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D-Index
97
Citations
37888
World Ranking
187
National Ranking
66

Daniel J. Cosgrove 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 J. Cosgrove sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 262 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel J. Cosgrove 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 J. Cosgrove sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Cell wall, Expansin, Biochemistry, Botany and Cell biology. His Cell wall research incorporates elements of Acid growth, Cellulose, Biophysics and Plant cell. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Peroxidase and Cell Enlargement.

Daniel J. Cosgrove interconnects Secondary cell wall, Peptide sequence, Pollen tube and Arabidopsis in the investigation of issues within Expansin. His work investigates the relationship between Botany and topics such as Arabidopsis thaliana that intersect with problems in Petiole and Pedicel. The various areas that Daniel J. Cosgrove examines in his Cell biology study include Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase, Gene expression, Cell and Cell growth.

His most cited work include:

  • Growth of the plant cell wall (2165 citations)
  • Loosening of plant cell walls by expansins (1114 citations)
  • Two endogenous proteins that induce cell wall extension in plants. (759 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Daniel J. Cosgrove focuses on Cell wall, Expansin, Biophysics, Botany and Cellulose. The Cell wall study which covers Cell biology that intersects with Cell growth. As a part of the same scientific study, Daniel J. Cosgrove usually deals with the Expansin, concentrating on Arabidopsis and frequently concerns with Arabidopsis thaliana.

His work in the fields of Biophysics, such as Turgor pressure, intersects with other areas such as Stress relaxation. His Cellulose study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Composite material. The study incorporates disciplines such as Pisum and Depolarization in addition to Epicotyl.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell wall (66.20%)
  • Expansin (34.27%)
  • Biophysics (32.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Cell wall (66.20%)
  • Cellulose (26.76%)
  • Biophysics (32.39%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Daniel J. Cosgrove mostly deals with Cell wall, Cellulose, Biophysics, Expansin and Polysaccharide. His Cell wall study combines topics in areas such as Scattering, Cellulose microfibril organization, Pectin, Primary and Microfibril. His Cellulose research integrates issues from Crystallography, Composite material, Cell growth and Arabidopsis.

His Biophysics study also includes fields such as

  • Nanoscopic scale, Plant cell and Pavement cells most often made with reference to Matrix,
  • Creep and related Plasticity,
  • Softening which is related to area like Swelling. His Expansin research includes elements of Botany, Microorganism, Phylogenetics, Horizontal gene transfer and Grain number. His Polysaccharide study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Secondary cell wall, Lignocellulosic biomass and Lignin.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Diffuse Growth of Plant Cell Walls. (126 citations)
  • Lignin-polysaccharide interactions in plant secondary cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR (90 citations)
  • Nanoscale movements of cellulose microfibrils in primary cell walls. (67 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell wall, Cellulose, Biophysics, Pectin and Microfibril. His Cell wall research incorporates themes from Cellulose microfibril, Softening and Cellulose microfibril organization. His study looks at the intersection of Cellulose and topics like Polysaccharide with Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Mutant, Cell biology and Secondary cell wall.

His Biophysics research incorporates themes from Ultimate tensile strength, Xyloglucan, Expansin, Nanoindentation and Creep. To a larger extent, he studies Biochemistry with the aim of understanding Xyloglucan. Daniel J. Cosgrove interconnects Cellulose metabolism, Nanoscopic scale, Matrix and Polymer in the investigation of issues within Microfibril.

Best Publications

  • Growth of the plant cell wall

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Loosening of plant cell walls by expansins

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Two endogenous proteins that induce cell wall extension in plants.

    Simon McQueen-Mason;Daniel M. Durachko;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • The expansin superfamily

    Javier Sampedro;Daniel J Cosgrove

  • Enzymes and other agents that enhance cell wall extensibility.

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Disruption of hydrogen bonding between plant cell wall polymers by proteins that induce wall extension.

    Simon McQueen-Mason;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Wall extensibility: its nature, measurement and relationship to plant cell growth.

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Relaxation in a high-stress environment: the molecular bases of extensible cell walls and cell enlargement.

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Plant cell wall extensibility: connecting plant cell growth with cell wall structure, mechanics, and the action of wall-modifying enzymes

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • ASSEMBLY AND ENLARGEMENT OF THE PRIMARY CELL WALL IN PLANTS

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Expansin Mode of Action on Cell Walls (Analysis of Wall Hydrolysis, Stress Relaxation, and Binding)

    Simon J. McQueen-Mason;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Altered expression of expansin modulates leaf growth and pedicel abscission in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Hyung Taeg Cho;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Expansive growth of plant cell walls.

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Lignin-polysaccharide interactions in plant secondary cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR

    Xue Kang;Alex Kirui;Malitha C. Dickwella Widanage;Frederic Mentink-Vigier

  • Regulation of Root Hair Initiation and Expansin Gene Expression in Arabidopsis

    Hyung Taeg Cho;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Comparative structure and biomechanics of plant primary and secondary cell walls

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  • Re-constructing our models of cellulose and primary cell wall assembly

    Daniel J Cosgrove

  • Plant expansins: diversity and interactions with plant cell walls

    Daniel J Cosgrove

  • Biophysical Control of Plant Cell Growth

    D Cosgrove

  • Group I allergens of grass pollen as cell wall-loosening agents

    Daniel J. Cosgrove;Patricia Bedinger;Daniel M. Durachko

  • The growing world of expansins.

    Daniel J. Cosgrove;Lian Chao Li;Hyung Taeg Cho;Susanne Hoffmann-Benning

  • Adaptation of roots to low water potentials by changes in cell wall extensibility and cell wall proteins.

    Yajun Wu;Daniel J. Cosgrove

  • Wall structure and wall loosening. A look backwards and forwards

    Daniel J. Cosgrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Seong H. Kim
Seong H. Kim Pennsylvania State University
Charles T. Anderson
Charles T. Anderson Pennsylvania State University
Hyung-Taeg Cho
Hyung-Taeg Cho Seoul National University
Hugh O'Neill
Hugh O'Neill Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James D. Kubicki
James D. Kubicki The University of Texas at El Paso
Robert E. Cleland
Robert E. Cleland University of Washington
Andrew G. Stephenson
Andrew G. Stephenson Pennsylvania State University
Jocelyn K. C. Rose
Jocelyn K. C. Rose Cornell University
Chenhui Zhu
Chenhui Zhu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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