Alison M. Smith

22.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Alison M. Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison M. Smith has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Plant Science, 80 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alison M. Smith's work include Food composition and properties (75 papers), Phytase and its Applications (48 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (42 papers). Alison M. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (75 papers), Phytase and its Applications (48 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (42 papers). Alison M. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany. Alison M. Smith's co-authors include Samuel C. Zeeman, Cathie Martin, Mark Stitt, Kay Denyer, Steven M. Smith, Christopher M. Hylton, Jens Koßmann, Alexander Graf, Tom ap Rees and Anne Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alison M. Smith

174 papers receiving 16.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Functional Genomic Analysis of theAUXIN RESPONSE FACTORGene Family Members inArabidopsis thaliana: Unique and Overlapping Functions ofARF7andARF19

2005 859 citations Yoko Okushima, Paul Overvoorde et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Coordination of carbon supply and plant growth

2007 797 citations Alison M. Smith, Mark Stitt Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Starch: Its Metabolism, Evolution, and Biotechnological Modification in Plants

2010 795 citations Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith et al. profile →
Circadian control of carbohydrate availability for growth in Arabidopsis plants at night

2010 509 citations Alexander Graf, Armin Schlereth et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Increasing amyloplast size in wheat endosperm through mutation of PARC6 affects starch granule morphology 2023 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), (unknown), J. Elaine Barclay, (unknown), Şadiye Hayta, Mark A. Smedley, Alison M. Smith, David Seung	10
2	Rising rates of starch degradation during daytime and trehalose 6-phosphate optimize carbon availability 2022 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Hirofumi Ishihara, Saleh Alseekh, Regina Feil, (unknown), Gavin M. George, (unknown), Stéphanie Arrivault, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alisdair R. Fernie, John E. Lunn, Alison M. Smith, Mark Stitt	21
3	The Arabidopsis Framework Model version 2 predicts the organism-level effects of circadian clock gene mis-regulation 2022 ·Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) ·Yin Hoon Chew, Daniel D. Seaton, Virginie Mengin, Anna Flis, Sam T. Mugford, Gavin M. George, Michaël Moulin, Alastair Hume, Samuel C. Zeeman, Teresa B. Fitzpatrick, Alison M. Smith, Mark Stitt, Andrew J. Millar	7
4	The plastidial pentose phosphate pathway is essential for postglobular embryo development in Arabidopsis 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Vasilios M. E. Andriotis, Alison M. Smith	33
5	Leaf Starch Turnover Occurs in Long Days and in Falling Light at the End of the Day 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Olivier Fernández, Hirofumi Ishihara, Gavin M. George, Virginie Mengin, Anna Flis, (unknown), Stéphanie Arrivault, Regina Feil, John E. Lunn, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith, Mark Stitt	73
6	Rubisco small subunits from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas complement Rubisco‐deficient mutants of Arabidopsis 2017 ·New Phytologist ·Nicky Atkinson, Nuno Leitão, Douglas J. Orr, Moritz T. Meyer, Elizabete Carmo‐Silva, Howard Griffiths, Alison M. Smith, Alistair J. McCormick	55
7	The Starch Granule-Associated Protein EARLY STARVATION1 Is Required for the Control of Starch Degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves 2016 ·The Plant Cell ·Doreen Feike, David Seung, Alexander Graf, Sylvain Bischof, (unknown), Mario Coiro, Sebastian Soyk, Simona Eicke, Tabea Mettler‐Altmann, (unknown), Martin Trick, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith	60
8	Cell wall degradation is required for normal starch mobilisation in barley endosperm 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Vasilios M. E. Andriotis, Martin Rejzek, (unknown), (unknown), Robert A. Field, Alison M. Smith	38
9	Starch and the clock: the dark side of plant productivity 2011 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Alexander Graf, Alison M. Smith	195
10	Circadian control of carbohydrate availability for growth in Arabidopsis plants at night breakdown → 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander Graf, Armin Schlereth, Mark Stitt, Alison M. Smith	509
11	Callose Synthase GSL7 Is Necessary for Normal Phloem Transport and Inflorescence Growth in Arabidopsis 2010 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·D. H. P. Barratt, Katharina Kölling, Alexander Graf, Marilyn Pike, Grant Calder, Kim Findlay, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith	144
12	Chemical genetics and cereal starch metabolism: structural basis of the non-covalent and covalent inhibition of barley β-amylase 2010 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Martin Rejzek, C.E.M. Stevenson, (unknown), (unknown), Kay Denyer, Alison M. Smith, Mike J. Naldrett, David M. Lawson, Robert A. Field	31
13	Normal growth of Arabidopsis requires cytosolic invertase but not sucrose synthase 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·D. H. P. Barratt, Paul Derbyshire, Kim Findlay, Marilyn Pike, Nikolaus Wellner, John E. Lunn, Regina Feil, Clare Simpson, Andrew J. Maule, Alison M. Smith	338
14	STARCH-EXCESS4 Is a Laforin-Like Phosphoglucan Phosphatase Required for Starch Degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana 2009 ·The Plant Cell ·Oliver Kötting, Diana Santelia, Christoph Edner, Simona Eicke, (unknown), Matthew S. Gentry, (unknown), Jychian Chen, Alison M. Smith, Martin Steup, Gerhard Ritte, Samuel C. Zeeman	197
15	Coordination of carbon supply and plant growth breakdown → 2007 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Alison M. Smith, Mark Stitt	797
16	Similar Protein Phosphatases Control Starch Metabolism in Plants and Glycogen Metabolism in Mammals 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Totte Niittylä, (unknown), Wei‐Ling Lue, Gaëlle Messerli, Martine Trévisan, (unknown), John A. Gatehouse, Dorthe Villadsen, Steven M. Smith, Jychian Chen, Samuel C. Zeeman, Alison M. Smith	122
17	Configurations of Nickel–Cyclam Antiviral Complexes and Protein Recognition 2006 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·T.M. Hunter, I.W. McNae, Daniel Simpson, Alison M. Smith, Stephen A. Moggach, Fraser White, Malcolm D. Walkinshaw, Simon Parsons, Peter J. Sadler	44
18	Functional Genomic Analysis of the AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID Gene Family Members in Arabidopsis thaliana [W] 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·Paul Overvoorde, Yoko Okushima, José Manuel Alonso Segura, April Chan, (unknown), Joseph R. Ecker, (unknown), Amy Liu, Courtney Onodera, Hong Quach, Alison M. Smith, Guixia Yu, Athanasios Theologis	305
19	A cytosolic glucosyltransferase is required for conversion of starch to sucrose in Arabidopsis leaves at night 2004 ·The Plant Journal ·Tansy Chia, David Thorneycroft, Andrew G. Chapple, Gaëlle Messerli, Jychian Chen, Samuel C. Zeeman, Steven M. Smith, Alison M. Smith	225
20	A starch‐accumulating mutant ofArabidopsis thalianadeficient in a chloroplastic starch‐hydrolysing enzyme 1998 ·The Plant Journal ·Samuel C. Zeeman, F.D. Northrop, Alison M. Smith, Tom ap Rees	171

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