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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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108
Citations
40386
World Ranking
104
National Ranking
36

Genetics

D-Index
103
Citations
37833
World Ranking
681
National Ranking
344

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  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award

Overview

Henry T. Nguyen is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and works primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly output includes extensive research in Plant Science, with additional work in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, and Biochemistry.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Agricultural pest management studies

Henry T. Nguyen has published work in the following venues multiple times:

  • Journal of Plant Registrations (23 publications)
  • The Plant Genome (15 publications)
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science (8 publications)
  • Crop Science (8 publications)

Their recent publications include these selected papers:

  • "Molecular and genetic bases of heat stress responses in crop plants and breeding for increased resilience and productivity," 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes," 2021, Nature
  • "Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture," 2020, Journal of Plant Physiology
  • "Trait associations in the pangenome of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Breeding for disease resistance in soybean: a global perspective," 2022, Theoretical and Applied Genetics

The scientist's work has frequently involved collaboration with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Caio Canella Vieira
  • Tri D. Vuong
  • Dongho Lee
  • Mariola Usovsky
  • Pengyin Chen

Henry T. Nguyen has also contributed to academic book literature, with at least one title published by Springer International Publishing. This includes the book High-Throughput Crop Phenotyping (2021).

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean

    Jeremy Schmutz;Steven B. Cannon;Jessica Schlueter;Jessica Schlueter;Jianxin Ma

  • Understanding regulatory networks and engineering for enhanced drought tolerance in plants.

    Babu Valliyodan;Henry T Nguyen

  • Root growth maintenance during water deficits: physiology to functional genomics

    Robert E. Sharp;Valeriy Poroyko;Lindsey G. Hejlek;William G. Spollen

  • Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production

    Christine H. Foyer;Christine H. Foyer;Hon Ming Lam;Henry T. Nguyen;Kadambot H.M. Siddique

  • Physiological and molecular approaches to improve drought resistance in soybean.

    Lakshmi P. Manavalan;Satish K. Guttikonda;Lam-Son Phan Tran;Henry T. Nguyen

  • Leaf Water Content and Gas-Exchange Parameters of Two Wheat Genotypes Differing in Drought Resistance

    Steven W. Ritchie;Henry T. Nguyen;A. Scott Holaday

  • Molecular genetics of heat tolerance and heat shock proteins in cereals.

    Elena Maestri;Natalya Klueva;Carla Perrotta;Mariolina Gulli

  • Breeding for Drought Resistance in Rice: Physiology and Molecular Genetics Considerations

    Henry T. Nguyen;R. Chandra Babu;A. Blum

  • Genetic analysis of osmotic adjustment in crop plants

    Jingxian Zhang;Henry T. Nguyen;A. Blum

  • Genetic analysis of drought resistance in rice by molecular markers: association between secondary traits and field performance

    Chandra R Babu;Bay D Nguyen;Bay D Nguyen;Varapong Chamarerk;P Shanmugasundaram

  • Sorghum stay-green QTL individually reduce post-flowering drought-induced leaf senescence

    Karen Harris;PK Subudhi;Andrew Borrell;David Jordan

  • 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

  • HVA1, a LEA gene from barley confers dehydration tolerance in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) via cell membrane protection

    R Chandra Babu;Jingxian Zhang;A Blum;T.-H David Ho

  • Mapping QTLs associated with drought resistance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench

    A.C. Sanchez;P.K. Subudhi;D.T. Rosenow;H.T. Nguyen

  • QTLs for cell-membrane stability mapped in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under drought stress

    J. N. Tripathy;Jingxian Zhang;S. Robin;Thuy T. Nguyen

  • Molecular mapping of QTLs conferring stay-green in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

    Wenwei Xu;Prasanta K Subudhi;Oswald R Crasta;Darrell T Rosenow

  • Quantitative trait loci influencing drought tolerance in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

    H. Kebede;P. K. Subudhi;D. T. Rosenow;H. T. Nguyen

  • 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

  • Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: Progress and prospects

    Chittaranjan Kole;Mehanathan Muthamilarasan;Robert Henry;David Edwards

  • Locating genomic regions associated with components of drought resistance in rice: comparative mapping within and across species

    J. Zhang;H. G. Zheng;A. Aarti;G. Pantuwan

  • Integrating omic approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean.

    Rupesh Deshmukh;Humira Sonah;Gunvant Patil;Wei Chen

  • Resequencing of 429 chickpea accessions from 45 countries provides insights into genome diversity, domestication and agronomic traits.

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Mahendar Thudi;Manish Roorkiwal;Weiming He

  • Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics.

    Michael Terence Abberton;Jacqueline Batley;Jacqueline Batley;Alison bentley;John Bryant

  • Identification and mapping of the QTL for aluminum tolerance introgressed from the new source, Oryza Rufipogon Griff., into indica rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    Bay D. Nguyen;Darshan S. Brar;Buu C. Bui;Tao V. Nguyen

  • Molecular and genetic bases of heat stress responses in crop plants and breeding for increased resilience and productivity

    Michela Janni;Mariolina Gullì;Elena Maestri;Marta Marmiroli

  • Understanding abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms in soybean: a comparative evaluation of soybean response to drought and flooding stress.

    Raymond N. Mutava;Silvas Jebakumar K. Prince;Naeem Hasan Syed;Li Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Babu Valliyodan
Babu Valliyodan University of Missouri
Tri D. Vuong
Tri D. Vuong University of Missouri
J. Grover Shannon
J. Grover Shannon University of Missouri
Dong Xu
Dong Xu University of Missouri
Trupti Joshi
Trupti Joshi University of Missouri
Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
Li Song
Li Song Shenyang Agricultural University
Gary Stacey
Gary Stacey University of Missouri
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis

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