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D-Index
49
Citations
13455
World Ranking
2217
National Ranking
178

Simon R. Turner publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simon R. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 83 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Simon R. Turner 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 Simon R. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

Simon R. Turner mostly deals with Secondary cell wall, Biochemistry, Mutant, Cell wall and Cellulose synthase complex. His Secondary cell wall research is within the category of Genetics. Within one scientific family, Simon R. Turner focuses on topics pertaining to Glycosyltransferase under Mutant, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Xylan and Mutagenesis.

His work in Cell wall addresses issues such as Lignin, which are connected to fields such as Intron and Arabidopsis thaliana. Simon R. Turner interconnects Cellulose, Microarray analysis techniques, Gene expression profiling and Gene family in the investigation of issues within Cellulose synthase complex. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Polysaccharide, Vascular tissue, Meristem, Cell biology and Phloem is strongly linked to Xylem.

His most cited work include:

  • Identification of Novel Genes in Arabidopsis Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Formation Using Expression Profiling and Reverse Genetics (620 citations)
  • Interactions among three distinct CesA proteins essential for cellulose synthesis (583 citations)
  • Collapsed xylem phenotype of Arabidopsis identifies mutants deficient in cellulose deposition in the secondary cell wall. (532 citations)

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

Simon R. Turner spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Secondary cell wall, Cell wall, Cell biology and Cellulose synthase complex. Much of his study explores Biochemistry relationship to Molecular biology. As part of one scientific family, Simon R. Turner deals mainly with the area of Secondary cell wall, narrowing it down to issues related to the Mutant, and often Glycosyltransferase.

He focuses mostly in the field of Cell wall, narrowing it down to topics relating to Lignin and, in certain cases, Enzyme. He has included themes like Cell division, Vascular tissue and Xylem in his Cell biology study. His work in Cellulose synthase complex tackles topics such as Cellulose which are related to areas like Biophysics and Cytoskeleton.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (45.12%)
  • Secondary cell wall (36.59%)
  • Cell wall (32.93%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Cell biology (31.71%)
  • Arabidopsis (26.83%)
  • Cellulose synthase complex (30.49%)

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

Simon R. Turner focuses on Cell biology, Arabidopsis, Cellulose synthase complex, Vascular tissue and Phloem. His Cellulose synthase complex study incorporates themes from Secondary cell wall, Cell wall, Rosette, Protein–protein interaction and Microfibril. His Secondary cell wall study which covers Mutant that intersects with Abscisic acid and Hypocotyl.

His Vascular tissue research incorporates elements of Cell division and Meristem. His research in Phloem intersects with topics in Regulation of gene expression and Xylem. His Cellulose study is concerned with the larger field of Biochemistry.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Regulation of vascular cell division. (44 citations)
  • A Comprehensive Analysis of RALF Proteins in Green Plants Suggests There Are Two Distinct Functional Groups. (34 citations)
  • Cellulose synthase complex organization and cellulose microfibril structure (26 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, Meristem, Vascular tissue, Regulation of gene expression and Cellulose. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cambium, Secondary growth, Xylem and Cell division. He combines Meristem and Stable Populations in his studies.

His work carried out in the field of Regulation of gene expression brings together such families of science as Homeobox, Transcription factor, Vascular bundle, Arabidopsis and Phloem. His Cellulose research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cellulose synthase complex, Cellulose synthesis and Cellulose biosynthesis. Simon R. Turner regularly ties together related areas like Polymer science in his Cellulose biosynthesis studies.

Best Publications

  • Identification of Novel Genes in Arabidopsis Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Formation Using Expression Profiling and Reverse Genetics

    David M. Brown;Leo A.H. Zeef;Joanne Ellis;Royston Goodacre

  • Interactions among three distinct CesA proteins essential for cellulose synthesis

    Neil G. Taylor;Rhian M. Howells;Alison K. Huttly;Kate Vickers

  • Collapsed xylem phenotype of Arabidopsis identifies mutants deficient in cellulose deposition in the secondary cell wall.

    Simon R. Turner;Chris R. Somerville

  • Cellulose: A Review of Water Interactions, Applications in Composites, and Water Treatment

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  • The irregular xylem3 locus of Arabidopsis encodes a cellulose synthase required for secondary cell wall synthesis.

    Neil G. Taylor;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Sean Cutler;Chris R. Somerville

  • Cloning and characterization of irregular xylem4 (irx4): a severely lignin-deficient mutant of Arabidopsis

    Louise Jones;A. Roland Ennos;Simon R. Turner

  • Multiple cellulose synthase catalytic subunits are required for cellulose synthesis in Arabidopsis.

    Neil G. Taylor;Steven Laurie;Simon R. Turner

  • An oleate 12-hydroxylase from Ricinus communis L. is a fatty acyl desaturase homolog

    F J van de Loo;P Broun;S Turner;C Somerville

  • PXY, a receptor-like kinase essential for maintaining polarity during plant vascular-tissue development.

    Kate Fisher;Simon Turner

  • Comparison of five xylan synthesis mutants reveals new insight into the mechanisms of xylan synthesis

    David M. Brown;Florence Goubet;Vicky W. Wong;Royston Goodacre

  • The PXY-CLE41 receptor ligand pair defines a multifunctional pathway that controls the rate and orientation of vascular cell division

    J. Peter Etchells;Simon R. Turner

  • WOX4 and WOX14 act downstream of the PXY receptor kinase to regulate plant vascular proliferation independently of any role in vascular organisation

    J. Peter Etchells;Claire M. Provost;Laxmi Mishra;Simon R. Turner

  • Absence of branches from xylan in Arabidopsis gux mutants reveals potential for simplification of lignocellulosic biomass

    Jennifer C. Mortimer;Godfrey P. Miles;David M. Brown;Zhinong Zhang

  • Characterization of IRX10 and IRX10-like reveals an essential role in glucuronoxylan biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    David M. Brown;Zhinong Zhang;Elaine Stephens;Paul Dupree

  • Secondary cell walls: biosynthesis and manipulation

    Manoj Kumar;Liam Campbell;Simon Turner

  • Control of Cellulose Synthase Complex Localization in Developing Xylem

    John C. Gardiner;Neil G. Taylor;Simon R. Turner

  • BOTERO1 is required for normal orientation of cortical microtubules and anisotropic cell expansion in Arabidopsis.

    Adeline Bichet;Thierry Desnos;Simon Turner;Olivier Grandjean

  • Tracheary element differentiation

    Simon Turner;Patrick Gallois;David Brown

  • Arabidopsis - a powerful model system for plant cell wall research.

    Aaron H. Liepman;Raymond Wightman;Naomi Geshi;Simon R. Turner

  • Plant Vascular Cell Division Is Maintained by an Interaction between PXY and Ethylene Signalling

    J. Peter Etchells;Claire M. Provost;Simon R. Turner

  • The irregular xylem 2 mutant is an allele of korrigan that affects the secondary cell wall of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Pio M. J. Szyjanowicz;Iain McKinnon;Neil G. Taylor;John Gardiner

  • The roles of the cytoskeleton during cellulose deposition at the secondary cell wall.

    Raymond Wightman;Simon R. Turner

  • Elucidating the mechanisms of assembly and subunit interaction of the cellulose synthase complex of Arabidopsis secondary cell walls.

    Ivan I. Atanassov;Jon K. Pittman;Simon R. Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Dupree
Paul Dupree University of Cambridge
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Herman Höfte
Herman Höfte University of Paris-Saclay
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Royston Goodacre
Royston Goodacre University of Liverpool
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Björn Sundberg
Björn Sundberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Maureen C. McCann
Maureen C. McCann Purdue University West Lafayette
Jean-Pierre Renou
Jean-Pierre Renou University of Angers
David C. Apperley
David C. Apperley Durham University

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