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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9514
World Ranking
15715
National Ranking
6546

Calvin O. Qualset 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 Calvin O. Qualset sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Calvin O. Qualset 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 Calvin O. Qualset sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Calvin O. Qualset is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific expertise in Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Genetics. The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, and Seed Germination and Physiology.

They have contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Barley with improved drought tolerance: Challenges and perspectives (2022) in Environmental and Experimental Botany
  • A SNP-based genetic dissection of versatile traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (2021) in The Plant Journal
  • Mapping of additive and epistatic QTLs linked to seed longevity in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (2022) in Cereal Research Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Mian Abdur Rehman Arif, Andreas Börner, Ammar Elakhdar, Shyam Solanki, and Takahiko Kubo. The publications appear chiefly in venues such as Environmental and Experimental Botany, The Plant Journal, and Cereal Research Communications.

The scientist has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985 and as a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Comparative DNA Sequence Analysis of Wheat and Rice Genomes

    Mark E. Sorrells;Mauricio La Rota;Catherine E. Bermudez-Kandianis;Robert A. Greene

  • A chromosome bin map of 16,000 expressed sequence tag loci and distribution of genes among the three genomes of polyploid wheat.

    L. L. Qi;B. Echalier;S. Chao;S. Chao;G. R. Lazo

  • The Organization and Rate of Evolution of Wheat Genomes Are Correlated With Recombination Rates Along Chromosome Arms

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Andrew W. Goodyear;Shu Geng;Li-Li Qi

  • Genetic Variation for Nitrogen Assimilation and Translocation in Wheat. I. Dry Matter and Nitrogen Accumulation 1

    Michael C. Cox;Calvin O. Qualset;D. William Rains

  • Genetic Variation for Nitrogen Assimilation and Translocation in Wheat. II. Nitrogen Assimilation in Relation to Grain Yield and Protein1

    Michael C. Cox;Calvin O. Qualset;D. William Rains

  • Biodiversity in agroecosystems

    Wanda W. Collins;Calvin O. Qualset

  • Geographical Patterns of Phenotypic Diversity in a World Collection of Durum Wheats1

    S. K. Jain;C. O. Qualset;G. M. Bhatt;K. K. Wu

  • Nucleotide diversity maps reveal variation in diversity among wheat genomes and chromosomes

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Alina R. Akhunova;Olin D. Anderson;James A. Anderson

  • Genome comparisons reveal a dominant mechanism of chromosome number reduction in grasses and accelerated genome evolution in Triticeae

    M. C. Luo;K. R. Deal;E. D. Akhunov;E. D. Akhunov;A. R. Akhunova;A. R. Akhunova

  • Stomatal conductance predicts yields in irrigated Pima cotton and bread wheat grown at high temperatures

    Zhenmin Lu;Richard G. Percy;Calvin O. Qualset;Eduardo Zeiger

  • Dynamic Management of Maize Landraces in Central Mexico

    Perales R. Hugo;S. B. Brush;C. O. Qualset

  • Evaluation of five strategies for obtaining a core subset from a large genetic resource collection of durum wheat.

    P. L. Spagnoletti Zeuli;C. O. Qualset

  • Landraces of Maize in Central Mexico: An Altitudinal Transect

    R Hugo Perales;S. B. Brush;C. O. Qualset

  • Managing for healthy ecosystems

    David J. Rapport;Bill L. Lasley;Dennis E. Rolston;N. Ole Nielsen

  • Genetic Control of Endosperm Amylase Activity and Gibberellic Acid Responses in Standard-Height and Short-Statured Wheats

    Gerhardt N. Fick;Calvin O. Qualset

  • Synteny perturbations between wheat homoeologous chromosomes caused by locus duplications and deletions correlate with recombination rates

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Alina R. Akhunova;Anna M. Linkiewicz;Jorge Dubcovsky

  • Quantitative trait locus analysis of wheat quality traits

    James C. Nelson;Cristina Andreescu;Flavio Breseghello;Patrick L. Finney

  • Variation in yield of grain and biomass in wheat, barley, and triticale in a salt-affected field

    R.A. Richards;C.W. Dennett;C.O. Qualset;E. Epstein

  • Geographical Diversity for Quantitative Spike Characters in a World Collection of Durum Wheat1

    P. L. Spagnoletti Zeuli;C. O. Qualset

  • Development of an expressed sequence tag (EST) resource for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): EST generation, unigene analysis, probe selection and bioinformatics for a 16,000-locus bin-delineated map

    Lazo Gr;Chao S;Hummel Dd;Edwards H

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
Mark E. Sorrells
Mark E. Sorrells Cornell University
Eduard Akhunov
Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University
Olin D. Anderson
Olin D. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Gerard R. Lazo
Gerard R. Lazo Agricultural Research Service
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Kulvinder S. Gill
Kulvinder S. Gill Washington State University

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