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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
20598
World Ranking
11124
National Ranking
4816

R. Scott Poethig publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 87 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

R. Scott Poethig D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Scott Poethig sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

R. Scott Poethig is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on plant molecular biology and related fields, elucidating mechanisms underlying plant development and physiological responses.

Their work spans several main fields of study: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Main topics addressed by their research include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Light effects on plants
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by R. Scott Poethig include:

  • Temporal regulation of vegetative phase change in plants, 2024, Developmental Cell
  • The effect of DNA polymorphisms and natural variation on crossover hotspot activity in Arabidopsis hybrids, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Vegetative phase change in Populus tremula × alba, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Low light intensity delays vegetative phase change, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • MicroRNA156-mediated changes in leaf composition lead to altered photosynthetic traits during vegetative phase change, 2020, New Phytologist

Frequent coauthors in Poethig's research include Erica H. Lawrence, Jim P. Fouracre, Erin Doody, Aaron R. Leichty, and Clint J. Springer.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several journals and venues, with the most frequent publication platforms being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New Phytologist
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Development
  • Research Square (Research Square)

R. Scott Poethig has been recognized with memberships and fellowships, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • The sequential action of miR156 and miR172 regulates developmental timing in Arabidopsis.

    Gang Wu;Mee Yeon Park;Susan R. Conway;Jia Wei Wang

  • Temporal regulation of shoot development in Arabidopsis thaliana by miR156 and its target SPL3.

    Gang Wu;R. Scott Poethig

  • SGS3 and SGS2/SDE1/RDR6 are required for juvenile development and the production of trans-acting siRNAs in Arabidopsis.

    Angela Peragine;Manabu Yoshikawa;Gang Wu;Heidi L. Albrecht

  • Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

    Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

  • Nuclear processing and export of microRNAs in Arabidopsis

    Mee Yeon Park;Gang Wu;Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser;Hervé Vaucheret

  • A pathway for the biogenesis of trans-acting siRNAs in Arabidopsis.

    Manabu Yoshikawa;Angela Peragine;Mee Yeon Park;R. Scott Poethig

  • Phase change and the regulation of shoot morphogenesis in plants.

    R. Scott Poethig

  • KANADI regulates organ polarity in Arabidopsis

    Randall A. Kerstetter;Krista Bollman;R. Alexandra Taylor;Kirsten Bomblies

  • The MicroRNA-Regulated SBP-Box Transcription Factor SPL3 Is a Direct Upstream Activator of LEAFY, FRUITFULL, and APETALA1

    Ayako Yamaguchi;Miin-Feng Wu;Li Yang;Gang Wu

  • Developmental Functions of miR156-Regulated SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Mingli Xu;Tieqiang Hu;Jianfei Zhao;Mee Yeon Park

  • Phase change and the regulation of developmental timing in plants.

    R. Scott Poethig

  • miRNA control of vegetative phase change in trees.

    Jia Wei Wang;Mee Yeon Park;Ling Jian Wang;Yeonjong Koo

  • MicroRNAs and other small RNAs enriched in the Arabidopsis RNA-dependent RNA polymerase-2 mutant.

    Cheng Lu;Karthik Kulkarni;Frédéric F. Souret;Ramesh MuthuValliappan

  • HASTY, the Arabidopsis ortholog of exportin 5/MSN5, regulates phase change and morphogenesis.

    Krista M. Bollman;Milo J. Aukerman;Mee Yeon Park;Christine Hunter

  • Sugar promotes vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana by repressing the expression of MIR156A and MIR156C

    Li Yang;Mingli Xu;Yeonjong Koo;Jia He

  • Vegetative phase change and shoot maturation in plants.

    R. Scott Poethig

  • The Arabidopsis Heterochronic Gene ZIPPY Is an ARGONAUTE Family Member

    Christine Hunter;Hui Sun;R.Scott Poethig

  • Small RNAs and developmental timing in plants.

    R Scott Poethig

  • Clonal analysis of cell lineage patterns in plant development

    R. Scott Poethig

  • DICER-LIKE2 Plays a Primary Role in Transitive Silencing of Transgenes in Arabidopsis

    Sizolwenkosi Mlotshwa;Gail J. Pruss;Angela Peragine;Matthew W. Endres

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Jim Haseloff
Jim Haseloff University of Cambridge
Steven H. Strauss
Steven H. Strauss Oregon State University
Pamela J. Green
Pamela J. Green University of Delaware
Hervé Vaucheret
Hervé Vaucheret University of Paris-Saclay
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside
Steven E. Jacobsen
Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles
Alex A. R. Webb
Alex A. R. Webb University of Cambridge
David P. Bartel
David P. Bartel MIT

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