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Edgar B. Cahoon

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
17632
World Ranking
6341
National Ranking
2970

Edgar B. Cahoon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 243 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Edgar B. Cahoon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edgar B. Cahoon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Edgar B. Cahoon is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological sciences, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of their work cover areas such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Insect Science

Research topics frequently addressed by Cahoon include:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Edgar B. Cahoon has contributed to publications in several notable venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Frequent co-authors with whom Cahoon has collaborated include:

  • Kiyoul Park
  • Rebecca E. Cahoon
  • Tara J. Nazarenus
  • Lucas Busta
  • Ariadna González-Solís

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Cahoon are:

  • "Plant unusual fatty acids: learning from the less common," 2020, Current Opinion in Plant Biology
  • "CRISPR/Cas9-Induced fad2 and rod1 Mutations Stacked With fae1 Confer High Oleic Acid Seed Oil in Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)," 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "The genome evolution and domestication of tropical fruit mango," 2020, Genome Biology
  • "Identification and stacking of crucial traits required for the domestication of pennycress," 2020, Nature Food
  • "Oil crops for the future," 2020, Current Opinion in Plant Biology

In 2019, Cahoon was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • DESATURATION AND RELATED MODIFICATIONS OF FATTY ACIDS1

    John Shanklin;Edgar B. Cahoon

  • Draft genome sequence of the oilseed species Ricinus communis

    Agnes P Chan;Jonathan Crabtree;Qi Zhao;Hernan Lorenzi

  • Soybean Oil: Genetic Approaches for Modification of Functionality and Total Content

    Tom E. Clemente;Edgar B. Cahoon

  • Metabolic redesign of vitamin E biosynthesis in plants for tocotrienol production and increased antioxidant content.

    Edgar B Cahoon;Sarah E Hall;Kevin G Ripp;Thaya S Ganzke

  • Metabolic and gene expression changes triggered by nitrogen deprivation in the photoautotrophically grown microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Coccomyxa sp. C-169.

    Joseph Msanne;Di Xu;Di Xu;Anji Reddy Konda;J. Armando Casas-Mollano

  • The BioCassava plus program: biofortification of cassava for sub-Saharan Africa.

    Richard Sayre;John R. Beeching;Edgar B. Cahoon;Chiedozie Egesi

  • Separation and identification of major plant sphingolipid classes from leaves.

    Jonathan E. Markham;Jia Li;Edgar B. Cahoon;Jan G. Jaworski

  • Significant enhancement of fatty acid composition in seeds of the allohexaploid, Camelina sativa, using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing.

    Wen Zhi Jiang;Isabelle M. Henry;Peter G. Lynagh;Luca Comai

  • Characterization of Tocopherol Cyclases from Higher Plants and Cyanobacteria. Evolutionary Implications for Tocopherol Synthesis and Function

    Scott E. Sattler;Edgar B. Cahoon;Sean J. Coughlan;Sean J. Coughlan;Dean DellaPenna

  • Expression of a coriander desaturase results in petroselinic acid production in transgenic tobacco.

    Edgar B. Cahoon;John Shanklin;John Shanklin;John B. Ohlrogge

  • New frontiers in oilseed biotechnology: meeting the global demand for vegetable oils for food, feed, biofuel, and industrial applications

    Chaofu Lu;Johnathan A Napier;Thomas E Clemente;Edgar B Cahoon

  • Engineering oilseeds for sustainable production of industrial and nutritional feedstocks: solving bottlenecks in fatty acid flux.

    Edgar B Cahoon;Jay M Shockey;Charles R Dietrich;Satinder K Gidda

  • BIOSYNTHETIC ORIGIN OF CONJUGATED DOUBLE BONDS: PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID COMPONENTS OF HIGH-VALUE DRYING OILS IN TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN EMBRYOS

    Edgar B. Cahoon;Thomas J. Carlson;Kevin G. Ripp;Bruce J. Schweiger

  • Industrial oils from transgenic plants.

    Jan Jaworski;Edgar B Cahoon

  • Redesign of soluble fatty acid desaturases from plants for altered substrate specificity and double bond position

    Edgar B. Cahoon;Ylva Lindqvist;Gunter Schneider;John Shanklin

  • Camelina seed transcriptome: a tool for meal and oil improvement and translational research

    Huu T. Nguyen;Jillian E. Silva;Ram Podicheti;Jason Macrander

  • plantas com sementes oleaginosas, sementes, óleos, construção recombinante, métodos para a produção de uma planta com semente oleaginosa, produtos alimentìcios, bebidas, fórmulas infantis, suplementos nutricionais, alimentos para animais domésticos, rações animais, produtos de soja em grãos inteiros e produto alimentìcio de aquicultura

    Kinney Anthony J;Cahoon Edgar B;Damude Howard G;Hitz William D

  • Plant sphingolipids: Function follows form

    Jonathan E Markham;Daniel V Lynch;Johnathan A Napier;Teresa M Dunn

  • Production of Fatty Acid Components of Meadowfoam Oil in Somatic Soybean Embryos

    Edgar B. Cahoon;Elizabeth-France Marillia;Kevin L. Stecca;Sarah E. Hall

  • Formation of conjugated delta8,delta10-double bonds by delta12-oleic-acid desaturase-related enzymes: biosynthetic origin of calendic acid.

    Edgar B. Cahoon;Kevin G. Ripp;Sarah E. Hall;Anthony J. Kinney

Frequent Co-Authors

John Shanklin
John Shanklin Brookhaven National Laboratory
Thomas E. Clemente
Thomas E. Clemente University of Nebraska–Lincoln
John B. Ohlrogge
John B. Ohlrogge Michigan State University
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kent D. Chapman
Kent D. Chapman University of North Texas
Teresa M. Dunn
Teresa M. Dunn Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Johnathan A. Napier
Johnathan A. Napier Rothamsted Research
John M. Dyer
John M. Dyer United States Department of Agriculture
Chi Zhang
Chi Zhang Hohai University
Yongming Zhou
Yongming Zhou Huazhong Agricultural University

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