Scott A. Harding

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Harding is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Harding has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Harding's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (19 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (15 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (14 papers). Scott A. Harding is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (19 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (15 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (14 papers). Scott A. Harding collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Scott A. Harding's co-authors include Chung‐Jui Tsai, Vincent L. Chiang, John Ralph, Jrhau Lung, Douglas D. Stokke, Wenjing Hu, Jacqueline L. Popko, Yinan Yuan, Richard L. Lindroth and Gary M. Paulsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The EMBO Journal and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Harding

54 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Repression of lignin biosynthesis promotes cellulose accumulation and growth in transgenic trees

1999 564 citations Wenjing Hu, Scott A. Harding et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott A. Harding United States	26	1.8k	1.7k	496	286	251	55	2.8k
Quanzi Li China	33	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	787 1.6×	416 1.5×	154 0.6×	72	3.0k
Stéphane Maury France	28	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	205 0.4×	232 0.8×	104 0.4×	50	2.5k
Chunxiang Fu China	40	3.0k 1.7×	2.9k 1.7×	802 1.6×	318 1.1×	516 2.1×	117	4.5k
Jin Nakashima United States	27	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	708 1.4×	264 0.9×	242 1.0×	44	2.8k
Jacqueline Grima‐Pettenati France	42	3.2k 1.8×	4.3k 2.6×	1.6k 3.2×	885 3.1×	238 0.9×	98	5.6k
Till K. Pellny United Kingdom	22	2.0k 1.1×	971 0.6×	299 0.6×	92 0.3×	169 0.7×	45	2.5k
Diane M. Beckles United States	27	2.3k 1.3×	582 0.3×	169 0.3×	161 0.6×	171 0.7×	81	2.9k
Su‐May Yu Taiwan	35	3.0k 1.7×	2.0k 1.2×	398 0.8×	723 2.5×	110 0.4×	70	3.9k
Zong‐Ming Cheng United States	32	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	155 0.3×	155 0.5×	72 0.3×	98	2.7k
Jeffrey F. D. Dean United States	30	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	513 1.0×	867 3.0×	48 0.2×	62	3.1k

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Harding, Scott A., et al.. (2025). An updated sulfate transporter phylogeny uncovers a perennial-specific subgroup associated with lignification. Tree Physiology. 45(13). 114–128.

Harding, Scott A., et al.. (2024). Perturbation of tonoplast sucrose transport alters carbohydrate utilization for seasonal growth and defense metabolism in coppiced poplar. Tree Physiology. 44(7). 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Ran, Jerry Jenkins, Yibing Zeng, et al.. (2023). Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly of Populus tremula × P. alba reveals aspen‐specific megabase satellite DNA. The Plant Journal. 116(4). 1003–1017. 17 indexed citations

Harding, Scott A., Nancy L. Engle, Brajesh N. Vaidya, et al.. (2022). Multiplex knockout of trichome-regulating MYB duplicates in hybrid poplar using a single gRNA. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 189(2). 516–526. 24 indexed citations

Harding, Scott A., et al.. (2021). Plasma membrane phylloquinone biosynthesis in nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 185(4). 1443–1456. 7 indexed citations

Tsai, Chung‐Jui, Peng Xu, Liang‐Jiao Xue, et al.. (2020). Compensatory Guaiacyl Lignin Biosynthesis at the Expense of Syringyl Lignin in 4CL1 -Knockout Poplar. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 183(1). 123–136. 39 indexed citations

Scully, Erin D., Scott M. Geib, Charles J. Mason, et al.. (2018). Host-plant induced changes in microbial community structure and midgut gene expression in an invasive polyphage (Anoplophora glabripennis). Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9620–9620. 24 indexed citations

Xue, Liang‐Jiao, Christopher J. Frost, Chung‐Jui Tsai, & Scott A. Harding. (2016). Drought response transcriptomes are altered in poplar with reduced tonoplast sucrose transporter expression. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33655–33655. 31 indexed citations

Hu, Hao, et al.. (2016). Tubulin C-terminal Post-translational Modifications Do Not Occur in Wood Forming Tissue of Populus. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1493–1493. 5 indexed citations

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Babst, Benjamin A., Han‐Yi Chen, Hongqiang Wang, et al.. (2014). Stress-responsive hydroxycinnamate glycosyltransferase modulates phenylpropanoid metabolism in Populus. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65(15). 4191–4200. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Han‐Yi, Benjamin A. Babst, Hao Hu, et al.. (2014). Ectopic Expression of a Loblolly Pine Class II 4-Coumarate:CoA Ligase Alters Soluble Phenylpropanoid Metabolism but not Lignin Biosynthesis in Populus. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(9). 1669–1678. 22 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chung‐Jui & Scott A. Harding. (2013). In situ Hybridization. Methods in cell biology. 113. 339–359. 7 indexed citations

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Harding, Scott A., Liang‐Jiao Xue, Richard L. Lindroth, et al.. (2013). Condensed tannin biosynthesis and polymerization synergistically condition carbon use, defense, sink strength and growth in Populus. Tree Physiology. 34(11). 1240–1251. 12 indexed citations

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Payyavula, Raja S., et al.. (2010). The sucrose transporter family in Populus : the importance of a tonoplast PtaSUT4 to biomass and carbon partitioning. The Plant Journal. 65(5). 757–770. 124 indexed citations

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Harding, Scott A., et al.. (2009). A comparative analysis of phenylpropanoid metabolism, N utilization, and carbon partitioning in fast- and slow-growing Populus hybrid clones. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(12). 3443–3452. 38 indexed citations

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Luo, Keming, Scott A. Harding, & Chung‐Jui Tsai. (2008). A modified T-vector for simplified assembly of hairpin RNAi constructs. Biotechnology Letters. 30(7). 1271–1274. 6 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chung‐Jui, Scott A. Harding, Timothy J. Tschaplinski, Richard L. Lindroth, & Yinan Yuan. (2006). Genome‐wide analysis of the structural genes regulating defense phenylpropanoid metabolism in Populus. New Phytologist. 172(1). 47–62. 253 indexed citations

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Harding, Scott A., et al.. (2004). Expression of a glycine decarboxylase complex H-protein in non-photosynthetic tissues of Populus tremuloides. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1676(3). 266–272. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Wenjing, Scott A. Harding, Jrhau Lung, et al.. (1999). Repression of lignin biosynthesis promotes cellulose accumulation and growth in transgenic trees. Nature Biotechnology. 17(8). 808–812. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harding, Scott A., James A. Guikema, & Gary M. Paulsen. (1990). Photosynthetic Decline from High Temperature Stress during Maturation of Wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 92(3). 648–653. 115 indexed citations

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