John C. Steffens

John C. Steffens publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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John C. Steffens D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Steffens sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Overexpression of polyphenol oxidase in transgenic tomato plants results in enhanced bacterial disease resistance.

  Li Li;John C. Steffens

  698
  Citations

• The Heavy Metal-Binding Peptides of Plants

  Unknown

  521
  Citations

• Antisense downregulation of polyphenol oxidase results in enhanced disease susceptibility.

  Unknown

  329
  Citations

• Characterization of the level, target sites and inheritance of cytosine methylation in tomato nuclear DNA.

  Ramon Messeguer;Martin W. Ganal;John C. Steffens;Steven D. Tanksley

  320
  Citations

• Tomato Polyphenol Oxidase (Differential Response of the Polyphenol Oxidase F Promoter to Injuries and Wound Signals)

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  267
  Citations

• Systemic wound induction of potato (Solanum tuberosum) polyphenol oxidase

  Unknown

  263
  Citations

• Antisense expression of polyphenol oxidase genes inhibits enzymatic browning in potato tubers

  C.W.B. Bachem;G.J. Speckmann;P.C.G. van der Linde;F.T.M. Verheggen

  234
  Citations

• Organisation of the tomato polyphenol oxidase gene family

  Sally M. Newman;Nancy T. Eannetta;Haifeng Yu;James P. Prince

  220
  Citations

• Suppression of polyphenol oxidases increases stress tolerance in tomato

  Unknown

  212
  Citations

• Differential Expression and Turnover of the Tomato Polyphenol Oxidase Gene Family during Vegetative and Reproductive Development.

  Unknown

  195
  Citations

• cDNA cloning and expression of potato polyphenol oxidase.

  Unknown

  194
  Citations

• Dehydrocostus lactone is exuded from sunflower roots and stimulates germination of the root parasite Orobanche cumana.

  Unknown

  181
  Citations

• Aphid deterrence by glucose esters in glandular trichome exudate of the wild tomato,Lycopersicon pennellii

  Joseph C. Goffreda;Martha A. Mutschler;Dirk A. Avé;Ward M. Tingey

  177
  Citations

• Bio-fermentation of modified flavonoids: an example of in vivo diversification of secondary metabolites.

  Michael G Willits;Ma{ "ıté Giovanni;Rogerio T N Prata;Catherine M Kramer

  163
  Citations

• Import, Targeting, and Processing of a Plant Polyphenol Oxidase

  Unknown

  162
  Citations

• Purification and Characterization of Polyphenol Oxidase from Glandular Trichomes of Solanum berthaultii

  Unknown

  146
  Citations

• Genetic Control and Evolution of Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis in Lycopersicon esculentum and L. hirsutum

  Rutger S. van der Hoeven;Antonio J. Monforte;David Breeden;Steven D. Tanksley

  142
  Citations

• Cloning and regiospecificity studies of two flavonoid glucosyltransferases from Allium cepa.

  Catherine M. Kramer;Rogerio T.N. Prata;Michael G. Willits;Vincenzo De Luca

  124
  Citations

• Sucrose esters of carboxylic acids in glandular trichomes ofSolanum berthaultii deter settling and probing by green peach aphid.

  Jonathan J. Neal;Ward M. Tingey;John C. Steffens

  115
  Citations

• Utilization of the genetic resources of wild species to create a nontransgenic high flavonoid tomato.

  Michael G. Willits;Catherine M. Kramer;Rogerio T. N. Prata;Vincenzo De Luca

  111
  Citations