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Caitilyn Allen 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 Caitilyn Allen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 176 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Caitilyn Allen 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 Caitilyn Allen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 - ASM Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women, American Society for Microbiology
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Caitilyn Allen is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their main research focus lies within Plant Science, with significant work also touching Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, and Ecology.

Their research covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Infections and bacterial resistance

Caitilyn Allen's publication record features work in frequently appearing venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 14 publications
  • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 3 publications
  • mBio, 3 publications
  • Plant Health Progress, 3 publications
  • Frontiers in Plant Science, 2 publications

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular plant pathogen lifestyles," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Meta-analysis of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) based on comparative evolutionary genomics and reverse ecology," 2022, Microbial Genomics
  • "The Immune Receptor Roq1 Confers Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogens Xanthomonas, Pseudomonas syringae, and Ralstonia in Tomato," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Ralstonia solanacearum Depends on Catabolism of Myo-Inositol, Sucrose, and Trehalose for Virulence in an Infection Stage-Dependent Manner," 2021, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • "Trehalose increases tomato drought tolerance, induces defenses, and increases resistance to bacterial wilt disease," 2022, PLoS ONE

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Tiffany M. Lowe-Power, Connor G. Hendrich, Alicia N. Truchon, Parul Sharma, and Boris A. Vinatzer.

Throughout their career, Caitilyn Allen has received recognition including the ASM Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology in 2020 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Ralstonia solanacearum Needs Motility for Invasive Virulence on Tomato

    Julie Tans-Kersten;Huayu Huang;Caitilyn Allen

  • Chemotaxis Is Required for Virulence and Competitive Fitness of the Bacterial Wilt Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum

    Jian Yao;Caitilyn Allen

  • Bacterial wilt disease and the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex

    Caitilyn Allen;Philippe Prior;A.C. Hayward

  • Microtubule assembly in vitro.

    G G Borisy;J B Olmsted;J M Marcum;C Allen

  • Genomic and proteomic evidence supporting the division of the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum into three species.

    Philippe Prior;Florent Ailloud;Beth L. Dalsing;Benoit Remenant

  • Biology of plant-microbe interactions

    Gary Stacey;Beth Mullin

  • Genomes of three tomato pathogens within the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex reveal significant evolutionary divergence.

    Benoît Remenant;Bénédicte Coupat-Goutaland;Alice Guidot;Gilles Cellier

  • Behavior of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 During Latent and Active Infection of Geranium.

    Jill K. Swanson;Jian Yao;Julie Tans-Kersten;Caitilyn Allen

  • Ralstonia solanacearum extracellular polysaccharide is a specific elicitor of defense responses in wilt-resistant tomato plants.

    Annett Milling;Lavanya Babujee;Caitilyn Allen

  • The In Planta Transcriptome of Ralstonia solanacearum: Conserved Physiological and Virulence Strategies during Bacterial Wilt of Tomato

    Jonathan M. Jacobs;Lavanya Babujee;Fanhong Meng;Annett Milling

  • The Plant Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum Needs Aerotaxis for Normal Biofilm Formation and Interactions with Its Tomato Host

    Jian Yao;Caitilyn Allen

  • Identification of open reading frames unique to a select agent: Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2.

    Dean W. Gabriel;Caitilyn Allen;Mark Schell;Timothy P. Denny

  • Polygalacturonases are required for rapid colonization and full virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum on tomato plants.

    Qi Huang;Caitilyn Allen

  • How Ralstonia solanacearum Exploits and Thrives in the Flowing Plant Xylem Environment.

    Tiffany M. Lowe-Power;Devanshi Khokhani;Caitilyn Allen

  • Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3 Biovar 2 Causes Tropical Losses and Temperate Anxieties

    Patrice G. Champoiseau;Jeffrey B. Jones;Caitilyn Allen

  • Microtuble assembly: some possible regulatory mechanisms.

    J. B. Olmsted;J. M. Marcum;Kenneth Johnson;C. Allen

  • Ralstonia syzygii, the Blood Disease Bacterium and some Asian R. solanacearum strains form a single genomic species despite divergent lifestyles.

    Benoît Remenant;Jean-Charles de Cambiaire;Gilles Cellier;Jonathan M. Jacobs

  • Ralstonia solanacearum Race 3, Biovar 2 Strains Isolated from Geranium Are Pathogenic on Potato.

    Lynn Williamson;Kazuhiro Nakaho;Brian Hudelson;Caitilyn Allen

  • Flagellin is not a major defense elicitor in Ralstonia solanacearum cells or extracts applied to Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Christine Pfund;Julie Tans-Kersten;F. Mark Dunning;Jose M. Alonso

  • Bacterial wilt disease : molecular and ecological aspects

    Philippe Prior;Caitilyn Allen;J. Elphinstone

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Prior
Philippe Prior INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Boris Szurek
Boris Szurek Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jan E. Leach
Jan E. Leach Colorado State University
Ralf Koebnik
Ralf Koebnik University of Montpellier
Claude Bragard
Claude Bragard Université Catholique de Louvain
Jeffrey B. Jones
Jeffrey B. Jones University of Florida
Anne M. Alvarez
Anne M. Alvarez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alain Jauneau
Alain Jauneau Paul Sabatier University
Martha C. Hawes
Martha C. Hawes University of Arizona
Claudine Médigue
Claudine Médigue University of Paris-Saclay

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