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D-Index
51
Citations
10276
World Ranking
2005
National Ranking
159

Ian D. Godwin 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 Ian D. Godwin sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 261 publications — 89th percentile

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

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Ian D. Godwin 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 Ian D. Godwin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Genetics, Botany, Genetic marker, Quantitative trait locus and RAPD. His work is dedicated to discovering how Genetics, Genetic diversity are connected with Germplasm, Hybrid and Sweet sorghum and other disciplines. He interconnects Plant genetics, Pleiotropy and Transformation in the investigation of issues within Botany.

His Genetic marker study combines topics in areas such as Cavendish banana, Polymorphism, Chromosome, Genotyping and Abiotic stress. As part of the same scientific family, Ian D. Godwin usually focuses on RAPD, concentrating on Cultivar and intersecting with Primer, Micropropagation, Dwarfism and Musaceae. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sorghum and Plant breeding.

His most cited work include:

  • Application of inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers to plant genetics (309 citations)
  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum (275 citations)
  • Assessment of genome origins and genetic diversity in the genus Eleusine with DNA markers. (176 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Sorghum, Agronomy, Botany, Biotechnology and Horticulture. His Sorghum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pollen, Transformation, Gene, Transgene and Starch. His research brings together the fields of Quantitative trait locus and Agronomy.

The various areas that Ian D. Godwin examines in his Botany study include Genetic marker and Genetic diversity. Ian D. Godwin studied Biotechnology and Genome that intersect with Domestication. His studies in Horticulture integrate themes in fields like Tissue culture and Somatic embryogenesis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Sorghum (37.05%)
  • Agronomy (35.46%)
  • Botany (21.91%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Sorghum (37.05%)
  • Agronomy (35.46%)
  • Genome editing (2.79%)

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

Ian D. Godwin spends much of his time researching Sorghum, Agronomy, Genome editing, Plant breeding and CRISPR. His research integrates issues of Sugar, Biochemistry, Biomass and Genetic architecture in his study of Sorghum. Ian D. Godwin combines subjects such as Adaptation and Canopy with his study of Agronomy.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Agriculture, Food security, Biotechnology, Genome and Domestication in addition to Plant breeding. His Biotechnology study deals with Population growth intersecting with Crop. His Transformation research is within the category of Genetics.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Breeding crops to feed 10 billion. (149 citations)
  • Applications and potential of genome editing in crop improvement (111 citations)
  • VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley. (56 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Genome editing, Plant breeding, Sorghum, Gene and Computational biology. His work in the fields of Genome editing, such as Transcription activator-like effector nuclease, intersects with other areas such as Commercialization and Adaptation. His Plant breeding research integrates issues from Breed, Population growth, Domestication and Biotechnology.

Agronomy covers Ian D. Godwin research in Sorghum. The Genetically modified crops and CRISPR research Ian D. Godwin does as part of his general Gene study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Chymotrypsin, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His work carried out in the field of Computational biology brings together such families of science as Arabidopsis thaliana, Mutant, Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Crop and Human genetics.

Best Publications

  • Breeding crops to feed 10 billion.

    Lee T Hickey;Amber N Hafeez;Hannah Robinson;Scott A Jackson

  • Application of inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers to plant genetics

    Ian D. Godwin;Elisabeth A. B. Aitken;Lawrence W. Smith

  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum

    Emma S. Mace;Shuaishuai Tai;Edward K. Gilding;Yanhong Li

  • Applications and potential of genome editing in crop improvement

    Yi Zhang;Karen Massel;Ian D. Godwin;Caixia Gao

  • Comparison of DNA marker technologies in characterizing plant genome diversity : Variability in Chinese sorghums

    Wenpeng Yang;Antonio C. de Oliveira;Ian Godwin;Keith Schertz

  • Assessment of genome origins and genetic diversity in the genus Eleusine with DNA markers.

    Shanmukhaswami S. Salimath;Antonio C. de Oliveira;Jeffrey L. Bennetzen;Ian D. Godwin

  • The effects of acetosyringone and pH on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation vary according to plant species

    I Godwin;G Todd;B Ford-Lloyd;H J Newbury

  • Trends in the production of cellulose nanofibers from non-wood sources

    Jordan Pennells;Ian D. Godwin;Nasim Amiralian;Darren J. Martin

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) detection of dwarf off-types in micropropagated Cavendish (Musa spp. AAA) bananas.

    Olivia P. Damasco;Glenn C. Graham;Robert J. Henry;Steve W. Adkins

  • Identification of QTL for sugar-related traits in a sweet × grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) recombinant inbred population

    Kimberley B. Ritter;Kimberley B. Ritter;Kimberley B. Ritter;David R. Jordan;Scott C. Chapman;Ian D. Godwin

  • Transgenic Plants for Abiotic Stress Resistance

    Margaret C. Jewell;Bradley C. Campbell;Ian D. Godwin

  • An assessment of the genetic relationship between sweet and grain sorghums, within Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor (L.) Moench, using AFLP markers

    Kimberley B. Ritter;C. Lynne McIntyre;Ian D. Godwin;David R. Jordan

  • VERNALIZATION1 Modulates Root System Architecture in Wheat and Barley.

    Kai P. Voss-Fels;Hannah Robinson;Stephen R. Mudge;Cecile Richard

  • Prediction of hybrid performance in grain sorghum using RFLP markers.

    Jordan Dr;Tao Y;Godwin Id;Henzell Rg

  • Highly efficient sorghum transformation.

    Guoquan Liu;Ian D. Godwin

  • Up-regulation of lipid biosynthesis increases the oil content in leaves of Sorghum bicolor.

    Thomas Vanhercke;Srinivas Belide;Matthew C. Taylor;Anna El Tahchy

  • Genomic interventions for sustainable agriculture.

    Abhishek Bohra;Uday Chand Jha;Ian D Godwin;Rajeev Kumar Varshney;Rajeev Kumar Varshney

  • Large‐scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals

    Yongfu Tao;Xianrong Zhao;Xuemin Wang;Adrian Hathorn

  • Somaclonal variation in rice: Drought tolerance and other agronomic characters

    SW Adkins;R Kunanuvatchaidach;ID Godwin

  • Cold tolerance in rice varieties at different growth stages

    C. Ye;S. Fukai;I. Godwin;R. Reinke

  • Two genetic linkage maps of mungbean using RFLP and RAPD markers

    C. J. Lambrides;R. J. Lawn;I. D. Godwin;J. Manners

  • The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas.

    Simon G. Haberle;David M. J. S. Bowman;Rewi M. Newnham;Fay H. Johnston

  • Morphological, molecular and cytological analyses of Carica papaya x C-cauliflora interspecific hybrids

    P. M. Magdalita;R. A. Drew;S. W. Adkins;I. D. Godwin

  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum

    Emma S. Mace;Shauishuai Tai;Edward K. Gilding;Yanhong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Jordan
David R. Jordan University of Queensland
Emma S. Mace
Emma S. Mace University of Queensland
Lee T. Hickey
Lee T. Hickey University of Queensland
Steve W. Adkins
Steve W. Adkins University of Queensland
Shu Fukai
Shu Fukai University of Queensland
Robert G. Gilbert
Robert G. Gilbert University of Queensland
Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Erik van Oosterom
Erik van Oosterom University of Queensland
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Marilyn L. Warburton
Marilyn L. Warburton United States Department of Agriculture

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