Anna N. Stepanova

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Anna N. Stepanova is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna N. Stepanova has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Anna N. Stepanova's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (14 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (14 papers). Anna N. Stepanova is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (33 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (14 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (14 papers). Anna N. Stepanova collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Sweden. Anna N. Stepanova's co-authors include José M. Alonso, Joseph R. Ecker, Jeonga Yun, Roberto Solano, Qimin Chao, Catharina Merchante, Linda M. Robles, Javier Brumós, Karel Doležal and Alexandra Schlereth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Anna N. Stepanova

55 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Nuclear events in ethylene signaling: a transcriptional cascade mediated by ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1

1998 1.0k citations Roberto Solano, Anna N. Stepanova et al. profile →
TAA1-Mediated Auxin Biosynthesis Is Essential for Hormone Crosstalk and Plant Development

2008 903 citations Anna N. Stepanova, Jeonga Yun et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna N. Stepanova United States	29	5.8k	3.5k	130	122	102	58	6.2k
Riichiro Yoshida Japan	20	4.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	113 0.9×	146 1.2×	103 1.0×	33	4.9k
Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi Japan	33	5.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	123 0.9×	125 1.0×	104 1.0×	70	5.9k
Oliver Batistič Germany	19	5.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	89 0.7×	113 0.9×	232 2.3×	20	6.3k
Aaron M. Rashotte United States	33	3.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	124 1.0×	79 0.6×	58 0.6×	65	3.9k
Johannes Hanson Sweden	35	4.7k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	141 1.1×	51 0.4×	77 0.8×	49	5.4k
Wolfgang Dröge‐Laser Germany	32	4.6k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	77 0.6×	68 0.6×	133 1.3×	45	5.2k
Miguel González‐Guzmán Spain	30	4.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	113 0.9×	144 1.2×	156 1.5×	53	4.4k
Kyoung Hee Nam South Korea	27	4.1k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	153 1.2×	84 0.7×	170 1.7×	50	4.8k
Min Chul Kim South Korea	34	4.3k 0.7×	3.0k 0.9×	99 0.8×	71 0.6×	117 1.1×	74	4.9k
Anthony A. Millar Australia	32	4.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	208 1.6×	115 0.9×	154 1.5×	58	4.8k

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Merchante, Catharina, et al.. (2026). Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses. The Plant Journal. 125(1). e70647–e70647.

Fenech, Mario, Javier Brumós, Aleš Pěnčík, et al.. (2025). The CYP71A , NIT , AMI , and IAMH gene families are dispensable for indole-3-acetaldoxime-mediated auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 37(11). 1 indexed citations

Alonso, José M., et al.. (2025). Beyond a few bases: methods for large DNA insertion and gene targeting in plants. The Plant Journal. 121(6). e70099–e70099. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Chengsong, et al.. (2024). Sourcing DNA parts for synthetic biology applications in plants. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 87. 103140–103140. 4 indexed citations

Fenech, Mario, et al.. (2022). Deciphering the molecular basis of tissue-specific gene expression in plants: Can synthetic biology help?. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 68. 102241–102241. 34 indexed citations

Zhao, Chengsong, et al.. (2021). Leveraging synthetic biology approaches in plant hormone research. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 60. 101998–101998. 11 indexed citations

Brumós, Javier, et al.. (2020). Structure–Function Analysis of Interallelic Complementation in ROOTY Transheterozygotes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(3). 1110–1125. 2 indexed citations

Stepanova, Anna N., et al.. (2019). Development of a relative quantification method for infrared matrix‐assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging of Arabidopsis seedlings. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 34(6). e8616–e8616. 14 indexed citations

Zander, Mark, Björn C. Willige, Yupeng He, et al.. (2019). Epigenetic silencing of a multifunctional plant stress regulator. eLife. 8. 39 indexed citations

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Brumós, Javier, Linda M. Robles, Jeonga Yun, et al.. (2018). Local Auxin Biosynthesis Is a Key Regulator of Plant Development. Developmental Cell. 47(3). 306–318.e5. 221 indexed citations

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Villarino, Gonzalo, Qiwen Hu, Silvia Manrique, et al.. (2016). Transcriptomic Signature of the SHATTERPROOF2 Expression Domain Reveals the Meristematic Nature of Arabidopsis Gynoecial Medial Domain. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 171(1). 42–61. 29 indexed citations

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Alonso, José M. & Anna N. Stepanova. (2015). Plant Functional Genomics: Methods and Protocols. Humana Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Merchante, Catharina, Javier Brumós, Jeonga Yun, et al.. (2015). Gene-Specific Translation Regulation Mediated by the Hormone-Signaling Molecule EIN2. Cell. 163(3). 684–697. 259 indexed citations

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Gustavsson, Anna, Christian Kiefer, Lothar Kalmbach, et al.. (2013). Arabidopsis SABRE and CLASP interact to stabilize cell division plane orientation and planar polarity. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2779–2779. 57 indexed citations

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Robles, Linda M., Anna N. Stepanova, & José M. Alonso. (2013). Molecular Mechanisms of Ethylene–Auxin Interaction. Molecular Plant. 6(6). 1734–1737. 25 indexed citations

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Robert, Hélène S., Peter Grones, Anna N. Stepanova, et al.. (2013). Local Auxin Sources Orient the Apical-Basal Axis in Arabidopsis Embryos. Current Biology. 23(24). 2506–2512. 175 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Yoshihisa, Shuzhen Men, Urs Karl Fischer, et al.. (2009). Local auxin biosynthesis modulates gradient-directed planar polarity in Arabidopsis. Nature Cell Biology. 11(6). 731–738. 133 indexed citations

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Stepanova, Anna N. & José M. Alonso. (2006). PCR-Based Screening for Insertional Mutants. Humana Press eBooks. 323. 163–172. 10 indexed citations

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Alonso, José M., Anna N. Stepanova, Roberto Solano, et al.. (2003). Five components of the ethylene-response pathway identified in a screen for weak ethylene-insensitive mutants in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(5). 2992–2997. 311 indexed citations

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Stepanova, Anna N. & Joseph R. Ecker. (2000). Ethylene signaling: from mutants to molecules. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 3(5). 353–360. 139 indexed citations

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