Scott D. Michaels

11.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Scott D. Michaels is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott D. Michaels has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Scott D. Michaels's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (49 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (34 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers). Scott D. Michaels is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (49 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (34 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (16 papers). Scott D. Michaels collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Scott D. Michaels's co-authors include Richard M. Amasino, Yuehui He, Sang Yeol Kim, Kátia Castanho Scortecci, Yannick Jacob, Urban Johanson, Caroline Dean, Clare Lister, Joanne West and Xuhong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Scott D. Michaels

63 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

FLOWERING LOCUS C Encodes a Novel MADS Domain Protein Tha... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. FLOWERING LOCUS C Encodes a Novel MADS Domain Protein That Acts as a Repressor of Flowering
    1999 1.6k citations Scott D. Michaels, Richard M. Amasino The Plant Cell profile →
  2. Molecular Analysis of FRIGIDA , a Major Determinant of Natural Variation in Arabidopsis Flowering Time
    2000 790 citations Scott D. Michaels, Richard M. Amasino et al. Science profile →

Peers

Scott D. Michaels
Claudia Köhler Sweden
Peter Huijser Germany
Jennifer C. Fletcher United States
Z. Jeffrey Chen United States
Gary N. Drews United States
Coral Vincent Germany
John Paul Alvarez Australia
Miltos Tsiantis United Kingdom
Thomas Laux Germany
Clare Lister United Kingdom
Claudia Köhler Sweden
Scott D. Michaels
Citations per year, relative to Scott D. Michaels Scott D. Michaels (= 1×) peers Claudia Köhler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott D. Michaels

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Zhen, Claudia Castillo-González, Changjiang Zhao, et al.. (2023). H3.1K27me1 loss confers Arabidopsis resistance to Geminivirus by sequestering DNA repair proteins onto host genome. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7484–7484. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Xuhong, Pascal G.P. Martin, Yixiang Zhang, et al.. (2021). The BORDER family of negative transcription elongation factors regulates flowering time in Arabidopsis. Current Biology. 31(23). 5377–5384.e5. 9 indexed citations
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Parker, Matthew T, Katarzyna Knop, Vasiliki Zacharaki, et al.. (2021). Widespread premature transcription termination of Arabidopsis thaliana NLR genes by the spen protein FPA. eLife. 10. 43 indexed citations
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Yu, Xuhong, Pascal G.P. Martin, & Scott D. Michaels. (2019). BORDER proteins protect expression of neighboring genes by promoting 3′ Pol II pausing in plants. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4359–4359. 31 indexed citations
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Miller, David F., Pearlly S. Yan, Fang Fang, et al.. (2016). Complete Transcriptome RNA-Seq. Methods in molecular biology. 1513. 141–162. 3 indexed citations
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Jacob, Yannick, Elisa Bergamin, Mark T.A. Donoghue, et al.. (2014). Selective Methylation of Histone H3 Variant H3.1 Regulates Heterochromatin Replication. Science. 343(6176). 1249–1253. 145 indexed citations
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Lovell, John T., Thomas Juenger, Scott D. Michaels, et al.. (2013). Pleiotropy of FRIGIDA enhances the potential for multivariate adaptation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1763). 20131043–20131043. 104 indexed citations
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Reinhart, Brenda J., Tie Liu, Enrico Magnani, et al.. (2013). Establishing a Framework for the Ad/Abaxial Regulatory Network of Arabidopsis : Ascertaining Targets of Class III HOMEODOMAIN LEUCINE ZIPPER and KANADI Regulation. The Plant Cell. 25(9). 3228–3249. 87 indexed citations
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Moissiard, Guillaume, Shawn Cokus, Suhua Feng, et al.. (2012). MORC Family ATPases Required for Heterochromatin Condensation and Gene Silencing. Science. 336(6087). 1448–1451. 259 indexed citations
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Stroud, Hume, Christopher J. Hale, Suhua Feng, et al.. (2012). DNA Methyltransferases Are Required to Induce Heterochromatic Re-Replication in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. 8(7). e1002808–e1002808. 60 indexed citations
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Blackman, Benjamin K., Jared L. Strasburg, Andrew R. Raduski, Scott D. Michaels, & Loren H. Rieseberg. (2010). The Role of Recently Derived FT Paralogs in Sunflower Domestication. Current Biology. 20(7). 629–635. 170 indexed citations
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Jacob, Yannick & Scott D. Michaels. (2009). H3K27me1 is E(z) in animals, but not in plants. Epigenetics. 4(6). 366–369. 21 indexed citations
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Jacob, Yannick & Scott D. Michaels. (2008). Peering through the pore. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 3(1). 62–64. 3 indexed citations
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Michaels, Scott D.. (2008). Flowering time regulation produces much fruit. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 12(1). 75–80. 176 indexed citations
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Michaels, Scott D., I. C. Bezerra, & Richard M. Amasino. (2004). FRIGIDA -related genes are required for the winter-annual habit in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(9). 3281–3285. 130 indexed citations
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Doyle, Mark R., et al.. (2004). HUA2 is required for the expression of floral repressors in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 41(3). 376–385. 76 indexed citations
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Michaels, Scott D., Yuehui He, Kátia Castanho Scortecci, & Richard M. Amasino. (2003). Attenuation of FLOWERING LOCUS C activity as a mechanism for the evolution of summer-annual flowering behavior in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(17). 10102–10107. 284 indexed citations
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He, Yuehui, Scott D. Michaels, & Richard M. Amasino. (2003). Regulation of Flowering Time by Histone Acetylation in Arabidopsis. Science. 302(5651). 1751–1754. 398 indexed citations
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Michaels, Scott D., Gary S. Ditta, Cindy Gustafson‐Brown, et al.. (2003). AGL24 acts as a promoter of flowering in Arabidopsis and is positively regulated by vernalization. The Plant Journal. 33(5). 867–874. 271 indexed citations
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Scortecci, Kátia Castanho, Scott D. Michaels, & Richard M. Amasino. (2003). Genetic interactions between FLM and other flowering-time genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology. 52(5). 915–922. 97 indexed citations

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