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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Genetics

D-Index
118
Citations
50800
World Ranking
413
National Ranking
213

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
116
Citations
48046
World Ranking
78
National Ranking
26

Hong Ma 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 Hong Ma sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 339 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong Ma 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 Hong Ma sits on this spectrum.

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: 116 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Hong Ma is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States, with a primary research focus in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work spans over multiple subfields including Oncology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Surgery. This diverse expertise reflects an interdisciplinary approach to both medical and biological sciences.

The research topics covered by Hong Ma include:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Hong Ma has contributed to several scientific publications, with recent papers addressing advanced cancer therapies and anesthetic impacts. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Claudin18.2-specific CAR T cells in gastrointestinal cancers: phase 1 trial interim results" (2022) published in Nature Medicine
  • "Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Glypican-3 T-Cell Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results of Phase I Trials" (2020) published in Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Effect of Etomidate vs Propofol for Total Intravenous Anesthesia on Major Postoperative Complications in Older Patients" (2022) published in JAMA Surgery
  • "Results from Lummicar-2: A Phase 1b/2 Study of Fully Human B-Cell Maturation Antigen-Specific CAR T Cells (CT053) in Patients with Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma" (2020) published in Blood
  • "Two-Year Follow-up of Investigator-Initiated Phase 1 Trials of the Safety and Efficacy of Fully Human Anti-Bcma CAR T Cells (CT053) in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma" (2020) published in Blood

The main journals and conference venues where Hong Ma frequently publishes include:

  • Blood
  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Nature Medicine
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • JAMA Surgery

Hong Ma often collaborates with fellow researchers. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Zonghai Li
  • Yujun Han
  • Ying Sun
  • Huamao Wang
  • Daijing Yuan

Best Publications

  • Ancestral polyploidy in seed plants and angiosperms

    Yuannian Jiao;Norman J. Wickett;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;André S. Chanderbali

  • The protein encoded by the Arabidopsis homeotic gene agamous resembles transcription factors

    Martin F. Yanofsky;Martin F. Yanofsky;Hong Ma;Hong Ma;John L. Bowman;Gary N. Drews

  • Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos

    Hong Ma;Nuria Marti-Gutierrez;Sang Wook Park;Jun Wu

  • A small molecule inhibitor of β-catenin/cyclic AMP response element-binding protein transcription

    Katayoon H. Emami;Cu Nguyen;Hong Ma;Dae Hoon Kim

  • Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication

    Ertao Wang;Jianjun Wang;Xudong Zhu;Wei Hao

  • Patterns of gene action in plant development revealed by enhancer trap and gene trap transposable elements.

    Venkatesan Sundaresan;Patricia Springer;Thomas Volpe;Samuel Haward;Samuel Haward

  • Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    Masahito Tachibana;Paula Amato;Michelle Sparman;Nuria Marti Gutierrez

  • Widespread genome duplications throughout the history of flowering plants

    Liying Cui;P. Kerr Wall;James H. Leebens-Mack;Bruce G. Lindsay

  • The SCFCOI1 Ubiquitin-Ligase Complexes Are Required for Jasmonate Response in Arabidopsis

    Linghui Xu;Fuquan Liu;Esther Lechner;Pascal Genschik

  • The Rice Tapetum Degeneration Retardation Gene Is Required for Tapetum Degradation and Anther Development

    Na Li;Da-Sheng Zhang;Hai-Sheng Liu;Chang-Song Yin

  • AGL1-AGL6, an Arabidopsis gene family with similarity to floral homeotic and transcription factor genes

    Hong Ma;Martin F. Yanofsky;Elliot M. Meyerowitz

  • MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSES OF MICROSPOROGENESIS AND MICROGAMETOGENESIS IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    Hong Ma

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis

    Xiaoxing Li;Xuepeng Duan;Haixiong Jiang;Yujin Sun

  • Plasmid construction by homologous recombination in yeast

    Hong Ma;Sam Kunes;Peter J. Schatz;David Botstein

  • Identification of an SCF ubiquitin–ligase complex required for auxin response in Arabidopsis thaliana

    William M. Gray;William M. Gray;J. Carlos del Pozo;J. Carlos del Pozo;Loni Walker;Lawrence Hobbie;Lawrence Hobbie

  • Mitochondrial gene replacement in primate offspring and embryonic stem cells

    Masahito Tachibana;Michelle Sparman;Hathaitip Sritanaudomchai;Hong Ma

  • Ectopic expression of the floral homeotic gene AGAMOUS in transgenic Arabidopsis plants alters floral organ identity

    Yukiko Mizukami;Hong Ma

  • Regulation of Arabidopsis tapetum development and function by DYSFUNCTIONAL TAPETUM1 (DYT1) encoding a putative bHLH transcription factor

    Wei Zhang;Yujin Sun;Ljudmilla Timofejeva;Changbin Chen

  • The EXCESS MICROSPOROCYTES1 gene encodes a putative leucine-rich repeat receptor protein kinase that controls somatic and reproductive cell fates in the Arabidopsis anther

    Da Zhong Zhao;Guan Fang Wang;Brooke Speal;Hong Ma

  • Patterns of gene duplication in the plant SKP1 gene family in angiosperms: evidence for multiple mechanisms of rapid gene birth.

    Hongzhi Kong;Lena L. Landherr;Michael W. Frohlich;Jim Leebens-Mack

  • Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos

    Ma H;Marti-Gutierrez N;Park Sw;Wu J

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoukhrat Mitalipov
Shoukhrat Mitalipov Oregon Health & Science University
Claude W. dePamphilis
Claude W. dePamphilis Pennsylvania State University
Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Don P. Wolf
Don P. Wolf Oregon Health & Science University
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Hai Huang
Hai Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gregory P. Copenhaver
Gregory P. Copenhaver University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas R. Shearer
Thomas R. Shearer Oregon Health & Science University
Dabing Zhang
Dabing Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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