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D-Index
76
Citations
15573
World Ranking
520
National Ranking
46

Hugh G. Dickinson 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 Hugh G. Dickinson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 204 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh G. Dickinson 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 Hugh G. Dickinson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

Hugh G. Dickinson spends much of his time researching Genetics, Pollen, Botany, Pollen coat and Pollen tube. His is doing research in Gene, Epigenetics, Endosperm, Arabidopsis and Embryo, both of which are found in Genetics. His Arabidopsis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Trehalose and Cell biology.

His Pollen research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Callose and Mitosis. His work on Stamen is typically connected to Pollen dispersal and Structure and function as part of general Botany study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Pollen coat research incorporates themes from Pollen hydration, Biophysics and Brassica oleracea.

His most cited work include:

  • Stamen structure and function (456 citations)
  • Parent-of-origin effects on seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana (448 citations)
  • Trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase 1, which catalyses the first step in trehalose synthesis, is essential for Arabidopsis embryo maturation (297 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Hugh G. Dickinson mainly focuses on Genetics, Botany, Pollen, Cell biology and Gene. His studies in Arabidopsis, Epigenetics, Endosperm, Meiosis and Genomic imprinting are all subfields of Genetics research. The study incorporates disciplines such as Promoter and Embryo in addition to Endosperm.

His Biophysics research extends to the thematically linked field of Botany. His studies deal with areas such as Brassica oleracea and Germination as well as Pollen. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Meiocyte, Cell fate determination, Tapetum and Stamen.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (44.24%)
  • Botany (36.36%)
  • Pollen (32.73%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Arabidopsis (18.18%)
  • Genetics (44.24%)
  • Cell biology (23.03%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Hugh G. Dickinson focuses on Arabidopsis, Genetics, Cell biology, Gene and Epigenetics. His Arabidopsis research integrates issues from RNA, Arabidopsis thaliana, Gametophyte and Botany. Hugh G. Dickinson mostly deals with Pollen tube in his studies of Botany.

Pollen tube is a subfield of Pollen that Hugh G. Dickinson explores. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Loss function, Tapetum, Microsporangia and Germ cell. The concepts of his Imprinting study are interwoven with issues in Endosperm, Nutrient and Embryo.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Maternal Control of Nutrient Allocation in Plant Seeds by Genomic Imprinting (110 citations)
  • Central cell-derived peptides regulate early embryo patterning in flowering plants. (108 citations)
  • A Conversation across Generations: Soma-Germ Cell Crosstalk in Plants (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Genetics, Arabidopsis, Cell biology, microRNA and Epigenome. As part of his studies on Genetics, Hugh G. Dickinson often connects relevant areas like Nutrient. The Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Microsporangia, Arabidopsis thaliana and Pollen, Botany.

His work carried out in the field of Pollen brings together such families of science as RNA and Germination. His Botany study incorporates themes from Suspensor, Proembryo, Embryo and Plant embryogenesis. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Tapetum, Meristem, Gamete, Stamen and Cell fate determination.

Best Publications

  • Stamen structure and function

    Rod J Scott;M Spielman;H G Dickinson

  • Parent-of-origin effects on seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Rod J. Scott;Melissa Spielman;John Bailey;Hugh G. Dickinson

  • Trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase 1, which catalyses the first step in trehalose synthesis, is essential for Arabidopsis embryo maturation

    Peter J. Eastmond;Anja J. H. Van Dijken;Melissa Spielman;Aimie Kerr

  • EXS, a putative LRR receptor kinase, regulates male germline cell number and tapetal identity and promotes seed development in Arabidopsis.

    Claudia Canales;Anuj M. Bhatt;Rod Scott;Hugh Dickinson

  • Origin of Allelic Diversity in Antirrhinum S Locus RNases

    Yongbiao Xue;Rosemary Carpenter;Hugh G. Dickinson;Enrico S. Coen

  • Dry stigmas, water and self-incompatibility in Brassica

    H. Dickinson

  • The DIF1 gene of Arabidopsis is required for meiotic chromosome segregation and belongs to the REC8/RAD21 cohesin gene family.

    Anuj M. Bhatt;Clare Lister;Tania Page;Paul Fransz

  • Parent-of-origin effects on seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana require DNA methylation.

    Sally Adams;Rinke Vinkenoog;Melissa Spielman;Hugh G. Dickinson

  • The plant journal for cell and molecular biology: editor Irene Hames, Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd. Europe £85.00, Overseas £91.00, US $165.00 (personal); Europe £340.00, Overseas £374.00, US $675.00(institutional)

    Hugh Dickinson

  • maternally expressed gene1 Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell–Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression

    Jose F. Gutiérrez-Marcos;Liliana M. Costa;Corinne Biderre-Petit;Bouchaib Khbaya

  • Microspore-derived embryos in Brassica : the significance of division symmetry in pollen mitosis I to embryogenic development

    M. A. M. Zaki;H. G. Dickinson

  • Cytochemical and Ultrastructural Differences between Intraspecific Compatible and Incompatible Pollinations in Raphanus

    H. G. Dickinson;Dan Lewis

  • PCP-A1, a Defensin-like Brassica Pollen Coat Protein That Binds the S Locus Glycoprotein, Is the Product of Gametophytic Gene Expression

    James Doughty;Suzanne Dixon;Simon J. Hiscock;Antony C. Willis

  • Pollen-pistil incompatibility in Petunia hybrida: changes in the pistil following compatible and incompatible intraspecific crosses.

    M. Herrero;H.G. Dickinson

  • TETRASPORE is required for male meiotic cytokinesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Melissa Spielman;Daphne Preuss;Feng Lan Li;William E. Browne

  • Pollination in species with dry stigmas: the nature of the early stigmatic response and the pathway taken by pollen tubes

    C. J. Elleman;V. Franklin-Tong;H. G. Dickinson

  • The formation of the tryphine coating the pollen grains of Raphanus, and its properties relating to the self-incompatibility system

    H. G. Dickinson;Dan Lewis

  • Epigenetics and its implications for plant biology 2. The 'epigenetic epiphany' : epigenetics, evolution and beyond

    R. T. Grant-Downton;H. G. Dickinson

  • VAAMANA - A BEL1-like homeodomain protein, interacts with KNOX proteins BP and STM and regulates inflorescence stem growth in Arabidopsis

    Anuj M. Bhatt;J.Peter Etchells;Claudia Canales;Andrey Lagodienko

  • Epigenetics and its implications for plant biology. 1. The epigenetic network in plants.

    R. T. Grant-Downton;H. G. Dickinson

  • Epigenetic asymmetry of imprinted genes in plant gametes.

    José F Gutiérrez-Marcos;Liliana M Costa;Mauro Dal Prà;Stefan Scholten

  • Interaction between a coating-borne peptide of the Brassica pollen grain and stigmatic S (self-incompatibility)-locus-specific glycoproteins.

    James Doughty;Fiona Hedderson;Andrew McCubbin;Hugh Dickinson

  • Central cell-derived peptides regulate early embryo patterning in flowering plants.

    Liliana M. Costa;Eleanor Marshall;Mesfin Tesfaye;Kevin A. T. Silverstein

  • Maternal Control of Nutrient Allocation in Plant Seeds by Genomic Imprinting

    Liliana M. Costa;Jing Yuan;Jacques Rouster;Wyatt Paul

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon J. Hiscock
Simon J. Hiscock University of Oxford
Rod J. Scott
Rod J. Scott University of Bath
David Twell
David Twell University of Leicester
Andrew G. Stephenson
Andrew G. Stephenson Pennsylvania State University
Peter R. Crane
Peter R. Crane Yale University
Lucia Colombo
Lucia Colombo University of Milan
Tim Schedl
Tim Schedl Washington University in St. Louis
Marc Fellous
Marc Fellous Bayer Pharmaceuticals

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