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Charles Spillane

Charles Spillane

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
10909
World Ranking
17919
National Ranking
71

Charles Spillane 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 Charles Spillane sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 172 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles Spillane 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 Charles Spillane sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles Spillane is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Recent publications demonstrate a diverse research interest, with notable papers such as:

  • "Agroforestry contributions to smallholder farmer food security in Indonesia" (2021) published in Agroforestry Systems
  • "Rumen Microbiome Composition Is Altered in Sheep Divergent in Feed Efficiency" (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Comparative environmental footprints of lettuce supplied by hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture and field-based supply chains" (2022) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Household perspectives on cookstove and fuel stacking: A qualitative study in urban and rural Kenya" (2020) published in Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development
  • "The impact of forestry as a land use on water quality outcomes: An integrated analysis" (2020) published in Forest Policy and Economics

Charles Spillane co-authors frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Peter C. McKeown
  • Galina Brychkova
  • Luis Felipe Quiroz
  • Noel Ndlovu
  • Úna Murray

The scientist's publications appear regularly in journals such as Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Climate and Development, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In addition to journal articles, Charles Spillane has contributed to book publications, including the title Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics, published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2020.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • miR-21 as a key regulator of oncogenic processes

    S. Duygu Selcuklu;Mark T.A. Donoghue;Charles Spillane

  • The Polycomb-group protein MEDEA regulates seed development by controlling expression of the MADS-box gene PHERES1.

    Claudia Köhler;Lars Hennig;Charles Spillane;Stephane Pien

  • Maintenance of genomic imprinting at the Arabidopsis medea locus requires zygotic DDM1 activity

    Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada;Julie Thomas;Charles Spillane;Alison Coluccio

  • The emerging biofuel crop Camelina sativa retains a highly undifferentiated hexaploid genome structure

    Sateesh Kagale;Sateesh Kagale;Chushin Koh;John Nixon;Venkatesh Bollina

  • Core collections of plant genetic resources.

    Th.J.L. van Hintum;A.H.D. Brown;C. Spillane;T. Hodgkin

  • High-resolution analysis of parent-of-origin allelic expression in the Arabidopsis Endosperm.

    Philip Wolff;Isabelle Weinhofer;Jonathan Seguin;Pawel Roszak

  • Apomixis technology development: virgin births in farmers' fields?

    Charles Spillane;Mark D Curtis;Ueli Grossniklaus

  • MicroRNA-9 inhibition of cell proliferation and identification of novel miR-9 targets by transcriptome profiling in breast cancer cells.

    S. Duygu Selcuklu;Mark T. A. Donoghue;Kristina Rehmet;Matheus de Souza Gomes

  • Genome sequencing of the extinct Eurasian wild aurochs, Bos primigenius, illuminates the phylogeography and evolution of cattle.

    Stephen D E Park;David A. Magee;David A. Magee;Paul A. McGettigan;Matthew D. Teasdale

  • Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Genomic Imprinting in Plants

    Claudia Köhler;Philip Wolff;Charles Spillane

  • Genomic imprinting and seed development: endosperm formation with and without sex

    Ueli Grossniklaus;Charles Spillane;Damian R Page;Claudia Köhler

  • Interaction of the Arabidopsis Polycomb group proteins FIE and MEA mediates their common phenotypes

    C. Spillane;C. MacDougall;C. Stock;C. Köhler

  • Smallholder Farmers and Climate Smart Agriculture: Technology and Labor-productivity Constraints amongst Women Smallholders in Malawi

    Una Murray;Zewdy Gebremedhin;Galina Brychkova;Charles Spillane

  • Positive darwinian selection at the imprinted MEDEA locus in plants.

    Charles Spillane;Charles Spillane;Karl J. Schmid;Karl J. Schmid;Sylvia Laoueillé-Duprat;Stéphane Pien

  • Evolutionary origins of Brassicaceae specific genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Mark Ta Donoghue;Mark Ta Donoghue;Channa Keshavaiah;Channa Keshavaiah;Sandesh H Swamidatta;Charles Spillane;Charles Spillane

  • Diffusible Signal Factor-Dependent Cell-Cell Signaling and Virulence in the Nosocomial Pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

    Yvonne Fouhy;Karl Scanlon;Katherine Schouest;Charles Spillane

  • Broadening the Genetic Base of Crop Production

    H. D. Cooper;C. Spillane;T. Hodgkin

  • PHYTOCHROME B and HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 Control Light-Induced Chromatin Compaction in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Federico Tessadori;Martijn van Zanten;Penka Pavlova;Penka Pavlova;Rachel Clifton

  • Apomixis in agriculture: the quest for clonal seeds

    C. Spillane;A. Steimer;U. Grossniklaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Ueli Grossniklaus
Ueli Grossniklaus University of Zurich
Claudia Köhler
Claudia Köhler Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
David E. MacHugh
David E. MacHugh University College Dublin
Ross D Evans
Ross D Evans Wageningen University & Research
David Styles
David Styles University of Galway
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Geert Smant
Geert Smant Wageningen University & Research
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Ronan Sulpice
Ronan Sulpice University of Galway
David C. Baulcombe
David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge

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