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Steven J. Knapp publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Knapp sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 195 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Steven J. Knapp D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Knapp sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 62nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Overview

Steven J. Knapp is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on plant science and genetics.

The scientist's subfields of study include Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Environmental Chemistry. Their work covers a range of topics such as berry genetics and cultivation research, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, plant pathogens and resistance, horticultural and viticultural research, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, plant disease management techniques, and genetics and plant breeding.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Steven J. Knapp include:

  • "Highly accurate long-read HiFi sequencing data for five complex genomes," 2020, Scientific Data
  • "Allelic Variation of MYB10 Is the Major Force Controlling Natural Variation in Skin and Flesh Color in Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) Fruit," 2020, The Plant Cell
  • "Genome Synteny Has Been Conserved Among the Octoploid Progenitors of Cultivated Strawberry Over Millions of Years of Evolution," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Evolutionary history and pan-genome dynamics of strawberry (Fragaria spp.)," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Unraveling the Complex Hybrid Ancestry and Domestication History of Cultivated Strawberry," 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven J. Knapp include Glenn S. Cole, Mitchell J. Feldmann, Dominique D. A. Pincot, Randi A. Famula, and Michael A. Hardigan.

Steven J. Knapp's publications often appear in venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Genome, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Horticulture Research, and HortScience.

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from professional organizations such as the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), both awarded in 2000.

Best Publications

  • A molecular, isozyme and morphological map of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) genome.

    A. Kleinhofs;A. Kilian;M. A. Saghai Maroof;R. M. Biyashev

  • The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution

    Hélène Badouin;Jérôme Gouzy;Christopher J. Grassa;Christopher J. Grassa;Florent Murat

  • Origin and evolution of the octoploid strawberry genome.

    Patrick P. Edger;Thomas J. Poorten;Robert VanBuren;Michael A. Hardigan

  • Systemic Endopolyploidy in Arabidopsis thaliana

    David W. Galbraith;Kristi R. Harkins;Kristi R. Harkins;Steven Knapp

  • Quantitative trait locus effects and environmental interaction in a sample of North American barley germ plasm.

    P M Hayes;B H Liu;S J Knapp;F Chen

  • Multiple Paleopolyploidizations during the Evolution of the Compositae Reveal Parallel Patterns of Duplicate Gene Retention after Millions of Years

    Michael S. Barker;Nolan C. Kane;Nolan C. Kane;Marta Matvienko;Alexander Kozik

  • Quantitative resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato: a case study for QTL mapping in an allogamous plant species.

    C Leonards-Schippers;W Gieffers;R Schäfer-Pregl;E Ritter

  • Highly accurate long-read HiFi sequencing data for five complex genomes

    Ting Hon;Kristin Mars;Greg Young;Yu-Chih Tsai

  • Genetic analysis of sunflower domestication.

    John M. Burke;Shunxue Tang;Steven J. Knapp;Loren H. Rieseberg

  • Grey mould of strawberry, a devastating disease caused by the ubiquitous necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea

    Stefan Petrasch;Steven J. Knapp;Jan A. L. van Kan;Barbara Blanco‐Ulate

  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-based Genetic Diversity in the Reference Set of Peanut (Arachis spp.) by Developing and Applying Cost-Effective Kompetitive Allele Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction Genotyping Assays

    Pawan Khera;Hari D. Upadhyaya;Manish K. Pandey;Manish Roorkiwal

  • The first SSR-based genetic linkage map for cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.).

    R. K. Varshney;D. J. Bertioli;M. C. Moretzsohn;V. Vadez

  • Single-molecule sequencing and optical mapping yields an improved genome of woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) with chromosome-scale contiguity.

    Patrick P Edger;Robert VanBuren;Marivi Colle;Thomas J Poorten

  • Towards a Saturated Molecular Genetic Linkage Map for Cultivated Sunflower

    Ju-Kyung Yu;Shunxue Tang;Mary B. Slabaugh;Adam Heesacker

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci using molecular marker linkage maps.

    S. J. Knapp;W. C. Bridges;D. Birkes

  • Identification of several small main-effect QTLs and a large number of epistatic QTLs for drought tolerance related traits in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

    K. Ravi;V. Vadez;S. Isobe;R. R. Mir

  • Amplified fragment length polymorphisms as a tool for DNA fingerprinting sunflower germplasm : genetic diversity among oilseed inbred lines

    Vipa Hongtrakul;Gordon M. Huestis;S. J. Knapp

  • Marker-Assisted Selection as a Strategy for Increasing the Probability of Selecting Superior Genotypes

    Steven J. Knapp

  • Extensive chromosomal repatterning and the evolution of sterility barriers in hybrid sunflower species.

    Zhao Lai;Takuya Nakazato;Marzia Salmaso;John M. Burke

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci

    Steven J. Knapp

Frequent Co-Authors

Loren H. Rieseberg
Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia
John M. Burke
John M. Burke University of Georgia
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
Richard W. Michelmore
Richard W. Michelmore University of California, Davis
John E. Bowers
John E. Bowers University of Georgia
Nolan C. Kane
Nolan C. Kane University of Colorado Boulder
Peggy Ozias-Akins
Peggy Ozias-Akins University of Georgia
Sergio Lanteri
Sergio Lanteri University of Turin
Michael L. Arnold
Michael L. Arnold University of Georgia

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