Clint Chapple

20.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
132 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Clint Chapple is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Clint Chapple has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Plant Science and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Clint Chapple's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (81 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (36 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (31 papers). Clint Chapple is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (81 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (36 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (31 papers). Clint Chapple collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Clint Chapple's co-authors include Jing‐Ke Weng, Nicholas D. Bonawitz, John M. Humphreys, Xu Li, Christopher M. Fraser, Max O. Ruegger, John Ralph, Knut Meyer, Matthew R. Hemm and Joanne C. Cusumano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Clint Chapple

132 papers receiving 14.5k 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.

  1. Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization
    2016 1.1k citations Hoon Kim, Richard Meilan et al. Science profile →
  2. The Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Arabidopsis
    2011 598 citations Clint Chapple et al. profile →
  3. The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis
    2010 576 citations Jing‐Ke Weng, Clint Chapple New Phytologist profile →
  4. The Genetics of Lignin Biosynthesis: Connecting Genotype to Phenotype
    2010 566 citations Nicholas D. Bonawitz, Clint Chapple profile →
  5. Arabidopsis Mutants Lacking Phenolic Sunscreens Exhibit Enhanced Ultraviolet-B Injury and Oxidative Damage
    1995 512 citations Clint Chapple et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  6. A synergistic biorefinery based on catalytic conversion of lignin prior to cellulose starting from lignocellulosic biomass
    2014 367 citations Jeongim Kim, Richard Meilan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Clint Chapple 9.4k 7.0k 5.5k 2.4k 954 132 14.8k
Catherine Lapierre 6.7k 0.7× 6.5k 0.9× 5.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 157 12.6k
Fachuang Lu 4.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 7.6k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.8× 115 10.6k
Kris Morreel 5.3k 0.6× 4.5k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 888 0.9× 68 8.7k
Hoon Kim 4.7k 0.5× 4.0k 0.6× 7.7k 1.4× 2.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.6× 115 10.9k
Henrik Vibe Scheller 9.1k 1.0× 9.6k 1.4× 3.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 255 16.2k
Ana Gutiérrez 3.2k 0.3× 5.9k 0.8× 7.2k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.7k 1.8× 233 12.3k
Stephen C. Fry 5.9k 0.6× 14.9k 2.1× 3.0k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 2.6k 2.7× 269 17.8k
Wout Boerjan 15.0k 1.6× 14.9k 2.1× 10.7k 1.9× 3.7k 1.6× 2.2k 2.3× 239 27.3k
Ruben Vanholme 4.2k 0.4× 3.8k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 781 0.8× 67 8.1k
Nicholas C. Carpita 5.0k 0.5× 11.6k 1.7× 2.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 2.7× 155 14.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Li, Qin‐Bao, K. W. Roy, Gilles J. Basset, et al.. (2025). The airborne herbivore‐induced plant volatile indole is converted to benzoxazinoid defense compounds in maize plants. New Phytologist. 246(2). 718–728. 1 indexed citations
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Pysh, Leonard D., Hoon Kim, John Ralph, et al.. (2023). Pinoresinol rescues developmental phenotypes of Arabidopsis phenylpropanoid mutants overexpressing FERULATE 5-HYDROXYLASE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(31). e2216543120–e2216543120. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Han‐Yi, Xin Li, Xin Li, et al.. (2023). UGT76F1 glycosylates an isomer of the C7‐necic acid component of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 115(1). 97–107. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, Longyun Guo, John A. Morgan, Natalia Dudareva, & Clint Chapple. (2022). Transcript and metabolite network perturbations in lignin biosynthetic mutants of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 190(4). 2828–2846. 16 indexed citations
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Kim, Hoon, et al.. (2022). H-lignin can be deposited independently of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE C and D in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(4). 2015–2028. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Lan, Xin Ma, Huaming Sheng, et al.. (2021). Fast Determination of the Lignin Monomer Compositions of Genetic Variants of Poplar via Fast Pyrolysis/Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 32(10). 2546–2551. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Jeongim, et al.. (2021). Spatio-temporal control of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis by inducible complementation of a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase mutant. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(8). 3061–3073. 42 indexed citations
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Kim, Jeongim, Xuebin Zhang, Pete E. Pascuzzi, Chang‐Jun Liu, & Clint Chapple. (2019). Glucosinolate and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis are linked by proteasome‐dependent degradation of PAL. New Phytologist. 225(1). 154–168. 77 indexed citations
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Chapple, Clint, et al.. (2018). Transcriptome Analysis of Four Arabidopsis thaliana Mediator Tail Mutants Reveals Overlapping and Unique Functions in Gene Regulation. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 8(9). 3093–3108. 17 indexed citations
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Guo, Longyun, Peng Wang, Rohit Jaini, et al.. (2018). Dynamic modeling of subcellular phenylpropanoid metabolism in Arabidopsis lignifying cells. Metabolic Engineering. 49. 36–46. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, Longyun Guo, Rohit Jaini, et al.. (2018). A 13C isotope labeling method for the measurement of lignin metabolic flux in Arabidopsis stems. Plant Methods. 14(1). 51–51. 24 indexed citations
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Dilkes, Brian P., et al.. (2017). Mediator Complex Subunits MED2, MED5, MED16, and MED23 Genetically Interact in the Regulation of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis. The Plant Cell. 29(12). 3269–3285. 49 indexed citations
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Lee, Shin-Young, Huaping Mo, Jeongim Kim, & Clint Chapple. (2017). Genetic engineering of Arabidopsis to overproduce disinapoyl esters, potential lignin modification molecules. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10(1). 40–40. 11 indexed citations
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Kim, Jeongim, et al.. (2015). Indole Glucosinolate Biosynthesis Limits Phenylpropanoid Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell. 27(5). 1529–1546. 93 indexed citations
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Weng, Jing‐Ke, Yi Li, Huaping Mo, & Clint Chapple. (2012). Assembly of an Evolutionarily New Pathway for α-Pyrone Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Science. 337(6097). 960–964. 76 indexed citations
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Hemm, Matthew R., Max O. Ruegger, & Clint Chapple. (2002). The Arabidopsis ref2 Mutant Is Defective in the Gene Encoding CYP83A1 and Shows Both Phenylpropanoid and Glucosinolate Phenotypes. The Plant Cell. 15(1). 179–194. 158 indexed citations
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Chapple, Clint, et al.. (1994). 36 Secondary Metabolism in Arabidopsis. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 27. 989–1030. 14 indexed citations

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