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D-Index
52
Citations
8887
World Ranking
1937
National Ranking
80

Fred D. Sack 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 Fred D. Sack sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 110 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fred D. Sack 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 Fred D. Sack sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

Fred D. Sack focuses on Arabidopsis, Botany, Cell biology, Genetics and Arabidopsis thaliana. Fred D. Sack has included themes like Mutation, Transcription factor and Cell growth in his Arabidopsis study. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Gravitropism and Amyloplast.

His Gravitropism research includes elements of Negative gravitropism, Plastid and Statocyte. In his study, Endoplasmic reticulum and Anatomy is strongly linked to Biophysics, which falls under the umbrella field of Amyloplast. His work deals with themes such as Ultrastructure, Cellular differentiation and Cell plate, Cell division, Cytokinesis, which intersect with Cell biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Control of stomatal distribution on the Arabidopsis leaf surface. (430 citations)
  • Plant Gravity Sensing (309 citations)
  • Amyloplasts are necessary for full gravitropic sensitivity in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. (281 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Gravitropism, Cell biology, Arabidopsis and Amyloplast. Fred D. Sack combines subjects such as Cytoplasm, Biophysics, Wild type, Endoplasmic reticulum and Microtubule with his study of Botany. His Gravitropism research integrates issues from Plastid, Negative gravitropism, Curvature and Protonema.

His studies examine the connections between Cell biology and genetics, as well as such issues in Vesicle, with regards to Golgi apparatus. He interconnects Arabidopsis thaliana, MYB and Guard cell in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis. His work in Amyloplast addresses subjects such as Endodermis, which are connected to disciplines such as Root hair.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (63.64%)
  • Gravitropism (39.09%)
  • Cell biology (41.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2018)?

  • Arabidopsis (39.09%)
  • Cell biology (41.82%)
  • Genetics (13.64%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Arabidopsis, Cell biology, Genetics, Botany and MYB. His research on Arabidopsis concerns the broader Mutant. His Cell biology research incorporates elements of Endocytosis, Cell membrane and Cell division, Cytokinesis.

His work on Transcription Factor Gene and Mitosis as part of general Genetics research is often related to Gametogenesis, thus linking different fields of science. His study on Botany is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Arabidopsis thaliana. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of MYB, Plastid and Endoreduplication is strongly linked to Cyclin-dependent kinase.

Between 2009 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Regulation of Cell Proliferation in the Stomatal Lineage by the Arabidopsis MYB FOUR LIPS via Direct Targeting of Core Cell Cycle Genes (111 citations)
  • Regulation of Cell Proliferation in the Stomatal Lineage by the Arabidopsis MYB FOUR LIPS via Direct Targeting of Core Cell Cycle Genes (111 citations)
  • Developmental regulation of CYCA2s contributes to tissue-specific proliferation in Arabidopsis (86 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

Fred D. Sack mostly deals with Arabidopsis, MYB, Cell growth, Cell cycle and Cell biology. His study in Arabidopsis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Adaptation and Regulation of gene expression. His MYB research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant, Abscisic acid, Botany and Abiotic stress.

His Cell growth research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chromatin, Gene, Cyclin-dependent kinase and Cell Cycle Gene. His studies deal with areas such as Morphogenesis, Mitosis, Multicellular organism and Transcription factor as well as Cell cycle. His Cell biology study combines topics in areas such as Nucleoporin, Cell division and Cell fate determination.

Best Publications

  • Control of stomatal distribution on the Arabidopsis leaf surface.

    Jeanette A. Nadeau;Fred D. Sack

  • Stomatal development.

    Unknown

  • Plant Gravity Sensing

    Fred D. Sack

  • Oriented Asymmetric Divisions That Generate the Stomatal Spacing Pattern in Arabidopsis Are Disrupted by the too many mouths Mutation

    Matt Geisler;Jeanette Nadeau;Fred D. Sack

  • Amyloplasts are necessary for full gravitropic sensitivity in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

    John Z. Kiss;Rainer Hertel;Fred D. Sack

  • The too many mouths and four lips mutations affect stomatal production in Arabidopsis.

    Ming Yang;Fred D. Sack

  • Plastids and gravitropic sensing.

    Fred D. Sack

  • The Arabidopsis R2R3 MYB Proteins FOUR LIPS and MYB88 Restrict Divisions Late in the Stomatal Cell Lineage

    Lien B. Lai;Jeanette A. Nadeau;Jessica Lucas;Eun-Kyoung Lee

  • Epidermal cell fate and patterning in leaves.

    J C Larkin;M D Marks;J Nadeau;F Sack

  • Macromolecular differentiation of Golgi stacks in root tips of Arabidopsis and Nicotiana seedlings as visualized in high pressure frozen and freeze-substituted samples.

    L. A. Staehelin;T. H. Giddings;J. Z. Kiss;F. D. Sack

  • Regulation of Cell Proliferation in the Stomatal Lineage by the Arabidopsis MYB FOUR LIPS via Direct Targeting of Core Cell Cycle Genes

    Zidian Xie;EunKyoung Lee;EunKyoung Lee;Jessica R. Lucas;Kengo Morohashi

  • Stomatal development in Arabidopsis.

    Jeanette A. Nadeau;Fred D. Sack

  • Ultrastructure of stomatal development in Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae) leaves.

    Liming Zhao;Fred D. Sack

  • Auxin transport and activity regulate stomatal patterning and development.

    Jie Le;Xu-Guang Liu;Ke-Zhen Yang;Xiao-Lan Chen

  • The Arabidopsis Callose Synthase Gene GSL8 Is Required for Cytokinesis and Cell Patterning

    Xiong-Yan Chen;Lin Liu;EunKyoung Lee;Xiao Han

  • Role of the stomatal development regulators FLP/MYB88 in abiotic stress responses

    Zidian Xie;Dongmei Li;Lijun Wang;Lijun Wang;Fred D. Sack;Fred D. Sack

  • SCD1 is required for cell cytokinesis and polarized cell expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Tanya G. Falbel;Lisa M. Koch;Jeanette A. Nadeau;Jose M. Segui-Simarro

  • Reduced gravitropic sensitivity in roots of a starch-deficient mutant of Nicotiana sylvestris.

    John Z. Kiss;Fred D. Sack

  • Divergent regulation of stomatal initiation and patterning in organ and suborgan regions of the Arabidopsis mutants too many mouths and four lips

    Geisler M;Yang M;Sack Fd

  • Comparison of the ultrastructure of conventionally fixed and high pressure frozen/freeze substituted root tips of Nicotiana and Arabidopsis.

    J. Z. Kiss;Th. H. Giddings;L. A. Staehelin;F. D. Sack

  • Interaction of root gravitropism and phototropism in Arabidopsis wild-type and starchless mutants.

    Stanislav Vitha;Liming Zhao;Fred David Sack

  • Developmental regulation of CYCA2s contributes to tissue-specific proliferation in Arabidopsis

    Steffen Vanneste;Frederik Coppens;EunKyoung Lee;Tyler J Donner

  • Amyloplasts as possible statoliths in gravitropic protonemata of the moss Ceratodon purpureus.

    Loni M. Walker;Fred D. Sack

  • Transcriptional regulation of PIN genes by FOUR LIPS and MYB88 during Arabidopsis root gravitropism

    Hong Zhe Wang;Ke Zhen Yang;Jun Jie Zou;Ling Ling Zhu

  • The development and structure of stomata.

    F. D. Sack

Frequent Co-Authors

John Z. Kiss
John Z. Kiss University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Matt Geisler
Matt Geisler Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Erich Grotewold
Erich Grotewold Michigan State University
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Dieter Volkmann
Dieter Volkmann University of Bonn
Sebastian Y. Bednarek
Sebastian Y. Bednarek University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gerrit T.S. Beemster
Gerrit T.S. Beemster University of Antwerp
Dongmei Li
Dongmei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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