Stephen G. Thomas

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Stephen G. Thomas is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen G. Thomas has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Stephen G. Thomas's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (31 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Stephen G. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (31 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers). Stephen G. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Czechia. Stephen G. Thomas's co-authors include Peter Hedden, Tai‐ping Sun, Andrew L. Phillips, Camille M. Steber, Jianhong Hu, Alyssa Dill, Stephen J. Powers, Ivo Rieu, Jayne Griffiths and Rodolfo Zentella and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. Thomas

40 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

The role of gibberellin signalling in plant responses to abiotic stress

2013 720 citations Stephen G. Thomas, Andrew L. Phillips et al. profile →
Gibberellin biosynthesis and its regulation

2012 644 citations Peter Hedden, Stephen G. Thomas Biochemical Journal profile →
Genetic Characterization and Functional Analysis of the GID1 Gibberellin Receptors in Arabidopsis

2006 635 citations Jayne Griffiths, Kohji Murase et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Global Analysis of DELLA Direct Targets in Early Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis

2007 500 citations Rodolfo Zentella, Zhonglin Zhang et al. The Plant Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen G. Thomas United Kingdom	27	6.1k	4.0k	312	294	284	41	6.6k
Frank Gubler Australia	42	7.5k 1.2×	4.7k 1.2×	294 0.9×	311 1.1×	322 1.1×	74	8.2k
Patrick Achard France	28	7.0k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	315 1.0×	159 0.5×	182 0.6×	36	7.5k
Ildoo Hwang South Korea	40	7.9k 1.3×	5.4k 1.3×	211 0.7×	204 0.7×	158 0.6×	75	8.7k
Alon Samach Israel	31	6.4k 1.0×	4.9k 1.2×	295 0.9×	281 1.0×	124 0.4×	60	6.7k
Andrew L. Phillips United Kingdom	42	7.4k 1.2×	5.0k 1.2×	431 1.4×	525 1.8×	418 1.5×	76	8.4k
Tomáš Werner Germany	26	5.8k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	271 0.9×	214 0.7×	177 0.6×	34	6.2k
Ivo Rieu Netherlands	28	3.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.6×	338 1.1×	235 0.8×	131 0.5×	41	4.1k
Hironori Itoh Japan	31	7.3k 1.2×	4.8k 1.2×	332 1.1×	1.4k 4.6×	262 0.9×	48	8.0k
Miguel Á. Blázquez Spain	51	8.9k 1.5×	7.2k 1.8×	463 1.5×	212 0.7×	125 0.4×	114	10.0k
Naomi Ori Israel	41	5.6k 0.9×	4.3k 1.1×	297 1.0×	130 0.4×	75 0.3×	63	6.1k

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Bennett, Tom, Peter Büchner, Stephen G. Thomas, et al.. (2024). At the crossroads: strigolactones mediate changes in cytokinin synthesis and signalling in response to nitrogen limitation. The Plant Journal. 120(1). 139–158. 4 indexed citations

Thomas, Stephen G., et al.. (2023). Environmental regulation of male fertility is mediated through Arabidopsis transcription factors bHLH89, 91, and 10. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(7). 1934–1947. 3 indexed citations

Büchner, Peter, Stephen G. Thomas, Frank Jamois, et al.. (2023). Nutritional and tissue-specific regulation of cytochrome P450 CYP711AMAX1homologues and strigolactone biosynthesis in wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(6). 1890–1910. 15 indexed citations

Thomas, Stephen G., et al.. (2021). N-terminal truncated RHT-1 proteins generated by translational reinitiation cause semi-dwarfing of wheat Green Revolution alleles. Molecular Plant. 14(4). 679–687. 73 indexed citations

Carrera, Esther, Lali Sakvarelidze-Achard, Sandrine Ruffel, et al.. (2021). Nitrate signaling promotes plant growth by upregulating gibberellin biosynthesis and destabilization of DELLA proteins. Current Biology. 31(22). 4971–4982.e4. 52 indexed citations

Barker, Richard, Nieves Fernández‐García, Stephen J. Powers, et al.. (2020). Mapping sites of gibberellin biosynthesis in the Arabidopsis root tip. New Phytologist. 229(3). 1521–1534. 44 indexed citations

Plackett, Andrew R.G., Stephen J. Powers, Andy L. Phillips, et al.. (2017). The early inflorescence of Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrates positional effects in floral organ growth and meristem patterning. Plant Reproduction. 31(2). 171–191. 14 indexed citations

Rosa, Nora Marín‐de la, Anne Pfeiffer, Kristine Hill, et al.. (2015). Genome Wide Binding Site Analysis Reveals Transcriptional Coactivation of Cytokinin-Responsive Genes by DELLA Proteins. PLoS Genetics. 11(7). e1005337–e1005337. 105 indexed citations

Hedden, Peter & Stephen G. Thomas. (2012). Gibberellin biosynthesis and its regulation. Biochemical Journal. 444(1). 11–25. 644 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gallego‐Bartolomé, Javier, Eugenio G. Minguet, Mohamad Abbas, et al.. (2012). Molecular mechanism for the interaction between gibberellin and brassinosteroid signaling pathways in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(33). 13446–13451. 264 indexed citations

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Pearce, Stephen, Robert Saville, Simon P. Vaughan, et al.. (2011). Molecular Characterization ofRht-1Dwarfing Genes in Hexaploid Wheat . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 157(4). 1820–1831. 245 indexed citations

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Zentella, Rodolfo, Zhonglin Zhang, Me‐Hea Park, et al.. (2007). Global Analysis of DELLA Direct Targets in Early Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 19(10). 3037–3057. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rieu, Ivo, Omar Ruíz‐Rivero, Nieves Fernández‐García, et al.. (2007). The gibberellin biosynthetic genes AtGA20ox1 and AtGA20ox2 act, partially redundantly, to promote growth and development throughout the Arabidopsis life cycle. The Plant Journal. 53(3). 488–504. 331 indexed citations

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Appleford, N. E. J., Mark Wilkinson, Qian Ma, et al.. (2007). Decreased shoot stature and grain -amylase activity following ectopic expression of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene in transgenic wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 58(12). 3213–3226. 59 indexed citations

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Griffiths, Jayne, Kohji Murase, Ivo Rieu, et al.. (2006). Genetic Characterization and Functional Analysis of the GID1 Gibberellin Receptors in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell. 18(12). 3399–3414. 635 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hedden, Peter & Stephen G. Thomas. (2006). Plant hormone signaling. Blackwell eBooks. 77 indexed citations

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Dill, Alyssa, Stephen G. Thomas, Jianhong Hu, Camille M. Steber, & Tai‐ping Sun. (2004). The Arabidopsis F-Box Protein SLEEPY1 Targets Gibberellin Signaling Repressors for Gibberellin-Induced Degradation[W]. The Plant Cell. 16(6). 1392–1405. 492 indexed citations

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McGinnis, Karen, Stephen G. Thomas, Jonathan Soulé, et al.. (2003). The Arabidopsis SLEEPY1 Gene Encodes a Putative F-Box Subunit of an SCF E3 Ubiquitin Ligase[W]. The Plant Cell. 15(5). 1120–1130. 468 indexed citations

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Curtis, Ian S., D. A. Ward, Stephen G. Thomas, et al.. (2000). Induction of dwarfism in transgenic Solanum dulcamara by over‐expression of a gibberellin 20‐oxidase cDNA from pumpkin. The Plant Journal. 23(3). 329–338. 21 indexed citations

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Thomas, Stephen G.. (1984). Solar Greenhouses and Sunspaces: Lessons Learned.. 1 indexed citations

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