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Erik H. A. Rikkerink

Erik H. A. Rikkerink

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
35
Citations
6093
World Ranking
5050
National Ranking
52

Erik H. A. Rikkerink 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 Erik H. A. Rikkerink sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 92 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik H. A. Rikkerink 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 Erik H. A. Rikkerink sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Aligning male and female linkage maps of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) using multi-allelic markers

    C.A. Maliepaard;F.H. Alston;G. van Arkel;L.M. Brown

  • Microsatellites in Malus X domestica (apple): abundance, polymorphism and cultivar identification

    P. Guilford;S. Prakash;J. M. Zhu;E. Rikkerink

  • Differentiation of Fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae races 1 and 2 by random amplification of polymorphic DNA.

    Ross N. Crowhurst;Brian T. Hawthorne;Erik H. A. Rikkerink;Matthew D. Templeton

  • Analyses of Expressed Sequence Tags from Apple

    Richard D. Newcomb;Ross N. Crowhurst;Andrew P. Gleave;Erik H.A. Rikkerink

  • Genomic Analysis of the Kiwifruit Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Provides Insight into the Origins of an Emergent Plant Disease

    Honour C. McCann;Honour C. McCann;Erik H. A. Rikkerink;Frederic Bertels;Frederic Bertels;Mark Fiers

  • Revision of the nomenclature of the differential host-pathogen interactions of Venturia inaequalis and Malus.

    Vincent G.M. Bus;Erik H.A. Rikkerink;Valérie Caffier;Charles-Eric Durel

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    Ross N Crowhurst;Andrew P Gleave;Elspeth A MacRae;Charles Ampomah-Dwamena

  • Development of a set of SNP markers present in expressed genes of the apple.

    David Chagné;Ksenija Gasic;Ross N. Crowhurst;Yuepeng Han

  • GRAS proteins: the versatile roles of intrinsically disordered proteins in plant signalling.

    Unknown

  • Multifarious Roles of Intrinsic Disorder in Proteins Illustrate Its Broad Impact on Plant Biology

    Xiaolin Sun;Erik H.A. Rikkerink;William T. Jones;Vladimir N. Uversky;Vladimir N. Uversky

  • Association mapping in plants.

    N. C. Oraguzie;E. H. A. Rikkerink;S. E. Gardiner;H. N. de Silva

  • 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

  • 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

  • A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution

    Jia-Long Yao;Juan Xu;Juan Xu;Amandine Cornille;Amandine Cornille;Sumathi Tomes

  • Genome mapping of three major resistance genes to woolly apple aphid ( Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.)

    V. G. M. Bus;D. Chagné;H. C. M. Bassett;D. Bowatte

  • Origin and Evolution of the Kiwifruit Canker Pandemic.

    Honour C. McCann;Li Li;Yifei Liu;Dawei Li

  • A detailed linkage map around an apple scab resistance gene demonstrates that two disease resistance classes both carry the Vf gene

    S. E. Gardiner;H. C. M. Bassett;D. A. M. Noiton;V. G. Bus

  • Heat shock induces chromosome loss in the yeast Candida albicans.

    Unknown

  • Marker assisted selection for pest and disease resistance in the New Zealand apple breeding programme.

    V. Bus;C. Ranatunga;S. Gardiner;H. Bassett

  • Genetic analysis of red, adenine-requiring mutants of Candida albicans.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew D. Templeton
Matthew D. Templeton University of Auckland
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Paul B. Rainey
Paul B. Rainey Max Planck Society
Kim M. Plummer
Kim M. Plummer La Trobe University
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Vladimir N. Uversky
Vladimir N. Uversky University of South Florida
François Laurens
François Laurens INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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