Steven M. Smith

23.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
219 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Steven M. Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven M. Smith has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Plant Science, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Steven M. Smith's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (60 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (49 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). Steven M. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (60 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (49 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). Steven M. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Steven M. Smith's co-authors include Samuel C. Zeeman, Gavin R. Flematti, Alison M. Smith, Jiayang Li, Mark T. Waters, Marc R. Knight, Anthony Trewavas, Kingsley W. Dixon, Adrian Scaffidi and David C. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Steven M. Smith

215 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transgenic plant aequorin reports the effects of touch and cold-shock and elicitors on cytoplasmic calcium

1991 937 citations Steven M. Smith et al. profile →
Structures of the Common Cyclodextrins and Their Larger AnaloguesBeyond the Doughnut

1998 633 citations Steven M. Smith et al. profile →
Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture

2018 509 citations Bing Wang, Steven M. Smith et al. profile →
Specialisation within the DWARF14 protein family confers distinct responses to karrikins and strigolactones in Arabidopsis

2012 394 citations Mark T. Waters, David C. Nelson et al. profile →
F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

2011 346 citations David C. Nelson, Adrian Scaffidi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Strigolactone Signaling in Arabidopsis Regulates Shoot Development by Targeting D53-Like SMXL Repressor Proteins for Ubiquitination and Degradation

2015 315 citations Bing Wang, Xiangbing Meng et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Rice cytochrome P450 MAX1 homologs catalyze distinct steps in strigolactone biosynthesis

2014 286 citations Adrian Scaffidi, Gavin R. Flematti et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Steven M. Smith	12.7k	7.1k	3.6k	2.0k	1.3k	219	18.3k
Ivo Feußner	13.3k 1.1×	10.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.4×	527 0.3×	696 0.5×	366	22.0k
Andres Wiemken	14.5k 1.1×	5.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	885 0.7×	221	19.3k
Andrew D. Hanson	8.1k 0.6×	7.8k 1.1×	539 0.1×	819 0.4×	599 0.5×	239	15.5k
Frank Van Breusegem	22.5k 1.8×	15.0k 2.1×	860 0.2×	612 0.3×	472 0.4×	197	28.9k
Uwe Sonnewald	14.9k 1.2×	7.9k 1.1×	400 0.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	258	18.5k
Antony Bacic	13.9k 1.1×	8.6k 1.2×	755 0.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	345	20.1k
Heribert Hirt	24.9k 2.0×	15.0k 2.1×	854 0.2×	481 0.2×	729 0.6×	265	30.9k
Wolf B. Frommer	23.0k 1.8×	13.7k 1.9×	557 0.2×	741 0.4×	674 0.5×	294	30.6k
Miroslav Strnad	14.5k 1.1×	10.9k 1.5×	1.6k 0.4×	341 0.2×	547 0.4×	471	21.6k
Motoaki Seki	35.1k 2.8×	23.6k 3.3×	1.5k 0.4×	443 0.2×	766 0.6×	340	40.5k

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Li, Xu, Shuyan Chen, Hongyan Shan, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive overview of plant development: Morphogenesis above ground. 3(4). 100172–100172.

Fichtner, Franziska, François Barbier, Regina Feil, et al.. (2024). Strigolactone signalling inhibits trehalose 6‐phosphate signalling independently of BRC1 to suppress shoot branching. New Phytologist. 244(3). 900–913. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Mikio Nakazono, et al.. (2023). Single‐cell transcriptomic analysis of pea shoot development and cell‐type‐specific responses to boron deficiency. The Plant Journal. 117(1). 302–322. 20 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Steven M. Smith, Sergey Shabala, & Min Yu. (2022). Phytohormones in plant responses to boron deficiency and toxicity. Journal of Experimental Botany. 74(3). 743–754. 43 indexed citations

Zhang, Ning, Hong Yu, Yueyue Cai, et al.. (2018). A Core Regulatory Pathway Controlling Rice Tiller Angle Mediated by the LAZY1-Dependent Asymmetric Distribution of Auxin. The Plant Cell. 30(7). 1461–1475. 123 indexed citations

Mashiguchi, Kiyoshi, Adrian Scaffidi, Steven M. Smith, et al.. (2018). An allelic series at the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 locus of Arabidopsis thaliana decouples ligand hydrolysis and receptor degradation from downstream signalling. The Plant Journal. 96(1). 75–89. 39 indexed citations

Eroğlu, Ela, Steven M. Smith, & CL Raston. (2015). Chapter 2: Application of various immobilization techniques for algal bioprocesses. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

Bussell, John D., Olivier Keech, Ricarda Fenske, & Steven M. Smith. (2013). Requirement for the plastidial oxidative pentose phosphate pathway for nitrate assimilation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 75(4). 578–591. 40 indexed citations

Nelson, David C., Adrian Scaffidi, Elizabeth A. Dun, et al.. (2011). F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(21). 8897–8902. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tomaz, Tiago, Matthieu Bagard, Itsara Pracharoenwattana, et al.. (2010). Mitochondrial Malate Dehydrogenase Lowers Leaf Respiration and Alters Photorespiration and Plant Growth in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 154(3). 1143–1157. 217 indexed citations

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Nelson, David C., Gavin R. Flematti, Jason C. Stevens, et al.. (2008). Karrikins Discovered in Smoke Trigger Arabidopsis Seed Germination by a Mechanism Requiring Gibberellic Acid Synthesis and Light . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 149(2). 863–873. 240 indexed citations

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Niittylä, Totte, Wei‐Ling Lue, Gaëlle Messerli, et al.. (2006). Similar Protein Phosphatases Control Starch Metabolism in Plants and Glycogen Metabolism in Mammals. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(17). 11815–11818. 122 indexed citations

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Pracharoenwattana, Itsara, Johanna E. Cornah, & Steven M. Smith. (2005). Arabidopsis Peroxisomal Citrate Synthase Is Required for Fatty Acid Respiration and Seed Germination. The Plant Cell. 17(7). 2037–2048. 181 indexed citations

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Chia, Tansy, David Thorneycroft, Andrew G. Chapple, et al.. (2004). A cytosolic glucosyltransferase is required for conversion of starch to sucrose in Arabidopsis leaves at night. The Plant Journal. 37(6). 853–863. 225 indexed citations

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Niittylä, Totte, Gaëlle Messerli, Martine Trévisan, et al.. (2004). A Previously Unknown Maltose Transporter Essential for Starch Degradation in Leaves. Science. 303(5654). 87–89. 367 indexed citations

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Stadler, Ruth, Michael Büttner, Peter Ache, et al.. (2003). Diurnal and Light-Regulated Expression of AtSTP1 in Guard Cells of Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 133(2). 528–537. 100 indexed citations

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Thorneycroft, David, Sarah M. Sherson, & Steven M. Smith. (2001). Using gene knockouts to investigate plant metabolism. Journal of Experimental Botany. 52(361). 1593–1601. 3 indexed citations

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Footitt, Steven, et al.. (2000). Role of malate synthase and the glyoxylate cycle in oilseed plants. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 18. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Steven M. & Wendy E. Hoy. (1988). Mesangial Immunoglobulin (mes Ig) Deposition and Alcohol-Abuse (aa) - a Close Relationship. Kidney International. 33(1). 385–385. 1 indexed citations

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Gallagher, T. F., Steven M. Smith, Gareth I. Jenkins, & R. John Ellis. (1984). Photoregulation of transcription of the nuclear and chloroplast genes for ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations

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