World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
59
Citations
10015
World Ranking
3266
National Ranking
1422

David A. Lightfoot 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 David A. Lightfoot sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 222 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Lightfoot 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 David A. Lightfoot sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Lightfoot is affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions to Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work includes studies in several main topics:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Edible Oils Quality and Analysis

Recent publications by David A. Lightfoot cover a range of subjects in agriculture and plant sciences. Representative papers include:

  • "Molecular studies for drought tolerance in some Egyptian wheat genotypes under different irrigation systems" (2020, Open Agriculture)
  • "Genome Wide MeDIP-Seq Profiling of Wild and Cultivated Olives Trees Suggests DNA Methylation Fingerprint on the Sensory Quality of Olive Oil" (2021, Plants)
  • "First draft genome assembly of the Argane tree (Argania spinosa)" (2020, F1000Research)
  • "EMS-Induced Mutagenesis of Clostridium carboxidivorans for Increased Atmospheric CO2 Reduction Efficiency and Solvent Production" (2020, Microorganisms)
  • "Synthesis of climate and ecological science to support grassland management priorities in the North Central Region" (2023, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Oussama Badad
  • Naoufal Lakhssassi
  • Jonas Meksem
  • Turgay Ünver
  • Khalid Meksem

David A. Lightfoot's publications often appear in a core set of venues, which include:

  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Open Agriculture
  • Plants
  • F1000Research

Best Publications

  • Plant Receptor-Like Serine Threonine Kinases: Roles in Signaling and Plant Defense

    Ahmed J. Afzal;Andrew J. Wood;David A. Lightfoot

  • Active principle from Moringa oleifera Lam leaves effective against two leukemias and a hepatocarcinoma

    Mutasim M. Khalafalla;Eltayb Abdellatef;Hussain Mohammed Dafalla;Amr A. Nassrallah

  • Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics.

    Michael Terence Abberton;Jacqueline Batley;Jacqueline Batley;Alison bentley;John Bryant

  • Genome of wild olive and the evolution of oil biosynthesis

    Turgay Unver;Zhangyan Wu;Lieven Sterck;Mine Turktas

  • ‘Forrest’ Resistance to the Soybean Cyst Nematode Is Bigenic: Saturation Mapping of the Rhg1 and Rhg4 Loci

    K. Meksem;P. Pantazopoulos;V.N. Njiti;L.D. Hyten

  • Effect of high temperature on grain filling period, yield, amylose content and activity of starch biosynthesis enzymes in endosperm of basmati rice

    Nisar Ahmed;Ian J Tetlow;Sehar Nawaz;Ahsan Iqbal

  • Conversion of AFLP bands into high-throughput DNA markers.

    K. Meksem;E. Ruben;D. L. Hyten;K. Triwitayakorn

  • Quantitative trait loci in two soybean recombinant inbred line populations segregating for yield and disease resistance

    J. Yuan;V. N. Njiti;K. Meksem;M. J. Iqbal

  • Domestication footprints anchor genomic regions of agronomic importance in soybeans.

    Yingpeng Han;Xue Zhao;Dongyuan Liu;Yinghui Li

  • High temperature effects on photosynthate partitioning and sugar metabolism during ear expansion in maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes

    Ryuichi Suwa;Hiroaki Hakata;Hiromichi Hara;Hany A. El-Shemy

  • An updated ‘Essex’ by ‘Forrest’ linkage map and first composite interval map of QTL underlying six soybean traits

    M. A. Kassem;J. Shultz;J. Shultz;K. Meksem;Y. Cho

  • A BAC- and BIBAC-Based Physical Map of the Soybean Genome

    Chengcang Wu;Shuku Sun;Padmavathi Nimmakayala;Felipe A. Santos

  • Common loci underlie field resistance to soybean sudden death syndrome in Forrest, Pyramid, Essex, and Douglas.

    V. N. Njiti;K. Meksem;M. J. Iqbal;J. E. Johnson

  • Microsatellite markers identify three additional quantitative trait loci for resistance to soybean sudden-death syndrome (SDS) in Essex × Forrest RILs

    M. J. Iqbal;K. Meksem;V. N. Njiti;My. A. Kassem

  • Expression of the bacterial gdhA gene encoding a NADPH glutamate dehydrogenase in tobacco affects plant growth and development

    Rafiqa Ameziane;Karen Bernhard;David Lightfoot

  • The chloroplast-located glutamine synthetase of Phaseolus vulgaris L.: nucleotide sequence, expression in different organs and uptake into isolated chloroplasts.

    David A. Lightfoot;Nicola K. Green;Julie V. Cullimore

  • Metabolite fingerprinting in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum altered by the Escherichia coli glutamate dehydrogenase gene.

    R. Mungur;A. D. M. Glass;D. B. Goodenow;David A. Lightfoot

  • Selecting Soybean Cultivars for Dual Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome Using Two DNA Markers

    R. R. Prabhu;V. N. Njiti;B. Bell-Johnson;J. E. Johnson

  • cDNA sequence and differential expression of the gene encoding the glutamine synthetase γ polypeptide ofPhaseolus vulgaris L.

    Malcolm J. Bennett;David A. Lightfoot;Julie V. Cullimore

  • The development of BAC-end sequence-based microsatellite markers and placement in the physical and genetic maps of soybean

    Jeffry L. Shultz;Samreen Kazi;Rabia Bashir;Jawaad A. Afzal

Frequent Co-Authors

Khalid Meksem
Khalid Meksem Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Nacer Bellaloui
Nacer Bellaloui Agricultural Research Service
Peter M. Gresshoff
Peter M. Gresshoff University of Queensland
Dechun Wang
Dechun Wang Michigan State University
Matt Geisler
Matt Geisler Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David L. Hyten
David L. Hyten University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Hong-Bin Zhang
Hong-Bin Zhang Texas A&M University
Christopher D. Town
Christopher D. Town J. Craig Venter Institute
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Sean M. Grimmond
Sean M. Grimmond University of Melbourne

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

For students interested in Genetics, pursuing online healthcare degrees can open up diverse career pathways in research, clinical settings, and advanced practice roles. Many genetics professionals transition into or collaborate closely with nursing, laboratory science, or advanced practice fields.

Flexible learning options are widely available. Those looking to become advanced practice nurses should explore the cheapest np school options to earn a high-quality education without the expensive price tag. If you are just beginning your career, there are numerous online nursing programs that provide foundational training and can serve as a stepping stone.

For registered nurses aiming to further specialize and potentially integrate genetics into clinical leadership, check out the most affordable dnp programs as well as the cheapest online rn to bsn programs. These paths can lead to rewarding roles in healthcare where genetics knowledge is highly valued.

Best Scientists Citing David A. Lightfoot

Trending Scientists