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74
Citations
19285
World Ranking
566
National Ranking
169

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Lignin, Organic chemistry, Cell wall, Ferulic acid and Polysaccharide are his primary areas of study. His study in Lignin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biochemistry and Metabolic pathway. His biological study deals with issues like Acetyl bromide, which deal with fields such as Digestion and Permanganate.

His work in the fields of Organic chemistry, such as Monomer, Sinapyl alcohol and Polymerization, overlaps with other areas such as Oxidative coupling of methane. The Cell wall study combines topics in areas such as Cellulose, Phenols, Stereochemistry and Forage. His work carried out in the field of Ferulic acid brings together such families of science as Peroxidase, Dimer, Xylan and Saponification.

His most cited work include:

  • Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids (985 citations)
  • Pyrolysis-GC-MS characterization of forage materials (481 citations)
  • Identification and synthesis of new ferulic acid dehydrodimers present in grass cell walls (359 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ronald D. Hatfield focuses on Lignin, Cell wall, Biochemistry, Organic chemistry and Botany. Many of his research projects under Lignin are closely connected to Composition with Composition, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Cell wall research includes themes of Monolignol, Carbohydrate, Polysaccharide, Arabinose and Hydrolysis.

His Polysaccharide study combines topics in areas such as Chromatography and Digestion. His study looks at the intersection of Organic chemistry and topics like Ferulic acid with Xylan, Saponification and Uronic acid. His research investigates the link between Botany and topics such as Food science that cross with problems in Cellulose, Agronomy and Legume.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Lignin (58.00%)
  • Cell wall (45.00%)
  • Biochemistry (35.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Cell wall (45.00%)
  • Lignin (58.00%)
  • Biochemistry (35.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell wall, Lignin, Biochemistry, Food science and Agronomy. His work in Cell wall addresses issues such as Ferulic acid, which are connected to fields such as Gene expression, Xylose and Mutase. His Lignin research is classified as research in Organic chemistry.

His study in the fields of Polysaccharide and Transferase under the domain of Biochemistry overlaps with other disciplines such as Biofilm matrix. His Food science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Residue, Cellulose, Ether and Seedling. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Freeze-drying, Cane and Solubility.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Novel Entries in a Fungal Biofilm Matrix Encyclopedia (164 citations)
  • Grass Cell Walls: A Story of Cross-Linking (88 citations)
  • Identification and suppression of the p-coumaroyl CoA:hydroxycinnamyl alcohol transferase in Zea mays L. (45 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Ronald D. Hatfield focuses on Biochemistry, Cell wall, Lignin, Polysaccharide and Biomass. His work in Extracellular, Peptide, Genetically modified crops, Genetically modified maize and Enzyme are all subfields of Biochemistry research. His Cell wall research integrates issues from Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Aromatic amino acids.

Lignin is a subfield of Organic chemistry that Ronald D. Hatfield explores. His Polysaccharide research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Matrix, Nucleic acid, Function and Candida albicans. Ronald D. Hatfield undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Biomass and Cell wall organization in his work.

Best Publications

  • Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids

    John Ralph;Knut Lundquist;Gösta Brunow;Fachuang Lu

  • Pyrolysis-GC-MS characterization of forage materials

    John Ralph;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Identification and synthesis of new ferulic acid dehydrodimers present in grass cell walls

    John Ralph;Stéphane Quideau;John H. Grabber;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Lignin-ferulate cross-links in grasses: active incorporation of ferulate polysaccharide esters into ryegrass lignins

    John Ralph;John H. Grabber;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Can Lignin Be Accurately Measured

    Ronald Hatfield;Romualdo S. Fukushima

  • Pathway of p-Coumaric Acid Incorporation into Maize Lignin As Revealed by NMR

    John Ralph;Ronald D. Hatfield;Stephane Quideau;Richard F. Helm

  • Lax leaf maize: cell wall composition and nutritional value.

    Lori K Falkner;James G Coors;Brad M Ostrander;Shawn M Kaeppler

  • Diferulates as structural components in soluble and insoluble cereal dietary fibre

    Mirko Bunzel;John Ralph;John Ralph;Jane M Marita;Jane M Marita;Ronald D Hatfield

  • Lignin Formation in Plants. The Dilemma of Linkage Specificity

    Ronald Hatfield;Wilfred Vermerris

  • Abnormal Lignin in a Loblolly Pine Mutant

    John Ralph;John J. MacKay;Ronald D. Hatfield;David M. O'Malley

  • A Comparison of the Insoluble Residues Produced by the Klason Lignin and Acid Detergent Lignin Procedures

    Ronald D Hatfield;Hans-Joachim G Jung;John Ralph;John Ralph;Dwayne R Buxton

  • Cell wall cross‐linking by ferulates and diferulates in grasses

    Ronald D Hatfield;John Ralph;John H Grabber

  • Novel Entries in a Fungal Biofilm Matrix Encyclopedia

    Robert Zarnowski;William M. Westler;Ghislain Ade Lacmbouh;Jane M. Marita

  • Extraction and Isolation of Lignin for Utilization as a Standard to Determine Lignin Concentration Using the Acetyl Bromide Spectrophotometric Method

    Romualdo S. Fukushima;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p -hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Mirko Bunzel;Jane M. Marita;Jane M. Marita;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Using the acetyl bromide assay to determine lignin concentrations in herbaceous plants: some cautionary notes.

    R. D. Hatfield;J. Grabber;J. Ralph;K. Brei

  • Unexpected variation in lignin

    Ronald R Sederoff;Ronald R Sederoff;John J MacKay;John Ralph;John Ralph;Ronald D Hatfield;Ronald D Hatfield

  • Ferulate cross-linking in cell walls isolated from maize cell suspensions

    John H. Grabber;Ronald D. Hatfield;John Ralph;John Ralph;Jerzy Zoń

  • Elucidation of new structures in lignins of CAD- and COMT-deficient plants by NMR.

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Catherine Lapierre;Jane M Marita;Jane M Marita;Hoon Kim;Hoon Kim

  • NMR characterization of altered lignins extracted from tobacco plants down-regulated for lignification enzymes cinnamylalcohol dehydrogenase and cinnamoyl-CoA reductase

    John Ralph;Ronald D. Hatfield;Joël Piquemal;Nabila Yahiaoui

  • Cross-linking of maize walls by ferulate dimerization and incorporation into lignin.

    John H. Grabber;John Ralph;Ronald D. Hatfield

  • Diferulate cross-links impede the enzymatic degradation of non-lignified maize walls

    J H Grabber;R D Hatfield;J Ralph

  • Comparison of the acetyl bromide spectrophotometric method with other analytical lignin methods for determining lignin concentration in forage samples.

    Romualdo S Fukushima;Ronald D Hatfield

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
John H. Grabber
John H. Grabber Agricultural Research Service
Hans-Joachim G. Jung
Hans-Joachim G. Jung University of Minnesota
Paul J. Weimer
Paul J. Weimer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hoon Kim
Hoon Kim University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fachuang Lu
Fachuang Lu South China University of Technology
Stéphane Quideau
Stéphane Quideau University of Bordeaux
Richard F. Helm
Richard F. Helm Virginia Tech
Richard E. Muck
Richard E. Muck University of Wisconsin–Madison
Deborah A. Samac
Deborah A. Samac Agricultural Research Service

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