Scott Uknes

13.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
39 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Scott Uknes is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Uknes has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Scott Uknes's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (21 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (11 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers). Scott Uknes is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (21 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (11 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (9 papers). Scott Uknes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Ireland. Scott Uknes's co-authors include John Ryals, E. R. Ward, Helmut Keßmann, Leslie Friedrich, Bernard Vernooij, Sandra Dincher, David Negrotto, Thomas Gaffney, Terrence P. Delaney and Jean‐Pierre Métraux and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Scott Uknes

38 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Requirement of Salicylic Acid for the Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance

1993 1.4k citations Leslie Friedrich, Bernard Vernooij et al. profile →
A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance

1994 1.4k citations Terrence P. Delaney, Scott Uknes et al. profile →
Coordinate Gene Activity in Response to Agents That Induce Systemic Acquired Resistance.

1991 1.0k citations E. R. Ward, Scott Uknes et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.

1992 790 citations Scott Uknes, Brigitte Mauch‐Mani et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Arabidopsis mutants simulating disease resistance response

1994 583 citations Robert Dietrich, Terrence P. Delaney et al. Cell profile →
A benzothiadiazole derivative induces systemic acquired resistance in tobacco

1996 563 citations Leslie Friedrich, Kay A. Lawton et al. The Plant Journal profile →
INDUCTION OF SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS BY CHEMICALS

1994 481 citations Helmut Keßmann, E. R. Ward et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott Uknes United States	29	9.9k	3.6k	1.0k	701	561	39	10.6k
Helmut Keßmann United States	18	6.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	886 0.9×	552 0.8×	295 0.5×	28	6.9k
Leslie Friedrich United States	18	6.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	663 0.6×	511 0.7×	362 0.6×	24	6.9k
Georg Felix Switzerland	55	15.5k 1.6×	4.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	586 0.8×	666 1.2×	88	16.6k
M.H.A.J. Joosten Netherlands	50	7.9k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.7×	339 0.5×	391 0.7×	126	8.6k
Giulia De Lorenzo Italy	54	8.4k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	778 0.7×	227 0.3×	610 1.1×	130	9.2k
David B. Collinge Denmark	46	7.8k 0.8×	3.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	444 0.6×	413 0.7×	104	9.5k
Thorsten Nürnberger Germany	44	9.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	937 0.9×	366 0.5×	338 0.6×	70	10.3k
Bernard Fritig France	41	5.0k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	538 0.5×	299 0.4×	798 1.4×	76	6.3k
Kenichi Tsuda Japan	45	8.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	668 0.6×	444 0.6×	249 0.4×	113	9.1k
Murray Grant United Kingdom	46	8.8k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	871 0.8×	834 1.2×	160 0.3×	117	9.9k

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Heifetz, Peter B., et al.. (1998). Functional analysis of regulatory sequences controllingPR‐1 gene expression in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 16(2). 223–233. 267 indexed citations

Vernooij, Bernard, et al.. (1998). Induced Resistance Responses in Maize. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 11(7). 643–658. 189 indexed citations

Ryals, John, Kristianna B. Weymann, Kay A. Lawton, et al.. (1997). The Arabidopsis NIM1 protein shows homology to the mammalian transcription factor inhibitor I kappa B.. The Plant Cell. 9(3). 425–439. 376 indexed citations

Weymann, Kris, Michelle D. Hunt, Scott Uknes, et al.. (1995). Suppression and Restoration of Lesion Formation in Arabidopsis lsd Mutants. The Plant Cell. 7(12). 2013–2013. 34 indexed citations

Neuenschwander, Urs, Bernard Vernooij, Leslie Friedrich, et al.. (1995). Is hydrogen peroxide a second messenger of salicylic acid in systemic acquired resistance?. The Plant Journal. 8(2). 227–233. 171 indexed citations

Phillips, Andrew L., D. A. Ward, Scott Uknes, et al.. (1995). Isolation and Expression of Three Gibberellin 20-Oxidase cDNA Clones from Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 108(3). 1049–1057. 371 indexed citations

Ryals, John, Scott Uknes, & E. R. Ward. (1994). Systemic Acquired Resistance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 104(4). 1109–1112. 349 indexed citations

Vernooij, Bernard, Leslie Friedrich, Alison M. Morse, et al.. (1994). Salicylic Acid Is Not the Translocated Signal Responsible for Inducing Systemic Acquired Resistance but Is Required in Signal Transduction. The Plant Cell. 6(7). 959–959. 206 indexed citations

Vernooij, Bernard, Scott Uknes, E. R. Ward, & John Ryals. (1994). Salicylic acid as a signal molecule in plant-pathogen interactions. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 6(2). 275–279. 60 indexed citations

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Dietrich, Robert, Terrence P. Delaney, Scott Uknes, et al.. (1994). Arabidopsis mutants simulating disease resistance response. Cell. 77(4). 565–577. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Uknes, Scott. (1993). Biological Induction of Systemic Acquired Resistance inArabidopsis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 6(6). 692–692. 193 indexed citations

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Uknes, Scott, Sandra Dincher, Leslie Friedrich, et al.. (1993). Regulation of Pathogenesis-Related Protein-1a Gene Expression in Tobacco. The Plant Cell. 5(2). 159–159. 14 indexed citations

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Uknes, Scott, Sandra Dincher, Leslie Friedrich, et al.. (1993). Regulation of Pathogenesis-Related Gene Expression in Tobacco.

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Lawton, Kay A., Scott Uknes, E. R. Ward, & John Ryals. (1992). Plant-pathogen interactions. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 3(2). 171–175. 5 indexed citations

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Uknes, Scott, Brigitte Mauch‐Mani, Mary B. Moyer, et al.. (1992). Acquired resistance in Arabidopsis.. The Plant Cell. 4(6). 645–656. 790 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ward, E. R., Scott Uknes, Sandra Dincher, et al.. (1991). Coordinate Gene Activity in Response to Agents That Induce Systemic Acquired Resistance.. The Plant Cell. 3(10). 1085–1094. 1031 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hong, Bimei, Scott Uknes, & Tuan‐Hua David Ho. (1988). Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a mRNA rapidly-induced by ABA in barley aleurone layers. Plant Molecular Biology. 11(4). 495–506. 125 indexed citations

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Grantz, David A., Tuan‐Hua David Ho, Scott Uknes, John M. Cheeseman, & John S. Boyer. (1985). Metabolism of Abscisic Acid in Guard Cells of Vicia faba L. and Commelina communis L.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 78(1). 51–56. 15 indexed citations

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Uknes, Scott & Tuan‐Hua David Ho. (1984). Mode of Action of Abscisic Acid in Barley Aleurone Layers. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 75(4). 1126–1132. 51 indexed citations

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Ho, Tuan‐Hua David & Scott Uknes. (1982). Regulation of abscisic acid metabolism in the aleurone layers of barley seeds. Plant Cell Reports. 1(6). 270–273. 8 indexed citations

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