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11437
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Gerard R. Lazo publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard R. Lazo sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 89 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Gerard R. Lazo D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard R. Lazo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gerard R. Lazo is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences with an emphasis on plant science, molecular biology, and genetics.

The scientist's work encompasses several specialized topics, including:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Gerard R. Lazo has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in the following venues:

  • Nature
  • Database
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • F1000Research
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gerard R. Lazo include:

  • Origin and evolution of the bread wheat D genome, 2024, Nature
  • Einkorn genomics sheds light on history of the oldest domesticated wheat, 2023, Nature
  • Origin and evolution of the bread wheat D genome, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • GrainGenes: a data-rich repository for small grains genetics and genomics, 2022, Database
  • A strategy for building and using a human reference pangenome, 2021, F1000Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Vijay Tiwari
  • Parva Kumar Sharma
  • Hanin Ibrahim Ahmed
  • Jesús Quiroz-Chávez
  • John Raupp

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • A DNA Transformation–Competent Arabidopsis Genomic Library in Agrobacterium

    Gerard R. Lazo;Pascal A. Stein;Robert A. Ludwig

  • BatchPrimer3: A high throughput web application for PCR and sequencing primer design

    Frank M You;Frank M You;Naxin Huo;Naxin Huo;Yong Qiang Gu;Ming-cheng Luo

  • Comparative DNA Sequence Analysis of Wheat and Rice Genomes

    Mark E. Sorrells;Mauricio La Rota;Catherine E. Bermudez-Kandianis;Robert A. Greene

  • A chromosome bin map of 16,000 expressed sequence tag loci and distribution of genes among the three genomes of polyploid wheat.

    L. L. Qi;B. Echalier;S. Chao;S. Chao;G. R. Lazo

  • The Organization and Rate of Evolution of Wheat Genomes Are Correlated With Recombination Rates Along Chromosome Arms

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Andrew W. Goodyear;Shu Geng;Li-Li Qi

  • Molecular mapping and characterization of traits controlling fiber quality in cotton

    Russell J. Kohel;John Yu;Yong-Ha Park;Gerard R. Lazo

  • Nucleotide diversity maps reveal variation in diversity among wheat genomes and chromosomes

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Alina R. Akhunova;Olin D. Anderson;James A. Anderson

  • Genome comparisons reveal a dominant mechanism of chromosome number reduction in grasses and accelerated genome evolution in Triticeae

    M. C. Luo;K. R. Deal;E. D. Akhunov;E. D. Akhunov;A. R. Akhunova;A. R. Akhunova

  • A 4-gigabase physical map unlocks the structure and evolution of the complex genome of Aegilops tauschii, the wheat D-genome progenitor

    Ming Cheng Luo;Yong Q. Gu;Frank M. You;Karin R. Deal

  • EST sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon.

    John P. Vogel;Yong Qiang Gu;Paul Twigg;Gerard R. Lazo

  • Synteny perturbations between wheat homoeologous chromosomes caused by locus duplications and deletions correlate with recombination rates

    Eduard D. Akhunov;Alina R. Akhunova;Anna M. Linkiewicz;Jorge Dubcovsky

  • Pathovars of Xanthomonas campestris are distinguishable by restriction fragment-length polymorphism.

    Gerard R. Lazo;Robin Roffey;Dean W. Gabriel

  • Gene-for-gene interactions of five cloned avirulence genes from Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum with specific resistance genes in cotton.

    Dean W. Gabriel;Adrienne Burges;Gerard R. Lazo

  • Development of an expressed sequence tag (EST) resource for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): EST generation, unigene analysis, probe selection and bioinformatics for a 16,000-locus bin-delineated map

    Lazo Gr;Chao S;Hummel Dd;Edwards H

  • Conservation of plasmid DNA sequences and pathovar identification of strains of Xanthomonas campestris.

    G. R. Lazo;D. W. Gabriel

  • Generation and Characterization of the Western Regional Research Center Brachypodium T-DNA Insertional Mutant Collection

    Jennifer N. Bragg;Jennifer N. Bragg;Jiajie Wu;Jiajie Wu;Sean P. Gordon;Mara E. Guttman

  • Types and Rates of Sequence Evolution at the High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Locus in Hexaploid Wheat and Its Ancestral Genomes

    Yong Qiang Gu;Jérôme Salse;Devin Coleman-Derr;Adeline Dupin

  • GrainGenes, the genome database for small-grain crops.

    David E. Matthews;Victoria L. Carollo;Gerard R. Lazo;Olin D. Anderson

  • The nuclear genome of Brachypodium distachyon: analysis of BAC end sequences

    Naxin Huo;Gerard R. Lazo;John P. Vogel;Frank M. You

Frequent Co-Authors

Olin D. Anderson
Olin D. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
Frank M. You
Frank M. You Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
Eduard Akhunov
Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University
Shahryar F. Kianian
Shahryar F. Kianian Agricultural Research Service
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Calvin O. Qualset
Calvin O. Qualset University of California, Davis

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