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George Coupland

George Coupland

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Genetics
Germany
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 106 112 107 13 13 257 49093
Genetics 105 624 591 49 46 244 48734

George Coupland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George Coupland between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George Coupland published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2015. 8 of the 276 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2015. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

276 publications in total across all disciplines

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George Coupland: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 6
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 5
1995 4
1996 5
1997 6
1998 9
1999 2
2000 8
2001 6
2002 8
2003 10
2004 13
2005 11
2006 7
2007 5
2008 7
2009 12
2010 7
2011 9
2012 11
2013 9
2014 13
2015 16
2016 6
2017 13
2018 5
2019 9
2020 7
2021 11
2022 5
2023 10
2024 2
2025 7
2026 1
Total 276
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George Coupland 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 George Coupland sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 256–260 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 257 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36 257
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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George Coupland 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 George Coupland sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7 106
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

George Coupland is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant concentration in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Coupland's work extensively covers plant-related biological processes and molecular mechanisms.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the scientist has explored several subfields, notably:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics

The research themes pursued by Coupland cover the following topics:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Light effects on plants

Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Genetics
  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Cell Reports

Some of the recent published papers are:

  • "A rice single cell transcriptomic atlas defines the developmental trajectories of rice floret and inflorescence meristems," 2022, New Phytologist
  • "The sugar transporter SWEET10 acts downstream of FLOWERING LOCUS T during floral transition of Arabidopsis thaliana," 2020, BMC Plant Biology
  • "Systematic analyses of the MIR172 family members of Arabidopsis define their distinct roles in regulation of APETALA2 during floral transition," 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "Gene regulatory networks controlled by FLOWERING LOCUS C that confer variation in seasonal flowering and life history," 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Functional Divergence of the Arabidopsis Florigen-Interacting bZIP Transcription Factors FD and FDP," 2020, Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators of Coupland include:

  • Edouard Severing
  • Vítor da Silveira Falavigna
  • Fernando Andrés
  • Coral Vincent
  • Martina Cerise

George Coupland has been recognized with several professional memberships and awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2009) in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2009)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • FT Protein Movement Contributes to Long-Distance Signaling in Floral Induction of Arabidopsis

    Laurent Corbesier;Coral Vincent;Seonghoe Jang;Fabio Fornara

  • The CONSTANS gene of arabidopsis promotes flowering and encodes a protein showing similarities to zinc finger transcription factors

    Joanna Putterill;Frances Robson;Karen Lee;Rüdiger Simon

  • Distinct Roles of CONSTANS Target Genes in Reproductive Development of Arabidopsis

    Alon Samach;Hitoshi Onouchi;Scott E. Gold;Gary S. Ditta

  • CONSTANS mediates between the circadian clock and the control of flowering in Arabidopsis

    Paula Suárez-López;Kay Wheatley;Frances Robson;Frances Robson;Hitoshi Onouchi;Hitoshi Onouchi

  • The genetic basis of flowering responses to seasonal cues

    Fernando Andrés;George Coupland

  • Photoreceptor regulation of CONSTANS protein in photoperiodic flowering

    Frederico. Valverde;Aidyn. Mouradov;Wim. Soppe;Dean. Ravenscroft

  • Regulation and Identity of Florigen: FLOWERING LOCUS T Moves Center Stage

    Franziska Turck;Fabio Fornara;George Coupland

  • Control of flowering time: Interacting pathways as a basis for diversity

    Aidyn Mouradov;Frédéric Cremer;George Coupland

  • The late elongated hypocotyl Mutation of Arabidopsis Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and the Photoperiodic Control of Flowering

    Robert Schaffer;Nicola Ramsay;Alon Samach;Sally Corden

  • The transcription factor FLC confers a flowering response to vernalization by repressing meristem competence and systemic signaling in Arabidopsis

    Iain Searle;Yuehui He;Franziska Turck;Coral Vincent

  • A Polycomb-group gene regulates homeotic gene expression in Arabidopsis

    Justin Goodrich;Preeya Puangsomlee;Preeya Puangsomlee;Marta Martin;Deborah Long

  • GIGANTEA: a circadian clock-controlled gene that regulates photoperiodic flowering in Arabidopsis and encodes a protein with several possible membrane-spanning domains.

    Sarah Fowler;Karen Lee;Hitoshi Onouchi;Alon Samach

  • CONSTANS acts in the phloem to regulate a systemic signal that induces photoperiodic flowering of Arabidopsis.

    Hailong An;Clotilde Roussot;Paula Suárez-López;Laurent Corbesier

  • SnapShot: Control of flowering in Arabidopsis.

    Fabio Fornara;Amaury de Montaigu;George Coupland

  • CONSTANS and the CCAAT Box Binding Complex Share a Functionally Important Domain and Interact to Regulate Flowering of Arabidopsis

    Stephan Wenkel;Franziska Turck;Kamy Singer;Lionel Gissot

  • Arabidopsis DOF Transcription Factors Act Redundantly to Reduce CONSTANS Expression and Are Essential for a Photoperiodic Flowering Response

    Fabio Fornara;Kishore C.S. Panigrahi;Lionel Gissot;Nicolas Sauerbrunn

  • Arabidopsis TFL2/LHP1 specifically associates with genes marked by trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27.

    Franziska Turck;François Roudier;Sara Farrona;Marie-Laure Martin-Magniette;Marie-Laure Martin-Magniette

  • LHY and CCA1 Are Partially Redundant Genes Required to Maintain Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis

    Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi;Kay Wheatley;Yoshie Hanzawa;Louisa Wright

  • The Evolution of CONSTANS-Like Gene Families in Barley, Rice, and Arabidopsis

    Simon Griffiths;Roy P. Dunford;George Coupland;David A. Laurie

  • Functional importance of conserved domains in the flowering-time gene CONSTANS demonstrated by analysis of mutant alleles and transgenic plants

    Frances Robson;M. Manuela R. Costa;Shelley R. Hepworth;Igor Vizir

  • Antagonistic regulation of flowering‐time gene SOC1 by CONSTANS and FLC via separate promoter motifs

    Shelley R. Hepworth;Shelley R. Hepworth;Federico Valverde;Dean Ravenscroft;Aidyn Mouradov

Frequent Co-Authors

Franziska Turck
Franziska Turck Max Planck Society
Seonghoe Jang
Seonghoe Jang Ajou University
Korbinian Schneeberger
Korbinian Schneeberger Max Planck Society
Alon Samach
Alon Samach Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peter Starlinger
Peter Starlinger University of Cologne
Seth J. Davis
Seth J. Davis University of York
Bruno Huettel
Bruno Huettel Max Planck Society
Hiroshi Kamada
Hiroshi Kamada University of Tsukuba
Carlos Alonso-Blanco
Carlos Alonso-Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Barbara Baker
Barbara Baker University of California, Berkeley

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