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Benjamin A. Babst

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Michigan Technological University (2009–2014); Tufts University (2004–2008); University of Georgia (2009–2014); Brookhaven National Laboratory (2011–2022); University of Arkansas System (2018–2024)

Faculty Researcher

21 h-index 50 pubs 2,128 cited

  • Plant Leaves
  • Populus
  • Biological Transport
  • Plant Proteins
  • Phloem
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Carbon
  • Carbon Radioisotopes
  • Photosynthesis
  • Plant Roots
  • Indoleacetic Acids
  • Signal Transduction
  • Animals
  • Zea mays
  • Nitrogen

Biography and Research Information

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Benjamin A. Babst investigates plant physiology and environmental responses, with a particular focus on tree species common to bottomland hardwood forests. His research examines how environmental factors, such as flooding and soil temperature, influence the physiological processes and growth of seedlings, including species like Nuttall oak, Shumard oak, and willow oak.

Babst's work also extends to understanding carbon partitioning and sugar accumulation in plants, exploring the physiological mechanisms behind these processes in crops like maize and sorghum. He has also contributed to research on materials science, assessing the physicochemical properties of cellulose nanocrystals derived from wood feedstocks. His work has been supported by external funding and includes collaborations with researchers from various institutions, contributing to a broad network of scientific inquiry. Babst has authored or co-authored 49 publications, with an h-index of 21 and over 2,100 citations, and is recognized as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 50
  • Citations: 2,128

Selected Publications

  • Willow oak ( <i>Quercus phellos</i> ) seedling roots continue respiration and growth during fall and winter in a soil temperature-dependent manner (2024)
    Tree Physiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Resiliency of Nuttall oak but not Shumard oak to winter and spring flood: dormancy alone does not confer flood tolerance (2023)
    Trees 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of species-based wood feedstock variability on physicochemical properties of cellulose nanocrystals (2022)
    Cellulose 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Novel High-Throughput Phenotyping Hydroponic System for Nitrogen Deficiency Studies in Arabidopsis thaliana (2022)
    Methods in molecular biology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sugar loading is not required for phloem sap flow in maize plants (2022)
    Nature Plants 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Physiology and whole-plant carbon partitioning during stem sugar accumulation in sweet dwarf sorghum (2021)
    Planta 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Seasonal nitrogen remobilization and the role of auxin transport in poplar trees (2020)
    Journal of Experimental Botany 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Autumn flooding disrupts seasonal nitrogen storage and impacts spring growth in Quercus texana seedlings (2020)
    Trees 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of Emerald Ash Borer Infestations in Living Green Ash by Noninvasive Electronic-Nose Analysis of Wood Volatiles (2019)
    Biosensors 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Three NPF genes in Arabidopsis are necessary for normal nitrogen cycling under low nitrogen stress (2019)
    Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Detecting Rapid Changes in Carbon Transport and Partitioning with Carbon-11 (11C) (2019)
    Methods in molecular biology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Seasonal nitrogen cycling in temperate trees: Transport and regulatory mechanisms are key missing links (2018)
    Plant Science 52 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Large-Scale Public Transcriptomic Data Mining Reveals a Tight Connection between the Transport of Nitrogen and Other Transport Processes in Arabidopsis (2016)
    Frontiers in Plant Science 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Testing the Münch hypothesis of long distance phloem transport in plants (2016)
    eLife 178 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • In vivo quantitative imaging of photoassimilate transport dynamics and allocation in large plants using a commercial positron emission tomography (PET) scanner (2015)
    BMC Plant Biology 46 citations DOI OpenAlex

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