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Daniel J. Kliebenstein publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel J. Kliebenstein sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 210 publications — 54th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Daniel J. Kliebenstein D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel J. Kliebenstein sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Daniel J. Kliebenstein is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on plant-related studies.

The subfields in which Kliebenstein has contributed include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Cell Biology. Their research addresses diverse topics such as Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Genomics, Phytochemicals, and Oxidative Stress, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Reproductive Biology, and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics.

Kliebenstein's publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Plant Secondary Metabolites as Defenses, Regulators, and Primary Metabolites: The Blurred Functional Trichotomy (2020) published in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Innovation, Conservation, and Repurposing of Gene Function in Root Cell Type Development (2021) published in Cell
  • Identification and Stacking of Crucial Traits Required for the Domestication of Pennycress (2020) published in Nature Food
  • Genetic Variation, Environment and Demography Intersect to Shape Arabidopsis Defense Metabolite Variation Across Europe (2021) published in eLife
  • Quantitative Interactions: The Disease Outcome of Botrytis cinerea Across the Plant Kingdom (2021) published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent collaborators in Kliebenstein's work include Ella Katz, Céline Caseys, Baohua Li, Mariele Lensink, and Siobhán M. Brady.

The venues where Kliebenstein commonly publishes comprise bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genetics, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist, and The Plant Cell.

In 2020, Kliebenstein was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Plant Secondary Metabolites as Defenses, Regulators, and Primary Metabolites: The Blurred Functional Trichotomy.

    Matthias Erb;Daniel J. Kliebenstein

  • An Arabidopsis gene regulatory network for secondary cell wall synthesis

    M. Taylor-Teeples;L. Lin;M. De Lucas;G. Turco

  • Genetic control of natural variation in Arabidopsis glucosinolate accumulation.

    Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Juergen Kroymann;Paul Brown;Antje Figuth

  • Superoxide Dismutase in Arabidopsis: An Eclectic Enzyme Family with Disparate Regulation and Protein Localization

    Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Rita Ann Monde

  • Disarming the mustard oil bomb

    Andreas Ratzka;Heiko Vogel;Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Thomas Mitchell-Olds

  • A UV-B-specific signaling component orchestrates plant UV protection

    Bobby A. Brown;Catherine Cloix;Guang Huai Jiang;Eirini Kaiserli

  • The Arabidopsis Epithiospecifier Protein Promotes the Hydrolysis of Glucosinolates to Nitriles and Influences Trichoplusia ni Herbivory

    Virginia Lambrix;Michael Reichelt;Thomas Mitchell-Olds;Daniel J. Kliebenstein

  • Secondary metabolites and plant/environment interactions: a view through Arabidopsis thaliana tinged glasses

    D. J. Kliebenstein

  • Gene duplication in the diversification of secondary metabolism: tandem 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases control glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

    Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Virginia M. Lambrix;Michael Reichelt;Jonathan Gershenzon

  • Global eQTL Mapping Reveals the Complex Genetic Architecture of Transcript-Level Variation in Arabidopsis

    Marilyn A. L. West;Kyunga Kim;Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Hans van Leeuwen

  • Retrograde Signaling by the Plastidial Metabolite MEcPP Regulates Expression of Nuclear Stress-Response Genes

    Yanmei Xiao;Tatyana Savchenko;Edward E.K. Baidoo;Edward E.K. Baidoo;Wassim E. Chehab

  • Arabidopsis UVR8 Regulates Ultraviolet-B Signal Transduction and Tolerance and Contains Sequence Similarity to Human Regulator of Chromatin Condensation 1

    Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Jackie E. Lim;Laurie G. Landry

  • Arabidopsis Defense against Botrytis cinerea: Chronology and Regulation Deciphered by High-Resolution Temporal Transcriptomic Analysis

    Oliver P. Windram;Priyadharshini Madhou;Stuart McHattie;Claire Hill

  • A Systems Biology Approach Identifies a R2R3 MYB Gene Subfamily with Distinct and Overlapping Functions in Regulation of Aliphatic Glucosinolates

    Ida Elken Sønderby;Bjarne Gram Hansen;Nanna Bjarnholt;Carla Ticconi

  • Secondary metabolites influence Arabidopsis/Botrytis interactions: variation in host production and pathogen sensitivity.

    Daniel J. Kliebenstein;Heather C. Rowe;Katherine J. Denby

  • Natural Enemies Drive Geographic Variation in Plant Defenses

    Tobias Züst;Christian Heichinger;Ueli Grossniklaus;Richard Harrington

  • The glucosinolate-myrosinase system in an ecological and evolutionary context.

    Dan J Kliebenstein;Juergen Kroymann;Thomas Mitchell-Olds

  • Linking metabolic QTLs with network and cis-eQTLs controlling biosynthetic pathways.

    Adam M Wentzell;Heather C Rowe;Bjarne Gram Hansen;Carla Ticconi

  • The Gene Controlling the Quantitative Trait Locus EPITHIOSPECIFIER MODIFIER1 Alters Glucosinolate Hydrolysis and Insect Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Zhiyong Zhang;James A. Ober;Daniel J. Kliebenstein

  • Combining Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Transcriptional Networks to Identify Novel Genes Controlling Glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Eva K. F. Chan;Heather C. Rowe;Jason A. Corwin;Bindu Joseph

Frequent Co-Authors

Siobhan M. Brady
Siobhan M. Brady University of California, Davis
Barbara Ann Halkier
Barbara Ann Halkier University of Copenhagen
Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Katayoon Dehesh
Katayoon Dehesh University of California, Riverside
Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Thomas Mitchell-Olds Duke University
Julin N. Maloof
Julin N. Maloof University of California, Davis
Michael Reichelt
Michael Reichelt Max Planck Society
Katherine J. Denby
Katherine J. Denby University of York
Edward E. K. Baidoo
Edward E. K. Baidoo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rebecca W. Doerge
Rebecca W. Doerge Carnegie Mellon University

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