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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
28517
World Ranking
2700
National Ranking
61

Steven M. Smith publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 287 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven M. Smith 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 Steven M. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven M. Smith is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their body of work engages deeply with several interconnected topics, including:

  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

Steven M. Smith has published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Molecular Plant
  • Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • New Phytologist

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Xi Chen
  • Sergey Shabala
  • Jazmine L. Humphreys
  • Min Yu
  • Yanqi Ru

Significant papers authored or co-authored by Steven M. Smith include:

  • Strigolactone and Karrikin Signaling Pathways Elicit Ubiquitination and Proteolysis of SMXL2 to Regulate Hypocotyl Elongation in Arabidopsis (2020), published in The Plant Cell
  • Malate Circulation: Linking Chloroplast Metabolism to Mitochondrial ROS (2020), published in Trends in Plant Science
  • ζ-Carotene Isomerase Suppresses Tillering in Rice through the Coordinated Biosynthesis of Strigolactone and Abscisic Acid (2020), published in Molecular Plant
  • Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants (2021), published in Trends in Plant Science
  • Molecular basis for high ligand sensitivity and selectivity of strigolactone receptors in Striga (2021), published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Best Publications

  • Transgenic plant aequorin reports the effects of touch and cold-shock and elicitors on cytoplasmic calcium.

    Marc R. Knight;Anthony K. Campbell;Steven M. Smith;Anthony J. Trewavas

  • Structures of the Common Cyclodextrins and Their Larger Analogues-Beyond the Doughnut.

    Wolfram Saenger;Joël Jacob;Katrin Gessler;Thomas Steiner

  • Resistant Hypertension: Detection, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Robert M. Carey;David A. Calhoun;George L. Bakris;Robert D. Brook

  • Genetic Regulation of Shoot Architecture.

    Bing Wang;Steven M. Smith;Steven M. Smith;Jiayang Li

  • Specialisation within the DWARF14 protein family confers distinct responses to karrikins and strigolactones in Arabidopsis

    Mark T. Waters;David C. Nelson;Adrian Scaffidi;Gavin R. Flematti

  • Diurnal Changes in the Transcriptome Encoding Enzymes of Starch Metabolism Provide Evidence for Both Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Starch Metabolism in Arabidopsis Leaves

    Steven M. Smith;Daniel C. Fulton;Tansy Chia;David Thorneycroft

  • F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

    David C. Nelson;Adrian Scaffidi;Elizabeth A. Dun;Mark T. Waters

  • The diurnal metabolism of leaf starch.

    Samuel C. Zeeman;Steven M. Smith;Alison M. Smith

  • Wind-induced plant motion immediately increases cytosolic calcium

    Marc R. Knight;Steven M. Smith;Anthony J. Trewavas

  • Rice cytochrome P450 MAX1 homologs catalyze distinct steps in strigolactone biosynthesis

    Yanxia Zhang;Aalt D J van Dijk;Adrian Scaffidi;Gavin R Flematti

  • Strigolactone Signaling in Arabidopsis Regulates Shoot Development by Targeting D53-Like SMXL Repressor Proteins for Ubiquitination and Degradation

    Lei Wang;Bing Wang;Liang Jiang;Xue Liu

  • β-AMYLASE4, a Noncatalytic Protein Required for Starch Breakdown, Acts Upstream of Three Active β-Amylases in Arabidopsis Chloroplasts

    Daniel C. Fulton;Michaela Stettler;Tabea Mettler;Cara K. Vaughan

  • Postgerminative growth and lipid catabolism in oilseeds lacking the glyoxylate cycle

    Peter J. Eastmond;Veronique Germain;Peter R. Lange;James H. Bryce

  • Regulation of Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Chemical Signals from Burning Vegetation

    David C. Nelson;Gavin R. Flematti;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • Karrikins discovered in smoke trigger Arabidopsis seed germination by a mechanism requiring gibberellic acid synthesis and light

    David C. Nelson;Julie-Anne Riseborough;Gavin R. Flematti;Jason Stevens

  • Roles of cell‐wall invertases and monosaccharide transporters in the growth and development of Arabidopsis

    Sarah Marguerite Sherson;Heather L Alford;Susan M Forbes;Graham Wallace

  • A cytosolic glucosyltransferase is required for conversion of starch to sucrose in Arabidopsis leaves at night

    Tansy Chia;David Thorneycroft;Andrew Chapple;Gaëlle Messerli

  • A critical role for disproportionating enzyme in starch breakdown is revealed by a knock‐out mutation in Arabidopsis

    Joanna H. Critchley;Samuel C. Zeeman;Takeshi Takaha;Alison M. Smith

  • Plastidial α-Glucan Phosphorylase Is Not Required for Starch Degradation in Arabidopsis Leaves But Has a Role in the Tolerance of Abiotic Stress

    Samuel C. Zeeman;David Thorneycroft;Nicole Schupp;Andrew Chapple

  • Chewing the fat: β-oxidation in signalling and development

    Alison Baker;Ian A. Graham;Michael Holdsworth;Steven M. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin R. Flematti
Gavin R. Flematti University of Western Australia
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Samuel C. Zeeman
Samuel C. Zeeman ETH Zurich
Jiayang Li
Jiayang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Emilio L. Ghisalberti
Emilio L. Ghisalberti University of Western Australia
Alison M. Smith
Alison M. Smith John Innes Centre
Colin L. Raston
Colin L. Raston Flinders University
Xianjue Chen
Xianjue Chen University of Newcastle Australia
Ian A. Graham
Ian A. Graham University of York

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Martin Steup

University of Potsdam

Publications: 43

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Alison Baker

University of Leeds

Publications: 41

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Mark Stitt

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

Publications: 40

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Alison M. Smith

John Innes Centre

Publications: 39

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