Steven D. Tanksley

45.9k citations

236 papers · 33.7k indexed · 13 hit papers · h-index 94

Plant Science top 0.01%
Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Genetics top 0.02%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Cell Biology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Susan R. McCouch Martin W. Ganal Silvana Grandillo Gregory B. Martin Robert Bernatzky T. M. Fulton Nevin D. Young Mark E. Sorrells
Topics: Plant Reproductive Biology (65 papers)Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (62 papers)Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (59 papers)
Cited by: Plant Science Horticulture Genetics
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States France Israel

In The Last Decade

Steven D. Tanksley

236 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild

1997 1.7k citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. Science profile →
High density molecular linkage maps of the tomato and potato genomes.

1992 1.3k citations Steven D. Tanksley, Martin W. Ganal et al. Genetics profile →
Map-Based Cloning of a Protein Kinase Gene Conferring Disease Resistance in Tomato

1993 1.0k citations Gregory B. Martin, Martin W. Ganal et al. Science profile →
fw2.2 : A Quantitative Trait Locus Key to the Evolution of Tomato Fruit Size

2000 1.0k citations Amy Frary, Silvana Grandillo et al. Science profile →
Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes

1988 865 citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →
The Origins of Genomic Duplications in Arabidopsis

2000 802 citations Daniel G. Brown, Steven D. Tanksley et al. Science profile →
MAPPING POLYGENES

1993 794 citations Steven D. Tanksley profile →
RFLP Mapping in Plant Breeding: New Tools for an Old Science

1989 783 citations Steven D. Tanksley, Nevin D. Young et al. profile →
Microprep protocol for extraction of DNA from tomato and other herbaceous plants

1995 744 citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. profile →
Abundance, variability and chromosomal location of microsatellites in wheat

1995 592 citations Marion S. Röder, Mark E. Sorrells et al. Molecular and General Genetics MGG profile →
Abundance, polymorphism and genetic mapping of microsatellites in rice

1993 511 citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. Molecular and General Genetics MGG profile →
RFLP analysis of phylogenetic relationships and genetic variation in the genus Lycopersicon

1990 494 citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →
TOWARD A SATURATED LINKAGE MAP IN TOMATO BASED ON ISOZYMES AND RANDOM cDNA SEQUENCES

1986 406 citations Steven D. Tanksley et al. Genetics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Quantifying the Relative Contribution of the Heterozygous Class to QTL Detection Power 2011 ·Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Xiwen Ma,Steven D. Tanksley	1
2	Changes in Regulation of a Transcription Factor Lead to Autogamy in Cultivated Tomatoes 2007 ·Science ·Kai‐Yi Chen,Bin Cong,Rod A. Wing,Julia Vrebalov,Steven D. Tanksley	119
3	Transcriptome and Selected Metabolite Analyses Reveal Multiple Points of Ethylene Control during Tomato Fruit Development 2005 ·The Plant Cell ·Rob Alba,Paxton Payton,(unknown),Ryan P. McQuinn,(unknown),Gregory B. Martin,Steven D. Tanksley,James J. Giovannoni	415
4	Utilization of tomato microarrays for comparative gene expression analysis in the Solanaceae 2005 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Shanna L. Moore,Paxton Payton,Mark H. Wright,Steven D. Tanksley,James J. Giovannoni	93
5	Comparative genome analyses of Arabidopsis spp.: Inferring chromosomal rearrangement events in the evolutionary history of A. thaliana 2005 ·Genome Research ·(unknown),Amy Frary,A. York,(unknown),(unknown),June B. Nasrallah,Steven D. Tanksley,Mikhail E. Nasrallah	114
6	Characteristics of the tomato nuclear genome as determined by sequencing undermethylated EcoRI digested fragments 2005 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown),(unknown),Rasmus Nielsen,Lukas A. Mueller,Steven D. Tanksley	13
7	High-Resolution Fine Mapping and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Analysis of sun, a Locus Controlling Tomato Fruit Shape, Reveals a Region of the Tomato Genome Prone to DNA Rearrangements 2004 ·Genetics ·Esther van der Knaap,Abhijit Sanyal,Scott A. Jackson,Steven D. Tanksley	54
8	The making of a bell pepper-shaped tomato fruit: identification of loci controlling fruit morphology in Yellow Stuffer tomato 2003 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Esther van der Knaap,Steven D. Tanksley	95
9	Natural alleles at a tomato fruit size quantitative trait locus differ by heterochronic regulatory mutations 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Cong Bin,Jiping Liu,Steven D. Tanksley	224
10	Mapping a Wild Tomato Introgression Associated with Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Resistance in a Cultivated Tomato Line 2000 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Peter Hanson,(unknown),(unknown),Steven D. Tanksley,V. Muniyappa,(unknown),Huei-Mei Chen,George Kuo,(unknown),Jen-tzu Chen	112
11	Selective mapping: a discrete optimization approach to selecting a population subset for use in a high-density genetic mapping project 2000 ·Symposium on Discrete Algorithms ·Daniel G. Brown,Steven D. Tanksley	3
12	Genetic analysis of RFLPs, GATA microsatellites and RAPDs in a cross between L. esculentum and L. pimpinellifolium 1996 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Silvana Grandillo,Steven D. Tanksley	87
13	The Tomato Never-ripe Locus Regulates Ethylene-Inducible Gene Expression and Is Linked to a Homolog of the Arabidopsis ETR1 Gene 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown),Sanghyeob Lee,Steven D. Tanksley,Michael B. Lanahan,Harry J. Klee,Jim Giovannoni	129
14	Genetic and physical mapping of barley telomeres 1993 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Marion S. Röder,Nora L. V. Lapitan,Mark E. Sorrells,Steven D. Tanksley	65
15	RFLP maps of potato and their alignment with the homoeologous tomato genome 1991 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Christiane Gebhardt,Enrique Ritter,Amalia Barone,Thomas Debener,Birgit Walkemeier,Undine Schachtschabel,Helgard Kaufmann,Richard D. Thompson,M. Bonierbale,Martin W. Ganal,Steven D. Tanksley,Francesco Salamini	328
16	RFLP analysis of the size of chromosomal segments retained around the Tm-2 locus of tomato during backcross breeding 1989 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Nevin D. Young,Steven D. Tanksley	307
17	Double Tagging of a Male-sterile Gene in Tomato using a Morphological and Enzymatic Marker Gene 1988 ·HortScience ·Steven D. Tanksley,Dani Zamir	5
18	High Rates of Cross-pollination in Chile Pepper 1984 ·HortScience ·Steven D. Tanksley	52
19	Application of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Allozymes in Testing the Genetic Purity of F1 Hybrids of Tomato1 1981 ·HortScience ·Steven D. Tanksley,Richard A. Jones	16
20	Inheritance, developmental expression, and polymorphism of three glycolytic enzymes in species of Lycopersicon. 1980 ·Dissertation Abstracts International, B ·Steven D. Tanksley	2

About Steven D. Tanksley

Steven D. Tanksley is a scholar working on Plant Science, Horticulture and Genetics, having authored 236 papers that have together received 33.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Reproductive Biology (65 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (62 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (59 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (29.7k citations), Horticulture (531 citations) and Genetics (11.3k citations). Steven D. Tanksley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Susan R. McCouch, Martin W. Ganal, Silvana Grandillo, Gregory B. Martin, Robert Bernatzky, T. M. Fulton, Nevin D. Young, Mark E. Sorrells, Anne Frary and Jiping Liu. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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