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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
9596
World Ranking
17976
National Ranking
1418

Karen J. Halliday publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 93 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen J. Halliday 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 Karen J. Halliday sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Karen J. Halliday is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily within the domains of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The subfields they engage with include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers a range of main topics related to plant molecular biology and genetics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Karen J. Halliday has published papers in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • BMJ
  • Trends in Plant Science

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Phytochrome regulates cellular response plasticity and the basic molecular machinery of leaf development," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "The Circadian Clock Gene Circuit Controls Protein and Phosphoprotein Rhythms in Arabidopsis thaliana," 2021, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • "25 Years of thermomorphogenesis research: milestones and perspectives," 2023, Trends in Plant Science
  • "The synergetic effect from the combination of different adsorption resins in batch and semi-continuous cultivations of S. Cerevisiae cell factories to produce acetylated Taxanes precursors of the anticancer drug Taxol," 2023, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • "PIF7 controls leaf cell proliferation through an AN3 substitution repression mechanism," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Andrés Romanowski
  • Marissa Valdivia-Cabrera
  • Jorge H. Santoyo-Garcia
  • Leonardo Rios-Solis
  • W. Powell

Best Publications

  • Molecular and genetic control of plant thermomorphogenesis

    Marcel Quint;Marcel Quint;Carolin Delker;Carolin Delker;Keara A Franklin;Philip A Wigge

  • The clock gene circuit in Arabidopsis includes a repressilator with additional feedback loops

    Alexandra Pokhilko;Aurora Piñas Fernández;Kieron D Edwards;Megan M Southern

  • Cold and light control seed germination through the bHLH transcription factor SPATULA

    Steven Penfield;Eve-Marie Josse;Rubini Kannangara;Alison D. Gilday

  • The HY5-PIF regulatory module coordinates light and temperature control of photosynthetic gene transcription.

    Gabriela Toledo-Ortiz;Henrik Johansson;Keun Pyo Lee;Jordi Bou-Torrent

  • β-AMYLASE4, a Noncatalytic Protein Required for Starch Breakdown, Acts Upstream of Three Active β-Amylases in Arabidopsis Chloroplasts

    Daniel C. Fulton;Michaela Stettler;Tabea Mettler;Cara K. Vaughan

  • Strengths and Limitations of Period Estimation Methods for Circadian Data

    Tomasz Zielinski;Anne M. Moore;Eilidh Troup;Karen J. Halliday

  • Phytochrome control of flowering is temperature sensitive and correlates with expression of the floral integrator FT

    Karen J. Halliday;Michael G. Salter;Elin Thingnaes;Garry C. Whitelam

  • Phytochromes B, D, and E Act Redundantly to Control Multiple Physiological Responses in Arabidopsis

    Keara A. Franklin;Uta Praekelt;Wendy M. Stoddart;Olivia E. Billingham

  • Phytochrome B and at Least One Other Phytochrome Mediate the Accelerated Flowering Response of Arabidopsis thaliana L. to Low Red/Far-Red Ratio

    Karen Halliday;M. Koornneef;G. C. Whitelam

  • Phytochrome coordinates Arabidopsis shoot and root development

    Frances J. Salisbury;Anthony Hall;Claire S. Grierson;Karen J. Halliday

  • Light and Plant Development

    Garry C. Whitelam;Karen J. Halliday

  • The TIME FOR COFFEE gene maintains the amplitude and timing of Arabidopsis circadian clocks.

    Anthony Hall;Ruth M. Bastow;Seth J. Davis;Shigeru Hanano

  • Integration of Light and Auxin Signaling

    Karen J. Halliday;Jaime F. Martínez-García;Eve-Marie Josse

  • De novo assembly of a 40 Mb eukaryotic genome from short sequence reads: Sordaria macrospora, a model organism for fungal morphogenesis.

    Minou Nowrousian;Jason E Stajich;Meiling Chu;Ines Engh

  • Changes in Photoperiod or Temperature Alter the Functional Relationships between Phytochromes and Reveal Roles for phyD and phyE

    Karen J. Halliday;Garry C. Whitelam

  • Interaction of light and temperature signalling

    Keara A. Franklin;Gabriela Toledo-Ortiz;Douglas E. Pyott;Karen J. Halliday

  • The rosette habit of Arabidopsis thaliana is dependent upon phytochrome action: novel phytochromes control internode elongation and flowering time

    Paul F. Devlin;Karen J. Halliday;Nicholas P. Harberd;Garry C. Whitelam

  • Phytochrome-hormonal signalling networks

    Karen J. Halliday;Christian Fankhauser

  • Multiscale digital Arabidopsis predicts individual organ and whole-organism growth

    Yin Hoon Chew;Bénédicte Wenden;Anna Flis;Virginie Mengin

  • Light receptor action is critical for maintaining plant biomass at warm ambient temperatures

    Julia Foreman;Henrik Johansson;Patricia Hornitschek;Eve-Marie Josse

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Millar
Andrew J. Millar University of Edinburgh
Garry C. Whitelam
Garry C. Whitelam University of Leicester
Ian A. Graham
Ian A. Graham University of York
Anthony Hall
Anthony Hall Norwich Research Park
Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Takato Imaizumi
Takato Imaizumi University of Washington
Peter H. Quail
Peter H. Quail University of California, Berkeley
Yinbo Gan
Yinbo Gan Zhejiang University
Mathew Williams
Mathew Williams University of Edinburgh
Jaime F. Martínez-García
Jaime F. Martínez-García Spanish National Research Council

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