Christopher D. Rock

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher D. Rock is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher D. Rock has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Plant Science, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher D. Rock's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers). Christopher D. Rock is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers). Christopher D. Rock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Christopher D. Rock's co-authors include Ruth Finkelstein, Srinivas S. L. Gampala, J. A. D. Zeevaart, Ralph S. Quatrano, Jia Fan, Amandeep Mittal, Terry L. Thomas, Dik Hagenbeek, David W. Galbraith and Senthil Subramanian and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Rock

45 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Abscisic Acid Signaling in Seeds and Seedlings 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Abscisic Acid Signaling in Seeds and Seedlings
    2002 1.8k citations Ruth Finkelstein, Srinivas S. L. Gampala et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher D. Rock United States 25 3.7k 2.3k 150 98 68 45 4.1k
Karen M. Léon‐Kloosterziel Netherlands 21 3.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 131 0.9× 107 1.1× 86 1.3× 29 3.6k
Satoshi Iuchi Japan 31 5.1k 1.4× 2.3k 1.0× 106 0.7× 171 1.7× 39 0.6× 56 5.6k
Suk‐Whan Hong South Korea 29 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 150 1.0× 60 0.6× 22 0.3× 52 3.3k
Aaron M. Rashotte United States 33 3.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 67 0.4× 124 1.3× 40 0.6× 65 3.9k
Karen S. Schumaker United States 34 6.2k 1.7× 3.7k 1.6× 68 0.5× 193 2.0× 96 1.4× 44 7.0k
J. A. D. Zeevaart United States 24 3.9k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 158 1.1× 274 2.8× 66 1.0× 38 4.5k
Wensuo Jia China 29 3.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 129 0.9× 77 0.8× 55 0.8× 74 3.6k
Byeong‐ha Lee South Korea 33 5.5k 1.5× 3.5k 1.5× 66 0.4× 148 1.5× 32 0.5× 55 6.2k
Masakazu Satou Japan 17 3.8k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 45 0.3× 119 1.2× 24 0.4× 22 4.5k
Teruaki Taji Japan 22 4.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 67 0.4× 213 2.2× 27 0.4× 52 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher D. Rock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher D. Rock

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Payton, Paxton, et al.. (2023). The role of microRNAs in responses to drought and heat stress in peanut ( Arachis hypogaea ). The Plant Genome. 16(3). e20350–e20350. 9 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D., et al.. (2023). Grapevine red blotch virus C2 and V2 are suppressors of post-transcriptional gene silencing. Heliyon. 9(3). e14528–e14528. 4 indexed citations
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Sunitha, Sukumaran & Christopher D. Rock. (2020). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of TAS4 and MYBA7 loci in grapevine rootstock 101-14. Transgenic Research. 29(3). 355–367. 37 indexed citations
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Sunitha, Sukumaran, Rodrigo Loyola, José Antonio Alcalde, et al.. (2019). The Role of UV-B light on Small RNA Activity During Grapevine Berry Development. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(3). 769–787. 28 indexed citations
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Mittal, Amandeep, et al.. (2015). At RAV1 and At RAV2 overexpression in cotton increases fiber length differentially under drought stress and delays flowering. Plant Science. 241. 78–95. 28 indexed citations
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Mittal, Amandeep, Srinivas S. L. Gampala, Glen L. Ritchie, et al.. (2014). Related to ABA‐Insensitive3(ABI3)/Viviparous1 and AtABI5 transcription factor coexpression in cotton enhances drought stress adaptation. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12(5). 578–589. 91 indexed citations
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Mittal, Amandeep, R. Balasubramanian, Junyue Cao, et al.. (2014). TOPOISOMERASE 6B is involved in chromatin remodelling associated with control of carbon partitioning into secondary metabolites and cell walls, and epidermal morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(15). 4217–4239. 10 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D.. (2013). Trans-acting small interfering RNA4: key to nutraceutical synthesis in grape development?. Trends in Plant Science. 18(11). 601–610. 44 indexed citations
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Samanta, Manoj P., et al.. (2009). Evidence for Antisense Transcription Associated with MicroRNA Target mRNAs in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. 5(4). e1000457–e1000457. 30 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D. & Xin Sun. (2005). Crosstalk between ABA and auxin signaling pathways in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.. Planta. 222(1). 98–106. 67 indexed citations
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Finkelstein, Ruth, Srinivas S. L. Gampala, Tim J. Lynch, Terry L. Thomas, & Christopher D. Rock. (2005). Redundant and Distinct Functions of the ABA Response Loci ABA-INSENSITIVE(ABI)5 and ABRE-BINDING FACTOR (ABF)3. Plant Molecular Biology. 59(2). 253–267. 162 indexed citations
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Gampala, Srinivas S. L., Ruth Finkelstein, Samuel S. M. Sun, & Christopher D. Rock. (2002). ABI5 Interacts with Abscisic Acid Signaling Effectors in Rice Protoplasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(3). 1689–1694. 46 indexed citations
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Gampala, Srinivas S. L., Dik Hagenbeek, & Christopher D. Rock. (2001). Functional Interactions of Lanthanum and Phospholipase D with the Abscisic Acid Signaling Effectors VP1 and ABI1-1 in Rice Protoplasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(13). 9855–9860. 45 indexed citations
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Xiong, Liming, Zhizhong Gong, Christopher D. Rock, et al.. (2001). Modulation of Abscisic Acid Signal Transduction and Biosynthesis by an Sm-like Protein in Arabidopsis. Developmental Cell. 1(6). 771–781. 254 indexed citations
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Hagenbeek, Dik & Christopher D. Rock. (2001). Quantitative analysis by flow cytometry of abscisic acid-inducible gene expression in transiently transformed rice protoplasts. Cytometry. 45(3). 170–179. 12 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D.. (2000). Tansley Review No. 120. New Phytologist. 148(3). 357–396. 213 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D. & Ralph S. Quatrano. (1994). Plant Regulators: Insensitivity is in the genes. Current Biology. 4(11). 1013–1015. 17 indexed citations
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Rock, Christopher D., Neil R. Bowlby, Susanne Hoffmann-Benning, & Jan A. D. Zeevaart. (1992). The aba Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Has Reduced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Yields and Reduced Thylakoid Stacking. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(4). 1796–1801. 27 indexed citations

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