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D-Index
63
Citations
21163
World Ranking
1012
National Ranking
269

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Biochemistry

Her primary areas of investigation include Cell wall, Biochemistry, Cellulose, Mutant and Arabidopsis. Maureen C. McCann combines subjects such as Pectin, Biophysics, Cellular differentiation and Plant cell with her study of Cell wall. Her Biochemistry study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Her Cellulose research incorporates themes from Polymer and Polysaccharide. Her work carried out in the field of Arabidopsis brings together such families of science as Cell polarity and Cell biology. Her Genetics research incorporates elements of Sorghum and Sweet sorghum.

Her most cited work include:

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics (3021 citations)
  • The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses (2200 citations)
  • If homogalacturonan were a side chain of rhamnogalacturonan I. Implications for cell wall architecture (473 citations)

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

Her main research concerns Cell wall, Biochemistry, Cellulose, Pectin and Arabidopsis. Her Cell wall study introduces a deeper knowledge of Botany. Her studies in Biochemistry integrate themes in fields like Epidermis and Cell biology.

Her work in Cellulose addresses issues such as Lignin, which are connected to fields such as Biomass and Xylan. Arabidopsis is the topic of her studies on Mutant and Genetics. Mutant is a primary field of her research addressed under Gene.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Cell wall (50.85%)
  • Biochemistry (39.83%)
  • Cellulose (24.58%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Biomass (12.71%)
  • Lignocellulosic biomass (13.56%)
  • Cellulose (24.58%)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Biomass, Lignocellulosic biomass, Cellulose, Cell wall and Lignin. Her Biomass study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hemicellulose, Biofuel, Botany and Enzymatic hydrolysis. Her work is dedicated to discovering how Lignocellulosic biomass, Pulp and paper industry are connected with Ammonia production and Ammonia and other disciplines.

Her study focuses on the intersection of Cellulose and fields such as Levulinic acid with connections in the field of Acid hydrolysis, Trifluoroacetic acid and Microfibril. The subject of her Cell wall research is within the realm of Biochemistry. The Lignin study which covers Xylan that intersects with Middle lamella, Xylem, Waste management and Raw material.

Between 2013 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Biomass recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor, and conversion-specific property (97 citations)
  • Overcoming cellulose recalcitrance in woody biomass for the lignin-first biorefinery. (39 citations)
  • Genetic Determinants for Enzymatic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass are Independent of Those for Lignin abundance in a maize Recombinant Inbred population (38 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Botany

Maureen C. McCann mainly investigates Lignocellulosic biomass, Biomass, Cellulose, Enzymatic hydrolysis and Lignin. Her Lignocellulosic biomass study is concerned with the larger field of Botany. Her Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Quantitative trait locus, Genetics, Xylan and Candidate gene.

Her study in the fields of Microfibril and Hemicellulose under the domain of Cellulose overlaps with other disciplines such as Hydroxymethylfurfural. Her Enzymatic hydrolysis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biodiesel, Genetic variation, Biorefinery and Biochemical engineering. Her Lignin study combines topics in areas such as Biofuel and Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

    Andrew H. Paterson;John E. Bowers;Rémy Bruggmann;Inna Dubchak

  • If homogalacturonan were a side chain of rhamnogalacturonan I. Implications for cell wall architecture

    Jean-Paul Vincken;Henk A. Schols;Ronald J.F.J. Oomen;Maureen C. McCann

  • Direct visualization of cross-links in the primary plant cell wall

    M. C. Mccann;B. Wells;K. Roberts

  • PROCUSTE1 Encodes a Cellulose Synthase Required for Normal Cell Elongation Specifically in Roots and Dark-Grown Hypocotyls of Arabidopsis

    Mathilde Fagard;Thierry Desnos;Thierry Desprez;Florence Goubet

  • COBRA encodes a putative GPI-anchored protein, which is polarly localized and necessary for oriented cell expansion in Arabidopsis

    Gary Schindelman;Atsushi Morikami;Jee Jung;Tobias I. Baskin

  • Fourier-Transform Raman and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (An Investigation of Five Higher Plant Cell Walls and Their Components).

    C. F. B. Sene;M. C. Mccann;R. H. Wilson;R. Grinter

  • Tensile properties of Arabidopsis cell walls depend on both a xyloglucan cross-linked microfibrillar network and rhamnogalacturonan II-borate complexes.

    Peter Ryden;Keiko Sugimoto-Shirasu;Andrew Charles Smith;Kim Findlay

  • Cell Wall Architecture of the Elongating Maize Coleoptile

    Nicholas C. Carpita;Marianne Defernez;Kim Findlay;Brian Wells

  • Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy is a new way to look at plant cell walls.

    Maureen C. McCann;Mahmoud Hammouri;Reg Wilson;Peter Belton

  • A rapid method to screen for cell-wall mutants using discriminant analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectra

    Limei Chen;Nicholas C. Carpita;Wolf-Dieter Reiter;Reginald H. Wilson

  • Restricted cell elongation in Arabidopsis hypocotyls is associated with a reduced average pectin esterification level.

    Paul Derbyshire;Maureen C McCann;Keith Roberts

  • Designing the deconstruction of plant cell walls.

    Maureen C McCann;Nicholas C Carpita

  • DNA topoisomerase VI is essential for endoreduplication in Arabidopsis.

    Keiko Sugimoto-Shirasu;Nicola J Stacey;Julia Corsar;Keith Roberts

  • Maize and sorghum: genetic resources for bioenergy grasses

    Nicholas C. Carpita;Maureen C. McCann

  • KOBITO1 Encodes a Novel Plasma Membrane Protein Necessary for Normal Synthesis of Cellulose during Cell Expansion in Arabidopsis

    Silvère Pagant;Adeline Bichet;Keiko Sugimoto;Olivier Lerouxel

  • Changes in cell wall architecture during cell elongation

    Maureen C. McCann;Keith Roberts

  • Arabidopsis G-protein interactome reveals connections to cell wall carbohydrates and morphogenesis

    Karsten Klopffleisch;Nguyen Phan;Kelsey Augustin;Robert S. Bayne

  • Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

    Unknown

  • Biomass recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor, and conversion-specific property

    Maureen C. McCann;Nicholas C. Carpita

  • The Arabidopsis MUM2 Gene Encodes a β-Galactosidase Required for the Production of Seed Coat Mucilage with Correct Hydration Properties

    Gillian H. Dean;Huanquan Zheng;Jagdish Tewari;Jun Huang

  • Pectin engineering: modification of potato pectin by in vivo expression of an endo-1,4-beta-D-galactanase.

    Susanne Oxenbøll Sørensen;Markus Pauly;Max Bush;Michael Skjøt

  • Cell elongation in Arabidopsis hypocotyls involves dynamic changes in cell wall thickness

    Paul Derbyshire;Kim Findlay;Maureen C. McCann;Keith Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas C. Carpita
Nicholas C. Carpita Purdue University West Lafayette
Keith Roberts
Keith Roberts John Innes Centre
Peter Ulvskov
Peter Ulvskov University of Copenhagen
Angus S. Murphy
Angus S. Murphy University of Maryland, College Park
Jean-Paul Vincken
Jean-Paul Vincken Wageningen University & Research
Wendy Ann Peer
Wendy Ann Peer University of Maryland, College Park
Bryon S. Donohoe
Bryon S. Donohoe National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Michael E. Himmel
Michael E. Himmel National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wolf-Dieter Reiter
Wolf-Dieter Reiter University of Connecticut

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