James Whelan

36.2k citations

521 papers · 27.2k · 3 hit papers · h-index 89

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.02%
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant responses to water stress
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
Molecular Biology top 0.1%
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research

Papers in

Molecular Biology 258
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 160
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 114
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research 33
Plant Science 174
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 57
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 54
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 43

Co-authors: A. Harvey Millar (62 shared papers)David A. Day (43 shared papers)Reena Narsai (52 shared papers)Chris Carrie (36 shared papers)Monika W. Murcha (54 shared papers)Estelle Giraud (22 shared papers)Huixia Shou (30 shared papers)Olivier Van Aken (20 shared papers)
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (61 papers)The Plant Journal (24 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (21 papers)The Plant Cell (20 papers)Plant Molecular Biology (17 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States China

In The Last Decade

James Whelan

498 papers receiving 26.6k citations

James Whelan's Hit Papers

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Applications of hyperspectral imaging in plant phenotyping 2022 · 154 citations

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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.

2022 Trends in Plant Science
2015 eLife
2011 Annual Review of Plant Biology

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1	Organization and Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration in Plants Annual Review of Plant Biology ·A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan, Kathleen L. Soole, David A. Day Hit paper breakdown →	2011	501
2	Experimental Analysis of the Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Proteome Highlights Signaling and Regulatory Components, Provides Assessment of Targeting Prediction Programs, and Indicates Plant-Specific Mitochondrial Proteins [W] The Plant Cell ·Joshua L. Heazlewood, Julian Tonti‐Filippini, Alexander M. Gout, David A. Day, James Whelan, A. Harvey Millar	2004	462
3	Evidence for a SAL1-PAP Chloroplast Retrograde Pathway That Functions in Drought and High Light Signaling in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Gonzalo M. Estavillo, Peter A. Crisp, Wannarat Pornsiriwong, Markus Wirtz, Derek Collinge, Chris Carrie, Estelle Giraud, James Whelan, Pascale David, Hélène Javot, Charles A. Brearley, Rüdiger Hell, Elena Marín, Barry J. Pogson	2011	421
4	Molecular Definition of the Ascorbate-Glutathione Cycle in Arabidopsis Mitochondria Reveals Dual Targeting of Antioxidant Defenses in Plants Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Orinda Chew, James Whelan, A. Harvey Millar	2003	354
5	Tissue-specific Pattern of Stress Kinase Activation in Ischemic/Reperfused Heart and Kidney Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Tinggui Yin, Gulzar Sandhu, Curt D. Wolfgang, Althea C. Burrier, Randy L. Webb, Dean F. Rigel, Tsonwin Hai, James Whelan	1997	330
6	The Absence of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE1a in Arabidopsis Results in Acute Sensitivity to Combined Light and Drought Stress PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Estelle Giraud, Lois H.M. Ho, Rachel K. Clifton, Adam Carroll, Gonzalo M. Estavillo, Yew‐Foon Tan, Katharine A. Howell, Aneta Ivanova, Barry J. Pogson, A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan	2008	324
7	The Membrane-Bound NAC Transcription Factor ANAC013 Functions in Mitochondrial Retrograde Regulation of the Oxidative Stress Response in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Inge De Clercq, Vanessa Vermeirssen, Olivier Van Aken, Klaas Vandepoele, Monika W. Murcha, Simon R. Law, Annelies Inzé, Sophia Ng, Aneta Ivanova, Debbie Rombaut, Brigitte van de Cotte, Pinja Jaspers, Yves Van de Peer, Jaakko Kangasjärvi, James Whelan, Frank Van Breusegem	2013	305
8	Development and Application of Cell-Based Biosensors Annals of Biomedical Engineering ·Joseph J. Pancrazio, James Whelan, David A. Borkholder, Wenjun Ma, David A. Stenger	1999	300
9	Stress induced gene expression drives transient DNA methylation changes at adjacent repetitive elements eLife ·David Secco, Chuang Wang, Huixia Shou, Matthew D. Schultz, Serge Chiarenza, Laurent Nussaume, Joseph R. Ecker, James Whelan, Ryan Lister Hit paper breakdown →	2015	289
10	A Membrane-Bound NAC Transcription Factor, ANAC017, Mediates Mitochondrial Retrograde Signaling in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Sophia Ng, Aneta Ivanova, Owen Duncan, Simon R. Law, Olivier Van Aken, Inge De Clercq, Yan Wang, Chris Carrie, Xu Lin, Beata Kmiec, Hayden Walker, Frank Van Breusegem, James Whelan, Estelle Giraud	2013	289
11	Stress-induced co-expression of alternative respiratory chain components in Arabidopsis thaliana Plant Molecular Biology ·Rachel K. Clifton, Ryan Lister, Karen L Parker, Pia G. Sappl, Dina Elhafez, A. Harvey Millar, David A. Day, James Whelan	2005	288
12	Alternative oxidases in Arabidopsis: A comparative analysis of differential expression in the gene family provides new insights into function of non-phosphorylating bypasses Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Rachel K. Clifton, A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan	2006	271
13	Genome-Wide Analysis of mRNA Decay Rates and Their Determinants in Arabidopsis thaliana The Plant Cell ·Reena Narsai, Katharine A. Howell, A. Harvey Millar, Nicholas O’Toole, Ian Small, James Whelan	2007	269
14	The emerging importance of the SPX domain‐containing proteins in phosphate homeostasis New Phytologist ·David Secco, Chuang Wang, Alaaddin Bulak Arpat, Zhiye Wang, Yves Poirier, Stephen D. Tyerman, Ping Wu, Huixia Shou, James Whelan	2012	262
15	The Arabidopsis glutathione transferase gene family displays complex stress regulation and co‐silencing multiple genes results in altered metabolic sensitivity to oxidative stress The Plant Journal ·Pia G. Sappl, Adam Carroll, Rachael Clifton, Ryan Lister, James Whelan, A. Harvey Millar, Karam B. Singh	2008	258
16	Spatio-Temporal Transcript Profiling of Rice Roots and Shoots in Response to Phosphate Starvation and Recovery The Plant Cell ·David Secco, Mehdi Jabnoune, Hayden Walker, Huixia Shou, Pin Wu, Yves Poirier, James Whelan	2013	256
17	Physiological and Transcriptome Analysis of Iron and Phosphorus Interaction in Rice Seedlings PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Luqing Zheng, Fang‐Liang Huang, Reena Narsai, Jiaojiao Wu, Estelle Giraud, Fei He, Cheng LongJun, Fang Wang, Ping Wu, James Whelan, Huixia Shou	2009	242
18	Differential Response of Gray Poplar Leaves and Roots Underpins Stress Adaptation during Hypoxia PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Jürgen Kreuzwieser, Jost Hauberg, Katharine A. Howell, Adam Carroll, Heinz Rennenberg, A. Harvey Millar, James Whelan	2008	236
19	Striking paucity of HLA-A, B, C and beta 2-microglobulin on human neuroblastoma cell lines. The Journal of Immunology ·L A Lampson, Cheryl Fisher, James Whelan	1983	236
20	Organic acid activation of the alterNatlve oxidase of plant mitochondria FEBS Letters ·A. Harvey Millar, Joseph T. Wiskich, James Whelan, David A. Day	1993	232

About James Whelan

James Whelan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, Surgery and Clinical Psychology, having authored 521 papers that have together received 27.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (160 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (114 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (57 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (54 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (43 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (33 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (25 papers) and Gambling Behavior and Treatments (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (12.5k citations), Molecular Biology (15.5k citations), Biochemistry (1.3k citations), Immunology and Allergy (403 citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (444 citations). James Whelan has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include A. Harvey Millar, David A. Day, Reena Narsai, Chris Carrie, Monika W. Murcha, Estelle Giraud, Huixia Shou, Olivier Van Aken, Katharine A. Howell and Rachel K. Clifton. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, The Plant Journal, Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Plant Cell and Plant Molecular Biology.

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