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Sarah M. Assmann

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
93
Citations
27199
World Ranking
2134
National Ranking
1154

Sarah M. Assmann publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 233 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sarah M. Assmann D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sarah M. Assmann is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work extensively covers subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Materials Chemistry, and Cell Biology. Specific main topics of research include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

Notable recent publications by Sarah M. Assmann include:

  • "Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function" (2023) in The Plant Cell
  • "RNA multimerization as an organizing force for liquid-liquid phase separation" (2021) in RNA
  • "The α subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein regulates mesophyll CO 2 conductance and drought tolerance in rice" (2021) in New Phytologist
  • "Genome-wide analysis of the in vivo tRNA structurome reveals RNA structural and modification dynamics under heat stress" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A G protein-coupled receptor-like module regulates cellulose synthase secretion from the endomembrane system in Arabidopsis" (2021) in Developmental Cell

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Philip C. Bevilacqua
  • David Chakravorty
  • Ángel Ferrero-Serrano
  • Timothy E. Gookin
  • Yotam Zait

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), RNA, The Plant Cell, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature.

Sarah M. Assmann was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Light Regulation of Stomatal Movement

    Ken Ichiro Shimazaki;Michio Doi;Sarah M. Assmann;Toshinori Kinoshita

  • In vivo genome-wide profiling of RNA secondary structure reveals novel regulatory features

    Yiliang Ding;Yin Tang;Chun Kit Kwok;Yu Zhang

  • PDR-type ABC transporter mediates cellular uptake of the phytohormone abscisic acid

    Joohyun Kang;Jae-Ung Hwang;Miyoung Lee;Yu-Young Kim

  • G protein regulation of ion channels and abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis guard cells.

    Xi-Qing Wang;Hemayet Ullah;Alan M. Jones;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Regulation of Abscisic Acid-Induced Stomatal Closure and Anion Channels by Guard Cell AAPK Kinase

    Jiaxu Li;Xi-Qing Wang;Mark B. Watson;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Hormone interactions in stomatal function.

    Biswa R. Acharya;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Two novel GPCR-type G proteins are abscisic acid receptors in Arabidopsis.

    Sona Pandey;David C. Nelson;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Signal transduction in guard cells

    Sarah M. Assmann

  • Blue light activates electrogenic ion pumping in guard cell protoplasts of Vicia faba

    S. M. Assmann;L. Simoncini;J. I. Schroeder

  • Predicting Essential Components of Signal Transduction Networks: A Dynamic Model of Guard Cell Abscisic Acid Signaling

    Song Li;Sarah M Assmann;Réka Albert

  • The Arabidopsis putative G protein-coupled receptor GCR1 interacts with the G protein α subunit GPA1 and regulates abscisic acid signaling

    Sona Pandey;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Sphingolipid signalling in Arabidopsis guard cells involves heterotrimeric G proteins

    Sylvie Coursol;Liu-Min Fan;Hervé Le Stunff;Hervé Le Stunff;Sarah Spiegel

  • The Multisensory Guard Cell. Stomatal Responses to Blue Light and Abscisic Acid

    Sarah M. Assmann;Ken Ichiro Shimazaki

  • Abscisic acid signal transduction in guard cells is mediated by phospholipase D activity

    Tobias Jacob;Sian Ritchie;Sarah M. Assmann;Simon Gilroy

  • Functional Proteomics of Arabidopsis thaliana Guard Cells Uncovers New Stomatal Signaling Pathways

    Zhixin Zhao;Wei Zhang;Bruce A. Stanley;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Immunosuppressants implicate protein phosphatase regulation of K+ channels in guard cells.

    Sheng Luan;Weiwei Li;Frank Rusnak;Sarah M. Assmann

  • Plant heterotrimeric G protein function: insights from Arabidopsis and rice mutants.

    Laetitia Perfus-Barbeoch;Alan M Jones;Sarah M Assmann

  • Plants: the latest model system for G-protein research.

    Alan M Jones;Sarah M Assmann

  • Guard cells: a dynamic signaling model

    Liu Min Fan;Zhixin Zhao;Sarah M. Assmann

  • G-Protein Complex Mutants Are Hypersensitive to Abscisic Acid Regulation of Germination and Postgermination Development

    Sona Pandey;Jin Gui Chen;Jin Gui Chen;Alan M. Jones;Sarah M. Assmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip C. Bevilacqua
Philip C. Bevilacqua Pennsylvania State University
Sona Pandey
Sona Pandey Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Réka Albert
Réka Albert Pennsylvania State University
Sixue Chen
Sixue Chen University of Florida
Alan M. Jones
Alan M. Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jin-Gui Chen
Jin-Gui Chen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
José Ramón Botella
José Ramón Botella University of Queensland
Julian I. Schroeder
Julian I. Schroeder University of California, San Diego
Simon Gilroy
Simon Gilroy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ken-ichiro Shimazaki
Ken-ichiro Shimazaki Kyushu University

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