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D-Index
62
Citations
11224
World Ranking
1121
National Ranking
32

Eric van de Weg publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric van de Weg sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 215 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Eric van de Weg D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric van de Weg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • High-quality de novo assembly of the apple genome and methylome dynamics of early fruit development

    Nicolas Daccord;Jean-Marc Celton;Gareth Linsmith;Claude Becker

  • Development and characterisation of 140 new microsatellites in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.)

    R. Liebhard;L. Gianfranceschi;B. Koller;C.D. Ryder

  • Microsatellite markers spanning the apple ( Malus x domestica Borkh.) genome

    E. Silfverberg-Dilworth;C. L. Matasci;W. E. Van de Weg;M. P. W. Van Kaauwen

  • Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Michela Troggio;Mark W. Davey

  • Development and validation of a 20K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) whole genome genotyping array for apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)

    Luca Bianco;Alessandro Cestaro;Daniel James Sargent;Elisa Banchi

  • Development and preliminary evaluation of a 90 K Axiom® SNP array for the allo-octoploid cultivated strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

    Nahla V Bassil;Thomas M Davis;Hailong Zhang;Stephen Ficklin

  • Silencing the major apple allergen Mal d 1 by using the RNA interference approach.

    Luud J.W.J. Gilissen;Suzanne T.H.P. Bolhaar;Catarina I. Matos;Gerard J.A. Rouwendal

  • QTL dynamics for fruit firmness and softening around an ethylene-dependent polygalacturonase gene in apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.)

    Fabrizio Costa;Cameron P. Peace;Sara Stella;Sara Serra

  • Development and validation of the Axiom(®) Apple480K SNP genotyping array.

    Luca Bianco;Alessandro Cestaro;Gareth Linsmith;Helene Muranty

  • Identification of a major QTL together with several minor additive or epistatic QTLs for resistance to fire blight in apple in two related progenies

    Unknown

  • Role of the genes Md-ACO1 and Md-ACS1 in ethylene production and shelf life of apple (Malus domestica Borkh)

    Unknown

  • Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Analysis Reveals Both Broad-Spectrum and Isolate-Specific QTL for Scab Resistance in an Apple Progeny Challenged with Eight Isolates of Venturia inaequalis.

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  • Bayesian QTL analyses using pedigreed families of an outcrossing species, with application to fruit firmness in apple

    M. C. A. M. Bink;J. Jansen;M. Madduri;R. E. Voorrips

  • Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from a genome survey of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra)

    Yun Jiao;Hui-min Jia;Xiong-wei Li;Ming-liang Chai

  • Resistance gene analogues identified through the NBS-profiling method map close to major genes and QTL for disease resistance in apple

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  • Accuracy and responses of genomic selection on key traits in apple breeding

    Hélène Muranty;Michela Troggio;Inès Ben Sadok;Mehdi Al Rifaï

  • The Vh8 locus of a new gene‐for‐gene interaction between Venturia inaequalis and the wild apple Malus sieversii is closely linked to the Vh2 locus in Malus pumila R12740‐7A

    Vincent G. M. Bus;François N. D. Laurens;W. Eric Van De Weg;Rachel L. Rusholme

  • Bayesian analysis of complex traits in pedigreed plant populations

    Unknown

  • Genetic dissection of partial resistance to race 6 of Venturia inaequalis in apple

    C E Durel;L Parisi;F Laurens;W E Van de Weg

  • The Vh2 and Vh4 scab resistance genes in two differential hosts derived from Russian apple R12740-7A map to the same linkage group of apple

    V.G.M. Bus;E.H.A. Rikkerink;W.E. van de Weg;R.L. Rusholme

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles-Eric Durel
Charles-Eric Durel University of Angers
François Laurens
François Laurens INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Michela Troggio
Michela Troggio Fondazione Edmund Mach
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Amy F. Iezzoni
Amy F. Iezzoni Michigan State University
Nahla V. Bassil
Nahla V. Bassil Agricultural Research Service
Ksenija Gasic
Ksenija Gasic Clemson University
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Pere Arús
Pere Arús Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
James J. Luby
James J. Luby University of Minnesota

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