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2026

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
125
Citations
48488
World Ranking
444
National Ranking
15

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
127
Citations
51253
World Ranking
49
National Ranking
5

Genetics

D-Index
125
Citations
50681
World Ranking
316
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Elizabeth S. Dennis is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with extensive work in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their contributions cover major subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

They have published research on various topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequently appearing in journals such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Acta Horticulturae, Plant and Cell Physiology, Horticulturae, and Planta, their works often explore molecular and physiological aspects of plant biology.

Some recent publications include:

  • "Will epigenetics be a key player in crop breeding?" (2022), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Genome Triplication Leads to Transcriptional Divergence of FLOWERING LOCUS C Genes During Vernalization in the Genus Brassica" (2021), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Leaf growth in early development is key to biomass heterosis in Arabidopsis" (2020), Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Early Establishment of Photosynthesis and Auxin Biosynthesis Plays a Key Role in Early Biomass Heterosis in Brassica napus (Canola) Hybrids" (2020), Plant and Cell Physiology
  • "Characterization of Histone H3 Lysine 4 and 36 Tri-methylation in Brassica rapa L." (2021), Frontiers in Plant Science

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Ryo Fujimoto, Hasan Mehraj, Naomi Miyaji, Mst. Arjina Akter, and Satoshi Takahashi.

Elizabeth S. Dennis was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Sequencing of allotetraploid cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L. acc. TM-1) provides a resource for fiber improvement

    Tianzhen Zhang;Yan Hu;Wenkai Jiang;Lei Fang

  • Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres

    Andrew H Paterson;Jonathan F Wendel;Heidrun Gundlach;Hui Guo

  • The FLF MADS Box Gene: A Repressor of Flowering in Arabidopsis Regulated by Vernalization and Methylation

    Candice C. Sheldon;Joanne E. Burn;Pascual P. Perez;Jim Metzger

  • Reduced DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana results in abnormal plant development

    E J Finnegan;W J Peacock;E S Dennis

  • The molecular basis of vernalization: The central role of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC)

    C C Sheldon;D T Rouse;E J Finnegan;W J Peacock

  • The Arabidopsis FLC protein interacts directly in vivo with SOC1 and FT chromatin and is part of a high-molecular-weight protein complex.

    Chris A. Helliwell;Craig C. Wood;Masumi Robertson;W. James Peacock

  • Fertilization-independent seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    A M Chaudhury;L Ming;C Miller;S Craig

  • MINISEED3 (MINI3), a WRKY family gene, and HAIKU2 (IKU2), a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) KINASE gene, are regulators of seed size in Arabidopsis.

    Ming Luo;Elizabeth S. Dennis;Frederic Berger;William James Peacock

  • Genes controlling fertilization-independent seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ming Luo;Pierre Bilodeau;Anna Koltunow;Elizabeth S. Dennis

  • Expression and parent-of-origin effects for FIS2, MEA, and FIE in the endosperm and embryo of developing Arabidopsis seeds

    M Luo;P Bilodeau;E S Dennis;W J Peacock

  • DNA METHYLATION IN PLANTS

    E. J. Finnegan;R. K. Genger;W. J. Peacock;E. S. Dennis

  • MADS box genes control vernalization-induced flowering in cereals

    Ben Trevaskis;David J. Bagnall;Marc H. Ellis;W. James Peacock

  • Toward Sequencing Cotton ( Gossypium ) Genomes

    Z. Jeffrey Chen;Brian E. Scheffler;Elizabeth Dennis;Barbara A. Triplett

  • The molecular basis of vernalization-induced flowering in cereals

    Ben Trevaskis;Megan N. Hemming;Elizabeth S. Dennis;W. James Peacock

  • Expression profile analysis of the low-oxygen response in Arabidopsis root cultures.

    Erik Jan Klok;Iain W. Wilson;Dale Wilson;Scott C. Chapman

  • HKT1;5-Like Cation Transporters Linked to Na+ Exclusion Loci in Wheat, Nax2 and Kna1

    C.S. Byrt;J.D. Platten;W. Spielmeyer;R.A. James

  • DNA methylation, vernalization, and the initiation of flowering.

    J E Burn;D J Bagnall;J D Metzger;E S Dennis

  • Molecular strategies for improving waterlogging tolerance in plants

    E.S. Dennis;R. Dolferus;M. Ellis;M. Rahman

  • Nomenclature for HKT transporters, key determinants of plant salinity tolerance

    J. Damien Platten;Olivier Cotsaftis;Pierre Berthomieu;Hans Bohnert

  • Chitinase, beta-1,3-glucanase, osmotin, and extensin are expressed in tobacco explants during flower formation.

    A D Neale;J A Wahleithner;M Lund;H T Bonnett

Frequent Co-Authors

William James Peacock
William James Peacock University of Technology Sydney
Danny J. Llewellyn
Danny J. Llewellyn Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rudy Dolferus
Rudy Dolferus Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
E. Jean Finnegan
E. Jean Finnegan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ben Trevaskis
Ben Trevaskis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Narayana M. Upadhyaya
Narayana M. Upadhyaya Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Iain W. Wilson
Iain W. Wilson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jennifer M. Taylor
Jennifer M. Taylor Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Wayne L. Gerlach
Wayne L. Gerlach Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John C. Walker
John C. Walker University of Missouri

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