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Alan M. Myers

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
18915
World Ranking
12938
National Ranking
5510

Alan M. Myers publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan M. Myers sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 108 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alan M. Myers D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan M. Myers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan M. Myers is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work covers several subfields including:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology

Among the main research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Food composition and properties
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Recent publications by Alan M. Myers include:

  • Genome assembly and population genomic analysis provide insights into the evolution of modern sweet corn, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Engineering 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase improves grain yield in heat-stressed maize, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Soluble and insoluble α-glucan synthesis in yeast by enzyme suites derived exclusively from maize endosperm, 2023, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Engineering 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase to improve heat tolerance in maize seed development, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Noncatalytic functions of ISOAMYLASE 1 and 2 affect the proportion of insoluble and soluble α-polyglucans in maize, 2025, The Plant Cell

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Alan M. Myers include:

  • Tracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen
  • L. Curtis Hannah
  • A. Mark Settles
  • William F. Tracy
  • Márcio F. R. Resende

Their research is often published in venues such as:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Plant Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • Yeast/E. coli shuttle vectors with multiple unique restriction sites

    John E. Hill;Alan M. Myers;T. J. Koerner;Alexander Tzagoloff

  • Starch synthesis in the cereal endosperm

    Martha G James;Kay Denyer;Alan M Myers

  • Recent progress toward understanding biosynthesis of the amylopectin crystal.

    Alan M. Myers;Matthew K. Morell;Martha G. James;Steven G. Ball

  • Yeast shuttle and integrative vectors with multiple cloning sites suitable for construction of lacZ fusions.

    Alan M. Myers;Alexander Tzagoloff;Dennis M. Kinney;Carol J. Lusty

  • From glycogen to amylopectin: a model for the biogenesis of the plant starch granule.

    Steven Ball;Han-Ping Guan;Martha James;Alan Myers

  • Characterization of the maize gene sugary1, a determinant of starch composition in kernels

    Martha G. James;Donald S. Robertson;Alan M. Myers

  • GENETICS OF MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS

    Alexander Tzagoloff;Alan M. Myers

  • Characterization of the yeast HSP60 gene coding for a mitochondrial assembly factor

    Donald S. Reading;Richard L. Hallberg;Alan M. Myers

  • High-expression vectors with multiple cloning sites for construction of trpE fusion genes: pATH vectors.

    T.J. Koerner;John E. Hill;Alan M. Myers;Alexander Tzagoloff

  • Mitochondrial protein synthesis is required for maintenance of intact mitochondrial genomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    A M Myers;L K Pape;A Tzagoloff

  • Characterization of two members of the rho gene family from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Pascal Madaule;Richard Axel;Alan M. Myers

  • Characterization of dull1, a Maize Gene Coding for a Novel Starch Synthase

    Ming Gao;Jennifer Wanat;Philip S. Stinard;Martha G. James

  • Candida albicans ALS3 and insights into the nature of the ALS gene family

    Lois L. Hoyer;Tracie L. Payne;Maren Bell;Alan M. Myers

  • Proteins from Multiple Metabolic Pathways Associate with Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes in High Molecular Weight Complexes: A Model for Regulation of Carbon Allocation in Maize Amyloplasts

    Tracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen;Qiaohui Lin;Florent Grimaud;Véronique Planchot

  • Interactions between the bud emergence proteins Bem1p and Bem2p and Rho-type GTPases in yeast.

    J Peterson;Y Zheng;L Bender;A Myers

  • Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes from Developing Maize Endosperm Associate in Multisubunit Complexes

    Tracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen;Fushan Liu;Rebekah S. Marsh;Seungtaek Kim

  • Biochemistry and Genetics of Starch Synthesis

    Peter L. Keeling;Alan M. Myers

  • Mutational analysis of the pullulanase-type debranching enzyme of maize indicates multiple functions in starch metabolism.

    Jason R. Dinges;Christophe Colleoni;Martha G. James;Alan M. Myers

  • Identification of the Soluble Starch Synthase Activities of Maize Endosperm

    Heping Cao;Jennifer Imparl-Radosevich;Hanping Guan;Peter L. Keeling

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Tzagoloff
Alexander Tzagoloff Columbia University
Steven G. Ball
Steven G. Ball University of Lille
Michael J. Scanlon
Michael J. Scanlon Cornell University
Carla M. Koehler
Carla M. Koehler University of California, Los Angeles
John E. Boynton
John E. Boynton Duke University
Matthew K. Morell
Matthew K. Morell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Nicholas W. Gillham
Nicholas W. Gillham Duke University
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
Donald R. McCarty
Donald R. McCarty University of Florida
Grégory Mouille
Grégory Mouille Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin

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