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127
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45529
World Ranking
294
National Ranking
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Gynheung An 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 Gynheung An sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 417 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gynheung An 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 Gynheung An sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Korea Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gynheung An is affiliated with Kyung Hee University in South Korea and is active in research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a variety of topics related to plant biology and molecular mechanisms in crop species.

The scientist's areas of study include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

They have published extensively in subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, with contributions also in Nutrition and Dietetics and Cell Biology.

Key publication venues for Gynheung An's work include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Plant Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts are:

  • Jinmi Yoon
  • Lae-Hyeon Cho
  • Win Tun
  • Jong-Seong Jeon
  • Ki-Hong Jung

Some of the more notable recent papers authored by or involving Gynheung An include:

  • Sucrose signaling in higher plants (2020), published in Plant Science
  • The negative regulator SMAX1 controls mycorrhizal symbiosis and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Natural variations at the Stay-Green gene promoter control lifespan and yield in rice cultivars (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Multilayered Regulation of Membrane-Bound ONAC054 Is Essential for Abscisic Acid-Induced Leaf Senescence in Rice (2020), published in The Plant Cell
  • OsASN1 Overexpression in Rice Increases Grain Protein Content and Yield under Nitrogen-Limiting Conditions (2020), published in Plant and Cell Physiology

Gynheung An has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2012.

Best Publications

  • T-DNA insertional mutagenesis for functional genomics in rice.

    Jong-Seong Jeon;Sichul Lee;Ki-Hong Jung;Sung-Hoon Jun

  • Accumulation of Phosphorylated Repressor for Gibberellin Signaling in an F-box Mutant

    Akie Sasaki;Hironori Itoh;Kenji Gomi;Miyako Ueguchi-Tanaka

  • Expression of proteinase inhibitors I and II in transgenic tobacco plants: effects on natural defense against Manduca sexta larvae.

    Russell Johnson;Javier Narvaez;Gynheung An;Clarence Ryan

  • OsSPL13 controls grain size in cultivated rice

    Lizhen Si;Jiaying Chen;Xuehui Huang;Hao Gong

  • High Efficiency Transformation of Cultured Tobacco Cells

    Gynheung An

  • New cloning vehicles for transformation of higher plants.

    G. An;B.D. Watson;B.D. Watson;S. Stachel;S. Stachel;M.P. Gordon

  • A Tn3 lacZ transposon for the random generation of beta-galactosidase gene fusions: application to the analysis of gene expression in Agrobacterium.

    S E Stachel;G An;C Flores;E W Nester

  • Over-expression of OsIRT1 leads to increased iron and zinc accumulations in rice.

    Sichul Lee;Gynheung An

  • T-DNA Insertional Mutagenesis for Activation Tagging in Rice

    Dong-Hoon Jeong;Suyoung An;Hong-Gyu Kang;Sunok Moon

  • BINARY TI VECTORS FOR PLANT TRANSFORMATION AND PROMOTER ANALYSIS

    Gynheung An

  • A rice ABC transporter, OsABCC1, reduces arsenic accumulation in the grain.

    Won Yong Song;Tomohiro Yamaki;Naoki Yamaji;Donghwi Ko

  • Characterization of a Rice Chlorophyll-Deficient Mutant Using the T-DNA Gene-Trap System

    Ki Hong Jung;Junghe Hur;Choong Hwan Ryu;Youngju Choi

  • Rice OsHKT2;1 transporter mediates large Na+ influx component into K+-starved roots for growth

    Tomoaki Horie;Alex Costa;Tae Houn Kim;Min Jung Han

  • Development of plant promoter expression vectors and their use for analysis of differential activity of nopaline synthase promoter in transformed tobacco cells.

    Gynheung An

  • Rice Undeveloped Tapetum1 is a major regulator of early tapetum development

    Ki-Hong Jung;Min-Jung Han;Yang-Seok Lee;Yong-Woo Kim

  • The control of flowering time by environmental factors.

    Lae-Hyeon Cho;Jinmi Yoon;Gynheung An

  • Iron fortification of rice seeds through activation of the nicotianamine synthase gene

    Sichul Lee;Un Sil Jeon;Seung Jin Lee;Yoon-Keun Kim

  • Functional Diversification of the Two C-Class MADS Box Genes OSMADS3 and OSMADS58 in Oryza sativa

    Takahiro Yamaguchi;Dong Yeon Lee;Akio Miyao;Hikohiko Hirochika

  • Transformation of Tobacco, Tomato, Potato, and Arabidopsis thaliana Using a Binary Ti Vector System.

    Gynheung An;Brian D. Watson;Chin C. Chiang

  • Generation of a flanking sequence‐tag database for activation‐tagging lines in japonica rice

    Dong-Hoon Jeong;Suyoung An;Sunhee Park;Hong-Gyu Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ki-Hong Jung
Ki-Hong Jung Kyung Hee University
Jong-Seong Jeon
Jong-Seong Jeon Kyung Hee University
Sichul Lee
Sichul Lee National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
Naoko K. Nishizawa
Naoko K. Nishizawa Ishikawa Prefectural University
Seonghoe Jang
Seonghoe Jang Ajou University
Nam-Chon Paek
Nam-Chon Paek Seoul National University
Yasuhiro Ishimaru
Yasuhiro Ishimaru Tohoku University
Dabing Zhang
Dabing Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hiromi Nakanishi
Hiromi Nakanishi University of Tokyo
Woo Taek Kim
Woo Taek Kim Yonsei University

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