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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
106
Citations
37971
World Ranking
117
National Ranking
39

Genetics

D-Index
104
Citations
35086
World Ranking
654
National Ranking
330

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gary Stacey is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research spans agricultural and biological sciences, with a concentration in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary subfields of study include plant science, molecular biology, spectroscopy, physiology, and materials chemistry.

The research topics covered in their work emphasize plant biology and interactions, focusing on:

  • Legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis
  • Plant-microbe interactions and immunity
  • Plant stress responses and tolerance
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Nematode management and characterization studies

Coauthors who frequently collaborate with Gary Stacey include Daewon Kim, Dong Xu, Sung-Hwan Cho, Ákos Vértes, and Minviluz G. Stacey. Their work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Analytical Chemistry, and The Plant Journal.

Representative recent publications by Gary Stacey are:

  • "Arabidopsis Lectin Receptor Kinase P2K2 Is a Second Plant Receptor for Extracellular ATP and Contributes to Innate Immunity," 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Redox-dependent structural switch and CBF activation confer freezing tolerance in plants," 2021, Nature Plants
  • "Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas," 2024, Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
  • "CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of Galactinol Synthase-Encoding Genes Reduces Raffinose Family Oligosaccharide Levels in Soybean Seeds," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "S-acylation of P2K1 mediates extracellular ATP-induced immune signaling in Arabidopsis," 2021, Nature Communications

Gary Stacey has been recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors since 2018 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean

    Jeremy Schmutz;Steven B. Cannon;Jessica Schlueter;Jessica Schlueter;Jianxin Ma

  • A LysM Receptor-Like Kinase Plays a Critical Role in Chitin Signaling and Fungal Resistance in Arabidopsis

    Jinrong Wan;Xue Cheng Zhang;David Neece;Katrina M. Ramonell

  • MicroRNAs as master regulators of the plant NB-LRR defense gene family via the production of phased, trans-acting siRNAs

    Jixian Zhai;Dong-Hoon Jeong;Emanuele De Paoli;Sunhee Park

  • The kinase LYK5 is a major chitin receptor in Arabidopsis and forms a chitin-induced complex with related kinase CERK1

    Yangrong Cao;Yan Liang;Kiwamu Tanaka;Cuong T Nguyen

  • Legumes Symbioses: Absence of Nod Genes in Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobia

    Eric Giraud;Lionel Moulin;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe

  • Identification of a Plant Receptor for Extracellular ATP

    Jeongmin Choi;Kiwamu Tanaka;Yangrong Cao;Yue Qi

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions

    Gary Stacey;Noel T. Keen

  • An integrated transcriptome atlas of the crop model Glycine max, and its use in comparative analyses in plants

    Marc Libault;Andrew Farmer;Trupti Joshi;Kaori Takahashi

  • Identification of Four Soybean Reference Genes for Gene Expression Normalization

    M. Libault;S. Thibivilliers;D. D. Bilgin;O. Radwan

  • Nitrogen Fixation: Achievements and Objectives

    Warren S. Silver;P. M. Gresshoff;L. E. Roth;G. Stacey

  • Rhizobium–legume symbioses: the crucial role of plant immunity

    Benjamin Gourion;Fathi Berrabah;Pascal Ratet;Gary Stacey

  • Endogenous isoflavones are essential for the establishment of symbiosis between soybean and Bradyrhizobium japonicum.

    Senthil Subramanian;Gary Stacey;Oliver Yu

  • Complete Transcriptome of the Soybean Root Hair Cell, a Single-Cell Model, and Its Alteration in Response to Bradyrhizobium japonicum Infection

    Marc Libault;Andrew Farmer;Laurent Brechenmacher;Jenny Drnevich

  • The fate of duplicated genes in a polyploid plant genome.

    Anne Roulin;Anne Roulin;Paul L. Auer;Paul L. Auer;Marc Libault;Marc Libault;Jessica Schlueter;Jessica Schlueter

  • Genetics and functional genomics of legume nodulation.

    Gary Stacey;Marc Libault;Laurent Brechenmacher;Jinrong Wan

  • Identification of 118 Arabidopsis transcription factor and 30 ubiquitin-ligase genes responding to chitin, a plant-defense elicitor.

    Marc Libault;Jinrong Wan;Tomasz Czechowski;Michael Udvardi

  • Extracellular ATP in Plants. Visualization, Localization, and Analysis of Physiological Significance in Growth and Signaling

    Sung Yong Kim;Mayandi Sivaguru;Gary Stacey

  • LYK4, a Lysin Motif Receptor-Like Kinase, Is Important for Chitin Signaling and Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis

    Jinrong Wan;Kiwamu Tanaka;Xue-Cheng Zhang;Geon Hui Son

  • Distinct, crucial roles of flavonoids during legume nodulation

    Senthil Subramanian;Gary Stacey;Oliver Yu

  • The Arabidopsis AtOPT3 Protein Functions in Metal Homeostasis and Movement of Iron to Developing Seeds

    Minviluz G. Stacey;Ami Patel;William E. McClain;Melanie Mathieu

  • Biology of plant-microbe interactions

    Gary Stacey;Beth Mullin

  • Nonlegumes Respond to Rhizobial Nod Factors by Suppressing the Innate Immune Response

    Yan Liang;Yangrong Cao;Kiwamu Tanaka;Sandra Thibivilliers

  • Author response: The kinase LYK5 is a major chitin receptor in Arabidopsis and forms a chitin-induced complex with related kinase CERK1

    Yangrong Cao;Yan Liang;Kiwamu Tanaka;Cuong T Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dong Xu
Dong Xu University of Missouri
Trupti Joshi
Trupti Joshi University of Missouri
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Russell W. Carlson
Russell W. Carlson University of Georgia
Ljiljana Paša-Tolić
Ljiljana Paša-Tolić Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Jianlin Cheng
Jianlin Cheng University of Missouri
Michael J. Sadowsky
Michael J. Sadowsky University of Minnesota
Scott A. Jackson
Scott A. Jackson University of Georgia
Akos Vertes
Akos Vertes George Washington University
Steven B. Cannon
Steven B. Cannon Agricultural Research Service

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