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Stephen H. Howell publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen H. Howell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 160 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Stephen H. Howell D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen H. Howell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen H. Howell is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, their work touches on several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research covers a range of main topics, such as Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Smart Agriculture and AI, and Heat Shock Proteins Research.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • "The Transcription Factor bZIP60 Links the Unfolded Protein Response to the Heat Stress Response in Maize" (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • "Heat Stress Responses and Thermotolerance in Maize" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Evolution of the unfolded protein response in plants" (2021, Plant Cell & Environment)
  • "Daily temperature cycles promote alternative splicing of RNAs encoding SR45a, a splicing regulator in maize" (2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • "Review: The two faces of IRE1 and their role in protecting plants from stress" (2020, Plant Science)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Cell
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Plant Science

Stephen H. Howell has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, among them:

  • Zhaoxia Li
  • Jie Tang
  • Diane C. Bassham
  • Renu Srivastava

In recognition of contributions to science, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Methyl jasmonate inhibition of root growth and induction of a leaf protein are decreased in an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant

    Paul E. Staswick;Wenpei Su;Stephen H. Howell

  • Transient and Stable Expression of the Firefly Luciferase Gene in Plant Cells and Transgenic Plants

    David W. Ow;Keith V. Wood;Marlene DeLuca;Jeffrey R. de Wet

  • Salt stress responses in Arabidopsis utilize a signal transduction pathway related to endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling.

    Jian-Xiang Liu;Renu Srivastava;Ping Che;Stephen H. Howell

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Responses in Plants

    Stephen H Howell

  • An Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Arabidopsis Is Mediated by Proteolytic Processing and Nuclear Relocation of a Membrane-Associated Transcription Factor, bZIP28

    Jian-Xiang Liu;Renu Srivastava;Ping Che;Stephen H. Howell

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein Quality Control and Its Relationship to Environmental Stress Responses in Plants

    Jian-Xiang Liu;Stephen H. Howell

  • Heat induces the splicing by IRE1 of a mRNA encoding a transcription factor involved in the unfolded protein response in Arabidopsis

    Yan Deng;Sabrina Humbert;Jian-Xiang Liu;Renu Srivastava

  • bZIP28 and NF-Y transcription factors are activated by ER stress and assemble into a transcriptional complex to regulate stress response genes in Arabidopsis.

    Jian-Xiang Liu;Stephen H. Howell

  • Peroxisomal protein import is conserved between yeast, plants, insects and mammals.

    Stephen J. Gould;Gilbert Andre Keller;Michel Schneider;Stephen H. Howell

  • Gene Expression Programs during Shoot, Root and Callus Development in Arabidopsis Tissue Culture

    Ping Che;Sonia Lall;Dan Nettleton;Stephen H. Howell

  • Degradation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Autophagy during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Arabidopsis

    Yimo Liu;Junmarie Soto Burgos;Yan Deng;Renu Srivastava

  • Global and Hormone-Induced Gene Expression Changes during Shoot Development in Arabidopsis

    Ping Che;Derek J. Gingerich;Sonia Lall;Stephen H. Howell

  • Developmental steps in acquiring competence for shoot development in Arabidopsis tissue culture

    Ping Che;Sonia Lall;Stephen H. Howell

  • Auxin induces mitogenic activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation in roots of Arabidopsis seedlings.

    Keithanne Mockaitis;Stephen H. Howell

  • Identification and characterization of aluminum tolerance loci in Arabidopsis (Landsberg erecta x Columbia) by quantitative trait locus mapping. A physiologically simple but genetically complex trait.

    Owen A. Hoekenga;Jon E. Shaff;Antonio J. Monforte

  • Functional regions of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA promoter determined by use of the firefly luciferase gene as a reporter of promoter activity.

    David W. Ow;Jerry D. Jacobs;Stephen H. Howell

  • Regulation of light-harvesting chlorophyll-binding protein mRNA accumulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardi. Possible involvement of chlorophyll synthesis precursors.

    U Johanningmeier;S H Howell

  • Regulation and processing of a plant peptide hormone, AtRALF23, in Arabidopsis.

    Renu Srivastava;Jian-Xiang Liu;Hongqing Guo;Yanhai Yin

  • The ENHANCER OF SHOOT REGENERATION 2 gene in Arabidopsis regulates CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON 1 at the transcriptional level and controls cotyledon development.

    Yoshihisa Ikeda;Hiroharu Banno;Qi-Wen Niu;Stephen H. Howell

  • Developmental events and shoot apical meristem gene expression patterns during shoot development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Andrew J. Cary;Ping Che;Stephen H. Howell

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane C. Bassham
Diane C. Bassham Iowa State University
Leon V. Kochian
Leon V. Kochian University of Saskatchewan
Mikio Nishimura
Mikio Nishimura National Institute for Basic Biology
Dianna J. Bowles
Dianna J. Bowles University of York
Ralph S. Quatrano
Ralph S. Quatrano Washington University in St. Louis
William J. Davies
William J. Davies Lancaster University
Stanton B. Gelvin
Stanton B. Gelvin Purdue University West Lafayette
David W. Ow
David W. Ow Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Karin
Michael Karin University of California, San Diego
Dan Nettleton
Dan Nettleton Iowa State University

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