2026 Gerald A. Tuskan: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	92	241	225	85	79	382	37387
Genetics	88	1152	1091	554	520	323	36237

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gerald A. Tuskan is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study for Gerald A. Tuskan include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these areas, subfields of focus are:

Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Biomedical Engineering

Their research topics cover a variety of themes such as:

Bioenergy crop production and management
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Plant Molecular Biology Research
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Plant Gene Expression Analysis
Biofuel production and bioconversion
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Gerald A. Tuskan has contributed to several recent papers, including:

"Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels", 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
"Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Hormones in Plant Responses to Temperature Changes", 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"A genome assembly and the somatic genetic and epigenetic mutation rate in a wild long-lived perennial Populus trichocarpa", 2020, Genome Biology
"Construct design for CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing in plants", 2021, Trends in Plant Science
"A willow sex chromosome reveals convergent evolution of complex palindromic repeats", 2020, Genome Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a range of co-authors, such as:

Jin-Gui Chen (56 co-authored works)
Xiaohan Yang (49 co-authored works)
Wellington Muchero (47 co-authored works)
Timothy J. Tschaplinski (32 co-authored works)
Guoliang Yuan (29 co-authored works)

Gerald A. Tuskan has published extensively in various venues, with frequent contributions to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
BioDesign Research
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Horticulture Research
New Phytologist

Best Publications

The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

5137
Citations
Lignin valorization: improving lignin processing in the biorefinery.

Arthur J. Ragauskas;Gregg T. Beckham;Mary J. Biddy;Richard Chandra

4248
Citations
Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

1986
Citations
The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis

F. Martin;A. Aerts;D. Ahrén;A. Brun

1186
Citations
The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

1032
Citations
Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria

Jeffrey L Bennetzen;Jeremy Schmutz;Hao Wang;Ryan Percifield;Ryan Percifield

1016
Citations
Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

910
Citations
Obligate biotrophy features unraveled by the genomic analysis of rust fungi

Sébastien Duplessis;Christina A. Cuomo;Yao-Cheng Lin;Andrea Aerts

818
Citations
Poplar as a feedstock for biofuels: A review of compositional characteristics

Poulomi Sannigrahi;Arthur J. Ragauskas;Gerald A. Tuskan

784
Citations
Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release.

Michael H. Studer;Jaclyn D. DeMartini;Mark F. Davis;Robert W. Sykes

686
Citations
The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis

Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Ching Man Wai;Ching Man Wai;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

624
Citations
Distinct Microbial Communities within the Endosphere and Rhizosphere of Populus deltoides Roots across Contrasting Soil Types

Neil R. Gottel;Hector F. Castro;Hector F. Castro;Marilyn Kerley;Zamin Yang

589
Citations
FLOWERING LOCUS T duplication coordinates reproductive and vegetative growth in perennial poplar

Chuan Yu Hsu;Joshua P. Adams;Hyejin Kim;Kyoungok No

490
Citations
The Physcomitrella patens chromosome-scale assembly reveals moss genome structure and evolution.

Daniel Lang;Kristian K. Ullrich;Florent Murat;Joerg Fuchs

488
Citations
The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont

E. Tisserant;A. Kohler;P. Dozolme-Seddas;R. Balestrini

435
Citations
The Populus holobiont: dissecting the effects of plant niches and genotype on the microbiome

M. A. Cregger;A. M. Veach;Z. K. Yang;M. J. Crouch;M. J. Crouch

419
Citations
Population genomics of Populus trichocarpa identifies signatures of selection and adaptive trait associations

Luke M Evans;Gancho T Slavov;Eli Rodgers-Melnick;Joel Martin

368
Citations
Genomic insights into salt adaptation in a desert poplar

Tao Ma;Junyi Wang;Gongke Zhou;Zhen Yue

356
Citations
Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Growth-Defense Tradeoffs.

Meng Xie;Meng Xie;Jin Zhang;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Gerald A Tuskan

355
Citations
Genome-wide analysis of Aux/IAA and ARF gene families in Populus trichocarpa

Udaya C Kalluri;Stephen P DiFazio;Amy M Brunner;Gerald A Tuskan

348
Citations
A Multifactor Analysis of Fungal and Bacterial Community Structure in the Root Microbiome of Mature Populus deltoides Trees

Migun Shakya;Migun Shakya;Neil Gottel;Hector Castro;Hector Castro;Zamin K. Yang

320
Citations
The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

2
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