Gerald A. Tuskan

36.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
284 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Gerald A. Tuskan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald A. Tuskan has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Molecular Biology, 143 papers in Plant Science and 80 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Gerald A. Tuskan's work include Bioenergy crop production and management (79 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (50 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (45 papers). Gerald A. Tuskan is often cited by papers focused on Bioenergy crop production and management (79 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (50 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (45 papers). Gerald A. Tuskan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Gerald A. Tuskan's co-authors include Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Mark F. Davis, Wellington Muchero, Xiaohan Yang, Brian H. Davison, Lee E. Gunter, Stephen DiFazio, Charles E. Wyman and Martin Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Gerald A. Tuskan

278 papers receiving 16.0k 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.

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery

2014 3.2k citations Arthur J. Ragauskas, Gregg T. Beckham et al. profile →
Poplar as a feedstock for biofuels: A review of compositional characteristics

2010 526 citations Arthur J. Ragauskas, Gerald A. Tuskan et al. profile →
Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release

2011 490 citations Michael H. Studer, Jaclyn D. DeMartini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Populus holobiont: dissecting the effects of plant niches and genotype on the microbiome

2018 312 citations Zamin K. Yang, Rytas Vilgalys et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald A. Tuskan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerald A. Tuskan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerald A. Tuskan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gerald A. Tuskan. Gerald A. Tuskan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Utilizing plant synthetic biology to accelerate plant-microbe interactions research 2025 ·PubMed ·Xiaohan Yang, Joanna Tannous, Tomás A. Rush, Ilenne Del Valle, Shunyuan Xiao, (unknown), Yang Liu, David J. Weston, Kuntal De, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Jun Hyung Lee, (unknown), Daniel Jacobson, Md Torikul Islam, Feng Chen, Paul E. Abraham, Gerald A. Tuskan, Mitchel J. Doktycz, Jin‐Gui Chen	1
2	Woody Plant Transformation: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives 2025 ·Plants ·(unknown), Md Torikul Islam, (unknown), Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Jin‐Gui Chen, Xiaohan Yang	1
3	Factors underlying a latitudinal gradient in the S/G lignin monomer ratio in natural poplar variants 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Jin Zhang, Pradeep Kumar Prabhakar, (unknown), (unknown), Mengjun Shu, Ganesh Panzade, Connor J. Cooper, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jerry M. Parks, Breeanna R. Urbanowicz, Gerald A. Tuskan, (unknown), Richard A. Dixon, Wellington Muchero, Jaime Barros	0
4	Providing biological context for GWAS results using eQTL regulatory and co‐expression networks in Populus 2024 ·New Phytologist ·Mengjun Shu, (unknown), (unknown), Anne E. Harman‐Ware, Renee M. Happs, Nathan Bryant, Sara Jawdy, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Gerald A. Tuskan, Wellington Muchero, Jin‐Gui Chen	1
5	Functional analysis of Salix purpurea genes support roles for ARR17 and GATA15 as master regulators of sex determination 2023 ·Plant Direct ·(unknown), Dana L. Carper, Paul E. Abraham, Guoliang Yuan, Tao Yao, (unknown), (unknown), Cindy Chen, Ronan C. O’Malley, Jin‐Gui Chen, Xiaohan Yang, Robert L. Hettich, Gerald A. Tuskan, Lawrence B. Smart	3
6	The PagKNAT2/6b-PagBOP1/2a Regulatory Module Controls Leaf Morphogenesis in Populus 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Yanqiu Zhao, Yifan Zhang, Weilin Zhang, (unknown), Cheng Jiang, Xueqin Song, Gerald A. Tuskan, Wei Zeng, Jin Zhang, Mengzhu Lu	9
7	Biomass formation and sugar release efficiency of Populus modified by altered expression of a NAC transcription factor 2022 ·Plant Direct ·Raja S. Payyavula, (unknown), Sara Jawdy, Miguel Rodríguez, Lee E. Gunter, Robert W. Sykes, (unknown), Cassandra Collins, William H. Rottmann, Jin‐Gui Chen, Xiaohan Yang, Gerald A. Tuskan, Udaya C. Kalluri	6
8	Integrative genomics reveals paths to sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea L 2021 ·Horticulture Research ·(unknown), Craig H. Carlson, Fred E. Gouker, Jeremy Schmutz, Kerrie Barry, Anna Lipzen, Aditi Sharma, Laura Sandor, Gerald A. Tuskan, Guanqiao Feng, Matthew S. Olson, Stephen DiFazio, Lawrence B. Smart	7
9	Construct design for CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing in plants 2021 ·Trends in Plant Science ·Md Mahmudul Hassan, Yingxiao Zhang, Guoliang Yuan, Kuntal De, Jin‐Gui Chen, Wellington Muchero, Gerald A. Tuskan, Yiping Qi, Xiaohan Yang	90
10	Technoeconomic and life-cycle analysis of single-step catalytic conversion of wet ethanol into fungible fuel blendstocks 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Lee R. Lynd, (unknown), Pahola Thathiana Benavides, Gregg T. Beckham, Mary J. Biddy, Nathan Brown, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, Brian H. Davison, Thomas D. Foust, Tassia L. Junqueira, Mark Laser, Zhenglong Li, Tom L. Richard, Ling Tao, Gerald A. Tuskan, Michael Wang, Jeremy Woods, Charles E. Wyman	36
11	Investigating the correlation of biomass recalcitrance with pyrolysis oil using poplar as the feedstock 2019 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), Naijia Hao, Xianzhi Meng, Zhongyang Luo, Gerald A. Tuskan, Arthur J. Ragauskas	19
12	Effects of Biomass Accessibility and Klason Lignin Contents during Consolidated Bioprocessing in Populus trichocarpa 2017 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Hannah Akinosho, Alexandru Dumitrache, Jace Natzke, Wellington Muchero, Sara Jawdy, Gerald A. Tuskan, Steven D. Brown, Arthur J. Ragauskas	22
13	Significance of Lignin S/G Ratio in Biomass Recalcitrance of Populus trichocarpa Variants for Bioethanol Production 2017 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Chang Geun Yoo, Alexandru Dumitrache, Wellington Muchero, Jace Natzke, Hannah Akinosho, Mi Li, Robert W. Sykes, Steven D. Brown, Brian H. Davison, Gerald A. Tuskan, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas	124
14	Insights of biomass recalcitrance in naturalPopulus trichocarpavariants for biomass conversion 2017 ·Green Chemistry ·Chang Geun Yoo, Yongil Yang, Yunqiao Pu, Xianzhi Meng, Wellington Muchero, Kelsey L. Yee, Olivia Thompson, Miguel Rodríguez, Garima Bali, Nancy L. Engle, Erika Lindquist, Vasanth Singan, Jeremy Schmutz, Stephen DiFazio, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Gerald A. Tuskan, Jin‐Gui Chen, Brian H. Davison, Arthur J. Ragauskas	85
15	Characterization of cellulose structure of Populus plants modified in candidate cellulose biosynthesis genes 2016 ·Biomass and Bioenergy ·Garima Bali, (unknown), Hannah Akinosho, Raja S. Payyavula, Reichel Samuel, Gerald A. Tuskan, Udaya C. Kalluri, Arthur J. Ragauskas	19
16	Genome-wide association implicates numerous genes and pleiotropy underlying ecological trait variation in natural populations of Populus trichocarpa 2014 ·New Phytologist ·Athena D. McKown, Jaroslav Klápště, Robert D. Guy, Armando Geraldes, Ilga Porth, Jan Hannemann, Michael Friedmann, Wellington Muchero, Gerald A. Tuskan, (unknown), Quentin Cronk, Yousry A. El‐Kassaby, Shawn D. Mansfield, Carl J. Douglas	1
17	A Multifactor Analysis of Fungal and Bacterial Community Structure in the Root Microbiome of Mature Populus deltoides Trees 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Migun Shakya, Neil Gottel, Hector F. Castro, Zamin K. Yang, Lee E. Gunter, Jessy Labbé, Wellington Muchero, Gregory Bonito, Rytas Vilgalys, Gerald A. Tuskan, Mircea Podar, Christopher W. Schadt	221
18	Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release breakdown → 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael H. Studer, Jaclyn D. DeMartini, Mark F. Davis, Robert W. Sykes, Brian H. Davison, Martin Keller, Gerald A. Tuskan, Charles E. Wyman	490
19	F-box gene family is expanded in herbaceous annual plants Arabidopsis and rice relative to woody perennial plant Populus 2008 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Xiaohan Yang, Udaya C. Kalluri, Sara Jawdy, Lee E. Gunter, Tongming Yin, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, David J. Weston, Priya Ranjan, Gerald A. Tuskan	1
20	Comparison of White- And Orange-Spored Peridermium Harknessii in Native North Dakota Pinus Ponderosa 1991 ·Mycologia ·(unknown), Gerald A. Tuskan, J. E. Lundquist	1

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