2). 431–439. 119 indexed citations

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MacDuff, Donna A., Zachary L. Demorest, & Reuben S. Harris. (2009). AID can restrict L1 retrotransposition suggesting a dual role in innate and adaptive immunity. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(6). 1854–1867. 55 indexed citations

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Wu, Anhua, Seunguk Oh, Katya Ericson, et al.. (2007). Transposon-based interferon gamma gene transfer overcomes limitations of episomal plasmid for immunogene therapy of glioblastoma. Cancer Gene Therapy. 14(6). 550–560. 34 indexed citations

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Demorest, Zachary L., Walter C. Low, Andrew Freese, & John R. Ohlfest. (2006). 393. Non-Viral Gene Transfer Using the Sleeping Beauty Transposon for Long-Term Gene Expression in the CNS of Neonatal Mice. Molecular Therapy. 13. S150–S150. 1 indexed citations

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Burns, Terry C., Xilma R. Ortiz‐González, C. Dirk Keene, et al.. (2006). BrdU is not a reliable label for transplanted cells in the central nervous system. Experimental Neurology. 198(2). 562–562. 1 indexed citations

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Ohlfest, John R., Zachary L. Demorest, Yasuhiko Motooka, et al.. (2005). Combinatorial Antiangiogenic Gene Therapy by Nonviral Gene Transfer Using the Sleeping Beauty Transposon Causes Tumor Regression and Improves Survival in Mice Bearing Intracranial Human Glioblastoma. Molecular Therapy. 12(5). 778–788. 102 indexed citations

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Burns, Terry C., Xilma R. Ortiz‐González, C. Dirk Keene, et al.. (2005). Thymidine Analogs Are Transferred from Prelabeled Donor to Host Cells in the Central Nervous System After Transplantation: A Word of Caution. Stem Cells. 24(4). 1121–1127. 95 indexed citations

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