Steven M. Smith

23.5k citations

215 papers · 18.0k · 7 hit papers · h-index 78

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.02%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.1%
- Plant and animal studies

Papers in

Plant Science 129
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 60
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance 49
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 36
Molecular Biology 76
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 33
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration 15

Co-authors: Samuel C. Zeeman (15 shared papers)Gavin R. Flematti (30 shared papers)Alison M. Smith (13 shared papers)Jiayang Li (14 shared papers)Mark T. Waters (22 shared papers)Kingsley W. Dixon (16 shared papers)Anthony Trewavas (3 shared papers)Marc R. Knight (3 shared papers)
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (16 papers)The Plant Journal (13 papers)Plant Molecular Biology (11 papers)Journal of Experimental Botany (8 papers)The Plant Cell (8 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United Kingdom United States

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Steven M. Smith

213 papers receiving 17.5k citations

Steven M. Smith's Hit Papers

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Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture 2018 · 535 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Annual Review of Plant Biology
2015 The Plant Cell
2014 Nature Chemical Biology
2012 Development
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 Chemical Reviews
1991 Nature

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1	Transgenic plant aequorin reports the effects of touch and cold-shock and elicitors on cytoplasmic calcium Nature ·Marc R. Knight, Anthony K. Campbell, Steven M. Smith, Anthony Trewavas Hit paper breakdown →	1991	948
2	Structures of the Common Cyclodextrins and Their Larger AnaloguesBeyond the Doughnut Chemical Reviews ·Wolfram Saenger, Joël Jacob, K. Gessler, Thomas Steiner, Daniel Hoffmann, Haruyo Sanbe, Kyoko Koizumi, Steven M. Smith, Takeshi Takaha Hit paper breakdown →	1998	636
3	Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Bing Wang, Steven M. Smith, Jiayang Li Hit paper breakdown →	2018	535
4	STARCH DEGRADATION Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Alison M. Smith, Samuel C. Zeeman, Steven M. Smith	2005	413
5	Specialisation within the DWARF14 protein family confers distinct responses to karrikins and strigolactones in Arabidopsis Development ·Mark T. Waters, David C. Nelson, Adrian Scaffidi, Gavin R. Flematti, Yueming K. Sun, Kingsley W. Dixon, Steven M. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2012	403
6	F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David C. Nelson, Adrian Scaffidi, Elizabeth A. Dun, Mark T. Waters, Gavin R. Flematti, Kingsley W. Dixon, Christine A. Beveridge, Emilio L. Ghisalberti, Steven M. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	2011	354
7	Diurnal Changes in the Transcriptome Encoding Enzymes of Starch Metabolism Provide Evidence for Both Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Starch Metabolism in Arabidopsis Leaves PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Steven M. Smith, Daniel C. Fulton, Tansy Chia, David Thorneycroft, Andrew Chapple, Hannah Dunstan, Christopher M. Hylton, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith	2004	330
8	Strigolactone Signaling in Arabidopsis Regulates Shoot Development by Targeting D53-Like SMXL Repressor Proteins for Ubiquitination and Degradation The Plant Cell ·Lei Wang, Bing Wang, Liang Jiang, Xue Liu, Xilong Li, Zefu Lu, Xiangbing Meng, Yonghong Wang, Steven M. Smith, Jiayang Li Hit paper breakdown →	2015	322
9	The diurnal metabolism of leaf starch Biochemical Journal ·Samuel C. Zeeman, Steven M. Smith, Alison M. Smith	2006	316
10	β-AMYLASE4, a Noncatalytic Protein Required for Starch Breakdown, Acts Upstream of Three Active β-Amylases in Arabidopsis Chloroplasts The Plant Cell ·Daniel C. Fulton, Michaela Stettler, Tabea Mettler, Cara K. Vaughan, Jing Li, Perigio B. Francisco, Manuel Gil, Heike Reinhold, Simona Eicke, Gaëlle Messerli, Gary Dorken, Karen Halliday, Alison M. Smith, Steven M. Smith, Samuel C. Zeeman	2008	296
11	Rice cytochrome P450 MAX1 homologs catalyze distinct steps in strigolactone biosynthesis Nature Chemical Biology ·Yanxia Zhang, Aalt D. J. van Dijk, Adrian Scaffidi, Gavin R. Flematti, Manuel Hofmann, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Francel Verstappen, Jo Hepworth, Sander van der Krol, Ottoline Leyser, Steven M. Smith, B. Zwanenburg, Salim Al‐Babili, Carolien Ruyter‐Spira, Harro J. Bouwmeester Hit paper breakdown →	2014	291
12	Wind-induced plant motion immediately increases cytosolic calcium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Marc R. Knight, Steven M. Smith, Anthony Trewavas	1992	273
13	Postgerminative growth and lipid catabolism in oilseeds lacking the glyoxylate cycle Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter J. Eastmond, Véronique Germain, Peter Lange, J. H. Bryce, Steven M. Smith, Ian A. Graham	2000	245
14	Karrikins Discovered in Smoke Trigger Arabidopsis Seed Germination by a Mechanism Requiring Gibberellic Acid Synthesis and Light PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·David C. Nelson, Julie-Anne Riseborough, Gavin R. Flematti, Jason C. Stevens, Emilio L. Ghisalberti, Kingsley W. Dixon, Steven M. Smith	2008	243
15	Roles of cell-wall invertases and monosaccharide transporters in the growth and development of Arabidopsis Journal of Experimental Botany ·Sarah M. Sherson, Heather Lynne Alford, S. M. Forbes, Graham Wallace, Steven M. Smith	2002	242
16	Regulation of Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Chemical Signals from Burning Vegetation Annual Review of Plant Biology ·David C. Nelson, Gavin R. Flematti, Emilio L. Ghisalberti, Kingsley W. Dixon, Steven M. Smith	2012	231
17	Signaling from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Activates Brassinosteroid Signaling and Promotes Acclimation to Stress in Arabidopsis Science Signaling ·Ping Che, John D. Bussell, Wenxu Zhou, Gonzalo M. Estavillo, Barry J. Pogson, Steven M. Smith	2010	229
18	A cytosolic glucosyltransferase is required for conversion of starch to sucrose in Arabidopsis leaves at night The Plant Journal ·Tansy Chia, David Thorneycroft, Andrew Chapple, Gaëlle Messerli, Jychian Chen, Samuel C. Zeeman, Steven M. Smith, Alison M. Smith	2004	226
19	Chewing the fat: β-oxidation in signalling and development Trends in Plant Science ·Alison Baker, Ian A. Graham, Michael J. Holdsworth, Steven M. Smith, Frederica L. Theodoulou	2006	222
20	A critical role for disproportionating enzyme in starch breakdown is revealed by a knock‐out mutation in Arabidopsis The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Samuel C. Zeeman, Takeshi Takaha, Alison M. Smith, Steven M. Smith	2001	220

About Steven M. Smith

Steven M. Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nutrition and Dietetics and Biotechnology, having authored 215 papers that have together received 18.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (60 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (49 papers), Plant and animal studies (42 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (36 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (33 papers), Food composition and properties (21 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (18 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (12.2k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.5k citations), Biotechnology (1.2k citations), Biochemistry (887 citations) and Nutrition and Dietetics (1.8k citations). Steven M. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Samuel C. Zeeman, Gavin R. Flematti, Alison M. Smith, Jiayang Li, Mark T. Waters, Kingsley W. Dixon, Anthony Trewavas, Marc R. Knight, Adrian Scaffidi and David C. Nelson. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, The Plant Journal, Plant Molecular Biology, Journal of Experimental Botany and The Plant Cell.

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