Robert J. Schmitz

26.4k citations

173 papers · 13.2k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 61

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.05%
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis

Papers in

Plant Science 111
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 83
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 38
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 23
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 21
Molecular Biology 105
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 24
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 23
- Plant Reproductive Biology 17
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 15

Co-authors: Joseph R. Ecker Adam J. Bewick Mark A. Urich Joseph R. Nery Richard M. Amasino Lexiang Ji Nathan M. Springer Chad E. Niederhuth
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (15 papers)G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (10 papers)Genome biology (7 papers)The Plant Cell (7 papers)PLoS Genetics (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany China

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Schmitz

168 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

11 papers align trajectories log scale

A cis-regulatory atlas in maize at single-cell resolution 2021 · 223 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Cell
2021 The Plant Cell
2019 Nature Plants
2016 Genome biology
2015 BMC Biotechnology
2013 eLife
2013 Nature
2012 Science
2012 Genes & Development
2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 Science

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#	Work
1	scifi-ATAC-seq: massive-scale single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing using combinatorial fluidic indexing Genome biology ·Xuan Zhang, Alexandre P. Marand, Haidong Yan, Robert J. Schmitz	2024	15
2	GenomicLinks: deep learning predictions of 3D chromatin interactions in the maize genome NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·Gottapu Mohana Rao, 純尾形, A. M. Jessop, Lin-Xia Chen, Alexandre P. Marand, Robert J. Schmitz, Frank Johannes	2024	2
3	An evolutionary epigenetic clock in plants Science ·Shruti Raut, Zhilin Zhang, Lei Yu, Rashmi R. Hazarika, Chao Yu, Hosung Jang, Lisa M. Smith, Jurriaan Ton, Liang Liu, John J. Stachowicz, Thorsten B. H. Reusch, Robert J. Schmitz, Frank Johannes	2023	30
4	Exploring plant cis‐regulatory elements at single‐cell resolution: overcoming biological and computational challenges to advance plant research The Plant Journal ·M Hemadneh, A.Thirumavalavan, Haidong Yan, Mark A.A. Minow, Robert J. Schmitz	2023	5
5	Identifying transcription factor–DNA interactions using machine learning E. Maran, Mary Galli, Peter A. Crisp, Andrea Gallavotti, Robert J. Schmitz	2022	4
6	Multiplex knockout of trichome-regulating MYB duplicates in hybrid poplar using a single gRNA PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·王传言, Scott A. Harding, Nancy L. Engle, Brajesh N. Vaidya, Ran Zhou, B. C. PATIENT, Alejandrina Socorro, Nirmal Joshee, Jerry Jenkins, Shengqiang Shu, Kerrie Barry, Yuko Yoshinaga, Jane Grimwood, Robert J. Schmitz, Jeremy Schmutz, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Chung‐Jui Tsai	2022	24
7	The Gossypium longicalyx Genome as a Resource for Cotton Breeding and Evolution G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Corrinne E. Grover, Mengqiao Pan, Daojun Yuan, Mark A. Arick, Guanjing Hu, Logan Brase, David M. Stelly, Zefu Lu, Robert J. Schmitz, Daniel G. Peterson, Jonathan F. Wendel, Joshua A. Udall	2020	23
8	Stable unmethylated DNA demarcates expressed genes and their cis-regulatory space in plant genomes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter A. Crisp, Alexandre P. Marand, Jaclyn M Noshay, Peng Zhou, Zefu Lu, Robert J. Schmitz, Nathan M. Springer	2020	67
9	Subgenome Dominance in an Interspecific Hybrid, Synthetic Allopolyploid, and a 140-Year-Old Naturally Established Neo-Allopolyploid Monkeyflower The Plant Cell ·Patrick P. Edger, Ronald D. Smith, Michael R. McKain, Arielle M. Cooley, Mario Vallejo‐Marín, Yao‐Wu Yuan, Adam J. Bewick, Lexiang Ji, Adrian E. Platts, Megan J. Bowman, Kevin L. Childs, Jacob D. Washburn, Robert J. Schmitz, Gregory D. Smith, J. Chris Pires, Joshua R. Puzey	2017	173
10	On the origin and evolutionary consequences of gene body DNA methylation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Adam J. Bewick, Lexiang Ji, Chad E. Niederhuth, Eva‐Maria Willing, Brigitte T. Hofmeister, Xiuling Shi, Li Wang, Zefu Lu, Nicholas Rohr, Benjamin Hartwig, Christiane Kiefer, Roger B. Deal, Jeremy Schmutz, Jane Grimwood, Hume Stroud, Steven E. Jacobsen, Korbinian Schneeberger, Xiaoyu Zhang, Robert J. Schmitz	2016	215
11	Histone H1 Limits DNA Methylation in Neurospora crassa G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·I. P. Chepurnykh, Lexiang Ji, Patricia Jardim Silva Walgenbach, U. Willscher, Takahiko Sasaki, Evelina Y. Basenko, Robert J. Schmitz, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zachary Lewis	2016	15
12	A Comparative Analysis of 5-Azacytidine- and Zebularine-Induced DNA Demethylation G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Patrick Griffin, Chad E. Niederhuth, Robert J. Schmitz	2016	87
13	Unique cell-type-specific patterns of DNA methylation in the root meristem Nature Plants ·Taiji Kawakatsu, Tim Stuart, Rajendra D Kharadi, Natalie W. Breakfield, Robert J. Schmitz, Joseph R. Nery, Mark A. Urich, Xinwei Han, Ryan Lister, Philip N. Benfey, Joseph R. Ecker	2016	141
14	RNA-directed DNA methylation enforces boundaries between heterochromatin and euchromatin in the maize genome Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Qing Li, Jonathan I. Gent, Greg Zynda, Jawon Song, Irina Makarevitch, Cory D. Hirsch, Candice N. Hirsch, R. Kelly Dawe, Thelma F. Madzima, Karen McGinnis, Damon Lisch, Robert J. Schmitz, Matthew Vaughn, Nathan M. Springer	2015	161
15	FASTmC : A Suite of Predictive Models for Nonreference-Based Estimations of DNA Methylation G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Adam J. Bewick, Brigitte T. Hofmeister, Kevin Lee, Xiaoyu Zhang, David W. Hall, Robert J. Schmitz	2015	18
16	Genome-wide identification of CCA1 targets uncovers an expanded clock network in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dawn H. Nagel, Colleen J. Doherty, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Robert J. Schmitz, Joseph R. Ecker, Steve A. Kay	2015	206
17	Processing and Subcellular Trafficking of ER-Tethered EIN2 Control Response to Ethylene Gas Science ·Hong Qiao, Zhouxin Shen, Shao‐shan Carol Huang, Robert J. Schmitz, Mark A. Urich, Steven P. Briggs, Joseph R. Ecker Hit paper breakdown →	2012	409
18	Transgenerational Epigenetic Instability Is a Source of Novel Methylation Variants Science ·Robert J. Schmitz, Matthew D. Schultz, Mathew G. Lewsey, Ronan C. O’Malley, Mark A. Urich, Ondrej Libiger, Nicholas J. Schork, Joseph R. Ecker Hit paper breakdown →	2011	479
19	Histone H2B Deubiquitination Is Required for Transcriptional Activation of FLOWERING LOCUS C and for Proper Control of Flowering in Arabidopsis PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Robert J. Schmitz, Yosuke Tamada, Mark R. Doyle, Xiaoyu Zhang, Richard M. Amasino	2008	92
20	Evolutionary Conservation of the FLOWERING LOCUS C -Mediated Vernalization Response: Evidence From the Sugar Beet ( Beta vulgaris ) Genetics ·Patrick A. Reeves, Yuehui He, Robert J. Schmitz, Richard M. Amasino, Lee Panella, Christopher M. Richards	2006	119

About Robert J. Schmitz

Robert J. Schmitz is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Gastroenterology and Insect Science, having authored 173 papers that have together received 13.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (83 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (38 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (24 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (23 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (21 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (9.5k citations), Molecular Biology (7.9k citations), Aging (159 citations), Genetics (1.8k citations) and Horticulture (45 citations). Robert J. Schmitz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Frequent co-authors include Joseph R. Ecker, Adam J. Bewick, Mark A. Urich, Joseph R. Nery, Richard M. Amasino, Lexiang Ji, Nathan M. Springer, Chad E. Niederhuth, Alexandre P. Marand and Zefu Lu. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Genome biology, The Plant Cell and PLoS Genetics.

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