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J. S. Heslop-Harrison

J. S. Heslop-Harrison

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Genetics
UK
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
98
Citations
28297
World Ranking
817
National Ranking
113

J. S. Heslop-Harrison 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 J. S. Heslop-Harrison sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 350 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. S. Heslop-Harrison 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 J. S. Heslop-Harrison sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

J. S. Heslop-Harrison is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on plant-related studies.

The scientist's subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their research topics broadly cover Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Banana Cultivation and Research, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis.

Recent publications by J. S. Heslop-Harrison highlight their continued work in plant genetics and evolution. Notable papers include:

  • Polyploidy: its consequences and enabling role in plant diversification and evolution, 2022, Annals of Botany
  • A sheep pangenome reveals the spectrum of structural variations and their effects on tail phenotypes, 2023, Genome Research
  • Comparative chloroplast genome analyses of Avena: insights into evolutionary dynamics and phylogeny, 2020, BMC Plant Biology
  • Evolutionary dynamics and adaptive benefits of deleterious mutations in crop gene pools, 2023, Trends in Plant Science
  • A chromosome-level reference genome of Ensete glaucum gives insight into diversity and chromosomal and repetitive sequence evolution in the Musaceae, 2022, GigaScience

J. S. Heslop-Harrison has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Trude Schwarzacher, Qing Liu, Manosh Kumar Biswas, Paulina Tomaszewska, and Daniel R. Dietrich.

The scientist's publications are often found in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Annals of Botany, Frontiers in Plant Science, Genome Research, and BMC Plant Biology.

In recognition of their contributions, J. S. Heslop-Harrison was named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of Pollen Viability by Enzymatically Induced Fluorescence; Intracellular Hydrolysis of Fluorescein Diacetate

    J. Heslop-Harrison;Y. Heslop-Harrison

  • In Situ Localization of Parental Genomes in a Wide Hybrid

    T. Schwarzacher;A. R. Leitch;M. D. Bennett;J. S. Heslop-Harrison

  • Pollen germination and pollen-tube growth

    J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Domestication, Genomics and the Future for Banana

    J. S. Heslop-Harrison;Trude Schwarzacher

  • The evaluation of pollen quality, and a further appraisal of the fluorochromatic (FCR) test procedure.

    J. Heslop-Harrison;Y. Heslop-Harrison;K. R. Shivanna

  • Nuclear DNA Amounts in Angiosperms

    Michael David Bennett;J. B Smith;J. S Heslop-Harrison

  • Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida.

    Aureliano Bombarely;Michel Moser;Avichai Moshe Amrad;Manzhu Bao

  • Comparative Genome Organization in Plants: From Sequence and Markers to Chromatin and Chromosomes

    J. S. Heslop-Harrison

  • THE EXPERIMENTAL MODIFICATION OF SEX EXPRESSION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Polyploidy and interspecific hybridization: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants.

    Karine Alix;Pierre R. Gérard;Trude Schwarzacher;J. S. Heslop-Harrison

  • Genomic in situ hybridization to identify alien chromosomes and chromosome segments in wheat.

    T. Schwarzacher;K. Anamthawat-Jónsson;G. E. Harrison;A. K. M. R. Islam

  • Organisation of the plant genome in chromosomes

    J. S. (Pat) Heslop‐Harrison;Trude Schwarzacher

  • Repetitive DNA in eukaryotic genomes

    Maria Assunta Biscotti;Ettore Olmo;J. S. (Pat) Heslop-Harrison

  • AN INTERPRETATION OF THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF POLLEN

    J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Forty Years of Genecology

    J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Genomes, genes and junk: the large-scale organization of plant chromosomes

    Thomas Schmidt;J.S. Heslop-Harrison

  • Protein Pellicle of Stigmatic Papillae as a Probable Recognition Site in Incompatibility Reactions

    O. Mattsson;O. Mattsson;R. B. Knox;R. B. Knox;J. Heslop-Harrison;Y. Heslop-Harrison

  • Localization of tandemly repeated DNA sequences in Arabidopsis thaliana

    J. Maluszynska;J.S. Heslop-Harrison

  • The Ty1-copia group retrotransposons in Vicia species: copy number, sequence heterogeneity and chromosomal localisation.

    Pearce;Harrison G;Li D;Heslop-Harrison J

  • Pollen-wall proteins: localization and enzymic activity.

    R. B. Knox;J. Heslop-Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Trude Schwarzacher
Trude Schwarzacher University of Leicester
Michael D. Bennett
Michael D. Bennett Royal Botanic Gardens
Andrew R. Leitch
Andrew R. Leitch Queen Mary University of London
K. R. Shivanna
K. R. Shivanna University of Delhi
Johannes Wienberg
Johannes Wienberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ilia J. Leitch
Ilia J. Leitch Royal Botanic Gardens
Andrew J. Flavell
Andrew J. Flavell University of Dundee
Jacobo Arango
Jacobo Arango Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Graham Moore
Graham Moore John Innes Centre
Mauro Cresti
Mauro Cresti University of Siena

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