World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
67
Citations
19675
World Ranking
2514
National Ranking
1123

Overview

Andrew Farmer is affiliated with the National Center for Genome Resources in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant body of work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's expertise is especially concentrated in subfields such as plant science, molecular biology, and agronomy and crop science.

Their research covers key topics related to legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, plant molecular biology, soybean genetics and cultivation, chromosomal and genetic variations, and agricultural pest management studies.

Andrew Farmer has contributed to several publications, with some notable papers including:

  • Single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing reveals the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Arabidopsis roots at the single-cell level, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • The genome of a wild Medicago species provides insights into the tolerant mechanisms of legume forage to environmental stress, 2021, BMC Biology
  • Cell-specific pathways recruited for symbiotic nodulation in the Medicago truncatula legume, 2022, Molecular Plant
  • Genetics of nodulation in Aeschynomene evenia uncovers mechanisms of the rhizobium-legume symbiosis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Major proliferation of transposable elements shaped the genome of the soybean rust pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi, 2023, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Sandra Thibivilliers, Marc Libault, Connor Cameron, Alan Cleary, and John Schiefelbein. Collaboration with these researchers has been noted across multiple publications.

Andrew Farmer's work is often published in scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Plant
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The Human Cell Atlas

    Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Ido Amit

  • Draft genome sequence of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ) provides a resource for trait improvement

    Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Chi Song;Rachit K Saxena;Sarwar Azam

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Draft genome sequence of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), an orphan legume crop of resource-poor farmers

    Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Wenbin Chen;Yupeng Li;Arvind K Bharti

  • The genome sequences of Arachis duranensis and Arachis ipaensis, the diploid ancestors of cultivated peanut.

    David John Bertioli;David John Bertioli;Steven B Cannon;Lutz Froenicke;Guodong Huang

  • RNA-Seq Atlas of Glycine max: a guide to the soybean transcriptome.

    Andrew J. Severin;Jenna L. Woody;Yung Tsi Bolon;Bindu Joseph

  • The genome sequence of segmental allotetraploid peanut Arachis hypogaea

    David J. Bertioli;Jerry Jenkins;Josh Clevenger;Olga Dudchenko

  • Genome, epigenome and RNA sequences of monozygotic twins discordant for multiple sclerosis.

    Sergio E. Baranzini;Joann Mudge;Jennifer C. Van Velkinburgh;Pouya Khankhanian

  • An integrated transcriptome atlas of the crop model Glycine max, and its use in comparative analyses in plants

    Marc Libault;Andrew Farmer;Trupti Joshi;Kaori Takahashi

  • The genome of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.)

    Stefano Lonardi;María Muñoz-Amatriaín;Qihua Liang;Shengqiang Shu

  • Complete Transcriptome of the Soybean Root Hair Cell, a Single-Cell Model, and Its Alteration in Response to Bradyrhizobium japonicum Infection

    Marc Libault;Andrew Farmer;Laurent Brechenmacher;Jenny Drnevich

  • Transcriptome and metabolite profiling of the infection cycle of Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat reveals a biphasic interaction with plant immunity involving differential pathogen chromosomal contributions and a variation on the hemibiotrophic lifestyle definition.

    Jason J. Rudd;Kostya Kanyuka;Keywan Hassani-Pak;Mark Derbyshire

  • The fate of duplicated genes in a polyploid plant genome.

    Anne Roulin;Anne Roulin;Paul L. Auer;Paul L. Auer;Marc Libault;Marc Libault;Jessica Schlueter;Jessica Schlueter

  • Large-scale transcriptome analysis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an orphan legume crop of the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa.

    Pavana J. Hiremath;Andrew Farmer;Steven B. Cannon;Steven B. Cannon;Jimmy Woodward

  • High-throughput SNP discovery through deep resequencing of a reduced representation library to anchor and orient scaffolds in the soybean whole genome sequence

    David L Hyten;Steven B Cannon;Qijian Song;Qijian Song;Nathan Weeks

  • Whole-genome nucleotide diversity, recombination, and linkage disequilibrium in the model legume Medicago truncatula

    Antoine Branca;Timothy D. Paape;Peng Zhou;Roman Briskine

  • Large-scale development of cost-effective SNP marker assays for diversity assessment and genetic mapping in chickpea and comparative mapping in legumes

    Pavana J Hiremath;Pavana J Hiremath;Ashish Kumar;Ramachandra Varma Penmetsa;Andrew Farmer

  • A gapless genome sequence of the fungus Botrytis cinerea

    Jan A. L. Van Kan;Joost H. M. Stassen;Andreas Mosbach;Theo A. J. Van Der Lee

  • The Medicago Genome Initiative: a model legume database.

    Callum J. Bell;Richard A. Dixon;Andrew D. Farmer;H. Raul Flores

  • Transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumors

    David J. Sugarbaker;William G. Richards;Gavin J. Gordon;Lingsheng Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory D. May
Gregory D. May National Center for Genome Resources
Steven B. Cannon
Steven B. Cannon Agricultural Research Service
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Joann Mudge
Joann Mudge National Center for Genome Resources
Douglas R. Cook
Douglas R. Cook University of California, Davis
R. Varma Penmetsa
R. Varma Penmetsa University of California, Davis
Scott A. Jackson
Scott A. Jackson University of Georgia
Nevin D. Young
Nevin D. Young University of Minnesota
Carroll P. Vance
Carroll P. Vance University of Minnesota
Martin Crespi
Martin Crespi University of Paris-Saclay

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Genetics opens doors to a variety of rewarding healthcare careers. If you’re interested in a flexible entry into the healthcare field, medical coding and billing certification is a popular choice. This path is ideal for those who want to work behind the scenes in healthcare, supporting hospitals and clinics with essential data management.

For students looking for hands-on patient care, high acceptance rate nursing programs offer accessible routes into nursing careers. These programs make it easier for aspiring nurses to gain admission and start building critical clinical skills.

Those seeking leadership opportunities may consider healthcare administration programs. Accelerated online options allow students to earn their degrees faster and enter the workforce sooner. Additionally, students on a budget can explore healthcare administration programs that offer quality education at affordable tuition rates.

Whether your interests lie in research, management, or direct patient care, these related online degrees provide varied career pathways that complement a background in Genetics.

Best Scientists Citing Andrew Farmer

Trending Scientists