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D-Index
70
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24204
World Ranking
6879
National Ranking
3171

Barbara Valent publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Valent sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Barbara Valent D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Valent sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Barbara Valent is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including plant science, molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and insect science. Their main research topics include wheat and barley genetics and pathology, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, fungal and yeast genetics research, plant tissue culture and regeneration, and mycotoxins in agriculture and food.

Barbara Valent has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Plant Disease, Methods in Molecular Biology, NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, and Nature Microbiology.

Recent published works include:

  • "Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network" (2021, Nature Microbiology)
  • "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis facilitates the internalization of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors into rice cells" (2023, The Plant Cell)
  • "CRISPR-Cas12a induced DNA double-strand breaks are repaired by multiple pathways with different mutation profiles in Magnaporthe oryzae" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "The Impact of Blast Disease: Past, Present, and Future" (2021, Methods in molecular biology)
  • "Recovery Plan for Wheat Blast Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Pathotype Triticum" (2021, Plant Health Progress)

Barbara Valent collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Sanzhen Liu
  • Giovana Cruppe
  • David E. Cook
  • Kerry F. Pedley
  • Guifang Lin

Their work is situated in research areas that address plant disease mechanisms, fungal pathogen interactions, and genetic resistance in important cereal crops. This includes studying the molecular basis of infection processes, host immune responses, and disease management strategies at the genetic and cellular levels.

Barbara Valent has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (2007)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)

Best Publications

  • Direct interaction of resistance gene and avirulence gene products confers rice blast resistance

    Yulin Jia;Sean A. McAdams;Gregory T. Bryan;Howard P. Hershey

  • A Single Amino Acid Difference Distinguishes Resistant and Susceptible Alleles of the Rice Blast Resistance Gene Pi-ta

    Gregory T. Bryan;Kun-Sheng Wu;Leonard Farrall;Yulin Jia

  • BREAKING AND ENTERING: Host Penetration by the Fungal Rice Blast Pathogen Magnaporthe grisea

    Richard J. Howard;Barbara Valent

  • A telomeric avirulence gene determines efficacy for the rice blast resistance gene Pi-ta.

    Marc J. Orbach;Leonard Farrall;James A. Sweigard;Forrest G. Chumley

  • Roles for Rice Membrane Dynamics and Plasmodesmata during Biotrophic Invasion by the Blast Fungus

    Prasanna Kankanala;Kirk Czymmek;Barbara Valent

  • The Magnaporthe oryzae Effector AvrPiz-t Targets the RING E3 Ubiquitin Ligase APIP6 to Suppress Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern–Triggered Immunity in Rice

    Chan Ho Park;Songbiao Chen;Gautam Shirsekar;Bo Zhou

  • A mechanism for surface attachment in spores of a plant pathogenic fungus.

    John E. Hamer;Richard J. Howard;Forrest G. Chumley;Barbara Valent

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions: X. Fractionation and Biological Activity of an Elicitor Isolated from the Mycelial Walls of Phytophthora megasperma var. sojae.

    Arthur R. Ayers;Jürgen Ebel;Barbara Valent;Peter Albersheim

  • Magnaporthe grisea genes for pathogenicity and virulence identified through a series of backcrosses.

    B Valent;L Farrall;F G Chumley

  • Identification, cloning, and characterization of PWL2, a gene for host species specificity in the rice blast fungus.

    James A. Sweigard;Anne M. Carroll;Seogchan Kang;Leonard Farrall

  • Molecular genetic analysis of the rice blast fungus, magnaporthe grisea.

    Barbara Valent;Forrest G. Chumley

  • Translocation of Magnaporthe oryzae Effectors into Rice Cells and Their Subsequent Cell-to-Cell Movement

    Chang Hyun Khang;Romain Berruyer;Martha C. Giraldo;Prasanna Kankanala

  • Magnaporthe grisea Pth11p Is a Novel Plasma Membrane Protein That Mediates Appressorium Differentiation in Response to Inductive Substrate Cues

    Todd M. DeZwaan;Anne M. Carroll;Barbara Valent;James A. Sweigard

  • Filamentous plant pathogen effectors in action

    Martha C. Giraldo;Barbara Valent

  • Genetic analysis of melanin-deficient, nonpathogenic mutants of Magnaporthe grisea.

    F. G. Chumley;B. Valent

  • Improved Vectors for Selecting Resistance to Hygromycin

    Anne M. Carroll;James A. Sweigard;Barbara Valent

  • Interaction Transcriptome Analysis Identifies Magnaporthe oryzae BAS1-4 as Biotrophy-Associated Secreted Proteins in Rice Blast Disease

    Gloria Mosquera;Martha Cecilia Giraldo;Chang Hyun Khang;Sean Coughlan

  • Purification and partial characterization of a beta-glucan fragment that elicits phytoalexin accumulation in soybean.

    J K Sharp;B Valent;P Albersheim

  • Mutations affecting Ty-mediated expression of the HIS4 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Fred Winston;Deborah T. Chaleff;Barbara Valent;Gerald R. Fink

  • Host species-specific conservation of a family of repeated DNA sequences in the genome of a fungal plant pathogen

    John E. Hamer;Leonard Farrall;Marc J. Orbach;Barbara Valent

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Albersheim
Peter Albersheim University of Georgia
Mark L. Farman
Mark L. Farman University of Kentucky
Nicholas J. Talbot
Nicholas J. Talbot University of East Anglia
Yulin Jia
Yulin Jia United States Department of Agriculture
Ryohei Terauchi
Ryohei Terauchi Kyoto University
Seogchan Kang
Seogchan Kang Pennsylvania State University
Yukio Tosa
Yukio Tosa Kobe University
Didier Tharreau
Didier Tharreau Montpellier SupAgro
Marc-Henri Lebrun
Marc-Henri Lebrun University of Paris-Saclay
Michael R. McNeil
Michael R. McNeil Colorado State University

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