Eric Schmelz

Eric Schmelz

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 64

North America-United States

About Eric Schmelz

Eric Schmelz, With an exceptional h-index of 64 and a recent h-index of 44 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, San Diego, specializes in the field of plant defense, chemical ecology, signaling, oxylipins, phytoalexins.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Field Evaluation of Experimental Maize Hybrids for Resistance to the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a Warm Temperate Climate

A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize

Maize terpene synthase 8 (ZmTPS8) contributes to a complex blend of fungal-elicited antibiotics

Maize resistance to witchweed through changes in strigolactone biosynthesis

The terpene synthase gene family in maize–a clarification of existing community nomenclature

9, 10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory

Shielding the oil reserves: the scutellum as a source of chemical defenses

Efficient synthesis of zealexin B1, a maize sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin, via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling

Eric Schmelz Information

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Citations(all)

14443

Citations(since 2020)

5280

Cited By

11246

hIndex(all)

64

hIndex(since 2020)

44

i10Index(all)

103

i10Index(since 2020)

94

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Eric Schmelz Skills & Research Interests

plant defense

chemical ecology

signaling

oxylipins

phytoalexins

Top articles of Eric Schmelz

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Publication Date

Field Evaluation of Experimental Maize Hybrids for Resistance to the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a Warm Temperate Climate

Insects

Xinzhi Ni

Alisa Huffaker

Eric A Schmelz

Wenwei Xu

W Paul Williams

...

2024/4/19

A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize

Plant Physiology

Katherine M Murphy

Tyler Dowd

Ahmed Khalil

Si Nian Char

Bing Yang

...

2023/6

Maize terpene synthase 8 (ZmTPS8) contributes to a complex blend of fungal-elicited antibiotics

Evan V Saldivar

Yezhang Ding

Elly Poretsky

Skylar Bird

Anna K Block

...

2023/3/1

Maize resistance to witchweed through changes in strigolactone biosynthesis

Science

Changsheng Li

Lemeng Dong

Janan Durairaj

J-C Guan

Masahiko Yoshimura

...

2023/1/6

The terpene synthase gene family in maize–a clarification of existing community nomenclature

BMC genomics

Tobias G Köllner

Jonathan Gershenzon

Reuben J Peters

Philipp Zerbe

Eric A Schmelz

2023/12/6

9, 10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory

Molecular plant

Peiguo Yuan

Eli Borrego

Yong-Soon Park

Zachary Gorman

Pei-Cheng Huang

...

2023/8/7

Shielding the oil reserves: the scutellum as a source of chemical defenses

Plant Physiology

Katherine M Murphy

Elly Poretsky

Huijun Liu

Nikola Micic

Annika Nyhuis

...

2022/4/1

Efficient synthesis of zealexin B1, a maize sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin, via Suzuki-Miyaura coupling

Tetrahedron Letters

Yoshitaka Matsushima

Kohei Ishii

Alisa Huffaker

Eric A Schmelz

2022/2/16

A sorghum genome-wide association study (GWAS) identifies a WRKY transcription factor as a candidate gene underlying sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) resistance

Planta

Sowmya Poosapati

Elly Poretsky

Keini Dressano

Miguel Ruiz

Armando Vazquez

...

2022/2

Signatures of plant defense response specificity mediated by herbivore‐associated molecular patterns in legumes

The Plant Journal

Adam D Steinbrenner

Evan Saldivar

Nile Hodges

Natalia Guayazán‐Palacios

Antonio F Chaparro

...

2022/6

Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize

Plant physiology

Christiane Förster

Vinzenz Handrick

Yezhang Ding

Yoko Nakamura

Christian Paetz

...

2022/1/1

A nonproteinogenic amino acid, β-tyrosine, accumulates in young rice leaves via long-distance phloem transport from mature leaves

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Shunta Sakamoto

Takanori Yoshikawa

Masayoshi Teraishi

Naoko Yoshinaga

Kumiko Ochiai

...

2022/4

Plant trait heterosis is quantitatively associated with expression heterosis of the plastid ribosomal proteins

bioRxiv

Devon Birdseye

Laura A de Boer

Hua Bai

Peng Zhou

Zhouxin Shen

...

2021/2/17

Plant height heterosis is quantitatively associated with expression levels of plastid ribosomal proteins

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Devon Birdseye

Laura A De Boer

Hua Bai

Peng Zhou

Zhouxin Shen

...

2021/11/23

Maize-Derived Ethylene to Promote Virulence by Engaging Fungal G-Protein Signaling

Tandem Protein Kinases Emerge as New Regulators of Plant Immunity

Yong-Soon Park

Eli J Borrego

Xiquan Gao

Shawn A Christensen

Eric Schmelz

...

2021

Fusarium verticillioides Induces Maize-Derived Ethylene to Promote Virulence by Engaging Fungal G-Protein Signaling

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Yong-Soon Park

Eli J Borrego

Xiquan Gao

Shawn A Christensen

Eric Schmelz

...

2021/10/31

Getting back to the grass roots: harnessing specialized metabolites for improved crop stress resilience

Yezhang Ding

Trent R Northen

Ahmed Khalil

Alisa Huffaker

Eric A Schmelz

2021/8/1

Brachypodium Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase (PAL) Promotes Antiviral Defenses against Panicum mosaic virus and Its Satellites

MBio

Shankar R Pant

Sonia Irigoyen

Jiaxing Liu

Renesh Bedre

Shawn A Christensen

...

2021/2/23

Synthesis and Determination of Absolute Configuration of Zealexin A1, a Sesquiterpenoid Phytoalexin from Zea mays

The Journal of Organic Chemistry

JS Yadav

B Ganganna

Palash Dutta

Kiran K Singarapu

2014/11/21

Comparative analyses of responses to exogenous and endogenous antiherbivore elicitors enable a forward genetics approach to identify maize gene candidates mediating sensitivity …

The Plant Journal

Elly Poretsky

Miguel Ruiz

Nazanin Ahmadian

Adam D Steinbrenner

Keini Dressano

...

2021/12

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Co-Authors

H-index: 112
Edward Buckler

Edward Buckler

Cornell University

H-index: 95
Harry Klee

Harry Klee

University of Florida

H-index: 93
j h tumlinson

j h tumlinson

Penn State University

H-index: 89
J. B. Jones + Jeffrey Jones

J. B. Jones + Jeffrey Jones

University of Florida

H-index: 67
Georg Jander

Georg Jander

Cornell University

H-index: 60
Steven P. Briggs

Steven P. Briggs

University of California, San Diego

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