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Turlough M. Finan

Turlough M. Finan

McMaster University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
9514
World Ranking
18333
National Ranking
640

Turlough M. Finan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Turlough M. Finan 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 Turlough M. Finan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Turlough M. Finan is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in environmental science. The scientist's expertise extends into various subfields, including plant science, ecology, catalysis, molecular biology, and agronomy and crop science.

The main research topics covered by Finan include:

  • Legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Cassava research and cyanide
  • Agronomic practices and intercropping systems

Finan has contributed to several academic papers published in notable journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Minimal gene set from Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti pSymA required for efficient symbiosis with Medicago" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A broadly distributed predicted helicase/nuclease confers phage resistance via abortive infection" (2023), published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti" (2024), published in Trends in Microbiology
  • "A minimized symbiotic gene set from the 1.68 Mb pSymB chromid of Sinorhizobium meliloti reveals auxiliary symbiotic loci" (2025), published in BMC Biology
  • "Stachydrine Catabolism Contributes to an Optimal Root Nodule Symbiosis Between Sinorhizobium meliloti and Medicago sativa" (2025), published in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Frequent co-authors include the following researchers:

  • Jason V. S. Kearsley
  • Leah M. Sather
  • Barney A. Geddes
  • Maryam Zamani
  • Zahed Muhammed

Finan's publications appear in several scholarly venues that have hosted their work multiple times, such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Trends in Microbiology
  • BMC Biology
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Best Publications

  • The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti.

    Francis Galibert;Turlough M. Finan;Sharon R. Long;Sharon R. Long;Alfred Pühler

  • Second symbiotic megaplasmid in Rhizobium meliloti carrying exopolysaccharide and thiamine synthesis genes.

    T M Finan;B Kunkel;G F De Vos;E R Signer

  • Symbiotic mutants of rhizobium meliloti that uncouple plant from bacterial differentiation

    Turlough M. Finan;Ann M. Hirsch;John A. Leigh;Eric Johansen

  • The complete sequence of the 1,683-kb pSymB megaplasmid from the N2-fixing endosymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti

    Turlough M. Finan;Stefan Weidner;Kim Wong;Jens Buhrmester

  • General transduction in Rhizobium meliloti.

    T M Finan;E Hartweig;K LeMieux;K Bergman

  • Symbiotic properties of C4-dicarboxylic acid transport mutants of Rhizobium leguminosarum.

    T M Finan;J M Wood;D C Jordan

  • The Divided Bacterial Genome: Structure, Function, and Evolution.

    George C. diCenzo;Turlough M. Finan

  • Genomes of the Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria of Legumes

    Allyson M. MacLean;Turlough M. Finan;Michael J. Sadowsky

  • The regulator gene phoB mediates phosphate stress-controlled synthesis of the membrane lipid diacylglyceryl-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine in Rhizobium (Sinorhizobium) meliloti.

    Otto Geiger;Viola Röhrs;Barbara Weissenmayer;Turlough M. Finan

  • Novel Pathway for Arsenic Detoxification in the Legume Symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti

    Hung-Chi Yang;Jiujun Cheng;Turlough M. Finan;Barry P. Rosen

  • Analysis of C4-dicarboxylate transport genes in Rhizobium meliloti

    O. K. Yarosh;T. C. Charles;T. M. Finan

  • Analysis of a 1600-kilobase Rhizobium meliloti megaplasmid using defined deletions generated in vivo.

    Trevor C. Charles;Turlough M. Finan

  • Mapping the Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 solute-binding protein-dependent transportome

    T.H. Mauchline;J.E. Fowler;A.K. East;A.L. Sartor

  • A phosphate transport system is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium meliloti.

    S Bardin;S Dan;M Osteras;T M Finan

  • Mutants of Rhizobium meliloti defective in succinate metabolism.

    T M Finan;I Oresnik;A Bottacin

  • NAD(+)-dependent malic enzyme of Rhizobium meliloti is required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation.

    Brian T. Driscoll;Turlough M. Finan

  • Genome prediction of PhoB regulated promoters in Sinorhizobium meliloti and twelve proteobacteria.

    Ze-Chun Yuan;Rahat Zaheer;Richard T Morton;Turlough M. Finan

  • Regulation and properties of PstSCAB, a high-affinity, high-velocity phosphate transport system of Sinorhizobium meliloti.

    Ze-Chun Yuan;Rahat Zaheer;Turlough M. Finan

  • Succinate transport in Rhizobium leguminosarum.

    T M Finan;J M Wood;D C Jordan

  • Complex symbiotic phenotypes result from gluconeogenic mutations in Rhizobium meliloti

    T. M. Finan;E. Mcwhinnie;B. Driscoll;R. J. Watson

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor C. Charles
Trevor C. Charles University of Waterloo
Alessio Mengoni
Alessio Mengoni University of Florence
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ralf T. Voegele
Ralf T. Voegele University of Hohenheim
Graham C. Walker
Graham C. Walker MIT
Anke Becker
Anke Becker Philipp University of Marburg
Marco Bazzicalupo
Marco Bazzicalupo University of Florence
Philip S. Poole
Philip S. Poole University of Oxford
Sharon R. Long
Sharon R. Long Stanford University
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University

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