Steven J. Clough

27.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Steven J. Clough is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven J. Clough has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Steven J. Clough's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (12 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (10 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (8 papers). Steven J. Clough is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (12 papers), Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms (10 papers) and Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (8 papers). Steven J. Clough collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Steven J. Clough's co-authors include Andrew F. Bent, Damla D. Bilgin, Lila O. Vodkin, Evan H. DeLucia, Jin Zhu, Timothy P. Denny, Mark A. Schell, Osman Radwan, Kevin Fengler and Jigyasa H. Tuteja and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Steven J. Clough

59 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

Floral dip: a simplified ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2010 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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.

  1. Floral dip: a simplified method forAgrobacterium‐mediated transformation ofArabidopsis thaliana
    1998 18.4k citations Steven J. Clough, Andrew F. Bent profile →
  2. Biotic stress globally downregulates photosynthesis genes
    2010 438 citations Damla D. Bilgin, Steven J. Clough et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven J. Clough United States 28 18.7k 15.0k 921 825 711 60 22.1k
Andrew F. Bent United States 51 23.4k 1.2× 16.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 834 1.0× 984 1.4× 97 27.6k
Dae‐Jin Yun South Korea 74 12.3k 0.7× 10.0k 0.7× 625 0.7× 412 0.5× 534 0.8× 265 16.4k
Jen Sheen United States 85 33.5k 1.8× 21.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 657 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 148 38.3k
Zhixiang Chen United States 69 14.8k 0.8× 9.8k 0.7× 787 0.9× 219 0.3× 618 0.9× 164 18.0k
Csaba Koncz Germany 71 13.6k 0.7× 12.0k 0.8× 667 0.7× 418 0.5× 1.3k 1.8× 145 16.9k
John Mundy Denmark 61 12.2k 0.6× 8.4k 0.6× 646 0.7× 519 0.6× 1.7k 2.4× 118 14.8k
Jörg Kudla Germany 71 17.7k 0.9× 11.3k 0.8× 665 0.7× 350 0.4× 265 0.4× 137 21.0k
Uwe Sonnewald Germany 79 14.9k 0.8× 7.9k 0.5× 537 0.6× 441 0.5× 1.3k 1.8× 258 18.5k
Steven J. Rothstein Canada 69 10.6k 0.6× 7.3k 0.5× 523 0.6× 763 0.9× 587 0.8× 164 14.0k
Satoshi Tabata Japan 86 20.4k 1.1× 11.5k 0.8× 621 0.7× 522 0.6× 311 0.4× 278 24.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven J. Clough

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven J. Clough

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chigeza, Godfree, et al.. (2025). Soybean rust‐resistant and tolerant varieties identified through the Pan‐African Trial Network. Pest Management Science. 81(6). 2769–2775. 5 indexed citations
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Lagos‐Kutz, Doris, Robert E. Clark, Nicholas J. Seiter, et al.. (2024). Tracking flight activity of potato leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with the Midwest Suction Trap Network. Environmental Entomology. 53(3). 433–441. 1 indexed citations
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Lagos‐Kutz, Doris, et al.. (2024). Exploring Virus Diversity in the Potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae), an Economically Important Agricultural Pest. Viruses. 16(8). 1305–1305. 1 indexed citations
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Cordeiro, Erick M. G., Alessandro Alves‐Pereira, João Paulo Gomes Viana, et al.. (2019). Diatraea saccharalis history of colonization in the Americas. The case for human-mediated dispersal. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0220031–e0220031. 18 indexed citations
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Zucchi, Maria Imaculada, Erick M. G. Cordeiro, K. Clint Allen, et al.. (2019). Patterns of Genome-Wide Variation, Population Differentiation and SNP Discovery of the Red Banded Stink Bug (Piezodorus guildinii). Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14480–14480. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin, Feng Kong, Tingwei Guo, et al.. (2018). A novel receptor‐like kinase involved in fungal pathogen defence in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Phytopathology. 166(7-8). 506–515. 2 indexed citations
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Nogueira, Ana Paula Oliveira, et al.. (2016). Resistance of soybean genotypes to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates in different incubation environments. Genetics and Molecular Research. 15(4). 5 indexed citations
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Calla, Bernarda, Yunfang Zhang, David J. Neece, et al.. (2014). Genomic evaluation of oxalate‐degrading transgenic soybean in response to S clerotinia sclerotiorum infection. Molecular Plant Pathology. 15(6). 563–575. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Dongping, Bernarda Calla, Sornkanok Vimolmangkang, et al.. (2011). The Orphan Gene ybjN Conveys Pleiotropic Effects on Multicellular Behavior and Survival of Escherichia coli. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e25293–e25293. 23 indexed citations
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Radwan, Osman, Yu Liu, & Steven J. Clough. (2011). Transcriptional Analysis of Soybean Root Response to Fusarium virguliforme, the Causal Agent of Sudden Death Syndrome. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 24(8). 958–972. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Dongping, Mingsheng Qi, Bernarda Calla, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Identification of Genes Regulated by the Rcs Phosphorelay System in Erwinia amylovora. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 25(1). 6–17. 47 indexed citations
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Clough, Steven J., et al.. (2011). REGULATORY GENES AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF AMYLOVORAN BIOSYNTHESIS IN ERWINIA AMYLOVORA. Acta Horticulturae. 195–202. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Jijun Zou, Damla D. Bilgin, et al.. (2008). Soybean defense responses to the soybean aphid. New Phytologist. 179(1). 185–195. 100 indexed citations
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Palanichelvam, Karuppaiah, et al.. (2000). A Second T-Region of the Soybean-Supervirulent Chrysopine-Type Ti Plasmid pTiChry5, and Construction of a Fully Disarmed vir Helper Plasmid. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 13(10). 1081–1091. 41 indexed citations
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Fengler, Kevin, et al.. (2000). Identification of Arabidopsis Mutants Exhibiting an Altered Hypersensitive Response in Gene-for-Gene Disease Resistance. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 13(3). 277–286. 48 indexed citations
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Clough, Steven J., et al.. (1997). Identification of 3‐hydroxypalmitic acid methyl ester as a novel autoregulator controlling virulence in Ralstonia solanacearum. Molecular Microbiology. 26(2). 251–259. 234 indexed citations
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Clough, Steven J., et al.. (1997). Differential Expression of Virulence Genes and Motility in Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum during Exponential Growth. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63(3). 844–850. 74 indexed citations

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