Mark T. Waters

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
45 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Mark T. Waters is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark T. Waters has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mark T. Waters's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (37 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (35 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Mark T. Waters is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (37 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (35 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Mark T. Waters collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Mark T. Waters's co-authors include Steven M. Smith, Gavin R. Flematti, Adrian Scaffidi, Jane A. Langdale, David C. Nelson, Kingsley W. Dixon, Yueming K. Sun, Caroline Gutjahr, Tom Bennett and Emilio L. Ghisalberti and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mark T. Waters

43 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

GLK Transcription Factors Coordinate Expression of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Arabidopsis

2009 494 citations Mark T. Waters, Jane A. Langdale et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Strigolactone Signaling and Evolution

2017 441 citations Mark T. Waters, Caroline Gutjahr et al. profile →
Specialisation within the DWARF14 protein family confers distinct responses to karrikins and strigolactones in Arabidopsis

2012 394 citations Mark T. Waters, David C. Nelson et al. profile →
F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

2011 346 citations David C. Nelson, Adrian Scaffidi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark T. Waters Australia	29	3.9k	2.3k	1.4k	86	78	45	4.2k
Philip B. Brewer Australia	29	6.1k 1.6×	2.3k 1.0×	2.8k 2.1×	21 0.2×	100 1.3×	38	6.4k
Radoslava Matúšová Slovakia	16	3.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	910 0.7×	23 0.3×	50 0.6×	27	3.8k
Elizabeth A. Dun Australia	21	4.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	13 0.2×	67 0.9×	23	4.7k
Wouter Kohlen Netherlands	27	4.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	952 0.7×	16 0.2×	65 0.8×	58	4.2k
Kaori Yoneyama Japan	35	4.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.4×	577 0.4×	17 0.2×	82 1.1×	69	4.8k
Noriko Takeda‐Kamiya Japan	12	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	820 0.6×	13 0.2×	41 0.5×	23	2.5k
Kotomi Ueno Japan	23	1.5k 0.4×	766 0.3×	463 0.3×	7 0.1×	69 0.9×	62	1.7k
Tomohiro Kakizaki Japan	23	1.4k 0.3×	230 0.1×	1.4k 1.0×	58 0.7×	18 0.2×	36	1.7k
Naoto Kawakami Japan	20	2.5k 0.6×	187 0.1×	950 0.7×	30 0.3×	42 0.5×	42	2.7k
Hiroshi Magome Japan	11	2.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	982 0.7×	10 0.1×	71 0.9×	15	2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark T. Waters

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20 of 20 papers shown

Haywood, Joel, Mariano Jordi Muria‐Gonzalez, Kalia Bernath-Levin, et al.. (2025). A Non‐Volatile Pro‐Dicamba Herbicide Inspired by Meclofenoxate. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(15). e202404282–e202404282.

Kamran, Muhammad & Mark T. Waters. (2025). Engineering crop resilience with synthetic gene circuits. Trends in Plant Science. 30(6). 582–584.

McQuinn, Ryan P. & Mark T. Waters. (2024). Apocarotenoid signals in plant development and beyond. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(4). 1131–1133. 6 indexed citations

Kamran, Muhammad, et al.. (2024). Perception of butenolides by Bacillus subtilis via the α/β hydrolase RsbQ. Current Biology. 34(3). 623–631.e6. 3 indexed citations

Li, Qingtian, José Antonio Villaécija‐Aguilar, Muhammad Kamran, et al.. (2022). KARRIKIN UP-REGULATED F-BOX 1 (KUF1) imposes negative feedback regulation of karrikin and KAI2 ligand metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(11). e2112820119–e2112820119. 27 indexed citations

Haywood, Joel, et al.. (2022). A fungal tolerance trait and selective inhibitors proffer HMG-CoA reductase as a herbicide mode-of-action. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5563–5563. 15 indexed citations

Meng, Yongjie, Muhammad Kamran, Marion Dalmais, et al.. (2021). KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 regulates leaf development, root system architecture and arbuscular‐mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachypodium distachyon. The Plant Journal. 109(6). 1559–1574. 21 indexed citations

Khosla, Aashima, Nicholas Morffy, Qingtian Li, et al.. (2020). Structure–Function Analysis of SMAX1 Reveals Domains That Mediate Its Karrikin-Induced Proteolysis and Interaction with the Receptor KAI2. The Plant Cell. 32(8). 2639–2659. 97 indexed citations

Carbonnel, Samy, Yuhong Tang, Mitsuru Shindo, et al.. (2020). Lotus japonicus karrikin receptors display divergent ligand-binding specificities and organ-dependent redundancy. PLoS Genetics. 16(12). e1009249–e1009249. 28 indexed citations

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Mashiguchi, Kiyoshi, Adrian Scaffidi, Steven M. Smith, et al.. (2018). An allelic series at the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 locus of Arabidopsis thaliana decouples ligand hydrolysis and receptor degradation from downstream signalling. The Plant Journal. 96(1). 75–89. 39 indexed citations

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Flematti, Gavin R., Adrian Scaffidi, Mark T. Waters, & Steven M. Smith. (2016). Stereospecificity in strigolactone biosynthesis and perception. Planta. 243(6). 1361–1373. 82 indexed citations

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Sun, Yueming K., Gavin R. Flematti, Steven M. Smith, & Mark T. Waters. (2016). Reporter Gene-Facilitated Detection of Compounds in Arabidopsis Leaf Extracts that Activate the Karrikin Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1799–1799. 44 indexed citations

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Waters, Mark T., Adrian Scaffidi, Gavin R. Flematti, & Steven M. Smith. (2013). The origins and mechanisms of karrikin signalling. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 16(5). 667–673. 52 indexed citations

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Bythell‐Douglas, Rohan, Mark T. Waters, Adrian Scaffidi, et al.. (2013). The Structure of the Karrikin-Insensitive Protein (KAI2) in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54758–e54758. 52 indexed citations

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Rauf, Mamoona, Muhammad Arif, Hakan Dortay, et al.. (2013). ORE1 balances leaf senescence against maintenance by antagonizing G2‐like‐mediated transcription. EMBO Reports. 14(4). 382–388. 139 indexed citations

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Waters, Mark T. & Steven M. Smith. (2012). KAI2- and MAX2-Mediated Responses to Karrikins and Strigolactones Are Largely Independent of HY5 in Arabidopsis Seedlings. Molecular Plant. 6(1). 63–75. 95 indexed citations

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Scaffidi, Adrian, Mark T. Waters, Brian W. Skelton, et al.. (2012). Solar irradiation of the seed germination stimulant karrikinolide produces two novel head-to-head cage dimers. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(20). 4069–4069. 7 indexed citations

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Waters, Mark T., Adrian Scaffidi, Gavin R. Flematti, & Steven M. Smith. (2012). Karrikins force a rethink of strigolactone mode of action. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 7(8). 969–972. 19 indexed citations

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Nelson, David C., Adrian Scaffidi, Elizabeth A. Dun, et al.. (2011). F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(21). 8897–8902. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Waters, Mark T., Elizabeth Moylan, & Jane A. Langdale. (2008). GLK transcription factors regulate chloroplast development in a cell‐autonomous manner. The Plant Journal. 56(3). 432–444. 210 indexed citations

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