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Geoffrey B. Fincher

Geoffrey B. Fincher

University of Adelaide
Australia

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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
24564
World Ranking
3502
National Ranking
82

Geoffrey B. Fincher 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 Geoffrey B. Fincher sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 260 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoffrey B. Fincher 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 Geoffrey B. Fincher sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Geoffrey B. Fincher is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Within these domains, their work notably focuses on subfields such as Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Biofuel production and bioconversion, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Food composition and properties, and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Frequent publication venues for Geoffrey B. Fincher include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, Frontiers in Plant Science, Nature Genetics, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Non-Starch Polysaccharides in Durum Wheat: A Review (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Targeted mutation of barley (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthases reveals complex relationships between the storage and cell wall polysaccharide content (2020), The Plant Journal
  • FIND-IT: Accelerated trait development for a green evolution (2022), Science Advances
  • Mechanism of mixed-linkage glucan biosynthesis by barley cellulose synthase-like CslF6 (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthase (2022), Science Advances
  • A barley pan-transcriptome reveals layers of genotype-dependent transcriptional complexity (2025), Nature Genetics

They have collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including Christoph Dockter, Birgitte Skadhauge, J.A. Cuesta-Seijo, Robbie Waugh, and Magnus Wohlfahrt Rasmussen.

Best Publications

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • Molecular and Cellular Biology Associated with Endosperm Mobilization in Germinating Cereal Grains

    G B Fincher

  • Arabinogalactan-Proteins: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function

    G B Fincher;and B A Stone;A E Clarke

  • Heterogeneity in the chemistry, structure and function of plant cell walls

    Rachel A Burton;Michael J Gidley;Geoffrey B Fincher

  • Cell walls and their components in cereal grain technology

    G.B. Fincher;B.A. Stone

  • Determining the polysaccharide composition of plant cell walls

    Filomena A Pettolino;Cherie Walsh;Geoffrey B Fincher;Antony Bacic

  • An Arabidopsis Callose Synthase, GSL5, Is Required for Wound and Papillary Callose Formation

    Andrew K. Jacobs;Andrew K. Jacobs;Volker Lipka;Rachel A. Burton;Ralph Panstruga

  • Cellulose Synthase-Like CslF Genes Mediate the Synthesis of Cell Wall (1,3;1,4)-ß-d-Glucans

    Rachel A. Burton;Sarah M. Wilson;Maria Hrmova;Andrew J. Harvey

  • Morphology and chemical composition of barley endosperm cell walls

    G. B. Fincher

  • The CesA gene family of barley. Quantitative analysis of transcripts reveals two groups of co-expressed genes

    Rachel A. Burton;Neil J. Shirley;Brendon J. King;Andrew J. Harvey

  • Virus-Induced Silencing of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Gene

    Rachel A. Burton;David M. Gibeaut;Antony Bacic;Kim Findlay

  • Changes in Cell Wall Composition during Ripening of Grape Berries

    Kylie J. Nunan;Kylie J. Nunan;Ian M. Sims;Antony Bacic;Simon P. Robinson

  • Evolution of the Grain Dispersal System in Barley

    Mohammad Pourkheirandish;Goetz Hensel;Benjamin Kilian;Natesan Senthil

  • Water-soluble (1→3), (1→4)-β-D-glucans from barley (Hordeum vulgare) endosperm. II. Fine structure

    J.R. Woodward;G.B. Fincher;B.A. Stone

  • A barley cellulose synthase-like CSLH gene mediates (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucan synthesis in transgenic Arabidopsis

    Monika S. Doblin;Filomena A. Pettolino;Sarah M. Wilson;Rebecca Campbell

  • Starch granule initiation and growth are altered in barley mutants that lack isoamylase activity.

    Rachel A. Burton;Helen Jenner;Luke Carrangis;Brendan Fahy

  • Three-dimensional structure of a barley β-D-glucan exohydrolase, a family 3 glycosyl hydrolase

    Joseph N Varghese;Maria Hrmova;Geoffrey B Fincher

  • Plant cell wall biosynthesis: genetic, biochemical and functional genomics approaches to the identification of key genes.

    Naser Farrokhi;Rachel A. Burton;Lynette Brownfield;Maria Hrmova

  • The Genetics and Transcriptional Profiles of the Cellulose Synthase-Like HvCslF Gene Family in Barley

    Rachel A. Burton;Stephen A. Jobling;Andrew J. Harvey;Neil J. Shirley

  • An investigation of boron toxicity in barley using metabolomics.

    Ute Roessner;John H. Patterson;Megan G. Forbes;Geoffrey B. Fincher

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachel A. Burton
Rachel A. Burton University of Adelaide
Maria Hrmova
Maria Hrmova University of Adelaide
Neil J. Shirley
Neil J. Shirley University of Adelaide
Antony Bacic
Antony Bacic La Trobe University
Peter B. Høj
Peter B. Høj University of Adelaide
Vincent Bulone
Vincent Bulone University of Adelaide
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Bruce A. Stone
Bruce A. Stone La Trobe University
Monika S. Doblin
Monika S. Doblin University of Melbourne
Matthew R. Tucker
Matthew R. Tucker University of Adelaide

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