2026 Franck E. Dayan: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	69	7386	6810	3377	3033	257	17065

Franck E. Dayan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franck E. Dayan sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 257 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

Franck E. Dayan 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 Franck E. Dayan sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Franck E. Dayan is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these primary fields, their subfields include Plant Science, Pollution, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Food Science.

The scientific work of Franck E. Dayan prominently addresses topics such as Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

Mechanisms of evolved herbicide resistance, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
Glufosinate-ammonium: a review of the current state of knowledge, 2020, Pest Management Science
ACCase-inhibiting herbicides: mechanism of action, resistance evolution and stewardship, 2020, Scientia Agricola
The search for new herbicide mechanisms of action: Is there a 'holy grail'?, 2021, Pest Management Science
A novel insight into the mode of action of glufosinate: how reactive oxygen species are formed, 2020, Photosynthesis Research

Franck E. Dayan has collaborated frequently with several researchers including:

Todd A. Gaines
Hudson Kagueyama Takano
Carlos Alberto Gonsiorkiewicz Rigon
Philip Westra
Roland Beffa

Their work has appeared in leading scientific journals and venues, with multiple publications in:

Outlooks on Pest Management
Weed Science
Pest Management Science
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Best Publications

Natural products in crop protection.

Franck E. Dayan;Charles L. Cantrell;Stephen O. Duke

1559
Citations
Natural Products As Sources for New Pesticides

Charles L. Cantrell;Franck E. Dayan;Stephen O. Duke

692
Citations
Mechanisms of evolved herbicide resistance

Todd A. Gaines;Stephen O. Duke;Sarah Morran;Carlos A.G. Rigon

624
Citations
Natural Compounds as Next Generation Herbicides

Franck E. Dayan;Stephen O. Duke

413
Citations
Allelopathic Effects of Volatile Cineoles on Two Weedy Plant Species

Joanne G. Romagni;Stacy N. Allen;Franck E. Dayan

386
Citations
Investigating the mode of action of natural phytotoxins

Franck E. Dayan;Joanne G. Romagni;Stephen O. Duke

382
Citations
Invited Paper: Chemicals from nature for weed management

Stephen O. Duke;Franck E. Dayan;Agnes M. Rimando;Kevin K. Schrader

378
Citations
Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase-Inhibiting Herbicides

Franck E. Dayan;Stephen O. Duke

348
Citations
Natural products as sources for new mechanisms of herbicidal action

Stephen O Duke;Joanne G Romagni;Franck E Dayan

302
Citations
Rationale for a natural products approach to herbicide discovery

Franck E Dayan;Daniel K Owens;Stephen O Duke

252
Citations
The inhibitory activity of natural products on plant p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

Giovanni Meazza;Brian E Scheffler;Mario R Tellez;Agnes M Rimando

237
Citations
Somatic mutation-mediated evolution of herbicide resistance in the nonindigenous invasive plant hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata).

Albrecht Michel;Renee S. Arias;Brian E. Scheffler;Stephen O. Duke

232
Citations
EPSPS gene amplification in glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) from Arkansas

Reiofeli A Salas;Franck E Dayan;Zhiqiang Pan;Susan B Watson

226
Citations
Current Status and Future Prospects in Herbicide Discovery

Franck E. Dayan

200
Citations
A New Photosystem II Electron Transfer Inhibitor from Sorghum bicolor

Agnes M. Rimando;Franck E. Dayan;Mark A. Czarnota;Leslie A. Weston

179
Citations
Searching for Rice Allelochemicals

Agnes M. Rimando;Maria Olofsdotter;Franck E. Dayan;Stephen O. Duke

176
Citations
Chlorophyll fluorescence as a marker for herbicide mechanisms of action

Franck E. Dayan;Maria Leticia de M. Zaccaro

175
Citations
Factors modulating the levels of the allelochemical sorgoleone in Sorghum bicolor.

Franck E. Dayan

169
Citations
Glufosinate‐ammonium: a review of the current state of knowledge

Hudson K Takano;Franck E Dayan

161
Citations
Modes of Action of Microbially-Produced Phytotoxins

Stephen O. Duke;Franck E. Dayan

150
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen O. Duke University of Mississippi

Agnes M. Rimando United States Department of Agriculture

Brian E. Scheffler Agricultural Research Service

Charles L. Cantrell United States Department of Agriculture

Daniel Cook US Department of Agriculture

Todd A. Gaines Colorado State University

Ikhlas A. Khan University of Mississippi

Edivaldo Domingues Velini Sao Paulo State University

Philip Westra Colorado State University

Patrick J. Tranel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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