| The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants JA Banks, T Nishiyama, M Hasebe, JL Bowman, M Gribskov, ... science 332 (6032), 960-963, 2011 | 674 | 2011 |
| The origin and evolution of lignin biosynthesis JK Weng, C Chapple New Phytologist 187 (2), 273-285, 2010 | 544 | 2010 |
| Improvement of biomass through lignin modification X Li, JK Weng, C Chapple The Plant Journal 54 (4), 569-581, 2008 | 438 | 2008 |
| Emerging strategies of lignin engineering and degradation for cellulosic biofuel production JK Weng, X Li, ND Bonawitz, C Chapple Current opinion in biotechnology 19 (2), 166-172, 2008 | 377 | 2008 |
| The rise of chemodiversity in plants JK Weng, RN Philippe, JP Noel Science 336 (6089), 1667-1670, 2012 | 244 | 2012 |
| Mutations in the cinnamate 4‐hydroxylase gene impact metabolism, growth and development in Arabidopsis AL Schilmiller, J Stout, JK Weng, J Humphreys, MO Ruegger, C Chapple The Plant Journal 60 (5), 771-782, 2009 | 217 | 2009 |
| The growth reduction associated with repressed lignin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of flavonoids X Li, ND Bonawitz, JK Weng, C Chapple The plant cell 22 (5), 1620-1632, 2010 | 174 | 2010 |
| Independent origins of syringyl lignin in vascular plants JK Weng, X Li, J Stout, C Chapple Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (22), 7887-7892, 2008 | 147 | 2008 |
| Convergent evolution of syringyl lignin biosynthesis via distinct pathways in the lycophyte Selaginella and flowering plants JK Weng, T Akiyama, ND Bonawitz, X Li, J Ralph, C Chapple The Plant Cell 22 (4), 1033-1045, 2010 | 128 | 2010 |
| The evolutionary paths towards complexity: a metabolic perspective JK Weng New Phytologist 201 (4), 1141-1149, 2014 | 102 | 2014 |
| Demystifying traditional herbal medicine with modern approach FS Li, JK Weng Nature plants 3 (8), 1-7, 2017 | 100 | 2017 |
| Over‐expression of F5H in COMT‐deficient Arabidopsis leads to enrichment of an unusual lignin and disruption of pollen wall formation JK Weng, H Mo, C Chapple The plant journal 64 (6), 898-911, 2010 | 99 | 2010 |
| Co-evolution of hormone metabolism and signaling networks expands plant adaptive plasticity JK Weng, M Ye, B Li, JP Noel Cell 166 (4), 881-893, 2016 | 91 | 2016 |
| SG2-type R2R3-MYB transcription factor MYB15 controls defense-induced lignification and basal immunity in Arabidopsis WR Chezem, A Memon, FS Li, JK Weng, NK Clay The Plant Cell 29 (8), 1907-1926, 2017 | 89 | 2017 |
| REF4 and RFR1, subunits of the transcriptional coregulatory complex mediator, are required for phenylpropanoid homeostasis in Arabidopsis ND Bonawitz, WL Soltau, MR Blatchley, BL Powers, AK Hurlock, LA Seals, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 287 (8), 5434-5445, 2012 | 89 | 2012 |
| A specialized flavone biosynthetic pathway has evolved in the medicinal plant, Scutellaria baicalensis Q Zhao, Y Zhang, G Wang, L Hill, JK Weng, XY Chen, H Xue, C Martin Science advances 2 (4), e1501780, 2016 | 80 | 2016 |
| The remarkable pliability and promiscuity of specialized metabolism JK Weng, JP Noel Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology 77, 309-320, 2012 | 72 | 2012 |
| Construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome library from the spikemoss Selaginella moellendorffii: a new resource for plant comparative genomics W Wang, M Tanurdzic, M Luo, N Sisneros, HR Kim, JK Weng, D Kudrna, ... BMC plant biology 5 (1), 1-8, 2005 | 68 | 2005 |
| Assembly of an evolutionarily new pathway for á-pyrone biosynthesis in Arabidopsis JK Weng, Y Li, H Mo, C Chapple Science 337 (6097), 960-964, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
| The molecular structure of plant sporopollenin FS Li, P Phyo, J Jacobowitz, M Hong, JK Weng Nature plants 5 (1), 41-46, 2019 | 60 | 2019 |
Clint ChappleDistinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue UniversityVerified email at purdue.edu
