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60
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16469
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3132
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Donald R. McCarty 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 Donald R. McCarty sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 106 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald R. McCarty 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 Donald R. McCarty sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald R. McCarty is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant overlap in agricultural and biological sciences. Their work is situated primarily within the fields of plant science, molecular biology, and genetics, with additional insights into biomedical engineering and clinical biochemistry.

Key topics in McCarty's research include chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and plant molecular biology research. Other notable areas of focus comprise plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, and biofuel production and bioconversion.

McCarty's frequent co-authors include Andrew D. Hanson, Masaharu Suzuki, Karen E. Koch, Jaya Joshi, and Shan Wu, highlighting collaborative efforts mainly in plant-related molecular and biochemical research.

Publication venues where McCarty has regularly contributed include:

  • The Plant Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent publications authored or co-authored by McCarty include:

  • "Chromosome-level genome assembly of a regenerable maize inbred line A188", 2021, Genome Biology
  • "The number of catalytic cycles in an enzyme's lifetime and why it matters to metabolic engineering", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The sugar transporter ZmSUGCAR1 of the nitrate transporter 1/peptide transporter family is critical for maize grain filling", 2022, The Plant Cell
  • "Transposable elements employ distinct integration strategies with respect to transcriptional landscapes in eukaryotic genomes", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "BonnMu: A Sequence-Indexed Resource of Transposon-Induced Maize Mutations for Functional Genomics Studies", 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Best Publications

  • Specific Oxidative Cleavage of Carotenoids by VP14 of Maize

    Steven H. Schwartz;Bao Cai Tan;Bao Cai Tan;Douglas A. Gage;Douglas A. Gage;Jan A. D. Zeevaart;Jan A. D. Zeevaart

  • Molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family.

    Bao-Cai Tan;Leina M. Joseph;Wen-Tao Deng;Lijuan Liu

  • The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator.

    Donald R. McCarty;Tsukaho Hattori;Christian B. Carson;Vimla Vasil

  • Genetic control of abscisic acid biosynthesis in maize.

    Bao Cai Tan;Steven H. Schwartz;Jan A. D. Zeevaart;Donald R. McCarty

  • MAX3/CCD7 is a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase required for the synthesis of a novel plant signaling molecule.

    Jonathan Booker;Michele Auldridge;Sarah Wills;Donald McCarty

  • Plant carotenoid cleavage oxygenases and their apocarotenoid products

    Michele E Auldridge;Donald R McCarty;Harry J Klee

  • Seed filling in domesticated maize and rice depends on SWEET-mediated hexose transport

    Davide Sosso;Dangping Luo;Qin Bao Li;Joelle Sasse

  • Genetic control and integration of maturation and germination pathways in seed development

    Donald R. McCarty

  • CRINKLY4 : a TNFR-like receptor kinase involved in maize epidermal differentiation

    Philip W. Becraft;Philip S. Stinard;Donald R. McCarty

  • Characterization of three members of the Arabidopsis carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family demonstrates the divergent roles of this multifunctional enzyme family

    Michele E. Auldridge;Anna Block;Jonathan T. Vogel;Carole Dabney-Smith

  • The conserved B3 domain of VIVIPAROUS1 has a cooperative DNA binding activity.

    Masaharu Suzuki;Chien Yuan Kao;Donald R. McCarty

  • Molecular Analysis of viviparous-1: An Abscisic Acid-Insensitive Mutant of Maize.

    Donald R. McCarty;Christian B. Carson;Philip S. Stinard;Donald S. Robertson

  • Characterization of the ABA‐deficient tomato mutant notabilis and its relationship with maize Vp14

    Alan Burbidge;Teresa M. Grieve;Alison Jackson;Andrew Thompson

  • The Viviparous-1 gene and abscisic acid activate the C1 regulatory gene for anthocyanin biosynthesis during seed maturation in maize.

    T Hattori;V Vasil;L Rosenkrans;L C Hannah

  • Sugar Levels Modulate Differential Expression of Maize Sucrose Synthase Genes.

    Karen E. Koch;Kurt D. Nolte;Edwin R. Duke;Donald R. McCarty

  • Steady‐state transposon mutagenesis in inbred maize

    Donald R. McCarty;Andrew Mark Settles;Masaharu Suzuki;Bao Cai Tan

  • The carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 enzyme has broad substrate specificity, cleaving multiple carotenoids at two different bond positions.

    Jonathan T. Vogel;Bao-Cai Tan;Donald R. McCarty;Harry J. Klee

  • Repression of the LEAFY COTYLEDON 1/B3 Regulatory Network in Plant Embryo Development by VP1/ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3-LIKE B3 Genes

    Masaharu Suzuki;Heidi H.-Y. Wang;Donald R. McCarty

  • Integrated control of seed maturation and germination programs by activator and repressor functions of Viviparous-1 of maize.

    U Hoecker;I K Vasil;D R McCarty

  • The Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 1 Enzyme Has Broad Substrate Specificity, Cleaving Multiple Carotenoids at Two

    Jonathan T. Vogel;Bao-Cai Tan;Donald R. McCarty;Harry J. Klee

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen E. Koch
Karen E. Koch University of Florida
Andrew D. Hanson
Andrew D. Hanson University of Florida
Harry J. Klee
Harry J. Klee University of Florida
Indra K. Vasil
Indra K. Vasil University of Florida
Jesse F. Gregory
Jesse F. Gregory University of Florida
Vimla Vasil
Vimla Vasil University of Florida
Valérie de Crécy-Lagard
Valérie de Crécy-Lagard University of Florida
Wilfred Vermerris
Wilfred Vermerris University of Florida
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Robert B. Meeley
Robert B. Meeley Pioneer Hi-Bred

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