Stephen DiFazio

13.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen DiFazio is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen DiFazio has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Genetics, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 41 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen DiFazio's work include Bioenergy crop production and management (35 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (24 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (20 papers). Stephen DiFazio is often cited by papers focused on Bioenergy crop production and management (35 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (24 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (20 papers). Stephen DiFazio collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Stephen DiFazio's co-authors include Gerald A. Tuskan, Amy M. Brunner, Lee E. Gunter, Steven H. Strauss, Thomas G. Whitham, Tongming Yin, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, Joseph K. Bailey, Stephen M. Shuster and Udaya C. Kalluri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Stephen DiFazio

85 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems

2006 813 citations Thomas G. Whitham, Joseph K. Bailey et al. Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen DiFazio United States	35	2.3k	1.9k	1.4k	824	823	88	4.5k
Nathaniel R. Street Sweden	36	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	962 0.7×	316 0.4×	850 1.0×	87	4.6k
David B. Lowry United States	32	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.7×	338 0.4×	68	4.2k
Trevor R. Hodkinson Ireland	34	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	652 0.5×	2.0k 2.4×	749 0.9×	144	4.3k
John Mackay Canada	40	2.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.5×	810 0.6×	277 0.3×	390 0.5×	143	5.3k
Alexander A. Myburg South Africa	39	2.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	934 0.6×	424 0.5×	178 0.2×	132	4.4k
Ulf Lagercrantz Sweden	36	3.5k 1.5×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	676 0.8×	257 0.3×	73	4.6k
Andrzej Kilian Australia	57	8.9k 3.9×	2.8k 1.5×	4.6k 3.2×	919 1.1×	766 0.9×	232	12.0k
Jean Bousquet Canada	50	2.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.9k 2.0×	1.3k 1.6×	342 0.4×	161	7.0k
Kenneth M. Olsen United States	42	5.4k 2.4×	2.1k 1.1×	3.3k 2.3×	1.4k 1.7×	285 0.3×	126	7.5k
René E. Vaillancourt Australia	48	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	2.1k 2.6×	203 0.2×	213	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen DiFazio

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Slavov, Gancho T., David Macaya‐Sanz, Stephen DiFazio, & Glenn T. Howe. (2025). Population structure limits the use of genomic data for predicting phenotypes and managing genetic resources in forest trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(26). e2425691122–e2425691122.

Simon, Sandra, Anna Furches, Luke M. Evans, et al.. (2024). Genetic underpinnings of arthropod community distributions in Populus trichocarpa. New Phytologist. 242(3). 1307–1323. 2 indexed citations

Sanderson, Brian J., Guanqiao Feng, Nan Hu, et al.. (2023). Phylogenomics reveals patterns of ancient hybridization and differential diversification that contribute to phylogenetic conflict in willows, poplars, and close relatives. Systematic Biology. 72(6). 1220–1232. 15 indexed citations

Hu, Nan, Brian J. Sanderson, Guanqiao Feng, et al.. (2023). Evolution of a ZW sex chromosome system in willows. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7144–7144. 6 indexed citations

Macaya‐Sanz, David, Ran Zhou, Kerrie Barry, et al.. (2022). High-resolution mapping reveals hotspots and sex-biased recombination in Populus trichocarpa. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 13(1). 1 indexed citations

Sinn, Brandon T., et al.. (2021). ISSRseq: An extensible method for reduced representation sequencing. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). 668–681. 7 indexed citations

Carlson, Craig H., Fred E. Gouker, Jeremy Schmutz, et al.. (2021). Integrative genomics reveals paths to sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea L. Horticulture Research. 8(1). 170–170. 7 indexed citations

Sanderson, Brian J., Guanqiao Feng, Nan Hu, et al.. (2021). Sex determination through X–Y heterogamety in Salix nigra. Heredity. 126(4). 630–639. 28 indexed citations

Sanderson, Brian J., Stephen DiFazio, Quentin Cronk, Tao Ma, & Matthew S. Olson. (2020). A targeted sequence capture array for phylogenetics and population genomics in the Salicaceae. Applications in Plant Sciences. 8(10). e11394–e11394. 11 indexed citations

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Furches, Anna, David Macaya‐Sanz, Alejandro R. Walker, et al.. (2020). Genome-Wide Association Study of Wood Anatomical and Morphological Traits in Populus trichocarpa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 545748–545748. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Mingcheng, Lei Zhang, Zhiyang Zhang, et al.. (2019). Phylogenomics of the genusPopulusreveals extensive interspecific gene flow and balancing selection. New Phytologist. 225(3). 1370–1382. 81 indexed citations

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Yoo, Chang Geun, Yongil Yang, Yunqiao Pu, et al.. (2017). Insights of biomass recalcitrance in naturalPopulus trichocarpavariants for biomass conversion. Green Chemistry. 19(22). 5467–5478. 85 indexed citations

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Slavov, Gancho T., Stefano Leonardi, W. T. Adams, Steven H. Strauss, & Stephen DiFazio. (2010). Population substructure in continuous and fragmented stands of Populus trichocarpa. Heredity. 105(4). 348–357. 24 indexed citations

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Islam‐Faridi, M. Nurul, C. Dana Nelson, Stephen DiFazio, Lee E. Gunter, & Gerald A. Tuskan. (2009). Cytogenetic Analysis of <i>Populus trichocarpa</i> – Ribosomal DNA, Telomere Repeat Sequence, and Marker-selected BACs. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 125(1). 74–80. 29 indexed citations

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Yin, Tongming, Stephen DiFazio, Lee E. Gunter, et al.. (2008). Genome structure and emerging evidence of an incipient sex chromosome in Populus. Genome Research. 18(3). 422–430. 149 indexed citations

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Whitham, Thomas G., Joseph K. Bailey, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, et al.. (2006). A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems. Nature Reviews Genetics. 7(7). 510–523. 813 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whitham, Thomas G., Eric V. Lonsdorf, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, et al.. (2005). "All effects of a gene on the world": Extended phenotypes, feedbacks, and multi-level selection. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 7 indexed citations

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Yin, T. M., Stephen DiFazio, Lee E. Gunter, Don E. Riemenschneider, & Gerald A. Tuskan. (2004). Large-scale heterospecific segregation distortion in Populus revealed by a dense genetic map. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 109(3). 451–463. 115 indexed citations

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Tuskan, Gerald A., Stephen DiFazio, & Thomas Teichmann. (2004). Poplar Genomics is Getting Popular: The Impact of the Poplar Genome Project on Tree Research. Plant Biology. 6(1). 2–4. 103 indexed citations

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Meilan, Richard, et al.. (2002). Stability of Herbicide Resistance and GUS Expression in Transgenic Hybrid Poplars (Populus sp.) During Four Years of Field Trials and Vegetative Propagation. HortScience. 37(2). 277–280. 20 indexed citations

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