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D-Index
37
Citations
4441
World Ranking
4704
National Ranking
1174

Christina Cowger publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christina Cowger sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 120 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Christina Cowger D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christina Cowger sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Validation of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance QTL in US Winter Wheat

    Stine Petersen;Jeanette H. Lyerly;Anne L. McKendry;M. Sariful Islam

  • Specific adaptation by Mycosphaerella graminicola to a resistant wheat cultivar

    C. Cowger;M. E. Hoffer;C. C. Mundt

  • Chromosomal location of Pm35 , a novel Aegilops tauschii derived powdery mildew resistance gene introgressed into common wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)

    L. M. Miranda;L. M. Miranda;J. P. Murphy;D. Marshall;C. Cowger

  • Post-Anthesis Moisture Increased Fusarium Head Blight and Deoxynivalenol Levels in North Carolina Winter Wheat

    Christina Cowger;Jennifer Patton-Özkurt;Gina Brown-Guedira;Leandro Perugini

  • Wheat Blast: A Disease Spreading by Intercontinental Jumps and Its Management Strategies

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  • Virulence Structure of the Eastern U.S. Wheat Powdery Mildew Population

    Ryan Parks;Ignazio Carbone;J Paul Murphy;David Marshall

  • Long‐Distance Dispersal and Accelerating Waves of Disease: Empirical Relationships

    Christopher C. Mundt;Kathryn E. Sackett;LaRae D. Wallace;Christina Cowger

  • Mapping of powdery mildew resistance gene Pm53 introgressed from Aegilops speltoides into soft red winter wheat

    Stine Petersen;Jeanette H. Lyerly;Margaret L. Worthington;Wesley R. Parks

  • Understanding Yield Loss and Pathogen Biology to Improve Disease Management: Septoria Nodorum Blotch - A Case Study in Wheat.

    Andrea Ficke;Christina Cowger;Gary C. Bergstrom;Guro Brodal

  • Molecular characterization of a new powdery mildew resistance gene Pm54 in soft red winter wheat

    Yuanfeng Hao;Yuanfeng Hao;Ryan Parks;Christina Cowger;Zhenbang Chen

  • Aggressiveness of Mycosphaerella graminicola Isolates from Susceptible and Partially Resistant Wheat Cultivars.

    Christina Cowger;Christopher C. Mundt

  • Relevance of integrated disease management to resistance durability

    Christopher C. Mundt;Christina Cowger;Karen A. Garrett

  • Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade

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  • Durability of Quantitative Resistance in Crops: Greater Than We Know?

    Christina Cowger;James K M Brown

  • Effects of Wheat Cultivar Mixtures on Epidemic Progression of Septoria Tritici Blotch and Pathogenicity of Mycosphaerella graminicola.

    Christina Cowger;Christopher C. Mundt

  • Winter Wheat Blends (Mixtures) Produce a Yield Advantage in North Carolina

    Christina Cowger;Randy Weisz

  • Trichothecene genotypes of Gibberella zeae from winter wheat fields in the eastern USA

    D. G. Schmale;A. K. Wood-Jones;C. Cowger;G. C. Bergstrom

  • Wheat powdery mildew.

    C. Cowger;L. Miranda;C. Griffey;M. Hall

  • The geographic distribution and complex evolutionary history of the NX-2 trichothecene chemotype from Fusarium graminearum.

    Amy Kelly;Robert H. Proctor;Francois Belzile;Sofia N. Chulze

  • Local adaptation drives the diversification of effectors in the fungal wheat pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum in the United States.

    Jonathan K. Richards;Eva H. Stukenbrock;Jessica Carpenter;Zhaohui Liu

  • Plump kernels with high deoxynivalenol linked to late Gibberella zeae infection and marginal disease conditions in winter wheat.

    Christina Cowger;Consuelo Arrellano

  • Rye-derived powdery mildew resistance gene Pm8 in wheat is suppressed by the Pm3 locus

    Robert A. McIntosh;Peng Zhang;Christina Cowger;Ryan Parks

  • Characterization of Pm59, a novel powdery mildew resistance gene in Afghanistan wheat landrace PI 181356.

    Chengcheng Tan;Genqiao Li;Genqiao Li;Christina Cowger;Brett F. Carver

  • Virulence Differences in Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici from the Central and Eastern United States.

    Christina Cowger;Lucky Kumar Mehra;Consuelo Arellano;Emily A. Meyers

Frequent Co-Authors

Gina Brown-Guedira
Gina Brown-Guedira North Carolina State University
J. Paul Murphy
J. Paul Murphy North Carolina State University
Yue Jin
Yue Jin US Department of Agriculture
Christopher C. Mundt
Christopher C. Mundt Oregon State University
Byung-Kee Baik
Byung-Kee Baik Agricultural Research Service
James Kolmer
James Kolmer Agricultural Research Service
Carl A. Griffey
Carl A. Griffey Virginia Tech
Brett F. Carver
Brett F. Carver Oklahoma State University
Gary C. Bergstrom
Gary C. Bergstrom Cornell University
Xianming Chen
Xianming Chen Washington State University

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