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84
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100

Shawn D. Mansfield publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shawn D. Mansfield sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 305 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shawn D. Mansfield 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 Shawn D. Mansfield sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Shawn D. Mansfield is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and specializes in research intersecting Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Their body of work includes a strong focus on plant science, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology, with additional attention to nature and landscape conservation and agronomy and crop science.

The main topics addressed in Mansfield's research include plant gene expression analysis, lignin and wood chemistry, biofuel production and bioconversion, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, forest ecology and management, plant molecular biology research, and bioenergy crop production and management.

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Faride Unda, John Ralph, Yaseen Mottiar, Lisanne de Vries, and Steven D. Karlen.

Mansfield has published extensively in multiple scholarly venues. The most frequent publication outlets for their work are:

  • New Phytologist
  • Holzforschung
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Plant Direct
  • Plant and Cell Physiology

Selected recent papers by Shawn D. Mansfield include:

  • Monolignol export by diffusion down a polymerization-induced concentration gradient, 2022, The Plant Cell
  • FLA11 and FLA12 glycoproteins fine-tune stem secondary wall properties in response to mechanical stresses, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Tailoring renewable materials via plant biotechnology, 2021, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • ToF-SIMS imaging reveals that p-hydroxybenzoate groups specifically decorate the lignin of fibres in the xylem of poplar and willow, 2020, Holzforschung
  • Opportunities and barriers for biofuel and bioenergy production from poplar, 2021, GCB Bioenergy

Shawn D. Mansfield was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2018 under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Substrate and Enzyme Characteristics that Limit Cellulose Hydrolysis

    Shawn D. Mansfield;Caitriona Mooney;John N. Saddler

  • Whole plant cell wall characterization using solution-state 2D NMR

    Shawn D Mansfield;Hoon Kim;Fachuang Lu;John Ralph

  • The effect of initial pore volume and lignin content on the enzymatic hydrolysis of softwoods

    Caitriona A. Mooney;Shawn D. Mansfield;Maria G. Touhy;John N. Saddler

  • Downregulation of Cinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase in Poplar: Multiple-Level Phenotyping Reveals Effects on Cell Wall Polymer Metabolism and Structure

    Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Rebecca Dauwe;Rebecca Dauwe;Kris Morreel;Kris Morreel;Véronique Storme;Véronique Storme

  • Sucrose synthase affects carbon partitioning to increase cellulose production and altered cell wall ultrastructure

    Heather D. Coleman;Jimmy Yan;Shawn D. Mansfield

  • The Effects on Lignin Structure of Overexpression of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase in Hybrid Poplar1

    Jaclyn J. Stewart;Takuya Akiyama;Clint C. Chapple;John Ralph

  • Monolignol ferulate transferase introduces chemically labile linkages into the lignin backbone.

    C.G. Wilkerson;C.G. Wilkerson;S.D. Mansfield;Fachuang Lu;Fachuang Lu;S. Withers;S. Withers

  • Global transcript profiling of primary stems from Arabidopsis thaliana identifies candidate genes for missing links in lignin biosynthesis and transcriptional regulators of fiber differentiation.

    Jürgen Ehlting;Nathalie Mattheus;Dana S. Aeschliman;Eryang Li

  • Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification.

    Astrid Patzlaff;Stephanie McInnis;Adrian Courtenay;Christine Surman

  • Designer lignins: harnessing the plasticity of lignification

    Yaseen Mottiar;Ruben Vanholme;Wout Boerjan;John Ralph;John Ralph

  • Cellulase adsorption and an evaluation of enzyme recycle during hydrolysis of steam-exploded softwood residues.

    Yanpin Lu;Bin Yang;David Gregg;John N. Saddler

  • Significant increases in pulping efficiency in C4H-F5H-transformed poplars: improved chemical savings and reduced environmental toxins.

    Shannon K Huntley;Dave Ellis;Margarita Gilbert;Clint Chapple

  • Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins: specialization for stem biomechanics and cell wall architecture in Arabidopsis and Eucalyptus

    Colleen P. MacMillan;Shawn D. Mansfield;Zbigniew H. Stachurski;Rob Evans

  • Comparative Transcriptome and Secretome Analysis of Wood Decay Fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Amber J. Vanden Wymelenberg;Jill Gaskell;Michael Mozuch;Grzegorz Sabat

  • Non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants compared among laboratories.

    Audrey G. Quentin;Audrey G. Quentin;Elizabeth A. Pinkard;Michael G. Ryan;Michael G. Ryan;David T. Tissue

  • Tolerance and adaptation of ethanologenic yeasts to lignocellulosic inhibitory compounds

    Jeffrey D. Keating;Chris Panganiban;Shawn D. Mansfield

  • Geographical and environmental gradients shape phenotypic trait variation and genetic structure in Populus trichocarpa

    Athena D. McKown;Robert D. Guy;Jaroslav Klápště;Jaroslav Klápště;Armando Geraldes

  • RNAi-mediated suppression of p-coumaroyl-CoA 3′-hydroxylase in hybrid poplar impacts lignin deposition and soluble secondary metabolism

    Heather D. Coleman;Ji Young Park;Ramesh Nair;Clint Chapple

  • Rapid analysis of poplar lignin monomer composition by a streamlined thioacidolysis procedure and near-infrared reflectance-based prediction modeling.

    Andrew R. Robinson;Shawn D. Mansfield

  • Involvement of Pinus taeda MYB1 and MYB8 in phenylpropanoid metabolism and secondary cell wall biogenesis: a comparative in planta analysis.

    Claude Bomal;Frank Bedon;Frank Bedon;Sébastien Caron;Shawn D. Mansfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl J. Douglas
Carl J. Douglas University of British Columbia
John N. Saddler
John N. Saddler University of British Columbia
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Yousry A. El-Kassaby
Yousry A. El-Kassaby University of British Columbia
Robert D. Guy
Robert D. Guy University of British Columbia
Malcolm M. Campbell
Malcolm M. Campbell University of Guelph
Quentin C. B. Cronk
Quentin C. B. Cronk University of British Columbia
Richard C. Hamelin
Richard C. Hamelin University of British Columbia
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
George W. Haughn
George W. Haughn University of British Columbia

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