2026 Alan M. Myers: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	58	12938	11903	5510	4928	108	18915

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

4693
Citations
Yeast/E. coli shuttle vectors with multiple unique restriction sites

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

1571
Citations
Starch synthesis in the cereal endosperm

Martha G James;Kay Denyer;Alan M Myers

721
Citations
Recent progress toward understanding biosynthesis of the amylopectin crystal.

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

694
Citations
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

692
Citations
From glycogen to amylopectin: a model for the biogenesis of the plant starch granule.

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

677
Citations
Characterization of the maize gene sugary1, a determinant of starch composition in kernels

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

567
Citations
GENETICS OF MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS

Alexander Tzagoloff;Alan M. Myers

532
Citations
Characterization of the yeast HSP60 gene coding for a mitochondrial assembly factor

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

403
Citations
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

397
Citations
Mitochondrial protein synthesis is required for maintenance of intact mitochondrial genomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

A M Myers;L K Pape;A Tzagoloff

356
Citations
Characterization of two members of the rho gene family from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Pascal Madaule;Richard Axel;Alan M. Myers

341
Citations
Characterization of dull1, a Maize Gene Coding for a Novel Starch Synthase

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

327
Citations
Candida albicans ALS3 and insights into the nature of the ALS gene family

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

320
Citations
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

274
Citations
Interactions between the bud emergence proteins Bem1p and Bem2p and Rho-type GTPases in yeast.

J Peterson;Y Zheng;L Bender;A Myers

263
Citations
Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes from Developing Maize Endosperm Associate in Multisubunit Complexes

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

261
Citations
Biochemistry and Genetics of Starch Synthesis

Peter L. Keeling;Alan M. Myers

232
Citations
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

231
Citations
Identification of the Soluble Starch Synthase Activities of Maize Endosperm

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

212
Citations