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John E. Boynton

John E. Boynton

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
50
Citations
7745
World Ranking
3947
National Ranking
1701

John E. Boynton publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John E. Boynton sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 94 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

John E. Boynton D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John E. Boynton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

John E. Boynton was affiliated with Duke University in the United States during their academic career.

There are no recent papers listed under this scientist's name, nor are there specific topics, fields of study, subfields, or publication venues recorded in the available data. Similarly, there are no identified frequent co-authors or book publications associated with this individual.

Because of the absence of detailed publication and research topic records, the comprehensive scope of their academic contributions cannot be detailed explicitly.

It is recorded that John E. Boynton is deceased, and this profile reflects the historical nature of their work and career.

Best Publications

  • Chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas with high velocity microprojectiles.

    JE Boynton;NW Gillham;EH Harris;JP Hosler

  • Transformation of chloroplast ribosomal RNA genes in Chlamydomonas: molecular and genetic characterization of integration events.

    S M Newman;J E Boynton;N W Gillham;B L Randolph-Anderson

  • Epigenetic silencing of a foreign gene in nuclear transformants of Chlamydomonas.

    Heriberto D. Cerutti;Anita M. Johnson;Nicholas W. Gillham;John E. Boynton

  • Chloroplast ribosomes and protein synthesis.

    E H Harris;J E Boynton;N W Gillham

  • Antibiotic resistance mutations in the chloroplast 16S and 23S rRNA genes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: correlation of genetic and physical maps of the chloroplast genome.

    E H Harris;B D Burkhart;N W Gillham;J E Boynton

  • Effects of acetate on facultative autotrophy in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii assessed by photosynthetic measurements and stable isotope analyses.

    Peter B. Heifetz;Britta Förster;C. Barry Osmond;Lawrence J. Giles

  • Further characterization of the respiratory deficient dum-1 mutation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its use as a recipient for mitochondrial transformation.

    Barbara L. Randolph-Anderson;John E. Boynton;Nicholas W. Gillham;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Transmission of mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes in crosses of Chlamydomonas.

    John E. Boynton;Elizabeth H. Harris;Bryce D. Burkhart;Patrick M. Lamerson

  • Chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas.

    John E. Boynton;Nicholas W. Gillham

  • A Eubacterial Gene Conferring Spectinomycin Resistance on Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii: Integration into the Nuclear Genome and Gene Expression

    Heriberto Cerutti;Anita M. Johnson;Nicholas W. Gillham;John E. Boynton

  • Translational Regulation of Gene Expression in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria

    Nicholas W. Gillham;John E. Boynton;Charles R. Hauser

  • Differential regulation of chloroplast gene expression in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii during photoacclimation: light stress transiently suppresses synthesis of the Rubisco LSU protein while enhancing synthesis of the PS II D1 protein.

    M Shapira;A Lers;P B Heifetz;V Irihimovitz

  • Shine-Dalgarno-like sequences are not required for translation of chloroplast mRNAs in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplasts or in Escherichia coli

    D. C. Fargo;M. Zhang;N. W. Gillham;J. E. Boynton

  • Molecular and genetic analysis of the chloroplast ATPase of chlamydomonas

    Jeffrey P. Woessner;Arlette Masson;Elizabeth H. Harris;Pierre Bennoun

  • Inhibition of chloroplast DNA recombination and repair by dominant negative mutants of Escherichia coli RecA.

    Heriberto D. Cerutti;Anita M. Johnson;John E. Boynton;Nicholas W. Gillham

  • Mutations in nine chloroplast loci of Chlamydomonas affecting different photosynthetic functions

    Hurley S. Shepherd;John E. Boynton;Nicholas W. Gillham

  • Inheritance of chloroplast DNA in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    David M. Grant;Nicholas W. Gillham;John E. Boynton

  • Isolation and characterization of a mutant protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii conferring resistance to porphyric herbicides

    Barbara L. Randolph-Anderson;Ryo Sato;Anita M. Johnson;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • The sequence of the chloroplast atpB gene and its flanking regions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Woessner Jp;Gillham Nw;Boynton Je

  • Perturbation of chloroplast DNA amounts and chloroplast gene transmission in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by 5-fluorodeoxyuridine

    Edwin A. Wurtz;John E. Boynton;Nicholas W. Gillham

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas W. Gillham
Nicholas W. Gillham Duke University
Charles R. Hauser
Charles R. Hauser St. Edward's University
Alan M. Myers
Alan M. Myers Iowa State University
C. Barry Osmond
C. Barry Osmond Australian National University
Philip S. Perlman
Philip S. Perlman Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Janis Antonovics
Janis Antonovics University of Virginia

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