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Christopher J. Leaver

Christopher J. Leaver

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
70
Citations
18201
World Ranking
1418
National Ranking
110

Christopher J. Leaver publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Leaver sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 139 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Christopher J. Leaver D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher J. Leaver sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1986 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Christopher J. Leaver is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their academic work is recognized through several distinguished honors within the scientific community.

Leaver's awards include being named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2007, a Member of Academia Europaea since 1989, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 1987, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, since 1986. They are also a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

The scientist's research scope and expertise are situated within plant biology and molecular biology, informed by these affiliations and memberships. However, specific publications, co-authors, and subfields of study are not documented here.

Christopher J. Leaver's professional activities are anchored at one of the leading research institutions, indicating involvement in advanced research and academic efforts within their domain.

Best Publications

  • Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals significant differences in gene expression and signalling pathways between developmental and dark/starvation-induced senescence in Arabidopsis.

    Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston;Tania Page;Elizabeth Harrison;Emily Breeze

  • Glutathione homeostasis in plants: implications for environmental sensing and plant development

    Mike J. May;Teva Vernoux;Chris Leaver;Marc Van Montagu

  • The impact of oxidative stress on Arabidopsis mitochondria.

    Lee Sweetlove;Joshua Heazlewood;V. L. Herald;Ruth Holtzapffel

  • Analysis of the Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Proteome

    A. Harvey Millar;Lee J. Sweetlove;Philippe Giegé;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Oxidative Stimulation of Glutathione Synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Suspension Cultures.

    M. J. May;C. J. Leaver

  • The zea mays mitochondrial gene coding cytochrome oxidase subunit II has an intervening sequence and does not contain TGA codons

    Thomas D. Fox;Christopher J. Leaver

  • The PET1-CMS Mitochondrial Mutation in Sunflower Is Associated with Premature Programmed Cell Death and Cytochrome c Release

    Janneke Balk;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Protein degradation - an alternative respiratory substrate for stressed plants

    Wagner L. Araújo;Takayuki Tohge;Kimitsune Ishizaki;Kimitsune Ishizaki;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Identification of the 2-Hydroxyglutarate and Isovaleryl-CoA Dehydrogenases as Alternative Electron Donors Linking Lysine Catabolism to the Electron Transport Chain of Arabidopsis Mitochondria

    Wagner L. Araújo;Kimitsune Ishizaki;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Tony R. Larson

  • Enzymes of Glycolysis Are Functionally Associated with the Mitochondrion in Arabidopsis Cells

    P. Giege;J. L. Heazlewood;U. Roessner-Tunali;A. H. Millar

  • Carbon Catabolite Repression Regulates Glyoxylate Cycle Gene Expression in Cucumber.

    Ian A. Graham;Katherine J. Denby;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Cell proliferation and hair tip growth in the Arabidopsis root are under mechanistically different forms of redox control

    Rocío Sánchez-Fernández;Mark Fricker;Liz B. Corben;Nick S. White

  • Translocation of cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol occurs during heat-induced programmed cell death in cucumber plants

    Janneke Balk;Christopher J Leaver;Paul F McCabe

  • Mitochondria-targeted GFP highlights the heterogeneity of mitochondrial shape, size and movement within living plant cells.

    David C. Logan;Christopher J. Leaver

  • The Critical Role of Arabidopsis Electron-Transfer Flavoprotein:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase during Dark-Induced Starvation

    Kimitsune Ishizaki;Tony R. Larson;Nicolas Schauer;Alisdair R. Fernie

  • Evolution of plant mitochondrial genomes via substoichiometric intermediates.

    Ian Small;Ruth Suffolk;C.J. Leaver

  • A custom microarray analysis of gene expression during programmed cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jodi A. Swidzinski;Lee J. Sweetlove;Christopher J. Leaver

  • The apocytochrome b gene in maize mitochondria does not contain introns and is preceded by a potential ribosome binding site.

    Adam J. Dawson;Valerie P. Jones;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Variation in mitochondrial translation products associated with male-sterile cytoplasms in maize.

    Brian G. Forde;Robin J. C. Oliver;Christopher J. Leaver

  • Stoichiometric differences in DNA molecules containing the atpA gene suggest mechanisms for the generation of mitochondrial genome diversity in maize.

    Ian D. Small;Peter G. Isaac;Christopher J. Leaver

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian A. Graham
Ian A. Graham University of York
Lee J. Sweetlove
Lee J. Sweetlove University of Oxford
Brian G. Forde
Brian G. Forde Lancaster University
Kimitsune Ishizaki
Kimitsune Ishizaki Kobe University
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Steven M. Smith
Steven M. Smith University of Tasmania
Axel Brennicke
Axel Brennicke University of Ulm
Howard Riezman
Howard Riezman University of Geneva
Janneke Balk
Janneke Balk John Innes Centre
Thomas D. Fox
Thomas D. Fox Cornell University

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