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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
31177
World Ranking
5210
National Ranking
2476

Gregg A. Howe publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gregg A. Howe 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 Gregg A. Howe sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Gregg A. Howe is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including Insect Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Gregg A. Howe has published extensively in a number of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Cell
  • New Phytologist
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Developmental Cell

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gregg A. Howe include:

  • "Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Synergetic Effect of Jasmonate on Abscisic Acid Signaling during Seed Germination in Arabidopsis" (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • "Insect herbivory antagonizes leaf cooling responses to elevated temperature in tomato" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "A Phytochrome B-Independent Pathway Restricts Growth at High Levels of Jasmonate Defense" (2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)
  • "Diversification of JAZ-MYC signaling function in immune metabolism" (2023, New Phytologist)
  • "Phytohormones in a universe of regulatory metabolites: lessons from jasmonate" (2024, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

Frequent co-authors collaboration includes:

  • Qiang Guo
  • George Kapali
  • Koichi Sugimoto
  • Nathan Havko
  • Ian T. Major

Gregg A. Howe was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Plant Immunity to Insect Herbivores

    Gregg A. Howe;Georg Jander

  • JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCF COI1 complex during jasmonate signalling

    Bryan Thines;Leron Katsir;Maeli Melotto;Yajie Niu

  • Jasmonate perception by inositol-phosphate-potentiated COI1-JAZ co-receptor

    Laura B Sheard;Xu-Hui Tan;Haibin Mao;John Withers

  • Role of phytohormones in insect-specific plant reactions.

    Matthias Erb;Stefan Meldau;Gregg A. Howe

  • COI1 is a critical component of a receptor for jasmonate and the bacterial virulence factor coronatine

    Leron Katsir;Anthony L. Schilmiller;Paul E. Staswick;Sheng Yang He

  • The Tomato Homolog of CORONATINE-INSENSITIVE1 Is Required for the Maternal Control of Seed Maturation, Jasmonate-Signaled Defense Responses, and Glandular Trichome Development

    Lei Li;Youfu Zhao;Bonnie C. McCaig;Byron A. Wingerd

  • Glutamate triggers long-distance, calcium-based plant defense signaling.

    Masatsugu Toyota;Masatsugu Toyota;Masatsugu Toyota;Dirk Spencer;Satoe Sawai-Toyota;Wang Jiaqi

  • Systemic signaling in the wound response.

    Anthony L Schilmiller;Gregg A Howe

  • An octadecanoid pathway mutant (JL5) of tomato is compromised in signaling for defense against insect attack.

    Gregg A. Howe;Jonathan Lightner;John Browse;Clarence A. Ryan

  • Oxylipin metabolism in response to stress.

    Gregg A Howe;Anthony L Schilmiller

  • Regulation and Function of Arabidopsis JASMONATE ZIM-Domain Genes in Response to Wounding and Herbivory

    Hoo Sun Chung;Abraham J.K. Koo;Xiaoli Gao;Sastry Jayanty

  • Distinct roles for jasmonate synthesis and action in the systemic wound response of tomato.

    Lei Li;Chuanyou Li;Gyu In Lee;Gregg A. Howe

  • Modularity in Jasmonate Signaling for Multistress Resilience.

    Gregg A. Howe;Ian T. Major;Abraham J. Koo

  • A critical role of two positively charged amino acids in the Jas motif of Arabidopsis JAZ proteins in mediating coronatine- and jasmonoyl isoleucine-dependent interactions with the COI1 F-box protein.

    Maeli Melotto;Christy Mecey;Yajie Niu;Hoo Sun Chung

  • A rapid wound signal activates the systemic synthesis of bioactive jasmonates in Arabidopsis.

    Abraham J.K. Koo;Xiaoli Gao;A. Daniel Jones;Gregg A. Howe

  • Polypeptide signaling for plant defensive genes exhibits analogies to defense signaling in animals.

    Daniel R. Bergey;Gregg A. Howe;Clarence A. Ryan

  • A Critical Role for the TIFY Motif in Repression of Jasmonate Signaling by a Stabilized Splice Variant of the JASMONATE ZIM-Domain Protein JAZ10 in Arabidopsis

    Hoo Sun Chung;Gregg A. Howe

  • Jasmonates as Signals in the Wound Response

    Gregg A. Howe

  • The wound hormone jasmonate

    Abraham J.K. Koo;Gregg A. Howe

  • Jasmonate-inducible plant enzymes degrade essential amino acids in the herbivore midgut

    Hui Chen;Curtis G. Wilkerson;Jason A. Kuchar;Brett S. Phinney

Frequent Co-Authors

John Browse
John Browse Washington State University
Sheng Yang He
Sheng Yang He Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A. Daniel Jones
A. Daniel Jones Michigan State University
Chuanyou Li
Chuanyou Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christoph Benning
Christoph Benning Michigan State University
Federica Brandizzi
Federica Brandizzi Michigan State University
Marnik Vuylsteke
Marnik Vuylsteke Ghent University
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Clarence A. Ryan
Clarence A. Ryan Washington State University
Thomas D. Sharkey
Thomas D. Sharkey Michigan State University

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