World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 101 150 143 51 47 228 46426
Genetics 103 670 635 338 316 251 47818

Daniel F. Voytas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel F. Voytas between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel F. Voytas published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 15 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 8 publications
1987 2025

284 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Daniel F. Voytas: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 1
1995 2
1996 5
1997 5
1998 4
1999 5
2000 3
2001 6
2002 7
2003 6
2004 3
2005 6
2006 2
2007 2
2008 7
2009 5
2010 13
2011 9
2012 9
2013 16
2014 15
2015 18
2016 21
2017 23
2018 18
2019 6
2020 12
2021 10
2022 7
2023 11
2024 7
2025 8
Total 284
Download as CSV

Daniel F. Voytas 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 Daniel F. Voytas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 226–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 228 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58 228
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
Download as CSV

Daniel F. Voytas 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 Daniel F. Voytas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 101 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8 101
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel F. Voytas is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research predominantly lies within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Key subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Biotechnology.

They have contributed substantially to topics such as:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Frequent publication venues where Daniel F. Voytas has appeared include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nature Plants
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • The Plant Journal

Their body of work involves collaboration with several recurring coauthors, such as:

  • Colby G. Starker
  • James C. Chamness
  • Jon P. Cody
  • Evan E. Ellison
  • Maria Elena Gamo

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniel F. Voytas include:

  • "Multiplexed heritable gene editing using RNA viruses and mobile single guide RNAs" (2020), published in Nature Plants
  • "Overcoming bottlenecks in plant gene editing" (2020), published in Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • "Optimization of multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 system for highly efficient genome editing in Setaria viridis" (2020), published in The Plant Journal
  • "Building customizable auto-luminescent luciferase-based reporters in plants" (2020), published in eLife
  • "Attaining the promise of plant gene editing at scale" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Daniel F. Voytas has received recognition from scientific communities, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Targeting DNA Double-Strand Breaks with TAL Effector Nucleases

    Michelle Christian;Tomas Cermak;Erin L. Doyle;Clarice Schmidt

  • Efficient design and assembly of custom TALEN and other TAL effector-based constructs for DNA targeting

    Tomas Cermak;Erin L. Doyle;Michelle Christian;Li-Li Wang

  • RNA targeting with CRISPR-Cas13.

    Omar O. Abudayyeh;Jonathan S. Gootenberg;Patrick Essletzbichler;Shuo Han

  • TAL effectors: Customizable proteins for DNA targeting

    Adam J. Bogdanove;Daniel F. Voytas

  • In vivo genome editing using a high-efficiency TALEN system

    Victoria M. Bedell;Ying Wang;Jarryd M. Campbell;Tanya L. Poshusta

  • Rapid "open-source" engineering of customized zinc-finger nucleases for highly efficient gene modification.

    Morgan L. Maeder;Stacey Thibodeau-Beganny;Anna Osiak;David A. Wright

  • High-frequency modification of plant genes using engineered zinc-finger nucleases

    Jeffrey A. Townsend;David A. Wright;Ronnie J. Winfrey;Fengli Fu

  • Efficient TALEN-mediated gene knockout in livestock

    Daniel F. Carlson;Wenfang Tan;Simon G. Lillico;Dana Stverakova

  • De novo domestication of wild tomato using genome editing

    Agustin Zsögön;Tomáš Čermák;Emmanuel Rezende Naves;Marcela Morato Notini

  • Selection-free zinc-finger-nuclease engineering by context-dependent assembly (CoDA)

    Jeffry D. Sander;Elizabeth J. Dahlborg;Mathew J. Goodwin;Lindsay Cade

  • A CRISPR/Cas9 Toolbox for Multiplexed Plant Genome Editing and Transcriptional Regulation

    Levi G Lowder;Dengwei Zhang;Nicholas J Baltes;Joseph West Paul

  • A Multipurpose Toolkit to Enable Advanced Genome Engineering in Plants

    Tomáš Čermák;Shaun J. Curtin;Javier Gil-Humanes;Radim Čegan

  • Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing

    Fredy Altpeter;Nathan M. Springer;Laura E. Bartley;Ann E. Blechl

  • High-frequency, precise modification of the tomato genome

    Tomáš Čermák;Nicholas J. Baltes;Radim Čegan;Yong Zhang

  • TAL Effector-Nucleotide Targeter (TALE-NT) 2.0: tools for TAL effector design and target prediction

    Erin L. Doyle;Nicholas J. Booher;Daniel S. Standage;Daniel F. Voytas

  • Transposable Elements and Genome Organization: A Comprehensive Survey of Retrotransposons Revealed by the Complete Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genome Sequence

    Jin M. Kim;Swathi Vanguri;Jef D. Boeke;Abram Gabriel

  • A CRISPR-Cpf1 system for efficient genome editing and transcriptional repression in plants.

    Xu Tang;Levi G. Lowder;Tao Zhang;Aimee A. Malzahn

  • Improved soybean oil quality by targeted mutagenesis of the fatty acid desaturase 2 gene family

    William Haun;Andrew Coffman;Benjamin M. Clasen;Zachary L. Demorest

  • Low-gluten, nontransgenic wheat engineered with CRISPR/Cas9.

    Susana Sánchez-León;Javier Gil-Humanes;Carmen V. Ozuna;María J. Giménez

  • DNA Replicons for Plant Genome Engineering

    Nicholas J. Baltes;Javier Gil-Humanes;Tomas Cermak;Paul A. Atkins

  • Unexpected failure rates for modular assembly of engineered zinc fingers

    Cherie L Ramirez;Jonathan E Foley;David A Wright;Felix Müller-Lerch

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Keith Joung
J. Keith Joung Harvard University
Yiping Qi
Yiping Qi East Carolina University
Adam J. Bogdanove
Adam J. Bogdanove Cornell University
Jakub Tolar
Jakub Tolar University of Minnesota
Robert M. Stupar
Robert M. Stupar University of Minnesota
Bruce R. Blazar
Bruce R. Blazar University of Minnesota
Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University
Frederick M. Ausubel
Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University
Zsuzsanna Izsvák
Zsuzsanna Izsvák Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying genetics in the USA opens the door to a wide range of healthcare careers and advanced degrees. Many students interested in genetics also consider related fields such as nursing, healthcare administration, and other allied health pathways, which may have flexible online options.

For those seeking accessible entry into healthcare, there are nursing schools that don't require teas, making it easier to start your nursing journey without extensive entrance exams. If you are looking for a fast-track approach, some of the shortest lpn program options can help you become a Licensed Practical Nurse quickly.

For career advancement, consider an affordable online master's in healthcare administration, which provides leadership skills for managing healthcare organizations. Those wanting to excel in research or academia may pursue a phd in nursing to expand their expertise.

Exploring these online degrees and pathways allows you to adapt your studies to your career goals in healthcare, whether you're interested in direct patient care, research, or healthcare management.

Best Scientists Citing Daniel F. Voytas

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles