2026 James C. Carrington: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	119	71	68	22	20	186	66396
Genetics	118	406	391	209	200	168	64309

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

James C. Carrington is affiliated with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in the United States. Their primary research focus spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular emphasis on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science at the subfield level.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics within plant biology, including:

Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Plant Virus Research Studies
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Nematode management and characterization studies

James C. Carrington has contributed to a range of recent publications across multiple venues. Notable papers include:

"Improving cassava bacterial blight resistance by editing the epigenome," 2023, published in Nature Communications
"Improving cassava bacterial blight resistance by editing the epigenome," 2022, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Targeting dCas9-SunTag to a susceptibility gene promoter is sufficient for CRISPR interference," 2025, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Targeted and random mutagenesis of cassava brown streak disease susceptibility factors reveal molecular determinants of disease severity," 2025, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"High-Throughput Sequencing of Arabidopsis microRNAs: Evidence for Frequent Birth and Death of MIRNA Genes," 2020, published in UNC Libraries

Frequent publication venues for Carrington include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, UNC Libraries, and G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. The most publications appear in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

Kerrigan B. Gilbert
Rebecca Bart
Greg Jensen
Suhua Feng
Basudev Ghoshal

James C. Carrington has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2008.

Best Publications

microRNA-Directed Phasing during Trans-Acting siRNA Biogenesis in Plants

Edwards Allen;Zhixin Xie;Adam M. Gustafson;James C. Carrington

2575
Citations
A uniform system for microRNA annotation

Victor R. Ambros;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel;Christopher B. Burge

2536
Citations
Role of MicroRNAs in Plant and Animal Development

James C. Carrington;Victor Ambros

2324
Citations
Control of leaf morphogenesis by microRNAs

Javier F. Palatnik;Javier F. Palatnik;Edwards Allen;Xuelin Wu;Carla Schommer

2195
Citations
Cleavage of Scarecrow-like mRNA Targets Directed by a Class of Arabidopsis miRNA

Cesar Llave;Zhixin Xie;Kristin D. Kasschau;James C. Carrington

2058
Citations
Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

1986
Citations
Genetic and Functional Diversification of Small RNA Pathways in Plants

Zhixin Xie;Lisa K Johansen;Adam M Gustafson;Kristin D Kasschau

1904
Citations
Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

1728
Citations
Role of transposable elements in heterochromatin and epigenetic control

Zachary Lippman;Anne Valérie Gendrel;Michael Black;Michael Black;Matthew W. Vaughn

1453
Citations
High-throughput sequencing of Arabidopsis microRNAs: Evidence for frequent birth and death of MIRNA genes

Noah Fahlgren;Miya D. Howell;Kristin D. Kasschau;Elisabeth J. Chapman

1376
Citations
Genome Streamlining in a Cosmopolitan Oceanic Bacterium

Stephen J. Giovannoni;H. James Tripp;Scott Givan;Mircea Podar

1341
Citations
Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

1323
Citations
Endogenous and Silencing-Associated Small RNAs in Plants

Cesar Llave;Kristin D. Kasschau;Maggie A. Rector;James C. Carrington

1254
Citations
P1/HC-Pro, a Viral Suppressor of RNA Silencing, Interferes with Arabidopsis Development and miRNA Function

Kristin D. Kasschau;Zhixin Xie;Edwards Allen;Cesar Llave

1205
Citations
A counterdefensive strategy of plant viruses: suppression of posttranscriptional gene silencing.

Kristin D Kasschau;James C Carrington

1126
Citations
Hierarchical Action and Inhibition of Plant Dicer-Like Proteins in Antiviral Defense

Angélique Deleris;Javier Gallego-Bartolome;Jinsong Bao;Kristin D. Kasschau

1105
Citations
The Arabidopsis lyrata genome sequence and the basis of rapid genome size change

Tina T. Hu;Pedro Pattyn;Erica G. Bakker;Jun Cao

1012
Citations
Specificity of ARGONAUTE7-miR390 interaction and dual functionality in TAS3 trans-acting siRNA formation

Taiowa A. Montgomery;Miya D. Howell;Josh T. Cuperus;Dawei Li

916
Citations
Specialization and evolution of endogenous small RNA pathways.

Elisabeth J Chapman;James C Carrington

868
Citations
Evolution and Functional Diversification of MIRNA Genes

Josh T. Cuperus;Noah Fahlgren;James C. Carrington

857
Citations
Cell-to-Cell and Long-Distance Transport of Viruses in Plants.

James C. Carrington;Kristin D. Kasschau;Sunita K. Mahajan;Mary C. Schaad

849
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerian V. Dolja Oregon State University

Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

Steven A. Whitham Iowa State University

Jeanmarie Verchot Texas A&M University

Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles

Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis

David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge

Steve A. Kay University of Southern California

Todd C. Mockler Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Gary Ruvkun Harvard University

External Links

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