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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
72
Citations
23758
World Ranking
615
National Ranking
184

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Timothy J. Tschaplinski focuses on Botany, Biochemistry, Shoot, Horticulture and Fermentation. His Botany study incorporates themes from Genome, Populus trichocarpa, DNA sequencing and Arabidopsis. His Biochemistry research includes themes of Organic chemistry and Lignin.

His studies in Shoot integrate themes in fields like Sugar, Carbohydrate loading, Cell biology and Metabolism. His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Salicaceae and Stomatal conductance. His Fermentation research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cellulose, Clostridium thermocellum, Pyruvic acid and Formate.

His most cited work include:

  • The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials (4237 citations)
  • Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery (1759 citations)
  • Priming in systemic plant immunity. (573 citations)

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

Timothy J. Tschaplinski mainly investigates Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Populus trichocarpa and Lignin. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Arabidopsis and Horticulture. His study looks at the relationship between Biochemistry and topics such as Metabolomics, which overlap with Genomics.

His Populus trichocarpa research includes elements of Salicylic acid, Computational biology and Eastern Cottonwood. His Lignin study also includes

  • Cellulose that connect with fields like Biomass and Food science,
  • Transgene most often made with reference to Cell wall. The Biomass study combines topics in areas such as Biofuel and Xylose.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (35.44%)
  • Biochemistry (21.84%)
  • Gene (16.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Gene (16.02%)
  • Populus trichocarpa (16.50%)
  • Lignin (16.02%)

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

Timothy J. Tschaplinski mainly focuses on Gene, Populus trichocarpa, Lignin, Computational biology and Biochemistry. Within one scientific family, Timothy J. Tschaplinski focuses on topics pertaining to Cell biology under Gene, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Arabidopsis and Pseudomonas syringae. His research in Populus trichocarpa intersects with topics in Rhizosphere, Host and Botany.

Timothy J. Tschaplinski combines subjects such as Cellulose, Brachypodium distachyon, Lignin biosynthesis and Cell wall with his study of Lignin. He has included themes like Genome-wide association study, Candidate Gene Identification, Metabolomics and Genomics in his Computational biology study. His Organosolv research incorporates elements of Dilute acid and Biorefinery.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A physical catalyst for the electrolysis of nitrogen to ammonia. (111 citations)
  • Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Growth-Defense Tradeoffs. (54 citations)
  • Rhizosphere microbiomes diverge among Populus trichocarpa plant-host genotypes and chemotypes, but it depends on soil origin (48 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Timothy J. Tschaplinski mostly deals with Gene, Lignin, Computational biology, Candidate gene and Populus trichocarpa. His work carried out in the field of Lignin brings together such families of science as Cellulose and Brachypodium distachyon. His study in Populus trichocarpa is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biotic stress, Expression quantitative trait loci, Plant defense against herbivory and WRKY protein domain.

His Organosolv study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Dilute acid and Biorefinery. His work deals with themes such as Panicum virgatum and Bioenergy, which intersect with Hemicellulose. His Organic chemistry study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Biomass.

Best Publications

  • The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

    Arthur J. Ragauskas;Charlotte K. Williams;Brian H. Davison;George Britovsek

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

    Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

  • Priming in systemic plant immunity.

    Ho Won Jung;Timothy J. Tschaplinski;Lin Wang;Lin Wang;Lin Wang;Jane Glazebrook

  • Plant water relations at elevated CO2 -- implications for water-limited environments.

    S. D. Wullschleger;T. J. Tschaplinski;R. J. Norby

  • Genome-wide analysis of the structural genes regulating defense phenylpropanoid metabolism in Populus.

    Chung-Jui Tsai;Scott A Harding;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Richard L Lindroth

  • Regulation of Lignin Biosynthesis and Its Role in Growth-Defense Tradeoffs.

    Meng Xie;Meng Xie;Jin Zhang;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Gerald A Tuskan

  • A physical catalyst for the electrolysis of nitrogen to ammonia.

    Yang Song;Daniel Johnson;Rui Peng;Dale K. Hensley

  • Net primary productivity of a CO2-enriched deciduous forest and the implications for carbon storage

    Richard J. Norby;Paul J. Hanson;Elizabeth G. O'Neill;Tim J. Tschaplinski

  • The fate of lignin during hydrothermal pretreatment

    Heather L Trajano;Heather L Trajano;Heather L Trajano;Nancy L Engle;Marcus Foston;Marcus Foston;Marcus Foston;Arthur J Ragauskas;Arthur J Ragauskas

  • Engineering crassulacean acid metabolism to improve water-use efficiency

    Anne M. Borland;Anne M. Borland;James Hartwell;David J. Weston;Karen A. Schlauch

  • 4-Coumarate 3-hydroxylase in the lignin biosynthesis pathway is a cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase.

    Jaime Barros;Jaime Barros;Luis Escamilla-Trevino;Luis Escamilla-Trevino;Luhua Song;Xiaolan Rao;Xiaolan Rao

  • Efficient Degradation of Lignocellulosic Plant Biomass, without Pretreatment, by the Thermophilic Anaerobe “Anaerocellum thermophilum” DSM 6725

    Sung-Jae Yang;Irina Kataeva;Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm;Nancy L. Engle

  • Phenotypic variation in growth and biomass distribution for two advanced-generation pedigrees of hybrid poplar

    Stan D Wullschleger;T M Yin;S P DiFazio;T J Tschaplinski

  • Comparative genomics of Mortierella elongata and its bacterial endosymbiont Mycoavidus cysteinexigens

    J. Uehling;A. Gryganskyi;K. Hameed;T. Tschaplinski

  • The Kalanchoë genome provides insights into convergent evolution and building blocks of crassulacean acid metabolism

    Xiaohan Yang;Xiaohan Yang;Rongbin Hu;Hengfu Yin;Jerry Jenkins

  • Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Hormones in Plant Responses to Temperature Changes

    Amith R Devireddy;Timothy J Tschaplinski;Gerald A Tuskan;Wellington Muchero

  • Transgenic modification of gai or rgl1 causes dwarfing and alters gibberellins, root growth, and metabolite profiles in Populus

    Victor Busov;Richard Meilan;David W. Pearce;Stewart B. Rood

  • The F-box gene family is expanded in herbaceous annual plants relative to woody perennial plants.

    Xiaohan Yang;Udaya C. Kalluri;Sara Jawdy;Lee E. Gunter

  • Breeding progress and preparedness for mass‐scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar

    John Clifton-Brown;Antoine Harfouche;Michael D. Casler;Huw Dylan Jones

  • Transcript, protein and metabolite temporal dynamics in the CAM plant Agave.

    Paul E. Abraham;Hengfu Yin;Anne M. Borland;Anne M. Borland;Deborah Weighill;Deborah Weighill

  • Rhizosphere microbiomes diverge among Populus trichocarpa plant-host genotypes and chemotypes, but it depends on soil origin

    Allison M. Veach;Reese Morris;Daniel Z. Yip;Zamin K. Yang

  • Drought resistance of two hybrid Populus clones grown in a large-scale plantation

    Timothy J. Tschaplinski;Gerald A. Tuskan;G. Michael Gebre;Donald E. Todd

  • Enhanced Characteristics of Genetically Modified Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for High Biofuel Production

    Hui Shen;Charleson R Poovaiah;Charleson R Poovaiah;Angela Ziebell;Angela Ziebell;Timothy J Tschaplinski

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jin-Gui Chen
Jin-Gui Chen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Steven D. Brown
Steven D. Brown LanzaTech (New Zealand)
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Stan D. Wullschleger
Stan D. Wullschleger Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yunqiao Pu
Yunqiao Pu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher W. Schadt
Christopher W. Schadt Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert L. Hettich
Robert L. Hettich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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