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Steven D. Tanksley

Steven D. Tanksley

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Genetics
USA
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
141
Citations
81665
World Ranking
23
National Ranking
5

Genetics

D-Index
139
Citations
78594
World Ranking
187
National Ranking
97

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Steven D. Tanksley is a researcher affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their academic background centers around various scientific fields, supported by a career at a reputable institution.

Over time, they have received recognition in the scientific community, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1995. Later, in 2009, they were honored as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom.

Details on their recent publications, collaborative relationships, and specific research topics were not provided, so those aspects of their academic profile remain unspecified here.

Best Publications

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild

    Steven D. Tanksley;Susan R. McCouch

  • Resolution of quantitative traits into Mendelian factors by using a complete linkage map of restriction fragment length polymorphisms

    Andrew H. Paterson;Eric S. Lander;Eric S. Lander;John D. Hewitt;Susan Peterson

  • Optimizing parental selection for genetic linkage maps

    James A Anderson;G. A. Churchill;J. E. Autrique;S. D. Tanksley

  • High density molecular linkage maps of the tomato and potato genomes.

    S D Tanksley;M W Ganal;J P Prince;M C de Vicente

  • Map-based cloning of a protein kinase gene conferring disease resistance in tomato

    Gregory B. Martin;Sergio H. Brommonschenkel;Julapark Chunwongse;Anne Frary

  • RFLP Mapping in Plant Breeding: New Tools for an Old Science

    S. D. Tanksley;N. D. Young;A. H. Paterson;M. W. Bonierbale

  • fw2.2: a quantitative trait locus key to the evolution of tomato fruit size.

    Anne Frary;T. Clint Nesbitt;Amy Frary;Silvana Grandillo

  • Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes.

    S. R. McCouch;G. Kochert;Z. H. Yu;Z. Y. Wang

  • Mendelian factors underlying quantitative traits in tomato: comparison across species, generations, and environments.

    A H Paterson;S Damon;J D Hewitt;D Zamir

  • Saturated molecular map of the rice genome based on an interspecific backcross population

    M A Causse;T M Fulton;Y G Cho;S N Ahn

  • Microprep protocol for extraction of DNA from tomato and other herbaceous plants

    Theresa M. Fulton;Julapark Chunwongse;Steven D. Tanksley

  • The origins of genomic duplications in Arabidopsis

    Daniel G. Brown;Steven D. Tanksley

  • RFLP Maps Based on a Common Set of Clones Reveal Modes of Chromosomal Evolution in Potato and Tomato.

    Merideth W. Bonierbale;Robert L. Plaisted;Steven D. Tanksley

  • Abundance, variability and chromosomal location of microsatellites in wheat.

    Marion S. Röder;Jens Plaschke;Susanne U. König;Andreas Börner

  • RFLP analysis of phylogenetic relationships and genetic variation in the genus Lycopersicon.

    J. C. Miller;S. D. Tanksley

  • Abundance, polymorphism and genetic mapping of microsatellites in rice.

    Kun-Sheng Wu;Steven D. Tanksley

  • Survey of plant short tandem DNA repeats

    Z. Wang;J. L. Weber;G. Zhong;S. D. Tanksley

  • Identification of Trait-Improving Quantitative Trait Loci Alleles From a Wild Rice Relative, Oryza rufipogon

    Jinhua Xiao;Jiming Li;Jiming Li;Silvana Grandillo;Sang Nag Ahn

  • Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci using selected overlapping recombinant chromosomes, in an interspecies cross of tomato.

    A H Paterson;J W DeVerna;B Lanini;S D Tanksley

  • Rapid identification of markers linked to a Pseudomonas resistance gene in tomato by using random primers and near-isogenic lines.

    Gregory B. Martin;John G. K. Williams;Steven D. Tanksley

Frequent Co-Authors

James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Martin W. Ganal
Martin W. Ganal TraitGenetics GmbH
Gregory B. Martin
Gregory B. Martin Boyce Thompson Institute
Mark E. Sorrells
Mark E. Sorrells Cornell University
Anne Frary
Anne Frary Izmir Institute of Technology
Lukas A. Mueller
Lukas A. Mueller Boyce Thompson Institute
Andrew J. Simkin
Andrew J. Simkin University of Essex
Andrew H. Paterson
Andrew H. Paterson University of Georgia
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Nevin D. Young
Nevin D. Young University of Minnesota

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