Paula McSteen

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Paula McSteen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula McSteen has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Plant Science, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Paula McSteen's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (34 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers). Paula McSteen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (34 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers). Paula McSteen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and United Kingdom. Paula McSteen's co-authors include Sarah Hake, Ottoline Leyser, Simon T. Malcomber, Solmaz Barazesh, Hong Yao, Yunde Zhao, Andrea L. Skirpan, Xianting Wu, Andrea Gallavotti and Amanda Durbak and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Paula McSteen

45 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

The main auxin biosynthesis pathway in Arabidopsis

2011 751 citations Hong Yao, Paula McSteen et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paula McSteen United States	24	3.3k	2.1k	539	302	185	46	3.6k
Shuji Yokoi Japan	23	4.9k 1.5×	2.8k 1.4×	1.1k 2.0×	171 0.6×	128 0.7×	53	5.3k
Binying Fu China	31	3.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	910 1.7×	115 0.4×	145 0.8×	72	3.6k
Caifu Jiang China	28	3.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	293 0.5×	79 0.3×	158 0.9×	46	3.7k
Corrie Hanhart Netherlands	28	4.3k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	495 0.9×	201 0.7×	90 0.5×	42	4.7k
Jiuyou Tang China	23	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	586 1.1×	72 0.2×	124 0.7×	30	3.4k
J. P. Gustafson United States	36	3.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	748 1.4×	210 0.7×	165 0.9×	122	3.8k
Xuelu Wang China	38	5.0k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	320 0.6×	228 0.8×	200 1.1×	69	5.4k
Wim J. J. Soppe Germany	34	6.6k 2.0×	4.3k 2.1×	372 0.7×	228 0.8×	143 0.8×	49	7.1k
Maria von Korff Germany	38	3.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 2.1×	135 0.4×	589 3.2×	59	4.2k
Hao Lin China	25	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	324 0.6×	316 1.0×	84 0.5×	82	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula McSteen

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Schäfer, C., Monika Frey, Henning J. Jessen, et al.. (2024). Association of the benzoxazinoid pathway with boron homeostasis in maize. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(1). 2 indexed citations

McSteen, Paula, et al.. (2023). Improved Methods for Preparing Transverse Sections and Unrolled Whole Mounts of Maize Leaf Primordia for Fluorescence and Confocal Imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

McSteen, Paula, et al.. (2023). Hormonal regulation of inflorescence and intercalary meristems in grasses. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 76. 102451–102451. 10 indexed citations

Matthes, Michaela S., et al.. (2023). Enhancement of developmental defects in the boron‐deficient maize mutanttassel‐less1by reduced auxin levels. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 2 indexed citations

Arias, Tatiana, Chad E. Niederhuth, Paula McSteen, & J. Chris Pires. (2021). The Molecular Basis of Kale Domestication: Transcriptional Profiling of Developing Leaves Provides New Insights Into the Evolution of a Brassica oleracea Vegetative Morphotype. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 637115–637115. 12 indexed citations

Yao, Hong, Andrea L. Skirpan, Michaela S. Matthes, et al.. (2019). The barren stalk2 Gene Is Required for Axillary Meristem Development in Maize. Molecular Plant. 12(3). 374–389. 40 indexed citations

Best, Norman B., et al.. (2018). Auxin EvoDevo: Conservation and Diversification of Genes Regulating Auxin Biosynthesis, Transport, and Signaling. Molecular Plant. 12(3). 298–320. 110 indexed citations

Leach, Kristen A., Paula McSteen, & David Braun. (2016). Genomic DNA Isolation from Maize (Zea mays) Leaves Using a Simple, High‐Throughput Protocol. PubMed. 1(1). 15–27. 14 indexed citations

Durbak, Amanda, Hong Yao, & Paula McSteen. (2012). Hormone signaling in plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 15(1). 92–96. 158 indexed citations

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McSteen, Paula. (2010). Auxin and Monocot Development. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2(3). a001479–a001479. 139 indexed citations

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Skirpan, Andrea L., Angela Hendrickson Culler, Andrea Gallavotti, et al.. (2009). BARREN INFLORESCENCE2 Interaction with ZmPIN1a Suggests a Role in Auxin Transport During Maize Inflorescence Development. Plant and Cell Physiology. 50(3). 652–657. 66 indexed citations

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Phillips, Kimberly A., Andrea L. Skirpan, Nicholas J. Kaplinsky, & Paula McSteen. (2009). Developmental disaster1: A novel mutation causing defects during vegetative and inflorescence development in maize (Zea mays, Poaceae). American Journal of Botany. 96(2). 420–430. 9 indexed citations

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McSteen, Paula & Yunde Zhao. (2008). Plant Hormones and Signaling: Common Themes and New Developments. Developmental Cell. 14(4). 467–473. 96 indexed citations

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Skirpan, Andrea L., Xianting Wu, & Paula McSteen. (2008). Genetic and physical interaction suggest that BARREN STALK1 is a target of BARREN INFLORESCENCE2 in maize inflorescence development. The Plant Journal. 55(5). 787–797. 57 indexed citations

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Wu, Xianting & Paula McSteen. (2007). The role of auxin transport during inflorescence development in maize (Zea mays, Poaceae). American Journal of Botany. 94(11). 1745–1755. 60 indexed citations

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McSteen, Paula & Ottoline Leyser. (2005). SHOOT BRANCHING. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 56(1). 353–374. 272 indexed citations

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Keck, Emma, Paula McSteen, Rosemary Carpenter, & Enrico Coen. (2003). Separation of genetic functions controlling organ identity in flowers. The EMBO Journal. 22(5). 1058–1066. 85 indexed citations

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McSteen, Paula & Sarah Hake. (2001). barren inflorescence2regulates axillary meristem development in the maize inflorescence. Development. 128(15). 2881–2891. 118 indexed citations

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McSteen, Paula, Debbie Laudencia‐Chingcuanco, & Joseph Colasanti. (2000). A floret by any other name: control of meristem identity in maize. Trends in Plant Science. 5(2). 61–66. 122 indexed citations

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Bradley, Desmond, R. Carpenter, Robert C. Elliott, et al.. (1993). Gene regulation of flowering. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 339(1288). 193–197. 4 indexed citations

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