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D-Index
47
Citations
8111
World Ranking
2539
National Ranking
199

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

Alfred J. Keys focuses on Biochemistry, RuBisCO, Photosynthesis, Photorespiration and Botany. His research on Biochemistry frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Hordeum vulgare. His RuBisCO research includes elements of Carbon dioxide and Pyruvate carboxylase.

His Pyruvate carboxylase study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Oxygenase and Efflux. His study on Carbon fixation is often connected to Specificity factor as part of broader study in Photosynthesis. His Photorespiration research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Electron transport chain, Glycine cleavage system, Serine, Phosphorylation and Oxygen.

His most cited work include:

  • Photorespiratory nitrogen cycle (454 citations)
  • Rubisco Activity: Effects of Drought Stress (353 citations)
  • Manipulation of Rubisco: the amount, activity, function and regulation (298 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, RuBisCO, Botany, Photosynthesis and Photorespiration. His RuBisCO research includes themes of Catalysis and Active site. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Nitrate and Horticulture.

His study in Photosynthesis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Assimilation, Serine, Carbon dioxide and Agronomy. His Photorespiration research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Glycine, Biophysics and Ammonia. The concepts of his Pyruvate carboxylase study are interwoven with issues in Oxygenase, Limonium and Carboxylation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (47.77%)
  • RuBisCO (30.36%)
  • Botany (29.91%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2014)?

  • Botany (29.91%)
  • Agronomy (11.61%)
  • RuBisCO (30.36%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Alfred J. Keys mainly focuses on Botany, Agronomy, RuBisCO, Photosynthesis and Biotechnology. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Paspalum dilatatum, Photorespiration and Medicinal plants is frequently linked to work in Cysteine proteinases, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. The various areas that he examines in his Agronomy study include Plant disease resistance and Fight-or-flight response.

RuBisCO is a subfield of Biochemistry that Alfred J. Keys tackles. His Photosynthesis research incorporates elements of Solanum, Food science and Carboxylation. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetically modified crops and Fungicide.

Between 2004 and 2014, his most popular works were:

  • Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves (217 citations)
  • Rubisco regulation: a role for inhibitors (188 citations)
  • Expanding knowledge of the Rubisco kinetics variability in plant species: environmental and evolutionary trends (96 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Photosynthesis, RuBisCO, Paspalum dilatatum and Cynodon dactylon. His biological study focuses on Photorespiration. His Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Solanum and Food science.

His RuBisCO study is concerned with the field of Biochemistry as a whole. Alfred J. Keys is interested in Enzyme, which is a field of Biochemistry. His work deals with themes such as Japonica, Zoysia japonica and Stomatal conductance, which intersect with Cynodon dactylon.

Best Publications

  • Photorespiratory nitrogen cycle

    A. J. Keys;I. F. Bird;M. J. Cornelius;P. J. Lea

  • Rubisco Activity: Effects of Drought Stress

    Martin A. J. Parry;P. John Andralojc;Shahnaz Khan;Peter John Lea

  • Manipulation of Rubisco: the amount, activity, function and regulation

    M. A. J. Parry;P. J. Andralojc;R. A. C. Mitchell;P. J. Madgwick

  • Rubisco specificity factor tends to be larger in plant species from drier habitats and in species with persistent leaves

    Jeroni Galmés;Jaume Flexas;Alfred J. Keys;Josep Cifre

  • Rubisco regulation: a role for inhibitors

    Martin A. J. Parry;Alfred J. Keys;Pippa J. Madgwick;Ana E. Carmo-Silva

  • Photosynthesis, photorespiration and nitrogen metabolism

    Roger M. Wallsgrove;Alfred J. Keys;Peter J. Lea;Benjamin J. Miflin

  • The isolation and characterisation of a catalase-deficient mutant of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

    Alan C. Kendall;Alfred J. Keys;Janice C. Turner;Peter J. Lea

  • Expanding knowledge of the Rubisco kinetics variability in plant species: environmental and evolutionary trends

    Jeroni Galmés;Maxim V. Kapralov;P. John Andralojc;Miquel À. Conesa

  • A nocturnal inhibitor of carboxylation in leaves

    S. Gutteridge;S. Gutteridge;M. A. J. Parry;S. Burton;A. J. Keys

  • Increased levels of glutathione in a catalase-deficient mutant of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    I.K. Smith;A.C. Kendall;A.J. Keys;J.C. Turner

  • The regulation of the biosynthesis of glutathione in leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    I.K. Smith;A.C. Kendall;A.J. Keys;J.C. Turner

  • Variation in the Specificity Factor of C3 Higher Plant Rubiscos Determined by the Total Consumption of Ribulose-P2

    M. A. J. Parry;A. J. Keys;S. Gutteridge

  • Intracellular site of sucrose synthesis in leaves

    Ivan F. Bird;Martin J. Cornelius;Alfred J. Keys;Charles P. Whittingham

  • Regulation of Rubisco by inhibitors in the light

    M. A. J. Parry;P. J. Andralojc;S. Parmar;A. J. Keys

  • Engineering Rubisco to change its catalytic properties

    Graeme Bainbridge;Graeme Bainbridge;Pippa Madgwick;Saroj Parmar;Rowan Mitchell

  • An engineered pathway for glyoxylate metabolism in tobacco plants aimed to avoid the release of ammonia in photorespiration

    Josirley de F C Carvalho;Josirley de F C Carvalho;Pippa J Madgwick;Stephen J Powers;Alfred J Keys

  • Increased capacity for photosynthesis in wheat grown at elevated CO2: the relationship between electron transport and carbon metabolism

    Dimah Z. Habash;Matthew J. Paul;Martin A J Parry;Alfred J. Keys

  • Oxidation and phosphorylation associated with the conversion of glycine to serine

    I.F. Bird;M.J. Cornelius;A.J. Keys;C.P. Whittingham

  • Photorespiration in C4 grasses remains slow under drought conditions.

    Ana E. Carmo-Silva;Stephen J. Powers;Alfred J. Keys;Maria Celeste Arrabaça

  • Rubisco: its role in photorespiration

    A. J. Keys

  • The Location of Glutamine Synthetase in Leaf Cells and its Role in the Reassimilation of Ammonia Released in Photorespiration

    Roger M. Wallsgrove;Alfred J. Keys;Ivan F. Bird;Martin J. Cornelius

  • The photorespiratory nitrogen-cycle

    B. J. Miflin;A. J. Keys;P. J. Lea;R. M. Wallsgrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
David W. Lawlor
David W. Lawlor Rothamsted Research
Christine H. Foyer
Christine H. Foyer University of Birmingham
Toby J. A. Bruce
Toby J. A. Bruce Keele University
Peter J. Lea
Peter J. Lea Lancaster University
Hipólito Medrano
Hipólito Medrano University of the Balearic Islands
Benjamin J. Miflin
Benjamin J. Miflin The Hertz Corporation
Matthew J. Paul
Matthew J. Paul Rothamsted Research
Jaume Flexas
Jaume Flexas University of the Balearic Islands
Rowan A. C. Mitchell
Rowan A. C. Mitchell Rothamsted Research

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